Cider House Cafe

We stumbled upon this cute café after a 5-​mile hike, and boy were we happy we did! We didn’t look for it but found it as we drove back to our cabin. When we drove up, we weren’t sure they were open, but the owners were so friendly and invited us in. The décor is super cute, and the service was just right!
We all started with the apple cider, of course, and it was delicious! I haven’t had anything that fresh in a long time. From there, we started eating the homemade corn muffins that melted in our mouths. These were definitely not the «Jiffy» sweet cornbread muffins but the southern cornbread that yo’ gradma used to make. Yum!
We ordered chicken tenders with a variety of sides ranging from creamed corn, fried apples, green beans, mashed potatoes, and sweet potato soufflé. These were some really good tenders that didn’t have a greasy taste at all. My dad opted for the meatloaf and couldn’t stop raving about it. He said it melted in his mouth… perfect!
To end the visit, we chose desert and I can’t wait to try them — 6 fried apple pies and 6 macadamia nut cookies (for my dad). Overall, I would recommend that you try it out. We had a great experience!

I really wanted to like this place. The décor was super cute but the food was sub-​par. Canned beans, frozen fried okra, creamed corn from a can. The best thing was the lunchroom frozen kringle fries. Don’t come for the food. Only come for the novelty. And don’t go out of the way to come here. Just not worth it.

Best country cooking in the area. The owners are always there to greet you when you arrive. The smothered pork chop is amazing and can be cut with a fork. I always get the apples as a side with mash potatoes or cream corn.

We visited the Cider House Café on May 28^th, 2013 — and at this time there were no Unilocal reviews to go off of, but based off of TripAdvisor we opted to give this spot a try. It had a super cute exterior and is attached to the Mountain View Orchards — things looked pretty promising. We were quickly seated upon entering, and our order was taken promptly. The food was lackluster, but for a meat, two sides, and a dessert for $ 6 or $ 7, what do you expect? Everything seemed canned and dried out.. .definitely a disappointing lunch.
To top it all off, when we went to pay the bill — the owner of the restaurant started spieling to us about his political and religious beliefs — very unprofessional. We won’t be back.