When we first pulled up I thought we had made a mistake! But we were wrong! We did some wine tasting and beer sampling. We ate at the little restaurant, which was fabulous! The kids shot potatoes with a monster size sling shot and LOVED it! The actually were aiming at sheep and my son got one. We also bought many farm products and wine to take home.
We've come here 2 summers in a row now; this year introducing friends of ours to the place. The squash rocket can't be beat for entertaining the kids. This year there were even sheep in the field to shoot out to! Kids also loved feeding the animals & fish & the lovely hay-free hayride. Us adults liked picking up some unique bottles of wine & cider & homemade jams. Last year we ate at the restaurant which was very good as well. A vacation to Harbor Springs isn't complete w/o a trip to Pond Hill Farms.
Stopped in on way back from UP. Great staff and lots of fall activities. The restaurant was such a zoo we skipped it. The market had us parting with some money for blueberry preserves and dark sweet cherries in can. Worth a break along the drone through Michigan's tunnel of trees. No one beats michigan for fall color.
Great family-run business in Northern Michigan. New brew house is awesome. Looking forward to growlers in 2015. Great selection of farm-to-table food stuffs. Wonderful staff. Can't say enough good things about this place. Check their web site for upcoming activities.
So glad we made reservations for this special event! The food was fabulous, wines good, barn building stylish and comfortable, and the family style seating provided a fun social setting. Couples had driven in from Detroit to the UP. A highlight of our two weeks in Harbor!
We stopped in on our drive through the Tunnel of Trees (which is very nice, but curvy enough to make my wife car sick and many impatient locals to avoid.) We didn't have our kids along, so we didn't partake of the farm activities. The store was very rustic and chock full of private label goods. The produce looked top notch, and they have canned/produced about every thing under the sun. We just missed the cafe as it closed for the day at 3, but went ahead and had some beer and wine. (Could be the tunnel of trees after that wasn't the greatest idea?) My wife really like her Riesling, but I wasn't a fan of the beers. They were very creative, but I was really just looking for a good IPA. It looks like they are really going in a number of different directions with the farm - maybe it all works together?
Great wine, beer, beyond friendly. Wonderful produce and products from them over the summer at local farmers markets. A new favorite for sure!
Farm animals are easy to get to, walk around the grounds, go inside the barn, and walk up the hill through the vineyard for a spectacular view of the countryside. The restaurant only serves lunch and is well worth a stop. The menu is fresh and unique and service is terrific. The market below the restaurant is a little overpriced for what they are offering but again unique offerings. Pet the dog.
Great time here, great wine, very friendly service. Highly recommend. They offer many fun activities. Will return for the pig races (?). Check out their web site.
This is a great place for kids (the animals and the hayrides are fun. We enjoyed sampling excellent wines and the amazing beer (eggplant!). The gentleman that makes the wine and beer is incredibly knowledgeable and worth the visit just to talk to him.