Went to their Tales & Cocktails event, we made an Apple Pom Julep. It was to hear a bit of the…read morehistory and it wasn't a cocktail I would normally order but very delicious. Also ordered some food. We had the Farm Crisps aka Pork Rinds, very fresh with the nice amount of seasoning, the jalapeño ranch really makes it a wow dish. My husband ordered the stacked apple smash burger. On paper you think it can't be good, but was delicious. I had the backyard chicken sandwich which was good it said honey mustard, kind of more a brown honey mustard, I'm not a big brown mustard fan but it was still tasty. All the staff were great super friendly and a beautiful, fun place to eat and have some cocktails.

Food, Ambiance, Restroom maintenance, etc. To be fair,…read morethis was at about 2 pm on the 4th of July. Our waitress was fine but the pizza was the worst I've ever had. Perhaps the kitchen crew resented having to work on the holiday. The men's restroom was not clean and the stall was very cramped. We will probably bypass Blake's Backyard in the future.

Brookwood is one of my favorite low-key orchards to visit in the autumn. It isn't commercialized…read morewith overpriced goods and there aren't long lines and throngs of children. There is nothing fancy about Brookwood. This is just a really great farm along a quiet country road that has belonged to the same family for over a century. Come here if you are looking for a peaceful day spent picking fruit or for a short stop to buy delicious donuts, apples, and cider. An oversized Homer Simpson doll welcomes you as you enter the store. A very kind young woman was working there the day I visited and she told me that the orchards were opened. Other than the orchards there is only the small store. Again, nothing fancy, but what matters is the quality of the products which I thought was excellent. There isn't hot apple cider but there is cold apple cider in the fridge and a slushie machine where you can fill your own slushie cup for $2. The cup provided was twice as large as the slushie I bought at Franklin Cider Mill for a whopping $4. I could tell that there are no preservatives added to Brookwood's cider. The cider was excellent and perhaps some of the best I have tasted, and I've been to a lot of cider mills this season. I will definitely return to Brookwood and continue to support this family business.

We love this place. We stumbled on it a few years ago and go back every year. We've picked apples…read moreand raspberries, but haven't tried anything else...yet. Bonus - the orchard is always a great backdrop for fall photos.

Wonderful fruit, cider,donuts Nice place to go in the Fall…read moreGreat wine Close to everywhere in Livingston County Easy to get to People running it are nice Hay rides for kids

I went here today with my one-year-old, my husband, and his aunt and uncle - I had never been and…read morewe wanted to go to a cider mill. They were doing a small artisan-type festival and we bought some children's books which look cute. They have a whole store you can go into or if you just want donuts and cider, you can do the grab and go area instead. If you want to go to their play area with slides etc it's $5, that also gets you admission into the u-pick area and then on top of that you pay for what you pick. We bought an apple pie, some fudge, donuts (cinnamon and plain, they also have pumpkin and gluten-free and some cherry one today), cider, and cider slushees for the car ride home. I had a slight problem - the straw poked through the cup and slushee went EVERYWHERE, so I'd recommend they maybe get thicker cups or not as pokey straws. They do have regular bathrooms here (as well as a port-a-potties) but they were a little messy. Overall I'd come back here though, they had a lot of tasty-looking treats and a cute venue.

The atmosphere makes you feel like you're in farm country. They have the best apple cider I've ever…read moretasted and I've been drinking it all my life. No other brand that I have tasted comes close. The donuts are the best as well. You need to eat them fresh they start getting stiff by the next day. I only buy what I plan on eating that day. There pies are made by an outside vendor. I don't love them. The area in front has a great selection of specialty foods. I personally love the salami sticks. They come mild and my favorite spicy. They are addictive!! They are refrigerated and aren't like any stick anywhere. I can only find them at the Franklin Cider Mill. Can't wait for them to open. The service is always fast and friendly. They even get through long lines in good time.

A pretty legit mill operating as a bazaar of scams…read more Franklin has some seriously good doughnuts. They're worth a bit of a drive to get, although they're comparable to other mills and markets. Make-your-own sugar doughnuts only, though. The cider slushes here are also genuinely good. Best I've ever had. The rest - a total scam. The other goods are very minimal these days, and they're overpriced and just not very good. The candy corn, pies - just buy them from a grocery store for better quality and lower prices. $8 hot dogs..? They come on a stale seeded hunk of bread and don't even include quality toppings! Go to Home Depot. Cheaper and better. The river and bridge are picturesque and there're tons of ducks to watch and feed. Come for the doughnuts and cider and a mini outing, and leave with your cash and not some cheap calories. Location: 3* Convenience: 2* Service: 2* Product/quality: 3* Aesthetics: 3*

First time going and it was nice. Small, but not overcrowded. They have limited food options but…read morethe food was good and reasonably priced. I wish they had a better system for the lines to get donuts & cider. It seems that they were understaffed in that area. I enjoyed the wine slushy, which was like a fruity sangria topped with white wine. Also, the fries were well seasoned and good. A wristband is required to participate in all the activities, including the tractor ride to the pumpkin patch, corn maze and other activities for the kids. They have bags for apples which were reasonably priced. Overall, we enjoyed our time and the weather was perfect that day.

Is it better than Blake's or Yate's. No. Becasue the area they are in. It seems small. It is…read morelocated right next to a shopping center. If the land nearby isn't develop it would be much better. Not their fault though. Food options are good. Donuts are fresh and they have a couple food truck on site.

DATE & TIME: August 8, 2026…read more5:30pm, they were busy. AMBIANCE: Large grocery with many items to choose from. Very normal decor. Always pleasant place to walk through and try a few things. STAFF: CASHIER: Older lady, friendly enough, she wasn't rude. (I think she was a bit frustrated from her recent interaction with the "lead cashier" who was a blonde younger gal). OTHER (Stocker, Deli, Bakery, etc): No other interactions CLEANLINESS: All areas appears clean. BATHROOMS: Located in the back left corner by bakery. Clean and spacious enough. PRICES: Reminds me of Whole Foods = pricey. PARKING: Amble amount on their shared private lot. OVERALL THOUGHTS: Very cute & large gourmet market (key word is gourmet!). Lots of variety, plenty of food cases to choose from. VERY pricey! WOULD I RETURN? Yes, if in the area.

As the day is long!!!! I was given a cookbook by Chef Alex G. Signed sealed delivered…read more Yes!!! You are the store I ran to to get the ingredients for Tony Soprano the man that left us too soon. Once you buy the cookbook, Italian American forever. The lasagna. The lasagna is over the moon. It is that good!!! All the ingredients I needed I picked up here. And yes, I was given fresh I mean "fresh" lasagna sheets. I will never stop making that lasagna. Edie Falco!!! Thank You!!!!! Magazines that are laying around in restaurants. Pictures of Hollywood eating great food!! Great Store!!! Stay away from the bakery!! It's a trap!!

My family has been going to this orchard for years. Every fall we would make a picnic out of apple…read morepicking. Yoder's is one of the only drive in orchard in the area. Stopping at the store shed, we would pick up our empty baskets, and head to the back of the orchard. We would enjoy our picnic among the hills, trees, and birds. It is a very peaceful, meadow like space. Our annual event spanned generations to include my children and my sister's children. Although my sons are grown, they still enjoy going to Yoder's, eating the apples, and playing football in the fields. The apples are always so fresh and deliciously crisp. The end result of homemade applesauce for the holidays is still a greatly anticipated treat for my family. Last year (2017), we discovered Yoder's has a new owner. He was every bit as nice and friendly as the previous owners were. Since it is Spy season right now, this weekend we will be in the orchards once again. This is one of my family's cherished traditions and one of our places.

When I was little, we used to go to the apple orchard every fall... we would pick apples, stuff our…read morefaces with the fresh fruit, and go home with bushels of apples for canning. I still love going to the orchard every fall and I like to take my dog with me... but I hate the rat race of the big money-making orchards that have turned into circuses. I get that their season is short and they have to make the most of the fall by drawing as many people as possible (hence the pumpkin patches, the petting zoos, the face painting, the giant balloon moonwalks... and the impossible parking and insanely long lines that go with all of it), but that stuff drives me crazy. I love the chirping birds and the bees buzzing around fallen apples. I love not having to walk a half mile to get from my car to the orchard, I love not waiting in impossible lines, and I love not paying inflated prices so as to cover the expense of all the clowns, animal handlers, etc. So, for my third year in a row I have gone to Yoder's. I love it. It's easy to miss, but it is just south of Blakes on M-53/Van Dyke. Just stop at the entrance, pick up a bag/bushel from Ron (who sits in his truck and waits for people to pull up), then drive off beyond the road into acres and acres of quiet, still orchard where you can pick apples, relax, let Fido run around free, and enjoy picking apples w/o the lines, the fuss, or the $$$. If you are looking for all that rig-a-marole, DO NOT go to Yoder's---they don't have it... hell, they don't have cider, or donuts, or caramel apples (and they only take cash or check). But there are plenty of places where you *can* get those things, and not nearly enough places where you can get pick-your-own apples without all the fuss. I'll keep going back to this orchard every year.

We love coming over here to pick fresh apples, especially the Ida Reds that don't come in until…read moreearly October. They have a great choice of apples to pick as we enjoy the last of the fall sunny days

this place stinks. charged us $50 for two bags of apples. don't communicate prices until you're at…read morethe gate ready to leave. what a scam. plus a dimwitted gate attendant starts the experience with some surly attitude. run an honest business and make a buck legitimately, weasels