Cherry Public House | Glen Arbor

"This establishment has great cherry inspired food and drinks. Keep in mind that to view the menu, order food, and close your tab, you must scan a QR code on the tables. The staff and our sever provided great customer service and were very friendly. There is lots of Seatting inside and out. Both with a great family-friendly layed back atmosphere. You can buy more Cherry Public House merchandise and exclusive food and drink items in the attached gift shop. There is even an ice cream booth on the back patio that sells their signature flavors. Overall, my group and I really enjoyed our visit and we think you will too!"

"I really enjoyed the space. The back patio was large, it has space for kids and dogs to run around, games to play, and a stage that I assume has live music. All of this under the shade of towering trees, this would have been the perfect stop for a warm summer day. There was also a large and eclectically decorated indoor dining space for those less-than-idyllic days. The food was okay. I enjoyed my burger and the cherry porter was good, but very sweet with a lot of cherry flavor. Something I would consider a dessert beer and one I wouldn't want to order every day. The cherry coffee was way too heavy on the cherry which was a bit of a turn off. Service had some hiccups but ended up working okay. The back patio operates on a contract-less system. So you order and pay on your phone and one of the waitstaff drops off your food. We had ordered a side of beer cheese fries that didn't get delivered. The waitress begrudgingly brought us an order after we asked about it, thinking we were lying even though it could be seen on my order receipt. So that was off-putting, but worked out in the end."

"The beer is diversified and awesome, especially if you're into IPA sortiments. Same goes for the wine, which you also can buy from their store. Good food, but the cherry pie is truly amazing. They have live bands playing from time to time."

"Since I began planning my family’s vacation to the Traverse City area, I had Sleeping Bear Dunes and Cherry Republic in Glen Arbor as my top 2 places to visit. I was excited that a seat was available on a busy afternoon and was okay with the 1 to 1.5 hr wait once our food order was placed even ordering appetizers, because the menu items had products available for purchase incorporated and based on the number of people eating there and picking up take out, it had to be delicious food and worth the wait, right?! Wrong! All 3 items were not good - the pulled pork sandwich had the flavor and consistency of a sloppy Joe, the cherryaki chicken lettuce wraps were so small to be considered an appetizer and lacked any cherry or teriyaki flavoring, and the cherry chicken salad wrap while okay had no flavor except for the celery giving it a little flavor and a very minimal amount of cherries. I gave the service 2 stars because the manager offered our dog some water and got him a take out dish to use as a water bowl. Also, we were able to get a good table in a corner. At the end of the meal, a server (ours changed several times) asked how our meals were and I was honest. When customers share honest feedback, it should be acknowledged and some type of service recovery should be done. The server just blamed the disappointing meal on the wait time, which was not the problem. If the food was good/great, we would have been okay with having waited. To have genuine feedback swept under the rug really goes to show the place is fine with attracting crowds and delivering poor service and low quality meals. The Glen Arbor campus in general is good if you want to shop for Cherry Republic products and visit the winery and pop area, and aren’t there to eat. This place is a tourist trap. Such a disappointing experience on a first time visit to the area."

"Fantastic eatery tied to the Cherry Republic brand of food and beverages. Indoor seating is on wait-list if they're busy but outdoor seating is first come first serve and ordering from QR code and online menu is very handy. While you're waiting on food, which by the way is excellent quality, you can hit up a nice gift shop or the wine tasting and ice cream stand across the garden. A really nice offering in Glen Arbor."