The Cider House, Balestrand

Opening Times

Season (1 June 2021 - 31 Oct 2021)

About

Our restaurant is in a glass house with a panoramic view of the Sognefjord.

From May 2017 the Cider House is an Économusée – artisans at work, a sustainable craft tourism initiative where the artisans are chosen based on their commitment for quality and the genuine.

LEARN & TASTE

In our cider cellar we use traditional methods to make “champagne-cider” and distil apple brandy. Join one of our family members telling your party all about how we make fruit and berries into juice, cider and brandy. The program lasts for approx. 30 min and includes samples of cider or juice.

VISIT OUR SHOP

The Cider House has its own shop with approx. 20 types of Balholm-ciders, fruit juices and food souvenirs from the garden.

EAT & DRINK

The restaurant offers a menu with local produce and is inspired by the Mediterranean cuisine. Here you can try our beverages, together with warm and cold dishes (incl. vegetarian and vegan dishes) and desserts.

You can also join our heritage walks, cider tastings, cooking classes, guided hikes to local viewpoint, other activities. In addition we are a event venue.

Tripadvisor Traveller Rating:

258 reviews

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Recent Reviews:

airportwoman
Oslo, Norway
Great food and cider pairings
Tuesday, 21st July 2020
We attended at a special event (three set courses with cider pairings), not sure if this is how they usually do it. The food was great, a mix of turkish meze and norwegian traditional food. The... Read full review
nollaigj
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Family
Learned a lot about cider
Friday, 31st July 2020
Quality products with lots of information of how the cider & jam is made. Very good service & competent people running this place. Really looking forward to drinking this award winning cider🤗 Read full review
Brian M
Harrow, United Kingdom
Enjoyable tour
Thursday, 3rd September 2020
We joined the cider tasting tour @ 4.00pm and the owner explained about the orchard and how the apple trees grow and the types of apples. From there we went to the cider tasting with further... Read full review

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