VISIT THE CIDER HOUSE

DOWNEAST CIDER HOUSE TAPROOM
256 MARGINAL ST, EAST BOSTON, MA 02128

HOURS

MON-WED: CLOSED
THU-FRI: 5PM - 9PM
SAT: 11AM - 9PM
SUN: 12PM - 7PM

*scroll down for upcoming closures and/or changes in our regular hours

visit our pop-ups

256 MARGINAL ST, boston, ma 02128

EAST BOSTON

MONDAY: CLOSED
TUESDAY: CLOSED
WED-FRI: 5-9PM
SAT: 11AM-9PM
SUN: 12-7PM

301 assembly row, somerville, ma 02145

ASSEMBLY ROW

MON-FRI: 5-10PM

SAT-SUN: 1-6PM

21 David G Mugar Way, Boston, MA 02114

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THUR-FRI: 5-9PM

SAT-SUN: 1-9PM

WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE VISITING

WE ARE A 21+ FACILITY.
at both the cider house / taproom and our outdoor pop-up, all members in your party (yes, even your dd!) must show an ID to enter, no exceptions.

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.
we do not take reservations, we seat parties as they arrive.

WEEKENDS ARE BUSY. EXPECT A WAIT.
saturdays and sundays are our busiest days. we have limited seating and no standing room. wait times vary but can be anywhere from 5 to 55 minutes during peak hours. we do our best to turn tables over but ask for your patience.

YOU WON'T BE SAT TIL YOUR WHOLE PARTY ARRIVES.
leave your chronically late friends out of these plans. on busy days and when we have a line, we cannot seat you until your whole party is physically there with you ("they are parking" doesn't count, we gotta see them for ourselves). parties arriving at separate times seriously impacts our ability to keep the line moving and causes longer wait times. once you are sat, we cannot seat new people at your table. please plan for your party to fully arrive before hopping in line.

if the season is right and our outdoor pop-up is open, it's a great place to grab a cider and hang out while you wait for your crew!

PARTY SIZE MATTERS.
we always try our best to accommodate but due to limited seating, we cannot guarantee that groups of 7+ can be sat all together.

groups with 10+ cannot be accommodated unless we split the group up and seat you separately.

KIDS AND BABIES ARE NOT TAPROOM FANS.
we love kids. but they don't really love us and to be honest, we get it. our floors are concrete, we have no food, no non-alcoholic beverage options, and no ball pits. everyone in the cider house must be seated–and with lots of fancy cider-making machinery, ingredients, and chemicals around, we cannot allow children (or adults, for that matter) to be wandering, toddling, or running around. that being said, if your kid is 10 years old or younger, we won't make them wait outside or anything like that, we just ask that they are seated or in your arms while visiting.

WE DO NOT OFFER TOURS.
tours kinda boring anyway. who wants to be wearing close toed shoes and safety goggles when you can just sit at your table with a view of the whole thing? seriously, our taproom is in the middle of it all and the walk to the bathroom is essentially a self-guided tour of our entire production line.

but if that's not enough for you and you're interested in seeing it all in action, visit us on a thursday when our cider production and packaging is fully operational and you can sip your flight while watching our next flavor get canned right before your eyes.

QUESTIONS ABOUT GROWLERS? EVENTS? SOMETHING ELSE?
please check our full list of faq's for more information.

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