I visited this vineyard today with eight friends. We are in the area for a wedding this weekend and we're looking forward to a pleasant lunch. What a disappointment! I'll start with the positives..... the food was good, and the portions were plentiful. Someone in the kitchen is doing something right! The ambience is pleasant, building is nice and what a beautiful view! But here's where they lost us. First of all the servers were rude and in attentive. Our food arrived in staggered time frames, with no silverware provided until we asked, which required another several minute wait. There's nothing on the menu under $18 and they charge an automatic 18% gratuity (which is why the servers apparently don't need to care), and I whopping $6 to share a plate. When I asked one of the owners for a chilled bucket for our Sauvignon Blanc she said to me "Really? Really?? Really???, because really good wine should be served at room temperature". Perhaps she knows something more than I do about wine but but answering in that tone and manner was SO unprofessional and belittling a customer is never a good idea. The most surprising, though, was that her husband, and co-owner approached the table and asked us how our time had been. We smiled politely and didn't say much but as we were leaving I approached him privately and told him of my concern that there was no handicap parking (I have difficulty walking and have a handicap parking sticker). He made excuses for why they don't have them, why they are not held liable by the ADA to have them, and how it would be impossible to enforce, even if they did. Again, privately, another member of our party spoke frankly about the service we received and was treated with the same reaction......defensiveness, excuses, and an apparent inability and unwillingness to change anything. I've heard really good things but other vinyards in the area. That's where I will go next time. read more

Frogtown - 20$ Charcuterie plate - Wineries Near Me - Dahlonega, Georgia

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My husband and I Had a really nice lunch today with good our good friends. First off Frogtown is beautiful. The food was delicious and our server Alexis was wonderful. Just wanted to add for those who may be put off by previous reviews. Just go. We had a great experience. Also they are no longer adding the 18 percent service charge as of yesterday. read more

This was my birthday lunch and celebration with my daughters. Our first time to visit this winery. I was only impressed with looks. The view was great. The waitress was sweet- only on the job for two days. She worked very hard, Food was decent. Lots of Negatives: porch was dirty, broken glass, food on the ground all over. Did not receive a tasting - due to not having enough staff. Wine Manager showed terrible customer service. We stood around for 15 minutes before even getting spoken too. Yes, she was busy, but never said I will be with you in a few minutes. 2 couples came in and same thing happened soon turned around and left. Needed more help. Being busy is understandable, but treat people with respect. We were the customers and we felt like we were not wanted. It was my birthday and this was a terrible experience. read more

We had a wonderful rainy afternoon at Frogtown! We came in and we're seated by the sweetest server and Brandy their precious dog. Our 13 year old son walked with the dog outside while we tasted some great red wines. He was welcomed which doesn't always happen - and we were appreciative of that! Our server helped us choose a wine and we ordered a charcuterie plate which was so yummy! We sat and enjoyed our wine in their beautiful dining room and played card games with our son - it was a lovely afternoon - thank you Frogtown - we will be back! read more

Frogtown - Charcuterie plate - Wineries Near Me - Dahlonega, Georgia

Celebrated our wedding anniversary here. It is a beautiful property, the food was delicious and the hospitality was outstanding.. read more

Frogtown - Celebrated our wedding anniversary here. It is a beautiful property, the food was delicious and the hospitality was outstanding.. - Wineries Near Me - Dahlonega, Georgia

I really wanted to love this winery. The place itself was beautiful both inside and out. Great covered patio seating. Worth it to stop just for the venue. However the food was overpriced, especially the charcuterie board. The wines were decent. Huge pour with the tastings, although I would have preferred smaller pours with more tastings instead of the 3 for $26. Just a tad overpriced for me. read more

Frogtown - Wineries Near Me - Dahlonega, Georgia

The entire experience was exceptional and Courtney, our hostess, was great! The view of the Blue Ridge Mountains and bison down the valley floor was spectacular while the wine and food service were outstanding! Definitely on our list for a return trip soon! read more

I visited while in the region a couple months ago. The whole time I am at this winery they give me the impression they are about to close and kick me out for private event. Doesn't make me feel real valued. Either you are open and serve me like I am a valued customer or just close for the day. It rained while I was there but when it would occasionally clear up there are beautiful views from the patio. I ordered a cheese board and a flight. Service was slow and spotty. The wines are decent but pricey. I bought a bottle or two before I left. I opened one two days ago and it still tasted pretty good. So I guess I say 4 stars for the wine. 2 stars for bad service and high prices. read more

Beautiful venue, wines were just ok. They are more expensive than other local wineries, and honestly, the service was not great. Our server was more interested about talking to another table about her upcoming wedding than bringing our food, utensils, etc. Then we found out that they add a 18% gratuity to every check, but server said it's not really a tip, and we could add more on top of the 18% if we wanted. They just have the 18% due to the owner paying them a real hourly wage. In my dealings, this is called passing your costs onto the consumer. Sorry, won't be back since there are so many more great places around the area. read more

Have been trying to reach them for months. No answer via phone or email. Multiple wine shipments are in limbo. Voicemail is full and no one to answer phones. This is concerning since I have been a member for ten years. read more

If i could give zero stars i would. We had dinner reservations at 630pm, but arrived at 5 to do a tasting. We were seated outside in the center of the patio, away from the picturesque scenery (which is actually beautiful, but despite asking to be seated there at an open table, we were told tables were reserved for a Harvest Festival. No one sat there the whole 2 hours). Our server came over shortly thereafter and we placed an order for flights of wine (3 pours for 20-30 dollars) but then we waited 35 minutes for our wine to arrive, at which point it was warm and had a bug floating in my white. Never saw that server again after that. The hostess came over after 45 minutes and explained she was taking over our table. We each ordered another glass of wine and asked if the restaurant had a separate seating area since we had a 630 dinner reservation. This was at 545. She told us to ask our other server? Very confusing. Our second glass of wine arrived around 615 and we asked again about dinner. The hostess who had now become our waitress said "oh I'm sorry the restaurant closed at 6". ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? So i asked how we were able to book dinner reservations via Open Table for a 630 dinner, and she didn't have an answer and instead offered us a cheese or charcuterie board. We of course accepted both since we've been drinking for 2 hours with no food (thinking we were gonna get a full Italian bistro dinner). OH. Went to use the bathroom and the handles were missing from the sink and you couldn't turn it on to wash your hands. EW. The cheese board was mediocre, served with stale crunchy bread and we were charged full price for everything, despite mentioning the slow service and failure to meet a dinner reservation on their part. We will absolutely NEVER come back to this winery and I would recommend it to no one. With a big name, we expected better and from service to wine to food, we were consistently let down. What a nightmare. read more

This is a beautiful venue with friendly, knowledgeable staff and outstanding wines. Whether estate-grown or from their Paso Robles vineyards, the wines are among the very best you'll find in North Georgia. Excellent sandwiches and pizzas too! Enjoy the views from the patio. read more

Spent a wonderful afternoon today at Frogtown Cellars! The wine as always fantastic! We tried a new panini, which was excellent! As always, a tremendous time! read more

This is definitely a "must see" place! Beautiful location/scenery and gorgeous restaurant and tasting area, lots of beautiful wood beams like a grand lodge. Also, our server, Maggie, was fantastic! Maggie was very attentive, and full of joy! The manager, Sarah, who was also beaming with smiles and joy, took time to explain the wines to us and tell us details of the location and history, she was a pleasure to talk to. Great place and we will definitely be coming back! read more

We ordered three different wines, all very good. The charcuterie board was tasty, pizza was very good and the panini although flavorful the bread was tough to chew. The service was attentive until they turned the lights off while we were finishing dinner. Yes they really did that while the owner was talking to us. Very disappointing end to what was a mostly pleasant experience. read more

View was nice but the staff were very rude and inappropriate. Staff member talked down to other staff in front of a room full of customers. Very unprofessional. Staff was not very attentive to customers either. read more

We visited here on a self guided tour of wineries for the weekend and when we arrived there was a party and the main winery and restaurant was closed to the public. They had a little side bar area but as we were trying to figure out where to sit, it was so crowded and very small. We decided it wasn't going to be enjoyable so we left. I don't believe they had anything posted on their website for the special event and that would have been considerate if they had. read more

I love love love this view. The breeze on the patio is great and so relaxing. The view is one of the best that I have seen for GA wineries. read more

Frogtown - Applause - Wineries Near Me - Dahlonega, Georgia

Went for lunch and wine tasting.... The location is lovely but the place was messy and unwelcoming. Boxes and opened cartons laid in entrance foyer area. Rude hostess finally showed up to seat us. Panini and salad for lunch was very good. Wine tasting was average. An 18% charge is added to bill and the server announced it was not towards her tip! What is it for then? Disappointed. read more

Everything about this place was just perfect. From the moment we entered we were happily greeted by the hostess and ushered to an area where we enjoyed an impressive wine flight. Then, when our table was ready, we sat in their scenic dining room which included castle themed decor and amazing Mountain View's. The service was quick and friendly. The pizzas were fresh and delicious. The only time I've had pizza dough this good was in Italy. Don't listen to the haters and check this place out. read more

That's your reply? An apology would have gone a long way to improving our experience after you, the owner, were so RUDE to us for literally no reason. You don't seem to be in the business of "making people happy". You're not The French Laundry so keep patting yourself on the back for managing to seat customers (who had reservations) after acting like a complete ass. I guess you could look at that as an accomplishment. read more

We arrived on a perfectly beautiful fall day to a stunning winery venue. After being greeted, but not impressed, we inquired about having lunch. While we were able to be seated, it was mass confusion & took sometime because we did not have a reservation. Once we were seated our server who was new, could not answer some basic questions about the winery, wine tasting, or the wines themselves. Eventually we got a food menu but then it took forever for anyone to take our order.We actually had to ask another waitress for help. We never saw our original waiter again. Curiously, EVERYTHING on the menu was $22 and a $6 up charge if you split your order. Piazza $22 Sandwiches $22 Salads $22....we noticed other orders being served and the portion was too much for one of us to eat so we split a piazza which came with a small salad for each of us. Thus the $6 up charge? It seemed like forever until we got our order and the piazza, a Margharita, was not good. It was lukewarm warm, the crust was hard, the tomatoes were hard and they had a green tinge as though they were not ripe. The salad was okay but better than the piazza. We did have a 3 glass wine tasting at the table for an extra $20. Each glass had about 2 sips in it and not too impressed by the taste. We eventually had enough and decided it was time to go. We had to send out a posse to pay our bill because there was only one person doing that for the entire restaurant. All in all WE had a great time being together, but not at the Frogtown Winery! If your expectations are LOW this is the place for you. It's a tourist trap with expensive terrible food and service. read more

Frog town is very pretty & we loved sitting outside for our wine tasting. We had just eaten so didn't have any food here. Of the 6 wines we tried I only liked one & hubs didn't like any. Which was very surprising for us. It's worth visiting just for the views though. read more

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The presentation upon entrance was very rude. The hostess who is the owner was not very pleasant. The waitress was exceptional though. She is the only reason we would give them 2 stars. Also there appears to be some mold on the ceilings. The wine wasn't terrible but the vibe was not pleasant. read more

Frogtown - Wineries Near Me - Dahlonega, Georgia

My friend and I were doing a wine tour and stopped at this spot. Big mistake!! The parking was awful on a steep hill! When we entered the restaurant we waited for almost 15 min for someone to approach us. The hostess had a horrible snobby attitude, like she was looking down us and I know she saw us come in and intentionally ignored us until others entered behind us. We were seated and then no one ever came to get our order, others seated after us were getting service. Apparently this establishment has a profile that they would prefer to serve. Aside from that they sat us on the porch and the entire back of the building is literally rotting out and that made me wonder if the wood balcony we were on was also rotting. I do not recommend this place at all. read more

Slow service and sub par overpriced food. The views from the porch are the only thing that saved the experience.

We stopped in on our way home from Vogel state park. The food was ok and the view is very nice. The service was good and although the interior of the restaurant/wine room was clean the outside was in much needs of a groundskeeper. The area was cluttered and the building itself needed a good power washing. They also charge a 18% gratuity charge but the server said that went to the restaurant and not to them. If this is true that's not really fair to the servers. Unless their hourly wage is subsidized by this amount. Their food prices are already pretty steep. The food was ok not complaining but just to let you be aware we are a family of 4. With two boys 9,11 and our lunch with tip was over $120.00. It might be time for some outside clean up and the 18% should maybe be recalculated in a different way. read more

Horrible customer service. Very rude. Wasn't even greeted nicely. Don't waste your time going to this winery. Go to Three Sisters right up the road. So much better. read more

We arrived at 11 am and the tasting room was open with no one there but the servers. They asked if we had a reservation and subsequently turned us down for a tasting. Very strange because it opened at 10:30 am and it was empty. I'd recommend skipping this place. read more

Rowland was the absolute best server I've ever had here in the past 5 years I've been going here. Great recommendations, amazing customer service and made us feel at home during our meal/tasting. Really went above and beyond what I expected. My only regret is that I didn't tip her more, but there is always time next year read more

Beautiful views! We sat outside on the covered patio in a thunderstorm and it was stunning. The wines unfortunately were just okay and priced a little high at that. The food was good, I had the BLTA panini, it's impossible to make anything with bacon and avocado taste bad but the bread was the star of the show. Service was pretty slow but friendly, come here for the ambiance! read more

Food is really good, wine is decent, but the service....read the reviews about the service. They are 100% correct. They are too understaffed for large groups and they cannot control large groups that's are clearly disruptive. The venue and location are beautiful and again, the food excellent. The meal was a wine pairing, but all of the wines have come out at least 10 minutes after the food, which is unacceptable. Heed the reviews and choose another winery. read more

Had a lovely tasting! Many great wines to choose from, My favorites being the mvb and touché! Great views, knowledge staff! Definitely recommended on the GA/Dahlonega wine circuit! read more

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Visited Feb. 16, 2019. Best wines of all the wineries we visited. Beautiful venue also. It was pretty crowded, but the service was not bad. I can see why some folks would complain about the service. It's not as good as many of the other wineries. Still, these people were crazy busy, so give them a break! Bought 4 of the 6 wines we tasted in our flight. Most reasonably priced also. We went with the sweet flight. Not too sweet, very good! We also visited Wolf Mountain, Accent, and Cavender Creek. Wolf Mountain - Beautiful winery. Worst wines of all. Overpriced, and nothing better than you'd pick up at Costco. I'm being serious. But, if you're looking for ambiance, this is your place. Also, crazy crowded and parking is challenging. Would not go back. Accent - Most attentive service. Best explanation of wines. We learned a lot and never felt rushed. Great people here! Very tasty wines. Would definitely return. Great winery! Cavender Creek - A few good wines. Nothing spectacular. A little stingy with the tasting servings. Great music. We might return here. read more

Their wines are good not great but they act like they are. The attitude is really laughable.

By far the best collection of wines in North Georgia. Master of reds. Venue ability is catching up with growth. Brunch and food was frustrating a year ago because it was new but the staff is killing it now. Super attentive and knowledgeable staff when it comes to wines and all the happenings at the winery. Weekends are a bit busy for my taste but I'll suck it up to have another tasting! Filled up the home racks with Norton, Merger and the 2017 East/West Cab Francs!!! So excited to get into these. read more

This review is for the horrible service. We came here the Monday after 4th of July and they were complete understaffed. Only one girl running the whole place and there are about 15 tables occupied. She was super nice and trying to do the best she can so I blame management for not planning better. Tables were not cleared and it took forever for us to even get a tasting. There seems to be a lady who is the owner just sitting around chatting with her friends, not helping while the girl was bombarded with visitors. read more

At least the setting was beautiful? Besides the soaring tasting room, tucked into hills amidst vineyards, and overlooking a lake, I can't think of many nice things to say about this spot. The whole place is beautiful, but it has that "corporate" feel, which I am beginning to recognize is the thing that I do not like in these North Georgia wineries. This is still Dahlonega, not Napa, and I like the wineries that recognize and even embrace that simple fact. Let's start with the goldfish here. No, I don't mean the pretty koi swimming about in the fountain outside the main entrance, I mean their complimentary palate cleansers. While it's hard to whine about free nibbles, the point of these little carbohydrate offerings is supposed to be to keep your palate neutral and awake between courses. Salty, cheese-y crackers are exactly the opposite of what is supposed to be offered. And, the sloppily dressed server schlepping about with the giant carton straight from Costco and refilling the bowls at our table certainly didn't help class up this snack (at least take the bowls back behind the bar and refill them there). Onto the service. In addition to the goldfish refilling, she started things off on the wrong foot by making a mistake in the order of wine pouring. She neither brought us a fresh glass nor repeated the mistakenly early poured option at its proper time in the tasting. We waited a good while in between pours, and she generally seemed disinterested. And the tasting here was by far the most expensive of the wineries we tried, at $15/flight. Sure, you do get about seven pours, but when you compare that Cavendar's four pours for $5 or Wold Mountain's five pours for $10, it's not a phenomenal value. Additionally, you have to do your tasting at the bar rather than on the patio, so standing around in one spot while going through seven tastings is quite a while to be standing. I enjoyed all of the wines, but would have preferred a smaller tasting menu option for a lower cost, or at least the option of getting all seven pours at once and taking the drinks to one of the numerous open tables. The setting is beautiful, the wine is good, so if someone else is paying, you can get over being ignored by your server and don't mind bringing your own snacks, it's worth a stop. read more

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Buyer beware. We have been trying for 2 years to cancel wine club membership to no avail. We finally call Amex and ask them to block charges and guess what Frogtown changed their vendor ID number and charges went through. Now Amex said we have to cancel card and get a new card to avoid future charges. Very upset former customer. read more

This place is a must go. The venue and scenery is gorgeous. I didn't see any lounging areas or picnics tables, but there is a beautiful patio that over looks the vineyard and the mountains. Their reds are fantastic. I didn't try the whites since my favorites are my wine of choice. They are opening during the week, which is when I went since I had family in town. It's a drive, but so worth it. They serve food during the weekends which is when I'm planning my next trip. read more

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