Great Beer Great Food. Owner and staff provide great service! Chef offers a variety of great…read moretasting handhelds, flat breads and salads. The patrons add an opportunity for lively conversation. Westwind is a wonderful gem in Elkhart!

Traveling from Idaho, my wife and I travel through Elkhart/Middlebury every year or so. Several…read moreyears ago I found Westwind Brewery on a list of area local beers. Visiting the brewery I was very, very impressed with several of their beers, and the friendliness of staff. I purchased multiple cans to have over our continued vacation. A year, maybe two after that we were in the area and again went to the brewery. My favorite beer wasn't ready yet, so I settled for some of the others. Well, a year or so after that, knowing we were going to be in the area, I sent an email asking if a certain beer would be available. Crickets. No response. The brewery is out of the way from where we stay so I didn't want to make the trip if the beer wasn't available. Ok, so we are in the area again this week, I looked at the operating hours online and saw they are open on Mondays at 3:00. My wife and I make the drive out and arrive at 3:30. Closed. And the sign on the door says they are open at 3:00. I called their phone and got the answering machine. I asked them to give me a call and let me know when they would be opening. I figured we could run some errands nearby and return. No return call. Westwind is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays so I thought maybe I would hear from them on Thursday. Well I didn't. I know that our purchases are minuscule in comparison to what a business needs to survive, but common courtesy and customer service should be at the forefront of any business. Bob McDonnell

Good selection of allocated bourbon. Priced on the high end, but was happy to pull the trigger on…read morewhat I found. Will return.

Decent whisky selection but prices are 10-30% higher than reasonable. No allocation bottles except…read moreLarceny Barrel proof which has been easy to come by lately. $360 for JW blue? Come on. $250 for Glenmorangie Signet? Nah. Otherwise clean store, Id buy here if I didnt care about getting a decent deal

Nice little wine tasting room off the beaten path (for me anyway). Very inexpensive, very nice…read morepeople, and quaint little place. Their hours are limited and I'm not sure they have food. But the wine was tasty and it was a nice stop on our short road trip.

This was our first visit. While I was not impressed with their wines in this season...I think we…read morewill be back to try again. This winery is easy to find as it is right on the highway. The facility is fairly large. The outdoor deck is very big and has a nice vantage over the grounds. The staff was very friendly and professional. It was hard to know how much they knew their wines or other wines since you have to pick the wines you wanted to taste and they gave you a flight to take outside and drink by yourself. I guess it's their approach to dealing with Covid. I was impressed by their system though. You reviewed the wine list and wrote down the 5 wines you would like to try in the circles printed on a slip of paper. Tasting costs $5 for dove tastes. The flight was composed of dive plastic cups on a cute wooden tray. You then took your tray outside to taste at your leisure. I'm glad was tasting outside. I really don't like to tell the tasting server that I don't like ANY of their wines. However that was the case here. We basically picked the dive driest red-white wines they had. I don't know if it was the plastic cup or the wine making process. However, each wine was very plain. It almost tasted like each wine was slightly watered down. None of the five had a distinctive taste that would make me want to buy a bottle. ThT was my experience. I hope yours is different that mine. We will try Fruit Hills again in another season.

Spending one night in Elkhart. Walking around stumbled into Gateway. Walked by And Larry ow er was…read moreseating outside he just said hello as I walked by. Ended my walk and I said Im going there to check it out. A wine only place, small town, makes his own wine theres si ce 2019. I went in and just said I want to tey some wine. He gave me like 3 pours on yhe house. I picked the Pinot noir which was good amd light. Then I sat

We found ourselves in Elkhart on a weekend getaway and stumbled upon this hidden gem. We do girls'…read moretrips all over for wine and highly recommend Gateway Cellars! We tried all their Sweet wines and not one of them was bad. The owner is fabulous and adds even more to the tasting experience. You can not only by taste that he puts his heart into every bottle, but you can feel it in the whole atmosphere!

They have a ton of cheeses . I got a pepper cheddar. Not too spicy. Some cheese is made there, and…read moreothers are made at a different location. Just ask them. If you see something in the discount bin, check the expiration date. I saw some blueberry muffin mix that expired middle of last year .

On a trip, my dad noticed a sign of Heritage Ridge Creamery and asked me if I wanted to stop. Who…read morehas to think twice about stopping for some cheese? Sure, I guess I can stretch my legs on a gorgeous July day while eating cheese. Man. This is what I live for! This was my first Midwest cheese shop, and it was quite the experience! They had plenty of samples and a great selection of products at amazing prices. Who would have ever thought that cheese curds come in that many flavors? I bought a few items, which were all excellent in quality. You can also watch the cheesemaking process from the shop, which was quite interesting. There was nothing fancy about the shop, but it was incredibly clean and the workers were friendly. It was definitely worth the 20-25 minute or so detour through Amish country from the interstate to this gem. I regret not buying more cheese there but considering I was away from home, I tried to limit myself. If I would have known that what I purchased was so tasty (and well priced), I would have bought some more cheese to take through six states with me. Definitely recommend this shop to locals and passerbys--don't forget your cooler, road trippers!

Craft beer at its finest. Dane Bosel brews terrific small batch beers with knowledge, care, and…read morepassion. I love the live music, trivia nights, and special events. This is my hometown pub and it feels like home every time I walk in. And if you don't have time to sit and enjoy cards and conversation, they've got growlers, too. (No food but you can bring it in!)

Beer was just okay. Kind of one dimensional. The worst part, just hoards of screaming crying…read morechildren. Since when did it become acceptable to bring your kids to a brewery. They don't serve food here, so it's NOT a family restaurant. We have had this issue the one other time we came.... Probably why it took 7 years to come back.

This is a trustworthy place to shop. It's nice for grabbing a cold one on the way home. Great and…read morefast helpful employees.

very nice people clean idk why they have low stars i come here every time if im close by!read more

Over priced in general, but then the dude behind the counter, kept trying to sell me some massively…read moreprice inflated bourbon. $300 for Blantons. Get out of here. No love for stores that price gouge people who don't know better. And the dude was talking to somebody on speakerphone and they were being loud. Left without buying anything.