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Raclette Night at South Hill Cider

  • South Hill Cider 550 Sandbank Road Ithaca, NY, 14850 United States (map)

Join us on cold nights for a cheesy dining experience! 

This cheese is also an experience! Back by popular demand! Come enjoy a unique experience of the alpine cheese tradition of Raclette! Picture melting your own Raclette over a platter of smother-able bites with and creating perfect hot cheesy bites. Perfect date night, friend night, or cheesy dinner!

Hours: 5:30 to 8:00 pm

$30 per person - includes Raclette, Roasted Vegetables, House Pickles, and Fresh Bread.

**Seating is limited. Reservations recommended

Follow the link below to be added to the waitlist. Be sure to give us your name, the number in your party, and phone number. Thank you!

What is Raclette?

Raclette has more than one definition. Raclette is a Swiss cheese dish, a cultural landmark, the name of a cheese, a tabletop appliance, a dining experience, and a great time!

Raclette is very popular in Europe, especially in the Swiss Alps and other ski regions.

Back in the day, Swiss shepherds from the French-speaking Valais region needed to bring food up to the Alps that was relatively cheap and wouldn’t spoil easily in the hot summer months. So they brought cheese and potatoes. While the potatoes roasted in the fire, a big piece of cheese was put close to the fire. Once it started melting the cheese was taken away and scraped off the cheese onto the baked potatoes. This was not only filling and nourishing but also delicious. In French ‘to scrape’ translates to ‘racler’ and this is where the term Raclette comes from.