10 Stars for this one.First time on the Island, I had no idea what to expect.Let me start off by saying Our Coffee Tour was FREE!Our tour guide was soooo kind and knowledgeable. She answered all our questions and interacted with our little ones as well.The Shop has sooo many things, from honey to coffee soy candles.Prices are reasonable.We also Toured another place that day, although I'm grateful for the experience there, the coffee did taste different, the same $26 bag here was over $40 over there, same went for the bigger 1lb bags of coffee. Huge difference in price and taste.This one by far exceeded our expectations. They were all kind, humble and made our experience an unforgettable one.Oh yeah, and the coffee! Soooo good, they have a small coffee bar outside the shop, I believe 4 or 5 different options.It's a small place but you will not regret this one!One more thing, they Have a cat (Margie) cutest thing ever!!! She was also very welcoming and sweet lolThank you Mountain Thunder for a wonderful experience.
Wonderful Kona coffee is only part of the appeal of this charming coffee maker. They have a great gift shop and free samples. Be sure to take the nature walk, the view is amazing!
Nice nature walk ($10 per group) and a short free tour of the processing facility. Staff were friendly, but they get a lot of rude tourists as well. Lots of merch for sale, coffee was good but not as good as other Kona farms we visited.
It's a good experience. No reservations required. They offer a self guided tour of the plantation, which is a short 15-20 min walk with views of lava tubes and the mountainside. They also offer a 20-min step by step explanation of their coffee making process. No visit inside the mill though. One of the few coffee plantations with their own mill, they provide their mill to other plantations in the area. Free coffee tastings for visitors. Coffee sold at the gift shop is a little expensive, though.
Staff was super friendly and helpful. Coffee was delicious and I stocked up on a few pounds of beans to go. There was also a super sweet cat that loves attention and being pet
Mountain Thunder really roasts some great coffee. They have a nice selection you can taste along with a short tour of the processing building. Their coffee was very smooth and really enjoyable.
Our tour guide brought us here and the friendly staff welcomed us and included us on a free informative tour. Beautiful views from the mountaintop and a surprise lava tunnel. Bought one of Garry Palms paintings. He was there to autograph it. I set in my coffee area at home. ?it.
Great coffee, amazing tour guide, well kept grounds, so overall a great experience. We went there when it first opened and took a walk on their nature trail. It was short and beautiful! After that, we took one of their tours. The staff seemed very knowledgable and the tour was short and informative. We went to their gift shop afterwards and grabbed a couple bags of coffee and then went on our way! Oh and of course they had their coffee onsite to sample.Bonus point in our eyes: there was a cat (Margie) on the grounds! She was so friendly and chill. I would come back just to give the cat some pats.
Went as a tour group as the owner did not answer after four call attempts. When we got there, the employees were nice and welcoming. The tour was great and got lots of gifts from the gift shop. However, the owner pulls up and starts telling us that we needed to wear a mask outside and to never come back. We would have gladly put a mask on but he started saying "I'm 78 and at risk." It was understood but he completely blew it out of proportions. Would not recommend. Good employees, bad owner.
The brief free tour was worth it, and I loved seeing the machinery and learning about harvesting/milling process.I am deducting one star because of the misinformation about peaberry coffee. The tour guide said that peaberries have many times the caffeine content of normal coffee beans, but internet research does not substantiate that claim at all. There seems to be a great mythos around peaberries because they are rare (~1 in 20 beans), but all the information I have found suggests they aren't special in regard to taste or caffeine content. (Also, the tour guide said they are formed due to a mutant gene, but in fact it seems they are the result of only one of the two seeds getting fertilized inside a cherry.)