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Blooms Winery & 5511 Bistro- the Winery celebrates 20 years in 2023 and 5511 Bistro celebrates 5 years. In April of 2024, chef de cuisine Kyle ONeill and his wife Michelle took over as new owners and Ken & Virginia Bloom retired!

Indoor and outdoor dining is available. Hours for on-site dining are Wednesday and Thursday dinner from 4-8, Friday & Saturday open at noon for lunch and dinner, Sunday serving brunch 9-3 & dinner 4-8.

Enjoy live music during Saturday dinner 5:30-7:30. Wine tasting is available during any of our open hours.

TAKE OUT service also available. Call to place your order 360-321-0515.

Want to order Gift Certificates? We offer that online, just use this LINK for eGift cards

Thank you for all your support, we look forward to serving you soon.

Come visit our wonderful facility in Freeland! Enjoy a unique experience with amazing food created specially to pair with our wines made on site. A blend of fresh seasonal cuisine and fine wine in a fabulous setting, what could be better?

Come see us at 5511 Freeland Ave. in Freeland. (Click for Directions)

Call 360-321-0515 for reservations and other information*.

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About Blooms 5511 Bistro

Blooms 5511 Bistro is a unique dining experience with a full winery on site, and our beautiful setting among our lovely gardens. Everything is made in house for you -from smoked meats to our vinaigrettes, desserts, soups and sauces. Our wines are award winning and exquisite. Our Culinary team is lead by Chef Kyle O’Neill with sous Jon Heintz, along with Catherine Ballestrasse. Together they are preparing wonderfully creative, healthy and delicious meals for your enjoyment.

We grow most of our own herbs and many vegetables and fruits, and also support many local farmers including 3 Sisters Family Farm, Mukilteo Coffee Roasters, Penn Cove Shellfish, Bell’s Farm, Organic Farm School and others.

Our Take-Out options include many of the items on our regular menu. If you have questions please give us a call at 360-321-0515.

News about Blooms Winery & the 5511 Bistro

Blooms wines were honored again at the 2024 Savor NW Wine Competition with a GOLD for our new Legacy Trio that the Blooms created with Kyle & Michelle as our Legacy to them in taking over the winery, as well as a Silver for the upcoming Malbec vintage 2017! Previously, at the 2022 and 2023 Savor NW Wine Competition with multiple Gold medals including the 2016 Melange, 2017 Merlot and 2016 Malbec (which was also chosen in the top 10 Malbecs for the Northwest in Wine Press Northwest Malbec tasting) and a Silver medal for the 2021 Whidbey Blend.

The April/May 2022 issue of “1889” – Washington’s Magazine – included an article about Blooms 5511 Bistro “Farm to Table Petal Party” which showed the variety of edibles grown here on site including edible flowers and included recipes and photos of dishes served here.

Travel blogger Theresa Ikonian from Hi Travel Tales came by in the summer of 2021 for a visit to Whidbey and stopped in to sample our food and wine at Blooms Winery & 5511 Bistro! These two links bring you to the two items she wrote from the visit! https://hitraveltales.com/visit-whidbey-island-washington-through-the-eyes-of-locals and https://www.facebook.com/HITravelTales/posts/239903974805975.

We were very excited to see the Seattle Times article that listed us as a place to stop on a one-day excursion to Whidbey Island! https://www.seattletimes.com/life/travel/an-hour-by-hour-guide-to-your-wintertime-whidbey-island-day-trip

See the wonderful article on our one year anniversary by Wendy Leigh in the South Whidbey http://southwhidbeyrecord.com/news/winery’s-bistro-blooms/ and the original article in the Record by Patricia Guthrie about our opening in the South Whidbey Record http://www.southwhidbeyrecord.com/news/new-bistro-blooms/

Whidbey Life Magazine features an article about “Rhubarb” and includes our Blooms Winery Ambrosia in the article along with a photo!

Our 2015 Petit Verdot was given a 95 Pt. rating and a Double Gold Medal at the Savor Northwest Wine Competition 2018. With other varieties we received two Silvers and a Bronze at Seattle Wine Awards 2018.

Blooms 5511 Bistro opening was covered in the Spring issue of Washington Tasting Room Magazine and our 2015 Melange, 2015 Merlot and 2017 Dry Riesling were all rated as “Outstanding” or “Excellent” by John Vitale, editor. Previously our 2013 Poetic was chosen as one of the Top Picks for Washington Red Blends in the Winter 2016 issue of Washington Tasting Room Magazine! See the full article “The Art of the Blend” including an interview with Virginia Bloom. John Vitale described the Poetic as “Powerful, poised and balanced with remarkable depth and structure to the concentrated flavors….”

The Spring 2017 issue of Wine Press Northwest has a feature on Malbec, and Blooms 2013 was given a “Recommended” rating, and the 2014 was given an “Excellent” rating!

Northwest Wine Nights Radio interviewed Ken and Virginia Bloom about the winery and here is the link to the live show! They also did a Syrah tasting with the Double Gold Medal 2012 Syrah on the live TV show with a panel of wine experts – SEE TV Episode Here!

Q-13 Fox News came to Blooms Winery to talk about wines made on Whidbey and participated in bottling the 2013 Riesling. See the video of the fun we had with Kaci Atchison Here.

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Blooms fine wines are also available at local wine shops, most Island grocery stores, and many of the restaurants on Whidbey Island.

Crisp dry white wines include varietals like Sauvignon Blanc, Dry Riesling or Viognier and fabulous blends like our Bordeaux blend Calla or all Island grapes in Whidbey Blend
An off dry Rose (we call Blush) made with Grenache and Malbec
Red wines from light to full body, varietals like Merlot, Malbec, Syrah, Cabernet and Petit Verdot and blends like our famous Poetic, Melange, or Charmant.

Blooms Winery – making fine wines since 2003

Ken and Virginia Bloom started making wine in 1998, after helping Ken’s brother Jim plant a Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard on his property in Hopland, California. By 2003 the couple decided to take this hobby more serious and become a boutique winery.

Ken and Virginia Bloom are happy to announce their retirement, and welcome Chef Kyle Oneill (who has been Chef de Cuisine for nearly a year) and his wife Michelle Graham as the new owners of Blooms Winery & 5511 Bistro starting in April 2024!

Kyle and Michelle have been working with the Blooms learning the secrets of over 21 years of wine making to continue the tradition for years to come. Kyle Oneill’s culinary skill will continue to advance this unique partnership with food and wine, and he and Michelle will take it to the next level of excellence. This new adventure will start off with a new fresh Spring Menu; introducing some specialty cocktails to the mix of wine, cider & beer; and expand service to include Sunday Brunch!

Please join us in giving Kyle and Michelle and their family a warm welcome, and lots of support as they try new things and add more services. Their energy, enthusiasm and experience will make this a wonderful experience for their family, and for the community! Let’s go enjoy it!

A Few Food & Wine pairing from some menu options:

A fine Ribeye steak with house made beef demi glace (with 3 Sister’s Beef) mashed potato & fresh local veggies paired with our award winning Malbec is an amazing combination;
Smoked lamb shank with garlic mashed potatoes and seasonal veggies pairs well with Blooms Gold Medal Merlot;
Seafood Wedge salad made with house smoked gorgonzola, bacon, scallops & prawns is perfect with a glass of Sauvignon Blanc or our red blend Charmant;
Penn Cove Mussels with crisp Blooms Semillon;
House made crab cakes go well with our Calla;
3 Sisters Beef burger grilled with roasted garlic aioli, aged cheddar cheese and bacon goes very well with the Blooms Cabernet Sauvignon;

Looking for a place to stay on Whidbey?

On the waterfront of Holmes Harbor, the Blooms Winery Suite is a one bedroom suite located above what used to be our winery (before we outgrew our space). It is available as a vacation rental by the day or week.