Fishkill Farms Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Workers are very very friendly and even if you appear to look lost they offer help."
• "The staff, many young people, were always willing to help."
• "Even their teens that work there are absolute gems! Sweet, cute, polite and very helpful!"
• "The employees are all very helpful and I would love to come back here and go apple picking again."
• "The staff was helpful and friendly, especially Desmond, who we met out in the orchard."
• "Staff was super nice."
• "Staff was extremely friendly and nice."

Cons:

• "A staff spent a few minutes accusing the customer in front of us for making insufficient reservations then found out she made a mistake."
• "She was rude, disrespectful to us."
• "Then another staff woman near the entrance yelled at us when we were on the way to throw the garbage to the bin."
• "The cashiers are not the friendliest though."
• "Also every single young person they had working the booths had the NASTIEST attitude ever."
• "I just called the farm and the representative lady was super rude."
• "Staff is not welcoming and just stare at you from behind the registers."

Activities and Entertainment

Pros:

• "Definitely a fun place to go apple picking with the family."
• "Super fun for the whole family!"
• "This year, they added a live band stage."
• "On that day, there was live music, with a live band singing some modern hits."
• "They have Yoga, dancing and barbecue and many other activities for kids and adults."
• "Great for kids as well they offer all types of adventures and hayrides etc."
• "We also enjoyed exploring the maze."

Cons:

• "The apple picking was good... but the cider tasting, food quality, price, seating, wait times, and general friendliness of that part of the farm staff was terrible."
• "The activities for kids can definitely have an improvement."
• "While it was cute, it felt a bit small. I wished there were a bit more activities."
• "The corn maze needs 1 dollar to get it, like seriously you’re paying $5 just to get inside the farm and then they charge you additional money for the corn maze and they don’t even let you pick the corn."
• "I only wish they included the corn maze, chicken coop, sheep pen, and other gardens on the map."
• "I feel like I missed out on those experiences because I didn’t know about them until the end of the day when I was about to leave."
• "There weren't any blueberries, the orchard was closed and there was very little in the garden BUT it is a lovely location."

Food and Beverages

Pros:

• "The highlights were definitely the scenery, the hot cider, and the warm and friendly staff."
• "Don't miss the Apple donuts."
• "Very delicious donuts, please purchase."
• "Their cider donuts were made fresh and were delicious!"
• "The food was good."
• "Their quesadillas, cider donut and of course the apple pies were soooooo yummy."
• "The food is great quality & fresh."

Cons:

• "The food purchased was a waste of money. See photo. Inedible charred ash burgers. Disgusting."
• "The grill and bakery need more employees, waiting 45 minutes to an hour on line just to order is crazy."
• "The food is overpriced and bland."
• "Food was served to us cold and my hot dog was falling apart."
• "We got the COLD chicken wraps that were premade at the grill and it was terrible."
• "The cheeseburgers were also dry and overcooked."
• "I was not pleased with the Jerk Chicken that I ordered. I found it to be very dry and you barely was able to taste any jerk season ingredients."

Pricing and Value

Pros:

• "Having children 12 and under pick for free is also nice as larger families with lots of kids would benefit from this."
• "As far as cost goes, this place is very reasonable."
• "Even the $5 entry fee is fairly nominal when you consider the work that goes into maintaining an orchard."
• "$40 for a family of five was a great deal."
• "The value is great."
• "semi-affordable, it’s $45 and you get two half peck bags which fit about 15ish fruits in each."
• "Entry fee is 45$ for five persons and you can take home one bag of apples plus all you can eat."

Cons:

• "One word to describe this place: RIPOFF."
• "Prices are way out of line."
• "The fruits are very expensive, more expensive than Whole Foods."
• "They charge 42$ before tax."
• "Organic, so it’s pricey."
• "Ridiculously expensive. It's $45 for a large bag to pick apples."
• "paying 48$ for 10 peaches is ridiculous."

Facilities and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Wonderful selection of apples! The orchards are maintained well."
• "The farm store is cool and stocks varied baked goods/milk/ candy, and everything else a farm store could have like honey etc."
• "Plenty of parking to your right side once you enter the property."
• "You park on the grass but it is well organized."
• "It was crowded, but everything was managed well (parking, lines, etc). Cool spot!"
• "Good arrangements of parking available."
• "The farm has evolved immensely over the last few years."

Cons:

• "They had minimal staff, and I literally had to get out of the car to have my husband back up the vehicle because we couldn’t even move the car without the amount of people walking behind the car and not letting us pull out."
• "The parking areas need to be labeled, It is very easy to get lost."
• "Washrooms are portable ones, didn’t like that."
• "Portapotties disgusting and overflowing, which is especially gross during a pandemic."
• "The roads are all dirt and uneven."
• "The portable toilets are disgusting and filthy."
• "there’s no indoor bathroom available for guests - the default is a portapotty."