Columbus Farmers Market Reviews Summary

Category: Farmers' market

Address: 2919 US-206, Columbus, NJ 08022, USA

Phone: +16092670400

Rating: 4.5
based on 374 reviews.

Amish Market

Pros:

  • "The Amish bakery is very good, especially for being a fair distance from Lancaster."
  • "The Amish market is fantastic. Fresh sliced lunch meats, cut meats and baked goods are hard to beat."
  • "The Amish donuts were amazing."
  • "The Amish food is the best, so fresh and pretzels are the best I've ever had anywhere."
  • "The indoor Amish Market is the best! Decent prices on preserves, cheeses, meats."
  • "The Amish food area has absolutely the best food I've ever indulged on."
  • "The Amish market inside has great BBQ food and other cuisines."

Cons:

  • "The Amish food court. Is below average. And these Amish servers can't count."
  • "Amish market is closed on Sundays."
  • "Sundays lack the Amish community presence."
  • "FYI the Amish mart is NOT open on Sundays."
  • "The Amish market has a variety of stations from fresh baked goods (donuts, cakes, breads, prepared where you can see), a cold cuts section, a hot buffet bar section, a breakfast spot, and chocolate & candy station to name a few."
  • "The Amish food side of the market is thriving, good food, and price people love to eat."
  • "Amish Meats super friendly staff (including the children). Food was really good."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food here is so fresh and amazing!"
  • "The blueberry muffins are made by the owners daughter and it’s literally the best muffin I’ve ever ate she should open her own bakery!!!"
  • "The ugly chicken was delicious."
  • "The baby back rids are so good and the sauce that comes with it is so good."
  • "Hands down the best tacos I have ever had!"
  • "The food is exceptional inside, quality is fresh and tasty."
  • "They cook food such as ribs, chicken, macaroni, etc. And there's fresh sweets, and bread, and even veggies."

Cons:

  • "I bought 2 breasts & I threw them out because they were dry."
  • "He said the chicken wasn't bad but it wasn't that good either."
  • "The service is very rude and they give u cold pizza I do not recommend at least that side of the store if you're getting pizza."
  • "Got the sub from place inside. Is located by store with leather clothing. Do you self favor don’t buy food there. Sub was absolutely without meat."
  • "The Sausage patties are hard as hockey pucks. Eggs made ready orders sucks."
  • "I'm not sure what they consider good pizza but that wasn't it at all."
  • "It was ridiculously expensive for what we got. Two slices of basically a tomato pie for $10."

Market Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "What a way to spend a beautiful day!"
  • "The inside was very busy. We enjoyed walking around, every one was friendly."
  • "It's just a neat time. Good to people watch."
  • "The atmosphere is great and all the people are very nice."
  • "A really nice relaxed experience."
  • "Great environment, and the periodic announcements to enforce mask wearing Is comforting."
  • "Even the patrons were unusually friendly."

Cons:

  • "Today they smelled like raw sewage."
  • "Hope they clean-up their act, or it's just gonna be another Englishtown or Collingswood. ☹️"
  • "The rest of the market feels like a jenky strip mall."
  • "It’s HUGE, my only complaint is I didn’t feel like I was welcomed in the area."
  • "It's really very sad and discouraging to our environment to see so much trash laying around."
  • "You bump elbows with very low income individuals who shop here to survive. Vendors are dwindling. Time to drive on by this place."
  • "The only bad part is the internal flea market, try to stay away from that. The external flea market is fine, but mostly fake or bootleg products."

Vendor Variety and Pricing

Pros:

  • "Most booths have unique and fairly priced items."
  • "Quality of all the merchandise I bought is the same exact as it is in stores at half the price."
  • "You have your vendors that are selling new stuff (mostly off brand clothing, phone accessories, etc.) for a good price."
  • "Prices are great."
  • "During the summer the place triples in size with the outdoor flea market which attracts hundreds of great vendors and good finds."
  • "Great for walking and finding cheap items."
  • "Really great prices and really great finds."

Cons:

  • "Some are pricey."
  • "I have seen prices from vendors go dramatically up recently."
  • "Now there is only one vendor and the prices are higher."
  • "Wow!!! There Price gouging!!! They are charging double the price of products!"
  • "So many of the shops are asking more $ for things than any other retailer!"
  • "One sells expired food."
  • "Inflation is definitely real.. but somehow I think a lot of these merchants are simply taking advantage of the idea of it right now."

Cleanliness and Maintenance

Pros:

  • "Every single worker follows Covid-19 guidelines...they are friendly and super courteous."
  • "Inside is nice and cool in the summer and the bathrooms clean."
  • "Bathrooms for men and woman were very clean and I was impressed."
  • "It is decently clean inside."
  • "Indoor was updated and clean! One of my favorite things in this era."
  • "The bathroom itself is slightly cleaner, so that's an improvement."
  • "Of course it's not the cleanest and most elegant place, but their staff does a pretty good job at maintaining the place and keeping it as decent as possible."

Cons:

  • "I did not trust Refrigeration. Nor the cleanest."
  • "Bathrooms are disgusting."
  • "Place is a bit dirty and smelly inside but not to a fault."
  • "The bathroom was kind of terrifying and needs extreme updating."
  • "The vendors inside are old outdated and need a makeover."
  • "Has declined over the years. At this time the atmosphere is very low quality."
  • "The negative is the market need more food selection it is limited."

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