My daughter requested seafood for her birthday dinner so I headed to Adam's Poughkeepsie location. If you can find a parking space, remember to bring a quarter with you because at this location, you are required to insert a quarter to rent the cart. Presumably this is because of the proximity to City Of Poughkeepsie, but I see no reason for it. This location has a bit of a confusing situation because you really need to remember which entrance you use so you can get back to your vehicle without having to circle the entire building with an overflowing cart of groceries. They are pros and cons to shopping here. Staff is extremely friendly to the point where you feel like you're at a neighborhood small grocery. But this place is massive with an abundance of imports and unique offerings from around the region. I belong to a farm cooperative, so I don't usually need vegetables. However, in this case, I did shop produce to locate some organic options to serve with the scallops and shrimp. The presentation is wonderful, but the prices are outrageous. Year over year, the same items that I purchased at Adam have increased by at least 30%. Some of that is due to the current geopolitics, but some of it is just plain exorbitant pricing. My purchase: A stop at Seafood to make sure they had 2 pounds of sea scallops approximately $24 per pound- wild caught. And the colossal shrimp more than $20 per pound also wild caught. Next stop a birthday cake - everything looks wonderful and I'm sure that there are items that are not mass produced with lots of fillers, but idea say that they probably use the same cake mixes as the less pricey supermarkets. Regardless, I had no time to bake so I picked up a 6 inch carrot cake - $26. And a fresh fruit tart 9 inch $29. Ouch, one note about the fruit tart is that the strawberries were not hold which makes for very.com cumbersome dining. You serve a lovely piece of fruit tart, and your guest has to dissect the strawberry to take the leaves off. It doesn't look that great and it is not appetizing. A quick stop to pick up organic broccoli. What the heck! Roughly $12 for two bunches of broccoli. I must be out of my mind. It was a birthday and I don't have any broccoli at home so I bit the bullet Over to the cheese counter where you can find exceptional values, and Exceptional imports My pic today was Bulgarian feta cheese, which is not easy to find, a beautiful French Camembert, and a block of Gouda. A loaf of bread, and a quick run to the clearance section at the back of the store where I scored pretty well with about 2 pounds of beautiful grapes for two dollars and a dragon fruit for under two dollars. A 12 pack of Parker General rolls $2.50 a quick run past the pasta department for the Italian produced linguine and onto the cash register. My cart was full and I knew my wallet would be empty soon so I headed home. Shopping at Adams is an experience rather than a chore. Please don't go on an empty stomach because you will soon regret it. You're not gonna find samples here for tasting, but you can ask at the cheese counter if you're not sure about a potential purchase and they will oblige. I do . read more

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Who else forgets their coin for their shopping cart 99% of the time? On this visit, I in fact had a quarter and a smallish list. Recent cool finds *bulk loose leaf tea, specifically green tea chai *spicy peach wings on the hot bar Picked up Adam's brand Kona coffee for $10.99/ lb, got it pre-ground for a drip coffee maker, perfect for those days I'm not in the mood for espresso. Love their bulk olives and house made dips in the deli. Adam's provides that gourmet grocery store rush I need. Cheers, The Happy Hour Huntress read more

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Now i'm really pissed I buy all my spices, or used to, from adams farms Boy was i surprised to see insect larvae burrowing thru my jar of garlic After i report this to the FDA i'll be demanding a refund read more

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Critical info!! This is not just a garden store! Lol. I got dropped off here to browse while Hubbo went across the street for something boring. This place had so much to see! And to want! read more

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I've been a customer of Adams since 1983. Not only do they provide plenty of excellent local (& other) fresh produce and other goods, including organic and sustainable, but I understand they also treat their staff very well. About the people who feel that it's unnecessary to have to donate a quarter for your shopping cart (but you get it back), it keeps the parking lot clear from stray and dangerous runaway carts, so I'm all for it! And if you're really strapped for cash, they'll GIVE you a quarter when you go to customer service, which is near the entrance. read more

I was recently at my nieces' 30th birthday party. They got the cake from Adams. It looked gorgeous, and tasted even better. Not dry for red velvet which means they know what they're doing. The cream cheese filling was also delicious. Sadly didn't get a piece of the fondant part. read more

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Went to the candy shop at Adams to try the Dubai chocolate strawberries and left with a bellyache. They were really sweet, the strawberry themselves were fresh and sweet, the chocolate was wayyy too sweet. For $13, I would have liked to enjoy the taste read more

Adams Fairacre Farms - Specialty Food Near Me - Poughkeepsie, New York

5-Star Review We had an absolutely fantastic experience with Adams Farms Poughkeepsie, for our Son's wedding! From start to finish, everything was seamless. Rindy, the supervisor of catering, was incredible to work with--she spent months helping us plan every detail and made sure nothing was overlooked. Her organization, communication, and genuine care made the entire process stress-free. What made things even better was having food, cakes, and flowers all arranged through one location, which were all delivered on time to our venue at Locust Grove Estate. The service provided by At Your Service by Christine was exceptional as well--professional, attentive, and warm. Our guests raved about the food and the service all night. We couldn't have asked for a better team to help make our day perfect. We highly recommend Adams Farms for any event--wedding or otherwise. They went above and beyond! read more

Lovely store! Unfortunately everything I bring home smells like fragrance. The plastic wrap on cheese smells like perfume , which permeates to the cheese. I have noticed this for about a year now. Not sure it's something they pumped in, but it's not good for your health. Sad because I love this store. read more

I've been a dedicated customer of the Adams Fairacre Farms located in Poughkeepsie (although on occasion I've also shopped at the one in Wappinger's - also terrific!). Extremely high quality of produce, meats and poultry and fish- always fresh and flavorful. Prepared food are excellent, with an open salad bar, sushi, and hot dishes (although these can sometimes have too much salt for my taste - but that's just me) and a mouthwatering deli section. Couteous service - and that's what I'm writing about today. Last week, I had the opportunity to try their prepared meatloaf - and it was beyond great! Nothing fancy, but exactly the right blend of seasonings locked into a juicy mound of ground beef. I returned yesterday for my weekly stock-up but the meatloaf wasn't there! I asked this super nice butcher about it - and he went out of his way to prepare the dish, simply because I asked! Above and beyond courtesy! Thank you! (and ps - it's still delicious!). read more

Adams is not the Adams it was when the original brothers were running it. The people running it now are less concerned about the customer and more concerned about gouging every last dollar out of them. Their prices are sky high but the quality most of the time is not commensurate with the prices. $8 for hearts of romaine that are mostly green, $6 for a pint of blueberries, $7 for Florida's Natural orange juice. I could go on. And customer service is not nearly what it used to be. Sometimes I think they have forgotten what it was that made the Adams stores unique and people's favorite place to shop. Judging by the average review being in the mid 3s, it's apparent many other customers are recognizing the same things. If Stew Leonards had stores around here, they would quickly put Adams out of business. I know I would stop going there in a heartbeat! read more

This store has a mix of a lot of different things. It feels chaotic and many things are above the price I pay in my local store. I like some of the imported specialty items but they are randomly chosen. I am not crazy for the vegetables or fruit. Not many organic choices. It feels like a larger and more expensive Trader Joe's. read more

I bought their Christmas Stollen yesterday. it was dry, hard and stale. The marzipan was a thick log throughout the center with whole almonds, some raisins and the other candied fruit pieces that were left in large chunks. The worst stollen I have ever had read more

I always go here early in the morning with my dad I usually get the double chocolate muffin and the chocolate mouse cake which is all amazing and made fresh early in the morning! When we always visit the bakers are always nice including the cashiers, Adam's apple cider doughnuts are always the bomb! I recommend highly everything is delicious read more

Just had their Irish Soda Bread. Took one bite and tossed it. Awful. Shop Rite is still much better!

A time-capsule of a store. We randomly stopped into this store. It's part grocery store, part candy shop, part general store. It's an odd amalgam and it works. No beer or wine on site. read more

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The sea food is always fresh. The produce is always fresh. Everyone loves Adams. They have a flower and Plant shop. read more

Ok most of you know they always have killer produce all year long but they have some great dips like dill, onion and my favorite Spinach dips and a great salad and hot food bar. It's $9.99 per pound and if you know how to you can get a decent assortment of food for under $10. It's really the quintessential one stop shop for just about anything you can want or need. If your hesitant try them once and I'm sure you will agree it is worth the trip. read more

Outstanding selection of cheeses, produce, a hot & cold sandwich & food bar, and they even sell their own branded coffee. They have a cafe outside that has a few picnic tables, where you can score some "coconut castaway" ice cream or go for the classic root beer float. I had the Swedish Meatballs with a side of mixed vegetables. Outstanding. It's Dutchess County's version of Stew Leonard's. Will be back for more soon, Covid or not! read more

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All the marigolds I bought are dead or dying. Four of six plants are floundering. It's not me since I have plants from corncrib and salbicos which are 100% healthy. Adams seems to have lowered quality (not price). Last post since there's too many other choices that are better. Too bad, been going there for over 20 years. read more

This simply is a fantastic store. Tons of amazing fresh produce, as much local as possible, and it's well priced and displayed well. The meat Dept is great. The butchers are extremely helpful and they make their own sausage! The fish Dept is also good. They will scale fish, cut fish to your liking, and they make great recommendations. Excellent bakery with an awesome assortment of sweets, and they have their own candy shop. I love Adams. It is my go-to store for grocery shopping. Keep up the great work! read more

I L O V E this store! A bit pricey overall, but I'd rather have pricey and with excellent assortment , than cheap, wilted and dirty. You can find really good deals there ! Yesterday I went there to get our family a proper Thanksgiving pie, after a disaster, inedible one we bought in NY. And to my huge surprise Adam's pie ,a gorgeous very berry pie, ringed out $1.99 at the cashier, from original price of $16 or $17! WOW, thank you! read more

It is a nice places and the workers are very nice. Also the food is good and Adams is very nice looking and clean, on the inside and outside. Not too cheep not too expensive and the parking lot is pretty big. And the meat is amazing. read more

I have always loved shopping at Adams. Lately, I have noticed a change. The bakery items I buy regularly are not available as often. The shelves are not being restocked like they used to be. Also the hot bar has changed. There was always a variety of items, changed daily, for those of us who get their meals there everyday. I find less variety now. I guess all good things change. read more

I LOVE Adams. We went shopping for our garden today and their plants are so healthy and a great variety of plants. I went especially for vegetable plants and marigolds which they had plenty at a great price. $2.29 for a pack. I had stopped at Home Depot on my way just in case and they had hardly anything compared to last year. Just skip the others and go straight to Adams. read more

This is basically a more expensive Trader Joe's. Definitely has a lot of great produce and vegan options but still very pricey

This place is a mixture between wegmans , whole foods, and home depo garden section. Candy section is unique and big! They have butchers and whole fish on ice. They sell seeds and garden stuff. Really delicious produce and their hamburger meat is soooo good and fresh. The downfall is the chaotic parking lot in front. The parking spot stripes are narrow and people just walk out in front of cars without looking. There are a lot of self important house wife types around here. read more

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I'm in my fifth dozen clams and 4th dozen oysters over the past two weeks raw..:. Blow your mind fresh and delicious. Don't miss out on the clams and oysters at Adam's right now, they are peak right now at Adam's. Great time to buy a 1/2 bushel! They can be amazing, thank God. Don't forget you're buying at peak right now and if you dig cooked clams steamed or whatever they freeze really well ! It's a clear buy ! read more

This was my favorite market in the area. I like the fresh produce fresh fish and meats. I really enjoyed shopping there. A few weeks ago I decided to try online shopping. When I went to the store to pick up my items, the customer service rep was exceptionally rude. I wrote an email to management in order to complain, but never heard back from them and I've never been back cents. It's too bad I really like the place. read more

What can I say about this amazing place!? Talk about having everything from outdoor /indoor nursery to bird food to a beautiful gift shop, chocolate shop, fresh produce and florist, deli with great selections and hot food for take out! Their prices are very good and reasonable! Bit my favorite area is the candy and nut section. I always seem to wind up bringing home some sort of treat from that section! I wish Adams was closer to my town because I would be there almost every day! The staff wears a shirt that says "I love that store" so so true, I think everybody does! We have eaten in the café a few times and they have really really good selection of lunch items fresh off the grill and don't forget to finish it off with some soft serve ice cream or freshly made flavors, yummy! This place deserves more than a five star rating, I cannot say enough about it! It is a pure gem for this area. read more

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I purchased the seafood combo today for Mother's Day and it was absolutely delicious you should have this available more often the price was worth it you made my Mother's Day complete thank you I always shop there read more

Adams Fairacre Farms - Specialty Food Near Me - Poughkeepsie, New York

Amazing fresh produce, meat, deli, cheese. My son calls it the Zabar's of the valley. Fabulous store!! read more

found a bug in my salad. never going here again it was alive too. probably should inspect the food before putting it out !

Twice experienced food poisoning from their produce. One was the salad bar and the other a box of blueberries. I dont know if they are washing their produce in contaminated water, or have unsanitary employees but both times I got terrible stomach cramps almost immediately and nausea and vomiting. Wont shop here again. read more

Absolutely furious. This is the second time I have found pests and completely had to sacrifice a grow room to your pest infested plants. DO NOT buy plants from this disaster of a nursery if you value your gardens read more

This review is regarding Adams nursery. Every year I buy my plants upstate from the Amish. This year unable to make the trip purchased from Adams along with the soil. Everything is loaded with mealy bugs. In all my years of doing flowers on my deck in summer never had this issue. I have had to throw out almost all plants and have feeling last 2 about to go. Mealy bugs originates in the nursery for most part or contaminated soil. The soil, miracle grow potting mix, though packed in plastic bags, was thoroughly soaked when I got it. I bought it from the outside area. I have a variety of flowers and they all have it. I spent a lot of money on flowers and soil. I will never buy my flowers or soil from Adams again. read more

The appeal is obvious the moment you walk through the front entrance: it's the produce - lots of it, at very good prices. You might find a few items at better prices at other grocery stores if you shop weekly "loss leaders," but overall you can't do better than here. The meat department has a great variety too. The meat prices might not always be as competitive as in other stores, but if you wait for sales and stock up, you'll do well. I personally like that they carry Bell & Evans poultry and local grass-fed beef. "More conventional" grocery store items, such as packaged goods or baking supplies, might not always be as competitively priced. If you shop around regularly, you might find some of these items priced better at other grocery stores, or maybe even Target. But if you're interested in 1-stop shopping, it's tough to do better. They also have some specialty items I can't always find elsewhere, such as store-made sushi with brown rice, a good selection of corn-syrup-free soda, and Adirondack Creamery ice cream. And on my most recent visit there, I discovered they have finally added a hot food station - the one thing I felt they were missing compared to the other Adams'. read more

This place reminds me of when I was in the city and had access to Whole Foods but better. Everything is fresh well made. Love going here

I paid over $30 for a holiday fruit bowl filled with inedible unripe honeydew and cantaloupe. I'm sure whoever was cutting the fruit was knowledgeable enough to know the fruit wasn't ripe. Seems like a store with the word "farms" in the title would know better than to rip off the consumer, especially during the holidays. Shame on them. read more

I actually just moved to Poughkeepsie with my family and we're excited with the area especially with Adam's. We realized they have a cafe as well. We decided to try it tonight and we're quickly nauseated. As we are placing our order we saw a cockroach crawling across the counter . That's all it took for us to just walk out. I've worked in the restaurant business before and that is the downside of food service places. You really never know what kind of place you are eating from unless you see it first hand like we did or work there to see the conditions of the kitchen. Truly upsetting!! 1 star is generous and the only reason it's there it's because it will not let me post without it read more