The prices may be a bit high but, in the decades our family and friends have been going, not once did we have any problems with portions, freshness, no grease food. We actually get two meals from these dinners. Any other restaurant will charge $25-$35 for full belly clams. In my years you get on average about 20 clams. Never had less that mid 30's count, some small but vast majority medium and large. If you think the price is too high, take a close look at freshness, non-greasy, large portions at the "big name" restaurants. Bet you can't compare. read more

So overpriced. Our total was $13 for a small and a mini. Absurd. It is good ice cream but you could find the same quality for a better price. We got mint Oreo and coffee Oreo. Service was friendly but I find it off putting that employees flip the screen for a tip...it's all take out. read more

Went to kimball farm not knowing anything about them and just looking for some ice cream after a soccer match across the street. What a pleasant surprise this turned out to be! The lines were a little daunting at first and it was a bit of a free for all trying to get to the window to order, but it moved fairly quickly considering. There were a ton of flavors, most of which were traditional but they also had some really creative flavors for the adventurers out there. I had the vanilla blueberry crumble and others had the coffee heath bar, m and m, and cookie dough. Every one of them was delightful; packed with flavor and goodies. The only one that was a little short on the additive ingredients was the coffee heath bar that was slightly lacking in the heath bar bits. The blueberry crumble was outstanding and something I could easily eat regularly. Overall it was rich, creamy, flavorful, massive quantities and reasonable prices for what you get. I'd probably get a kiddie cup next time as the small was quite large. They had a ton of picnic tables and tons of space to spread out. There were shaded areas and areas in full sun if that's your thing. I must admit, I read the negative reviews only after visiting and I was quite surprised. Most are about the food and not the ice cream, so that made some sense to me. I don't eat much fried food and that seemed to be their specialty so I guess I'm safe if I ever return. read more

Kimball Farm - Lancaster - Vanilla blueberry crumble (small) - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Lancaster, Massachusetts

Great place but the prices are unrealistic for a family -- if they had a package that included a couple of kiddy cones or dishes and one or two adults would be better. read more

Do yourself a favor and order the mini size ice cream. Even that portion you can share with someone. Who knew there is a cute cafe/shop next door and if you're picky like me, there is a bathroom inside. I refuse the portable potty! The breakfast options are tasty! Plenty of tables on the second floor. If you want bbq food, you can order outside. They are only ok and overpriced. read more

Kimball Farm - Lancaster - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Lancaster, Massachusetts

Kimball Farm, my beloved--I genuinely miss you every time winter rolls around! This location in northern Lancaster is a short detour off Route 2. Heading down Lunenburg Rd, you'll easily spot a wide entrance right across from Dunkin' Donuts. Parking is straightforward, with extra lots opened during busy days. Dining is set beneath a large tent that protects from rain and intense sun, but if you prefer sunshine, there are tables that sit just outside the tent. There's also seating on the grassy area, pleasantly shaded by trees. You place order at the window and pay up-front, and then you wait around for your number to be called. So make sure you're still paying attention if you're listening to music or having a conversation. Condiments, utensils, and napkins are all self-serve, along with the beverage dispensers. Kimball Farm introduced me to fried seafood plates, and it remains my favorite spot. I'm utterly addicted to their fried scallops--perfectly golden and flavorful--and the crispy, juicy whole belly clams. Seafood is available either as a fried plate (served with fries and coleslaw) or as "sides" in half-pint or pint portions. Prices here aren't cheap--I usually spend around $40-$50--but the quality, freshness, and generous portions make it entirely worth it. If you're not too stuffed after finishing your meal, Kimball Farm also serves fantastic ice cream. I highly recommend the Coffee Oreo, but honestly, there's no wrong choice here. Just keep in mind their portions start from "mini" and quickly get larger--don't be surprised if even a "small" is more ice cream than your stomach can handle! read more

Kimball Farm - Lancaster - Clam Chowder + Pick Two (regular size, scallops, whole belly clams) - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Lancaster, Massachusetts

Went here last night with my family. We usually frequent the Westford Kimballs but this one brings me back to what the Westford one used to be. I love Westford kimballs but it is nice to just have just the ice cream stand a fields sometimes. When we went on a Sunday night it was a lot less busy than usual as well. We got to walk right up to the counter and order. We ordered 7 ice creams and staff was quick and friendly. Proportions are huge so be careful about what size you pick! Ice cream was cream and delicious as always. read more

Good ice cream, but the wait was mind numbing. Only three groups in front of us and we waited 35 minutes! Large orders, sure, but also extremely slow service. Worth a stop if you're in the area (like at the SBLI soccer fields), because there isn't much else around, but not a dish worth driving to otherwise read more

Well for 63.00 for a clam plate and two drinks. This includes a tip that I am not sure what for. I was hoping for it to be better. The clams tasted like a typical frozen clam with no flavor. The tartar sauce was nothing like real tartar sauce. I have been to kimballs before and the quality has gone down hill. Oh well lesson learned. read more

Kimball Farm - Lancaster - $63.00 with tip - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Lancaster, Massachusetts

Went for lunch, had a scallop dinner, food was excellent as usual. When checking sales receipt later, there was a $ 12.95 tip added to the bill. Nowhere is it posted they do this. Would not go again due to deceptive practices with this issue. When I get take-out I give a tip for good service. No one serves you, you serve yourself. Beware! Myself & friends were taken for a ride, be careful & check before you order. They gained $39.00 & never said a word about a built in tip. Won't return there unless I know they will remove the automatic tip. read more

I heard about this place & love seafood, so my sister drove us the 1.5 hours here for my birthday. Nothing about the location not service was appealing. Seemed as if the high schoolers were more concerned with flirting and TikTok than assisting us. We placed our order & sat outside under the tent while birds hop all over the tables that were never once wiped down. After a while (other people came and ordered before us and got their food first) we got our food. It smelled burnt but it was a large portion is we figured the whole thing wouldn't be that way. We asked for no cole slaw and there it was soaking through the plate & the fries and fish are all how soggy and white. The shrimp & clam strips were okay, none of the food us seasoned but that might be your thing, not mine The tartar sauce taste homemade an just like straight relish and is very yellow in color The haddock was not worth the price, actually none of the food was. The ice cream is worth it if you are only getting one flavor. There was a nice girl (her name ended In "ae") who took her time to try and help me pick a flavor. The mini is still a lot of ice cream so be sure you want all of that. Lastly and most importantly, I feel like our food came out difference because essentially WE looked different than everyone there. Sad times in 2022, especially having to drive back hungry all that way and spend money on Better food. You can tell the difference on our plates read more

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Kimball Farm Lancaster's hidden gem is the Café inside the country store. The food and staff are stellar. Prices are reasonable. My particular favorite is the breakfast sandwich. (As a side note, Kimball's ice cream has ruined all other ice cream for me personally, it is simply the best) read more

Dropping my daughter off to camp and had to find a place nearby to spend time. I thought this was the location with the water bumper cars but it wasn't but they had food so why not. Seafood! Why not! I ordered the two item seafood combo (shrimp and haddock). The portion size was more than enough and I couldn't finish BUT the flavor was lackluster. It tasted like flour and no seasoning. Pretty sure The haddock was pre frozen or somehow not fresh. Def not worth the $40!! Plus onion rings and kids tenders no drinks was $70+!! The onion rings were fresh at least which was good! Then we had dessert which was ice cream. Again portion sizes were crazy and ice cream had bunch of flavors to choose from. But again. Price. Two one scoops with cone plus one kiddie was $25!!! It was a nice stop to eat outside, play corn hole and connect four but not if you are on a budget!! read more

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The scallops were absolutely fantastic and got a lot with the 2 seafood combo. Huge and not greasy. One regular size is enough for two people. Price, however, is through the roof after pandemic. Got a tiny serving of coffee turtle ice cream and it was also pricey: $5. Sitting in my car I was thinking this would be awesome except cost as much as the fanciest meal before the pandemic. I guess this is the "new normal". There was not much farm anywhere (a few empty field the k9 state police were practicing in. For tourism to recover, the prices have to. Nothing unique in the store except items that say Kimball Farm. Could have been anywhere. read more

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Stopped by for ice cream to celebrate my birthday with family. Service was awesome, and it was a beautiful day to sit outside to enjoy our ice cream. The ice cream was great. We have never had a bad experience at kimballs. The lines were short and it was an easy in and out. read more

There are fewer "attractions" (no mini golf or bumper boats) here than at the theme park that is the Westford location, but the parking and line times are much easier, and the ice cream is the same. Fried clams, scallops, and shrimp were all cooked crisp, with scallops and shrimp tender/juicy; clams were a little overcooked. Surprisingly impressive hot dog: a large, snappy, adult-flavored beast similar to if not actually a Pearl, with a grilled New England style roll. Onion rings excellent, with good crunch, pleasant batter, and nice distribution of ring sizes. Comfortable picnic table seating close to the stands under a tent or further away on the grass without tent. Your reward for traveling out to the boonies: cheap gas across the street (though there's cheaper closer to Leominster). Probably closer to 3.5 than 4, but the good vibes here bump it up. read more

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great service, but very disappointed with our Black Raspberry Chocolate chip yogurt today. our first time this year, last year it was full of cholocate chips, this year a few. read more

I am not a local. I come to MA every year to visit family and Kimball Farms is one of my favorite places! Must orders are lobster rolls, clam strips, and ice cream. Lobsters rolls are filled, large portion of clam strips, and many choices for ice cream. Pet friendly since seating is outdoor. read more

Kimball Farm - Lancaster - Lobster roll and clam strip roll - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Lancaster, Massachusetts

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Ended up here on Columbus Day Weekend. Which happens to be their last weekend of the season. They only had 2 flavors of ice cream a vanilla and chocolate. They had Rum Raisin and Frozen Pudding on the menu. But we all know that those are not ice cream flavors that anyone actually eats. Our servings were huge. Much larger than the photograph samples. Maybe they were trying to clear out the freezer? Lots of parking. Quite a few picnic tables and benches. Ample lighting at night. read more

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The food is great. Huge portions, cooked perfectly & fresh. The service is quick & the staff pleasant & helpful. My husband & I usually share a regular sized meal of scallops & whole clams & we are full. We have also had the fried shrimp & the seafood plate.It's a picnic table eating area under a tent so on hot days a bit uncomfortable but usually nice. It can get very crowded on weekends & weekdays a lunch time. It is pricey especially if you have a family with you but they do have other meals besides seafood. The only thing I would change is to be able to sub onion rings for fries because an order of rings is huge. I have been eating Kimballs ice cream since I was a kid & it's always good. All in all worth going if you are in the mood for seafood. read more

Excellent ice cream, though a more varied selection of flavors would be nice after all these years. Their Black Raspberry is AMAZING. Ice cream lines can be LONG here, though, just like at the other locations. Just be patient, or, if you can, drop by during a weekday. Oh, and the fried clam strips are AMAZING... REAL clams, not soggy and you get a LOT, which is good as their prices are not exactly cheap, though not bad being so far from the ocean. Better parking than in Westford. This location also has the weekly car show. PS: Dear Kimball's - PLEASE get rid of those awful paper straws from the 2019 season!! read more

Kimball Farm - Lancaster - Part of a small order of clam strips... - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Lancaster, Massachusetts

Way overpriced for everything. $42 for a fisherman's platter, etc. In addition to it being overpriced, my $6 medium sundae with heath bar ice cream had one tiny bite of heath bar in the whole thing and otherwise it was just basic vanilla ice cream. Finally most annoying - they only let you get one flavor of ice cream even in the larger sizes. Every other place in the world lets you pick two flavors, even for their small. This place rips you off and won't let you pick more than one flavor unless you get their "doubledae" which is 8.25. Total ripoff, bad policy, and not good ice cream. read more

We come to Kimball every Friday for the classic car show. Good food, great ice cream, beautiful cars, funky music, cornhole & smiling faces. Kids running around on the grass having fun, a perfect summer nuance. What's not to love? read more

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I'm not quite sure if they change their French fries it seems to me they have but they're really good

Instead of being reasonable for folks with who can't wear masks due to medical conditions they decided to adopt a no tolerance policy of full compliance even for folks social distancing and being outside. It's sad because businesses like this will not make it much longer due to such policies. read more

I don't get why this is as popular as it is. The fried food isn't well seasoned, so if you don't like ketchup it's not worth eating. The serving sizes are large for the ice cream but it's not a good quality ice cream. I'm pretty sure the butterfat content is too low. Whatever it is, there's not a single flavor that's actually enjoyable. Big doesn't mean good. I'd rather have a small portion of high quality ice cream than a large portion of something that's mediocre. read more

Kimballs is a really nice place to get together with family or friends to have lunch or an ice cream (a massive ice cream, at that). I love their seafood. It's very fresh and they have a lot of options. My favorite item on the menu is the haddock nuggets. They recently made them a permanent item on the menu. I love that they give watermelon with all meals. As for the sides, if Kimballs told me they were sold out of everything other than the potato salad, I'd be absolutely okay with that. I always order extra. Something about it, I LOVE. The ice cream portions are massive, so if you're used to getting a small-medium, get a kiddie-small. If you're used to getting a large, plan on sharing with multiple people. They have an awesome assortment of flavors. The thing I can live without is the snobby teenagers they hire to run the place. But once I receive my food, I forget about the ignorance. read more

I'm frankly disturbed by my experience here and will never return. We ended up here wanting to treat ourselves with ice cream after a long hike. Our ice cream order didn't look correct, and after a couple bites, it was confirmed they had given us the wrong flavor. I walked up and explained they'd given us the wrong flavor - I wasn't trying to finagle free ice cream by any means. I just pointed out we were given the wrong flavor and asked if they could give us the flavor we ordered. Ice cream is a rare treat, we'd hiked for hours, and we'd driven out of our way for our favorite flavor from Kimball's. The teenage/twenty-something employee became aggressive, immediately summoned her middle-aged female supervisor, and the two began berating me in front of other customers. The supervisor loudly said, in front of other customers, that I clearly had no idea what flavor I'd ordered because I obviously would have recognized it and how could I not see it was right there in front of me (um, it was the absolute wrong order and it was pretty obviously not what we'd ordered because the color/ingredients were totally different). I was shocked. I don't think I've ever seen two people escalate their behavior so aggressively. The middle aged supervisor literally yelled after me, in front of other customers, as I walked away. By the way, I worked at an ice cream stand in high school. I would never dream of treating a customer like that and berating them in front of others. I'm still shocked by how two employees here could become so aggressive and scream me in front of other customers. I'm sure it wasn't pleasant for the many families and small children witnessing this, either. There is absolutely no need for anyone to ever be treated in this manner and it was upsetting. read more

Kimball Farm seems to be a very well known ice cream shop/market in the surrounding small towns of Lancaster. We stopped for a scoop of ice cream and this was apparently ONE SCOOP! (check photo) There were sooooooo many options, we ended up getting one scoop of cookies n cream and one scoop of peppermint stick. We could have eaten half of "one scoop" between the two of us and been satisfied. read more

Kimball Farm - Lancaster - ONE SCOOP cookies n cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Lancaster, Massachusetts

I'm a local and frequent Kimballs often with my family. Kimballs closes at 9pm on Fridays. Tonight (Friday, September 10th,) I walked up to the window at exactly 8:57pm and see all the kids mopping and cleaning up. After being ignored for 3 minutes, a girl reluctantly opens the window to tell me they were closed. I asked what time they close and she said 9pm. I mentioned to her that I was standing there for 3 minutes (with no line) and she said "sorry, the cash registers are already shut down". I asked what time it was and she said "it''s 9pm". I said "I'm paying cash, can you please scoop me 1 ice cream?" She said "no". I wish I asked to speak with the manager, but I'm beyond annoyed. I can understand being turned away at 9:05pm or anytime after that...but seriously? Turning someone away exactly at 9pm after you ignore them?! I was ignored for 3 minutes so they could intentionally tell me it was 9pm and not serve me. I hope that Kimballs management sees this review and address the staff that were working tonight. Terrible customer service. read more

Kimball has the best Cookies & Cream ice cream I've ever had, better than I could imagine! How do they make the ice cream taste like the cream filling of an Oreo?? Must be magic... I bought a pint of mint chocolate chip to bring to my parents and it was overflowing. Keep it up Kimball, y'all are the best ice cream around. read more

Don't have to say much considering I ha e checked in 21 times... It's only 10 minutes from us and it has great Fried Seafoods and Grilled chicken and fried fish sandwiches, hamburgers, hotdogs, and very good lobster roll. Don't for get to ask to switch between to the waffle fries from regular fries (if it's included with your dinner (ad another $1) but it's huge and delicious. Of course, you got to save room for the Kimball Specials (see the pic). You won't find any ice cream likes Kimball Farm. read more

Kimball Farm - Lancaster - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Lancaster, Massachusetts

Love this place! The ice cream is amazing. Make sure to leave yourself enough time. This place is always packed.

You have to get a loan to eat there-! $40 for fried clams? And the owner has the balls to tell me she's losing money on them!!!!

Kimball farms has one of the best lobster rolls around here. They pack it full of claw meat. I also really enjoy their cole slaw. We visit at least once or twice a summer. read more

Kimball Farm - Lancaster - Lobster roll, cole slaw, potato salad. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Lancaster, Massachusetts

Amazing ice cream and very solid food! Great atmosphere and a great place to go when the weather is nice!

The ice cream is great and the location is near my house but the lines are way to long they need to add more windows

I have been here in past years for Haddock and fries when it was very good. This past weekend , my wife and I again ordered Haddock and the portions were smaller, price was higher than last year ( as expected) , almost $20/ea, and the fish was cool in the center definitely frozen not fresh . Anyway, two hours after eating we both experienced stomach pains. This place has the highest price for Haddock and fries . but quality was not good. We won't be going back , read more

Overpriced. If you're in the area, might as well go to Lunenburg and get Cherry Hills. However the car shows are always actually filled with cool cars. The food is good but also overpriced. read more

Huge portions! Order smaller than you think. I got the kiddie cone and it was huge. One scoop is like a quart! Large was humongous. read more

Kimball Farm - Lancaster - Large waffle cone! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Lancaster, Massachusetts