We had a really great time on a recent weekend. Apple picking. It can get pricey. You can easily spend $30-$40 on an apple picking trip. But, you're in a well to do area (aka rich people) and an autumn hayride apple picking experience is obligatory. You won't spend a ton of time apple picking (less than half hour depending on how fast you go to fill the small-ish bag), but there's other activities - like a playground for kids, and a small store where they sell apple based products. You could spend maybe 1/2 day here then move onto something else. Overall, we really enjoyed our time here. Check out the baked goods in the store. They're very reasonably priced for large portions. read more

This is the first time I give a review and sorry to be negative. We went there on 10/06/13. I must say that this was the worst orchard that I went to. I have been to one in Chester NJ, one in Newburgh in NY, many times in East Greenbush in NY. This one, you need to purchase a $2 ticket for a ride on a wagan, and bags before hand, which means you buy $6-7 per empty bag before you go up to the hill to pick up the apple. By the time we get there, an old gentleman give us a lecture/speech on "rules and regulations" and of course where to pick what for about 10 minutes. Then we are on our own and then we found there is nothing PICKABLE left on the tree. There are some good apples in the big box by the trees and that was pretty much about it. I don't know what this place is good for, maybe just for a bored Sunday afternoon trip. read more

I've been going to Mackey's for years. The kids love taking the hay rides to pick apples in the fall. I went there today to pick up some raw honey. To my surprise they have a new bakery inside. They have "Real" Napoleons with custard, not that fake stuff. Also, so many nice cookies and small desserts. Everything is so fresh. I haven't see a bakery like this since I was a kid. read more

I come here every year when they have their opening day! Love the ice cream and the prices are very reasonable! The apple cider donuts they have around Fall are the best, get those every year as well! read more

Apple cider donuts are great. Apples are delicious. A great outing for the whole family.

Just left this apple orchard. There are lots of varieties and land. Everything else was horrible. The Apple cider donuts aren't hot or fresh when you get them in the bag and close to that rubbery feeling. Then, we waited for their homemade pumpkin ice cream for 25 minutes. They ran out of waffle cones, fine, no problem. We each paid $5 for a large cup and she filled both cup half way. We felt super ripped off. Most of the staff wasn't friendly and a man who worked there had a shirt addressed to vegetarians that I found offensive and confusing, coming from a man who works on the farm. read more

nice little stop off here, sad it was sort of between seasons but now i have another destination for possible road trips. decent vegetable selection. greenhouse was between seasons and picked over. friendly staff. didnt get to try the ice cream but it looked nice. read more

Mackey's Orchards - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Belvidere, New Jersey

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Nice shop with a wide selection of produce, not just apples. Lots of canned items too. Staff was very friendly and helpful.

Neat place to check out in the fall. They have a wide array of great items. The real star of Mackey's are the apple cider doughnuts. These are little bit size spicy doughnuts with granulated sugar on them. They are great but very addictive! read more

Mackey's is good for the fresh local produce, but that is about it. The doughnuts were pretty dry and bland, and their pies, though seemingly STUFFED with apples turned out to be a huge pocket of air when cut into with only about an inch of apple filling. I thought that I'd enjoy the cider, but It seemed very watered down and had an almost tap water taste to it. read more

Mackey's Apple Orchard in Belvidere is a wonderful place to go apple picking with the family. Beautiful views and contrary to Warwick, NY, no traffic and crowds. It easy an east ride on Rt 519 off Rt 80. Mackey's gets the Hatler family double thumbs up. read more

Mackey's Orchards has opened a NEW Pastry Bakery. Grand Opening was March 5, 2016. Open 7 days a week 10am-6pm. The pastry, cookie, and cake selections are AMAZING. The bakery will custom order cakes for birthdays, holidays, and special occasions. Their is surely something here to satisfy the sweetest palate. read more

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Unfortunately a perfect case of a small town farmstand that got way too big for their britches with a few, locally grown items dwarfed by a store full of trite, mass-produced products at premium prices. The apple cider doughnuts and the yearly free ice cream days are worth up to a 15-20-minute drive, but many locals have realized that there are far more tasty and reasonably-priced locations for produce and ice cream from Longmeadow Farm for superb apple picking to Humpty Junior's sublime shakes. You deserve much better than Mackey's. read more

My siblings and I had picked here once last year, but last weekend decided not only to go again but try taking our severely disabled sister. Things like apple picking are always tricky with someone in a wheelchair so it's infrequent that we even attempt to include her (though she loves being able to particiapte in whatever we're doing and we do our best to always include her in family activities) - it's just one of the things we do without her. We decided to try though and arrived at the Orchard where it's necessary to take hayride up to the field. We assumed this meant someone would have to wait behind with her, but decided to just check and see if they'd be willing to accommodate - and they were. EVERY single member of their staff that we interacted with was not only willing but eager to assist us in having her be apart of the entire experience. And once we got up to the top they even offered to let us pick apples from some rows of trees that required us to push her across the uneven ground a shorter distance. I already told the owner personally, but hands down it was one of the BEST experiences I've had with her in terms of the staff and owners willingness to accomodate her wheelchair and our needs as her caregivers. The apples, doughnuts and cider are/were FANTASTIC, but you can arguably find those things at any numer of places. The service and attitude of those running this one though make it well worth driving a bit farther from home for our family though and we will not only be back but reccommending it to all of our family and friends. read more

Do not go here! The people were so nasty rude and arrogant! The produce was old and of poor quality!

Five Stars for ice cream and baked goods - would give zero stars for employees I've dealt with if I could . They are rough as other posters have already stated. Don't even want to relive the stories but it's happened several times and I'm pretty easy going. There was no reason for these incidents read more

We ordered 8 dozen apple cidar donuts for our wedding. They were beyond delicious. Every guest loved them and were raving about them!

I have been to Mackey's many times over the years. Their apple cider donuts & homemade soft pumpkin ice cream are amazing & worth the trip alone! Homemade from scratch soup (you can tell by the taste and mouth watering aroma that it didn't come from a can), pumpkins, mums & other decorations fill the farmstand and the staff are friendly & helpful. Their apple picking program is easy to understand & we like it because you know what you are getting & how much it will cost you at the onset. And the smallest bag is only $5.50 for approx. 5 pounds it works out to about $1.10 per pound. Where else can you pyo as cheap in the area? The trees are unmarked (can you imagine marking over 3000 trees?) but the "apple sheriff" can help you out if you need it. With over 45 acres of trees, a spectacular view & outstanding ice cream & apple bakery we will be going for many years to come. read more

best apple cider donuts anywhere...too bad only available during the fall.....get the sugared ones.....its easy to shovel your way through the whole bag because they are that good! read more

Oh Boy! I can't wait.... opening day - FREE ICE CREAM is just around the corner. I am not 100% positive, but I think that day is April 14th this year. They have the best soft serve ice cream, and once the berries come in, they make homemade, (with fruit fresh from the orchard), ice cream. In the fall, they have the best homemade pumpkin ice cream! My aunt loves the blackberry ice cream. We ordered a whole sheet ice cream cake for her birthday and I tell you she actually had three servings, which is a good thing because she is a picky eater!! Mackey's has many hard ice cream flavors as well, but the kids and I all like the soft. (The wife like the hard ice cream.) When peaches are harvested, they make a Peach Sunday topping that is to die for! My family and I enjoy the drive to Mackey's because it's nice to take a road trip see the countryside and eat ice cream. What is all this warm weather for if not to eat ice cream? read more