Rose Orchards - North Branford

Unfortunately not very organized for kids field trip today. Went with about 50 other children in just our group, plus at least 4 other busloads of other kids/parents/chaperones. We arrived and went on the hay ride .. Very cute. Then picked apples, but they only allow you to go within 2 lines of trees.. 3 apples per kid, perfect for the age group. Where things quickly fell apart was Ice cream time. They simply didn 't have enough staff working to manage all of the groups of kids and parents etc.... There was a small inside area to order food. We ordered 2 sandwiches but didn 't get them for almost a half HR after bring asked 3x what we ordered... Ice cream made its way outside only after the leader from the school had to ask the staff and then she was told well we have some long lines here ..... It took about 20 minutes to get the ice cream. After, other people from other parties filed in to order from the grill, only to be told afterwards idk why she let you order ... Their busses arrived so they could leave, and all of them had to get their money refunded and were given cash back from the register. Overall the actual place is beautiful, but disorganized with larger parties of people. They just needed maybe 2 more people to work today to manage the crowds. Heard one of the employees say this was the rain date for most of the groups there today , including us, ... But they should have allowed different dates for rain dates if they weren 't able to fully staff it to run it. The place is cute and the kids loved it, just got really antsy when the ice cream took a while to show up.

I loved their peach wine and grilled cheese sandwich. Nice patio! You should give it a try

Everything was nice and fresh,busy as always.Prices for local fresh fruit and veggies where what I consider was high But I still buy there

So many activities amazing desserts (I go crazy for their frozen custard)The shop is definitely on the pricey side but I want almost everything in it so I guess that makes sense ?

Absolutely incredible ice cream! They offer soft serve, milkshakes, razzles, and custard. The staff is very polite, and there's hardly any wait for your ice cream—no lines at all! It's also charming to see farm animals nearby. Highly recommend!