Condzella's Farm — Attraction in Town of Riverhead

This was a horrible experience. My son, his friend and I came to the farm on Tuesday. We were looking forward to a fun day of strawberry picking. I should have known something was up when the worker gave my son, a strawberry to taste, and then asked his friend to take a bite on the other side. I explained to her that they were not brothers, and I would rather not have them eat from the same strawberry. she told me I was ridiculous and still tried to persuade me to share a strawberry. The lady who works there continued to show us how to pick strawberries. We were in the patch for about five minutes when she yelled at me telling me I was disrespecting the farmers strawberries, because I was leaning over the plants. I honestly had no idea what she was talking about. She then continued to berate the two boys and I the entire time telling us that we were disrespecting the farmer strawberries because they walked over the so-called Lane. I explained to the lady when she began to follow us that they are 10 years old and I had a close eye on them and they were not doing anything wrong so please leave us alone. She continued to follow us and stand over us and told us that she was going to kick us out if we kneeled too close to the plant. My son was practically in tears because this lady would not leave alone. We left quickly, and as we were leaving, I told her that it was an extremely unpleasant experience. She then shouted out that I was an entitled person, and that I have extremely rude and disrespectful children. I promise you the kids were not doing anything wrong. Please do not waste your time...

1 star because at least the strawberries tasted good. The farm is run so rude and unprofessional. We get to the booth to pay for our basket, the man is so unfriendly and informs us that it’s 10 dollars cash for a basket. So, we run to an atm to get 10 dollars cash. We show back up, a new man is now running the paying booth. He tells us that “policy is each adult buys a basket”. We tell him that we weren’t informed that from the previous man. He points to some small print rules and regulations taped on the table. I look at my kids and say “I guess it’s not meant to be”. After we had just drove all the way from Nassau County. While leaving, my oldest was upset and I sent her and my husband back to pick with our 10 dollars that we went and got specifically for the farm. The man then tells my husband that the policy is so “groups of 15 don’t come in and eat berries all day”. Because that’s exactly what a family of 4 with two children under 5 are reallyyyyy planning to do (sarcasm). Overall, I would never recommend this farm for strawberry picking to any friends. Also it’s 2020, got a card reading adapter...

Rude lady working at the front. 10 dollars for a basket. (No more than a pound could fit in the basket) I wasn't excited about that, but was willing to pay for the experience. While explaining the rules she states. " if you dont you will hear my big fat mouth and I'll kick you out". So even though the price was high and the customer service lacked. I was still willng to go in. I go to pay. I tell her one basket. She said then only I could go in. My son couldnt go in unless I bought him a 10 dollar basket too. So you're suggesting leave my son in the car while I go pick atrawberries?! its suppose to be a family event and you suggest leave my son in the car?! Didnt pick and would highly suggest Lewins right up the road. They were very sweet to us. I heard the lady say this is a one man show and thought about not writing this review but the boss needs to know how possible...