Storybook Orchard — Local services in Story City

Went to this orchard today with the thought of supporting a smaller orchard. All I can say is I’m very disappointed. I’ve never done a bad review but felt like this one earns one. First we were given 2 $20 bags to go fill at 10:30. He said go out there and try all the apples and enjoy yourself. Then at 11:00 he personally came up to us and said “you’ve been here too long and you need to leave as I’m hungry and need my lunch and it shouldn’t take this long to pick a bag of apples”. Very disrespectful things said as well! I will never go back and won’t let any one I know go to such a horribly ran orchard for $40 worth of apples that I could of bought at Hy-Vee for $10. Think you’re supposed to go pick your own apples as a fun experience not demanded to get off after 30 minutes of looking. Will take the extra drive and go to other orchards by...

Bought some of their apple cider donuts at Valley Junction farmers market several weeks back and was extremely disappointed. They were ridiculously overpriced and not very good quality--paid $30 for six donuts and five pieces of very dry lemon bread. Honestly, Dunkin has better Apple donuts as they actually have apple chunks in them. Neither the donuts nor the lemon bread were worth the price for the quality you receive.... not to mention the fact that the sales lady was very impatient and pushy even though there were no other customers (later I realized she probably didn't want to give me time to cancel the purchase after hearing their...

Nice family owned orchard right off the freeway. Stopped because I wanted to give business to small operation. I had visited 2 orchards in Wisconsin and the one in Cambridge, Iowa over the past week. Unfortunately, the prices here were a sticker shock. I bought 6 apple cider donuts at the other 3 places- $6 at each of them and they were all delicious. Price here was $15! Prices not marked, so had to ask how much the apple pie was - small pie was $25, and what I would call a medium one was $30. At each of the other 3 orchards, very large pies were $16 and all were delicious. Not sure why the prices are so very high here, but I passed and went...