Pennings Orchard

Awesome place to bring your pup and pick apples! I went on the only day this fall that it snowed, but they still had an outdoor band and tons of people.
The food is A+++. It’s fresh, original, and delicious. Everything looked so good I had a hard time choosing what I wanted.
Avoid the shop, it’s quite pricey.
I’m docking a star because I asked this girl behind the counter how much a hockey puck sized brownie was and she looked at her coworkers, shrugged, and said with a straight face «6 dollars». I tried really hard not to laugh in her face.
Other than ridiculously priced baked goods, this place is pretty neat.

I go to Pennings every year with a bunch of friends. We love picking apples there. So many yummy varieties of apples! One year we made the mistake of going on Columbus weekend — too crowded! Choose an off weekend. We love going to their store/​restaurant and eating the fresh cider donuts and the excellent food (love their NE Clam Chowder). They also have a beer garden that sometimes has a live band. There’s a little animal area and playground for kids. We’ll definitely go back next year.

Ive been to many orchard before and this Orchard was really ecxpenisve

I checked their website prior to loading up the family in two vehicles and going apple picking for the cost which was suspiciously not advertised. When we got there it was $ 30.00 per vehicle to enter for just (1) one bag of apples per vehicle! The Apple type signs were only placed on one side of the rows making it difficult to try and find different types of apples without doubling back to the other side. There were no Macintosh apples left as well other varieties were already gone! When I got home I checked online for other local apple orchards which were lower in cost. I think we’ll return to Masker’s Orchard next year.

Went today and had a great time! We usually go to Applewood for apples and then to Pennings for lunch and music Well, at Applewood, they would only allow us to pick 3 types of apples… we left and went to Pennings. What a great experience! Courteous staff, all apple varieties marked and easy to find and the food was great! This year they added empanadas to their selections, which were wonderful! Great food, great beer, great friends… our only place from now on!!!

Came here last year for our yearly apple picking extravaganza. The sights were really amazing. So much variety in the apples too! I loved that there’s so much open space and my little guy loved eating them right off the tree. Can’t wait to go back this weekend!

I love this place and so do my kids. Been coming here for years and we always have a great time. We love the wide variety of items to purchase from Honey, fruits, veggies and beers. I like coming here to let the kids run around and relax. The food is a big pricey and rather go eat elsewhere for food.

The brand of the orchard is palpable. The staff is friendly, the ambience is cheery, and the customer service is very good. The food is really good, though be ready to wait for it. The beer garden could use more tables with umbrellas and a wider offering of beers, beyond mostly IPAs. Overall, a visit is recommended.

We’ve been going here for close to 20 years. it gets more and more crowded every year which would be fine if they could accommodate the people. you usually can’t get near the store on a weekend and the donut line and parking lot are cray~zee ! Maybe they could hire a few more kids and keep things moving a bit more. Apples are always delicious and we have never had trouble filling our bags with some kind of apples even if they aren’t our favorites.

I’ve been coming to Pennings for a few years now and with each yearly visit I see they continue to expand and improve. The kids’ playground got a bit of a facelift (where kids of all ages act like complete lunatics and the parents just keep a safe distance and keep nodding their heads in confusion and fear), the outdoor beer garden (complete with hipster bartender and loud drunk patrons — even though the bar was only open for an hour) has been fleshed out (complete with some killer eats at the other corner — the pulled pork sandwich and sides were mighty delicious and went perfectly with the snake bite beer), and of course if you’re brave enough you can venture to the ‘general store’ to muscle your way to getting some cider donuts and kettle corn (yuck — who invented this stuff and why?!) and pumpkins and everything else.
And the apple picking (is it just me that thinks the bag they give you is getting smaller and smaller or what?!) is still a good way to burn a few calories and enjoy nature before you venture down to overdo it with all the high-​calorie items for sale.
Always a great way to spend a Sunday with the family.

Great day with the family. $ 27 for apples a bit much if you ask me it should be 2 bags for $ 27 since most of the trees had no apples on them.
Nice family day. The place was mobbed. This is what you get going on a Sunday.

First the good: Beer garden! And awesome craft beers as well. Food is good. Ice cream is awesome. Not ridiculously packed like maskers. In and out.
Now the bad: You have to buy a minimum $ 27 of apples. Seriously this is 4 times the amount of apples any family could need or want. Food is typical tourist priced.

This is a nice orchard for pick-​your-​own. They have a very nice variety of apples, including Honeycrisp, Ginger Gold, Gala, and all of the usual suspects. The really great thing is that they are Dog friendly so you can bring your pups to enjoy a nice day picking apples. Their prices are pretty much the same as most orchards, $ 27 per bag, but they give you very nice mesh bags, not the cheap plastic bags you get at other places.
Oh, and the apples were fantastic. We have enough apples to last us through winter (and a few for pies as well!).

Went there yesterday for apple picking with family. It was a perfect day for a farm trip. It was 70 °F, sunny and no wind… just perfect weather for a day out. Warwick NY is packed with tourists from NJ and NY City bed & breakfast crowd this time of the year and it will be like that throughout September and till the end of October. We got a full bag of all kinds of apples ($ 27 /​bag) so we have enough to eat and to make few apple pies. After we finished apple picking we went to the Pennings Farm Market to eat and to try a locally brewed wheat beer. The hamburgers with fries were excellent and the cold beer was very refreshing. Then we sat in the beer garden and listened to a local live band (good guitar sounds). The place was packed but everybody had fun. At the end we got some hot cider donuts (they’re delicious) and brought some home.
It was a good, family fun filled day out. We will be going back there soon.

Apple orchards aren’t really my thing. In elementary school, we used to go apple picking every year for Johnny Appleseed Day – winner of the «Most Random Holiday» award – and I was never into it. Thus, while I’d driven by Pennings many times before when passing through Warwick, I never went in. But one day my mom and I made a pit stop here just to use the bathrooms. The line for the women’s room was pretty long, which gave me some time to explore. All in all, Pennings is a pretty cool place.
First off, I didn’t realize that they have a beer garden. They don’t do a good enough job of advertising it but granted it isn’t fancy; just a bunch of picnic tables and a bar. However their taps were decent, including options from Dogfish Head and Victory, and they had additional bottle options. This is in addition to a small, indoors bar as well. I would’ve gladly gotten a beer if I was with people or had more time. They also have a few food concessions, where I grabbed some apple cider donuts and apple cider for like $ 2. Given that it was the fall, there were also pumpkins everywhere, so we were able to pick some of those out as well. Lastly, between the indoor market and the home and garden area, we pick up a few other things including a bottle of their hard apple cider (pretty good).
Damn good visit given that we were just going to use the bathroom. All of that is also in addition to apple and pumpkin picking that city folk love. I can’t comment on how it compares to orchards nearby, but it has to be pretty favorably. I would definitely come back here for the beer garden, to eat, or really just in general.

Greetings,
Let me start by saying this place has become a family tradition. I have been coming here for over five years now. The family and I made our yearly trip here this past weekend (10÷13÷13), as usually this place didn’t disappoint. Penning’s has everything you need for a fun fall day.
We usually start off apple picking. The orchards have a huge variety of apples to choose from. The amount obviously depends on when you go, being we went earlier in October there was tons of apples on the trees. A bag of apples is going to run $ 25 and is usually per car. I would recommend leaving one car at the bottom of the hill and car pooling up or taking the hay ride. After apple picking, we usually go down to the farmers market where they have pumpkins, food, animals for the kids and a beer garden.
There is a huge variety of food from hot dogs, chicken fingers, pulled pork, ice cream (pumpkin), apple cider and pop corn. They use to have this local guy who made this amazing pumpkin cheesecake but I haven’t seen him in the last few years. There is a bar inside the farmer’s market where they have TV’s, I did notice football on My new favorite thing is the beer garden which opened up over the last several years. I had pumpkin ale this year, you can sit out in the sun and have a beer and listen to the live music. (they take CC) Close to the beer garden they some chickens and goats you can feed. They have machine that you get food from for .25 and they have a bungee jumping thing for the kids as well.
Our last stop is usually the «Pumpkin Patch» which is no more than a bunch of pumpkins already picked in huge groups. I guess that’s the only downside is that you don’t get to walk through and pick your own off the vine. They have all sizes and they are .59 a pound, however, the guy just looked at the two I had and said $ 20.
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This review is for the store only, not for the apple picking.
The store is awesome especially in the fall with beautiful weather. With the amazing weather, there will also be huge crowds. Want to avoid the crowds? Go early in the morning. I went to Ochs Orchard nearby for apple picking and wrapped around to Pennings on the way home. When I got there around 12:30 pm, the place started to fill up. When I left around 1 pm, the place was completely packed. There was traffic up and down the road because people were trying to go to Pennings.
All the foods that they sell are high quality goods at a higher price. I would go there for the seasonal items that are fresh. You can get groceries anywhere, let’s be real.
The fresh apple cider donuts are 5 stars hands down. If you buy the apple cider donuts outside that are freshly made, it’s $ 1/​donut, $ 5/​half dozen, and $ 10/​dozen. I got a dozen and accidentally scarfed down half a bag. Be careful, the fresh donuts get soggy if they sit in the bag for a long time.
Their homemade hard apple cider is quite delicious. The kettle corn stand outside smells amazing. It’s $ 10 for a huge bag of popcorn.
There’s a beer garden for the older crowd and pony rides for the younger crowd. There’s benches outside for you to eat the chips and dip that you bought in the market or you can bring your own food

Pennings is a great place on a beautiful fall day

I insisted that we go apple picking this year and so my fiancé had no option but to agree. The drive up from the city was longer than I anticipated and the traffic heavier than I knew possible once we reached the town. The Ren Fair seemed to draw just as many people to the town as the apple picking!
The apple orchard itself was a little confusing but since I am no apple connoisseur I didn’t mind much that I had no idea what type of apple I was picking. Also, the food market attracted a ton of bees which I fear. We happily ate sandwiches while hiding our drinks from the bees and then bought a dozen apple cider donuts to take home with us. My fiancé had an apple cider beer or whatever that is called and was disappointed that the advertisement for local beers was false (or at least they had none when we were there).
I had a lot of fun baking and cooking with the apples we picked but agree with my fiancé that the next time we go apple picking will be with our (far in the future) children.

After calling in advance to be sure pets were allowed and driving over 2 hours from NYC, we were informed by the owner after paying that dogs are not allowed near the trees and could only walk around the parking lot. It even shocked the attendant who took our money.
May I quote: «I don’t really care but other people have complained that dogs are sh*tting and p*ssing on the apples and we can’t have that anymore»
This was the only reason we came all the way up here, because they claimed to allow pets.
My wife filled up the bag of apples and saw 3 small dogs walking around so maybe large dogs are forbidden (ours is a golden retriever). Either way, VERY disappointed and won’t ever come back.

A family friendly and dog friendly place to pick apples.
*Just be sure your dog is leashed!*
Be sure to check their website to find out what apples are ready to be picked.
After a drive from Queens to Pennings Orchard… we head straight to the eating area by the Farm Market for their Fish & Chips. Fish is freshly fried and fries are a little crunchy.
With bellies full, we get into our car again and drive to the their parking area for apple picking. There are 8 different parking areas. We usually park in Lot 5 as it is the most central location.
Map —
Each car is required to purchase a minimum of 1 bag for apple picking, which costs $ 25 cash.
Before you leave the orchard, be sure to stop by the Farm Market again for Kettle Corn and freshly made Cinnamon Doughnuts!
Pennings Farm Market —
Notes:
1) Cell Phone Reception — depending on how old your actual cell phone is, you may not get reception. I have an oldy moldy flip phone that barely got signal but bf was able to get a signal with a Blackberry Bold. Both phones are with Verizon.
2) Kids — just a warning — the place can be a bit chaotic and busy with kids running a muck.