Mann Orchards - Methuen

Like the country store vibe and variety of products although some could be a bit pricey. Staffs seems to be attentive. Nice touch on the gift basket section.

We go yo Manns every once In a while for their lunches. We always order a side salad instead of chips. Depending who takes our order, we are up charged anything from $1. to $2. Which is ok. But yesterday I was told by a woman who's been their for a long time, that it was a $3. charge and whoever told me it was less was wrong. What an attitude she had. She made me feel like I was trying to steal from them. Fact is, I checked out the price of a small salad that gives you twice the amount, and a dressing in their prepared food case, and it was only $2 more. I mean seriously a dollar or 2 is fair but 3? They should have these prices figured out by now, so they are standard. By the way, the person who quoted me a one dollar charge for years happens to be the bakery manager. Come on Manns, get with the program.

This didn 't appear to be a set of orchards that you could explore on foot, at least when I stopped by the other week, but rather a well-stocked farm store along a busy commercial road. If anything, I found this setup even better than outdoor orchards because it 's open year-round and because it was so huge and comprehensive.Inside, you 'll find a massive bakery area with plenty of pies, cookies, muffins, scones, breads, cakes, and, yes, apple cider donuts. I stopped by just before the holiday and they were doing a roaring business in reserved pies and cakes. The deli area also offers farm to table lunches every weekday, and the rest of the store is comprehensive enough to meet most of your grocery needs. There 's tons of fresh produce, fresh meats, ready-made apps and entrees, wine, beer, cider, and gourmet items.If I lived nearby, I 'd be here all the time. An excellent find that I 'm glad I visited, even after apple season, thanks to a Google search I did of local orchards.

The Festival of Lights was beautiful in the second location! Well done! The kids loved it the music going along with was a nice touch!

I've been enjoying their pies for years, and they are fantastic. I recently tried their breakfast sandwich and it was amazing. However, not everything was perfect. I ordered the chicken salad wrap, and it was more like chicken pâté—it seemed like they blended the chicken.