Irons Fruit Farm

I was on the search for an apple orchard where I could pick my own apples and one that had a variety of apples. Irons Fruit Farm was the place!Just about 40 minutes from downtown Cincinnati, it makes for a half day experience. The farm has apple picking, a shop with baked and canned goods (as well as pre-picked apples), there's a hay ride out to the orchard, there are a few animals (emu, sheep, pony??), there are several picnic tables to enjoy treats at, there's a play set as well for the kids. I didn't come for pumpkins, but there's also a pumpkin patch that is currently open and a seemingly extensive corn maze.I filled a peck bag for $15 and got half a dozen of the apple cider donuts for $5. Overall, I thought it was worth it. The donuts were delicious as were the fresh apples. Options for apples were golden delicious, cortland (the two I preferred), red delicious, mcIntosh, liberty, and the honeycrisp were all picked over.Great experience, pretty friendly staff. Will be back next year!

I give this store a solid 5 because its prices for produce are in the same range as a grocery, and they have non produce products for sale that are reasonably priced. The selection here is not vast but it's seasonal. For example, tomato "2nds" at $2.79/lb spotted recently while the fancy artisinal store by Wal-mart commands $4/lb. I found a shortcake mix for $3.75 - very practical for the price - the other more fancy store is more like a tourist trap. Plus they have donuts including the fabulous cider donuts. Like other reviews point out, the parking is a "cluster" during foliage season in the fall and traffic is unpleasant at those times. In the summer outside of holiday times, this farm store is idyllic with animals grazing along a fence that separates the farm from the parking area and not that many people at any given time.

Spent a couple hours here with my family on a recent beautiful fall day. We did the hayride to the corn maze and picked pumpkins from the pumpkin patch. The corn maze map had us a bit confused but we found about half of the spots before we gave up. Had the donuts. They were yummy. A trip to Irons is a fun way to spend a couple hours on a nice fall afternoon.

Irons Fruit Farm is a fun stop if you are in the area.They specialize in fresh apples and apple related products, both preserved and baked. They had around 8-10 varieties and we packed a few to go. The pastries were incredible, especially the apple pie. They also do holiday pie pickups. Store was well stocked with a bunch of stuff not apple related. We picked up the best ghost pepper salsa that my step-dad has been asking me to get again!We did not spend too much time on the grounds but they had a few livestock, including goats and an emu. Was fun to see. Would love to come back and visit their store again.

I've been going to irons fruit farm for around 25 years, so I think I'm a pretty good judge of how they have changed over time. I hope management reads this, to change their ways for the better.Pros:-Great for photos-Good "experience" for children (picking pumpkins, hayrides, etc)Cons:-They cut corners all the time. Bad pumpkin crop? They just bulk buy pumpkins and place them in the field. End of season and oversold their patch? Same thing...they just place pumpkins in the field and make you think that you are picking pumpkins from their farm. -For some reason their bake-good and cider quality dropped off significantly this year. The apple cider didn't have that same home style taste of previous years. It tasted as if it was mixed or cut with store bought. I bought 6 apple fritters and didn't find a single apple in them, which makes me believe they might have had a bad crop or cut corners?The owners seem to just be in the game of wealth extraction with little to no investment back into the business. It's really sad to see as it is driving away lifetime customers. With just a little investment back in the business they could really make this experience so much better.

Apple picking was a much different experience, than what we experienced a few years ago at the pumpkin patch. Employees were friendly and engaging people. Donuts were sold out when we arrived. Instead we tried the apple fritter. Chunks of apple, cinnamon swirled, and sweet describes the fritter. House made apple pies and large cookies were also available. Various other items are for sale in their store. Apple picking was a pleasant experience. A hay ride took us to the apple orchard. Apples may be picked by the half bushel or peck. For apples that are higher up, apple pickers are available. An attendant is there to assist and explain when need be. Four varieties of Apple were available during our visit. Employee gave us additional information about the farm, when asked. Several animals are on the farm. My daughter made friends with two goats and a donkey. It may have been a burrow.

Iron Fruit Farm's pies are the absolute best around! They are full of fruit, not fillers, and the crust is fantastic. You will not fine a better cherry pie, pecan, or pumpkin pie in this area. We found this hidden gem when they sold their products several years ago in some of Montgomery County farmer markets. We don't mind the drive to Lebanon to get quality pies. We have bought from them twice in the last month and have 2 more orders in for this month. We have had their apple fritters, apple cider donuts, and the cookie trays that are offered at Christmas time. None of them disappointed us, all were delicious. A must for people that love pies!

Love the feeling that you are at a legit farm at this place. Love the apple picking when it's available.

Very pleasant experience . Bakery is excellent. Highly recommended. Very friendly atmosphere.

Ok, I'm going to be honest. I'm don't live here and have never tasted the apple cider donuts, so not personally vouching for them my selves....BUT my dad and brother who have both visited won't stop talking about how good the apple cider donuts are, and how everyone agrees they are a must have. It got to the point where I was like, "are they paying you 2 to talk about these things?!?!". I mean, I like a good donut, but can an Apple Cider donut REALLY be that good? Anyways, please get the apple cider donuts, and if you do, please let me know if they are worth the ridiculous amount of time they're spending talking about these things or if I should ask them for the 10 minutes of my life they took from me listening to them!