Berry Fresh Farm

Great prices and Great things and Clean supermarket, the only problem I have is the parking in the lot (not all the time though)

You can’t beat their prices on their wide variety of fruits and vegetables and the produce is always dellcious! Great Deli Dept. that serves only Boars Head cold cuts and has a wide array of salads, cheeses, etc. Now that they expanded the store, they have added a hot food bar and a lot more organic and gourmet items. I kind of miss the Sushi guy they used to have who made good quality sushi at affordable prices. After 5:00, they would do a «buy 2, get 1 free» deal on the Sushi which was a great value. You can pretty much find anything you are looking for here at reasonable prices. Their weekly sale specials are very good and they are open till 9:00pm every night. We make at least 1 to 2 trips here a week. Parking can be a bit of a problem on the weekends.

This supermarket has pretty much everything you need! It’s pretty organized and the prices are fair. I like the fact that they have kale, Swiss chard and collard greens! So hard to find all those greens in one supermarket :) love the parking space too!

Fairly decent store in the Astoria location. The prices can get a little on the pricey side but you really need to just be mindful when spending. Also very convenient because it is within walking distance from my location. The selection of products is plentiful. The only downfall to this establishment is the staff at check out. I realize that it might not be a great paying job but a sour face and eye rolling at customers isn’t the best way to portrait a professional attitude.

Bought ice cream that was «on sale» last night. Ugh. Totally melted and refrozen, horrible! They put out expired items and rotting foods so that people buy them. The green bean always look horrific on top of that
Over priced, and rotting foods. For an «organic and natural» market it’s literally pathetic!
Not a single bit of organic produce outside of apples oranges onions and lemons. Some potatoes and things. As far as buying stuff one by one most apples and pears are rotten. Barely any meats, most meat looks old. Freezer section is better at cvs. Hard to navigate. Doesn’t feel very clean.

This place smells weird. The produce section smells like mildew and the meat (when there is meat) smells like rotten garbage. The frozen food section is really lacking, to the degree that there was literally no ice cream in the entire store when I went tonight. There was a huge freezer with price stickers but no food. It looks like they can’t keep up with their maintenance and things just break down?
Prices are fine for mass-​produced packaged stuff, but the place is a confusing labyrinth so everything’s hard to find. I only go when I’m lazy and I never get any fresh food here as I cannot trust produce or meat that comes with a suspicious odor.

The management personnel of this store are extremely rude and non –responsive to customer concerns. BEWARE that older almost rotten produce (vegetables and fruits) are put in the front and rest is in the back.
ALSO BEWARE I purchased sale items that were beyond the expiration date. Another daily practice to move items out the store.

The good — Berry Fresh is three blocks away from my apartment. It closes at 9pm everyday, which gives me plenty of time to go after work. It’s never crowded. It’s clean. There’s a bathroom in the back.
The bad — the prices are not impressive compared to Trader Joe’s (which seriously spoiled me during my college years). Refunds and exchanges can only be done within 24 hours. And most importantly, I resent how it’s divided into two sections, like two grocery stores joined into one, so that everything you want is in two different locations so it’s hard to compare brands, ingredients, and prices.

Great selection and prices, but you get what you pay for — most of the produce is damaged and/​or nearing the very end of its shelf-​life.

Disappointed. Okay selection, not as fresh as expected, confusing isles, prices are fine but costumer service is terrible! We were waiting in the cash register and they made a mistake, this older Asian looking manager was just screaming to a male employee to shut up. Plain ridiculous. Everyone was just shocked. It’s close to home but I’ll never come back. The Asian guy should be fired.

I’d like to give this grocery store more credit because they are close to my house and they usually have really good deals on non organic produce (as long as you use it right away). Sadly I’ve been to this store several times and I’m now very cautious of their deals. Many times I’ve been very excited by their deals such as tuna 2/3.00 or canned food 5/5.00. Sometimes it works but other times I get home and see that I didn’t get that deal. And let’s face it, it’s not easy to double back to the store every time something doesn’t come out right in New York. On top of that, half of the store always smells like cat urine. It helps in the sense that I am not tempted to buy snacks because it’s nauseating at times, but not something I’d recommend. I now just do All shopping at best market or waldbaums.

Hands down best grocery store in the five boroughs! It has parking, the prices are right and the selection is diverse all at the best prices you can find. As long as you are flexible in the produce to what is on sale you can easily keep well under $ 100 for a weeks worth of groceries for a family of three. The cashiers are all so friendly and helpful Davika is my favorite and she knows it. Even if I am close to Trade Fair over on Ditmars I will walk out of my way to go past my house and walk to Berry Fresh Farms because the difference on organic milk makes it all worth it. Besides the quality and cleanliness makes me feel more comfortable shopping here.

Superior selection and pleasing prices.
My reviews usually stick to restarants, however, living a block from the train, I consistently make the special trip to this grocer.
All they’re missing is butcher but they do have a fish monger.
One time I witnessed an odd incident occur with a new cashier but I haven’t seen him since :/​
Davika* is such a friendly and helpful cashier that I’ll wait the extra customer in line to say hello.
If BFF had more of an organic, woody, natural feel, along with a space for cooking examples… that alone would entice me plant my roots permenently.
I really enjoy this grocery store and you can find me here regulary on sunday mornings/​afternoons.

I’ve been shopping here a number of years. It’s a bit of a hike from my place, and I usually don’t have a car, but it has usually been worth the trip.
One, and this has been mentioned in other reviews, the prices here are generally cheaper than other places in Astoria, especially with the produce.
Two, the deli/​cheese area is great. There is a great selection. The people working in the deli section are friendly and helpful. Across from the deli is a pretty decent olive bar.
Since the expansion, the supermarket is like two stores. The deli and produce sections are in the new area, with wider aisles. As you move into the older section, the aisles become much smaller.
While I generally like the produce section, I would recommend that you shop around. Maybe because they aren’t in season, I haven’t liked the peppers that I’ve seen during my recent visits. However, during the summer, the fruits have generally been wonderful, and the prices of some higher priced fruits (blueberries and strawberries mostly) are better than most places in Astoria.
The meat section is probably the weakest part of the store. It isn’t bad though. In contrast, the fish section is pretty good, in selection, quality (I think it just got off the boat!) and price.
The parking lot is a bit cramped. If you go during a busy time, you may have to wait for others to get out. However, when I have driven there, I usually found parking within 5 minutes of my arrival.
If this place were more convenient (not the store’s fault, just geography), I’d definitely go there more often!!!

I live on the other side of Astoria blvd and have been a C-​Town and Key Food shopper. Luckily, my friend just moved in 5 mins away from Berry Fresh and put me on to the greatness.
Price: Much cheaper than pretty much every supermarket around (Beats C-​Town, Key Food & Trade Fair). I walked into an amazing strawberry deal staring me in the face (2.99 for the giant pack)
Fruit/​Veg: Browsed their veggie and fruit section, saw tons of food you wouldn’t find unless you went to an international market/​Spanish market/​Asian market. I picked up some turnips and made AuGratin.delicious.
They have a fresh spices section with packaged bay leaves, thyme, oregano etc (amazing)
Deli: Great CLEAN section of the store (typical Boars Head prices) but their selection is unmatched (Picked up some Mortadella w/​prosciutto and pistachio, honey glazed chicken and muenster cheese. NOM). They also have fancy/​stinky cheeses.
Dairy: Looked for my favorite yogurt (Stonyfield) and all I found was Fage and La Yogert. I was mad. til I saw that Berry Fresh gave Horizon (which is the greatest milk I’ve ever purchased outside of a farm) their own milk/​yogurt section which included the nicely priced Stonyfield yogurt.
So after you get passed the veggie/​fruit, and deli section you basically move into Part 2 of Berry Fresh which is the organic everything section. Organic granola, sauces, pasta, oils, etc. Basically, Paula Deen would die if she walked through these aisles. I got some amazing Kind blueberry pomegranate granola for my YO.
After you get through the Organic over Everything section you basically stumble upon a regular supermarket with aisles like you’d expect anywhere else.
This place was pretty amazing, I’m not going to lie. The architectural layout might not be ideal, but the prices and selection will quickly absolve any harbored ill will.
Decent meat section. They have a few amazing cuts you wouldn’t find unless you went to a butcher, but they definitely need to beef up (heh) the quantity of meats available. Saw a seafood section but didn’t check it out. They take debit (as all places should. Its 2015) and had some nuts (almonds, walnuts, peanuts) available to scoop, bag and go right by the checkout counters. Despite being an extra ten min walk compared to the Supermarkets near me, I’ll be shopping here again. and frequently.

I’m such a big fan of Berry Fresh — they have such a huge selection, especially with the expansion a few years ago.
I can’t leave without buying a jar of salmon roe — it’s a guilty pleasure of mine to eat it straight out of the jar with a wooden spoon! MMMMMM! Or over sushi rice. It’s not the same quality as Ikura that you can find at high end Japanese markets, but these jars fill my need for a giant serving of roe. They also have several different varieties of smoked salmon!
I also really like their fresh seafood section — the guys there tend to look pretty bored, but are pretty helpful whenever I needed anything.
One note: you really need to keep an eye on the expiration dates on packaged goods here.

Berry fresh farm is definitely the best super market /​grocery store in Astoria. Great selection of products with competitive prices.
Their staff is not really nice or helpful. Except for the Deli counter staff. If I’m not sure I like something, they always let me try it. I recommend the prosciutto that’s only $ 10 a pound, I think the name is Volpi, or something similar.
I also tried their breaded chicken cutlet, it was pretty good.
They have a large variety of cheeses which are the cheapest in the area. I wish that their meat selection is better.
The aisles are a bit narrow, the store itself doesn’t seem clean and well organized, but good prices and large variety on most of the items makes it a great place to shop.

Best place for healthy food!
If you make some time in your schedule to stop here once a week, you’ll never have an excuse not to eat healthy, fresh produce.
DON’T BUY MEAT HERE. It’s not on sale, it never will be on sale, I can only assume they are trying to make up for the great produce prices.
They also often have very reasonable prices on good deli meats & cheeses, jam, and hummus.

This is definitely the oddest grocery store I’ve ever shopped in, but I love it. Shopping here is so much better than Key Food, Trade Fair, C-​Town, etc. Prices are amazing on everything, except meat for some reason.
There’s a huge selection of produce, tons of fresh pasta, a good beer selection, and a massive selection of milks (including lots of almond milk, coconut milk, and non-​dairy options). There’s also a few aisles of items you don’t see in your normal, run-​of-​the mill grocery stores, like specialty coffees, peanut butters, organic items, and an extensive array of international foods from many different cultures.
The meat prices here are a few bucks more than Key Food but with the low prices on everything else, I always save money by shopping here. There’s also a large parking lot and it’s in a shopping plaza with a wine store, Dunkin Donuts, Rite Aid, pizza place, so it’s pretty convenient.

Went here for the first time today and wish I’d gone sooner! Prices, for the most part, are much better than other supermarkets in the area (Best Yet, Trade Fair, Key Foods) and the selection is really great and diverse. So much cheese! Butter that isn’t exorbitantly priced!
Sure, some of the produce is a bit wrinkly and wilted but most of it is perfectly fine. Berry fresh may be the furthest supermarket from me but I think it’s my new fave.