Richters Orchard

No dogs allowed. Not really anything besides a little shack selling apple and peach products. If that’s what you’re looking for, it’s great. If you’re looking for a destination/​experience, go elsewhere. Other than that, cider and apple butter are great!

Excellent cider and apples. Both are up to scratch to the high LI standards for these products.

There is no Apple picking here, in spite of the good amount of publicity which says the contrary. However, the mill is very nice and there’s lots of fresh apples and apple products to purchase here. Monday to Saturday 9 – 5:30 and 10 – 5:30 says the sign.

Stopped in for apples but instead picked up peaches. Charming place and friendly service. No bells and whistles for kids, but fun for a quick stop and apples (or peaches depending on season). No cider yet, too early for that we were told. I’d come back.

My very first field trip in kindergarten was to Richter’s. We got to see how the cider mill worked. The driveway was dirt and bumpy… fun on a school bus!
That was many years ago and I still visit the orchard every year. In the summer we enjoy the peaches and in the fall (especially around Thanksgiving) we love the apples and their cider. They are both staples for our celebration. I love the fact you get to choose how many of each type of apple to put in your bag and they are grown right there!
If you’ve never been, the orchard sits on a beautiful piece of property with a great view. Definitely worth a visit.

I love going here in the Fall, when they have a terrific selection of apples, and the best apple cider in the area. I can remember even as a child begging my mother to take us here for the apple cider, it is so fresh, you cannot compare it to what is in the grocery store.
One year, my mother brought home a bushel of apples from here. I suppose she was really hungry. Nobody seemed to touch them, so I cut them up and made my first apple pie. She was shocked to see what i had done, and made it a fall tradition to continue making apple pies.
Since then, I have continued the same tradition with my children, and I never forget to pick up the apple cider. I have so many happy memories radiating from Richters Orchard. A true gem on Long Island.

The apples, asian pears, and cider are absolutely ridiculous. Sure it’s more expensive than mega-​farm products you get at supermarkets but you know it’s a local family and you can see the trees they’re coming from. Did I mention the asian pears?
Plus, the pick-​your-​own is great for families with small children but if you want to get some great local apples, just go to Richters.

Imagine this: you are minding your own business driving down your typical busy north shore road when you suddenly see a handwritten sign that says «Richters Orchard». I was immediately jarred and excited. Seriously it’s that random! I knew I had to check it out. So my friend and I were in the area and stopped in. We drove down a rocky driveway and seemingly teleported from long island in 2012 to long island as it was in the 1950’s to a beautiful orchard farm on a hill. The store has a lot of that old school vintage farm charm: old signs and photos covered in dust and every toned in sepia as old things are. They have several different apples to choose from and some fresh cider. My friend and I were free to walk about the area, needless to say we felt at home. If only I did not have to leave this simpler place! I did not purchase any cider or apples, but if I need some I will definitely return!
After leaving my friend and I saw such potential. This place is a rare gem, but it needs more. They should team up with a local bakery and have fresh pies and cider doughnuts and maybe some apple crumb muffins. You add a sign that says fresh apple pie and they could triple their profits. But maybe all of that would ruin the charm? Okay just give us some pie!

This place is a time capsule to the mid 20^th century. The orchard is many acres smack in the middle of densely populated North shore Long Island. You drive up and feel like you’ve been transported to the Hudson Valley. The stenciled signage on Pulaski Road is all you need to know, this is the real-​deal family farm. Luckily, they are open til 5PM daily, even on Sunday. We popped in on a whim, curious about the promises of apples and cider. The store is stripped down bare bones, basically a barn that’s been converted for sales. They have dozens of varieties of apples to choose from. They also have their own cider, some jams and some mulling spices, but that is IT. No pies, no cider donuts. I’m not certain if they sell other items at other times of the year. The proprietor’s son was there and told us some general information about the orchard, about how his grandfather bought it from Mr Richter in the 1940’s and he allowed us to check out the cider production area. This is not a North Fork tourist trap like you’ll find east of Riverhead. This is a working farm with great apples and cider, you won’t find anything like it elsewhere on Long Island.

I went to Richters today and was basically chased off the farm by a crazy man, his rifle, and a golf cart (the golden retriever was an unwilling accomplice). an apple a day certainly doesn’t keep this dude’s anger management issues at bay. go elsewhere.

Even though you can’t pick the apples they are so fresh and amazing. The honey crisp taste like candy! We bought 4 bags!

There is NO APPLE PICKING at Richter’s Orchard. They only have a store where you can buy apples and their own pressed apple cider.

Richter’s Orchard has a great selection of apples and apple related products. I love the Mutstu apples and the cider.