Belkin Family Lookout Farm - U-Pick Orchard - Taproom, Outdoor Dining and Market - Natick, Massachusetts

Austin P.

Lovely experience and well worth the cost of admission! We were hesitant about visiting based on some of the other reviews describing the cost:experience, but I am beyond delighted to have come to Lookout Farm this weekend!

The bags that they give you do *seem* small, but I am looking at our haul right now and with two bags we have 18 peaches, 11 apples, and 3 pears. This was filling the bag full and to the handles but nothing as obnoxious as some of the other collectors we saw leaving with their arms full of fruit.

32 pieces of fresh fruit grown on a local farm for $50 is not obscene by any means. That's essentially $1.50 per piece of fruit. I think many could do well to evaluate other items that they spend equivalent or more money on before poopooing a local business full of friendly staff, beautiful scenery, and a serene atmosphere.

In addition to fruit picking we had fun wandering through the corn maze and around the property seeing the old farm buildings and machinery.

We stopped to eat at the restaurant once we finished picking our fruit and I was also pleasantly surprised by the menu options and costs. We had a peach smoothie and chicken tenders for less than $20. Fenway Park can only dream of such a value.

Overall, this was an awesome experience and I am so happy to find such a sweet little spot tucked just outside of the city. I will definitely be coming back!

Adrienne O.

Had a fabulous time with my 4 year old nephew. He loved the bee train, the corn maze, and the multiple playgrounds and tree houses. We went home with tons of pears and apples and enjoyed making apple pie afterwards.

Dave S.

This review is the Lookout Farm Taproom.

The Taproom has been a consistent and delicious dinner and brunch option in Natick over the last few years. The food has been awesome for a while, but over the last couple years the food has steadily improved to a fantastic level. Great sandwiches, burgers, tenders, ramen, BBQ, and specials.

The chef at Lookout Taproom is always adding delicious specials that have really hit the spot. The current special (April, 2025), the cheesteak, was top notch.

The taproom is always great with welcoming kids and families, and the live music on the weekends really makes for a fun night out. Service and waitstaff is always GREAT as well!

vu T.

Have to say it’s a nice farm with varieties of fruits to pick by seasons. They have outdoor dining and live music on weekends . But the steep price to enter and buy a bag .. price for a tiny bag on weekdays is $36 bucks which will store only maybe 8 apples is the most . It’s ridiculously overpriced for a tiny bag. Not even worth it to come here if you’re into apple picking. There’s better places out there that provide double the size of the bag .

OleksiiSP

Beautiful farm but they become super greedy and you pay for anyone 2+ year old who enters orchards $38 per person for 5lb of apples. Even to enter their playground with a kid you must pay $38x2=$76. You must be in mini kingdom for these money, not in cheap farm playground. Food? Do you think you will get better surprises? Good grill, but half other dishes are just to take money of you for “unique” money vacuuming experience. Even fries spoiled with hell of salt.

Nathaniel

Just. Don’t. Go.

Overpriced farm compared with other farms in the area. $30 - $35 for entry is steep for what you get - actually for what you don’t get. (Also $15 for purchasing a pumpkin is ridiculous too!)

- no tractor rides - you’ve gotta walk miles to even get to the playground or corn maze.

- playground and corn maze are miles away from the entrance - all the way towards the back of the farm.

- playground was sadly dated. Wood structures - specifically the play tree house had lots of deteriorating wood.

- haphazard playground that is not geared towards kids having a good time. - just a bunch of random decorations.

- Lookout beer is mediocre.

- apple farm is immature. Small trees.

- only positive if you live in Boston is that it’s close - distance wise.

Staff is a mixed bag. Old timer staff is great. The young staff members are uniformly rude and unhelpful.

Lindsay S.

This farm is beautiful and seems like a very well-oiled machine. We went with friend last weekend after looking for a orchard within driving distance from Boston. It was a beautiful day, and everything seemed very well-organized and I appreciated the parking attendants directing everyone where to go, signage, etc. It was a September Saturday so I do not blame them for being swamped, 'tis the season in New England. The issue I DID have however, was that every person age 5+ is required to purchase a bag to pick apples, with the smallest one being $24. Yes, that's the most I have ever paid for apples, but the world is expensive and literally everyone has had to raise their prices, it's just one of life's necessary evils. However I think it's really disappointing that everyone has to purchase a bag. My husband and I spent $48 right off the bat before doing anything (we have a 2 year old, and the three of us can only eat so many apples!). I would have preferred to purchase one larger bag for our family instead of us being forced to each have one. Friends we were with felt the need to lie about their child's age and say she was four because they also did not need this many apples for their family. We had another adult friend with us who was just visiting for the weekend and is a flight attendant, who had to figure out some way to transport all these apples back with him only to fly out again and have them potentially go to waste. He was planning on just coming with us to enjoy the day, and he was forced to purchase an entire bag of apples he did not need. I don't really see how letting people walk around without a bag and just enjoy the space with others would be detrimental or cost the farm any extra money - they seemed to be doing just fine (and we did in fact spend even more money getting food, drinks, donuts, etc. I would have bought a caramel apple too - my favorite! - but the farm stand store was mobbed and literally sold out of everything). We had a nice time, but it was truly one of the most expensive family days we've ever had and I'm not sure it was worth the experience. I ran into a coworker while I was there who said she had been coming for years and like other reviewers, lamented the loss of the train and the playground and said that was a big reason her family loved coming there so much. In the future, I would stick to a smaller family farm, where you can get a similar experience for much less $$$ and with less rigid requirements for apple picking.

Colin M.

What a gem of a place to find! This is about 30 minute drive, and well worth it on a Sunday. The farm was well organized and properly labeled for patrons to know where the good pickings were. The fruit was delicious, as you would expect from a farm. They had cooked meals for sale and outdoor seating. Also plenty of portable bathrooms, and even a baby changing station. I could easily make a day of it here, and plan to return.