McLean Berry Farm - Lakefield, Ontario

Laura Montague

I love the opportunity to visit the farm to pick berries, veggies, preserves and maple syrup! I recently enjoyed their freeze dried strawberries and they were amazing! Perfect for snacking or adding to lemonade! I enjoy walking down to the local markets to purchase delicious products too. Great place for family and friends!

Stephen Mack

Awesome setup, great fields, helpful staff. My family had a great time. The berries are delicious. Being a hat.

Justin Shaw

THEE spot for picking fresh strawberries and other berries. Large fields with a multitude of berries to be picked, so no need to worry about them ever running out. They even have them available pre picked for purchase. Under normal circumstances they are ok with you eating a couple berries while picking, but due to Covid-19, they politely ask you not to.

A standard handled basket they sell, full of picked strawberries about 5lbs worth will run you about $16.

The on site store has a trove of goodies as well, from a variety of homemade jams and spreads. Baked goodies such as butter tarts and pies. It can get a bit pricey, but it's worth it.

I've been going almost yearly for about 25 years and always walk away with a case of aching sweet tooth, fully cured.

Chris Kostecki

Needs work. This used to be better but unlike the same family's pumpkin festival, they haven't grown the facilities as attendance has grown. First off, it cost 24 dollars for me and 2 kids, and doesn't include much. A wagon ride that is perhaps 150m (the line ups were so big we walked) and maple taffy (if you can get any, there were at least 100 people crowded around to fight for position. I like this farm, its nice but the kids have seen how they do the syrup and all the activities are too crowded. The food was very expensive for what you got, 3 tiny pancakes (see picture) and 3 sausage deep friend in their french fry fryer, for 10 bucks plus tax. no room to sit inside so we had to sit at the outside picnic table in the wind.

I should have taken a picture of the crowds, but was trying to shepherd my kids to get something, and get out.

I'll perhaps visit again if they improve it, but next year I'll be looking for a new maple bush after 4 years of going here. I hope they build it to accommodate the crowds.

Rachel Kehoe

Just finished picking strawberries for the season. Such friendly staff and delicious strawberries! Thanks Mclean

Ioana Staicu

This was all things considered, a strange berry picking experience. Now, I understand COVID precautions and all but this was a bit strange. You arrive to the berry bushes and are told that you can only pick between 2 flags on one side. Then are told to “pick the bushes clean”? While being supervised by teenagers walking up and down the aisles. I understand the safety precautions and fairness of pick your owns becoming more mainstream, but this really wasn’t the experience we were hoping for and felt a bit intrusive.

The store prices are a bit high, but they have a decent selection and sell convenient canning supplies such as sugar and pectin. Raspberries themselves were plump.

In other news- dogs are also not allowed on the property. This isn’t posted anywhere on their website but just so you know.

mike hep

If you like watery maple syrup, raspberries and blueberries that are covered in flies (in the store) and prices that will knock your socks off, then head on down to Mclean Berry Farm !

Don't get me wrong, I went there with an unlimited budget, and a smile on my face, but a small container of marmalade, one litre of maple syrup, a tiny container of raspberries that was covered in flies, and 5 cobs of corn that weren't very good, came to $48.

The corn was starchy.

Three mouthfuls of soggy raspberries for 8 bucks.

For how much water they are leaving in that maple syrup, they have no business charging $27 a litre.

The marmalade tasted good, but all of the orange rinds floated to the top of the jar before it was sealed.

I wont be back, dont waste your time here.

The place was full of flies (houseflies) because there is no door, and the flies (hundreds) were all over the fruit for some reason.

The cashier (a surly young planet all to herself) was completely bored out of her mind. Not exactly a helpful or happy person.

Anyways, I made a 30 cent pancake, and it was better than the $1.50 of syrup I poured on it.

Christelle B

Had a great time at the pumpkin festival:) will definitely go again next year!