We specifically went here for the food and shopping. The food was so fresh and delicious. Each of…read morethe sandwiches come with chips but you have the option of switching that out for another side item. I had the turkey and pepper jelly. It tasted just like I imagined. It wasn't spicy, even though it had sliced jalapenos. It has cream cheese, pepper jelly, sliced jalapenos and turkey. I substituted sweet potato casserole for the chips. My husband had the BLT on hawaiian roll with baked potato salad. My kids had a BLT, chicken club sandwich, hamburger and the pork and Mac sandwich. All with fries. The fries have butter seasoning on them. They have a cute store with homemade canned items, clothes and pumpkins. They have some baked goods, frozen meat and frozen veggies too. There was so much, I cant list it all.

I was off work today and decided I'd spend the day road tripping with my folks. My parents had…read morebought multiple baskets of peaches from this place at stands around Huntsville and had expressed an interest at seeing the place in person and having a plate lunch there, so off we went. Given the rather nasty weather today, actually looking around the farm was pretty prohibitive. They have pretty sunflowers growing and a corn maze, but that was about all we could see from the comfort of our car. The place has a large indoor goods building and an attached restaurant concept. Since we got there a bit before lunch, we perused the produce and such. They have lots of desserts and canned goods in particular -- think cookies, pies, and homemade ice cream; pickled jalapeños, spicy pickles, and so on. They also have breads, a cooling case with take and bake casseroles or side dishes, and a few little souvenir type goods like candles. When it was time for lunch, we wandered into the restaurant to place our order. They have a fairly large menu of plate lunches with daily specials, cafe style sandwiches, and burgers. My mom got the special of the day (beef tips and rice), I had a veggie plate, and my dad had a mushroom and Swiss burger. Personally, I think we'd all give the food about a 3.5/5, but the service was charming and we had a good time so I'll round up. Good attention to detail -- one of the servers heard my mom say she'd wished she had ordered fried okra instead of one of her two sides and they subbed it out before our food arrived. Nice. On my veggie plate, I had fried okra, corn casserole, mashed potatoes, and a broccoli rice casserole. Each plate comes with roll or cornbread (roll, obviously - hehe). The okra and the broccoli casserole were the best items. Corn casserole had been under the warmer for too long and was kind of gray and dry. Mashed potatoes were fine but I wasn't asked if I'd like gravy and without it they were a little bland. The fried okra was very pleasantly crispy (touch more salt would've been great) and the broccoli and rice casserole was savory and had a nice texture. My mom was happy enough with her beef tips; not wowed but content. Dad liked the burger and fries but couldn't finish it. Overall, a nice spot to road trip to visit if you're curious or looking for something to do. DEFINITELY get some peaches when they're in season!

I love this place. Sun ripened tomatoes, purple hull peas, beautiful squash, muscadines, I bought…read morea large container of tomatoes and a huge bag of peas for $10. I usually visit the Freedom Farmer's Market in Atlanta for great tomatoes and other produce, but $20 might get you 4 beautiful tomatoes and an average size bag of assorted squashes.

If you're a transplant like many of us are, this is one experience you must try.,,, "Pick Your Own"…read moreblueberries!! At a recent July 4th celebration w friends and colleagues, one had the idea of picking blueberries the following Friday. Initially, I thought it was comical as we're all from the west coast and not quite considered farmers per se. Lol. Yet on the other hand, I thought it would be adventurous and exciting to experience Alabama in a unique and new way. So off we went w the idea. LOCATION & PARKING Gin House Branch Farm's address is Decatur, but it's actually in Priceville. So don't be surprised when your GPS routes you to Priceville, near I-65. Parking isn't exactly clear on the field especially if you arrive early. Once you see the green shed, just park near it. You'll know it when you see it. ;D EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM A group of us met up at the farm field early @ 8:30 AM that [9/80]Friday to beat the torturing heat of the sun and humidity and any possible crowds. We came prepared - hats, sunscreen, bug spray, and for some - tikes and teens to help w the pick'n. Who wants to spend their Summer sleeping in on a weekend anyways?! Lol. ;D Let's just say, the teens weren't exactly excited to be there as the rest of us adults were, but that soon changed. It's really all about the experience and creating memories, right?! ;D Upon arriving, we notice one truck already there - a friend of ours, along w his wife, got a head start. The rest of us rolled up, got our hugs in, chatted quickly, then got our buckets from the picnic table out in front of the office (evergreen colored shed) and headed for the fields. HONOR SYSTEM When no one's at the green shed office, Gin House Branch Farm functions on an honor system. Amazing, right?! Signs are clearly posted w what's available for picking (currently Blueberries in July) and the cost. For everyone's convenience, there is a locked drop box to place your dinero in on the way out. GHBF takes checks and cash only. The cost of blueberries is quite reasonable at $13 per bucket. The white buckets are 5 quarts in size and are available to use for free. Be sure to line them first w the available plastic bags (similar to plastic grocery bags) located on the picnic table, especially if you don't plan to keep the buckets. Just be sure to return them when you're done picking. If you do want to keep them, the buckets are an additional $1 each. PICK YOUR OWN BLUEBERRIES GHBF is one of many farms here in the south. This particular farm is considered a "Pick Your Own" farm where you get to pick your own fruits, veggies and such when in season and as advertised. The first field we went thru was the Muscadines which are known to be the native Southern Grapes. These were not ripe at the time, but were beautiful nonetheless and currently off limits when it comes to picking. So we continued on toward the blueberries in the north field. We were welcomed w rows upon rows of blueberry bushes! Since we've never picked blueberries in the past, I researched it, of course, before our farming adventure. ;D The suggested method of picking blueberries is that one has to "roll" the bundles of blueberries in their hand between the palm and fingers. The ripe purple ones easily detach from the stem while the unripened (pinkish in color) remain on, usually. It's best to do this w one hand while holding your bucket w the other underneath to catch the falling blueberries. However, I learned quickly that it is even better to pick only the BIG blueberries so you don't get the wrinkled or overly ripened ones too. This became our "preferred" method vs the suggested. This method also takes longer to fill up a bucket or two, but definitely worth the time and money invested. Whatever way you choose, you'll get some good ones from this field. VERDICT & RECOMMENDATIONS What an experience we had - waking up early, starting off our day in the company of friends, picking our own blueberries, losing each other in the fields, hearing the laughter of children amidst the bushes, and even having fun trying to find one another afterwards. This is by far one of the most unique southern adventures we've tried since relocating here, while yielding us some of the largest and sweetest blueberries than what we normally would find in local grocery stores. As tempting as it can be to be the first to fill up a bucket amongst friends, leave the competitiveness at home and come prepared to have fun in the calm of the morning. I highly recommend it at least once in your lifetime. Pick enough blueberries to fill 2 buckets and freeze some for the winter and off seasons. If you're juicing like some of us are, I'm sure you'll be back before the season ends as we will. Blueberries are high in antioxidants and perfect for juicing and snacking frozen on a hot-humid day in Alabama. Some of our friends will be making jams and even blueberry pancakes out of them. Go there before the season ends!

There's nothing like the sweet joy of coming home with more blueberries than you could ever…read moreimagine. It took two others and me about an hour to fill a bucket, and there are tons of blueberry bushes to pick to your heart's content. Thank you to the farmers that have graciously opened their field for the public to enjoy and share in the goodness of how fruit should be!

When we lived there we use to buy our steaks fresh cut and they were excellent. They also have…read moreother meats and even some Amish products like cheeses.

I'm told they don't actually process their meat, and I don't care. The prices are a little high,…read morebut not unreasonable. I absolutely love their smoked bacon, thick cut steaks, and pork chops - the later are heaven on a plate when cooked correctly. The confectionery offerings are dangerous, if you are watching your weight. They also have an excellent selection of wines and cheeses. Definitely worth the drive.

Bakery can't be beat. The cakes are renowned for how great they taste. They have great produce and…read moredelicious meats. A lot of hard-to-find things in different departments.

Always solid and a friendly atmosphere. The store feels alive. Fresh produce and an organic…read moreselection.

Sweetest Sins Cakes never disappoints. Made your way to perfection, every time. Always my go to…read morewhen I need it right, right now.

Absolutely some of the best food I have ever eat! Her breakfast is perfectly made and the biscuits…read moreare just like the ones my Nana would make for the family growing up. The lunch smells and taste amazing also. I went in for a drink and came out with 3 plates because I couldn't resist. Pot roast is perfection. About the only place I can find fried chicken livers, which are seasoned just right, and the mashed potatoes are out of this world! 100/10 recommend!!

The Very Best and you know where the seafood and European meat came from. No farm raised crap. No…read moresalmon that's been sprayed with pink coloring. Mike has been in business over 50 years. He doesn't have Chandlers hanging down in the lobby . The seafood, meat ,tuna steaks, real French fries not sprayed with pesticides, clean healthy food to feed the people you care about..

awesome place and the man who runs it is very knowledgeable and helpful! great prices too!read more