Imagine if your grandparents opened up a bakery on a farm. That's pretty much the vibe at Lake View…read moreOrchards. Grandma bakes the pastries and is the friendly face at the register. Grandpa works the donut making robot, cranking out hot apple cider donuts while watching the world go by from the window. The building may be a little bit run down, but the place is totally charming. There are a few tables toward the back of the shop to sit down and enjoy your hot donuts. However, most people take them to go. That seems like a bad idea, especially since the donuts are both warm and covered with cinnamon sugar. To eat them in the car is a recipe for disaster. Sugar would get everywhere and you would soon be a sticky mess. Saving them for later would be a tragedy, since apple cider donuts are so much better when they are warm. It's a rare treat to get warm cider donuts. As Otis said, these are decidedly more aggressive on the spicing. I tasted not just cinnamon, but also nutmeg. Are they worth an hour drive? Probably not. But if you are within a half hour of this orchard, I'd say it's worth the trip.

If you're driving down 30 you have to stop! The owners are so nice, the products are amazing, and…read morethe prices are super reasonable. Everything is super fresh, and if you get a donut, it's served warm :)

Best produce and seafood! I give my parents a fruit basket from here every year! Top notch…read moreseafood. Awesome.

After reading many reviews for Villa Italia, I decided to call in an order for a tiramisu cake…read more Wowza, everything that I have heard about this historic family owned bakery is spot on! I cannot rave enough about the quaint establishment and how friendly and helpful they are. My tiramisu birthday cake order was amazing and they nailed it. It was beyond delicious and very nice looking as well. On this trip, I also went a little overboard with pastries as it is all so irresistible. No regrets and I will be back soon! Check out my pictures that I took. Honestly you have to stop in and taste for yourself!! !!

A friend turned us on to italian pastries from this shop. Took my son out to Albany to catch a…read moreflight and had time to kill before heading home and decided some pastries would be a nice little treat after a stressful day of flight cancellations and delays. The pastries did not disappoint as they were as good as the ones we had several months ago that my friend brought back. This is a quaint quintessential Italian bakery with cases filled with goodies. Staff were helpful and kind and provided some great recommendations.

After hearing how amazing Perreca's tomato pie was, I just had to try it for myself. It totally…read morelives up to its reputation and I can see why it is so popular and often sells out. Its no wonder it's legendary as its crust is thick yet pillowy. It tastes deliciously crisp like a focaccia style bread. The light tomato sauce with a dusting of both Romano and Parmesan cheeses makes it entirely irresistible. So much so that I can't wait to have it again!

We have supported this bakery for over 40 years, and it is time to offer a review…read more This Jay Street icon in Schenectady has the best Italian bread. It comes in round or loaf shapes and in one or two pound sizes. It is available in many local stores including the Niskayuna Co-op. True story: Jack Nicholson was filming in the area and found out about the delicious bread from his driver. He got the bread several times and thought it was great. He had it mailed to him. Photos of Nicholson and a related newspaper article are on display. The bread, rolls, and Tomato pie are baked in a coal fired brick oven from Italy. Besides the bread, there are other outstanding offerings including: Rolls! Breadsticks made at the bakery Bread Crumbs for cutlets and meatballs Tomato Pie -- so popular it often sells out Panini Sandwiches made fresh daily for grab & go. Italian olives and cheeses in the case. Italian cookies Parking in front and in a side lot shared with Cornell's Restaurant.

On Middleline Road between Route 50 (Scotia/Glens Falls/Clifton Park) and Route 67 there is a cute…read morelittle Farm Stand called Emerich's Farm. I try to stop whenever I go by. They have awesome freshly picked seasonal items. Cash Only, toot your horn for service. Today (7/12/12)- Zucchini Squash Corn Tomatoes Raspberry's Blueberries Garlic Cucumbers Onions

Charming little farm store well off the beaten-track, that is open limited hours (Friday and…read moreSaturday 10-5, plus "by appointment or chance"), that participates in "Maple Weeks" and is open on weekends the last two weekends of March. The sugaring features a small tour of their mid-sized and pretty impressive boiler (call first to make sure it's running, though, if you want to experience its full noisy hot glory) and an explanation of the sugaring process. You can also get a short hayride for a buck through part of their sugarbush (about 20 minutes). There's not a whole lot else to do for the kids, but they do have free samples of sugar candy. The little store itself sells lots of maple products (syrup, sugar, cream, maple nuts, maple coffee), a few other farm items (notably fresh eggs and frozen beef from the farm next door), jams, and some gifty things (very nice hand-crafted mugs, some books, a few other miscellaneous decorative items). It's not huge, as I said there's not a whole lot to do other than the boiler tour and the hayride, but it's definitely worth a detour during sugaring season and a quick stop if you're ambling through the countryside otherwise. Very friendly family-run farm. They do have an on-line store (see URL, which I hope the Yelp elves will add now that I've submitted an update) and I recommend their stuff as tasty, naturally-grown upstate product. Worth supporting. If you like antique stoves, this is probably worth a side trip. They have a big one in mint condition that looks well over a 100 years old. Navigational tip: Google maps can't find the address here for some reason; go to the corner of Grovenor's Corner and Crommie lanes, the entrance to Maple Hill is on the south side 25 yards past the intersection on the west side; note a little hillside cemetery, which you drive past going up the drive to the farm.

Super nice people with lots of information and delicious products including and not limited to…read moremaple cream, maple candy and maple cotton candy!

We tried the small pies, pumpkin and an apple. Both were delicious…read more Sweet staff and lots of delicious looking baked goods in the cases.

They bake with seasonal flavors. Goodies are varied and delicious. Baked goods are fresh and well…read morebalanced. Worth the drive from anywhere in upstate NY.

Stopped in randomly to pick up some stuff. Picked up some beers, beans and onions. The staff were…read morenice and I was happy with the selection.