Purple Adobe Lavender Farm

Came from Santa Fe just to come here. Call before coming find out if there’s lavender growing. It’s cute it’s fun and peaceful. Sacred space for sure. Very peaceful and you will love the pictures you can take here. Trust me!

We stopped by this lavender farm on the way to Ghost Ranch. Even though it was unplanned, and I’m not a huge lavender person, I enjoyed visiting the gift shop and tea house. The guy in the gift shop was really helpful in helping my mom choose gifts to bring back home, and gave us some pointers on other things to see in Abiquiu. Walking to the teahouse, you get to walk by where they grow the lavender, which makes a good picture with the mountains in the background. The teahouse was nice. We only sampled the lavender iced tea, which was really refreshing. It was a black tea, but it reminded me more of green tea with a hint of lavender. They had a lot of other goodies though, like scones and gelato. There’s a labyrinth across from the teahouse which is good to occupy little kids for a while. If you’re just passing through, I’d consider stopping by this place to either shop for the lavender lover in your life or try out some lavender infused food.

We just left and we were less than impressed. Upon arrival we headed to the shed where the sales pitch was given. The locally made products are nice and very expensive. There are dishes (all made in China). That was disappointing to see as the other products are made in Abiquiu.
The cashier made a condescending comment about some other guests as they walked over to the tea house. I guess they were supposed to buy some overpriced crap from China before sampling some lavender infused goods?
After being ripped off (lip balm had no seal– didn’t realize it at first how gross) we headed over to the tea house. We got 2 scones and an iced tea and it cost us just under $ 14 dollars. The blueberry scone had way too much lavender and was not good. The raspberry scone was just fine! The iced tea was alright.
What really rubbed us the wrong way was the older woman we paid after we ate. Our server was not the person who took payment. The server was very nice but seemed flustered by her micro managing boss lady who talked down to her when the server handed her the phone. We handed the server her tip that she earned directly but she put in the communal tip jar. I didn’t like that.
Why wasn’t she answering her own phone?
The staff (other than our server) was less than professional. In fact down right rude and mean.
Btw the only bathroom is a port a john with a broken hand sanitizer. I think that’s really gross that a place that serves food does not have a decent bathroom with a sink.
This place does a great job at marketing themselves with gorgeous pamphlets at truck stops but it is unimpressive. We were told virtually nothing about the farm, lavender, offered a demonstration, or Abiquiu. We were not offered a tour (not that’s there much to see) it’s just BUY our stuff and leave.
Avoid. Headed up to Ghost Ranch or the Monastery where the staff is kind and welcoming both to guests and co workers.

Went with friends on the week 4^th of July 2014 and it was so beautiful. I am going again soon. :)

This place is very well thought out. From the touch of purple everywhere to the wonderfully curated lavender menu. We were there the first day they were opening for the season. Everyone was excited and super friendly. They have a store with all sorts of lavender products from body sprays to lip balm, bath salts to essential oils, as well as culinary lavender. Then they have a tea house with paninis and pasteries. Since they had just opened they only had a few items, but they were delicious. We got their hot and iced lavender tea, a blueberry lavender scone and lavender gelato. All delicious. The blueberries burst fresh in your mouth. Every thing was gluten free and organic. The gelato flavored with honey not sure. If you are anywhere near this area definitely stop!