I just happened on this attraction while discovering the eastern end of the Coachella Valley; Shields Date Farm presents an interesting history of the date and its beginning here in the Coachella Valley. Even if you're not into presentation films regarding date planting, production and history, it is still a good idea to sit in on the continuously-playing film that... More

Sample a wide variety of dates, visit the garden, have lunch in the outdoor cafe, or just browse and watch the movie on the Sex Life of Date Palms -- you will be amazed at the intensive labor effort that goes into date production. This is what "touring" stops should all be like.

Our second visit to the date farm. As others have mentioned, many varieties of dates are available for sampling and who would have guessed that date varieties could taste SO different!! There are also packaged organic nuts, dried fruits, trail mixes and tourist items for sale. The date shake is SOOOOOOO sweet- oh my- but SOOOOOO delicious! The dehydrated date... More

I felt as if I stepped back in time. Go to this date farm to view the date trees, shop in this retro shop, sample dates and see a movie about the history of Shields dates. Make sure to have a Date shake.

Visitors just have to try the fresh date shake and will not be disappointed. The extensive tasting table gives you the opportunity to taste the many varieties of dates before purchasing. There is nothing like fresh dates! We really enjoyed the short video "romance and the Sex Life of the Date" about the date palm and the Shield family's development... More

Take this one off your list. We went because we aren't totally averse to kitschy roadside attractions, because we are always interested in learning more about local produce, and because we love date shakes. We were disappointed, though the throwback language and clothing of Sex Life of the Date at least fascinated the kids. The dates are fresher at the... More

Bought a pound of Medjools in the store, off their counter stock. Returned home and put them in the refrigerator, only to have them mold in about 8 days. Inspected the container to find a "use by" or "packaged on" date, but could not locate any freshness date at all. Won't buy here again.

This place is Awesome. I expected a little roadside stand, with a few counters for the cafe, I was WRONG... The cafe is awesome, like dining in a Palm garden. Linen napkins, yet excellent prices... The stuffed dates, a must...date burger, yeah, even their salads were delicious .... Then to their store for some free date sampling, and bought some... More

We had been told by others that we had to try the date shake and watch the movie "Romance and Sex Life of the Date". My husband could not have been more skeptical of this as a good way to spend time but he was won over. He generally loves milkshakes but date flavour did not appeal to him so... More