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| - My wife and I went to the Farmhouse Tavern for our anniversary dinner.
Friends have talked it up so we went with high expectations.
Let me first set the evening, I made reservations at 6:45 on a Thursday and we arrived on time. It was a beautiful evening so we decided to sit on the patio. The restaurant was not busy when we arrived, but a few couples arrived shortly after we were seated.
While I prefer casual dining, the ambience was a little too casual for my tastes. The patio tables were made out of patio/walkway slabs, just a little too high to be comfortable. Also, the base of the table was made from old tractor parts (again, not overly comfortable, not enough space for a couple to rest their feet.)
We ordered an appetizer for sharing, and 2 mains and no dessert (I had arranged for dessert elsewhere) and some wine.
The heirloom tomato tart was very good.
For the main course I ordered the burger and my wife ordered a ravioli and both were good. There seemed to be a long time lag between courses, though we were not in a hurry. (Some diners arrived after us and departed before)
One of the unfortunate consequences of eating on the patio, you are at the mercy of the traffic, and for some reason a street washing truck decided to wash the street during our meal. It was very noisy and distracting.
Our server was very attentive.
The bottom line - food was good (but with the hype from friends, I had great expectations and I don't think the food lived up to our expectations). The pasta was the best of the 3 dishes we tried.
The service was good.
I would go back, but I am not in a specific rush.
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