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| - The service was very friendly, Amanda, our waitress was a sweet heart. The restaurant itself is a nice casual atmosphere.
My boyfriend and I had high expectations for the food and restaurant. To start off, for Saturday's and Sunday's on their site they note they are open all day. We arrived at 5:30PM and not everything was available. We were not impressed with the owner as he was super cocky and bragged about how he had fired the chef who had been known for their top dish in Toronto, and he had take the signature dish with him. (This dish is one of the reason's we came all the way to Farmhouse Tavern from downtown)
I was a bit disappointed with the fact that some of the items being overpriced for being local items.
Onto the food:
1. Oysters: They were okay, nothing special.
2. Fancy salad: Be sure that you like root vegetables when ordering this salad. I do not care for root veggies, but my boyfriend does not mind. He said the salad was okay. The presentation was very pretty.
3. Fish Dish: I have a local grouper, the presentation was very good. The fish was delicious. The sides were perfect as well. Celery root puree.
4. Pork Belly: My boyfriend had the pork belly, his opinion following. The actual piece of pork belly could have been 1/2 the size as it is a rich piece of meat. He really enjoyed the smoked butternut squash puree. Overall this dish was not worth the $35.
5. Desert: We shared the Goat Cheese Ice Cream with candied root vegetables. This was okay, as I am not an ice cream lover, but do love goat cheese, this was okay.
Our overall experience was not a terrible experience. I do not believe I would take public transport all the way there again. This place has a lot of potential as it is a very warm feeling restaurant.
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