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| - We visited Farm & Craft last night for dinner. The restaurant is in Old Town Scottsdale and we arrived around 7:15. There was a good crowd but it wasn't at capacity. The restaurant is designed very well. The decor was in a farm house modern design. The music was quite loud, had to strain to hear my dinner companions. There aren't any soft elements to the restaurant so the music seems quite loud. The staff is dressed casually, sneakers, tank tops (not my favorite) and it seemed all the men had long beards and tattoos. We ordered the chicken salad, a flat bread, and a kale caesar salad. The food is billed as organic, gluten free, good for digestion, etc. They offer a variety of craft cocktails with trendy ingredients, such as Kombucha. The plates, bowls, etc. are plastic. Jury is still out on whether I like this or not.
The flat bread was average, at best. I had the chicken salad. It was deconstructed. The flavors weren't memorable, rather bland. The best part was the pita bread made with flax seeds if I'm not mistake.
The service was comparable to a low end chain restaurant. Our waitress was competent but not memorable. Midway through the meal I needed another glass of wine, it look at least five minutes for our waitress to come by. I had to prompt her for another glass. It took another 5 minutes plus to receive the wine. I watched her check on another table, run a bill, chat with the bartender who wasn't doing anything, go to another table, go back to the bar, chat with the bartender, then my wine came out as I was finishing my meal. The waitress cleared half the table's plates, dropped my check directly under my hand as I was bringing up my fork to my mouth. Classy move. The service wasn't terrible but wasn't polished at all.
The overall experience was mediocre. If you're in the mood for a trendy, buzz word filled, bland menu accompanied by average service, I would recommend Farm & Craft.
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