Friend of A Farmer

tnfoodie 

on Citysearch

16 years ago

Food is good, service is so-so – What is going on? You would think that the service would be impeccable at a good restaurant, one that puts so much attention on the food and the decor. I asked for the salmon without any sauce. It came with the sauce. As the waiter put it down, I commented that it wasn't supposed to have sauce. He said, "Well, would you like us to start over and cook it without the sauce?" Give me a break. You're the one that screwed up, not me. The waitress came up all apologetic, but that was it. Of course ... read more

bloomville 

on Citysearch

17 years ago

Good Food and Great Atmosphere Marred by Indifferent, Sexist Service – You can't beat a roaring fire in winter?so it's a treat to find that in this pretty farmhouse-style eatery. Unfortunately, the warm fire was not matched by warm and gracious service. Food was fine, but the aloof waiter took a bit too long to take our order and pretty much ignored us until the time came to deliver the bill. I was annoyed?twice?by the fact that when the time came to pay, the bill was handed to my male dining companion. As it happens, I, a w... read more

delphica 

on Citysearch

18 years ago

A Better Experience Than I Expected – I had heard mixed reviews of this restaurant, and I ended up being pleasantly surprised. I went there for lunch, and both my friend and I were very pleased with our meals. There were a lot of salad offerings, and the salmon salad ended up having a very generous portion of fish. The quiche also came in a substantial portion, and was served with fresh fruit salad on the side which was a nice touch. My only disappointment in terms of the food was the cheese on the quiche - it seemed very av... read more

peadah 

on Citysearch

18 years ago

Slow, indifferent service. Poor value. – On this recent Sunday afternoon, the restaurant wasn't really very busy. Which made it all the more annoying when the service turned out to be slow, indifferent, inattentive and uncaring. Specifically: the wait to order was way too long, once we (a party of two) ordered the food took about 20 minutes (if I err, I'm erring on the side of the restaurant), the food came out on iron plates that were not even warm to the touch and, when my girlfried complained that the muffin on her eggs b... read more

epicurean17 

on Citysearch

18 years ago

Maybe it's better for Brunch – I was at Friend of a Farmer the other day and my review is terribly mixed. We were a group of three and elected to sit outside. Rather than putting two two-tops together to make seating for three, all of us were put at a two person table. That would not have been so bad if our third wasn't made to sit on the sidewalk. I should mention that we were the only people out there at the time. There was no reason for it. When we moved our table a few inches toward the restaurant, so our third could avo... read more

msanyal 

on Citysearch

18 years ago

Slow service – The ambience is nice but the service is not great. When we got to the restaurant, it was not too busy. We ordered as soon as we were seated. We then had to wait over 45 minutes for our food. No one apologized for the delay and the waitress didn't bother to ask us if we wanted another drink. The food was mediocore - the fish had less salt and the meatloaf was so-so. 

tonyuzan 

on Citysearch

18 years ago

Behold: New York's Brunch Natsi – The Brunch Natsi!!! With the other negative reviews I found on CitySearch and the experience I had this afternoon, I think I?ve discovered New York?s very own Brunch Natsi. This manager/host always barks at you when waiting to be seated. I?ve been there four times, and each time he draws a line on the sidewalk in chalk to represent the front of the line and tells you not to pass it unless he calls you. For some reason, people put up with this (including me until today). But today, he went to... read more

aktsui 

on Citysearch

18 years ago

Great ambiance but not so great everything else – I like country settings, farmhouses, and old fashioned food. However, when you mix that with ambivalent service and steak that tastes like leather, well, you get the idea. Eggs were poached correctly, crabcakes were good (I like them crab-ier and less potato-ey), and waiters were reasonably accomodating when we sent steak back that was done rare as opposed to medium. But as with most of the places near and around Union Square, it's finished with the quality that up-and-comers... read more

adamski7 

on Citysearch

18 years ago

Go for dinner – Ive been here many times for brunch which is always great and recently went with my friends for dinner. The food was excellent and the atmosphere was fantastic. I wish there was a place like this in my nieghborhood, I had the spinach and meatloaf which was excellent and everyone else went for the fish dishes which look and taste great. Definately have a dessert there, you will know what I mean as soon as you walk in the door. Try sitting near the windows as you will have a beautiful view of Irving place.