FARMbloomington

I wish I was able to give a star rating, but I didn't get a chance.  I was really excited to try some of the reviewed dishes. We arrived around 6:00 p.m. to a half full restaurant and were told they were booked until 9:00 p.m.  The hostess said we could dine at the bar which wasn't my idea of a relaxing evening so we walked next door to the Uptown Cafe which was quite crowded and immediately seated. Great meal and excellent service. As we walked back by the Bloomington Farm we found it the same as when we tried to dine... half full with mostly dirty tables. I believe everything happens for a good reason and this was one of those times..

I never really saw the huge appeal for this place. I used to live in the apartments above, so I went a lot, but I always left a bit dissatisfied. A lot of the food was really good, but sometimes you just want normal ketchup for your fries... ya know? Not tarragon and candy cane infused ketchup (exaggeration).

That aside, the breakfast was pretty great all the time. For a while they had buckwheat pancakes that I could have happily eaten every morning.....a bowl of granola on my way to class was a favorite too.

I'll preface this by saying that I am a pretty patient and understanding guy. With that said, I have been to FARM three times and the service has been laughably slow. I went here with my roommate and our families and didn't expect dinner to take almost 3 hours. They kept plying us with more of their fries (which are amazing) as the minutes (hours?) passed, but ultimately, I didn't come for the fries.

Their food is supposedly somewhat "local," but if you don't care a ton about that aspect you can definitely do better for the price. My parents are obsessed with this place so they like to go when they're in town, but I personally wouldn't go out of my way to visit.