The Farmstead Restaurant & Pub

I love this restaurant.  We have had many a birthday party here, and last night was one of the best.  We had the best waitress ever.  She made sure we all had our dinners and we had drinks constantly.  The food was awesome and the prime rib was the most tender and juicey and had the best seasoning onit
The restaurant has view of the beautifully manicured golf course.  This would make and Ideal place for any gathering even a wedding.  So lucky we live 10 mins from this place.

I have been to The Farmstead numerous times since it opened 10+ years ago, and have always been pleased with the food and service -- even with the different menu changes that have happened along the way. Today's visit was to the restaurant side of the establishment, not the pub -- although we have had good results at the pub, as well.

Today's lunch visit was to celebrate my mother's 65th birthday, and I have to say that it was an excellent choice. The Farmstead offers a wide range of American classics, as well as 'newer' fusion type flavors (oriental and southwest influences). Within our group of five, we had a philly steak wrap, thai chicken wrap, cheeseburger, kids fish n' chips, and my blackened ahi tuna entree salad -- all of which were met with high praise.

The ahi salad seemed like a perfect choice for me since I was keeping an eye on calories, and I was not disappointed. The base was a nice mix of spring greens, with fried wantons, chunks of apple and celery, all topped with the seared and sliced ahi. The ahi was cooked perfectly, with a nice spicy kick -- and the texture? Just like buttah! The salad had a light, somewhat spicy, dressing with traditional oriental flavors -- ginger being one of the more notable standouts. Top notch.

The birthday girl ordered her own cheesecake for dessert, and the rest of us shared a brownie/cookie crumble sundae -- a nice finish to a great meal.

The only real critique I would have is more pertaining to the layout of the restaurant dining room. When patrons enter the restaurant, there is no sign saying whether they are to wait to be seated, or to seat themselves. If the servers are at their prep station, or tending to patrons on the west side of the dining room, they have no way of knowing that someone is waiting to be seated. This did create an awkward moment when we entered, including a longer than expected wait in the lobby, until we ventured into the dining room to contact a server.

But that is minor. We rate The Farmstead very high overall, and we will definitely be back again!

Landed at this pub waiting for traffic to clear. The food is excellent, the staff is wonderful!