The Farmhouse - Needham

Loved the restaurant and the food was very good! Made the reservation a month in advance to catch up with friends we haven't seen in quite some time. Party of 8 at 4:45. To be told we have to order appetizers and main course at the same time when the restaurant was nearly empty and then be told it was because they needed that table for another party after us was not a very welcoming message and I would have to think twice about going back to a place that needs me to leave and tells me.

We felt ignored just after being seated. We were never told the bowl plate that contained the Brussels sprouts were blazing hot. We should have been warned about this. Food was amazing!

We have eaten at the farmhouse many times. The food is always fresh  and the plating is exceptional. We had Alyssa we've had her before. She is amazing. Sometimes she is at the bar sometimes she's on the floor. This is by far one of our favorite places, for the ambience, delicious food, and tremendous service.

The service staff was very nice and pleasant. The plate I had was egg and cheese, lettuce with dressing and mashed potatoes. Very good.

The food was really good. But the noise made the experience awful, a waste of a night out. I regret not walking out after giving the noise level a chance to simmer down, it never did. We were a table of 2 in row of tables towards the parking lot. That row was mostly big parties, but even the couple besides us was yelling to be heard. The kitchen across the aisle didn't seem to be the issue. The music playing added something to the problem, which may have just been the acoustics of the space and the number of large parties. It was like being at Tavern on the Square bar area on a playoff night. But good food get takeout!