Purdy's Farmer The Fish - North Salem

Yet another restaurant with a nonsense surcharge. 4% kitchen share is buried in fine print at the bottom of the menu and conveniently hidden under a rubber band. Your servers lose tips and you lose customers who wouldn 't have cared if your honest prices were just 4% higher. That aside, the service even outside was excellent. The food was ok but nothing stood out ... and a few things like undercooked fries took away from the meal.

Everything was amazing. We drove 40 minutes to try this place and will most likely (100% become regulars here.

Our food and drinks were exceptional. Our service was somewhat spotty. Servers were very nice and friendly but there was a lack of communication, especially with the bar. I will say it was a busy day and we will definitely return.

We stopped in to pick up lunch on the go. I really like the atmosphere. We sat outside while we waited for our food and it was a lovely setting. The food was excellent. We had the farmers salad, fish sandwich, fried chicken (ask for hot honey on the side! and bread pudding. For the food to taste as good as it did hours later is a real testament to the quality. Hands down, I would eat here again when I'm in the area. The hostess and the server at the tables in the garden were 10/10! So friendly. So helpful. For instance, we originally ordered the Tuna sandwich. The hostess (who took our order came outside to tell us it was not available. Rather than make us come back inside to decide what we wanted as a replacement, instead she brought us a menu and then came back outside for our decision a few mins later. The waitress asked us what we ordered (making friendly conversation because we were sitting in an area she kept on walking past and brought us a hot honey to go. She said that it would go well with the chicken (and she was right! . These little items are what turns a good experience into a great one. One star off for the employee in the farm store. I'm hoping he was just having a bad day.

We had a lovely late afternoon meal as we were between the seating for lunch and dinner. What a wonderful experience on a warm summer afternoon outside surrounded by beautiful flowers. The food was great (Amish fried chicken and a cheese burger)the waitstaff was attentive and helpful. This is a wonderful place for fine country dining in a beautiful location. After lunch we went to the Farm Shop and bought some. Bagel chips and focaccia/tomato bread. Come here for an enjoyable experience!