Robbie the Realtor
Another great spot for sharing food. I love the atmosphere! It has a farmhouse hipster vibe. They have house-crafted bottled cocktails. I had the Empress gin and tonic. We shared most of the items on the menu. There was a heavy vegetarian influence. The menu is small. We tried everything I was intrigued by and find no reason to go back. So, hopefully they change the menu regularly or you may only need to go once for the experience.
Stephanie
Came here for happy hour. They have happy hour from 3:30 to 5pm on Fridays and Saturdays. We had the bottled daily cocktail which was delicious. It had calamansi and grapefruit soda. Would definitely recommend it if you want something light and refreshing. For snacks we had the blistered padrons and cauliflower. The blistered padrons went really well with the horseradish aoili. They were very smokey and meaty. Strangely addicting. The crunch of the almonds paired really well with everything and balanced out the bitterness of the padrons. The roasted cauliflower with the walnut muhammara was equally as delicious. They cooked the cauliflower so that it made it somewhat meaty and gave it some bite. Both snacks were great and paired well with the drinks. The service was also great. We sat for around 1.5 hours and weren't rushed out or anything as the dinner reservations started to come in. Would definitely recommend them for food and drinks. The place isn't very big so make reservations or come early
Alice Yu
The picture can tell a lot. I took this picture at 7:39pm dinner time. There were only two tables including mine. I had really bad experience in this "used to be famous" restaurant. The food was mediocre. The server came checked on our table about the food, we told them the food was too sour to our preference he was so ignorant and just replied with "oh" and left. I guess they are too famous to take care of their customers.
Richard Scott
Amazing overall. Food was unique and delicious without being pretentious. Servers really cared about what they were serving. Go!
James P
Opted for the family style menu for six people. Everything was delicious. The fish was some of the best I’ve had. We were able to experience ingredients that we’ve never seen or heard of before as well.
I’m rarely impressed by restaurants and think this place is severely underrated as a few other reviewers mentioned.
nhi hoang
The place was cool. My friends loved their food. I got 21 day aged pork belly. Not my favorite as it made me feel a bit weird after. The taste is good but maybe it was my fault to order it as it tasted really fatty and oily to me. I know it is pork belly so I should have expected it. Still, when I walked in the restaurant, the smell of oil was very pronounced and not my jam. Maybe others would like it. The dish cost 40$. Personally I don’t think it should have cost that much as it wasn’t that good. I’ve paid 40$ for dishes that were definitely more mind blowing. This wasn’t blowing my mind. Still, the vegetables that came with the dish were good. I tried my friends food as well and it was good. The menu for this place is on the smaller side, there were gluten free and vegetarian options but there’s no adjustments as well as no options for desserts. As cool as it is, if there are people who couldn’t find what they want to eat, they’ll just be left hanging. I’m sure in other times with different curated menu, it would have been good for others who come here. But maybe check the menu before you go to make sure you like the options they have. In conclusion, I’m not sure I’ll come back here. It’s a cool idea to partner with bc farms and bring farm to table cuisine. I might have expected too much and left disappointed. The place itself is very cool. Just wish the menu is a bit bigger, more fresh dishes to choose from and flexibility in adjusting them to meet the need of picky eaters like me. Thanks for the food.
Shoolin Saini
Farmers apprentice at its current state is a try-hard rustic/hipster place with a lot of fluff and not much substance.
I had high hopes for this place but was overall left very dissatisfied. The service was less than stellar. However my biggest problem was with the food. The food is frustrating... Because there are glimmers of great flavours. However, always the food is paired incorrectly. For example the Chaat had amazing spices and chutney however it did not pair well at all with the roasted rice puffs the after-taste of the burnt rice puffs ruined the dish.
The food here feels more focused towards presentation then actual flavours. The vibe and the aura of the restaurant is great but the food leaves you wanting more.
It's sad because there is a lot of potential here but it's wasted on fluff. I would really hope the kitchen and chef can redifine the menu again and really pair the ingredients better for overall satisfied experience.
Tommy Reinerth
I experienced the worst service I have ever had dining at Farmer's Apprentice. Our waitress clearly did not care whether we were enjoying ourselves at all. Spoiler alert - we didn't.
For starters, when I asked which of the entrees was more popular (between the two most expensive entrees on the menu), our waitress replied with, "I'm not going to tell you which is more popular, and I'm not going to tell you which is better. It depends on what you're feeling." That useless reply certainly didn't do much to help me make up my mind.
To make it even worse, she also failed to mention that the most expensive items on the menu were not much larger than a small appetizer at most restaurants. I will admit, the food was presented well, however in no way would I classify this experience as fine dining. I certainly would not have expected to spend what I did coming here and still end up going to Triple O's afterwards for a burger because I wasn't anywhere close to being full.
On top of all that, we were literally never asked how our meal was. Not once. Not even while we were paying! When it came time to pay, our server just dropped off the machine, took a couple steps back, and stared at the ceiling until we were finished.
The only redeeming factor was that my friend really liked her gnocchi. The duck I had was average.
All in all, a horrendous experience. Avoid this place!
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