My brother had his wedding rehearsal dinner here a few days ago. Later that evening, a girl named Martha S., who was fortunate enough to be a bridesmaid at the wedding, left a scathing 1 star review. So, I just wanted to set the record straight and talk about how great this place was, and to point out the falsehoods in her review.
This restaurant worked tirelessly to have our private event room prepared and to make some fantastic southern comfort foods. We had a salad (which was what Martha's review bomb was about) some decent steak, delicious mashed potatoes, fantastic mac and cheese, and a cherry cobbler (which in all honesty wasn't my favorite as it was just a cake with some maraschino cherries thrown in).
Martha's version of the story left out a lot of details. She said that she found a feather in her salad and told the waitress, who replied with "Idk, I didn't make it". Then Martha claimed to be sick immediately after dinner. This is not how the situation actually went. Martha noticed the feather in her salad and laughed about it. She didn't think it was a big deal, so I told her she should let the waitress know. She followed my advice and the waitress was very surprised and said "I'm sorry! I don't know how that got in there because I didn't make the salad, but I'll go let the manager know so that we can figure out who did." So no, the waitress didn't leave Martha high and dry. My mother, who booked the rehearsal dinner, also alerted the waitress upon finding out and was told that the manager was already tracking and they were looking into how that happened. The next claim, that Martha immediately felt sick, was also false. She stayed after the dinner to hang out, get some drinks, and have a good time. So that was a flat out lie. Now, I can't speak for how she slept that night, but it couldn't have been anything significant because she showed up to the wedding the next day, all smiles and bragging about her negative yelp review. She never once mentioned feeling sick the night before, so I doubt there was any truth to that claim.
So, to wrap things up, this rehearsal dinner went nearly perfectly. Multiple people in attendance said that was one of the best rehearsal dinners they had been to. The only "issue" was the small feather in Martha's salad. By the way, ended up realizing that it actually fell into the salad from a rehearsal dinner decoration. So, instead of being grateful that she was invited to be a bridesmaid, instead of being grateful that she had a free dinner (paid for by my parents), instead of enjoying the festivities leading up to the wedding, Martha chose to make the situation about her and leave a nasty review, only after hearing from me and those around her that she should alert the waitress. She got all excited at the chance to play victim and hopped right on it. This restaurant didn't deserve that review in the slightest, so I'm rebutting it with a 5 star.
Well done Farm and Fork! You put on a fantastic rehearsal dinner! I'm sorry that Martha couldn't see past the feather in her salad, and recognize all of the time and hard work that you guys put into it! read more