Cuisine: 8 Service: 6 Decor: 5 Value: 8 Overall: 7 All you see in this restaurant during lunch is old Cantonese grandpas and grandmas. That's usually a very good sign that the food is up to par, as well as prices being reasonable. I had only a small meal here, but certainly enjoyed what I had. The fish was steamed perfectly, while the cauliflower and lotus stayed perfectly crunchy. The razor clams and snow pea leaves were also delicious. I am certainly not in this neighborhood often, but I would be happy to come back here again to try more of their food if given the opportunity. read more

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Here again for my lunch specials. The place was recently remodeled and freshly painted. Ordered my usual, steamed carp, Peking pork chops and egg plant with chicken/salted fish. Found out the lobster is now back down to $15. Ordered it Cantonese Style with the pork, egg & black beans for additional $2 extra. Everything came out very fast and delicious as always. Service was very attentive today. Will definitely be coming back again for the lobster. read more

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Came back AGAIN & ordered pretty much the same dishes besides adding sesame chicken. You're probably wondering what!? Sesame chicken?! Yes yes LOL. Honestly, no regrets. The chicken wasn't overly fried & it was a combination of white & dark meat. It was mainly chicken that was lightly breaded. The sauce was good, but a little too salty for my liking. This time, the dishes we ordered were a bit too salty, but it's still worth the stars because eating them with white rice combats the saltiness. Next time, we can say "less salt". Maybe it was a new chef? Overall, it was still a satisfying meal. As a bonus, they even accommodate you if you're celebrating a birthday and have a cake. There is no cake charge, and they have a fridge to store your cake. read more

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Huge fan of the sautéed razor clams dish, it's typhoon style so stir fried with ground pork and something like a black bean sauce. Clams were especially plump and super fresh, but definitely too salty for the Asian palate. With rice, I could've eaten two orders of this myself though. Lobsters are cheap here but not meaty and very watery so don't recommend. The deep fried three appetizers was good if you want to try a mix of intestines, pork belly, and spare ribs but the portion was very lacking. Comes with free dessert but none of us were a fan unfortunately. read more

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The place has limited seating, about 10 tables. Good thing we made reservation. Excellent Chicken. Good portion. Good deal. Good Stirred fried pea shoot, it is good. Fried pork chop also decent. Bad Beef chow fun. Lack of coloring. I had better beef chow fun in flushing restaurant Lobster sticky rice. Rice is hard. I don't think it is super good deal. If you crave for lobster sticky rice. Go for it.. read more

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Great and affordable lunch menu that's available weekdays and weekends. It wasn't too packed on a saturday noon and we got seated right away. We got the salt and pepper pork chop and the steamed minced pork with salted egg, both are delicious and go very well with rice. Services are on the good side for a cantonese restaurant. read more

Farmers Restaurant - pork chop peking style - Chinese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Farmers Restaurant might not look like much from the outside. It has that hole in the wall feel and comes across a little rough around the edges, definitely not the classiest place. But the food more than makes up for it. I ordered the Pork Chop Peking Style and the Braised Pork, along with several other dishes since lunch specials are only around eleven dollars each. The prices make it easy to try a wide range of dishes without spending much, and the portions are generous. The Pork Chop was crispy on the outside and full of flavor, and the Braised Pork was tender and rich. Every dish had that home-cooked quality and bold taste that keeps you wanting more. This is the kind of place where you come for the food, not the decor. If you are looking for amazing flavor, a huge selection, and unbeatable value, Farmers Restaurant delivers in every way. read more

Farmers Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

8.27.24 @7pm Walk-in for table of 3. Waited 45 mins Anything you order here can't go wrong. Well favor and good potion dishes. read more

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The SeaFood was so fresh. Great value for the price. Not a fancy place just the spot around the corner kind of small business. Came here for great traditional Cantonese style dishes. And just hit the spot. Their "Wok hay" is very good!! Service is fast so felt a bit rushed that's why I didn't give them a 5 star. Definitely a repeat visit when I'm back in Brooklyn. read more

Came here to celebrate Father's Day. This is a small restaurant and it was packed! We had lobsters, oysters and fresh fish. Great service, the food came out quickly. The fresh steamed fish was my favorite. All the stir-fried options were a bit greasy for my taste. All-in-all it was a joyous Father's Day feast! read more

Farmers Restaurant - Steamed oyster - Chinese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Almost every night is packed (which is a good thing). Food is pretty consistent, can sometimes get salty. I wouldn't get take out, I've had 3 experiences where I had to wait forever and it's diff quality. It's canto friendly and I consider this restaruant a hidden gem. read more

Great Cozy local spot for some Asian food. The lunch special menu was great and delicious. read more

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Heard lots of good thing about this place, so our family decided to give it a try. Place is not that big small place. But pack very soon. Food was just ok, nothing special about it. Couple of the dishes doesn't taste right. Pork chop way over cooked and very dried. There's no service at all. Overall, I don't think I would go back again. read more

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I ordered the beef pan fried noodles. I didn't see any beef there this is not acceptable.

Came here for a meal. There is a super-size oyster. Well cooked and has good flavour. Tasted fragile and little dried. Was great. Then, tried lamb, beef, frog meat, and noodles. The spices are little heavy. Portion is huge. The spare ribs are little sweet. The noodle is not smooth but taste good. The bow of frog meat has many peppers and onions. Lamb was good. The place is usually crowded. Service was good. read more

Farmers Restaurant - Super-size oyster - Chinese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Great spot for Cantonese food. Their prices are reasonable. This place is busy most of the time so I preferred to order for pickup. My favorite dish is the twin lobster from this location. read more

Farmers Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Second visit after a few years. Small place so call ahead to reserve if you have a big party. Price is reasonable with good quality food. Free WiFi. Crab was fresh with good market price. Sticky rice was crispy and good wok chi ( heat of the wok). The scallion Lao $8 extra to the fish was a pleasant surprise. It has mushroom/ lotus root and others as ingredients. The veggies was a little bland. The preordered pig lung soup was very tasty and rich in flavor. Oysters with xo sauce was good value but the taste was diluted by the steam water held in the shells. Yes. Will return again. Overall it's a place with reasonably priced good quality food. It can be little crowded due to limited space. read more

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(Dec 2019) Not sure where all the bad reviews are for but this place was great! At least the food was. The only issue I had it was the little space in between tables, but other than that, service and food were good! read more

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Decor isnt the most appealing. However, the food is legit Cantonese style and its actually very good. You dont encounter many authentic canto styled cuisine that is also executed exceptionally in USA. The fried crab is my go to here but I would happily recommend many other dishes on the menu also. I normaly hate writing reviews but this place is awesome and i highly recommend it. read more

3.5 rounded up. Cantonese restaurants don't mess around with their seafood, and we had plenty of it here during a celebratory family lunch. The eight of us (six adults, a toddler, and a baby) had a massive king crab feast. Man, to be a one-year-old chowing down on king crab. That's a bougie start to life right there. Our 11-pound king crab was split into three different dishes: stir-fried crab with string beans and ground pork, steamed crab with fresh garlic over pumpkin, and crab fried rice. The steamed crab was by far the best dish. The sheer amount of crab legs was jaw-dropping, and I didn't have to put in any work to get to the juicy, delicious meat. Massive win. Each bite, especially with scoops of broth and minced garlic on top, was delicious. The pumpkin underneath absorbed all of those flavors too, even though it was firmer than I liked. The lotus root and pork patties were very salty, as was the pan-fried eel. I'd pass on those. The stir-fried pea shoots with garlic were more oily than expected, but otherwise they were pretty standard. Call ahead and reserve if you want the king crab, or any other high-cost seafood, really. Otherwise you might be deeply disappointed on the day of. read more

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The food was great. There is a bit of waiting time. Myboarents and her friend with her husband was with us. We had some fun time chatting away. read more

This place is one of my favorite Cantonese spots to go to with my family. This restaurant is authentic, and is a hidden gem to those who prefer the real deal. During the times I was here, I thought the staff were nice and friendly. But honestly, the people who are coming here do not care if the staff are friendly are not, they are coming in for the delicious food! My favorite are the steamed scallops, lobster sticky rice, sweet and sour pork chops, poached chicken w/ minced ginger and scallion & lambchops! The complimentary dessert (haupia w/ pieces of corn) at the end was delicious as well! Highly Highly Recommended!! read more

Farmers Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

This restaurant is one ot many that I definitely recommend. The place was very clean. My order came quickly and It was absolutely delicious. The owner was professional. read more

Great Chinese Cantonese food. Portion size is good! Very busy place A nice local restaurant in neighborhood read more

Farmers Restaurant - Right: crispy fired intestines Left: cumin lamb - Chinese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Avoid this place as possible. Last few times we went for take out contained foreign objects in our food. 1st time it was in September 2020 My sister found a staple inside the string beans container. 2nd time was in November 2020 Found a stainless steel wool scrubber on the cabbage. 3rd time was in March 2021 Found a stainless steel wool scrubber on the pork chop. First 2 times we complained and showed them and they refund our money. The last time we complained on the phone and told them this is not the first time we had this problem. They yelled at us and told us don't ever come back here ever again. The food is great but we definitely will never go back. This is unsanitary and unacceptable. They are rude and dirty. DOH needs to investigate further. read more

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Ridiculously good authentic Chinese Cantonese food. So tasty and yummy with "wok fire". We usually do take out cause it's so tiny in there. Recommend the pan fried eel, lobster with vermicelli, salt and pepper pork chops, and any of their casseroles. If you want some tasty authentic Cantonese food, just come here. read more

Why go here??? THIS PLACE IS A WASTE OF TIME. I placed my order at 11:30am; I know they take forever, happened many times. Got there at 1pm. I asked the staff for #19, he went looking around 3 other tables like a headless chicken, he goes into the kitchen and then takes out 2 containers that I thought was mines (since I ordered 2 orders and I just spoke to him). Then he picked up phone orders. I waited for 15 mins, while shouting to all these elderly men cursing at the table, and I'm standing next to them while they are maskless and asked the packaging guy for #19 and he said to wait. I saw him packing order #41. I kept waiting until about another 15 minutes. I asked the 2 guys "did you lose my order? I'm #19". This time he looked at the packing table where it "wasn't before" and got it. No apology. I would've left if my family wasn't waiting for me. read more

Farmers Restaurant has been one of my Go-To for Cantonese Food. Their Lo Mai Fan (sticky rice) is just simply delicious and affordable. So for a double lobster sticky rice dish is $24 or so. So the calculation is per lobster $8, and the sticky rice is $8 so it's customizable. I have like most of the dishes I have ordered here in Farmers. They have most of what a Cantonese restaurant would have.The price is very reasonable. Great for family style. Note: -The restaurant itself isn't very spacious and at the night time it gets a bit busy so there will be a wait time. (Sometimes I call in to confirm if it's too busy and they would put your reservation down). - Basically 3 at most 4 waiter/waitress. Sometimes they get busy and may forget sometime here and there. The youngest waiter with glasses is the most customer oriented waiter there! Big thumbs up to him. read more

We went back for dine in on Saturday and we loved it. We strongly recommended the fried crab - very tasty and reasonable price. The lobsters were good too, very fresh. The services was exceptional, the waiter was friendly and willing to offer help. We originally asked the eel and another seafood to be cooked the same way, the waiter made a recommendation to change one of the dishes as he felt it may be better to avoid cooking two dishes the same way. We took his advice and ended up both dishes came out great. They were very busy on Saturday and all the tables were filled, but the waiters / waitresses were very prompt and attentive. The restaurant only had about 8 tables, so I suggest to make a reservation if you plan to go on weekends. read more

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Despite the negative reviews - that the place is tight spaced w/ horrendous décor, staff was not friendly/service was not up to par, food is extremely oily, and the wait was too long. I have eaten in many Cantonese styled restaurants & this place has one of the best + authentic family styled Cantonese foods in Brooklyn so far. The foods served here was super delicious, authentic and quite affordable. If you are the type of person that goes to a place JUST for the food (esp when it is authentic), then this place is for you. If you are those individuals who needs to be in a place w/ nice décor + friendly service + does not care if the food is authentic - then this place is not for you (perhaps a hipster restaurant might make you happier?). This place is not fancy dining as many mentioned. I highly recommend their steamed scallops, lobster sticky rice, poached chicken w/ minced ginger and scallion & lambchops! They were all out of this world - jam packed w/ so much wonderful flavors. The complimentary dessert (haupia w/ pieces of corn) at the end was delicious as well! Do make reservations via phone as this place is always packed. If not, then do come to this place before 5pm to have a meal. This place is mostly packed w/ families of 4 or more. I rarely see an individual eating by themselves here (I usually see them ordering take out). I have not encountered bad service or bad tasting foods during the times I came here w/ my family. The only thing I truly disliked was the long waits, esp if you come after 5pm. Longest we have waited was about an 1 hour in the freezing winter. But after eating their foods, I guess it was worth it. Highly Highly Recommended!! read more

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The Cantonese style foods seem like it is getting better and better, the sea-fu got good Wok-hee. The wok hee give the food here an excellent taste. High flames,One of best Chinese restaurants since NYC Chinatown on Mott st read more

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This is one of the hole in the wall in the neighborhood of Bensonhurst where locals go traditional cantonese family dinner. Their most famous dish lobster w sticky rice, I have to say over the years they still master it pretty well, the rice are sticky and crunchy at the same time, w the fried lobster, it's so delicious! Their business have grown pretty successfully as well, unfortunately the other dishes I've tried multiple times recently is just meh! The waits can be long these days on weekend w lack of staffs and small space. read more

Hole in a wall restaurant. Pretty surprisingly that they do online orders. Very technologically advanced for a local Asian restaurant. I never ate inside the restaurant. My family always do takeouts. They have great prices for seafood dishes like lobster with or without rice/noodle. Good portions and good price for traditional Cantonese food. read more

For the lobster sticky rice alone, this place would get 4 stars. Every bite of the rice had lobster flavor, and was crunchy and fun to eat. I also tried the chicken, walnut shrimp with broccoli, grouper with scrambled eggs and bean sprouts, jellyfish, and fried hot pepper in 3 styles. The grouper dish was disappointing because the dish that came out did not look like the picture on the menu. The eggs were scrambled like an omelette and just thrown in top of the dish instead of scattered through out. It felt like I was eating an omelette that fell apart. Another disappointment was that they sat my group of 8 in a table that was meant for 5 people even though we had reservations. It was so crammed that there wasn't even enough table space to set all the dishes we ordered, so they resorted to bringing out only two dishes at a time. Also because they packed us all into a small table and the restaurant itself isn't very wide, my aunt who was sitting by the aisle was constantly getting bumped into as people were passing by. read more

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I hesitate to write a review so as to gatekeeper this gem, great food with attentive staff, but I had to share. This hole in the wall small yet cozy restaurant hit all the right spot! We were pleasantly surprised by the quality and taste. Got the lobster fried sticky rice, so good I was in heaven!!! The fried pork belly, bad for your cholesterol but well worth it! The salted pork tofu soup with clams, this soup brings back memories. This is how my dad make soup and it was perfect on a night with chill in the air. The veggie was not as good but we need yo eat our vegetables. We can't wait to go back and try their other dishes. read more

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Food is pretty good here for the most part. My favorite dish, altho pricey, is the alaskan king crab cooked with lots of garlic and scallions. You buy the whole crab and they actually serve you 2 dishes. 1 dish is cooked with the legs, and the other dish is either fried rice or noodles with the shell. The garlicky aroma is absolutely awesome and delicious. We bought home leftovers and my aunt ate it and said it was one of the best crabs she's ever eaten. Other plates of food were good as well, but not as memorable as the crabs. We usually ask the waiters for new recommendations cuz the chef ocasionally creates some new and different dishes. Keep in mind this place is Cash only! Provides free wifi-the password is posted on the wall. The place is fairly small so it gets quite busy. Should call them for reservations. read more

Farmers Restaurant - Alaskan king crab fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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I really dissatisfied for the $26 "小炒王" I ordered from this restaurant. Majority of the ingredients are BEANS, I really think it's worth $26 when 70% of this dish is string beans. This 小炒王 is the worse one I ever have in my life and it is not supposed to look like this at all. You would know if you always have authentic Cantonese foods. I called to complained and the staff was nice, offered me a discount on next order. One star is for this particular dish only, not the staff. Attached the photo of the dish I tried to warm up. read more

Farmers Restaurant - "小炒王" - Chinese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Unsure why the reviews for Farmer's Restaurant are so bad. For the first time, I actually feel like the reviews do not do a place justice. I came here for family dinner. My uncle chose it and said it's really good. We trusted him because mind you, he is the pickiest person in the world. From the outside, this place looks pretty shady so if you're looking for a fancy atmosphere, keep looking. However, if you're looking to enjoy some authentic Cantonese food that tastes home-cooked, come here!! Forgot exactly what we ordered but I remember everything was delicious. They have giant live crabs and their lobster was succulent! I know a lot of the reviews complained about service, but I don't think they were any worse than any other Chinese family-styled restaurants I've been to. I am taking one star off because the food is a little more expensive. Pretty sure we ate a good $600 worth of food with tips but you pay for what you get! read more

Farmers Restaurant - Fresh lobster with garlic - Chinese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

We've only been here a handful of times in the past few years prepandemic but when I think of Farmers, the lobster sticky rice stands out clearly in my memory. My dad first brought us here for their weekday lobster lunch specials and it does not disappoint! Perfectly stir fried lobster pieces mixed in chewy and some bits of crispy rice - it really is the star dish here. Yes, even more so than the showy king crab dish they make but I am biased when it comes to lobster. Not to say that their other dishes aren't winners too. Everything we've ever ordered here has been delicious but definitely come for the lobster sticky rice. It's a fairly small restaurant and I'm not sure how they would handle the weekend dinner crowd. It's been too long since we were here last and writing this review has me thinking it's time I owe them another visit the next time I'm in Brooklyn. read more

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Their menu is either hit or miss. I'm sure their seafood is decent because I saw many tables ordering large displays of fancy shellfish. We ordered some of our go-to choices when we are at a new chinese restaurant such as the Peking pork chop and a stir fried vegetable (snow pea leaves). They were both great in taste and portion size. The lobster was also good, although you'd have to order at least 2 lobsters because they were pretty small. We also got a cumin lamb dish and it was the worst I have ever had. I'd steer away from all of their lamb and other non regional dishes. Overall, this is a pretty decent spot that often gets packed. I would still have to experiment with their menu to distinguish the good from the bad. One thing I'm sure of is to avoid the lamb. read more

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