This place is frustrating. The restaurant's simple decor and use of high-quality, local ingredients is inviting, but the value, folks, the value just isn't there. Came here with my parents for their anniversary. Appetizers: kohlrabi salad (fantastic salad), roasted cauliflower (texture was perfect; really great crust), mushroom toast (delicious - per parents), and crab and avocado salad (dressing was overly sour - per parents). Entrees: Mom had the halibut special, dad had the lamb pot roast, I had the squash with frekkah. The food was delicious, and was presented very well. The chef plays with textures so each bite had multiple layers and was different from the one preceding . Does this sound a bit "douche-y"? Yes. Can one sound less so when discussing foodie culture? No. The service was a bit on the slow side, but I think they were letting us have time to talk. The reason for these three stars is cost. I understand that in Boston today a restaurant in this league needs to charge $20+ per entree to stay afloat/look good, but if you're going to charge $27 for a lamb dish, can there please be more of it? I don't mind paying for food, and I know that I will be spending money if I'm going to dine out, especially in Newton Center (real estate price here start to start at $1 million), but I will not be talking about the $23 plate of squash for the next week, cranberry gastrique notwithstanding. I understand margins/dining as an experience, but a 100% vegan* meal shouldn't cost $23. I don't care about how organic the squash is, or how few GMOs were involved in its cultivation. The entrees here were more similar to two-person tapas than to full entree portions. *Please label your food more clearly. Please! Based on the restaurant's location/marketing - I am willing to bet you get multiple vegan guests on any day. Telling them "its all vegetarian" doesn't really help. I'm paying $20+ per entree, and at least $7 for an appetizer. I would like to know what I'm eating. read more

BRUNCH: The bacon cheddar burger was pretty good (wagyu beef patty, house-made rosemary milk roll served with hand-cut fries for $17), except the patty was on the dry and very lean side. Decent fries. Cocktail was a bit boring. read more

They have a small patio out back where we sat. It was very cute on the patio. We did have to wait an extra 30 minutes for our reservation, but granted it was a small patio so very limited space. Food was good here. Not very shareable appetizers, one thing that was shareable was the popovers but told us they were out when we went to order. Was disappointed buy that. But the taco appetizers were great, our drinks were yummy and steak was good but the best. Would try this restaurant again, fingers crossed they have popovers next time! read more

Farmstead Table - Hard Strawberry basil lemonade - New American Near Me - Newton, Massachusetts

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My wife and I have ate at hundreds if not thousands of restaurants in and around Boston an Massachusetts. What we received was just pure elegant food cooked to perfection. I was was blown away and just purely amazed at the fresh quality of food the cooking of the food down to the staff who were amazing. I called them and thanked them for a delicious meal and yes we were busy and it was DoorDashed to our home in Watertown. Even though it was delivered the quality was there 100 percent. We had the onion soup, cod and farro, as well as the Tagliatelle and roasted broccoli. If you never had the popovers then you haven't lived life LOL Trust me this place is amazing! Shout to the staff who listened to me in the phone and the chefs who made our meals! Thanks! read more

I had an incredibly disappointing experience at Farmstead Table. We were looking forward to this meal, as I was out with my grandmother, whom we were visiting from out of town, and hadn't seen in almost 2.5 years because of the pandemic. My sister and I were anticipating a nice evening out with her and specifically chose to sit outside because 1) she is elderly and 2) my 3 and 6-year-old daughters were with us and I didn't want to inconvenience other guests. Our service was abysmal. I don't even know the waitress's name, as she never introduced herself to us. She was curt, dismissive, and condescending throughout the course of our meal--starting with being huffy over the fact that I asked who the winemakers were for their Riesling and Chardonnay offerings (which she bizarrely didn't know and was clearly put out that I asked) to sneering over the fact that we were unaware of how large a popover is and that we had never had them before. I could not get over how surly her service was. She failed to even acknowledge me when we were placing our order and was so incredibly rude when I asked about ordering my food that I had to ask her if she had a problem with me. We were barely checked on throughout the meal, while we saw her being pleasant and courteous to other guests. It was an incredibly unpleasant experience and totally marred what we had intended to be a special occasion. Her treatment of us only somewhat improved by the end of the meal, when we were close to getting the check. I don't know if she was pissed off we had kids with us or she just took a look at me and hated me on sight, but I am astonished to have paid more than $300 for such a lousy experience. I will grant that the food was superb, but that was the only saving grace. I don't generally write reviews but was so upset by that whole ordeal, I feel compelled to warn others about the lack of customer service. I live in DC, grew up in Paris, and like a good meal. I am pretty familiar with what fine dining service should look like. "Polished yet approachable service" as Farmstead Table's website touts, this was NOT. read more

First night out since Thanksgiving and it was worth it! Farmstead table is such a gem, food is amazing... we had the lobster/fillet mignon, cod fillet, cauliflower tacos and triple chocolate bread pudding... the staff is wonderful too! read more

The first really warm day, my friend and I decided to eat lunch here because of the good reviews and it's one of the few places open for lunch that has outside seating. I'm so glad we did. First off, they have seating on the front sidewalk but I highly recommend choosing the cute back patio instead. As an appetizer, we ordered a cold mozzarella dish that we found a bit underwhelming. But the main course, the crispy chicken sandwich made up for it! Perfectly crispy, juicy, and the fries were delish too! Every restaurant seems to have a crispy chicken sandwich on their menu these days but this one might be the tastiest one I've had! Just make sure you're hungry enough. Service is great too! I just wish they had good wine to go with the yummy food! The wine they have is barely potable. read more

Good food, cute atmosphere, service was okay. Reasonably priced for what we got. Only weird thing was the price of coffee - seemed pricy for a small French press and there weren't other options, well except for a large French press. read more

Wonderful dinner, with fresh ingredients (try their puff pastry) at a lovely, cozy restaurant. Nice friendly service as well!

Food was decent. However, they have an unnecessarily STRICT reservation cancellation policy... were going to charge us $125 if we did not honor the reservation... so make sure you are 100% before booking with them. Left a bad taste in our mouths after the meal. read more

Wish we lived closer to this place. Very comfortable, great food and priced right! Went here with an out of town colleague, had a great wine selection and the waitress was excellent. The restaurant has a comfortable vibe and not pretentious at all. Got the filet mignon and a few apps, everything was spot on. read more

Bravo to FT during distancing. We wanted a nice night out, in. So. This worked really well. Easy ordering and delivery. Everything was excellent and packaged well, arrived warm. Rigatoni bolognese, spatchcocked chicken, and maybe the best--popovers and crudités and sweet pea hummus. Brussel sprout tacos excellent too. Thank you for being there. Oh, and we added a dry ice martini because we had dry ice from some Chicago deep dish pizzas we ordered separately. Not related, but a good idea! read more

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Had a great expectation coming in after reading all the reviews. The homemade bread was great! I especially like the butter goes with it. The $12 cheese salad is such a small portion (finished in 5 bites) compared to another salad on the menu which they carried out to another table...which looks like a double size. Let's talk about the Entrees. The pasta with chicken tastes a bit light and flavorless. I ordered My pork chop as medium - the outside is crispy but inside was really fully cooked and not juicy / tender enough which is a bit disappointing. Considering it's a Tuesday, the chef may just not be on duty - Unfortunately, the price vs portion/ taste will not make us come back again.... read more

Farmstead Table - New American Near Me - Newton, Massachusetts

The food is pleasant and the cooking is even somewhat imaginative. I was sort of hoping that the emphasis on fresh and local ingredients would mean that every flavor would be a special revelation. It wasn't a revelation, but it was good. The prices for brunch were very reasonable. The decor is pleasant, which was quite a surprise, because from the outside, it looks like a very mundane office. Most members of the staff were charming. However, we mostly interacted with a server who was a little sullen. Perhaps she was having a bad day. read more

Great service and very tasty brunch! Loved the home fries. Lovely back porch setting.

We've just done takeout from Farmstead Table and were very pleased with the Cioppino and pan seared Char. Very friendly staff.

This is one of my favorite restaurants - fresh tasty salads , yummy side dishes with unique flavor profiles. My favorite is the soup salad and popover lunch. Caring thoughtful staff -I was obsessed with their sweet potato hummus with spicy chick pea crackers and they were kind enough to share the recipe. read more

My hanger steak with polenta was excellent. Hubby enjoyed his brussels sprouts taco, but he was disappointed that was the only entree it was possible to make vegan. Also, even with ordering an entree salad minus the cheese, he came home hungry. read more

Came here for dinner on a Friday night, nice ambiance and friendly service. The food was fine if not amazing but maybe I ordered poorly. Got the popovers (yummy), Brussels sprouts app (tasty), winter salad with chicken - just ok. read more

Terrible service. Overpriced food. Only come here if you want to be treated rudely and roast because they don't have good climate control. I made a reservation for 4 people for brunch on Sunday. My original intention was to make the reservation for 5, because we had four adults and an infant. The infant doesn't need his own seat; just a spot you can put his carrier on the floor or on a bench against the wall. But since their reservation system doesn't allow you to make reservations for 5 (see image; I tried this for various dates over the next month and it always gives the same message), I chose 4 and wrote a note telling them clearly that we had four adults and an infant (image attached as well). I made the reservation on Thursday, so they had several days to call me and tell me if they couldn't accommodate. However, when we got to the host station and told him that we had an infant with our party, the first thing he did was blame us for not making a reservation for 5. He said he'd see what he could do but that we had done the wrong thing, basically. He brought over another server, who again blamed us and showed us the original table they had planned for us, which would not have included any room for the baby. The other server told us we would "inconvenience" the table next to us by sitting there. He also tried to make it sound like they had read the note-- after I mentioned it-- and thought the baby was one of the 4, but the host didn't have any idea about the baby when we walked in, so that didn't ring true. They both made us feel really bad about even being there. If it wasn't such a cold day outside, I would have just left and taken our chances with any of the numerous restaurants in Newton. They finally called over a manager who put together another table for us, led us to it, and never said another word to us throughout our meal. Service continued in the same vein throughout. We got a half-hearted "Sorry for the wait" from the host/server when he came to get our drink orders. We weren't ready to decide, since we just sat down, and he left and didn't come back for quite a while. Once he took our orders our food arrived in a reasonable amount of time, but when it came time for the check, we again sat and waited for a long time before he took our card. We noticed the manager just scrolling on her phone at the host station the whole time we were waiting. The four of us spent just over $100 on a basket of popovers to share and an entree each. My friend noted he would probably be hungry again in two hours (he got the Jonah crab toast with an egg). Everyone's food was fine but I don't think anything stood out. The farmer's plate for $15 really seemed like a bad deal; it had some scrambled eggs, a piece of toast, a couple pieces of bacon and like... five pieces of fried potato. The popovers, which were warm and airy and came with butter and jam, were probably the best thing we got. The restaurant got VERY warm while we were in there; I thought it was just me because I was along the window in the sun, but everyone else started to take off their layers too. It actually felt great when the door opened because we got some cold air inside! In contrast, we went to Seasons 52 a couple weeks ago and made the same request for space for an infant. We were able to make a reservation for 5, but I again put in a note that said we had four adults and an infant. They chose to put us at a table for 4 with a little space on the side where we could place the baby easily. It's not that hard, guys! What's the point of having a place for special requests or notes if you're not going to read it? read more

Great place for brunch. Seemed busy, but wasn't too crazy getting a table. Popovers were amazing.

Came here for dinner on a Tuesday. They were full at 7:30, but we had a reservation and were seated right away by a great table right by the window. Terrific service, friendly staff and overall we had a very good meal. Started with drinks, the popovers and spring mix salad, and then we had the tenderloin and lamb ragu. Docking a star only because one of our popovers was undercooked (very doughy) and the tenderloin came well done when ordered medium. At this type of restaurant it would seem irresponsible to waste food and send it back to be thrown away, but at the price we just wish the kitchen was a bit more on top of their cook times. read more

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Farmstead Table is a cute farm to table restaurant, with a lot of vegetarian options. I am not vegetarian- they do have meat options too. This place is not large so I would recommend making a reservation. Their iced tea comes in different flavors, on the day we were there, they had rhubarb iced tea. You absolutely have to order the popovers, they were warm and fluffy. I could eat a whole basket of those. For my main course, I had the chicken salad. The amount of chicken on the salad quite generous. Overall, a great place to have fresh farm to table food! read more

This place looked nice and cozy, so why not try it out. Entering this place, the host wasn't very welcoming. There was a short wait but it's understandable since it was during dinner hours. The waiter was very awkward, and kept coming back even though we told him we needed more time to decide on ordering. The Bread was ok, a little dense for bread. The popover tasted better than david & burkes. The appetizers (Carpaccio and Trout) were just ok. The entrees were in fact the winners of the night. The scallop dish was terrific. One of the best scallop dishes ive had yet (second was fireplace). Everything was light yet flavorful, i'd come back whenever i'm cravings scallops, its a must try! The burger was one of the best i've had in a while, but the clear winner is the scallop entree. read more

A friend took me to lunch at Farmstead last month and it was SO fantastic that I took my husband there for dinner a few weeks later for a Friday night date. The evening was fabulous--great server and delicious food, which included fried cauliflower, popovers, trout (ordered well-done), and arugula salad, topped off with creme brulee for dessert. We left the restaurant at 9 pm. Now for the graphic details....by 10:30 pm, I went to bed slightly nauseous. At midnight, I was staring into my toilet bowl. Then, until 4 am, I alternated between shuddering in the fetal position on cold tile and vomiting every 20 minutes. It was violent and horrible. I felt so sad and pathetic and alone. The CDC website has convinced me that I likely contracted Staphylococcal food poisoning, where "symptoms usually develop within 30 minutes to 6 hours. Patients typically experience vomiting, nausea, stomach cramps, and diarrhea. Foods at highest risk of transmitting Staph toxins are those that people handle and then do not cook. Examples are sliced meat, puddings, pastries, and sandwiches. Food contaminated with Staph toxin may not smell bad or look spoiled. Foods at highest risk of transmitting Staph toxins are those that people handle and then do not cook." Now it's time to guess. What was the offending menu item? Thoughts? My best guess is the creme brulee, but we'll never know. Maybe the folks at Farmstead are taking the farm-to-table concept too literally and not washing the arugula or something. I'm just not sure I can ever go back. I feel conflicted. I had such a nice time at Farmstead. But the subsequent barfing kinda ruined it for me. read more

One of the best restaurant meals I have had in a long time. This is an absolute gem of a restaurant in Newton center. I'm so proud of the owners for bringing delicious recipes and healthy options to restaurant dining. I really wish they would publish a recipe book because I would definitely buy it. Everything from the appetizers to dessert were phenomenal. This is definitely a great place to bring a friend if you want to impress. read more

Farmstead Table - One of the best meals I've had but hold the phone for the dessert!! Yummy - New American Near Me - Newton, Massachusetts

Delightful delicious and efficient service. One of my fav lunch spots. Food is creative with healthy options and the hostess and our server were warm and unobtrusive read more

Excellent dinner, we enjoyed every course. I had the brussel sprouts taco appetizer which was great. My wife had the beet salad which she loved. I had the veal and my wife had the char and we both loved our meals. We shared the apple tart and the hummingbird dessert with our friends and everything was truly outstanding. And don't forget the popovers! Service was great too. We highly recommend. read more

Love this place! The ambiance is very cute! It's like a quaint farm dining room. The entrees were a little too salty but the appetizers and dessert were great! Popovers - a crunchy shell on the outside and soft/pillowy dough on the inside. Highly recommended! Mussels - pretty good! It was just mussels in a tomato-based sauce. The sauce had good flavor Brussel sprout tacos - very interesting..in addition to brussel sprouts, it also had avocado, parmesan, and other little vegetables. It was decent-a little too much parmesan for my taste but very unique! Broccolini - i love charred vegetables so this dish was great! It also has parmesan on it which made it a little more interesting Pork chop - i really liked the mashed sweet potato and crunchy brussel sprout side of this dish. The pork was cooked really well but it was just a little too salty for my taste Banana crepe cake - delicious! 12+ really thin layers of crepe with banana creme in between. It wasn't too sweet which was good and tasted like fresh bananas read more

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Really superior Greek food and other selections that I just Greek. Reasonably priced, excellent quality. Fast service the times I've been there. Staff is professional, if not particularly warm. read more

They get the 5th star cuz of the popovers, I'm a total sucker for them. But overall, we had a super nice time at their tiny (4 seat) bar a few weeks ago. Fun bartender, good drinks and wine, delicious app of mushrooms and polenta and good entrees of pork and fish. She always gets something chocolate for dessert but my fruit tart was incredible. Small place with a hidden patio, I'd be there more often if I lived in Newton. read more

Farmstead Table - Fruit tart, delicious - New American Near Me - Newton, Massachusetts

Cute restaurant with good food. The service is really slow and relaxed and prices are pretty high for what it is. Also coffee came in a French press which seemed fun but it really wasn't much coffee and had some grounds in it, so not my favorite. Ordered pancakes for brunch which were decent but nothing special read more

We dined at Farmstead Table for a birthday Sunday brunch and it was 5 stars experience all around. I had made a reservation the previous evening, and our table for 5 was located in an ideal corner of the back porch. Our server was prompt and attentive. Our meal began with the basket of popovers, and two of us having gazpacho. Being a table of five, he added one popover to the basket of four without our even asking. The rest of our meals included the Farmers Plate (eggs and bacon), a Fried Chicken Sandwich, the Portobello Mushroom Tacos, and the Chopped Salad. All were perfectly prepared and arrived promptly. Great food, great service - great table location on the back patio. Definitely making a return visit. read more

Great little restaurant in Newton Centre right next to the T stop of Newton Centre, which is a convenient location for most. Parking is all meters. You should make reservation, especially on the weekends (Fri - Sun), or else you will not get a table. I went with my friend on Friday night, and they only have space at the bar, which only has 4 seats. All the tables were reserved, and we would have to wait for 2 hours if we wanted a table. Food was excellent. Fresh homemade popovers was amazing. It has airy and tender inside with a crusty and flakey outside. Add some butter and jam to add another layer of goodness. Their house bread was also good, but not as good as fresh popovers. We ordered chicken and salmon. Chicken was perfectly done. Flavored with garlic and rosemary, which worked so well with most proteins, and the chicken was juicy and tender. The skin was crispy and not greasy at all. The dish was served with broccoli rabe and risotto. Rabe was cooked perfectly, cooked through with a tender bite plus a vibrant green. Risotto was well cooked. Salmon was only done medium, which was the perfect way if you asked me. Meat was juicy and tender. Great flavor with the slightly bitter chards. Food is very good and great service, so make your reservation and enjoy! read more

Farmstead Table - House made fresh popovers - New American Near Me - Newton, Massachusetts

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Came here when we were looking for farm-to-table restaurant near Boston area. Foods: + Quality of the ingredients were as we expected as they still tasted fresh but cooked beautifully to make a delicious dish. + We only tried the brunch menu, but I enjoyed their juice, and the portions were just right. Interior: * We did not see much seats for a big group, so this place is better for 4 or less, but the interior is nice. Conclusion: Can't wait to come back again when I want to get farm-to-table foods. read more

Minimalist decor, minimal portions and minimal wow-factor. I'll start with what I loved: the popovers were expertly made, but a tad cold and didn't taste fresh from the oven. The butter and jam made them extra delicious. The restaurant was clean, with dim lighting and wasn't too loud. It was very minimalist in style, but in the way that makes you think they didn't want to pay for much more. The bolognese had obviously homemade pasta, which was a plus, but the lamb overpowered the incredibly salty dish. The price tag for all of the food went to prove, yes, you're in Newton at a farm-to-table place. Nothing really wowed me, including the service, which felt rushed. We had a 9 p.m. reservation and were the last ones there around 9:50 p.m. Overall, the food was ok, the service was ok -- but for that price tag, flavor and variety, I won't be back anytime soon. read more

Outstanding service and farm-to-table food, they take great care with allergies. Plenty of street and nearby muni lot parking [free after 6pm.] Service is perfect: never rushed, but well timed, with thoughtful advice on pairings. The chef does a terrific job: food is well seasoned, but never over the top salted or spiced. This visit we tried the local salad & crispy zucchini taco apps. I had the halibut and for my wife they substituted salmon for blue fish in an Asian preparation with seared bok chow. Everything was great. Pleasant outdoor seating on charming back deck as well as low-traffic street side with herb garden planters. One of favorite local restaurants. read more

Just went to lunch and it was terrible. The one star is for the brussel sprouts. The popovers were clearly reheated . The butter that comes with it was unsalted. The parpardelle was inedible. It literally had no flavor. It was weird because the mushrooms had no mushroom flavor the chicken tenderloins (which were left whole) had no flavor. Even the absurdly large cloud of parm on top could not save this dish. My husband had a burger and fries, which seems simple enough, but even the fries were bad. FRIES are always good, seriously would have taken McDonald's fries over these. Don't trust the other reviews, this place is terrible read more

This is our go-to Saturday night take out spot! The most delicious tacos and lobster rolls. Thank you FT for making food worthy of a great night out (or in)! read more

One of our best local restaurant experiences start to finish. Hadn't tried it before, we just didn't have it on our radar - until we received a very thoughtful gift card. A smaller restaurant doesn't always mean a better one, but this place took full advantage. Our server was helpful and accommodating in a way that could only be informed by an intimate knowledge of the operation, particularly the kitchen. Each of us had a fantastic martini (my wife called her cosmo excellent). Four oven-hot popovers for two of us and the intimate setting lulled the diners at the neighboring table to ask us how they were. We both went for the wild salmon. Truly special, has to be to stand out the way it did given the amount of salmon we enjoy. Dessert - Blueberry black raspberry cobbler was hypnotizing. Complete thumbs-up and we'll be back. read more