Farm Bar - Ravenswood

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   Darrell

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 21, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   the gnudi was absolutely spectacular, unbelieveable spice combination that was extremely flavorful without being spicy
   

   Farm Bar - RavenswoodResponded 5 days ago

   Darrell, thank you for the kind review. We love hearing which dishes our diners enjoyed and why. The Gnudi is pretty amazing, right? Thank you again for the 5-stars and support. We hope to see you again soon! Cheers, Your Team at Farmheads
   

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   Matthew

   VIP

   Chicago

   12 reviews

   5.0

   12 reviews

   Dined on February 16, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food, great atmosphere, great service, reasonable price. Thank you, Farm Bar!
   

   Farm Bar - RavenswoodResponded on February 21, 2025

   Thanks for taking the time to share a review, Matthew. We strive to prepare fresh and innovative bites with ingredients from our very own Brown Dog Farm and deliver service that lives up to the name of midwestern hospitality. It looks like we missed the mark in some areas. If there's anything more you'd like to share, please don't hesitate to reach out to us directly— we appreciate your feedback and hope that we have the chance to exceed your expectations sometime soon. Best, Your Friends at Farmheads
   

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   Ram

   Chicago

   24 reviews

   3.0

   24 reviews

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   A solid farm-to-table concept with an interesting menu crafted from quality ingredients. We tried the vegetarian appetizers and they were all well executed (except perhaps the Mac n Cheese which was ok but nothing to crow about). Both the roasted carrot and roasted cabbage dishes were delicious though I'd have liked to see a citrusy dressing (less creamy) on at least one of them. The dessert on this day was a bit of a let down (Honey and black walnut ice cream) being a bit too salty (almost inedibly so). I wish they could figure out a vegetarian version of the Gnudi - looked appetizing but we were informed it had a meat sauce. We ordered 3 drinks and 2 of them (Old Fashioned, Farmer's Remedy) were well executed. The V-day honey jar gift was a nice touch. Overall, service was attentive and unobtrusive and we will return if and when the menu changes and there are new things to try!
   

   Farm Bar - RavenswoodResponded on February 21, 2025

   Ram, thank you for taking the time to give us your honest feedback. We are happy to hear our team took care of you and you enjoyed some of our dishes. We are always appreciative of guests letting us know how they felt about their dishes, as it helps us further evolve our menus as the seasons change. We will take your notes and send them to our team to see where edits can be made as well as adding a few vegetarian options. Thank you again for your feedback. Stay tuned for those menu changes! Cheers, Your Friends at Farmheads
   

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   Dan

   Chicago

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on February 9, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Can’t wait to go back. Such a great variety, amazing flavors. Wanted to try everything on the menu.
   

   Farm Bar - RavenswoodResponded on February 12, 2025

   Dan, this is music to our ears! Now you just have to check our dishes off the list before we change our menus. We can't wait for you to be back! Thank you for the support. Cheers, Your Friends at Farmheads
   

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   Katy

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 8, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Went during restaurant week for brunch. Great experience!
   

   Farm Bar - RavenswoodResponded on February 14, 2025

   Thank you for dining with us during Chicago Restaurant Week, Katy. It's a huge week for restaurants during the slower months, so we truly appreciate you choosing Farm Bar as a stop. We're so happy to hear you enjoyed your farm-fresh bites and even more excited to hear you enjoyed your brunch. Thank you again for the support! We hope to see you again soon. Cheers, Your Friends at Farmheads
   

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   Genevieve

   VIP

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 8, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We love Farm Bar! Their service is fantastic and the food is always great. Love that it is thoughtfully sourced from farms in the Midwest.
   

   Farm Bar - RavenswoodResponded on February 12, 2025

   And we love you! Thank you for taking the time to leave us this kind review. It truly means so much. We hope to see you again soon! Cheers, Your Friends at Farmheads
   

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   Jodi

   VIP

   Detroit

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 5, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent food and cocktails. The owner of the restaurant owns a farm in Wisconsin from which the restaurant sources many ingredients.
   

   Farm Bar - RavenswoodResponded on February 7, 2025

   Hi, Jodi! Thank you for the kind words. We're so delighted to hear you enjoyed our farm-fresh bites, which are full of ingredients from Brown Dog Farm. We hope you'll stop by again soon and see what we're cooking up! Cheers, Your Friends at Farmheads
   

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   Jill

   VIP

   Chicago

   13 reviews

   5.0

   13 reviews

   Dined on February 3, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Very much enjoyed the Chicago restaurant week menu along with 1/2 price bottle of wine. Our server was lovely and attentive.
   

   Farm Bar - RavenswoodResponded on February 7, 2025

   Thank you for the kind feedback, Jill. Also, thank you for visiting during Chicago Restaurant Week. It's a big week for restaurants during the slower months, so we genuinely appreciate you choosing Farm Bar as one of your dining destinations. We hope to see you again soon. Cheers, Your Friends at Farmheads
   

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   Walter

   VIP

   Chicago

   56 reviews

   3.0

   56 reviews

   Dined on February 2, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   The food is very good but some of the sauces on the dishes are overwhelming and too heavy (on the steak and mushroom) or too sweet (on the chicken). Otherwise the salmon, the pot roast were great. But two things would improve the experience. First on the menu, there is recommended wines for the dishes. That’s very nice but when one asks for an alternative (eg something not so dry as a Cabernet for the pot roast), they should be told if it’s going to be significantly higher in price. (Eg $23 per glass instead of $15.50). Second, the bill comes with a 3% Chicago COB Fee which when asked has nothing to do with Chicago fees; it is the restaurant imposing an additional cost to the bill. It me this is misleading and they should just raise their prices if they feel the need to.
   

   Farm Bar - RavenswoodResponded on February 7, 2025

   Walter, thank you for the honest feedback. We're glad to hear you enjoyed the Salmon and Pot Roast! We will take your feedback back to our team regarding the sauces and the recommended wines. We appreciate your feedback because we always want to improve the guest experience. Thank you for being candid with us! We hope you'll stop by again soon. Cheers, Your Friends at Farmheads
   

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    Bryan

    Dallas

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 2, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4

    I was looking forward to this farm to table restaurant and we drove to the city to meet our children for a Sunday afternoon brunch on 2/2/24. I got the shakshuka, which I am very familiar with. I am gluten free and asked if they had gluten-free toast available. The server smiled and said of course so I was excited. The base sauce was okay (tomato missing the traditional spice profile)but the poached eggs, the center of the dish, were very undercooked (slime on the inside and a cold yolk). I received an Udis hamburger bun that was toasted. It had the worst aftertaste, metallic like. Restaurants that serve Udis are a clue about how little they understand gluten free. Udis is literally the worst gluten-free brand on the shelf currently. Regardless, I let them know about the bun and they said they would redo it. The server brought the second one out more than 30 minutes after they delivered the dish, after the entire party had eaten. I lost my appetite after attempting to eat raw egg in a cold tomato sauce with a spoon and no bread. When I stated my food was cold and that the bun was no longer needed, the server looked at me with irritation stating "well, it's frozen so it takes some time to prepare". I stared at her speechless and she walked away. When I told the server what had happened and pointed out the raw egg in my dish she said she would notify the manager. The manager never bothered to come over to talk about the issue, and comped our bill a whole $9. They charged me $20 for the dish which I believe is listed on their menu at $17 so I am assuming they upcharged me for a bun that was unedible and returned. So I'm guessing that the manager felt that since I ate one rather raw egg and couldn't finish the other, he would comp the raw egg? There were five of us there and we spent well over $200 for breakfast and cocktails. You would think that this experience was worthy of comping the entree. Not a good way to do business. Keep your comps we won't be back.
    

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