Food rating: 79
Farmstead Table: A nice addition to Newton restaurants
We've eaten at Farmstead Table several times since they've opened. The food is consistently well-prepared and good, and the prices are reasonable. The space is a bit cramped, but has a nice friendly atmosphere that is complemented by the attitudes of the waitstaff.
I've ordered the "braise of the day" twice. Both times the description sounded amazing. The actual dishes were good, but nothing spectacular. In contrast, the fish of the day meals have been remarkably good. I've heard rumors that their hamburgers are excellent but haven't had the chance to try one yet. The day I was planning to do so, they had a lamb-burger special that was amazingly good -- one of the best burgers I've had anywhere.
Soups, salads, and appetizers have been fresh and nice but nothing memorable.
They have some good house cocktails that we've had and enjoyed. Desserts have been good as well.
Overall, this is a nice new restaurant for Newton and unlike any other existing Newton restaurant that I've been to. It's a relaxed, easy place for dinner with good, fresh, local food and prices that aren't exorbitant. We plan to keep eating there.
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