My husband and I were celebrating our anniversary and decided to try Farmhaus. I LOVE the concept, local, sustainable food. The service was great. The servers were very informative about the menu. The food was pretty good. We did not care for any of the meat that we tried. The cheeses were amazing. The sweet potato nachos were fantastic and the rest of the dishes we tried were tasty. Overall it was a good experience.

This is one of the two best restaurants, worldwide, I've experienced. (The other is at the southern tip of Argentina--I do mean worldwide.) The chef is committed to locally produced ingredients and the results are fresh and imaginative. My friend and I each raved over a mixed greens and exotic mushroom salad with a very subtle bacon dressing. I followed with a grilled, spice crusted salmon over some sort of grain (can't remember what). Mine was good, but my friend's pork chop was fabulous--I can't tell you exactly why, but the flavor was really good. I think it was grilled, it was a little crunchy on top and it was served over a freshly sauteed cabbage, I think. Dessert--mine was a walnut cake and his was, I think, apple crisp, was also delicious. Two observations: The food comes out as it is finished. My friend's pork chop arrived about five minutes before my salmon. The waiter advises you of this ahead of time and suggests sharing the food as it arrives, which we did. Also, the waiter will tell you the portions are small--and they are. I'm not a big fan of gargantuan servings but I have to say that the salmon serving verged on scanty, maybe 2.5-3 ounces. Just not quite enough. We almost, but not quite, wished we'd had a third entree. So, be warned if you are a big eater. (The pork chop entree was just about right in size.)

The atmosphere is informal--like date night informal, not casual but definitely not white glove, linen table cloth stuffy. Relaxed and enjoyable, and we could hear one another in normal conversational tones.

On a Friday night, the place was crowded....reservations highly recommended although, if you can be flexible, they will try to fit you in.


3257 Ivanhoe Avenue St. Louis, MO 63139
(314) 647-3800

Our group of three friends had a wonderful meal and experience at Farmhaus last week. We made a reservation a few days in advance, and upon our early arrival, we were quickly seated at an outside table, as requested. Each of us ordered a different salad, the Blue Plate, the Summer Salad and the Mushroom Salad. Each one of these was very fresh and very different. I think overall, the Blue Plate, which arrived last of the three was our favorite. All of us ordered the same entree, the Ehu Snapper. The presentation was beautiful and it was the best snapper I have ever had. The potatoes and fried green tomatoes that accompanied the snapper were a perfect balance to the meal. Our server, Matt, was attenttive and very well informed about the menu and made excellent suggestions.

Thanks to the chef and staff for one of my most favorite dining experiences of all time! I heard about Farmhaus because of tripadvisor and am forever grateful. We called the day of for a reservation and were given clear directions to the restaurant. Our server was Desi, who happily answered my many questions about the beer\food\dessert menu. If you are looking for clever creations around local vegetables and fantastic fish you have found it. Please go and enjoy as much as I did!