The Farmhouse Restaurant 40 Bayswater Road, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales 2011

"Incredible delicious food. Fab service and beautiful spot for a long lunch. Very reasonable for the quality and quantity of food. Last time we went was over a year ago. Second time just as delicious as we remembered. Tried many restaurants in Sydney and this is definitely up there. highly recommend. Thank you! Will be back"

"My partner and I have been wanting to try Farmhouse for a long time. We were a little hesitant to book a table outside (which seemed to be the only option if you tried booking online) since it’s winter. We decided to get a table outside anyway since they got heaters, and we were very glad we did. It was a Saturday evening, and the big table inside had 2 big groups who were very loud. So one tip if you are a couple: book a table outside! When it came to the food, we were absolutely delighted. For $85 per person, we got a plate full of delicious farmhouse style pre-starters (our favourite was the kingfish tartare with tempura seaweed), Moreton bay bug as starter (super delicious), lamb rump for main with potatos and salad as sides (each dish was bursting with flavours), and pear with lemon tarts for desserts (I don’t know how they make the pear but it’s amazing). Overall the food exceeded my expectations! And since the menu changes every 4 weeks, we will need to come back soon! The atmosphere was great as well, loved the music and the warm lit tables. The service was very warm, friendly and attentive. There was nothing to fault about this place."

"Dinner at Farmhouse King Cross Set menu: $85 Food: 4.5/5 Ambience: 5/5 Service: 4/5"

"This is what I love about Australia - that an Indonesian chef and a Korean chef can cook modern Australian, farm-to-table food this good! Proteins cooked beautifully (that pork could not get any better!), sauces perfectly balanced, and all at a great price point."

"It breaks my heart to only give Farmhouse 3 stars. When we went here 7 years ago, we felt very lucky to get a reservation! We happened to get the only 2 seats at the window separated from the single large dining table. It was a wonderful evening & we believe it would have been a great evening whether we had sat at the window or at the large table. We have also told other friends & family about this place and they have also gone and had good experiences. We also felt lucky this visit that we were able to get a reservation but last night was a very different experience and it made us sad. When we arrived we noticed immediately that there were tables lined up outside. The tables were either 2 or 4 seaters for up to 16 people. The 2 window seats we had sat at on our original visit were blocked by one of the outside tables and they had wine bottles also lining the window ledge so those seats clearly weren’t an option. The original long table was still inside the restaurant. When we arrived there was one couple already seated plus a lady sitting alone at the outside tables. When we checked in, we were told we could pick whatever table we wanted of the remaining 4 options on the sidewalk. I made a slight disappointed look and the hostess/waitress said “it’s good weather, outside is nice ok. And the nail salon will be closed in 30 minutes so those lights will go off and it will be dark then” Honestly, It was clear to us that outside was their preferred option for us and we just assumed that maybe they have a larger group coming for the inside table so we just selected our seat and went with it. There were only two - 2 seater tables for us to choose from although there was the single female at a 4 seater and another empty 4 seater but we assumed as a 2 person reservation we needed to select one of the 2 seater tables available. The result was that my husband faced directly into the nail salon. He got to watch a couple women get their toes done. I “fortunately” faced the street but that wasn’t anywhere near the ambience of sitting in the restaurant watching & experiencing all the going on’s of a restaurant. The most disappointing part of it was that later we realized that the inside table was completely empty. They chose to put all of us on the sidewalk. My husband ended up being the only one who faced directly into the nail salon because when the next couple arrived, they offered for them to sit at a 4 seater table and both sit on the same side facing the street with the nail salon behind them. I wish we had been offered that was option. We definitely would have selected that on our arrival. The nail salon turned it’s light off exactly one hour from our reservation time rather than the 30 minutes advertised to us when we were seated. The charm of this restaurant is not only the good food but it’s the cute space, the long table, the little counter, the feeling of being right in the hustle of the preparations, etc. We originally thought that maybe they were trying to recover from covid money loss by booking more seatings and taking advantage of the sidewalk but that wasn’t the case. They chose to seat everyone outside and no one inside. When I asked why no one was seated inside, I half expected them to say it was due to covid and no one was ever seated inside due to covid concerns but that’s not what she said. Her response was “we asked everyone and they chose to sit outside”. I can’t speak for how the others were asked this option but we weren’t really asked. It was clear to us that our seats were outside. Needless to say, it was very disappointing. It was our last night in Sydney and there are so many wonderful restaurants in Sydney so we were really bummed that we had chosen this one. Our waitress was nice, the food was good and beautifully presented but it is a totally different experience than what we signed up for. I am writing this review so that others can be aware of the changes that have been made so they are informed before making a reservation. I gave it 3 star though because the food and service both were good."