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Casual dining using local produce in innovative ways on a contemporary American menu.
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Address: 117 North Ave, Barrington, IL 60010
Phone: (847) 387-3408
Website: http://www.farmhouseonnorth.com/
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Reviews
Eric
Excellent food! Ordered the chicken and it was delicious. Salmon cooked perfectly. Great ambiance. Plan to come back again as the menu changes with season. Service was very good as well. Coffee was a little bitter but dessert made up for it.
… moreVivek Babbar
Not my kind of a place. But it was really cozy amazing place. Its a restaurant in a residential area. A house is converted into a farmhouse look restaurant. Moment you entered the door, you get the feel of the front patio of a house.
We were seated upstairs in the bar area. The bartender was taking the order upstairs.
We started with the drinks. The whole ambiance was like you are at home but getting first class service.
We ordered
Cheese curds: they are are served with Strawberry Jalapeño jam: we’re actually good
Oven Fried Chicken: this is served with peas, potatoes and some kind of mustard sauce. Pretty good quantity.
Bang Bang Salmon Bowl: Salmon over veggies – carrots, broccoli, cucumber, mushrooms : it was very very good. Make sure you remove the skin of fish before earting.
And best part was buy this place’s Gift cards from Costco. You will get $100 gift card for $75 at Costco.
… moreWe were seated upstairs in the bar area. The bartender was taking the order upstairs.
We started with the drinks. The whole ambiance was like you are at home but getting first class service.
We ordered
Cheese curds: they are are served with Strawberry Jalapeño jam: we’re actually good
Oven Fried Chicken: this is served with peas, potatoes and some kind of mustard sauce. Pretty good quantity.
Bang Bang Salmon Bowl: Salmon over veggies – carrots, broccoli, cucumber, mushrooms : it was very very good. Make sure you remove the skin of fish before earting.
And best part was buy this place’s Gift cards from Costco. You will get $100 gift card for $75 at Costco.
Ted Wachholz
There are plenty of 5-star dining experiences, and then there was our dinner yesterday evening at Farmhouse. I don’t even know where to begin. The venue — inside and outside — was terrific. They even had decorative sounds baffles to deaden the sound that would normally be quite loud off of a wooden floor. Nice detail, and they matched the farm / country decor. The food was all outstanding, for each of the three of us. Check the photos of the three different entrees that we enjoyed. And while we almost never order dessert when dining out, one look at the dessert menu and we decided that we HAD to include it. The Lemon Delight was delightful, and the Banana Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding? It now holds a place in my top 5 of all-time best desserts.
… moreMike Robb
The restaurant has a great farm house feel to it. Parking out back is tight and you have to navigate a single car width alley. Entrance from the beach is bit well marked – go in the doorway to the three steps then tags the door to the right.
The prices are average to high. The meals are very well prepared.
The service is great!
… moreThe prices are average to high. The meals are very well prepared.
The service is great!
Emily Wloch
We really wanted to try Farmhouse on North for a while, but every time we had the time, the restaurant was closed for a private event or was already booked. Anyway, last week when I knew we would have some time, I again tried calling the Farmhouse and was able to make a reservation for a Friday at 5pm, right when the restaurant opens. When we arrived, I was surprised to see that indeed the restaurant used to be a very charming house. The doors to a restaurant were so enchanting, but they were locked. I called the restaurant, and a hostess unlocked the door for us. There were more people who later came in the restaurant and said they were there earlier, but thought the restaurant was closed because the doors were locked. The interior of the Farmhouse is beautifully renovated to bring to mind a lovely, old-fashioned but welcoming cottage. We were seated upstairs in a cute, intimate room. Our server, Jason welcomed us and was ready to give us some recommendations. We ordered some drinks and then decided to try three appetizers: pickle and hot honey flatbread, pigs in a blanket, and cheesy rosemary garlic bread knot skillet. I think the flatbread was to closest to meeting the menu description, even though there were just 9 tiny pieces of pickled cucumbers and the honey was not at all spicy. However, the dough and the presentation of the flatbread were both really good, so we were hopeful that the other appetizers would be better. The pigs in a blanket barely had any caramelized onions which would really help with the overall dryness of the appetizer. There was no spicy mustard, and the beer cheese sauce was cold and splattered on the plate, its texture reminded me of pudding. It could have been such a nice appetizers should the chef been more generous with caramelized onions and adding the sides of spicy mustard and the warm cheese sauce. Next up was the bread skillet; unfortunately, the chopped bread pieces were quite burned, and the cheese was not stretchy at all. You would think that you can’t go wrong with a cheesy bread, but this one had little to no garlic or rosemary, and the cheese was dried out. I think mozzarella or another stretchy cheese would make a ton of difference in this recipe. The accompanying marinara was ok. For entrees, we ordered a braised short rib pot pie and a salmon. The first entree should have been called a deconstructed pot pie as all of the elements of the entree came separately on a plate. The ‘pot pie’ was not at all a baked meat pie with a top pastry crust. The meat was not warmed up thoroughly which is too bad. The mashed potatoes were tasty. The entree should have been served with roasted root vegetables, but there was mostly celery stalk pieces (a celery root would have been a root veggie) and some carrots. The addition of nicely roasted root veggies could have made such a difference.. Lastly, the salmon was decent. I got one rice ‘tot’ despite the menu saying that the entree consisted of more ‘tots’; still, it was just fried plain rice, and I was not a fan. The veggies were actually pretty good, but the cucumber was not pickled. For any veggie to be considered pickled, it needs to be soaked in a pickling solution, vinegar and some spices, for at least a couple of days. Oh boy, whoever made the menu did have some great ideas, but whoever prepares these dishes does not come close to whatever is on the paper. I do love the farm to table concept, and we have tried all of the local farm to table restaurants which numbers are growing. I think this restaurant has everything to be successful: location, decor, impeccable service, and a great concept. However, despite the menu sounding delicious and attractive, there were too many shortcuts in the actual delivery. The reason I gave such a detailed review is that I strongly believe that with some constructive criticism, the restaurant can try to implement some changes to make the dining experience more worthwhile. In fact, Farmhouse on North has a great potential to be a trendy, hip restaurant visited by people of all ages trying to eat healthy.
… moreMo Patellio
Our server Brittany was very friendly & pleasant. Great food is an understatement. The service was excellent and accurate. The atmosphere is very uptight on the main floor as you enter but very comfortable and rustic in the room back of the restaurant and 2nd level. Elegant design flows through out the restaurant. Price of the food, doesn’t reflect the quality of the meal. It was a GREAT value. 2nd floor has the bar and some TV to catch your favorite sport with some exceptional collection of beers and cocktails. Our party of 8 was little loud at times so 2nd floor was perfect for us. The menu is seasonal. Few must: flat bread pizza and the meatball sausage dish for appetizers, burger and Fluffer nutter blonde for desert.
… moreSilverok 68
For those who maybe found this place by just browsing yelp like me, yes this place is in the building that used to be a residential house 🙂
Normally, that would probably let me think it won’t be spaciuos enough or maybe remodeled cheap, but that absolutely isn’t the case.
To start with, Parking is allowed right down the North st., but only on one side, so on a really busy night you may need to park couple of blocks away, just keep that in mind.
Interior is very interesting, I should say. It is made to still feel like the house, very cozy; there are a lot of small decoration details around that create that home-feel. Chairs, floors, tables, benches and pillars they all are in wooden style and match each other. I have to admit, the table we got was kinda worn and super wonky, but I checked the one next to us while it was empty and it was perfect in comparison, so that was just my luck 🙂
The menu is very creative, unlike all other places that are categorized as “American”. Aside from a Burger and Cheese curds (they were out of the latter, unfortunately), they have a huge variety of craft artistic dishes AND they rotate menu items quite often. Picture of the menu that I saw online was only few month old, but the one I was given in there was completely
different.
To be honest tho, with a server like we had, you don’t really need a menu at all. The gentleman (I didn’t catch his name, probably was too hungry) told us very briefly, although with quite a few adjectives, about every single menu item; describing them even better than paper reads. He was super attentive, extremely polite, always smiling, answering all questions, changing silverware accordingly, estimating cooking time for every dish, taking empty plates right away – that was one of the best services I ever got. But that home-feel of the entire place makes me feel this gentleman is related to ownership or something; because I can’t beleive someone can work with so much dedication 🙂
There was just two tap beers, but believe it or not, it was more than enough. I went with a super light pilsner, while my girlfriend took the red ale that tasted like a great amber with notes of stout. They do go great along with the food, so I am sure these aren’t just few random beers on the list, someone definitely spent time pairing them.
I tried vegan soup and I liked it, it is very good as a start before everything else. Burger was good, it had very distinctive grilled flavor (probably due to the onions), amazing bun and flavorful sauce. Fries tho were quite regular, and thats the first time in
my life when I asked for a ranch on the side, but preferred ketchup over it. Don’t take me wrong, ranch was AMAZING and you can tell its homemade; it was all about the fries… they just were better with ketchup idk why. In her turn, my girlfriend got duck breast, and OMG it looked so good… it had squash puree and sauerkraut on the side, i tried both and either one was extremely flavorful. She also liked the duck breast. And to wrap it up, we got the pecan pudding, maybe it had something else, but those roasted caramelized pecans were so amazing that I forgot about everything in my life, while enjoying them. I am just a huge pecan fan, so disregard this last sentence .
Anyway, I had a great Friday night and an amazing flavor experience at Farmhouse; and I feel like I’ll be back here shortly!
… moreNormally, that would probably let me think it won’t be spaciuos enough or maybe remodeled cheap, but that absolutely isn’t the case.
To start with, Parking is allowed right down the North st., but only on one side, so on a really busy night you may need to park couple of blocks away, just keep that in mind.
Interior is very interesting, I should say. It is made to still feel like the house, very cozy; there are a lot of small decoration details around that create that home-feel. Chairs, floors, tables, benches and pillars they all are in wooden style and match each other. I have to admit, the table we got was kinda worn and super wonky, but I checked the one next to us while it was empty and it was perfect in comparison, so that was just my luck 🙂
The menu is very creative, unlike all other places that are categorized as “American”. Aside from a Burger and Cheese curds (they were out of the latter, unfortunately), they have a huge variety of craft artistic dishes AND they rotate menu items quite often. Picture of the menu that I saw online was only few month old, but the one I was given in there was completely
different.
To be honest tho, with a server like we had, you don’t really need a menu at all. The gentleman (I didn’t catch his name, probably was too hungry) told us very briefly, although with quite a few adjectives, about every single menu item; describing them even better than paper reads. He was super attentive, extremely polite, always smiling, answering all questions, changing silverware accordingly, estimating cooking time for every dish, taking empty plates right away – that was one of the best services I ever got. But that home-feel of the entire place makes me feel this gentleman is related to ownership or something; because I can’t beleive someone can work with so much dedication 🙂
There was just two tap beers, but believe it or not, it was more than enough. I went with a super light pilsner, while my girlfriend took the red ale that tasted like a great amber with notes of stout. They do go great along with the food, so I am sure these aren’t just few random beers on the list, someone definitely spent time pairing them.
I tried vegan soup and I liked it, it is very good as a start before everything else. Burger was good, it had very distinctive grilled flavor (probably due to the onions), amazing bun and flavorful sauce. Fries tho were quite regular, and thats the first time in
my life when I asked for a ranch on the side, but preferred ketchup over it. Don’t take me wrong, ranch was AMAZING and you can tell its homemade; it was all about the fries… they just were better with ketchup idk why. In her turn, my girlfriend got duck breast, and OMG it looked so good… it had squash puree and sauerkraut on the side, i tried both and either one was extremely flavorful. She also liked the duck breast. And to wrap it up, we got the pecan pudding, maybe it had something else, but those roasted caramelized pecans were so amazing that I forgot about everything in my life, while enjoying them. I am just a huge pecan fan, so disregard this last sentence .
Anyway, I had a great Friday night and an amazing flavor experience at Farmhouse; and I feel like I’ll be back here shortly!
charles lawhun
Service was excellent. Very attentive and helpful. The atmosphere was nostalgic and fun. A little quiet but Wednesday night. The duck was crispy, tasty and done to a perfect medium rare. The short ribs were burnt and the chared flavor overpowered sides and the other dishes were shared. Chef should have not served the burnt ribs and offered an alternative.
… morePaul sneed
Very cool place, neighborhood house turned into restaurant. Service was outstanding. Creative menu selections and very tasty. Make reservations! It’s a house turned into a restaurant, so seating is limited, but worth it.
… moreKristin Taghon
We celebrated the closing of our house with our realtor. Walking in was a delight! The decor was so cute and not overdone. We had a drink upstairs in the bar and then sat down in the restaurant downstairs. We had an appetizer of the artichoke, peas and cheese dip with little toasts. Delicious but I burned the roof of my mouth so let it cool a bit. It is served in a little wrought iron skillet. (As is the delicious peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie with ice cream after dinner… but I digress). They allowed me to try a couple wines before choosing but I didnt really like a couple. The house blend was too sweet. The Cab was weirdly sour. I finally had a 12 dollar glass that name started with an R. Sorry. I just tried to find their wine list and it wasn’t online. Maybe it was called revolution or resolution or ?. Anyway it was very good. Dry but enough complexity. I had the pork shank with roasted roots. Delicious! Fell off the bone. My realtor had the Salmon Poke Bowl. Craig had the duck confit. He said it was really good. And then of course, then cookie. Service was wonderful. I barely noticed our server checking on us but she did multiple times. I cant wait to go again!!
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