Kevin and I visited Farmhaus in June 2011. Yes, that was eons ago. This blog got put on the back burner as life got hectic, so now I've got a tremendous backlog of fabulous restaurants to blog about.
Farmhaus has a small but interesting menu. The dishes are on the smaller side, but not quite tapas-sized. We shared two dishes and then each had separate entrees. Farmhaus's menu is consistently changing in small ways, but you'll always find a few favorites still there if you make a return trip.
Kevin started off with a Bell's Oberson and I had a cocktail. Both were delicious and went great with our meals.
We shared the conch fritters, which came to the table piping hot and served with a roasted corn, jalapeño, and sriracha mayonnaise. These things are basically glorified hush puppies, but they were damn good. Light and fluffy, with a good amount of spiciness.
We then skipped to our main entrees. We both went with seafood, which I believe Farmhaus is especially known for. I ordered the blackened fluke with spoonbread and braised collard greens. The fluke was perfectly cooked - flaky and moist. The spoonbread was the perfect accompaniment and the braised collard greens were bizarre and wonderful. If I had to describe them, I would say they tasted exactly like a campfire. The amount of smoke they put into the greens really knocked my socks off. They were very unusual and I couldn't stop eating them.
Kevin's main entree was the escolar with blue prawns and grilled asparagus. I only had a bite or two, but it was delicious. Kevin enjoyed trying to suck the head out of the prawn, which was a new experience for him haha.
We were brought our second shared plate after our entrees. Kevin is a huge pork belly fan, so we had to go with the breakfast plate, which a mainstay on Farmhaus's menu. The dish consists of corn flour blinis, whipped maple butter, one sausage link, berkshire pork belly, and a fresh farm egg. This dish was delicious, and we were each fighting each other for the last bites.
We decided to go with the most adventurous dessert - berry panna cotta, fresh strawberries, angel food cake, and basil ice cream. The panna cotta was the perfect consistency and the angel food cake was moist and delicious. We were not quite prepared for the basil ice cream. It was very aggressive. I think I enjoyed it more than Kevin, but neither of us was crazy about it. I got what they were going for and really appreciated how unique the dessert was, but it was not completely harmonious for me.
Overall, this was a memorable evening. Farmhaus definitely earned its spot in our personal list of our Top 5 Best St. Louis Meals. We would love to go back again, perhaps in the winter, when the menu has a whole new spin.
Since I gave the last review a letter grade, I suppose I will continue to do so. Farmhaus is a firm A, and I believe that with a little better ordering, it could be an A+. This is a very small restaurant and we had great service throughout the evening. It's pretty laid back, not at all pretentious.
Farmhaus
3257 Ivanhoe Ave
St. Louis, MO 63139
www.farmhausrestaurant.com
314.647.3800
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