Address: 738 Main St, St Helena, CA 94574
Farmstead at Long Meadow Restaurant is owned by Mr. Ted Hall and has a farm-to-table dining experience. Established in 2010, Farmstead is housed in a former nursery barn with a fun and relaxing ambiance. The restaurant features authentic farm-to-table menu selections and is vegetarian-friendly offering vegan and gluten-free options. Farmstead is open for indoor, heated covered dining, wine tasting, cafe, and Friday Farmers Market.
The Restaurant is by reservation only and it’s usually difficult to find an open time slot to reserve a seat. We arrived early for lunch at Farmstead restaurant at around 10:30 a.m. which our appointment was scheduled at 11:00 a.m. We registered/check-in with the host and were given a pager to inform us when our table is ready. Since, we arrived too early, we decided to check out the surrounding area. The property grounds are beautiful, clean, and peaceful. The first thing that we visited was their organic garden full of a variety of fresh vegetables. My daughter and my wife enjoyed seeing an old truck and tractor located near the oak trees with a few chairs and tables set up to relax and enjoy your wine tasting. We also visited the General Store and the outdoor Farmstead Cafe where you can order breakfast and drinks in the morning. We were finally seated at a covered outside table and were impressed by the beautiful table set-up. All of the tables were surrounded by vines that made our table setting feel very private, unique and secluded.
Our server was very professional, friendly, fast, and provided us with excellent service. We first ordered an apple juice and shirley temple drinks for both myself and my daughter while my wife had the “Birds of Paradise” cocktail drink with Ilegal mexcal, aperol, passionfruit, caramelized pineapple, and lime for $12. There were a wide variety of appetizers but we ordered the appetizing Warm Di Stefano Burrata with roasted garlic, estate olive oil, baguette for $19, and their famous Cheese Biscuits. The savory smoked chicken wings with Alabama sauce for $18. And for our main entree, we ordered the flavorful Dungeness Crab Cioppino with manila clams, pei mussels, rockfish, calamari, tomato and fennel broth with a side of garlic bread for $48, the Grilled Idaho Trout with mushrooms, fennel, toasted almonds and bacon vinaigrette for $34, and the Dungeness Crab Roll with butter toasted brioche and housemade potato chips for $42. Lastly, for our dessert, we all shared the delicious and popular “Big Easy” Beignets with bourbon caramel sauce which costs $12.
Overall, we were satisfied with the quality of the food and the outstanding service of the entire staff. The relaxing view of their organic vegetable garden, the great service, and the beautiful sunny warm weather made our farm to table experience very memorable.
Tips: Close to V. Sattui Winery and Gott’s Roadside Burger which has a good dessert wine and famous hamburger in Napa. Request for an outdoor seating when making a reservation and be there early as it gets crowded by noon. There is a separate cafe, outdoor seating lounge for wine tasting and a General Store located within the property. Few of the visitors end up parking in a residential area due to limited parking space.
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