Farm

Food is well prepapred and tasty. Service is good and attentive. Cocktails are delicious. Beer selection good as well.

From the rave reviews I was expecting a wonderful meal. I chose the cod with cabbage and mandarins. Very disappointing! Served lukewarm, spongy, tasteless cod and some cabbage and wild rice for $ 27. My friend ordered the cod special and was disappointed that it was such a small dish. Our server offered desserts on the house. The peanut butter pot de crème was rich and delicious as was the chai carrot cake. However, I don’t think I’ll be back, there are many better places to dine.

What an incredible experience! A few members of our wine sales team dined at farm for a little Christmas celebration. Service was outstanding, can’t remember the young ladies name but she was absolutely brilliant and charming and took excellent care of our table. Food was equally as outstanding. We will be back for sure!

A satisfying experience from start to finish, an absolute gem on the famed 17^th avenue in Calgary.
I was rolling solo, so asked to sit at the bar and even though it looked like there were spots I was asked to wait a few minutes — no big deal, and worth it as I was seated right in the center where the 3 chefs were plating each dish before handing off to the servers.
The staff was great, my server was attentive and provided me her input as to her favorite dishes and was honest about what she had not tried. She also helped recommend a cheese based on my preference (sheep!).
Food wise… exquisite; Started with Torlese Sauvignon Blanc and prosciutto and shepard’s harvest sheep cheese. I later told the waitress I was a bit hesitant ordering prosciutto in Canada because this meat is religion in North Jersey where I’m from, and I’ve recently been in Spain where even in back alley places you get slices of heaven — their stuff holds up against my high standards, and the cheese was very good, complimented with a fruit jam and sliced apples or fig — very nice plate. For dinner had the lamb special which came with green beans and a rectangular butter nut squash cake topped with kalletes. The lamb, topped with a delicious spread of some nut (ugh, hate that I cannot remember, I think pistachio), did not look award winning when it was put in front of me to be honest. But with each bite it just got better and better, an excellent cut of meat and well prepared. A meal like that required desert, and the pot de crème with salted ganache topping was insanely good — and a perfect portion size.
The name speaks for the quality of the food, all from local Alberta farms so expect the menu to change a bit but I have no doubt that you will get a memorable dish any day of the year.
I will without a doubt be back, and thanks to head chef Chris for the extra desert cookie!

Service, excellent. Food, amazing (fresh and good quality) have only been at lunch time and wonder how good dinner would be???

The mains were rabbit and chicken. The rabbit was extremely moist and tender with a beautiful flavour. The chicken was ever so slightly overcooked but still really tasty. The vegetables with both dishes are simply amazing. All the ingredients clearly are super high quality and really fresh. Service was outstanding considering how busy the restaurant was. The waiter made a really good wine recommendation. The only downside is that the noise level is extremely high.

Delicious delicious delicious! Yum!
This ahead of its time bistro has delicious bites that are creative and thought out. The GF bun option is surprisingly delicious and did unmentionable service outstanding.
I had the special sandwich of the day, Confit Turkey sandwich with double brie, dijon mustard, arugula accompanied by the cauliflower and broccoli soup.
Great selection of wine and we finished off our meal with a French press coffee.

Amazing food! Three of my girlfriends and I went there for dinner on a Monday night (they have free corkage!) and had a great time! We ordered cheese and charcuterie to start. Everything came with a delicious pairing and we made quick work of it. Then we enjoyed a different main course each. I tried the rabbit (amazing) and also tasted the lamb on special. Everything was cooked to perfection. Of course we also got desert. The bacon chocolate was one of the best flavoured chocolates I have ever had. And the cheesecake was made with goats milk so it was lactose free! Bonus!
We will definitely be back.

Went for charcuterie on Friday with a friend. The server was very friendly and knowledgeable. Food was excellent and exceeded expectations. Pairings were very intentional and well thought out. The atmosphere was perfection.

Nice atmosphere. Was seated very quickly just after lunch rush hour.
I had the beef burger and my wife had the chicken burger.
FARM Burger
Silver Sage beef, aged cheddar, butterleaf lettuce,
onion jam, local tomatoes, back bacon and FARM sauce
The beef and bun were delicious. The beef paddy was cooked perfectly. The meal should have been brought to the table as soon as it was finished in the kitchen. It was not as hot as it should have been. The potato soup that came as a side was very tasty, however it was lukewarm. It would have been much better if it had been hot.
The chicken burger with gluten free bun was also very tasty.
Weakest point in this meal was that both meals were not very hot. Tasty though. The staff needs to make sure that the meals get to the tables while it is still hot.

Farm had great food. A perfect mingling of nice, original flavours. It feels like they work at thinking about food in original ways, like a chef would. We ate the Mac n cheese, so good. Cheesy, a blend of strong and creamy flavours, great texture. A nice breadcrumb topping sealed the heat and went so well with the cheesy hot insides.
The lunch special sandwich were lamb meatballs on a panini roll and it was so good. The salad was delicate, flavoured with a perfectly balanced vinaigrette and mustard seeds, I just wanted more.
The only thing we didn’t like was the homemade ginger beer or ginger drink. One sip each and neither of us enjoyed the flavour, or temperature, or the flatness. Was boring. We said so and our waitress took it back, thank goodness, she seemed new.
Now for the coffee. It was so good we asked where to buy the beans and then walked around the corner to buy the beans nearby from a cool coffee shop.
Farm was delicious. Would love to go back.

3 STARS. DOWNGRADE. Have been here many times in the last 3 years. Something has changed. It’s the little things that make a big difference. They seem to have disappeared. The little extras on the market salad. The taste of the main dishes. Not quite ‘there’ anymore. The chefs appear to have turned over in the past year. Super chef Pete is gone. The connections between employees. Still all is good, just not superior. I’m giving this a pass for now.

I loved the brunch here! The Benny’s are delicious! And the coffee is really good! In addition, the service was very friendly. It is a good idea to make resos for Sundays, as the place is busy… I definitely recommend brunch here as I really enjoyed it!

We headed here on a Sunday afternoon at an in between time.
They had a very scarce menu available, but we were starved.
I had a salad, he had the mac and cheese, we shared the charcuterie and a peanut butter pot.
The food was definitely a 6.5÷10, good but not AMAZING. Wine selection was ok as well. Service was blah and the place seemed like it needed a shut down for a good and proper scrubbing — a little dirty.
I don’t think I would return, but it’s not the worst option on 17^th avenue by far.

Absolutely the best mac and cheese on 17 Avenue. Great selection of cheese at the back. This is what buy local is all about.

I was in town for business and thought I’d try some place I hadn’t been before. Farm completely exceeded my expectations. I sat at the open kitchen and enjoyed watching the chefs work. The waitress was great and walked me through their menu, specials, cheese/​charcuterie options, and the wine flight (the special for Wednesday nights).
I tried the wine flight and had the special pickerel, peanut butter chocolate dessert, and a housemade chocolate truffle. Surprisingly, the housemade truffle left a bit to be desired, but everything else was superb. There were about 12 other things on the menu I wanted to try, so if I’m in town again, I’ll definitely be back!

Love the concept of this easy going community of growers working together. The servers are friendly, have great suggestions for the cheeses & charcuterie board and the pairing went so nicely together. For lunch we had the ooey gooey mac & cheese… YUM!
Definitely go back and try the other menu items we didn’t have time or room for, like dessert!!!

I’ve known about Farm for some time but it’s never really been on my radar. Maybe because it seems a little less veggie friendly than I prefer. We ended up here on a whim — I wanted a tubby dog but they were out of notdogs so I left and than ended with us sitting down at Farm.
All I can say is thank you to tubby dog for not managing your supply because Farm ended up being a real treat.
I had spicy mac and cheese and an order of seasonal veggies and holy smokes were they to die for. I can’t think of many instances where I would happily have made a meal from my side of season veggies but they were so delicious and could have easily ordered more and done just that. The mac and cheese used excellent cheese selection and was heavenly spiced to give it a zippiness that I loved. Totally on par with some of the best elevated homestyle/​farmhouse places I’ve been around north america and I’m very pleased to have this one in Calgary.
Sometimes a meal is so good you have to try a dessert even when you don’t have a sweet tooth and this was such an dinner. Actually, we got one each rather than sharing because it was so much so that kind of dinner. I ordered chocolate peanut butter pot de crème and homemade cookies. Simple kind of dessert but it so good and totally worth another order.
Over all it was NOT a healthy meal but it was one that made the unhealthiness worth it as a treat. The menu changes up often but that likely something useful to note for meat eating patrons as vegetarians will wait a while to get something other than mac and cheese to rotate through the menu. But… there is nothing wrong with delicious mac and cheese if I do say so myself.
Will return for another round sometime — that’s for sure.

I thought I’d already left a review for this place but I don’t see it so here it goes again.
I checked out the Farm for dinner one night last summer when I was in town on a business trip. I had made a reservation online and they were expecting me when I arrived, asking me how my drive went, etc. Nice welcome.
The place was pretty busy and as a single, they sat me by the kitchen bar, which was fine by me — I loved watching the chefs prepare their dishes. Food was great — I had a crispy duck confit, and a side of mushrooms and fiddleheads — simple but well seasoned and delicious. You can tell they use fresh, high quality ingredients.
Service was great, the waitress was chatty and attentive and knowledgeable on the food and wine — they have a reasonable by the glass selection and suggestions were great! Price-​wise, I think it is on the expensive side but not when you consider the quality of the food and the overall yumminess :) I would definitely come back.

This place is great! I love how warm and welcoming the atmosphere is, it’s so cozy. Another tiny restaurant in Calgary, which I love! You can sit at the bar and watch your food being prepared which is another great thing about Farm!
On Sunday’s they have mimosas on special from brunch (which runs till 2pm) so we obviously opted for that. The food is from farms all over Albert and there is actually a map at the front of the store that shows where the farms are located — it’s really cool! I opted for the Mac and Cheese because I’d heard from other Unilocalers it was amazing, and it definitely didn’t disappoint. I liked that it had a little bit of kick to it! The boyfriend wanted the burger but unfortunately they ran out and the table that was seated just before us ordered the last two. This annoyed the boyfriend because we actually arrived at the restaurant before these people so we were surprised when they were seated before us. I guess the hostess was new… still kinda sad that he couldn’t try the burger as he had to watch the last two being prepared.
My favorite part would have to be dessert! We split an order of the warm chocolate chip cookies and the macarons! The cookies were so ooey and gooey, just writing about them makes me crave them and I was so happy to find out that had house made macarons! Macarons are my favorite so I couldn’t turn these down. The flavors were delicious, and Farm has made it to one of the top spots on my list of places to dine at! You will also receive 10% off your purchase at Janice Beaton Cheese shop next door when you dine here — it’s on your receipt so don’t throw it out!