Friday, September 17, 2010

Ready to have the kitchen back!

Eating out every evening is not always a wonderful experience.  Ate in a restaurant to night that would be a good place for a restaurant.  The hostess three were oblivious to the presence of customers.  "Customers," i.e., the reason you are in business is the customer.  But I digress.  The hostess' three were busy trying to determining whose turn it was to seat the customer, and which waitresses turn it was to have a customer seated at one of their tables that they failed to greet the customer they were trying to seat.  Is this a reality show, do we get to vote at the end of the meal as to who goes home and loses the chance to win the grand prize.  Back to my experience at the restaurant.  There were only four tables in use in the "dinning room," by customers and one in use by what appeared to be a manager or a book keeper or a human resource person.  They were using the table next to us, "the customers."  I was able to be part of the interview with one of the bus boys, and a couple of the waiters.  Then the menu was presented, with a hand written copy of tonights specials.  Once inside of the lack luster menu I am not surprised that there is not one thing in this menu that would be considered noteworthy.  Beyond the country farmhouse decor, which is to be expected since that is name sake of this marketing idea, there is not much separating this establishment let's say from denny's, or Bob's big boy, or Bob Evans.  So what is the attraction.  It is local, it is convenient but not sure it will be here through the Holidays.  This was my third visit to this Nashville eatery I am not sure there will be a fourth visit.  The veggies were cooked to death although the menu advertised Herb Roasted Veggies.  The grilled chicken was on the grill about 10 minutes longer than it needed to be.  I understand food especially chicken needs to be brought up to temperature but when it starts to resemble the sole of Jr. Samples work boot it is an indicator that it needs to come off the grill.  And when omelets advertise 5 ingredients then the omelet should not be served with only three of the five of four of the five.  If you are planning a trip to Nashville anytime soon I would avoid the Farm House Restaurant located on Whites Creek Pike.  Not a good experience for the third time.        

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