Reviews for Farm Bell Kitchen in Charlottesville, VA
Delicious brunch on a rainy Monday- I sat on the lovely back balcony and enjoyed super fresh food and great service. Coffee was... delicious and they had the menu labeled for gluten free options. GF English muffin was yum and the jams are all made in house!! Read more
Great breakfast/brunch spot right near our hotel. Plenty of outdoor dining in front and out back. We showed up at 8am when they... opened and were seated without a reservation. Service was friendly. My dish was tasty, Southern Benedict. Poached egg wasperfect, the grit cake was interesting, and the hash browns were very flavorful. Somehow I spent more than $55 on two adults andone child, no booze. Read more
I feel conflicted about this place, mostly because I was super excited for it. It’s a cute place and really cozy. The woman... who seated us was so nice and enthusiastic! Looking at the menu, everything looked like it could be delicious! Once we got ourfood, we were visually pleased. The given stars are for the look of the restaurant, the nice woman up front, and thepresentation of food. Things kind of went downhill from there. We got the Biscuit Board - the biscuits were dry and the gravywas cold. We did like the preserves a lot! I feel like it was overpriced for what it was. My Ofelia’s Benedict was lackluster.It was warmer than the gravy, but it was also kind of room temp. The eggs were way over cooked and weren’t runny at all. Itdidn’t seem like anything had much seasoning, including the fried green tomatoes and asparagus. As for the hollandaise, it wasdecent to taste on its own, but the flavor was lost with everything else. My boyfriend got the Cajun Breakfast Sandwich…whichhe also didn’t love. There was minimal aioli on it; he couldn’t taste it and had to request more. Because of this, it wasdry and that made the arugula hard to deal with. Although it had andouille sausage on it, it was small (especially versus thesize of the sandwich) and was just placed kind of diagonal across the bread. His egg was overcooked as well. Basically thesandwich filling wasn’t proportional at all and it was also pretty bland. We ordered espresso first thing, which took quite awhile to get. Our server was nice, but not very attentive. It took almost the entire time spent there to get a refill of water.We absolutely love going to breakfast joints when we’re out of town, but this visit was disappointing. I hope it was just anoff day. Read more
Such a very cute quaint brunch spot. I loved the renovations of this older home into a restaurant. Lots of healthier brunch... options. Prices were very reasonable. The food was fresh and tasty. The beignets were very delicious, worthy of getting.Excellent customer service! This is a must try. I will be back. Read more
Farm Bell always feels like a treat. We don't go there often because you have to be crafty when finding parking. Either street... parking or a parking garage a little down the street. But the food is great. Brunch like you've never had it before. These arethe lightest pancakes I've ever eaten, and my boyfriend usually gets an eggs Benedict but this time went adventurous with theduck confit bowl! His first time having duck. Make sure to make a reservation in advance because this place fills up on aSaturday. They offer lunch but I've never been. Read more
Breakfast was good except for a couple of things. We ordered the scones that were supposed to be before the meal and we had to... ask for them when we were given our meal. We all liked what we chose, the Cajun breakfast sandwich and bananas fosters frenchtoast were very good. My husband added sausage to his meal which was$4 more which were patties that were very small. My baconwas thick and good but overcooked in spots actually burnt. The scones were supposed to come with whipped butter but all wereceived separate from the scones were 2 pats of butter. Coffee was fine kill devil coffee but cups were small for $3 and notoffered a refill. To be fair the waitress told us that it was hectic as it had been family weekend. It was Monday so I'm surethey were busier than usual. We would probably visit again when we pass by for brunch again. Lovely dining area. Read more
Service was lovely and fast. Emma was very sweet and attentive. We devoured the banana beignet, fried green tomatoes, strawberry... white chocolate pancakes, low down hash, and the baked avocado with eggs. Everything was delicious. Sitting on the back porchdistanced from other guests allowed my kids to feel comfortable with taking off their masks. Oh, and the bathroom tile isgorgeous! It's an old home and the atmosphere is charming! Highly recommended for a celebration or a special treat!! Read more
We enjoyed their brunch so much every time we go. It is very popular, be sure the make a reservation before going.