Reviews for 12 Farms Restaurant in Hightstown, NJ
We haven't been to 12 Farms in over 4 years, but have visited the restaurant in the past, quite a few times. One thing stayed... the same: very inventive chef-driven cuisine with numerous exciting dishes to choose from. A Chef's Tasting Menu consisting of 6courses is now offered for a very budget-friendly price of $56 (or so) per person. Be, however, prepared. First course, whichlooked like a garden salad with dressing on a side turned out to be a proverbial "soup & salad", counted as 2 courses. Again, asfar as the food is concerned, 12 Farms remains one of the best farm-to-table restaurants in the area. The service is friendlyand most of the time efficient. However, there exist several issues that resulted in certain eyebrows raising. 1. There is noon-line booking. Nor OpenTable, neither Resy. A phone call or an email are required to book a table. This is an indisputableinconvenience in our digital age. 2. The place is cash only. This is highly unusual for a fine dining establishment,necessitating a trip to ATM. 3. On the day of our visit, about 4 days ago, it was the last day the restaurant's website wasoperational. Since then the website has been down. But even prior to that, the website's menus weren't updated and had nothingto do with 12 Farms current offerings. We understand that some of the above issues could be understood considering 12 Farmsbeing a small operation, yet... Some if the partner farms products are offered for sale at the glass-covered disay in thelobby. There is an ample parking, right around the corner on Stockton St. Read more
My buddies and I randomly selected 12 Farms while driving on the turnpike (going home from the Belmont Stakes) and are quite... glad we did. Two of us had burgers (the OG) and the special (like the OG but with blue cheese), one had the cheese plate and onethe seafood platter and farm skillet. We all left quite full and really impressed. They made room for us even though they werehosting 3 different showers, and provided us with pleasant and attentive service from start to end. I'd highly recommend it ifstopping through Hightstown or looking for a place to stop off the turnpike. As others posted, my only concern is the cash onlyaspect, particularly given the price of some items, but the four of us were very well fed for maybe $120 or so. Read more
(CASH ONLY) Good Service, and even better food! Love the vibe as if a small cafe met a rustic restaurant. The food was very good... we went for brunch, the fresh squeezed orange juice was good. They bring out the coffee in a French press which is a nice touch.Food and Presentation were on point definitely check this place out! (CASH ONLY). Read more
We *stumbled* on this today, our 39th Anniversary! Honestly the quality of the food is indescribable! Superb!Everything we... tried was beyond excellent! I loved everything about this place. The quaint downtown location, rustic decor, local produce,music from my era and volume just right, the wait staff were kind, sincere, patient, personable! We met the owner, Jason...wishing him all the best! Danny Meyers would be proud! I'll be back when I drive from Maine to Florida this winter! Read more
What an absolutely amazing staff, location, and dinner. My wife and I stumbled in by chance and enjoyed every minute. We... shared a meat and cheese platter that was so fresh and delicious then she had a steak and I had the duck. The steak was sotender the knife almost felt unnecessary while my duck was so tender and juicy I hated to finish it off. We finished theevening with coffee and dessert. I had a key lime pie while she had the almond pie. Both kept the pace with the rest of themeal and did not disappoint. While I highly recommend this restaurant it does come with a caveat. Dinner here is not cheap. Though we did enjoy everything we ordered it was a bit of a surprise to leave with an almost $200 bill. Now we know but nodefinitely don't regret. Read more
8/26/21Went for dinner last night and the food was incredible!! We love this place so happy to have found it! 7/31/21 Stumbled... upon this place tonight they were very accommodating to our last minute reservation. Food was unique and delicious ???? Can'twait to go back to try the Brunch menu next!! We were so hungry I didn't take pictures of our food but I got the dessert!! Read more
We have been customers of this establishment for about 3 years now. The food is always consistently amazing. The chef cooks... every ingredient with care and every dish is a work of art and a tasting adventure. Kudos to this small restaurant - the littleengine that can xxx Read more
Got their Thanksgiving meal for 8 as I wanted this year to be stress free for everyone involved. The meal was absolutely... delicious. Great quantity of food, great value. Turkey was so well seasoned and not remotely dry, even after I had to reheat.Sides were plentiful and everything was great. All guests loved everything. Thank you so much for working early on YOURThanksgiving for making my Thanksgiving a little bit smoother. Read more