Reviews for The Hope Farm in Fairhope, AL
Hope Farm isn't just dinner. It's an experience. The property is beautiful. We ate outside while listening to live music. The... service was exceptional. Our waitress, Jada was attentive and friendly. The food was fresh and amazing. Even the drinks areimpressive. Make your reservation and get ready to be wowed. Read more
It seemed a little bit on the pricey side until we actually had our meals. It was incredibly good, very unique and interesting... food. Top marks for the bacon and the blueberry bomb is the best way to end your meal. Jade took awesome care of us. Read more
Great farm to table dining! Indoor and outdoor seating (including covered areas). Reservations (in advance) are a must! Some... brunch, lunch, and dinner options. Frequent live entertainment. Thoughtfully prepared dishes from from rustic and hearty to somerefined and elegant. New chef with some newly added seasonal options to come! Service is usually (good to) excellent. Cold glassbottles of water brought to each table and a wide beverage selection available. Table distance provides some privacy for yourmeal (not overly compacted use of space). Price point slightly on the higher side but you can find reasonable options for thefood portion and quality. Overall, very good options especially for special occasions and memorable treats! [Pictures from abrunch] Read more
Great atmosphere with fresh farm to table dishes. The owner was very accommodating and got us a table inside as it was windy... outside even though we had initially requested outside seating. The only reason for a 4 star is due to the steak temperaturebeing wrong. However, they were very quick to prepare another steak and served a complimentary soup while it was redone. Lovedthe dessert! Must visit if you are in Mobile area. Read more
The architecture is fantastic, lots of atmosphere especially at night. The food we experienced was a little disappointing.... Knowing they grow their own mushrooms, we ordered the mushroom salad expecting a salad featuring a variety of mushrooms with afew greens tossed on top. It arrived in a very large bowl of baby spinach with some minced ordinary mushrooms mixed with thevinaigrette dressing. I ordered the flatbread with very thinly sliced beef tenderloin, which was hidden under the thick layerof mozzarella cheese and therefore hardly noticeable. It was ok, but also not what I would expect at this fine diningestablishment. My husband had the scallops, garnished with minced pickled vegetables and a small unidentifiable leaf in a spicyMayo sauce. Overall, not a winning combination. We came away loving the architecture but thought the food did not measure up towhat one expects from a high end establishment such as this. Read more
Love this place, atmosphere is second to none food is really good, this is not a place to come and get full. Small plates lots... of taste lots of flavors very casual and relaxing environment. The menu changes often because of the ingredients available,this is sort of a farm to table situation, they grow the vegetables on site so most of the vegetables are fresh from the gardento the kitchen. The food is seasonal based on what's available so expect a nice paper menu that seems to be printed based onwhat's available often Read more
FOOD. Saying that my dish was too salty is an understatement. My fish taste like it was either dredged in salt, the salt shaker... lid fell off when they were cooking it, or there were several cooks and each took a turn salting it. The pomme frites we?re goodbut still super salty. DRINKS: the drinks were good, nothing surprising here. I did like that they had a mock tailmenu. SERVICE. Waitress was subpar for a restaurant of this quality. We had to ask for items several times for variousdifferent things as she forgot. ATMOSPHERE. This was a home run! Very nice atmosphere. This was the one redeemingfactor. PRICING: pricing was as expected except for one thing, the steak was about $100! All of the ?larger plates? were$25-$35. The steak ?said market price? which one would expect to be a bit more, and I guess it was our fault for not asking, butcome on! You printed the menu that day, but chose not to put the price on there and the waitress didn?t confirm on the price.Not sure who to blame here, but it was awkward when the bill came and made everyone leave the restaurant feeling taken advantageof. KETCHUP AND BREAD: We asked for some extra crostini for the charcuterie board. As there was not enough for all the spreads.They charged us $3 for 6 small crostini toasts. For the pomme frites, we asked for an extra ketchup which was served in a 1ozcontainer. This showed up on the bill for an extra dollar. The nickeling and diming was unreal and ruined and ruined the feelingof being appreciated PORTION: that SUPER salty fish I mentioned earlier, it said that it could be shared with 2-4 people on themenu but it was only an appropriate portion for one person and not to share. DESERTS: home run! The cheesecake alone would beworth the drive from Mobile. Amazing pastry chef! Overall, this place has incredible potential, but right now they are failingmiserably. Read more
Very cool place in a cute town. Stopped by on the way home to New Orleans driving the I-10. Heard great things about Hope Farm... and was not disappointed. They are a farm to plate restaurant and grow many (all?) of the the produce on site. Drinks were thestart of a great meal. We weren't super hungry so shared a few small plates and split a main course. Everything was delicious. Read more