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Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch takes farm-to-table dining to heart.
Openings: Lunch & Dinner daily, Brunch Sun.

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Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch, St. Helena, CA


Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch Restaurant Review:



About the restaurant: In a day when “farm-to-table” dining has become practically de rigueur, Farmstead ups the ante. Nearby Long Meadow Ranch supplies the restaurant with grass-fed beef, vegetables, honey, wine and olive oil, and the rustic-chic setting---a towering, beautifully renovated nursery barn from the 1870s---features many original materials in new roles: tree stumps as side tables, antique farm equipment as groovy chandeliers, the stone foundation repurposed as the outdoor lounge’s fireplace and booths upholstered with cattle hides.

Food & Drinks: Expect rich comfort dishes and a meat-friendly menu, such as juicy burgers on shiny, egg-brushed potato buns with local cheddar, arugula and crisp-roasted rosemary potatoes, or the allspice-scented meatball trio that sizzles in a cast iron pan with tomato marmalade and caramelized mirepoix. Try soft gnocchi with chunky, charred, ultra-tender ragoût of beef; flank steak that’s a tribute to the grill with creamy potato purée with kale and Cabernet butter; chicory with farm egg; or buttermilk dumplings and chicken. Almost worth a visit on their own are the warm cheddar drop biscuits in a cast iron skillet, crunchy and served with apple jam. The wine list features an enormous choice of hardly-marked-up bottlings from Napa Valley and beyond. In warm weather, enjoy the tented patio facing venerable trees and a demonstration garden where your dinner ingredients may have originated.