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Flatbush Farm, Local and Seasonal Modern American at 6th Avenue and Flatbush in Park Slope


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Flatbush Farm is the sort of restaurant you walk into and immediately want to, hope to, love.  A lovely restaurant design, with a handsome long bar, huge vases of wintery tree branches, a happening bistro vibe, and a manifesto to take "farm-to-table" seriously - the place oozes beloved local institution.

Unfortunately, Saturday brunch was lackluster.

The farmer's breakfast featured a mealy potato hash which was not a hash of any kind but just badly cooked potatoes; the thick cut bacon had clearly been cooked hours ago and had that old, dry, sitting around in a sheet pan look, parched bacon is no bacon at all.  The two over easy eggs were fine.

White beans with collards and a poached egg was a fine hearty bowl, but rather one note and bland.

Tofu, as a general rule, should never be scrambled.

But the side dish of braised kale...the kale was delightful.

Flatbush Farm

76 Saint Marks Avenue

Brooklyn

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Flatbush Farm is the sort of restaurant you walk into and immediately want to, hope to, love.  A lovely restaurant design, with a handsome long bar, huge vases of wintery tree branches, a happening bistro vibe, and a manifesto to take "farm-to-table" seriously - the place oozes beloved local institution.

Unfortunately, Saturday brunch was lackluster.

They might be in something of an upheaval...

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...and they've got some serious stones charging $75 for Cauliflower Soup, Pappardelle, and Panna Cotta, even if it was Valentine's Day.

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I keep looking for the words "shaved truffles," and they aren't there.

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It does not have a good rep. among those I know.  We started going there when it opened, quite a # of years ago &, after 2-3 very mediocre meals at higher than acceptable prices, stopped.  We haven't been back in years but haven't heard a good thing from anyone.  Its a very nice looking room & their bar area looks very inviting, but we found the attitude pretty cold/indifferent and the food strangely ill-prepared.  Sorry, but not surprised, to hear it hasn't gotten any better.  Rumor has it that the ownership is just too hard to work for and no one decent stays.

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