Butcher And The Farmer - Ryde

#invite We came to the Butcher and The Farmer Meadowbank to celebrate the fourth birthday of FCBA community. It also coincided with the 2-month anniversary of the restaurant! Butcher and The Farmer Meadowbank has a pretty different concept than the one in Tramshed. Instead of the upmarket style, this one is geared more towards the casual dining with predominantly Italian influence.

I've been part of the Food Critics and Bloggers Association (FCBA) for a number of years and so when their 4th year anniversary came up I was excited to celebrate with the fellow community at venue Butcher and Farmer in Meadowbank. . Butcher and Farmer is most well known for their Glebe Tramshed venue however they now have opened up in Meadowbank in a huge space.  It's surrounded by many apartment buildings. Click on the blogpost for more!

We had a function here and it’s a lovely airy space as a venue. It’s an offshoot from their original Tramsheds location. The staff here are friendly and efficient. <br/ <br/ We had an area booked out for us and it more than enough space for us to relax and hang out. They had a central table set up for the food and worked quite well. To eat we had a selection of their menu including their Smashed Pea Avocado, Farmer’s Platter, a selection of the wood fired pizzas, pastas as well as their Rotisserie Chicken and sides. The highlights were the really well made pizzas with a nice amount of topping on the thin bases. The flat breads were also really tasty. Chicken was one of the most tender and succulent I have had in ages. I also really enjoyed the self serve soft serve machine with a range of flavours including vanilla, chocolate, mint choc-chip matcha green tea. Very creamy and flavoursome.<br/ <br/ It’s definitely worth a visit here.

Haven't heard of this venue until I was invited to attend a lunch to celebrate a friend's First Holy Communion, what a nice surprise. I love the bright and spacious table and seating layout, we were allocated a table near the entry next to the windows and it was just perfect for brunch/lunch. I like the little touches such as live music it definitely adds to the vibe! Staff was nice and accommodating, had an enjoyable time and meal overall. Happy to return some other time to try out other items on their menu. One tiny downside is that because its located among apartments parking can be challenging. Try and get there early to nab a parking spot on the street (if you're lucky enough).

Food is great and the place is a big one with ample seating space which is a big plus during these times.. the pizzas are great but the ravioli I ordered was okay. You might face some problems with parking as the curb side parking almost always full there is a empty area at the start of the street which might be worth checking. This might be a small good place for a group lunch or dinner as they have long tables for 6 to 8 people.