The Farm Restaurant — Restaurant in Marbella

We went here with friends for a Saturday night dinner. The atmosphere was very nice, withe restaurant being located in a very nice courtyard, surrounded by flowers and palm trees. However, this is really the only nice part of our visit.

The drinks were all good. We ordered some cocktails which all tasted nicely but had the feeling that there was hardly any inside of them as they tasty almost like pure fruit juice.

The food was okay. We ordered both appetizers and main courses, of which the appetizers were their nachos and guacamole and the croquettes. The nachos weren't anything special, the guacamole did have a strange taste to it, presumably through using bruised parts of the avocado. The so-called "croquettes" literally had nothing to do with a traditional croquette, having more resemblance with a falafel, especially when served with the yogurt sauce, and they looked like a ball of mush. They actually fell apart the moment you touched them so you would have to scrape up the crumbs from the plate. Overall, the appetizers really weren't amazing, especially when paying 15€ and 13€ for each dish, respectively.

The main courses were better, but also disappointed. We tried the lamb, the chicken, the beef fillet and the green Thai chicken curry. The lamb was very tasty, but only came with a very little amount of vegetables. The same can be said for the steak and the chicken, of which the steak was cooked nicely; however, when the chicken was first served, it was completely burnt, forcing us to send it back to the kitchen. A new plate was made, but even then the chicken was very bland and had hardly any seasoning, on top of being dry. The green Thai chicken curry was, in my opinion, the best meal, being served with crispy panko chicken, rice and vegetables, which all had a nice flavor to it.

The service was left to be desired for. The staff itself was very slow and paid hardly any attention to our table. Some of them were just standing by the kitchen doing nothing although many guests were trying to get their attention to order something to drink. When they came to our table, they would only take one or two glasses at a time, with the table slowly filling up with dirty glasses and dishes even though requesting several times for them to be taken away. Dirty silverware was placed back onto the dirty table for the main course, although they certainly could've been replaced with a fresh set.

Overall, I don't think I will be coming back. The atmosphere and setting was very nice, but the overall experience was very disappointing, especially for the high prices being charged for the food and drinks. In general, everything was lacking from the food to...

this gorgeous hidden gem is obviously well known despite its quiet location as it was fully booked from 9pm onwards) and had a couple of drinks. Loved the decor, ambience, music and service. My piña colada was lovely. Thought about eating there and would have liked to but there was not much for vegans. However this seems to be commonplace in most costal Spanish resorts (I’ve had a vegan burger and chips elsewhere three nights running!), however the dishes on the menu sounded really unusual and interesting - think Heston! I’d love to go back to watch the Flamenco show before I leave. UPDATE: I originally gave this venue five stars for food, service and atmosphere. However I returned this evening as I’d enjoyed it so much before and asked before entering if we were able to sit in and watch the flamenco show even though we hadn’t booked. A polite staff member checked, said yes, and welcomed us in. Sat us at the same table before and was nice to know the waitress had remembered us. Ordered two drinks and were making up our minds about food as we were not hungry at that time. I then ordered another alcoholic drink and my companion ordered a starter. When my drink arrived and while waiting for the starter the manager (I assume, based on the way he was directing other staff and arguing about cancellation policies to someone on the phone while we waited to be seated) came to our table and abruptly told us that we could only see the show if we spent €49 each and ordered from a set menu. Obviously we were taken aback as there was no mention of this when we arrived and after ordering drinks. It wasn’t so much this policy that was unfair but he was rude, abrupt and made us feel unwelcome. As my drink had only just arrived and we were still waiting for the food I asked if we were allowed to stay to at least finish what we’d ordered. He checked his watch and said “yes, as you’ve ordered” and walked away with a miserable face. We then felt rushed and uncomfortable, even though there were several empty tables around us and the show lasted for about 10-15 minutes (felt edgy all the way through, as if I was waiting to be marched out). Such a shame as the venue is so pretty and the other staff were lovely. Can no...

Made a reservation for our 20+ group in July 2022. It was the worst experience we had in Marbella. I’m just sad that we picked this place for our last meal after an amazing week. (Recommend you go to Cascada Cocina instead where we had the best meal and best experience!!)

Like I said, we made a reservation weeks ahead for our large group. We were there during one of the hottest weeks of the year. We had four babies and elderly people with us and they sat us where there was barely any shade. It felt dangerous for our babies. In the middle of it, I just had to leave with my baby so he could cool down somewhere else.

We came here ready to spend. The service was terrible. Our waitress was mediocre, giving us attitude as we tried to get clarification on the menu. We’d order several pitchers of sangria, but struggled to get enough glasses to toast… as an example, my sister tried to use her limited Spanish and the waiter corrected her with such coldness when she asked for a “vaso” instead of a “copa.” Well, jerk - she speaks five other foreign languages fluently.

I ended up getting the tuna and found it to be bland.

Anyway, this place was where we had the worst experience during our one week in Marbella. It’s taken me a couple of months to write this review because it was such a terrible experience. And to top it all, they overcharged us...