The Farmhand — Restaurant in Guerneville

Food: good quality food and grocery, including premade frozen pies, pasta salads, cheese, wines, etc. I gave it 4.5/5 Ambience: nice place to enjoy food. great outdoor area. I give this 5/5 Service: quick and efficient. You order at the counter, they give you a buzzer, and when food is ready, you walk over to pick it up. Also, you pay for groceries at the counter as well. This is where I am going to give this place 1/5 star and here is why:, they have a laminated notice at the cash register stating that 20% mandatory tips for party of 5 OR $75 of purchase or more. This is NOT a full service restaurant. First of all, for them to make it 20% mandatory tip when I have to stand at the counter to order, get my own water, and pick up my own food, I feel being taken advantaged of. Second, think about this: if you just come there to get groceries or a couple bottles of wine, and your grocery bill comes out say $80 (over $75), they're gonna charge you $16 for just bringing up your groceries. That's outrageous and it is just frankly off putting! Safeway, Trader's Joe, Whole Foods, etc never expect their customers to tip their cash register staff but this place makes it mandatory 20% tips for 5-person counter service and grocery purchase of $75 or more. This is what I call taking advantage of customer's generosity and it is just...

We had a absolutely wonderful visit to The Farmhouse. This was our first time to come and see this wonderful hidden gem along the Russian river. To get to the resturant we took a lovely road in from 101, it had beautiful views of the local wineries and endless vineyards as far as the eye could see. The restaurant is very vibrant from the road and very easy to spot! All workers were very courteous to us, they answered every question that we asked regardless if it was about food or the area in general. The place was very extremely clean and tidy. There was a fantastic selection of food at the deli, they also have a cafe with pastries. I ordered a Hot Pastrami sandwich and my husband ordered a Rueben Panini. We each ordered a side to go with our sandwich, his was potato salad, and I had the beets with goat cheese. There are quite a few places that you can sit and eat your food inside as well as outside. We chose to eat at the tables outside on the river side, eat table has a umbrella that you can roll up and tilt to escape out of the sun if you want. I highly recommend that you check out this restaurant, you will not be...

The Farmhand in Guerneville isn’t just a café—it’s basically a gourmet hug disguised as a sandwich shop. I ordered a sandwich so stacked it looked like it was training for a strongman competition. I’m pretty sure it was taller than my nephew and had more layers than my last relationship.

The vibe inside is “rustic chic meets cozy cabin,” which means you’ll feel both cooler and hungrier the moment you walk in. The baked goods? Flaky enough to collapse your self-control in 0.2 seconds. The coffee? Strong enough to convince me I could finally start that novel, build a treehouse, AND become mayor of Guerneville all before lunch.

The staff are basically culinary therapists—they hand you food that makes your problems disappear, at least until you run out of sandwich. Then you just order another one, because that’s self-care.

Final verdict: The Farmhand is less a place to eat and more a lifestyle choice. If you leave without crumbs on your shirt and a goofy smile on your face, you probably...