Farmers Family Restaurant — Restaurant in Murfreesboro

The stars are only for the nice waitress and the sketches hanging on the wall. Went this Thanksgiving with my 35 year old daughter. We both traveled far to meet up in Middle TN and were unfamiliar with the area. We agreed afterwards, it was the worst food we'd ever eaten in our lives. Some examples of how horrible: daughter returns from buffet, fried chicken cold, won't eat it. Mac and cheese made with huge spiral noodles and runny fake cheese sauce that barely sticks to noodles, also cold. Mashed potatoes and gravy, cheap, boxed brand, fake gravy. She wouldn't eat anything else because she said "I don't want to get food poisoning." She had a cup of tea which was an additional $3.00 on top of the $20.99 each for the buffet. I'm not a picky eater, so I sampled many different dishes. The place advertised traditional Thanksgiving meal. There was no cranberry sauce, no dark turkey meat, no green bean casserole and no dressing. The turkey was white breast meat soaking in a broth. The sweet potatoes were actually good with a brown sugar glaze. They brought out a large smoked ham while I was at the buffet, so I took advantage of the fresh slices as the ham that was already there was hard and dried out, sitting a long while I guess. The brussels sprouts were boiled to death and had absolutely no seasoning. There was something soaking in a heavy, thick, cream colored sauce that was white chunks. Have no idea what that was, looked disgusting. Not many things were labeled, so anybody's guess. There was some fried shrimp, but it still had the black, grit filled digestive tract of the shrimp in it, so they were not cleaned properly before frying. While I'm standing there trying to figure out what is safe to eat, this woman comes from the kitchen with a huge pot of boiling water, removes one food tray and pours this water under the other trays where I can see is already an ocean of dirty water, that doesn't appear hot enough to keep the food hot. Well, that explained things. We should have left then and there, but I was worried, nothing else was open. After we left my daughter found a Whataburger and spent an additional $15 to eat something. I was full, basically from the ham and sweet potatoes which ended up being the only dishes I liked and could eat. There was no dessert that looked appealing and the salad bar was nothing special. On Friday and Saturday, we found other local restaurants with delicious food and wine. I actually spent less at all of these other restaurants, with wine. We will never set foot in Farmers Family again and for the first time in my life eating Thanksgiving out, it was quite shocking. My bill with tip came to over $60 for two people. It was horrible and I wish there was a way to get a refund, save for the tip. We hated it. We spent the rest of the weekend making up for it with far better food at a lower cost at various other restaurants in...

I cried. A grown 43yo man cried, (twice). Go ahead and laugh, I'm not ashamed. Backstory ~My mother made several dishes when I was young that were always good. But like any kid, I didn't appreciate the love and work that went into the meals she made. I moved a thousand miles away around 20 years ago, and my mom passed away when my 6yo was just a baby. In Murfreesboro today from Carthage, TN, my wife and I saw great reviews and decided to try this buffet. I normally don't even review buffets because I expect them to never have quality worth mentioning. After all, how could anyone possibly keep food tasting amazing and homemade for more than [ten minutes] on display, exposed to the air with heat plates underneath. I started by walking by the buffet to see everything that was available, keeping in mind that looks can be deceiving. I picked three of the main dishes to assess the range of cooking ability in the back before I settle on going for desserts, (it doesn't take much to satisfy me if I can indulge my sweet tooth). The baked fish looked appealing (though I usually avoid fish expecting it to be dry, tough, and bland). I grabbed BBQ ribs. And I grabbed chicken fried steak and gravy. I ate everything on my plate, sharing a bite of each thing with my wife boasting about the flavor, tenderness, and perfection in every moment. I couldn't believe it. I could easily write two more reviews on just how delicious the fish was. My wife finished her salad and brought back goulash on her plate. Wide-eyed, she insisted that I try a bite. Looking at it I was thinking, "So what? It's noodles, sauce, and cheese. We eat that all the time." I took it in, and time stopped... it instantly felt like my mom put her arms around me and told me again that she loves me. Again, hours later, I'm crying as I write this. I am living in the moment when the food critic takes a bite of Ratatouille and his view of what's possible immediately changes forever. I loaded up my plate with more goulash and filled up. Then my wife, having made it to the dessert buffet, says, "ooh you have to try the bread pudding!" She had already seen me crying over food and was curious if the goulash was just a fluke. I took a bite of the bread pudding... and... "not again". My shoulders shook and my face scrunched up as I tried not to let it out 😭. "Did your mom make bread pudding too?" She asked. Yes. In fact, this also tasted, smelled, and felt as if my mom herself had made it. It has been decades since I last had my mom's cooking. But today, I felt as close to her as the moment I said goodbye. I've been numb to my emotions for years, unable to connect with how I feel about nearly anything. But Farmers Family Restaurant's selfless act of putting love into the act of preparing a buffet of delicious home style food for complete strangers/travelers has me shook. I can't...

I came here for the first time in 2019. We didn’t enjoy it then. I figured let’s try it again, everyone has their bad days. 2022 here we are Aug 5th. The food was disgusting. I came at 4:30 thinking it’s dinner time. So I sat around for a bit and also fixed my son(age 4) a few of the things he asked me for (salad, Mac n cheese, fried chicken, moose chocolate cake, moose strawberry cake, and a piece of shrimp and a square pc of chocolate cake.) the salad was the only thing he ate.

My son loves desserts anything chocolate or sweet related he enjoys. Unfortunately he kept asking me for different things because he didn’t like any of it. When typically he loves Mac and cheese, shrimp, chicken, I thought for sure he would eat. At one point he asked for salt and pepper and that didn’t do it for him. My son IS NOT a picky eater at all, today he displayed the opposite, which is another reason, why I’ll never come back. When I got my food the food wasn’t good at all. No flavor and honestly it tasted precooked/canned my food wasn’t even hot.

They start dinner at 5pm. I waited the 30min thinking I’m bout to get fresh HOT food it’s gonna be so good. No, it wasn’t at all!!! The fried chicken was pink in the inside, the shrimp delight, shrimp, salmon, crab cakes everything was cold! The only thing that was good was my Pepsi. Oh and the rolls.

They also pray over dinner, I was sure that would of blessed the food but instead I was fighting the urge to throw up before I left and tried focusing on my breathing til I could keep it down. Fast forward a day later here I am with a horrible horrible stomach ache , and I threw up :( !! Never again! First time was a warning, second time was friendly fire!!!

I do not recommend this place to anyone. During the weekends it’s $19.99 plus tax for dinner when I tell you I wish we would of left by 4:31 I should have left. Tanya I think that’s her name was my waitress. She did an amazing job! If I could rate her I would rate her 5/5!! But the experience here 2/2 has been awful!!!! A lot of old older Caucasian folks come here that’s why they be “packed” it’s not because the...