Hometown Harvest Kitchen

If you come to Frederick and don’t get ice cream here, did it even happen? #treatyoself

Just plain excellent!

Great food and place. Worth a visit if downtown freferick.

Limited menu, but atmosphere was light and food was delicious!!

Local and fresh and fun creative -- Their Happy Hour menu is especially always yummmm!

Excellent food

Fun and delicious after a walk along Carroll Creek.

If you come to Frederick and don’t get ice cream here, did it even happen? #treatyoself

I really wanted to like this place, but was left disappointed. I love the idea to farm to table when it's done right. The staff was very friendly, which reflects the 2 star review.Even though the staff was very nice, service was not the best. I'm not sure if they were short staffed or something, but my table went for 30 minutes without service. I understand the stresses involved during these times, but a simple table check every 10 minutes would be easy enough.I tried the fried pickles ($6) and the braised short rib sandwich ($17). The pickles were too salty for my taste, which I could not finish.The braised short rib sandwich was disappointing. Upon initially seeing it, it looked large. It turned out that there was not much meat in it at all, mostly ciabatta bread. And the meat I did have was dry, almost like a jerky texture. Unfortunately it was not worth the 17 dollars.It's not a huge deal, but the restaurant was out of fries. Personally that isnt a big issue, but I think it shows a lack of preparedness from the restaurant.Overall, I like the farm to table idea, but in this case it was not prepared in a satisfying manner.

We did not know anything about this new restaurant in downtown Frederick, but decided to give it a chance. We made a reservation and were seated immediately. They have a nice size patio for outdoor dining and a large indoor space with plenty of social distance space. There is a South Mountain Creamery ice cream shop attached to this establishment that provides a mouth watering experience when you walk in the door, it smells delicious.The servers are cheerful and knowledgeable, unfortunately the night we were there they were a little busy and spread a little thin. It took a little while to get our drinks and appetizers ordered. And then it took a little while to receive our drinks. We understand as a new restaurant they are still working out the kinks, so this ^ is just constructive feedback, we would certainly return.Where Hometown Harvest Kitchen shines is the food! Really delicious food made with locally sourced products, presented in an appetizing way, with really generous portion sizes, is worth waiting for!

I wanted to go to Frederick for a birthday outing and remembered that there was limited outdoor seating in the general downtown area of Frederick. I booked Hometown Harvest since I had heard it had ample outdoor seating for COVID safe dining (which it did), and that the food was supposed to be really good considering it is farm to table. I wanted to book ahead of time because I wasn't sure how fast outdoor seating in downtown Frederick would fill up. However, I was severely disappointed with my overall experience. The fries came, I took one bite of the Parmesan Arancini "Fries", which honestly tasted like someone was trying too hard to reinvent the fry, and failed to do so. I waited for my Reuben Stack Burger, took one bite, and something wasn't right with it. I'm not sure which of these dishes did it, but something sent me running to the bathroom. I miserably munched on some regular fries that came as a side with the burger. My mother on the hand ordered the Herb Roasted Half Chicken, which was absolutely delish. It was a huge dish, and she offered me some of hers to make sure I didn't starve. Had the rest of the food been the same quality of the chicken, then I would have been happy. The waiter picked up our plates, my mom informed her that I hadn't like the dishes, and the waiter took them without a word. Normally, a waitstaff person would ask "What did she not like about it?", or "I'm so sorry to hear that. Can I get you something else?". We didn't get even that. Had it not been about to rain we would have argued about having to pay the full amount, given that the food was barely touched and gave me the runs. I would not go back.

Food was awesome. The squash crab cake starter was a must buy. Plus they have flights of ice cream!!! Can't say no to that.

Very impressed. I had the meatloaf which was delicious. I liked their take on it with the spicy sweet glaze. The portions were huge. The ice cream is amazing as well.

I really wanted to like this place, but was left disappointed. I love the idea to farm to table when it's done right. The staff was very friendly, which reflects the 2 star review.Even though the staff was very nice, service was not the best. I'm not sure if they were short staffed or something, but my table went for 30 minutes without service. I understand the stresses involved during these times, but a simple table check every 10 minutes would be easy enough.I tried the fried pickles ($6) and the braised short rib sandwich ($17). The pickles were too salty for my taste, which I could not finish.The braised short rib sandwich was disappointing. Upon initially seeing it, it looked large. It turned out that there was not much meat in it at all, mostly ciabatta bread. And the meat I did have was dry, almost like a jerky texture. Unfortunately it was not worth the 17 dollars.It's not a huge deal, but the restaurant was out of fries. Personally that isnt a big issue, but I think it shows a lack of preparedness from the restaurant.Overall, I like the farm to table idea, but in this case it was not prepared in a satisfying manner.

The staff was awesome and the food was good. The menu had an interesting range of dishes that were tasty and wholesome. The manager stopped by our table to make sure we were happy with our meal.