| Address: | 2936 Channel Hwy, Kettering |
| Phone No: | 03 6267 4997 |
| Web Site: | farmgatecafe.blogspot.com |
| Description: | Cafe |
| Comment: | One of the most excellent cafe meals you'll ever eat. Go there! |
| Rita Rating: | **** |
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Menufeast restaurant guide for Farm Gate Cafe(added 3-1-2007)
The Farm Gate Cafe & Providore (Rita Blog )(added 9-12-2007)
Lunch at Farm Gate Cafe (Rita Blog)(added 4-1-2008)
Channel doings (Rita Blog)(added 16-3-2008)
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One of my favourite places. Food is absolutely wonderful, service is great. Can’t wait to get back.
Due to the downturn in trade heading into winter our new trading hours are as follows.
10am - 3pm Breakfast & Lunch Fri & Sat
6pm - 9pm Dinner Fri & Sat
10am - 3pm Breakfast & Lunch Sun
Enjoy a nose-to-tail dinner with Slow Food at the Farm Gate Cafe at Kettering on May 23. Lee Christmas, who raises wessex saddleback pigs he then cooks, will prepare the suckling pig dinner. Soon after, the cafe will close for a winter break.
The dinner costs $75, or $65 for Slow Food members. A bus will leave Hobart at 7pm and return at 11pm, and you can bring your own special wine. Inquiries and bookings: 6225 1104.
Good Afternoon Friends of the Farm Gate,
As you may or may not be aware The Farm Gate Cafe and Providore closed yesterday for a winter break but its not all bad news, during this time we will be working on some new ideas and menus for our reopening in early August as well as holding some workshops and special events that include Wessex Saddleback pork and cured meat sales and the 2008 Pig Out (Please see attachments for detail).
Further to this we are available for onsite or offsite functions and catering during this time, if you require quotes or would like to make a booking please contact us on 0414074949 or at farmgatecafe@bigpond.com
Thank you all for your support over the past 8 months and we look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming events or at our reopening in August.
Regards
Lee and Jess
Attachments
Wessex Saddleback Meat Sales (22 Jun 2008)
Curing Class (28 Jun 2008)
Salami & Chorizo Class (5 Jul 2008)
2008 Pig Out (preparations underway)
The Farm Gate Café & Providore
Upcoming Events
Winter 2008
Wessex Saddleback Meat Sales
When: Sunday 22nd June 2008
Where:The Farm Gate Café & Providore
2936 Channel Hwy Kettering
Time:10am until sold out
On offer for the day will be a range of products made from our free range rare breed Wessex Saddleback pork including bacon, ham, Lee’s garlic & sage sausages and fresh pork cuts. There will also be a range of other local products available.
We will also be serving Jess’ cakes, coffee, devonshire teas and a light lunch menu.
The Farm Gate Café & Providore
Curing Class
When: Saturday 28th June 2008
Where:The Farm Gate Café & Providore
2936 Channel Hwy Kettering
Time:9.30am for Coffee10am Class Starts
Cost:$95.00
This class will cover the art of making green bacon, brine cured ham and prosciutto. Class notes and recipes will be provided. The class will be followed by a three course lunch and refreshments.
Places are limited and can only be confirmed upon payment.
Booking Details:
Email: farmgatecafe@bigpond.com
Phone: 0414 074949
The Farm Gate Café & Providore
Salami & Chorizo Class
When: Saturday 5th July 2008
Where:The Farm Gate Café & Providore
2936 Channel Hwy Kettering
Time:9.30am for Coffee10am Class Starts
Cost:$95.00
This class will cover the art of making basic salami & chorizo. Class notes and recipes will be provided. The class will be followed by a three course lunch and refreshments.
Places are limited and can only be confirmed upon payment.
Booking Details:
Email: farmgatecafe@bigpond.com
Phone: 0414 074949
The Farm Gate Café & Providore
The 2008 Pig Out
Is
Coming
Preparations are underway
Subject: Re opening
Just wanted to let you know the farmgate will reopen Saturday 23rd Aug and our hours of operation will be Thursday to Sunday 9am to 4pm from the 28th August onwards. We will resume dinners as summer begins.
Hope to see you soon
Regards
Lee
Well we’ve returned twice since my last comment and each time gets better. I love this place. Fantastic food, excellent friendly service, we are always made to feel so welcome.
I can’t recommend Farmgate highly enough.
The Farm Gate will be re-opening for dinner as of Friday 7th November from 6.30pm and from then on Friday and Saturday, please find attached a copy of November’s menu. Bookings can be made on 6267 4997 or via email on this address.
We have also been granted a General Liquor License which enables us to sell on site as well as act as an off license, we are just working through some issues with the Kingbough council but hope to be in action by December fingers crossed.
We will also be holding another sausage making class on Saturday November 29th, cost is $95.00 includes 3 course lunch and some goodies to take away.
I would also like to hold another How To Butcher a Pig Course in December if you have any interest in taking part or know of any one who is please let me know I need 16 people to make it an event.
Our summer menu is being finalised and I will forward it on to you all soon.
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 22:30:12 +1100
From: farmgatecafe@bigpond.com
Farm Gate Café
& Providore
Dinner Menu
November 2008
Entrée
Soup of the Day
Your waiter will inform you of the soup of the day.12.5
Salt & Pepper Squid
On a bed of spring leaves and finished with a lime syrup.13.5
Goats Curd & Caramelized Onion Tart
Local goats curd tart with caramelized onion & topped with a rocket leaf salad.11.5
Pressed Pork
Free range Wessex Saddleback pork terrine with local pickled cherries.13.5
Main
Sirloin Steak
New York cut sirloin steak grilled to your liking served with fat chips, forest mushrooms
& finished with a red wine jus.25.9
Ocean Trout
Oven roasted ocean trout fillet atop steamed spring greens & new potatoes finished
with hollandaise sauce.26.5
Pork & Fennel Sausages
Home made sausages on a bed of mash potato finished with a balsamic onion sauce.22.5
Baked Zucchini & Goats Cheese Lasagne
Served with a green leaf salad & crusty bread.18.5
Dessert
Vanilla Crème Brulee
Vanilla crème brulee served with rhubarb compote.12.5
Zesty Lemon Tart
served with double cream.12.5
Apple & Cinnamon Crumble
Old-fashioned apple crumble served with Vanilla ice cream.12.5
Chocolate Pot
Rich chocolate pot served with almond wafers.12.5
Cheese Plate
Ask your waiter for the cheese selection of the day served with dried fruit, nuts
& toasted fruit loaf.POA
Beverages
Chai Latte3.5
Chai Tea3
Flavoured Mineral Water3.2
Juices3.5
Gillespie’s Ginger Beer (Non alcoholic)4
Ashbolts Elderflower Sparkling4
BYO Corkage (Per Person)2.5
Coffee
Latte, Espresso, Cappuccino, Long Black, Flat White (decaf also available)3.5
Pot of Tea
English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Green Tea, Peppermint3.5
Rumour has it that Lee Christmas has sold up and some new owners will be arriving soon.
Hey Babe - read on the right side of the Home page, where Rita pops all her Gossip and News - and you'll see the full story there about Lee selling up....
Farm Gate is no more. Its now operating as Rosie's (Gluten Free)Cafe.
The place where Rosie used to be (just north of Snug)has reopened as a bakery. They do good pies and will at some stage be opening as the retro "Caledonia Cafe". This is what the place was many years back and the new owners are keen to replicate the original feel.
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