Homestead Rest

Enjoyed an awesome evening here. Food was fantastic and service was excellant. It’s always a pleasure coming here.

I love the atmosphere of this place. I wish it hadn’t fallen short on me. Our waitress was very friendly — Donna — and I probably would give less stars if it wasn’t for her. We had a large crowd of 12 on Mother’s Day.
The food was meh. Looking at the prices, I thought the food would be pretty good, but it wasn’t. At that point, I’d rather shell out a few extra bucks and go to a real steakhouse. A bunch of people ordered the prime rib on special, and they came in all different sizes and not one was cooked how they asked. It was also pretty tough for prime.
I ordered the Homestead burger and it was overcooked for my liking, but it was juicy. I’m not crazy about their choice in bun. The bean got a Taylor ham grilled cheese, which was more like a stack of Taylor ham with a slice of cheese on top, on the bun I’m not so crazy about.
Desserts were forgotten, coffee was missed. That would be by the support staff, not our waitress.
Overall, way overpriced. Maybe they were overwhelmed, I dunno, but I’m not going to want go there for the simple fact that it’ll not be worth the dent in my wallet. The food wasn’t worth what it was priced.

Went here with gf. We enjoyed the Phil Harris salad as a starter, good choice. Wagon house and Alamo sandwiches were v good although recommend requesting Alamo come sliced in half (large sangy whole). Recommend sweet tater fries and the chips were also good. Cola as well. Staff was accommodating and also was able to purchase a 12er of farm grown ‘Peggs eggs’ for 4 $ (CASH ONLY). Recommend eating here make sure u saddle up!

The service was horribly slow. Had to wait 30 minutes for the check. And it wasn’t even busy. The burgers were ok, but not worth the $ 12.00.

Me and my husband and young child went here since it was a local joint that had «the best burgers» around. The hostest/​manager wasn’t very friendly, but tolerable.
Our server was nice and our food came out on time. However, the burgers were raw-​yes raw and what made the entire experience uncomfortable is that another table got into an altercation with the server over the service and the food.
Won’t be back anytime soon. Better off going elsewhere.

Great place we found after golfing. We were looking for somewhere with a good bar and found that plus a great restaurant also. Ambiance was casual and fun. Sally at the bar was awesome — helped us w order and very friendly. Lots of beer options and huge menu. My brother raved about the Homestead Burger and I had blackened catfish and shrimp. Prices were reasonable and other customers were very friendly and casual. Will come back for sure.

Came here for ribs. Very messy but also very tasty. Got whole rack to have some left over for later.

The food is always amazing & fresh. Service is great. The homemade mozzarella sticks and martinis are to die for. We come
Back every time we get a chance!

On vacation… stopped in with family. NO REFILLS ON $ 2.50 soft drinks. REALLY? $ 120. Tab for party of 4 no alcohol and no refills… hmmm. Just greedy and wrong. Some of the items were fair… kids enjoyed the ribs. My $ 30. Ribeye supposed to be medium rare was cooked 20% MW 80% WD. Wife got a baked potato… asked for cheese… the way the waitress looked at her you would have thought she asked her for a kidney… then the waitress says «ah…that’s extra» WOW! Waitress had an attitude. For the record my wife and have both waited tables so we’re very sympathetic to servers. The food was okay… the experience not that great. I do not recommend.

Found this little gem up in the mountains. Expecting a dive bar from the looks of the outside but the food is outstanding and the service even better.

This place keeps the country feel inside and out. The inside is much larger than you would think from the outside. The steaks are very large and the prices are right. My only complaint would be the service. Very slow and our waitress kept forgetting our drinks. I would come back though.

Ate here for the first time in my 18+ years living in the area and I’ve been missing out!
The hostess was friendly and there was no wait to be seated.
They start you out with in house made potato chips. They were crunchy and fresh and very tasty.
Their specialty is burgers. I don’t eat burgers my self but my buddy had one and he said it was «a hell of a burger» and «a party in his mouth». He was pretty thrilled with it.
I had the chicken quesadilla. Was the best quesadilla I have ever eaten. Lots of cheese, chicken, fresh diced tomato, black olives, fresh jalapeño and a nice serving of sour cream and salsa, which I didn’t find nesecary but only because the meal it’s self really needed no enhancements. Wait time for food was very short considering the amount of people in the restaurant.
Dessert was amazing. I had chocolate walnut pie. Large chucks of walnut and chocolate. Pie crust was also very good. Our waitress suggested ice cream to go with it. She was right, with out the ice cream the chocolate would of been too rich and overwhelming. But with the ice cream a nice balance was struck.
Our waitress was very tentative and friendly but not overwhelming. If you go ask to be seated in Jen’s section and you won’t be disappointed.
The atmosphere is cozy and country. The noise level is loud but not over bearing.
About what you’d expect from a place that is similar.
The prices are also pretty fair. And their more expensive stuff is that way because things are made fresh.
I would and will be eating here again and will tell my friends about it. It’s a nice hidden gem!

The Homestead has a nice homey feel to it and is a great place to unwind with friends or family. The food is good but not great. We used to come here alot, and I was interested to see what the experience would be.
Most of my dinner was on the medium to high sodium level which is suprising in this day and age. My french onion soup was tasty but heavy on the salt.
I had a steak and it was alright. The chips that accompanied it were home made and perfect. The included Caesar salad was good as well. My son had the Drifter burger and thought it was great.
They have an ok selection of beer in bottle or tap. The prices are ok but I would be willing to spend more for better quality.
The service was good and our waitress friendly.
I think next time I come back I will have a burger and beer and leave it at that.

Great country place to visit for a Beer and burger. I was hoping for great ribs but came up way short. I have been coming here for years seems like the quality has left the building. Hope they get back on track. Will try again and hope for the best.

The homestead has the best happy hour around. 3 – 6 everyday but sat. Half price well drinks. $ 2 drafts. And half price nachos, potato skins, and wings. Secret: ask them to mix the hot sauce with the honey BBQ for wings. It is soo good. My boyfriend and I have been finding ourselves there every sun. It’s convenient, foods good, flat screen TVs, and good happy hour deals.

Service was great and food was good. Food came out very quickly and was great, and the waitress was quick, polite, and accurate. I’ll be going back.

Unfortunately, we will not be returning to the Homestead Rest. For the past year or so, we’ve been regular customers and have eaten there at least once a month.
Today was actually the first time we ever got up and left a restaurant because of terrible wait staff and food.
Today, we went there for lunch and walked in around 1:15. The woman who seated us placed us in the section she was waiting on. After she sat another three tables in her section, she eventually got around to taking our order. Obviously she did not have the time for us as we had to call her back so we could order an appetizer.
After we waited twenty-​five minutes for food, she came back to check which appetizer we ordered. Another ten — fifteen minutes later she came back with the Frontier Onion we ordered and it wasn’t cooked through. Her excuse was that it was a big onion. She took it back and ten minutes later returned with the same onion. The half we had cut off was missing and the rest of it was burnt to the point that you could not eat it.
After waiting for forty-​five minutes and still not having edible food, we got up to leave. On our way out, our waitress saw us and very irritably asked us «now what’s wrong with it!?» We told her that it was burnt to the point that we couldn’t eat it and we just were going to leave as we had been there forty-​five minutes and had absolutely nothing to eat. She made zero effort to remedy the situation or to even be less than rude to us.
Sadly, we have found that this waitress has no interest in waiting our table the few times we have sat in her section.
Also, the last three times we were there, we ordered the onion and it came out with raw dough in the center. At least the second time it happened, we had a better waitress who didn’t give us an attitude.

Very skeptical with the elite reveiws of this restaurant. A five star eating of this establishment really has me confused with your standards.
A nice little food restaurant five minutes from home.
Burgers are its best offering. They are decent for those used to nice juicy burgers.
Service is not as fast as I would of liked. In three visits, the space in between apps and main course was longer each time.
I had no problem eating at this restaurant until my daughter was taken into the kitchen by one of waitresses. I had no problem with that as I found it rather nice and a fun twist to the evening. However, this led to me going into the kitchen and after seeing the state of the kitchen I will not be returning.
The cleanliness and amount of grease and muck was a state for sore eyes. Heaven knows how people do not get sick more often.
I am a fan of the restaurant, it is a nice hangout. drink your drink fast before the flies do but unfortunately I will not eat there again.

The service was good. The food was meh. The shrimp franchiase was average. My
daughter got the Mac and cheese which was nothing more than out of the box with a few cheese its crumbled on top. The bread was stale.

We arrived to The Homestead Rest after a quick search of reviews and checking of hours of operation. It was 10 pm Friday evening and based upon information found on the web and the hours listed on the door they are open till 11pm.
We walked in to an odd reception. The bar was full. Several tables were full. At least one looked like it had just received it’s food. There were a couple of open tables available.
3 different ladies looked at us. I had to wonder if my makeup had smeared in the excitement of the tricky tray that we had just left. After a couple of minutes, one acknowledged us by saying she will be with us in a moment after a couple of minutes. 2 seconds later we were told by another young lady that the kitchen was closed. They had «shut everything off».
We left hungry and frustrated. My boyfriends comment says it all: «If I wasn’t so aggravated, I would have told them that this would have been our first time here but it will definitely be our last».
When we got to the car, we all considered eating the seeds in the gardening basket we had won but finally decided upon a diner north on route 23 in Wantage. I have to say, they were much nicer and their food was yummy.