I dined here as a guest of the FCBA 4 Year Anniversary event.  We were lucky to try a spread of the restaurant's menu. We started off with a series of share plates including the following:
- smashed pea and avocado mezze - i feel like peas are such an underrrated vegetable but this dish really made them shine. 
- farmer's platter (meats, bread, burrata, olives, pickles) - big fan of a grazing plate and this had all the goods. burrata was creamy, plenty of meat served and crunchy pickles
- pumpkin hummus - a nice twist on the traditional hummus. Good level of spice. 

For the mains, we enjoyed a selection of pizzas, pasta and charcoal chicken from the menu
- burrata pizza - pizza is already brilliant but putting burrata on it as well, genius. 
- blue swimmer crab pasta - good punch of flavour and i liked the addition of fennel to the dish
- pasta with zucchini - a surprisingly creamy dish, good flavour but not my top dish. 
- marinated butterflied chicken - so so juicy and served with some very flavoursome garlic sauce

We also got to try the farmhouse soft serve ice cream. My favourite flavour was the matcha green tea. 

Overall, I really enjoyed my time at Butcher and the Farmer. The space is quite big so a good option for a function with the restaurant orientated towards the waterfront. The only thing i'd be mindful of is parking in the area is a bit limited.

The FCBA Community’s 4th birthday celebrations were held at the newly opened Butcher & The Farmer in Meadowbank and what a feast it was. The food was fresh, delicious and obviously made with quality seasonal ingredients. The highlight for me were the pizzas. The pizza bases were fautless: soft, perfectly charred and the toppings were creative. My favourite was definitely the Burrata Pizza (pictured) and I am looking forward to returning.

Please note I dined as a guest of the FCBA Community.

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