Historic Mcfarland House - Martinsburg

My family and I just returned from Father’s Day Brunch.I cannot help but express disappointment with our first experience at McFarland House. Even more that it was huge flop for my husband’s Father’s Day.We arrived at our 12:30 seating and were seated right away, and ordered our drinks. We went to the buffet and were left with sparse pickings. There were no crapes, no French toast, no fruit, no tenderloin. no ribs, no hash browns, and 3 maybe shrimp were left in the serving dish. We scrounged around for a first servings with salad, shredded chicken and burnt biscuits and gravy. While waiting around for about 5 minutes, crapes and french toast finally came.There was also no coffee- we couldn’t get that until after our second plate. When I did go back to get seconds for myself and kids, most of what was mentioned above were either still empty or again ran out. I waited 10 minutes with another family for french toast.The buffet was difficult to manage, there was no place to put the serving lids or to set our plates down to create our own crapes or biscuits and gravy. The food we did manage to get, during our first and second helping was over cooked and cold- which is a bad combination.Additionally, we were disappointed in how the menus played out. We imagined a focus on good meat for Father’s Day- as far as the boneless bbq ribs. I never saw them, only a BONE in the serving dish. We expected more out of the tenderloin than what was available. Both times I went to the buffet, there were just a few pieces of cold sliced tenderloin. I didn’t taste it, because it did not look to my liking. I sadly realized that the chicken and tenderloin were simply just to be toppers for a salad and not a main dish. It me thing that was good was the bacon, until I realized that my second piece was covered in cold bacon grease. When I went back. I realized that the bacon was just sitting in the grease as it cooled and was coating the bacon.Finally, looking at the menu, it said ‘crab leg platter’ and we found that they were $20 extra per person. I did not see the scrambled eggs, which could have been empty…?By the time we got to dessert all that was there were burnt cookies and one piece of cheese cake.We were given our check and charged for 3 coffees instead of the 2 we actually got.Given that you are only open for brunch and we had to reserve and pay ahead of time, I did not come in expecting such meager offerings and mediocre food. You should have had enough for the 12:30 seating, or what is even the point of having seatings?We are sorry that we spent my husband’s Father’s Day at McFarland House and can really only say that my coffee that I had to pay $3 extra for was delicious, despite that I didn’t get to drink the entire cup by the time we had given up and were ready to go home.

Today, Father 's Day, My mother and I decided to celebrate all the Dads in our lives with a brunch at Historic McFarland House in Martinsburg, WV.. We knew there were some changes in the kitchen but were sure that owners, Donna and Mike, would meet the challenge! And they have! The new Maestro of the Kitchen, Chef Vi, has a tough act to follow but will begin a new chapter for them bringing a brightness and enthusiastic energy to the table. We arrived at the end of service but there were plenty of delicious choices on the buffet. So excited to see what 's next! BtW...Creme Brulee is a must have!

My family and I just returned from Father’s Day Brunch. I cannot help but express disappointment with our first experience at McFarland House. Even more that it was huge flop for my husband’s Father’s Day. We arrived at our 12:30 seating and were seated right away, and ordered our drinks. We went to the buffet and were left with sparse pickings. There were no crapes, no French toast, no fruit, no tenderloin. no ribs, no hash browns, and 3 maybe shrimp were left in the serving dish. We scrounged around for a first servings with salad, shredded chicken and burnt biscuits and gravy. While waiting around for about 5 minutes, crapes and french toast finally came. There was also no coffee- we couldn’t get that until after our second plate. When I did go back to get seconds for myself and kids, most of what was mentioned above were either still empty or again ran out. I waited 10 minutes with another family for french toast. The buffet was difficult to manage, there was no place to put the serving lids or to set our plates down to create our own crapes or biscuits and gravy. The food we did manage to get, during our first and second helping was over cooked and cold- which is a bad combination. Additionally, we were disappointed in how the menus played out. We imagined a focus on good meat for Father’s Day- as far as the boneless bbq ribs. I never saw them, only a BONE in the serving dish. We expected more out of the tenderloin than what was available. Both times I went to the buffet, there were just a few pieces of cold sliced tenderloin. I didn’t taste it, because it did not look to my liking. I sadly realized that the chicken and tenderloin were simply just to be toppers for a salad and not a main dish. It me thing that was good was the bacon, until I realized that my second piece was covered in cold bacon grease. When I went back. I realized that the bacon was just sitting in the grease as it cooled and was coating the bacon. Finally, looking at the menu, it said ‘crab leg platter’ and we found that they were $20 extra per person. I did not see the scrambled eggs, which could have been empty…? By the time we got to dessert all that was there were burnt cookies and one piece of cheese cake. We were given our check and charged for 3 coffees instead of the 2 we actually got. Given that you are only open for brunch and we had to reserve and pay ahead of time, I did not come in expecting such meager offerings and mediocre food. You should have had enough for the 12:30 seating, or what is even the point of having seatings? We are sorry that we spent my husband’s Father’s Day at McFarland House and can really only say that my coffee that I had to pay $3 extra for was delicious, despite that I didn’t get to drink the entire cup by the time we had given up and were ready to go home.

We have had brunch here multiple times and have loved it. Today we went for brunch and we were extremely disappointed. The quality and amount of options were not what they were previously. We love the crepe station and this time that was not an option. The crepes were cooked in the kitchen and placed in a warmer to get soggy. We expect great food and many options with the McFarland house brunch and today we overpaid for an ihop equivalent meal.

Easter Brunch was a complete bust. They ran out of food...let me say that again. THEY RAN OUT OF FOOD. At one point the only food available was rice and bacon. We waited over 45 minutes for the buffet to be refilled, and even then there wasn't enough food for the reservations they took. The buffet was wiped out in no time once again. When the food became available it was lukewarm, the sausages were cold, they either had biscuits and no gravy or gravy and no biscuits. The biscuits were dry and tasteless when we finally were able to get both. They did away with the omelet and crepes, replacing it with blueberry pancakes ordered via the waitress. After a 30 minute wait I received one pancake barely bigger than a silver dollar pancake served at other restaurants. Simply put, the food was not good. The drinks were over priced and watered down. Considering the price of the buffet, $49.95 per person, it was a huge disappointment. One that we will never partake in again. There isn't one good thing to say about this dinning experience other than our waitress, she tried her best in a very difficult situation.