Baltimore - Friendly Farm Resaurant

We read about the Friendly Farm Restaurant in Mike Strzelecki's book "Baltimore with Children." Why he would recommend driving 45 minutes from Downtown Baltimore I'll never know. He made the place sound great for kids, but we were the only young family there! EVERYONE else was older. That's a slight exaggeration, there was a couple that was perhaps in their 40s and a family with a teenager. The place sort of reminded me of a nursing home cafeteria. The farm land area was very pretty, but the signs reading "keep off the grass" kept us away. The food was NOTHING to write home about, I've had better steaks at chain restaurants. The highlight of the meal were the sweet rolls which were ok and the ice cream for desert (no sprinkles or whipped cream for the kids). Also, how many kids do you know that eat the sides the serve: pickled beets, coleslaw, cottage cheese, and apple butter? Mine don't. They are willing to try things, but this was not their cup of tea, or ours. NOT worth the trouble to drive out to nearly the Pennsylvania line! What were you thinking Mike?