I remember going to the Elegant Farmer restaurant in Oakland long before 1980, and it was an "upscale" place even then.

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This is good news! Maybe someone with vision and appropriate financial backing to make it happen can now take over this historic property and put in a quality restaurant (no more Italian, please!) that will succeed in our beautiful downtown. Something that caters to everyone, not a specific demographic at either end of the age spectrum. The Pleasanton Hotel should be the hottest ticket in town - instead it has been a floundering business for many years. Residents will support it if there is something worthwhile to patronize.

Anouncing a restaurant closing before it happens is a bit strange. Do you think they will have any employees left or customers visiting between now and June 5th?

Farmers has been one of our favorite places, not only for a nice dinner or weekend brunch on a beautiful day....but we also celebrated several special family occasions....we all loved the food and felt the servers were friendly and very good at what they did. We will miss the Farmer very much...especially this summer. Wish they wouldn't leave.

I agree with Longtime resident...NO MORE PASTA Restaurants! Or coffee shops for that matter! Pleasanton Hotel is a prime spot for something great and different. It would be nice to have a restaurant that caters to all palates. Having the separate bar is a plus as well. Used to really love going and listening to the bands they had. Give Pleasantonians something to look forward to..liven downtown up some and put in something everyone can enjoy!

A Fish Market would be great!!!!! I'd be in there once a week and we don't have a Fish Market close by. Food for all ages and excellent variety.

Right on, Local Girl. A Fish Market would be PERFECT. Especially considering there are NO SEAFOOD RESTUARANTS in the Tri-Valley--zero, zip, zilch.

Entrepreneurs, are you listening? Seems like a no brainer.

I'm really sad this place is closing. The food was really good and I loved going there for a cocktail once in awhile. Pleasanton is really going downhill and I don't know why. We need to support our local businesses more. There is more to life than Cheesecake Factory and other chain restaurants.

I'm certainly gonna miss the fried chicken & dancing cougars down there.

That building & location is simply too important to go fallow for long so I too hope that a creative, well funded & enterprising developer puts some serious thought into it's next incarnation.

Oh yeah, since the live music in the the bar and the Blues on the Patio bring in the most money percentage wise so keeping them would be a nice carry-over.

That & the fried chicken.

With every failing there comes new opportunity. Hoping the new restaurant will serve real American food instead of the ethnics.

Gwyneth -- just asking, would "real American food" be food prepared for and by Native Americans? Because everything else came from somewhere else and should fall into your "ethnic" category.
Maybe you should stick to the real American golden arches as "ethnic" foods seems to offend you.

"Gwyneth" said: "With every failing there comes new opportunity. Hoping the new restaurant will serve real American food instead of the ethnics."

That reminds me of a girl in the midwest that my brother once dated. She said that she didn't like Chinese food because it tasted "too oriental". LOL! Glad when he dumped her.

She should have renewed the Laube's lease. The Farmer's food never did it for me. I miss the Sunday Brunches. Not that I'm a pasta fan (Oasis is more my style), but ever wonder why there are so many Italian restaurants?....maybe because people eat at them so they succeed?

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Let someone a successfull track record take it....Starbucks!

It has been my understanding that Striz's catered to the fish crowd. Never got around to trying Farmers. I guess it was my loss. Someone will find the right restaurant for the space, I hope. Our son and daughter-in-law had a great outdoor wedding and reception there, many years ago.

I'm really hoping for a bank or nail salon if an Italian restaurant doesn't go in.

How about a 24-hour KFC? It's good food and all the jobs will help put us back on the path to prosperity.

It's always sad to see a restaurant close. It makes you wonder if things would have turned out differently had you booked a reservation there instead of the other place you ended up at the last time you had dinner out.

I'll miss the bar and lament the outcome.

We don't need a starbucks or nail salon or a bank. We have so many of those already!! Whatever it is just needs to have a big bar and good prices! I'll be there! Very good Happy Hour!
The Farmers food wasn't that good

Farmer is a great place to hang out with friends. Staff is friendly and I like the food...My friend and I are regulars there and we will miss the staff!!!

I heard Target was interested in Farmers and some of the surrounding property. I love the big box store concept. More jobs people!

It is my understanding that an Ale House with restaurant, a chain, will be the new tenant. Right across the street from the Main Street Brewery, what a concept!!