Guide

Farm to Table Quests and Unlock Conditions

A task and unlock reference covering tutorial objectives, research, restaurant star thresholds, equipment, staff, market access and achievement goals.

Task and unlock reference verified by the site owner on September 26, 2026. Includes tutorial objectives, research routes and restaurant star thresholds. Beta-only features are labelled separately.

How progression fits together

Use the active tutorial to learn the interface, and check the Research Tree when a facility or system is unavailable. An unlocked research node may make an item available to buy rather than place it automatically.

A practical sequence is research, purchase or construction, ingredient preparation, then service. Recipe screenshots do not establish the order of research nodes. Check your active objective before buying ahead.

Tutorial objectives and known blockers

TaskObjectiveNotes
Kitchen setupOpen the build menu.Reward and exact trigger are not listed in the source.
Research BasicsOpen the Research menu.Check your key bindings if the menu is difficult to find.
Bakery setup / Bakery OvenBuy and build a Bakery Oven.A historical hotfix addressed building the oven before this objective appeared. Reward not listed.
Egg recipe menuFollow the active egg/menu objective.Official June 11 notes mention an early-completion bug; they do not provide the full objective text.
Reach 8 chairs capacityIncrease restaurant chair capacity to 8.Reward and trigger not listed.
Buy new farm toolBuy a new tool or upgrade from the marked vendor.The Upgraded achievement is a separate milestone; no additional quest reward is listed.
Hire my first waiterHire the first waiter.The source reports Staff menu access here and historical cases of the menu remaining locked after hiring.
Expansion tutorialFollow the land expansion prompts.Historical demo report; exact steps and applicability to current saves unknown.
Shop / upgrades tutorialFollow the displayed purchase prompts.Community report; exact items and rewards unknown.
Recipe upgrade objectiveUpgrade recipes four times.Official 1.0.90 notes mention this objective; exact trigger and reward are not supplied.

Restaurant star thresholds

Menu Score and Decoration Score must both reach the following thresholds. Your Daily Report shows the points still needed for the next star.

The document recommends upgrading recipes for Menu Score and inspecting decoration values in the build menu. It does not establish a formula for losing stars or for freshness and service speed.

Restaurant ratingMenu ScoreDecoration Score
1 star900900
2 stars1,7002,000
3 stars2,8003,250
4 stars3,5006,000
5 stars4,50010,000

Facilities, tools and system unlocks

Item or systemUnlock routeNotes
Bakery OvenResearch the relevant node, then buy/build the oven.Complete the corresponding research first; cost not listed.
WindmillA named production building in patch notes.Exact research prerequisites, price and production chain not established here.
Chicken CoopPoultry Farming research, then construction.Poultry Farming route; cost not listed.
MarketComplete Market research, then buy a Market Shelf and Cash Register.Developer reply linked in the source notes.
Cooking station upgradesLater research makes upgrades available to buy.Community report; exact node and cost unknown.
Fishing rodResearch access, then buy from a vendor.Community report; prerequisite and price unknown.
Offshore deliveriesComplete Offshore Courier Idris Access research; Courier Idris then visits.Developer reply linked in the source notes.
Broiler / advanced animal productsNo verified unlock route supplied.Broiler Meat appears in a recipe; the source does not establish a machine called Broiler.
TractorNo verified unlock route supplied.Mentioned without adequate gameplay evidence; availability is not confirmed.

Staff in the public and beta branches

The reference lists Chef, Waiter and Farmer for the public game. It does not establish exact hire costs, daily wages, maximum staff counts or skill progression.

The Beta branch adds a Rancher, staff outfits, daily speed boosts and waiter payment collection. These features are Beta-only in this reference.

Daily service, exploration and game modes

  • The June 11 official notes describe Normal and Extended Customer Wait Duration; Extended doubles the base wait time. The recipe menu also displays ingredient storage counts.
  • The source describes a preparation phase and a Daily Report with sales categories. Exact preparation settings and day length are not established by this document.
  • Mushrooms, berries and fish are exploration ingredients; this source does not provide a verified location, weather or rarity table.
  • Co-op and special events are roadmap items in this reference, not public-branch features.

Achievement goals are not quest rewards

The source lists these 12 Steam milestones. Completing one does not establish a separate coin, item or unlock reward.

AchievementListed condition
You're HiredHire your first staff member.
UpgradedBuy or upgrade a tool for the first time.
First StarReach a 1-star restaurant.
Five-Star ServiceReach a 5-star restaurant.
RegularsServe 1,000 customers.
Green ThumbHarvest 1,000 crops.
Leaf It To MeServe 1,000 veggie dishes.
Meat SweatsServe 1,000 meat dishes.
ShopkeeperMake the first market sale.
MogulHold $100,000 at once.
Knowledge BrokerComplete 30 research projects.
Recipe ExplorerCook 30 different recipes.

What is still unknown

  • Complete quest order, exact trigger text, time limits and individual rewards.
  • Every recipe research node, research cost and star prerequisite.
  • Machine prices, processing chains, staff limits and wages.
  • Star-loss formulas, named fishing areas and exact day duration.

Source notes

Related pages

Research Tree BasicsRecipes ListTomato Season QuestCurrent Issues