How is Chef and The Farmer restaurant rated?

Name: Chef and The Farmer
Address: 120 W. Gordon St., Kinston, NC, United States, 28501
Telephone: (252) 208-2433
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.7

Chef and The Farmer

4.7 (2071)

$31 to $50

Contemporary Southern

120 W. Gordon St., Kinston, NC 28501

About this restaurant

Innovative
Good for special occasions
Romantic

For additional reservation inquiries, please call our reservationist Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm.

Go to nowhere and turn left...you'll discover an extraordinary, epicurean experience where Chef Vivian Howard practices culinary artistry in a place steeped in tradition. Vivian has returned to her southern roots to create Chef and the Farmer. It celebrates simplicity, freshness and its own heritage.

Anchored in a building that has meant much to a small community where Vivian was raised, she and partner Ben Knight converted a 100 year old mule stable into a warm, inviting, uniquely modern atmosphere. Chef and Farmer, like its name, blends the old and the new, seamlessly, comfortably and unforgettably.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Contemporary Southern
Hours of operation
Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 9:30pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 10:30pm -Opening on Mondays starting November 7th If your preferred reservations are not available on-line or if your group is over 5, please call our reservationist Monday - Friday 9am -5pm.
Phone number
(252) 208-2433
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Vivian Howard
Private party facilities
Please note: We accept online reservations for groups of 5 or less. Please call us directly for groups over 5 guests.Chef & the Farmer Events | Planning an event? Chef & the Farmer has 3 unique event spaces to meet a variety of event needs. We host over 100 events each year, including:Rehearsal Dinners, weddings, anniversaries, baby showers, bridesmaid lunches, birthdays, class reunions and a variety of business functionsFor more information, please call 252.208.2433 x3

Location
120 W. Gordon St., Kinston, NC 28501
Neighborhood
Kinston
Cross street
Herritage & Gordon
Parking details
Private Lot
Additional
Banquet, Bar Dining, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 2,071 people are saying

Chef and The Farmer reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.7

4.7 based on all time ratings

4.7Food
4.7Service
4.5Ambience
1.5Value

Noise • Moderate

2,071 Reviews

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ClayNation
Raleigh / Durham / Chapel Hill1 review
4.0
Dined on September 30, 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
A must eat fabulous menu and eclectic experience with a good vibe ambiance.
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OpenTable Diner
South Carolina1 review
5.0
Dined on September 30, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The best.. we each ordered every course since did not want to miss anything.. from watermelon pickles to peas to grits to pork chop and beef brisket..so many wonderfully prepared ingredients. I got to try the Tom Thumb, field pea salad, limas, turnip greens..and then there was dessert! Honey Rosemary pot de crime and chocolate coffee pound cake.. have you ever??? Well no, you have not. I have never seen a restaurant with this variety and creativity AND without fail the many staff members were enthusiastic about the food and seemed to be enjoying helping us get the most out of our evening. The only negative for us is that 2.5 hours is a long way to go for dinner. I would suggest some nice rooms be developed in some of those empty down town buildings.
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mrsjones930
Raleigh / Durham / Chapel Hill11 reviews
4.0
Dined on September 30, 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Overall, two appertizer and dessert would have been plenty , but we hadalready ordered
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NormO
Detroit / Eastern Michigan4 reviews
5.0
Dined on September 29, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We traveled from Boston to have dinner here last Thursday and it was wonderful. Met all our expectations and more. Great food, service and ambiance.
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OpenTable Diner
Raleigh / Durham / Chapel Hill1 review
5.0
Dined on September 29, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food and wonderful setting for romantic dinner.
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OpenTable Diner
Raleigh / Durham / Chapel Hill1 review
5.0
Dined on September 28, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This is one of our favorite places. It is pricey, but the food is very creative, the staff extremely knowledgeable and friendly, and the menu is always very interesting.
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KristenS
Raleigh / Durham / Chapel Hill2 reviews
5.0
Dined on September 24, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Best dinner and experience we have ever had. Lived up...went way past....our expectations. Thank you!
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OpenTable Diner
Raleigh / Durham / Chapel Hill1 review
5.0
Dined on September 23, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Have followed the show and this was on our "Bucket List"! Drove from Chesapeake Virginia just to visit the restaurant and a little tour of Kinston. Totally exceeded our expectations.......just wished Vivian was there, or to run into "Warren" or "Miss Lilly" would have sent our visit over the top!! Already had our reservations for C&F and took a side trip to visit the Boiler Room when returning from Beaufort NC in August; it too was great!!! Have to say, the best service at both I've ever had!!!
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DeeDee
Virginia10 reviews
5.0
Dined on September 23, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We watch the Chef and the Farmer on Public TV and fell in love with Vivian. We are foodies and enjoy trying new restaurants. We like the way Vivian works with the farmers and uses local, seasonal foods. We made arrangements to stop in Kinston on the way back from Myrtle Beach to Virginia Beach. We felt extremely welcome coming into the restaurant. The service was fantastic and the food was so amazing. We had four dishes and loved all of them. We started with a pork pate over apple slaw served with delicious bread. For the second course we had a salad of apples, squash, arugula which was amazing. For our main courses, my husband had beef short rib with a field pea cake and I had roasted pork. Both were delicious. We finished it off with chocolate-coffee pound cake with hazelnut ice cream and orange crème. It melted in your mouth.
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robt
Raleigh / Durham / Chapel Hill2 reviews
5.0
Dined on September 23, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was very tasty, and unique. Excellent service. Very pricey, that is why I wouldrecommedforspecialoccasions.Thereiseven a charge forbread, which othershaveascomplimentary.
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Chef and The Farmer is rated 4.7 stars by 2071 OpenTable diners.