Food was awesome! The wait time was minimal for Shrimp & Grits and a Burger with Mac and Cheese. I gave 4 stars for atmosphere because the music that was playing softly kept being changed by the young girl at the counter. It was a little distracting to keep hearing the music changed because she didn't like the song or just had nothing else to do at the moment. I will come back and give it another try.
Vegan Restaurant
Chef & the Farmer
· $$$$ · kinston · Strict-vegan verified
Fully vegan
Editor synopsis · 0 reviews
Diners overwhelmingly call out the signature dish as the must-order. The vibe reads as vegan restaurant — service is consistently described as warm and unhurried. Common gotcha: queues form at peak times — go early or late.
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Food was awesome! The wait time was minimal for Shrimp & Grits and a Burger with Mac and Cheese. I gave 4 stars for atmosphere because the music that was playing softly kept being changed by the young girl at the counter. It was a little distracting to keep hearing the music changed because she didn't like the song or just had nothing else to do at the moment. I will come back and give it another try.
We stopped here for lunch one day and it was really delicious! We got a table right away. We got the mac and cheese, pork samosas, and all the things burger. The mac and cheese was real and had curly noodles. My son said it was creamy and cheesy. There were three pork samosas that were juicy and well seasoned. The outside was crispy and very well cooked! I liked my burger. It was seasoned and juicy. I loved the crunchy onions. My friend had the salmon bowl and she did not like it. The fish was hot, but the salad cold. We also got a piece of cake: oreo, I think. The cake was moist and chocolatey! I was really impressed with the food and we will be back. They had a small bar area and served alcohol. There was a table at the middle that had water jogs and displayed the desserts they have for the week. They also gave our kids a set of waxy sticks for them to use. Overall great place to go!
We stopped here for lunch one day and it was really delicious! We got a table right away. We got the mac and cheese, pork samosas, and all the things burger. The mac and cheese was real and had curly noodles. My son said it was creamy and cheesy. There were three pork samosas that were juicy and well seasoned. The outside was crispy and very well cooked! I liked my burger. It was seasoned and juicy. I loved the crunchy onions. My friend had the salmon bowl and she did not like it. The fish was hot, but the salad cold. We also got a piece of cake: oreo, I think. The cake was moist and chocolatey! I was really impressed with the food and we will be back. They had a small bar area and served alcohol. There was a table at the middle that had water jogs and displayed the desserts they have for the week. They also gave our kids a set of waxy sticks for them to use. Overall great place to go!
We got catfish filets and chips(potato fingers) That's why we went there . Saw a feed on my Facebook showing a pic of the catfish & chips so we drove and hour and 15 mins to the restaurant from Clayton . There was hardly any catfish in the 2 fairly small filets that we got and the breading was this overly powdery and fluffy and crumbly . I could probably work around the breading , but there was no meat inside . That was the worst thing about the food . The potato fingers were very good and were the best thing about that lil plate . Next we had some mac and cheese that were served with some fried onions on top , I assume they were onions , but they were very stringy and didn't really crunch . They did not eat well .... they just kind of wedded up in my mouth . We put those to the side and started to eat the Mac & cheese . This was the second biggest miss ..... The macaroni wasn't cooked long enough and was very very much still aldente and tacky gummy . Just simply not cooked long enough . Mac and cheese is supposed to be soft , supple , and sharp with that finish of mildly sweet dairy cream in your mouth . We ate maybe half of that . Now for the Two best things on the table . The Brussel Sprouts ! Yes ! Yes ! And the Smashed Potatoes ! Yes ! Yes ! Yes ! Best Brussels sprouts I've ever had with this Devine pistachio garlic tomato accompaniment ! Absolutely wonderful ! The smashed potatoes could be eaten at any meal , at any time , with any dish ....! ! ! They were awesome ! They were small round potatoes that were either parboiled or par fried and then smashed and finished under some high heat of some kind maybe a broiler. I have since tried to duplicate them at home and have come very close ... they are always going to be a staple at our house from now on ! Lastly we ordered a 'free form' lasagna that was extremely different and unique . It was very fun to eat and explore through .... It had some great areas within the dish and some good bites , but seemed to be a little pretentious and seemed to be a lot of waste . It just wasn't that cohesive and efficient . The Tea was real tea and was very pure . Excellent tea . The sauces and ketchup WERE EXTREMELY WONDERFUL ! ALL SAUCES WERE TOP NOTCH ! The music and lighting was great and fun and tables and chairs were good . A pad for the seats would be nice . Staff very cute and friendly and did GREAT job . We shall return ! But not for the catfish or mac and cheese !