Updown

4.6

153 Reviews

£41 and over

Italian

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2 people

Mar 4, 2025

7:00 PM

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Booked 10 times today

Experiences are available.

Charming
Good for special occasions
Great for outdoor dining

Our magical conservatory restaurant is set amid Updown’s rambling grounds. Dine under the grape vines surrounded by beautiful 17th century brick and watch the chefs in the open kitchen tending to the wood fired grill and original farm house bread oven. The restaurant has been completely transformed by owners Ruth and Oli to be heated and fully enclosed and is open year round.

Menus will be small, hyper seasonal and use the best of local and European produce and change on regular basis to reflect what’s best. Everything is cooked over wood in the open kitchen. There is a short list of exciting wines of limited availability, local beers and seasonal cocktails.

On Wednesday nights in place of our à la carte we cook a Steak Night menu , priced at £30 per person for 3 courses. On Sunday nights the restaurant is closed but we serve a light supper for hotel guests in the Farmhouse.

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Additional information

Location
Updown Farm, Updown Road, Deal, Kent CT14 0EF
Phone number
07842 244192
Price
£41 and over
Cuisines
Italian
Hours of operation
Lunch Sat 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Sun 12:00 pm–4:00 pm Dinner Wed–Sat 6:00 pm–9:30 pm
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Hotel Parking
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Oli Brown

Experiences

Steak Night at Updown
£30.00 per person
Multiple dates available
Our ever popular steak night continues every Wednesday, with a £30 menu for three seasonal courses, always featuring a 40 day aged Aberdeen Angus steak.
Jeremy Lee at Updown
£65.00 per person
Mar 15, 2025 only
Jeremy Lee, the legend at the helm of London restaurant Quo Vadis will bring his thoroughly British fare to Kent. Taking inspiration from the finest, regional ingredients, shining a spotlight on the produce of Kent, creating a menu of familiar classics with bold flavours Menu: Fried polenta, ricotta, sage and Jerusalem artichoke Smoked haddock, cockles, leek, potato, samphire & sea purslane Beetroot, soft boiled egg, horseradish & mustard salad Steamed mutton & suet pudding Wild garlic mash Winter greens Blood orange, rhubarb & pistachio trifle All dining is for communal tables and everyone will be served together, with guests invited to sit from 7pm and dinner served from 7.30pm. Tickets are £65 per person including a welcome drink.
Dom Fernando at Updown
£65.00 per person
Apr 26, 2025 only
On Saturday 26th April, the fiery island flavours of Soho’s Paradise and Dom Fernando will take over the kitchens of Updown. With a menu inspired by his Sri Lankan heritage, Dom’s menu will celebrate the best of British and Sri Lankan produce for a contemporary twist on Sinhalese cuisine. The menu to be confirm All dining is for communal tables and everyone will be served together, with guests invited to sit from 7pm and dinner served from 7.30pm. Tickets are £65 per person including a welcome drink.

What 153 people are saying

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4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.6Food
4.8Service
4.7Ambience
4.3Value

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Review summary

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Updown offers a captivating dining experience with "beautiful location" and "exceptional food." Guests rave about its "fabulous" flavors, "great service," and "lovely ambiance." The restaurant's "farmhouse vibe" and "relaxed but stylish" setting enhance the overall experience. Consistently praised for "exquisite food" and "friendly" staff, Updown is a must-visit.

153 Reviews

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Rachel
London
15 reviews
5.0
15 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
A wonderful experience, very friendly, lovely food albeit the menu is quite small so some may feel choice is limited. Excellent wine and cocktails and fabulous service. I’d love to return and stay in their beautiful looking accommodation. Highly recommend
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Explores
Essex
6 reviews
3.0
6 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 1
Delicous food presented superbly. Staff very good. The restaurant was extremely smoky and we all had sore eyes and were coughing which did make our experience a little tainted especially as when we got home our clothes smelt of cooking.
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OpenTable Diner
Yosemite
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Always a lovely experience dining at Updown Farm house . This chef collaboration was amazing , so well thought out , delicious and very inspiring - thankyou
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RobD
Kent
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 1
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Food was disappointing, venue good ambiance and shared tables worked well.
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Olivia
Brisbane
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had the winter set menu and it was amazing. I would also reccomend the cocktails. I had the blood orange negroni and the lemon leaf martini and it was one of the best Martinis I have ever had.
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Jacqueline
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 23, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Beautiful location and food to match. Best three courses I’ve had in a very long time. We will definitely be going back soon.
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Clare
VIP
London
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on February 22, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Perfect in every way - very delicious food, great service and a lovely ambiance. We loved the experience and can thoroughly recommend this special restaurant.
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halina
London
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on February 22, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Delicious food. Beautiful garden room. Good service.
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Penny
VIP
Kent
10 reviews
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on February 16, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Delicious Sunday lunch at Updown. Our go to place for Sunday lunch and for celebratory meals. Roast pork with all the trimmings, nice thick piece of pork, crunchy potatoes and crackling with a selection of vegetables.
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Jason
VIP
London
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on February 15, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was pretty dreadful on the whole. Only one of six of our party enjoyed it. Disappointing given the hype
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Updown is rated 4.6 stars by 153 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

Mar 4, 2025

7:00 PM

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Booked 10 times today

Experiences are available.

Updown Farm, Updown Road, Deal, Kent CT14 0EF

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Additional information

Phone number
07842 244192
Price
£41 and over
Cuisines
Italian
Hours of operation
Lunch Sat 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Sun 12:00 pm–4:00 pm Dinner Wed–Sat 6:00 pm–9:30 pm
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Hotel Parking
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Oli Brown

Updown

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Steak Night at Updown

Jeremy Lee at Updown

Dom Fernando at Updown

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