The Kitchen Bar @ Chef and the Farmer

Amazing food and service. Loved everything about this place! Try the Tomato Pie!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Blueberry BBQ was amazing!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

1st time visit, will be back. Great food, service was excellent. Dessert was phenomenal .

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dined there last Tuesday. (This was when it was Chef and the Farmer). Wonderful service and atmosphere. Everyone very professional. We had a nice table against the wall and could see entrance, bar area, and kitchen activity. I recognized a few staff members, so that was neat. Very tasty bloody Mary's, refreshing water, and of course we had to have Our Daily Bread. I ate the trout and it was EXCELLENT! I was so happy to try some sunchokes. Yum. Hubby had the pork chop - so good. Although I could barely move, we ordered the sweet potato (not carrot) cake to go. Oh my, it sure was good with my morning coffee. Next time I'll try to run across the street and visit The Boiler Room and see the Big D building. Oh, it was so cool to see Ben's paintings up close. Ambiance was perfect. Thank you for a special evening.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I have followed Vivian Howard since she started her restaurant in Kinston. Super cute restaurant with incredible food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

As always, The Counter team delivers! The service was fantastic (multi tasking at its finest!), the food was excellent, and even though it was busy we didn’t wait long at all. Most importantly the margarita I had was one of the very best I’ve ever had! A must stop on our way to/from the beach!!!

Wow, I always stop by when passing through Kinston. Today, my wife and I weren't extremely hungry, but we are loyal.

We shared a burger and a veg plate. We couldn't have been happier.

The burger was moist with an excellent cook. The onion jam and bacon perfectly complimented the beef.

That said, the veg plate was amazing: cilantro street corn and the zucchini tomatoes made us SO HAPPY! And, we wish we'd had the watermelon and jalapenos sooner.

You must stop by, you will not be disappointed.

My husband and I used to watch Vivian Howards show and I am working in New Bern and decided to go to the new place......The dining is pretty casual. The server staff was very friendly. The food was very good! I loved the flash fried collards! The mac and cheese was nice and creamy. The hushpuppies with their topping were very tasty. The salad was good and an interesting combination with the whipped goat butter (first time I have had that), and the pickled onions (loved those)..... Overall, it was was worth the 35 mile drive! Thanks y'all! May come for the later sitting my next trip to New Bern.....

Food was very good, employees were very friendly. We enjoyed the fish and chips, it was the perfect portion.

We love Vivian & we sure do miss dinning at Chef & the Farmer. We had some great family moments there with fine food & great service!

Best food on Earth, no joke.

Be warned that experiencing The Kitchen Bar @ Chef & The Farmer will ruin you for all other restaurant experiences. This was, quite simply, the best meal we have ever had, prepared and presented by people who truly care about what they do and how it is experienced by their customers. The evening was exceptional from start to finish, and Chef Vivian was charming and engaging, both during the meal and after, when she graciously took the time to talk with us and provide photo-ops and autographs. In this intimate atmosphere, Chef Vivian has surrounded herself with people of equal devotion whom she respects and trusts, and it shows, obviously yet unobtrusively. We are definitely looking forward to our next visit, which we hope will be very soon.

Worth. Every. Cent. If you like southern cooking or fine dining or the tv show “A Chef’s Life,” then do not hesitate to reserve a spot at Chef & the Farmer’s Kitchen Counter experience. This intimate setting allows you to leisurely enjoy time with Chef Vivian Howard and her phenomenal staff while tasting complex, bright, and unique dishes that have been extremely well-thought out and expertly executed. You will not leave hungry from Chef Vivian’s table, and every bite is paired with a wonderful wine that brings faraway places in France or California right along side on the bar counter space. The opening dish of the night was the first-of-the-season asparagus salad with hazelnuts and mint. It set the tone for the entire meal and opened my eyes to the power of that spring herb. The loin of lamb was phenomenal, and all the other plates were just as fabulous. We even got soft-shell crab!!! Thank you, Chef Vivian and all, for a wonderful experience and for taking the time to make it so special!!

Everything was good. And everything on their menu is reasonably priced. And everything they serve has a very unique combination of flavors. And Fendy, our waitress, was great. We ordered the salmon bowl, the blueberry black beans and chicken enchiladas, the fried collards, the broccoli and cheese, the mac and cheese, the roasted roots, the Brussels sprouts, the hush puppies, and the lemon blueberry cake.

Awesome experience

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5