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    Veal tenderloin, Swiss chard, turnips, pancetta
    Ashley P.

    If you're on the hunt for a true farm to table dining experience, you've found the right spot! Prepare for a wonderful evening in an intimate dining setting. The restaurant has the feel of an old farm house. The decor inside is very simple. Our reservation was for 6:00pm and we were the only ones in a room of four tables for about 30 minutes-so it was very quiet initially. For drinks we started off with a couple of their craft cocktails. They also have a sommelier on the premises for bottles of wine, or a pairing available with both the prixe fixe and tasting menus. We opted for the prixe fixe as opposed to the chefs tasting menu to sample multiple dishes, and everything we had was delicious. The highlights for me were the peekytoe crab over egg custard, and risotto with morel mushrooms. For dessert we opted for the carrot cake with pistachio cream and brown butter. It was served with a dollop of carrot sorbet and shaved carrot chips. The sorbet was incredibly light and refreshing. It was carrot cake reimagined and I can't recommend it enough! Our server Chris was attentive, funny, well versed in the menu , and fully prepared to answer any questions and make recommendations. I highly recommend Ore Hill for a unique dining experience.

    Allison H.

    Ever since the New York Times published their annual Top 50 Restaurant List, I've been wanting to try Ore Hill. It's a farm-to-table restaurant offering a 4-course prix fixe menu for only $95, or a 7-course chef's tasting menu for $120. It's a bit in the middle of nowhere, but if you do make the trek out to Kent, CT, this is definitely worth trying!

    Chocolate dessert - A dessert featuring a chocolate component topped with a thin, crispy tuile, presented on a white plate in a restaurant setting.
    Lisa C.

    What can I say. Great cocktails. Great service. Exquisite presentation. My husband and both had the prix fixe. Delicious bread with fresh butter. Cheddar beignet - big enough for a few bites but small enough to leave room for what follows. I chose the lighter dishes - Peeky toe crab outstanding - scallop: one scallop - a scallop is a scallop but the veggies and light sauce were perfect for a hot summer night. A small portion of halibut with infused oil and a variety of very fresh peas. Dessert carrot cake with pistachio mouse and gingerbread crumble. My husband chose heavier options - quail, beef tartare on a pizza crust made with ricotta and the chocolate dessert. His review - great combination of flavors and textures. No ambiance to speak of so if that's important don't come here - this is clean plain and simple

    Cody R.

    Lets start off with the atmosphere, charming dining room with a homey feel. pre fixe menu in which everything was cooked to perfection and every plate came out looking like a piece of art. tried a few things i had never before including the sunchoke custard which was delightful. service was attentive and they were very willing to explain the history of ore hill and each dish. if you can snag a reservation here it is definitely worth it! one of my favorite spots of 2023 for sure

    The pattern made by the cream when my fork pushed against the leaf,  how the apple was diced up, the crispy crust. Loved it all. - A dessert featuring a tart shell filled with cream and diced fruit, topped with a decorative lattice garnish, served on a gray plate.

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    Lovely place -well-lit, quiet. Attentive and knowledgeable service. Extraordinary preparation. Real fine-dining experience.

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    Fife 'n Drum Restaurant & Inn - Sticky Chicken

    Fife 'n Drum Restaurant & Inn

    (169 reviews)

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    Here's a quick background of myself. We eat out at least 6 days a week. So we know our food…read more This place has earned one of my highest titles. I call it my Last Meal Go to.. The food is so good that if my time is expiring this place is on my list. I had a Steak Fritte which had to be one of the most tasteful and well cooked steaks I've had. YES better than some high rated steak houses. That's the unfortunate truth. So I can save you the unpleasant experiences when I tell you THIS IS THE PLACE TO GO. I will be back soon!

    Mid-Afternoon on a Sunday, we were looking for a place to eat after a visit to Kent Falls. The…read moretown of Kent is small town New England, with some cute shops & restaurants. Fife 'n Drum on Main Street has an inn & gift shop in 1 building, and a restaurant in another building. Hardly any customers at the time we went, however there were several very nice & welcoming staff. White tablecloths, but it's not an over the top fancy place. The menu is varied - salads, sandwiches & some nicer dining options. I had the burger with pineapple chutney, cheddar cheese & bacon. My husband had a turkey club. Both came with thin crispy fries. And both were very good. Actually, my burger was very delicious & very difficult to eat (the bottom of the brioche bun was soaked from the burger/toppings) . The pineapple salsa did go really well with the burger though - I wished there was more of it. Maybe serve it on the side? Relaxing music (soft jazz, Frank Sinatra, etc ) was playing on their speaker. And it looked like they had an actual piano bar there. Wonder when there is live music? No room for dessert, even though it looked like they had some great options: wild blueberry pie, Creme brûlée & Arethusa ice cream.

    Kingsley Tavern - Pot de Crème

    Kingsley Tavern

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    Happened upon this place after having a horrible experience at Swyft. What a fantastic little…read morerestaurant. Sat at the bar for drinks which turned into us having dinner there. Our bartender Will was excellent. Made me the best black Manhattan I ever had. Food did not disappoint. We had the stuffed jalapeños, the Thai mussels and the Saigon shrimp sandwich. All were good perfectly and well seasoned. Will definitely be back.

    My first visit to Kingsley came this week during a two-day off-site business meeting in town. A…read morefriend who was a former employee had been urging me for years to try it, however, I'm typically only in Kent for lunch, and too anxious to get home when the tavern opens at 4pm. I am thrilled to have finally had the opportunity! The feel of the place is precisely what you would imagine in Kent. Traditional old-style dark wood, a sense of community, perfect decor to harken back to the days of stage coaches and taverns being the center of a town's social scene. Service was excellent. We never wanted for anything - but yet were not bombarded or crowded in the quaint dining room setting. The best and most important part of our meal was - well - the food. The menu is suitable for literally any dietary need without compromising their spin on elevated tavern/comfort food. Ample appetizers, interesting salads, tacos, meat/non-meat and even vegan options abound - all with terrific portion size and execution. Our entire group was pleased (and some are persnickety). Very much looking forward to returning and grateful they are in our great town.

    KPG Kitchen & Bar - Chicken Parm (two large chicken breasts over spaghetti)

    KPG Kitchen & Bar

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    My husband and I came for what turned out to be an early dinner on Saturday…read more We were told we could pick our own table. Our waitress brought menu's right away and asked for our drink order. Luckily we were ordering diet sodas or we would have had no time to look at drink options. We both ordered the NY Strip because the price was fantastic. The steaks came with mashed potatoes, squash and zucchini. My plate had no veggies because I passed them onto my husband. I wish I had kept them in this instance. My husband had me taste and they were nicely seasoned and very good! When I ordered I requested gravy for my mashed potatoes. They got my order correct and my mashed potatoes came in with gravy. I could tell the mashed potatoes were real because of the few lumps. Those are fine to me the one sign they are not instant. My husband ordered his steak medium rare, and I ordered mine medium. My husband's streak had little pink. My steak had no pink at all that I saw. Both our steaks tasted really good. So they must have been just passed how we like them. If your looking for a good priced nice meal - KPG is the spot.

    A beautiful sunny autumn Sunday I came from Cape Cod and am…read morea diehard Pats fan I went to KPG to watch the game My waitress Saige was a sweetheart and she was busy from the time I came till when I left I enjoyed the atmosphere and people who where at the bar The bartender got my game on one of the tv's When I felt ,the Pats were ahead Great place to go to relax Jackie S

    The White Horse - White Horse Seafood Bake - Delicious and large

    The White Horse

    (586 reviews)

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    We arrived right at opening (11:30) Saturday 3/21/2026) and asked to sit by the fireplace. Our…read moreserver was Jill and she welcomed us and took our drink order. We had been in and it was so tasty we came back because Kelly had to work on our first visit so hoped she could experience the great food and service we enjoyed previously with Rebecca outside on their gorgeous deck. We placed our orders and they arrived timely. Unfortunately, while service from Jill was exceptional, our meal wasn't as good. The Rueben sandwich was a disappointment as the bread was very lightly toasted, you could feel a slight toast, but couldn't see it resulting in a very soggy meal to attempt to eat. Some of it, we fork/knifed. Great Rueben's are grilled and the menu description says grilled (see pics). I will say the corned beef was good as was the sour kraut. Our son had the black diamond burger which came dry, no Dijon mustard so he had to request it, which came cold in a bullet (small metal sauce holder). This resulted in it not having everything mesh as well as if it had been put on immediately while it was assembled. His fries were also Luke warm. Kelly really enjoyed her meal, she had the bay crab burger with veggies instead of fries as did I (Rueben) and they were great. Finally the hubby picked the Punjabi version of the chicken tiki masala which is just a spicy version. Again, the chef missed the mark and it came out bland. Johnny showed it to our great server Jill and she retrieved some red pepper flakes for him to add himself. It made it taste slightly better, but couldn't have been incredible if it had been incorporated with the curry while cooking so all flavors meshed. The restaurant is so pretty with multiple dining rooms for different dining experiences. While we thought the chef missed the mark on 3 out of 4 dishes, it wasn't awful and we definitely will be back. Both Rebecca and Jill are lovely, knowledgeable servers, the restaurant is always clean as are the restrooms. If it's a warm day, the deck is right on the river.

    We had been here before, and I didn't leave a review at that time because the place was extremely…read morecrowded and felt that our experience may have been a one off. We came here because it was highly recommended and the ambience was great. In our first visit, our food took forever to arrive and service was very slow. I ordered the Reuben and when I went to pick it up, there was a large hole in the other side of the bread and the whole thing just fell apart. . The pastrami was very dry and just not very good. Aside from that my wife's meal was very good and we had a beverage and enjoyed the ambiance. This time we went and felt that we had lucked out because there was no one in the place. Our first mistake was, we sat at a high top in the bar, but it was too close to the door, so it was very cold. Every time the door opened the cold air with flow in. I put that on us for choosing a poor seat. The waitress promptly came over and took our drink order and said she would be right back to take our food order as we were very hungry. We waited and waited and it took a while for her to arrive. It looked like she forgot about us and quickly stopped by the table after walking past And asked if we were ready and took our order without writing it down. About 10 minutes later someone else came over and said I'm trying to confirm your order because it was not written down and make sure that we had ordered was ordered properly. The place had hardly anyone in it and not all the tables were taken so we expected our food to be received rather quickly however, after about a half an hour, we started seeing the tables that came in after us were receiving their orders and we still had not arrived. We both had ordered burgers which didn't seem that complicated. After about 15 more minutes, and since we'd been there, almost an hour we still had not received our food. My wife finally went up to the bar and mentioned something to someone there and she said she would go check on the kitchen. She went into the kitchen and immediately came out with our food. Strange? So we basically waited almost an hour for our food and it appeared to have been ready in the back and just sitting there. When we first tasted our food, it was not warm at all. The fries were cold and soggy, and my both of our burgers were warm not hot. This convinced me our order was there and never picked up. At first we thought about sending it back but then after waiting almost an hour, we decided just to eat it and leave. I feel bad having to leave a bad review but it is what it is and that's what happened. I would understand if the restaurant was overly crowded but like I said there was many open tables so I'm not understanding what was the issue. They were running food out, but these runners seemed a bit confused. After two tries, I'm not sure we'll try it again because we like the other place in town up the street just as much. We traveled almost an hour just to go here. There are places that are closer also much better and actually in town.

    Arethusa al tavolo - Duck dumplings

    Arethusa al tavolo

    (335 reviews)

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    I thought this was good though perhaps not phenomenal. We were staying at the Belden House and Mews…read morenearby and stopped by for a Saturday night dinner. - Started with the oysters, which were great and a highlight. - The clam flatbread was ok if somewhat strange. It's basically just a regular ricotta flatbread with maybe 4 clams in shelf sprinkled on top. Thought it would be more integrated into the bread - The merguez sausage was quite good, tender - The squash agnolotti was good but pretty sweet (our waitress did warn us about that). I don't like sweet agnolotti but my husband loved it - The peking duck breast was good. But we had the duck at the Belden the night after that was way better Service was courteous and prompt. Ambiance was nice. Overall, good spot to stop by for a meal if you're in the area. Reservation was not that difficult to get and there were a couple of empty tables when we were there.

    The meals were excellent as were the bartenders. Knocking a few points off for service - we got…read morethere right at opening at 4:30 (and had just seen an Open Table opening for 4:45) but the hostess wouldn't seat us/told us we could only sit at the bar because they were full (only one table was taken at the time). She said she'd let us know if anything opened up but by the time we finished our meal and left the restaurant still wasn't even halfway full. Very disappointing experience from a service perspective but the food was good!

    Ore Hill - newamerican - Updated May 2026

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