Reviews in Exeter

Kenton Park remains the destination for whiling away an afternoon. We had booked this visit in May, following another great meal. The occasion? Nothing, other than it being the weekend and there is no better way to spend time with friends. The service was as good as it’s ever been, friendly, knowledgeable and not rushed. The food, plentiful well presented and delicious. The atmosphere, like being in the Mediterranean overlooking the vines and the cost well worth the time, expertise and skill of the cooks and staff. Kenton Park retains its charm and quality and continues to be the destination for our summers. Its success is that at its core they provide great value food in beautiful surroundings. We look forward to booking future visits, introducing more friends to its delights and perhaps some of the tours that they offer, showcasing their fabulous wines and delicious foods.

What an amazing place! We booked the wine safari and it was wonderful, far exceeded our expectations. The food and wine were excellent and our host Ben was friendly and knowledgeable. The tasting among the vines was really enjoyable and there was plenty of wine, cider and gin to sample.

Excellent food, lovely setting, great staff

Had whole crab with salad, meal was fab, some of the meals we felt were a little over priced. Staff were wonderful and really helpful

Great food. great service, my second visit and not dissapointed highly recommended

Excellent food and service. Lovely setting overlooking the vines. Paul was super attentive as always

My brother and sister in law were visiting from Germany and I thought Kenton estate would be a wonderful experience as it has always been a favourite of ours. Sadly we were very disappointed. We felt as though we were a nuisance for being there. The restaurant was very noisy and several loud crashes in the bar area made us all jump. The lamb sharing meal was delicious. The lamb kebab was full of gristle and inedible. The Camembert was good but the pile of bread on the platter was hard and stale and I couldn’t eat it. The menus are very difficult to work out. The wine as always was great. Such a shame as it was a celebration day that turned sad.

Lovely tasty treat breakfast and a warm welcome from attentive staff. It is a little expensive but great for a special occasion. Will be back :)

Amazing lunch, the shared lamb was outstanding, my husband has been a chef and taught it for years, he knows the industry very well. It was truly recommended. Just a few things I would like to mention. The menus are definitely hugely too big, I couldn’t see the menu, and ask my husband to read it to me. As I couldn’t fit it on the table. But that’s it. So nice to have a vine yard and their amazing wine to drink, well done. And thank you. Value for money definitely good value Service was great too Thank you

Lovely afternoon celebrating a friend s 60th. Amazing food. Lovely people. Just perfect.

This was our second visit to Kenton, having discovered it for the first time last summer and we were really looking forward to our visit having thoroughly loved everything on that previous visit. We were lucky enough to be allocated one of the huts that overlooks the vines, this made our visit even more fun, having our own little space, out of the wind and having such a lovely view. The staff were very attentive throughout, explaining the menu to us and talking us through the wines available. We decided to order the Motley Cru Deli Feast Sharing Platter as we'd had the same thing on our last visit and we're blown away by it. Unfortunately however, on this visit the standards seem to have slipped ever so slightly when it came to the overall content and presentation of the platter. We had to send a couple of pieces of bread back as they'd gone stale from having been out too long, but fair play they corrected that very quickly. Last year the platter had nuts, fruit, chutney, olives and even guacamole amongst the platter, whereas on this visit we had to ask for chutney, oil and butter separately and sadly there was no sign of olives, grapes or nuts. Last time around the quiche was served warm whereas on this occasion all the baked items were served cold. It's difficult to be sure but I'd also say overall the quantity of cheese and biscuits was marginally smaller. Last year it was all served in a lovely rustic basket whereas this time it was loaded onto the back of what I assume to be an IKEA pizza serving paddle (it was labelled IKEA on the handle). The food still tasted lovely and we will certainly go back again. The wine (Grape Escape) we had with the meal was fantastic and we thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon, but we couldn't help but feel that it wasn't quite on a par with that first time.

Simply fantastic. Ben was a wealth of knowledge and a brilliant host for our wine safari. A great story teller and catered for everyone.

Very enjoyable lunch in a great setting. Excellent food and wine and great value. We’ll be back.

Absolutely beautiful lunch, delicious wine, perfect service - amazing - even in the rain!

Fantastic food, great location, friendly people, fully recomend

Beautiful location . Great staff , nice atmosphere. It was a special occasion and it didn’t disappoint!

Fabulous venue, great attentive staff, thank you!

I booked a table for 3 friends and myself for lunch time on 9th July. The table was ready for us when we arrived. The staff were very attentive, the.menu very compressive with lots of choice. Smaller or larger portions. We had a bottle of Pigeage- Solaris Pinotin which was delicious! My only criticism is that the food is served,beautifully, on wooden platters. Very difficult we found to cope with chicken, which needed cutting off the bone. Would have been easier on a plate we felt. Overall a happy experience!