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Updown Farmhouse
Rustic Italian
A converted grade II listed farmhouse in Kent countryside, Updown is a restaurant with rooms where everything hits the wood fire in an open kitchen. The menu tilts Italian, kept deliberately short, and changes with whatever the land and season allow. Ruth Leigh, daughter of Rowley Leigh, and her partner run it with a looseness that feels earned rather than lazy. The wine list follows the same logic: producers they love, a few local vineyards, no padding.
The awards strongest first
- National Restaurant Awards 2026 · #74 · The National Restaurant Awards
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
One number, weighted & current 84
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Roast squab pigeon
National Restaurant Awards, 2026 -
Grilled leeks
National Restaurant Awards, 2026 -
Ossobuco
“There are Italian influences aplenty on the menu, with dishes like ossobuco and crab tagliolini, alongside many cooked over an open fire and steak night on Wednesday.”
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Crab tagliolini
“There are Italian influences aplenty on the menu, with dishes like ossobuco and crab tagliolini, alongside many cooked over an open fire and steak night on Wednesday.”
Michelin Guide
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