The Small Holding has been awarded the top accolade in UK edition of the global 360 Eat Guide
The Small Holding in Kilndown, Kent has been awarded Three Green Circles in the UK edition of the 360 Eat Guide, which awards the pioneers and ground breakers of modern, transparent gastronomy, including restaurants in Norway, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands. Three Circles is the highest number to award in what is the first guide to look beyond the plate, considering both the gastronomic experience and sustainability of what’s served.
Chef Owner Will Devlin comments, ‘None of this would be possible without every team member giving it their all every day, being curious, always learning and always questioning. A big congratulations to everyone who works so hard to keep pushing us on.’
From the 360 Eat Guide: ‘Here, the chefs spend just as much time out on the farms — and in the fields and greenhouses — as well as in the kitchen. It’s hard to imagine better conditions for running a sustainable restaurant. But here, it’s not enough that the ingredients are hyperlocal. There also needs to be a deeper meaning to the ingredients that end up on the plate. Whether it’s about relationships with producers or the choice to use seafood with a positive climate impact, curiosity and a thirst for knowledge are what lead the way. This is a restaurant where it all comes together: clear guidelines on ingredients, a sensible approach to biological diversity and soil health, as well as — and, most importantly — the conviction that happy, healthy employees are the foundation of everything.’
The Small Holding is open Wednesday to Sunday with an eight-course Full Acre menu costing £95 per person and a five-course Half Acre menu costing £75 per person, with the option of a wine flight. The drinks list also includes house made soft drinks, kombucha and non-alcoholic wine, beer and spirits. Book a table at The Small Holding
About The Small Holding
The Small Holding is a Michelin green-starred kitchen and farm on a country lane in the village of Kilndown on the Kent and East Sussex borders. Run by brothers Will and Matt Devlin, as Chef and Head of Operations, respectively, The Small Holding is part of Acre, which also includes Birchwood in Flimwell, East Sussex.
The 36-cover restaurant and farm is set in one acre of land, permitting a unique connection between the land and table. Growing, foraging and cooking the best ingredients is at the core of The Small Holding, with monthly changing tasting menus, using home-reared and home-grown ingredients from the farm, which is less than 10 feet from the kitchen.
The menu is defined by the farm’s own produce. Vegetables and fruits are harvested within hours of guests arriving; while charcuterie, sourdough and cultured butter and zero waste animal cookery from the farm’s own livestock, are made on site. The kitchen team works directly with growers, farmers and fishermen who share the same core values, and the team forage in the nearby hedgerows and woodland.
“Growing our own produce on the farm brings an understanding and honesty back to the kitchen, and vital freshness. Making the most of our harvests when the ingredients are at their prime - whilst also preserving and conserving them to use throughout the year, keeps us concentrated on the natural cycle of the land and helps us to create full flavoured and imaginative dishes.” Will Devlin
Green Michelin Star 2021/22/23
Number 69, Harden’s Top 100 Restaurants
Number 89, Square Meal’s Top 100 Restaurants
Good Food Guide 2024 and shortlisted for best Farm to Table restaurant
