Knowles Station Wine & Co — Restaurant in Kensington

Extremely happy this place has come to Kensington. The best fried pickles EVER! (Seriously, not playing around). The green goddess dipping sauce 😍👌😍 My wife and I also had the shrimp cocktail. The shrimp were excellent. Very big, very fresh, great taste. Our issue with this was the dipping sauce/cocktail sauce. Highly recommend you add horseradish. We then ordered the fish tacos, pork belly steam buns, and roasted pork sandwich. I will start with our least favorite which was the roasted pork sandwich. The pork and steak jus are excellent however the cheese (provolone) completely overpowers the sandwich. This was our least favorite item that we had. Recommend switching cheeses. The rockfish fish tacos are Ridiculously good. I devoured them and I'm not a big fish person. They have a crispy flour homemade tortilla with a spicy slaw and pico de gallo. Highly recommend! Last the steam pork buns are out of this world. Perfectly cooked pork belly, delicious slaw, fresh cilantro, and kimchi. 🥰😍🥰 The beer/wine selection is excellent. Service was great. The reason for four stars and not five is because of the roasted pork sandwich cheese was so overpowering it wasn't edible unless you like a mouth full of cheese. Hope to change to a five star on next review as we plan on being back many...

On a Sunday evening, my boyfriend and I had dinner at Knowles Station Wine & Co, a beer and wine bar with a kitchen and a retail shop. By the time we arrived (around 7pm), it was not as crowded as the lady on the phone described. There was no wait for a table. Our server Tony gave us waters while we waited for our food and drinks.

For drinks, they had a notable beer and wine list. We were in the mood for beer. My boyfriend had the Nanticoke Nectar IPA while I had the Downeast Cider: Winter Blend. If he had scrolled through the entire beer list, he would have ordered something else.

My boyfriend had the Baja Fish Tacos, which consisted of three corn tortillas, topped with grilled fish, spicy slaw, pico de gallo, and salsa roja on the side. The tacos were tasty but a bit moist and messy to eat. Despite not being a huge fan of parmesan, I enjoyed the Smoked Chicken Pasta, which consisted of penne cooked with spinach, mushrooms, and roasted red peppers in a savory parmesan cream sauce! We would definitely return for future...

Stopped in on our way home for a glass of wine and light lunch as we noticed this newer spot was now open. Very nice setting. Wine shop inside is small but fun area to browse and bar is very nice with TVs. We sat on the patio which was also lovely for a sunny day. Had the falafel pita (falafel was delicious! But cucumbers on top of the salad were mushy/ bad) with a side of the olives and fries (again delicious but came out late with reminder, and very cold for the fries despite the waitress saying they were out late because the kitchen was in a rush/backed up). Food and wine was very good overall, but the service has room for improvement. We had to walk inside to get our check and when we did so our waitress assumed we were coming in because we hadn’t gotten our food yet (really we had eaten about 30 minutes ago). It was not busy at the time as it was mid afternoon. I felt bad as some others seemed to be waiting longer for their food orders. This place will be great once they smooth things out on the...