82 Acres, a small wine country–styled restaurant tied to Carlton’s Abbey Road Farm, has quietly opened on Southeast Clinton Street, bringing farm vegetables, house-raised pork, and a tight wine program to southeast Portland. The room centers on an open kitchen where diners can watch the cooks at work, and banquettes backed in corrugated metal give the space a winery-like feel. Chef Will Preisch leads the kitchen, with a menu that leans into shareable, vegetable-forward plates alongside a few mains and sandwiches.
As reported by Eater Portland, reviewer Katherine Chew Hamilton notes that the menu flags ingredients sourced from Abbey Road Farm and suggests asking for half-glasses to pair wine with each course. Her review highlights dishes such as a chicory salad with black-olive caramel and charred oranges ($18) and a mussel escabeche toast ($18), and describes a pork chop paired with Carolina gold rice, leek, and apple during the visit. The effect is to translate Willamette Valley produce into an intimate neighborhood setting.
What's on the menu
The menu is compact and seasonal, built for sharing and for quick, focused tasting. Diners will find small plates like a soft-boiled farm egg ($12), a rye-bun burger ($22), and a lineup of vegetable-driven starters that shift with the farm's harvest. Several items appear in italics on the menu to indicate they come directly from the farm, underscoring the restaurant’s farm-to-table premise.
Wine-country connection
82 Acres is presented as a sister restaurant to Abbey Road Farm, an estate winery that also operates as a working farm, and the kitchen leans on the property's wines and verjus in its cooking, as reported by Eater Portland. The winery's verjus turns up in details like a beet marinade and a gelée served with oysters, while pairings on the menu include Gamay and a softly bubbly blanc de blanc. The approach is designed to give diners a wine-country touch without leaving the city.
Chef and the room
Chef Will Preisch, who previously worked at Holdfast, runs the kitchen with an emphasis on direct, ingredient-driven cooking and straightforward technique. The tight dining room encourages an informal but attentive style of service, and counter seating near the pass invites diners to watch the team during the rush. The design and cooking together aim for a rustic, cellar-to-table feeling rather than white-tablecloth formality.
Practical details
82 Acres is located at 2032 Southeast Clinton Street, and the restaurant lists its phone as (503) 200-5787 while posting menus and reservation information on its website. For menus and current hours, visit 82acrespdx.com. The arrival of 82 Acres adds another small, farm-connected room to Portland's steadily evolving dining scene.
