The Kendo Menu does not present the .Direction() method, in order to change the direction of the menu use this script

Kendo UI Menu direction change

    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            var original = $("#kMenu").clone(true);

            var menu = $("#kMenu"),
                    clone = original.clone(true);

            menu.replaceWith(clone);

            var initMenu = function () {
                $("#kMenu").kendoMenu({
                    direction: "top"
                });
            };

            initMenu();
        });
    </script>