Honor Kitchen & Cocktails

My first time back at Honor Kitchen since they reopened after the pandemic. I came in expecting a solid meal, but they took my expectations, deep-fried them, and drizzled them with deliciousness.I ordered the chicken and waffles. In turn, they ordered my taste buds to the culinary dance floor. The chicken was crispy, juicy, and nomtastic.My friend had the huevos rancheros, and from the way she was aggressively defending her plate, I assume they were also fire. Speaking of my friend, it was her birthday. Honor Kitchen came through with a next-level bread pudding with plantain and even included a birthday card signed by the staff. That definitely earned me some free brownie--I mean bread pudding--points. :-)Service was solid. The restaurant is beautiful. Apparently, the speakeasy bar in the back is open till midnight? It's a great late-night date idea.If you're in Emeryville and NOT eating here, my condolences!

I came here with some work friends a few weeks ago, and it was great! The ambience was hip and comfortable, the food was great, and the service was excellent! I highly recommend it recommend to anyone. The parking situation is my only complaint.

Honor Kitchen is a gem! We stopped by for drinks, and they absolutely delivered. Their cocktails are creative and delicious--I loved the *Smoke & Honey* and *The Dude Abides* (a clarified White Russian with Thai tea). The food was just as impressive, with standout dishes like the *Bucket O' Yard Birds* (fried chicken) and *Crispy Brussels Sprouts*. The *Purple Haze Pie* pizza with goat cheese and fig jam was a unique treat! The service was friendly and attentive, and the ambiance is fantastic--industrial yet cozy, with a cool speakeasy vibe. Parking can be a bit tricky, but it's worth the effort. Highly recommend for creative drinks, great food, and a fun atmosphere!

PARKING it's located in the back of the restaurant area. You then have to walk around either from the left or to the right. Going to the left is the official walkway to the front of the restaurant, but if you go towards the right, you have to walk through some plants. There is a nice mural on the side of the restaurant. INSIDE is newly renovated with a modern warehouse industrial prohibition feel to it. There is a lot of seating and some couch like seating in front of the big TVs that are framed with gold borders. There is a bar area on one end, and for those who knew this restaurant before they kept the original bar in the back through some double doors.FOOD the food was delicious. The calamari was yummy. Although I wish the portion was bigger. The breakfast pizza was surprisingly good! I don't think I have ever had a breakfast pizza before, and I thought that was a creative idea. I enjoyed the brussels sprouts and would order them again. STAFF the service was good and everyone was professional and attentive. SUMMARY I would come back here if I was in the area, but since I live in San Jose, it's not a place I can easily drive to. The food, service, and ambiance were up to my standards. I like that they allow dogs and even have dog beds that are raised for outdoor seating and dog water bowls. Congratulations on the new remodel. Great job to the architects on the project!

I'm torn on 4 or 5 stars. The ambiance is incredible with the outdoor fire pit couches for eating. I love that it is outdoors and dog friendly. Food was really good. Service was pretty slow.. not sure if it was because we sat outside or what the deal was exactly. Tuna bowl was fire. Pizza was good too. Pricey for sure but it's the Bay Area I guess...? $80 for lunch and two drinks.

"Well it's a story about love, deception, greed, lust and...unbridled enthusiasm."- Cosmo Kramer, Seinfeld I guess you really can't go back again... BUT we tried, so much for "Unbridled Enthusiasm" !! Caught a Sunday matinee and made a much anticipated brunch stop at Honor and it was an"uneven" experience.da Scene: Park in the back as normal, NOT in the Ohana spots!! The space has really been thought out, plenty of outdoor seating spacious and airy inside... I noticed the 2 giant TVs right away, new vibe for sure. Really nice folks upfront and we were seated & watered quickly.da Grub: Ordered Espresso & Cappuccino, mocktail & prosecco, calamari starter, Risotto and fish & Chips. Things went south quick!! Food presentation was nice, looked good... but... Calamari was crisp, with some veggies mixed in, but not seasoned, no flavor. Risotto also under-seasoned, not many mushrooms. Fish & chips also low/no flavor plus the batter was a soft-type... if you deep fry something it should be crispy!Espresso was a watery mess, almost an Americano w/ no crema. Cappuccino was COLD, w/ no froth - looked like cold milk was poured in. Finally drinks came, mocktail was weak but smelled fantastic.da Service: Needs work. While they were VERY nice folks, the timing and judgement was terrible. Note the order of the Grub above. Food came first, then the Espresso, then as we finished eating, the cocktails showed up... I was expecting to have to ask them to take them off the bill.Expediter/host came by and mentioned they were having some trouble with the Espresso machine... should've cancelled then, but they served it up, betting we don't know the difference between decent espresso and bad. "Shame... shame..." you can't serve that in the Bay Area. Better to apologize and suggest a cup of coffee.REALLY BUMMED... this AIN'T the same vibe, food or bar as before, and that doesn't have to be necessarily bad. But for $145 this was a disappointment, we'll give them another try in a few months, maybe they'll work out the kinks.

Food was good, the fried chicken was perfectly browned with honey on the side, my friends new york steak dish was just okay. Steak in a bowl I guess don't work for my friend, steak and sides are all mixed together with the sauce. Cocktails are great and the keylime pie is superb, highlight of the visit. Service is great, alittle slow with the cocktail, eventhough we are early enough for the crowd. Ambiance is great, decor and wide spacing is a plus... and this place looks like its gonna be cold at night!!! But it will be not because of the bug heaters in the ceiling !!! Great experience, I will give it a try again for other dishes in the menu.

Noticed that the menu was updated today. And they removed the over priced 3 onion rings, olives etcThey added a lunch combo which had a nice price. I almost had that but opted for the Steak & papas. I really enjoyed that. My next time there I am planning on trying the lobster roll - it's a fav or my boss. We also tried every dessert today. I had the key lime pie - tasty - I could eat the whole pie!Co-worker loved the apples & waffle dessert- he wished it was bigger. The Oreo pie - was the most dense looking chocolate pie. My co-worker liked it but couldn't finish it. The vanilla gelato was good and came with some fruit. (Blueberry & strawberry today)The bread pudding - was very dry looking & my co-workers agreed it needed sauce to make it more like bread pudding. All desserts including gelato was $11 each. Maybe not worth it for the gelato. I do enjoy the strawberry lemonade. It's sweet so if you don't like overly sweet don't drink this. Overall I think the menu changes work and elevate things. Again - it's not cheap to eat here and portions are modest. You will not need a doggie bag Well unless you have a small appetite. Also learned the smash burger is a 4oz patty - it's $5 to add an extra patty. My complaint- 4 of my co-workers (6 of us there and there were only a couple other tables there) ordered fries with their food, 1 ordered a salad. When they brought food it was mostly together except 2 of my co-workers didn't get their fries until they were basically done eating their lobster rolls! That's really unacceptable especially when I saw fries being delivered to another table. Our server did apologize, but when you have prices like these food needs to come out together & be complete. I'm hoping with time this will get better & they'll figure out timing to serve the table together. However, I saw a vast improvement & wanted to up their rating & say that we'll be back.

Thank you Kevin for all the extra love! As new parents, traveling to new restaurants can be tricky that we don't know the layout or vibe for yet. But heading to Honor Kitchen & Cocktails, we had a beautiful table that was indoor/outdoors on a gorgeous evening. After checking in and putting our name down, we sat by the outdoor fireplaces and ordered drinks. I had the Kissed by a Rose (mezcal based), and it was such a beautiful cocktail surrounded by beautiful company.After one round, we were seated and ordered Brussels and the Little Gem & Radicchio Caesar. Both equally solid. Brussels were crisp and packed with flavor, and the addition of farro in the Caesar made it a sure fire win in my book. I ordered another delicious mezcal-based drink, Smoke & Honey, and the Fried Chicken Sando with onion rings (my hubby did the Yard Birds which is carried over from their OG menu..buttermilk fried chicken and the fixings including mac salad, cheddar cheese biscuits, hot honey sauce, chive butter). We came during one of the first weeks they opened and I know they mentioned improvements were being made as they were getting more settled in. The sando was juicy, but unfortunately the flaky bun fell apart in my hands. The sweet onions got a bit lost in the breading of the fried rings, but I've never met an onion ring I truly didn't enjoy. My husband enjoyed his dish, but mentioned the biscuits could have used a bit more time cookin'. I look forward to coming back soon to continue to try more items from the menu like their selection of pizzas, lobster mac, cauliflower, burger, and lobster roll. I think it might have just been an off night for the entrees, because drinks and apps were such delight.I love the beautiful renovations they've done to both the interior/exterior, and I'm so excited they've brought such a vibrant energy and life back to Emeryville. And how can I not forget..the lounge area! A separate doorleads you to this special room where kids are not allowed :) So looking forward to date night and enjoying music, drinks, nibbles in the lounge on a future night!

We had an absolutely amazing experience here! Service was exceptional and food was delicious! Perfect spot for date night, family dinner, or brunch. Highly recommend!!