Ember & Vine

Let's first start off by explaining that this is simply a hotel bar now that serves hotel room service quality food. This is no longer a more structured restaurant and we sat at the bar to eat (so don't expect to be seated at a table, if that is what your preferred) If you look at previous pictures posted, they are from several years ago and not indicative of the current offerings or current presentations (e.g.: I ordered the Caesar salad with steak, nothing at all like the earlier photos). As for the food.. it was ok. Hubby got the Italian panini. He said it was good but not hot, and "nothing special". We shared the Brussel sprouts which include raisins. This, along with the marinade made for a very sweet dish. It wasn't bad (and in fact, I thought the Brussels were perfectly cooked) but it was too sweet for my liking. The steak in my salad was subpar. Over seasoned and low quality. Service was ok. They were attentive but not necessarily terribly friendly. Manager greeted us as we came and when we left, he was warm and welcoming, which was a nice touch.

Great Pizza located in the hotel.They have a wood burning pizza oven. You can actually see into the kitchen on how the pizza is being prepared.Crust - Crispy, had the bubbles / air pockets I love with a crunchy crust.Sauce - the sauce was okay. It was good, not too much where the toppings would slide off.Toppings - Good Toppings - the pepperonis had some crunch which I like.The food was great. I would go back her for some pie :)

Made a dinner reservation for Saturday at 7pm. Arrived on schedule and no staff was available for seating. We walked through the restaurant, and most of the tables had not been cleaned from prior guests, covered with half-eaten food and dirty plates. We decided not to stay. I wouldn't recommend making a trip to this one.

Ember & Vine is inside the Doubletree Hotel, where I was staying as part of a business trip. I went on a Thursday for happy hour. In addition to their daily happy hour, they also have specials. Thursdays was 4 small martini sample pours for the price of a regular martini. Granted, the selection was limited a part of their martini menu, it was still a great way to get a variety. Most were slightly on the sweet side, but I could barely taste the alcohol (because of mixology, not a lack of spirits).The restaurant bar sits in the middle of the hotel's lobby, which is wide open and very modern. Lots of natural light comes in from the ceiling and tables are spread out so much so that you can also feel like you are in a private lounge. After the martinis, I got a beer sampler, wings, and the brussel sprouts. The sprouts were amazing, especially for $5 on happy hour. They also have deals on pizza, a neopolitan style crust with lighter toppings and blistered, thin crust.The bartender used to work at a brewery and was incredibly knowledgeable about the beers on tap and local breweries. Great conversation. I was their alone on business and it felt like someplace I could become a regular.

This review is more directed at the bar/happy hour scene. The food is still good. Unfortunately, this went from a 5 star happy hour to a 3 star over a few month span. I recommended to everyone in the local area to have their company happy hours here. The food menu was expansive and there was a nice list of cocktails to choose from.The last few visits the menu has gradually had things removed until finally there is only a drink of the day and only a handful of items on the food menu. It's disappointing as that will be our last group happy hour here. The bar is also severely understaffed now. If you are sitting at a table at the bar, they don't even come over now. You have to walk up to the bar. I don't think it's bad service either, I just don't think they have the bandwidth to support it.The food is excellent though. So, that still has apparently remained intact at least.

This place is under rated. Never super crowded bc ppl don't think of it. It's off the beaten path. Both times I was here everything was amazing. Bar bites hand cut fries are a must & the sangria.

7-9-19 I'm still sticking with the 4 stars, because 3.5 is not a choice. The food & service at the bar as been fairly solid during my visits. It's definitely worth the visit if you're staying in the hotel. The draw for me previously living local is that a hotel bar/restaurant has to offer something unique that regular local bar/restaurants don't offer. Originally Ember & Vine's Happy Hour menu was large and fairly unique and one big draw was their 1/2 price wood fired pizzas during happy hour. They also used to have oysters & champagne specials & their smoked salmon deviled eggs were delish. On today's visit I noticed that the happy hour food menu had changed to just French fries (boring), wings (pretty boring but they did look good), Brussels sprouts (everyone got on this kick too) & I forget the 4th option. Anyway, none of those appealed or were very exciting & no 1/2 price brick oven pizza. I ordered 1/2 a Caesar salad & the Italian pizza $14. I didn't want a full size salad because I wasn't sure how large it was so the bartender offered a 1/2. The 1/2 was plenty for me combined with my pizza , but super small in a round dish, almost kid sized. The pizza was good, but not as good as previous visits, I felt for brick oven it was slightly under cooked & they sure skimped on the sausage topping, lots of cheese. The only thing I was totally happy about was that they still had the $7 Tito's dirty martinis on the happy hour menu. They also increased their craft tap & bottle list & have 4 wines on happy hour so beer drinkers should enjoy that . So nowadays the drinks & not the appetizers/food may be the only draw. Which obviously does NOT set Ember & Vine out above other local establishments. The bartender said there was a recent management change at the hotel which could account for menu changes. So Ember & Vine, bottom line is that if you want to draw locals to a hotel bar you're gonna need to kick it up a notch like from when you first opened.

Ember and Vine is modern and attractive in the remodeled hotel lobby. The menu is limited but diverse, with small plates, salads, pizza (of course), meat, fish, and pasta dinners, and sandwiches. The wine list is also limited and diverse, with prices on the high side of reasonable. Service at last night's dinner was okay, but the place was nearly empty, so it wasn't a real challenge. We had a burger and pizza and, as always, a bottle of California Chardonnay. The food was pretty good, and the wine was half-price because it was Wednesday. Overall it was a decent experience, but it is a hotel restaurant, although somewhat better than is typical. If we return it will be on a Wednesday to take advantage of the half-price wine.

What an all around great restaurant. Good wine list & nice staff. The deep fried cauliflower app was perfect...light and crunchy, not greasy at all. The bacon jam tarts w/ goat cheese were delicious and the charcuterie board was out of this world. It was heavenly, definitely enough for two people to share for dinner w/ a salad. Their pizzas are great, my son had the potato w/ arugula and my daughter had a plain cheese, both loved theirs. The steaks....wow. My husband had the filet with bleu cheese mashed potatoes, he commented all through the meal how flavorful the steak was. Also highly recommend the ribeye, its sauce was to die for. I honestly can't wait to dine there again...

Their menu is much smaller than it was before Covid. Not impressed. Disappointing.....