J. Corks

Ambience, food service, atmosphere are absolutely amazing! Visited friends for dinner while in town and looking forward to coming back

We love sitting in the bar area. It's cozy and inviting. We have been here multiple times, including once for restaurant week and we were not disappointed. My husband had a steak with Chimichurri sauce and fries. I had a delicious homemade pasta with meat sauce. The wine list is wonderful and I can always find something I enjoy. The cocktails are top notch too. The service is excellent and most of the servers know the menu well and make great recommendations.

The food and drinks are delicious!! The seasonal drinks are a must try. They have indoor and outdoor seating and both are great depending on your preference. Each time I've been here, it was not crowded or loud, so it was perfect for meeting up with friends.

We had a very enjoyable evening at J Corks. It was a beautiful night to sit outside on their patio. The ambiance was great and the live music was a nice touch. The food was good. Three of us shared a bunch of things. We started with the mushroom bruschetta, which I think was the best dish of the night. Super flavorful. I also ordered a cup of their soup of the day, which was a white clam chowder, but they made sure to say it wasn't New England clam chowder. I thought it tasted like a cross between lobster bisque and NE clam chowder. It was good but maybe could have used a little more flavor. For entrees, we split the crabcakes and the shrimp and grits. The crabcakes were very well prepared. Lots of crab, limited filling. Excellent. Perhaps the biggest disappointment was the shrimp and grits. They were a bit too sweet for me and I didn't think the grits had much flavor. The coconut shrimp were mushy on the inside and had no texture to them. Leads me to believe they were premade frozen shrimp. Luckily the meal ended strong with a piece of limoncello cake. Awesome. All in all, the shrimp and grits, while not my favorite, were not enough to diminish the rest of our experience. I won't hesitate to return, especially on a nice summer evening.

Stopped here before a show at Palace Theater. Nice decor & bar area. I sat at the bar because I had a coupon for 50% off a drink if I showed my theater ticket. I figured it would be like a house wine or domestic beer, but the bartender said I could order anything within reason so I had a fancy martini & it was expertly crafted. I got a side order of fries which was huge & a second craft dirty martini which was also well made. I'd definitely stop back. The bartender was very busy but quite efficient.

Went here one night with my brother and his fiancee. It is one of his favorite restaurants in the area and really wanted to take me here. You have to get reservations because the place tends to get busy. There's a convenient parking garage right around the corner.I got the lobster poutine and scallop risotto.The fries were crispy and delicious, and you get a decent portion of lobster as well. The cheese was great and creamy. Great appetizer but probably want to share it with two other people. You get a lot!When I make risotto, it comes out creamy and super flavorful. When I go out, I like to get risotto if places have it so I can compare how I cook. I have had very different kinds of risotto but J Corks makes it closest to how I like it! The scallops were pretty big and cooked really well.

We came here to celebrate my grandmas birthday and we had a pretty decent time. The food was a bit overpriced for what it was. I got the scallop risotto and I have to say the risotto fell a bit short. I just expected it to be much creamier and it was almost gummy. Someone else got the steak however and it was delicious, but again, quite a small amount of food for $50.00. The ambiance was pretty cool, nice and cozy, but a few minutes after we sat down somehow the heat started blasting, like miserably hot. The staff had to open the windows to make it more uncomfortable. But they were quick to attend to it thankfully. Our server was attentive and quick until towards the end of our meal waiting on our check took a lot longer than expected, and even though a birthday was mentioned nothing was done(another table got a birthday desert and a big happy birthday) so that was a little disappointing, but what can ya do? All in all, not terrible, but probably won't be at the top of my list to return to.

I wanted to love this restaurant. The environment is beautiful and everything sounded so delicious. Maybe we were there on an off night (there was a show at the nearby theater and a night market in the streets nearby). But it didn't live up to the expectations, especially compared to the cost.First, pacing of the meal was way off. We ordered a bottle of wine, soups and salad and entrees. Our wine came, it was a decent wait and the server came over once asking if we wanted bread with our soup. We said yes, then moments later our soup and salad were delivered. Not even five minutes later our entrees were delivered. And mine was HOT. Like so hot it burned my tongue. This was after it sat for a few minutes while I finished my soup. I don't think I've ever had an entire come out that hot. We had to ask two additional times for the promised bread.I ordered the scallops. I do have to say the scallops were wonderful but the risotto they were served on was pretty flavorless.I'd probably give it another chance on a non show night in hopes of a better flow.

The GPS sent us down the street from the restaurant and we were having a hard time finding the place. My friend made a call to the place and after he explained where we're at. Ginger walked out of the restaurant and told us to go up the hill. Sat in the bar area and Ginger was are waitress. She was super attentive and just a nice person. I ordered a garden salad and the Shrimp and Grits. My friend had the same salad and the Scottish Salmon. Both dishes were excellent.

Showed up on a Tuesday for a date night and had Bri as our server. She was energetic, super friendly and just provided an overall excellent service experience. The food was great, I ordered the crab cakes and would definitely recommend them to everyone, and my partner ordered the salmon which was prepared perfectly. Also had the poached pear and goat cheese salad as an appetizer along with the pepper jack spinach dip as recommended by bri and they were both incredible. Excellent experience will definitely be back