Vermilion

Cozy ambiance in the tavern area with candles and holiday music.Food was good overall and loved the farm to table aspect. There are 2 menus - tavern and table (course menu 75$ per person table must opt in) that you can order a la carte. Table ordered hush puppies (very lightly fried), Bettie's buns (3 salted solid bready buns), cauliflower soup (good good), steak (was mediocre), and the squash dish (amazing). Apple cake for dessert was great.Service was slow - it took over 15 minutes for a beer on tap and over an hour for food. It would have been nice to have been told what was on the plate (eg what are the 3 dressings with the hush puppies). It seemed the staff delivering the plates were very rushed as the table agreed a few dishes were slammed/ slid on the table.

It was a very cute location! The food was great! I had their spin on chicken and waffles for brunch and it was absolutely delicious! The cornmeal waffles were something I had never had before but will definetly want again! It made them a bit more savory than normal which I loved! It was also nice that they offered multiple different sauces to go with it on top of the traditional maple syrup. The only thing that soured our time there was the service. It took us a long time to get waited on and served. It wasn't super busy but even the tables that got seated after us were served before. I may give it another try hoping this was one off.

Rotating menu of delicious farm-to-table food inside a space with a historic feel to it. This being said, my experience coming here for dinner was ruined by the horribly long time it took for me and my GF to get our food (~1 hr 15 min)It was very surprising that the food took as long as it did because they literally only have 4 entrees on the menu and the place wasn't even full when we first got there. The waiter was aware of how long it was taking for us to get our food, and he was apologetic, but then it took a while to flag him down to get the check as well! Very disappointing since I liked the actual food a lotThe place has outside seating and 2 levels of indoor seating (with the lower level having large bar area) as well. The outdoor seating apparently has an additional menu that is not available if you eat inside. They have a tasting menu, but the whole table is required to partake in order to do it

This is long over due since I went here a little bit ago. One of the better meals I had in a long time. A good amount of the food was spot on as well as our cocktails and wine choice. ( Annabella Cabernet). It would have given them 5 stars but the restaurant for me needed a bit of a cleaning. That's one thing I feel that it can be controlled; a little dusting, clean silverware before being placed down for service. It's the little things that make a big difference; especially in the beginning of service it wasn't very busy.

Lovely spot with great drinks and foods. Love the deviled eggs on the menu and the dips are always good. Service is excelente with attention to details and it's a nice cozy environment.

Vermilion has a small brunch menu but packs some nice flavors depending on your selection. The fluffy pancakes were delicious. I would highly recommend that dish. The avocado in our tomato and cucumber salad was overripe but still tasty. Coffee was ok but I could've used a stronger brew. Customer service was excellent, ambiance was cute and quiet- it's nice when you can hear each other talk. Overall, we enjoyed our meal!

Service is the best I think I've seen in any restaurant this year. Two gentlemen covered our table and both were very helpful. The food was beautifully arranged and delicious. Our party shared a Maple Squash and an Heirloom Summer Tomatoes starter. My main was the Pork Porterhouse. All were exquisite. [Caution to Yelp! users:] Use their website to access current menus. Photos of menus on Yelp! are hard to read and may not be updated.

LocationJust off King. ParkingStreetServiceSo friendly-love this staff!!AtmosphereClassy casual-like Clydes without the crowd.SeatingBar, tables in the bar, dining room, upstairs, outside front ( water coloring on select nights).Food and beverageHappy hour menu is the BEST!! Love the boneless lightly-VERY lightly breaded wings on a bed of lemon aioli. The anchovy toast-AMAZING-spinach cream-not runny on a craft bread. Olives served-generous medly-about half a cup! We went back and had the pineapple kale salad-stir it up for the ricotta(?) on the bottom. Super good! I had the top left of the drink menu-excellent-recommended it to another customer with happy results.SummaryIf you are in Alexandra and want quality food and drink in a classy but casual atmosphere-this place is a MUST!

Great ambiance, pleasant and attentive service, well-executed food, and really good about handling food allergies. A 4 instead of a 5 because of value - it's pretty expensive for the portions. In particular, I was charged a normal price for a glass of soda and given a glass of ice with a can of diet coke. If a customer is paying $30+ for an entree I think they've earned free refills on their soda.I came in pretty late on a weeknight after attending a knitting class up the street, as one does, so it was pretty empty and I sat at the bar. They were out of the two pescatarian entrees that most interested me. Given the timing of my visit I will give them a free pass on that one. However, it's a small menu, so being out of one or two things really limits the options, especially for those of us with dietary restrictions.I ended up ordering two small plates - the smoked corn elote and the tomato panzanella.I was very impressed by how seriously the staff took my basil allergy when I inquired about the panzanella. They kept an ingredient list right there at the bar that my bartender consulted, and even though she didn't see basil on the list, she still climbed the stairs to the kitchen to go check with the chef. It's a good thing she did because they often shred a little basil on top as garnish. My panzanella later arrived promptly, sans basil.It was good, though not quite what I was expecting. Typically when I think of panzanella it has large crouton-like chunks of bread in it, and can be filling. This was more a portion of cut cherry tomatoes laid out on a bed of what I think was ricotta? with some dressing on top, and then heavily dusted with breadcrumbs. It was flavorful, and the breadcrumbs packed a nice crunch, but it made the dish a lot less filling than I anticipated.The smoked corn elote, however, was a showstopper. Pretty spicy given just how much jalapeno was included - which made the lack of refills on my diet coke that much more notable - but the smoked flavor really added another dimension to this dish, which I have had in many places and usually find tastes pretty much the same. This was probably my favorite version of this dish to date, though I could personally do with a little less jalapeno just for because of the heat level. Jalapeno was both chopped into the dish and layered in slices on top.Since both my dishes were light and almost dip-like in consistency, it would have been nice to have some bread on the side to make it a bit more substantial.Holistically speaking, however, I think this was a nice dining experience and I suspect it would have been even better during a normal dinner service.

This was an exquisite dining experience for me - they were very accommodating and arranged for a vegetarian tasting menu thanks to their friendly and kind manager - absolutely amazing service and food - Bravo! 5/5