Ember

I went to this restaurant last night, I have driven by hundreds of times in the last 10 years, Bought a friend of mine there, The atmosphere not so good, The hostess was very rude, The wait et was quite pleasant, Order two drinks which were good, I ordered house salad with chicken tacos My friend ordered salmon First of all let me say by getting the salad, it was something that, I give my hens, A better mixed greens, It looked like the chef sat on it, One slice of tomato two slices of cucumber, saturated with dressing, and not much mixed greens on the plate, you could actually see the plate through the greens, shameful charging $10 for that, As for the chicken tacos the meat was all black, disgusting 🤮, And make things worse again, there was a cat walking about the restaurant, which I found very strange, My friend liked it but that’s OK, I asked a waiter to remove the salad from the bill it did not happen, Bottom line I was happy to get out of there So I minus on everything,

Great Meal - but unwanted guest.... Have always been a fan of this restaurant, even back when it was called Ember. Recently took some friends there, as its just a different atmosphere than other South Shore restaurants. As usual, cool atmosphere, nice staff, and great food - but...About halfway through our meal, one of my friends felt something "furry" brush up on his leg - obviously quite the fright, when we looked under the table - it was a cat!. Yes, a live cat in the restaurant. After us, it sauntered over to the next table where a woman had to get up mid-meal from her table and waited for cat to keep walking (cat allergy). When the server was asked about this, she seemed embarrassed and just said its the owners cat - with that "not much I can do about it" look. Yes, its a cat - not a wild animal, but this is a high-end restaurant with high-end prices. Having any non-service type animal walking throughout the floor unattended, while trying to enjoy a fine meal just seems unacceptable. What about people that have allergies, or just don't like cats - or any animal rubbing legs when they are dining out? Again, E2 is not some dive bar, where's its "cute" to have some sort of mascot. Just not cool...

Visited this lovely restaurant last night for the first time and it sure did impress! It is beautiful and tasteful inside. The staff was welcoming and friendly, especially Mike. We ordered a bottle of delicious Pinot Noir and the Lobster and Goat Cheese app. It was divine! Obviously, the chips were homemade (but if they could just be a little thicker so they don't break so easily!) and I had the boneless pork chop wrapped in bacon with roasted sweet potatoes and apples. My friend had a gorgeous steak with grilled asparagus and mashed potatoes. UNBELIEVABLE! I will definitely recommend AND be back.