Best Restaurants with a Happy Hour in Evendale

Tonight was the evening before Christmas Eve. Everyone was in a festive mood. We met three friends we hadn’t seen in a while and everything was wonderful. My second time at Meritage this month.

We had a wonderful experience at Embers. The food was delicious and the service was great.

Food is excellent, Eclectic menu and lots of great vegetarian options too. Coffee selections are great although Cappuccinos were not very hot. I think they need help with their host/seating/reservations management. Always make a reservation. It's small and fills up quickly. Two tables which would accommodate our party size were open, one was a high top and one a low top. My husband in particular does not do well with high top tables. We had a reservation, but were told the low top was reserved. High top our only choice. During our entire visit they never filled that low top table and several others came open also. So even though the reservations were full, during our visit many tables became open including the requested low table. There does not seem to be management on duty, during day. Servers covered host stand, rather awkwardly and not satisfactorily. Our server was the person who told us we couldn't have the low top table and never commented on it again during meal although I think it was clear that the high top caused some difficulties for us. We would have been pleased to move once they figured out they did in fact have multiple low tables open. Besides the rather lack of concern or personal touch, we had a great meal. Our server was friendly and did seem a bit overwhelmed. Possibly they were understaffed for the day. Food is worth the small hassles and we will definitely come back. Try the Beet and Burrata Salad and the French Onion Soup. Also the Deviled Eggs (!) Spectacular.

We had a great time while enjoying wonderful food and service! Very high quality meats and the salad/side bar is like nothing I’ve ever seen before. From fresh and roasted veggies to smoked salmon to charcuterie and everything in between! There’s something for everyone! My only negative comment is that we were there for a birthday dinner and were sat at a table right next to the servers stand/end of bar. So it was not as romantic as I would’ve liked but we still had a great time! Will def go back!

It was a beautiful place. Our waiter was exceptional and the food was very good. Thank you for making our evening meal most memorable.!