Ember Farm to Fire

The service is always good but the prices have gone sky high and is probably one of the priciest on the Island!

Such a wonderful experience my friends and I had here!! The owner, Bill, was so friendly towards our group and gave us a tour of the restaurant/provided us with great recommendations! I cannot recommend this place enough for the food, drinks, and atmosphere! We even made reservations for future dates right there at the table! Thank you to Bill and the Ember Team for your dedication to your customers and your quality of food and drink! We will 100% be back as much as we can!

We were seated on time, our server went out of his way to make sure we were well taken care of the entire evening. The food-fabulous. We all 4 ordered different things and everyone enjoyed each dish. Wonderful evening.

The flatbread pizzas are AMAZING! Cool vibe inside the place: live music sic on 1 sIde & DR on the other. Our server was SUPERB (wish I could remember her name!).

Amazing food, not “touristy”. Service was a little lacking but the food made up for it.

We ate early, so the restaurant was not crowded or too noisy. I had the roasted root salad, which was excellent. I also had the small plate Scampi with a loaf of bread - one of my go-to foods at Embers. My Sweet Heat cocktail was also delicious! The other two diners shared a Caesar salad and the Granchio Fire Bread with crab. Our waiter was excellent and checked back on us several times, but without being intrusive. I live on St. Simons and love to eat at Embers!!

The wood fire pizza and the apps are great!

Excellent fired oven pizzas!

Atmosphere: 4

Ember - Farm to Fire

My son brought me to Ember as part of my Christmas gift and I must say it is in the top running for best gift ever. We did have reservations and they are easy to make on their website. We arrived during one of their live music events so we got entertained while eating this amazing meal.

The set up is pretty unique, when you walk in you see their amazing wood oven and it definitely caught my eye. It’s beautiful and functional art that helps them create their pizzas. Behind that you get a great view of the kitchen and the rest is the main dining room. To the right is a separate room that is made up of a bar, a pool table, and some lounging couches. To the left of the dining room is the outdoor patio area. This is where we sat.

Appetizers was such a tough call. Every single item sounded so delicious. We decided on the meatballs and the bread with black garlic and EVOO. The meatballs were the best I have ever had. They were soft and full of flavor and covered in a homemade marinara. The balance of the sweetness in the sauce was perfect, which is hard to do in a restaurant setting. I find sauces from restaurants too sweet. If Hansel and Gretel were real they would prefer a house made of these meatballs every day! The bread was spectacular. I bake my own bread at home and I was so impressed with the bread. It had the texture and floof of a standard bread loaf but the flavor of a ciabatta. Glazed with butter and topped with flakey sea salt it was absolutely perfect, dipping it in their olive oil with black garlic was out of this world for my taste buds. They may never move on and accept my standard bread recipe now that they had that.

When our mains came out I was already feeling full. However, we each ordered the 14 oz steak and I’m not about to bring that home. I’m not sure the picture does it justice. The steak is paired with fingerling potatoes and sautéed mushrooms and all is covered with a sauce, I’m not sure what kind of glitter (metaphorical glitter…magic) they put in that sauce but it was this magical thing, as if a au jus and a Demi-Glacé had a baby. To make things even better I am still confused on the cut of beef it actually was. It had the beautiful flavor and tenderness of a ribeye but without the fat and the muscle texture was even. On the drive home me and my son determined that whatever cow was used it led a happy existence and had to have been extremely relaxed when processed. Somehow I don’t think the farm will change their slogan to reflect that but it was in fact, the best steak I’ve ever had and I can cook a perfect steak.

Now the hard part of the meal came, dessert. Every single one sounded amazing but I had already eaten a weeks worth of meat and carbs and my diabetes and fullness did not allow me to even consider another bite. So of course I ordered dessert to go and this morning, when I woke up I had my insulin ready because there was no way I wasn’t going to not eat the fried poundcake with berries and whipped cream to start my day the same way I ended yesterday, with fabulous food.

So all that to say, get out and try Ember Farm to Fire. You won’t be disappointed.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Such a great atmosphere and super appetizers at the bar during Happy Hour!
We had such a good time here. Really good cocktails, too!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Caesar Salad, Olives, Brie

I have had good experiences with this place before. It seems lately that they have been riding off past glories. It seems they have lost standards for quality control and innovation.

We got two appetizers. One (brie) was really good and was the standard I expected for the price. The other (crispy Brussel sprouts) was mediocre. The topping caused all of the crispiness to turn soggy.

Our cocktails were amateur. It seems they are trying to be trendy with no craftsmanship. Nothing to hate but definitely not anything notable.

Entrées... short rib was good minus the excessive amount of fat. Scallops were good but the sides were all undercooked (risotto, asparagus, etc.)

Desserts were the highlight. Pretty good honestly.

Service... unprofessional. If I come to a nicer restaurant, I expect high-level service. The server seemed disinterested in our table. A line such as "Y'all want food?" What is that??? The table beside us was getting this server's best. Helpful suggestions, witty banter, and a set standard. This server missed out on a decent tip tonight. I will be expecting much more from them in the future. Tonight was unacceptable!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Brie

The front door to this restaurant is amazing. It is a portal actually. When outside you are standing in a shopping center. A strip mall that looks like thousands of other strip malls around. Whenever the portal opens and you enter you are transported to a fine dining experience. There is a large beautiful wood fired oven a blaze. The place is so nice it makes me feel under dressed. It is only the staff and customers already seated that we feel comfortable.
Our server provided some of the best service we have had on St Simon's. The food was wonderful. We had steak and a pizza of course after seeing that beautiful wood fired oven. The descriptions of the food on the menu was extremely accurate . Everything was first class.
If you need a break from the hustle and bustle that is St Simon's this is a great place to go. We cannot wait to come back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Hubby and I chose Ember Farm to Fire for one of our Anniversary weekend restaurants to have a late lunch and drinks.
We had a great time being personally hosted by Bill, the owner! What an awesome guy!
This place is beautiful is it's design and colors. So warm and cozy! The food is crazy delicious! The eggrolls are mouth-watering "yummy!" The staff is very friendly and welcoming too!! I highly recommend Ember Farm to Fire.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Crispy

Scallops were huge and perfectly seared. Decadence lemon dessert was just incredible. Only mark off was my server forgot my cocktail.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

The food is delicious and very creative menu! The charred Caesar salad get dressing on the side is off the charts amazing! The Brie with homemade raspberry jam and salted sourdough bread-oh my heaven! The steak is amazing. The redfish over grits was SO good!! I could go on and on. If you want a unique meal in a fun place, go to Ember-please trust me-the food is off the charts amazing!!!