Oak & Ember Grill

Delicious cocktails, hot wings with stand out flavor, and a thick juicy burger paired with perfectly cooked fries. Awesome service. Thank you!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was mediocre and service was horrible. took over an hour from when we ordered to get our food

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

Terrible service. Waited over an hr for a couple of burgers the place wasn't even full. The waitress had a nasty attitude when asking for anything from napkins to how much longer the food was coming out. We also had a child who ordered chicken tenders which apparently takes an hour. Maybe they had to kill the chicken and the cow to make our food because there's no way burgers and chicken tenders take an hr to make. Especially when it's not a packed night. Do not recommend.

one of the best burgers I have ever had
great service as well

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The fish and chips were perfect!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

POS owner & staff. SUPER disrespectful.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Their burgers are a killer!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Awesome place..Always a good time with great service and great food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Had a great time here with my girlfriend, I'd recommend it to family and friends!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is because I would like to see them have domestic beers on tap instead of bottled. Food was excellent and good selection of craft beers on tap. Look forward to returning to try more items on menu!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

If you were a fan of The Farnsworth House Restaurant and The Blue Monkey Tavern, our favorite restaurateurs are at it again, with the same delicious dishes! You’re likely to see some familiar faces too, at Oak and Ember Grill, the previous location of Tara’s Tavern 1 Cookstown New Egypt Rd, North Hanover, NJ 08562 #RunDontWalk 🍝❤️✨🍷

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good bar food, great service.

I posted this when it was still owned by Tara's. I have not be there since the change in owners.

Terrible overpriced they took everything good off the menu. Hope this place goes out of business quick

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Came in for a bite to eat and an angry orchard. (They dont have it anymore) They sat us at a high top by the bar with menus for drinks, specials and food. But when she came to take our drink order, we said were ready to just put our food order in. She got really annoyed and stressed and said "I'm not ready for dinner" at that point, I wanted to leave. You can tell they were renovating (slapping lipstick on a pig- we liked the original pig lol) and the smell of paint was overpowering the smell of food. Not a fan of the new look. 3rd edit from what started as a 5 star review with original owners. Reducing from 2 to 1 star. Made no improvements whatsoever. And the way they have treated the so many of the locals is absolutely horrendous.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

TOTAL DISSAPPOINTMENT If you are going here and expecting it to be be anything like Tara's, its NOT! Yes I am publicy shaming this poor excuse for a local restaraunt /bar after numerous times of being there with the new ownership. When Taras fist sold I went in for dinner and drinks, I have been eating and drinking there at least once a week since they have been open when Howie was there bartending. The first time I saw they took Taras menu and just added a Oak and Ember label on it and said they were working on updating the menu. I met the new owner and seemed to be a decent guy, WOW was I wrong! The next time I went in they made a new menu with lettering so small you need a magnifying glass to read it and they changed alot of items on menu, reduced portions and raised prices but still had your favorites there. Everytime I went I noticed less and less people, most of the great staff quit because they did not want to deal with the tyrant owner and overall moral seemed low with existing staff. I went in again recently and on a Friday night noticed no one barely in parking lot at 7pm, used to not even be able to find a spot before, I went in to smell a new paint job and no live music that made the place dark and miserable looking and no feel of being in your hometown eating establishment. This time I got a completely new menu, wait , what, NOT one single item from Taras menu existed and it was the same boring food I can get at any of the 20 pizza places locally for a lot cheaper. What used to be Re-Vamp's, Cajun Angels, Butter Burgers and Real Deal Cheesesteaks are all gone and replaced with Chix Parm, Chix Marsala and Chix Francese, all at 24.95 or more, REALLY , do we need more italian food in replacement of the menu that made Taras locally famous. I can get any one of those dinners for 17 bucks or less with a salad and bread. What used to be awesome apps, now you get a choice of overpriced wings, mozz stix or mediocre shrimp and only 4 sandwich choices , 3 being chix and one $18 cheesesteak. This has to be the worst changes of a menu I ever seen, take away all the good stuff and add italian dinners that are a dime a dozen. Oh burgers are 12.95, $2 for cheese and 75 cents for a pickle, yes really they charge for a pickle. You can get an incredible burger with cheeses and fries and pickle at the Plumsted for 11 bucks and WAY better! The owner walks around the bar looking angry, miserable and uninviting to clients, he saw me make a bad face at menu and instead of talking with me he got angry that I was not liking the menu. I never spoke to anyone in the bar business with that poor of attitude and zero clue of what the local patrons want or what made the bar he bought a success. He was even overheard that they no longer want the local families and military that have been customers for years to there anymore, looking for a new customer base, thats a slap on the face for long time patrons but he does not care. I was with a friend and we were about to order burgers until I saw the pickle upcharge, again the owner heard my make a comment to my friends and he decided to interject himself into my conversation and get angry again that we did not like the new menu or prices, we got up and went to the Plumsted Grill for better burgers and friendly owners/staff. While leaving the owner continued to argue claiming he was from NYC and knows what he is doing, I dont think you have a clue what you are doing in Cookstown! What a shame that such a great place with incredible people has gone so downhill in just 2 months of new owners. Based upon the owners ignorance, lack of human interaction skills and stubborness to know what your partons want will ultimately lead to failure and I hope it comes soon if you are unwilling to make positive changes to restorewhat made Taras the success that it was. Overpriced Food, Poor Selections, Rude Owners, Inconsistant hours, No entertainment, No food specials and destroying what made Taras a success. Dont Bother!!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1