Walk-ins
Eight bar seats are held for walk-ins every night. Come early, stay late, order from the full menu.
Wood-fired · Seasonal · Alder Hollow
A seasonal kitchen built around a single hearth. Everything touches the fire, and nothing is hurried. Dinner Wednesday to Sunday.
The fire
One hearth. Every plate.
We light the oak at noon and let it burn down to coals before the first guest sits. No gas, no shortcuts. Smoke and char are seasoning here, the same as salt.
The menu follows the market: what our growers pull from the ground that week is what comes to the fire that night, so no dish stays on longer than the harvest does.
700°oven floor at the first fire
11farms within 60 miles
6hof oak coaled before service
The Hearth Supper
Five courses from the fire, chosen by the chef and served family style. Wednesday and Thursday evenings, for the whole table. Wine pairing available.
$78per guest · pairing +$48
V vegetarian · GF gluten-free, or easily adapted. Sample menu and prices for this concept. Please tell us about any allergies.
38seats, one hearth, and a counter where the fire is the show.
Fire is an ingredient, not a technique. Our job is to listen to it, and then stay out of the way.Chef Mateo VargaChef & co-owner, fictional for this concept
Sample reviews
★★★★★
The carrots alone were worth the drive. The lamb was worth the reservation.
★★★★★
You can taste the oak in everything, and somehow it never feels heavy.
★★★★★
Sat at the counter and watched the whole fire dance. Best seat in town.
★★★★★
They handled my gluten allergy without making it a production. Dessert was perfect.
Ember & Ash is a fictional restaurant. These are sample reviews for a concept design, not real guests.
Good to know
Before you arrive.
Allergies
Tell us when you reserve or when you sit. Our team cooks around gluten, dairy, nuts and shellfish daily.
Large parties
Groups of seven or more are welcome with a shared menu. Call us and we will build the evening with you.
Parking
Free lot behind the building and street parking along Cooperage Row after 5 pm.
Dress
Come as you are. Good boots and a clean sweater are the unofficial uniform.
Little ones
Children are welcome until 8 pm. We keep half-portions of the flatbread and pasta on hand.
Private dining
Gather around the fire.
Our back room seats up to 24 guests with its own door to the hearth. Birthdays, rehearsal dinners and quiet company dinners, built around a set menu.
events@example.comReservations
Pull up a chair.
Tables open 30 days ahead. Tell us when, and we will confirm by email or text within the hour.
Call us
(503) 555-0171Dinner hours
- Wed & Thu
- 5 to 9:30 pm
- Fri & Sat
- 5 to 10:30 pm
- Sunday
- 4:30 to 9 pm
- Mon & Tue
- Closed
Find us
17 Cooperage RowAlder Hollow
Free parking behind the building