Embers Wood Grill

This place is phenomenal. We love any chance we get to go here. Great place for a date, particularly at Spark! Love the menu, and the option for intamacy, business, or larger dining hall.

Went to celebrate my husband's birthday It was our first time at Embers, and they did not disappoint our waitress Jillian was so sweet and informative about the menu and wine selection and our food, The Mahi Mahi and King Salmon were perfect. And for dessert we got the Crème Brûlèe and they even wrote Feliz Cumpleaños for him. Definitely would recommend this place to anybody.

We always have a great experience at Ember’s. We happened to want to grab something to eat on a Monday this week and everything in Celebration Point was closed. I suggested Spark, Ember’s exceptional bar. Usually, there are tables and seats at the bar available (unlike space in the main dining area without a reservation). We took a chance and were pleasantly surprised there were both options opened. We ordered drinks, appetizers (duck wings, blue crab bisque, Cesear salad), and entree (salmon and risotto). If you want a delicious meal in a more casual environment, this is the place to go! P.S. some days they will allow you to order off the main restaurant’s menu if you’re lucky! Parking: Parking is easy to find in the lot around the shopping center. Wheelchair accessibility: From the front of the shopping center you can easily navigate to the front doors. Handicapped parking spaces are limited. There is also a ramp up to the restaurant from the parking lot behind the building.

Food tastes good but I'd say the price misses the mark. I'd say there should be a 20% reduction in prices for what you're buying. The restaurant goes for a fine dining feel but has seating like Chillis. The lighting is so dim that depending on your age you might need to turn on your phone's flashlights. Not to mention that people are so loud it sounds like a high school cafeteria. Again, this is fine if it's a TGIF but if you're going to a place marketed as higher dining you expect a different type of environment when you're not at the bar.

I really enjoyed the food here. Everything tasted amazing. I would recommend trying the Escargot, it tastes phenomenal! Additionally, our waiter was very nice, informative on the menu, and attentive. Definitely the best restaurant in Gainesville I’ve ever been to, nothing really compares. The only thing I did not like was the lighting, it was very hard to see the menu as the lighting was significantly dim. My in laws literally had to use the flash light on their phone to see the menu. Apart from that, everything was great. Highly recommend.

We made a reservation for a 7:00 table. Upon arrival we were surprised at outside look of restaurant. We wanted a classy dining experience for an anniversary and it didn't appear as such. We decided to go in though and were happy we did. The ambience was low warm lights, table linens, candles, nice menus and wonderful attention to detail in decor. So... Arrived at 6:45 and were asked to wait till 7:00 so we went to bar and ordered a drink. Once our table was ready the front of house came and let us know in person. We then paid for our drink and went to sit in main restaurant. The menu for bar was different btw from that of main restaurant. Not a problem, just an observation. Our server was Victor. He was great! We enjoyed his attentiveness and friendly disposition. Numerous times he made recommendations that we followed and these things added to our comfort level and enjoyment of our experience. We had the seafood platter for appetizer. So wonderful! Delish food, attention to detail flavors and huge pieces of shrimp. The crab was also amazing! For meals we had the cowboy steak and filet mignon with scallops added. The addition was a kabob of 3 silver dollar size scallops that were seared and succulent. The steaks were cooked perfectly. No sauce needed. The sear and inner moisture were awesome! Our sides asparagus, sweet potato and Mac and cheese were great!! Definitely worth the stomach room to eat the sides. The bread was brought around by a gentleman with a tray and 3 options. There was also a lovely herb butter. The dessert we chose was flour less chocolate cake and it was decadent!! So yummy. We took it to go and the box was even given attention to detail with the fruit garnish, chocolate sauce drizzle and torched mousse topping. 10 out of 10 in everything. The bathroom was clean and so was restaurant. Thank you Victor for a memory dinner out. We will definitely recommend our friends here.

Ate at Embers last night with 6 guests. Let me start off by saying that the food was excellent. However, we found our server to be rude and even sometimes arrogant. He told us on more that one occasion that "this was not his first rodeo". It took him a long time to refill our drinks and one item I asked for twice he never brought. If not for the server, I would definitely give it 5 stars. We have been to Embers many times and always have had excellent service as well as food. Not this time! In addition, in the past the bread service came around several times but last night only once. It just seemed like we were an after thought for being served.

For the past 3 yrs I’ve had to travel to Gainesville pretty regularly. It’s fair to say I’ve tried many eateries here & this restaurant was by far the best one I’ve been to. Food ranges from steak to seafood and is 1st class all the way. Our waitress Samantha was also one of the best I’ve ever had as well. She was attentive, yet did not hover. Gave us time between courses to allow us time to fully enjoy each one. It is pricey but worth it truly !! Will definitely be back! We tried the escargot- perfection; seared yellowfin with fresh spinach & roasted beefsteak tomato; seared U10 diver scallops- so tender and tasteful. Chilean Sea Bass - also prepared to perfection & mushroom sides the best as well! Vegetarian options: All of the sides were made from fresh items. None was over cooked and our entire meal was served still hot and freshly prepared.