Ember Woodfire Grill — Restaurant in Town of Livonia

Empire Woodfire Grill is located at Livonia NY. It is a spacious restaurant which provides comfortable chairs and large tables. The atmosphere couldn't get any better for your dining experience. A brick modern fireplace lovely art framed pictures as well as wines displayed in the front of the entry way makes for a welcoming architect dining experience. Host greeted us as soon as we entered and also acted as our server. Seating preference was offered regarding the dining room or the second room. We chose the dining room and chose the table close to the lovely brick fireplace. Since Ember Woodfire Grill has a different concept then most of the restaurants in WNY or the fingerlakes the server took his time and explained both the share concept as well as the menu items available for the evening. We ordered 4 entrees in which to share. Food is made to prepare and shared items come to the table when prepared. A delicious bread comes to the table which is included with entrees. The large entree pork chop meal my husband ordered to share was delicious and my husband was in pork chop heaven saying it was his best pork chop he ever ate! It was a baked large chop which had a crust which was delicious it tasted similiar to a shake and bake but much more flavor. The chop was crunchy and moist. Entree included bacon mashed potatoes which were delicious a cross between creamy and thick and oh the bacon! The bacon was evenly distributed throughout the potatoes and the onion had a delicious taste. Entree also included apple slaw which was delightful. The second Entree we chose was a zuchini baked into wide strips with a few cheeses added along with 2 types of rices. Also Indian spices were added to give the Entree a spicy added taste. I highly reccomend this dish for a healthy Entree and for those who enjoy a bit of spices. The third and final Entree was a chick pea Entree which included pita bread for dipping and was accompanied by a bed of stewed tomatoes. This one is Another winner and I will order it again. A big thank you goes out to Ember Wood fire Grill which made our dining experience excellent. Shared entrees are the way to go! Fun! And the delicious food! I'm up for ordering a few of the same entrees along with trying ourlt the Pizza you offer on the menu! Were both looking forward to our next visit! Ember Woodfire Grill also offers outdoor dining when applicable a nice sized parking lot in front of the restaurant and a full sized bar and lounge for your pleasure. Handicap parking...

I have never in my life had a dining experience like this one. Before I get into the negative aspects of the night I want to admit it wasn't all bad. The food was really good, as a group we had fun and because it was my friends birthday we got a slice of oatmeal cake that was delicious. However this was my first time here and my first time being yelled at by a waiter for ordering food. I came in with a party of 10 for my friends birthday, she and her family love the restaurant and have been here several times. It's not the first family style restaurant I've been too, I sort of understood what his little speech in the beginning was about but I was looking for a little guidance from my friend. As a table of 10 hungry people looking for good food we ordered quite a bit of food. Our waiter went around the table taking orders as they do. When he got to me and I asked for a large order of mac and cheese he stopped. And said, fairly loudly I might add, "I'm not sure you're really understanding just how large these portions are. One order is enough to feed more than one person and our menu is meant to encourage sharing dishes with the table. Now are you sure you really want that 3rd order of mac and cheese?" No sir I am not sure because I'm mortified that you just stopped taking orders from the group because you don't think we need that much food. One of the other members of the party said we were sure about the 3rd order of mac and cheese and to keep going. After my friend ordered a 4th steak salad he sighed and was visibly annoyed. I'm not sure if he really thought 10 people were going to share 2 entrees or what was going to happen, but news flash more people require more food to eat. I felt so stupid for trying to give this restaurant more money because here I am thinking more money for a business is good. We did finish most of the food but my friend took a box with 3 slices of steak pizza and 2 scoops of mac and cheese home for lunch. We had the free cake and 2 other desserts between the 3 of us so clearly there being too much food wasn't a huge issue. I'm not sure if I'd go back based on how the waiter treated us alone, which sucks because the food was really good. My friend and her sister said next time they go back they are requesting anyone but that waiter and I...

On a friend's recommendation, we ate here last night for the first time - my partner and I agreed it was amongst the best restaurant meals we'd ever had.

I was particularly impressed by the degree of craftsmanship in each of the items we ordered - there was a great attentive to detail with ingredients, flavors, and presentation; the flavors really contrasted well with each other, making every single bite an adventure and an amazing burst of flavor.

We ordered an iceberg wedge salad (blue cheese crumbles and a very tasty house vinaigrette), a pickles and olives sampler (multiple pickled vegetables, each with a different pickling profile!), pasta Genevese (SUPER tender and flavorful beef, broad noodles, really great), and a special "Detroit Grandmother's" pizza - Detroit style focaccia deep pan pizza with an incredible sauce, a couple types of cheese, and garlic - despite the seemingly simple ingredients list, stunningly balanced and tasty. Finished up with a couple of desserts to go.

Service was top notch - from a friendly Maitré d', a very informed, attentive, and responsive waitress, and others helping deliver foods as they were ready to serve (with multiple check-ins from everyone throughout the evening), we were left feeling like we were the center of attention.

Leftover pasta and pizza portions , eaten cold this morning, were just as good as they were hot and fresh last night.

Our only quibbles were that first, the wood smoked mac and cheese wasn't offered with a bacon-free option - our waitress said that customers regularly requested a vegetarian version, so I can only assume that they've already tried offering it and found there just wasn't enough demand - and second, that the lighting was a bit frustrating - bright lights on the walls created a bit of a glare but still left the tables a little dim, and the menu a little dark.

I'm really looking forward to the next time we go there, and experiencing the seasonal menu variations across the course...