Fern & Ember

Fern & Ember

The full menu

Wednesday to Sunday, 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM. 27 Emberfold Lane, Charlottesville, VA. (434) 555-0117

Reserve a table

Starters

To share, or not

  • Hearth bread$7

    cultured butter, flaky salt

  • Blistered shishito peppers$11

    lemon, benne seed

  • Charred cabbage$12

    brown butter, cider vinegar, breadcrumbs

  • Ember-roasted beets$13

    whipped feta, sorghum, pecans

  • Country ham and grilled peaches$15

    black pepper honey, grilled toast

  • Wood-fired oysters$18

    half a dozen, smoked chili butter

  • Coal-roasted carrots$12

    buttermilk, dill, toasted rye

  • Grilled romaine$13

    anchovy dressing, lemon, hard cheese

Mains

From the hearth

  • Flatbread, tomato and garlic$17

    basil, olive oil

  • Flatbread, mushroom and thyme$19

    farmer's cheese, arugula

  • Ember-baked squash$23

    farro, sage, brown butter

  • Half chicken$27

    roasted over oak, pan drippings, charred lemon

  • Whole trout$29

    cooked in the embers, fennel, brown butter

  • Pork chop$32

    apple butter, mustard greens

  • Ribeye for two$74

    seared on the coals, ash-roasted potatoes

  • Lamb shoulder$34

    slow-roasted overnight, white beans, mint

Sides

For the table

  • Ash-roasted potatoes$8

    sour cream, chives

  • Grilled greens$8

    garlic, chili, lemon

  • Hearth beans$7

    smoked onion, thyme

  • Skillet cornbread$8

    sorghum butter

Desserts

While the fire burns down

  • Burnt honey custard$10

    toasted oats

  • Chocolate pot$10

    smoked salt, cream

  • Roasted pears$11

    black walnut, sorghum

  • Skillet apple cake$12

    buttermilk ice cream

  • Two cheeses$14

    oat crackers, apple butter

Drinks

Poured at the bar

  • Smoke and Cider$14

    bourbon, apple cider, charred lemon

  • Garden Tonic$13

    gin, tonic, rosemary

  • Hearth Old Fashioned$15

    rye, burnt sugar, orange

  • Ember Spritz$13

    bitter orange, sparkling wine, grapefruit

  • Viognier$13

    white, by the glass

  • Cabernet Franc$14

    red, by the glass

  • Lager$7

    on draft

  • Dry cider$8

    on draft

  • Thyme lemonade$6

    made here, no alcohol

  • Sparkling brut$12

    by the glass

  • Rosé$12

    dry, by the glass

  • Amber ale$8

    on draft

  • Ginger shrub and soda$6

    no alcohol

  • Coffee$5

    by the pot

Prices are in dollars, before tax. The menu changes with what the fire and the season allow.

A wood-fired flatbread with greens, tomatoes and shaved cheese, two slices already goneAn orange drink in a coupe glass with a slice of orange on it, a bowl of oranges behind