Fern & Ember
The full menu
Wednesday to Sunday, 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM. 27 Emberfold Lane, Charlottesville, VA. (434) 555-0117
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.

