FERN

“Husband took me out on a date here. Beautiful atmosphere, you def feel like you’re in the city. And don’t get me started with the food now.. the steak guysss THE RIB EYE!!!!! Coupled with the Cauliflower dish…😩🤌🏽 🥘🔥 I’d go back. Don’t think about it, just go!!! 👍🏼”

“Nothing special about this dinner. I do though appreciate them taking us as walk-ins on a Tuesday when many other places are closed. The beginning of our dinner seemed to be fine. We were seated quickly and greeted by a server within 5 minutes. However, she didn’t introduce herself and dropped off the menu with specials and asked what kind of water we preferred. By the time she brought the water we were ready to order. Two appetizers, two pastas. Cesar salad lacked the dressing, but it’s whatever. Our server came back when our plates were fully cleaned and she asked how everything was and if she can clear the table which we said “ of course” to. Our pastas were taking some time and then our server came up to us and asked if we wanted dessert?? We said that we didn’t get our pastas yet and she was like - oh, what did you get? And then said that pasta should be coming in two minutes. Pasta did arrive pretty fast. After that it was impossible to get our server. She never checked on us. The table next to us was waiting for a while to be greeted by the same server. And they were even ready to order by the time she came up and that’s when we also asked her to bring us a check. Took another 5-10 minutes for her to stop by our table and ask AGAIN if we wanted a dessert menu after we already asked for a check. As industry people ourselves we are pretty understanding and patient, but it was just not it. Could not wait to get out of there any faster.”

“This is my espresso martini after sitting for a bit. Was told it was because of the fresh cream of the Baileys.”

“Hours of operation is what makes this restaurant so popular. With every other place in the area closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, Fern is the only option on those nights. To say that the place is hopping then, is no understatement. That's not a great way to start a review, but reality is that the food sadly isn't great. On one occasion I had a ragu that was supposed to be a lamb bolognese. It was so heavy, that I couldn't enjoy it. On another occasion I had the pork tomahawk. It was falling-off-the-plate massive, but so tough and poorly seasoned that I could only eat the very center. The accompanying chard was overcooked and I still don't know what the cornbread was supposed to taste like - it wasn't edible. My partner seemed to enjoy the gluten-free pizza. The best thing we had was a shared endive salad. Service was taking the order and bringing the bill - nothing in between although I did get a fork, when I waved madly, as my table setting had lacked one... Sad.”

“The servers were nice and attentive except for some woman with a slight mustache who kept giving me creepy stares. The bartender always looked upset and I caught her yelling at her poor gussets and servers. The bussers seemed to be doing most of the work and were all gentlemen and sweet teenagers. I had a talk with the manager and he scared me away before I could finish my food. He was a tall man who reminded me of a scarecrow, name was Ash if I recall. As I went to the bathroom he followed me with a brisk, wide smile that made me switch to a jog. Definitely having management problems if this creep runs the place. Food was delicious though, just expensive and small portions.”