Ember is very expensive but very good. The service is good and food gets to you fast. The place is clean and doesnt have the party bar feel that a lot of places have. I like that I can go out and relax and have a more relaxing night. Just know you will spend a pretty penny but its worth it. read more

First, we were seated promptly and the staff were very friendly. The menu was very easy to read and our selections were made quickly. However, that's where all the positives stop. The food was absolutely atrocious. The plating looked attractive, however the taste and the warmth of the food was cold and under salted. I ordered the wagyu beef which was absolutely slaughtered (I ordered medium rare), it came like a charred brick. They quickly gave me an alternative, I ordered the scallops which were average to mediocre at best. Comparing this to my night yesterday at Modi's Across the street the difference was night and day. Definitely look somewhere else. read more

My wife and I ate at Ember last night and left completely impressed. We had the soup and the scallops for appetizers, wagyu beef and venison rack entrees, and blueberry pie and bread pudding desserts. Every single bite was excellent: great flavors and perfectly cooked. Portion sizes are perfect. It's been a long time since I've felt I got a great value from a restaurant but Ember knocks it out of the park. For the price I don't think you'll find a better meal. Our cocktails were good, and wine was very fairly priced. Our two servers were really friendly. It's a nice, quiet restaurant, not a place I would bring kids to. Overall a great experience: great food and service at a very good price. read more

Wanted to like this place, but it was a bit off for me. The wait time was fine. We got there earlier than our reservation. Then we were finally seated and got our water and wine quickly. Everything else after that was a bit slow, especially the dinner. The appetizers were meh. Didn't care for the chicken appetizer m, other than the jalapeño popper. Then we literally waited like 20+ min for our entrees. I shared the ribeye steak with my sister and I think it was pretty decent. Some of the sides were a bit salty, but it was fine. Then we tried dessert (the hot chocolate mess), which was probably the best thing we had. read more

Ember - New American Near Me - Breckenridge, Colorado

We had a fantastic meal at Ember's. We are in their heated globe. The Chef is awesome! We all ate every thing on our plates. If you are in Breckinridge, be sure to reserve a table at Embers. read more

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First timing dining at this restaurant and to be honest I think the last time. Most reviews for place talk about it either being great or being terrible, and that's what yelp is based on. Ember was neither, but that is only because every person that we interacted with at the restaurant was fantastic, enthusiastic about the food and treated us well. So it wasn't the service that yields a lower star rating. Let's talk food. The duck to start was over cooked, dry and chewy. The lack of flavor was a little confusing- I so wanted this to taste good and it had all the frivolous plate dressings to be a delicious dish, just none of the substance. Highly disappointing. So moving on from the duck- no bueno. The main course Wagyu steak New York strip, well this should be the redeemer, not one good chef has every butchered this main course (butchered as in cooked a beautiful steak into a piece of shoe) BUT long behold they DID. They made the easiest dish on the menu taste terrible..... If you want to have a fun time overpaying for terribly cooked food that should be delicious this is the place for you. If you would prefer to eat well and enjoy a meal that should be a slice of heaven, then do not go here. I hope that the owner/chef of this establishment was not the one cooking the meals last night. It takes a tremendous amount of time to design a menu as sophisticated and elegant as the one at Ember- execution is everything though, and that meal fell short of the finish line by far. read more

Great spot. Great food. And the price and portions are on point. The staff is great and I have nothing bad to say about this place. Enjoy it! read more

This place made our 1st night in Breck such a welcoming one! Upon walking in we were impressed with the sultry ambiance and cool wall art. They also featured an excellent wine and cocktail selection. For appetizers we shared the lobster carbonara, poutine and pork belly. All were incredible in taste and presentation! I had a clam app dish and salad for entree and my group all opted for different dishes that they were all very pleased with! Our server Parker was knowledgeable and just lovely to talk to from beginning to end. Thanks for such a wonderful experience. Keep up the great work! read more

5 stars for creativity. Lobster, cornbread, fried mac n cheese with lemonade bbq sauce?!! Yes sir! Did not care for the side salad but just pretended it wasn't there. The lamb with hominy and a peach saffron coulis was also good and flavorful. Shrimp salad with dragonfruit and miso ranch was also fine, though least favorite because I felt the shrimp was a tad chewy. Would love to come back and try more stuff. read more

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Excellent meal over holidays. One of a few places to have fantastic food in Breck. Creative menu of highest quality. The beef we had was the best. Desserts are crazy good. read more

Set in a quaint cottage, with a contemporary atmosphere, Ember Restaurant is a gem. The restaurant has an intimacy, based on multi-level dining areas. An entry bar area is popular with local Breck residents, and is frequent meeting spot. My daughter and I opted for the Pheasant Empanada's with black bean filling, quinoa salad, nectarine salsa, and tomato aji. This appetizer was layered with a variety of flavors. For our main course we both selected the Lamb Sirloin, which was amazing. The lamb was balanced with a medley of chorizo hominy, green olive tapenade and cauliflower peach saffron coulis. A great meal to reinforce the ambience of this cozy restaurant! Glenn Almack read more

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Back in town for a ski weekend, I remember eating at Ember a few times back when I lived in Denver ~2014. It was one of the only restaurants with an available open table reservation (when we checked on Friday, for a Saturday). When I looked at the website, it had the pre-fixed menu, however it also mentioned you could order from the menu a la carte. They also required a credit card to secure our reservation. We showed up and were seated on time. We were seated in the cute upstairs are (almost like a finished attic feeling), there are also some yurt/bubbles outside that could be reserved for groups which looked cute. Once we were seated we were handed the $75 pre-fixed menu, but were told that you could only order a la carte at the bar. That information certainly should have been conveyed better on the website, but we were there and hungry, so we went with it. I will note I heard the table next to us ask the same exact thing, so they're obviously not conveying this well when people make reservations. Ordered a 50ish dollar bottle of Cab, it was REALLY good. All 3 of us went with the lobster mac appetizer, which is a little bit of lobster mac stuffed in a pepper, accompanied with a salad. Very light and tasty, not very "mac" ish though so don't expect that. Got the crepe lasagna with scallops..this was the highlight of my night. Everything on that plate was so tasty and so filling. Got a great taste of the scallops, I think 3 pieces, plus the lasagna which was so tasty and very original tasting. Desserts were all good, although I was so full and a little tipsy, hard to remember. read more

Went to this place on a Tuesday around 7pm. The place had 9 tables on the first floor so it felt a bit crowded even when two more tables were still empty (I have been told that the restaurant seats 120 people with three floors). By 7:30pm all the tables were occupied. We started out with the strawberry salad. The marshmallow goat cheese that came with the salad was very unique. Next we had the pheasant empanada which was good as well, keep in mind it's only one empanada in case you are planning to share. For the main dishes we had the crepe and beet lasagna with lobster and the fried chicken. The lasagna was presented very nicely and tasted good. The fried chicken was good because all fried stuff taste good. In all seriousness the unique aspect was the fact it was stuffed with crab cake. Overall a good place to dine in if you are in Breckenridge village area. Here are my ratings: Strawberry salad 7.5/10 Pheasant empanada 8/10 Fried chicken 8/10 Crepe and beet lasagna 8.5/10 read more

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Awesome environment, great food, very helpful waiter who explained the dishes like a piece of artwork to us. read more

Ember - Elk and blue cheese mash - New American Near Me - Breckenridge, Colorado

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Not going to lie, we only ate here because this was the only place that had a reservation available during the holiday weekend. It was an interesting experience to say the least, because the menu is so different. Its a set $75/person for a 5 course meal. We didnt know that beforehand and the person buying dinner was not happy with that. The 5 course meals are small portions but at the end you are definitely full. I got the steak which was a but chewy but cooked just how i asked. I also got the lemon dessert because it was the item that had the least anount of stuff that I didn't like and it turned out to be the better dessert! It wasn't too lemony at all. I also got the tacos to start which were alright. They were just 2 small hard shell tacos. Each food item was made up of random stuff that you would never think to put together on a dish. Anyways, the staff was extre friendly. They helped us find parking because parking is not easy to find. There is only street parking and it's a few blocks from the restaurant. The wine they had was very delicious. I am glad we tried this place because it was an experience but definitely different/unique. Not good for kids and not good if you're a picky eater like me. read more

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The food was horrible, don't listen to the 5 star reviews. My daughter had three options for food even though it said "kid-friendly" once we walked in they said that it was not for kids too! My daughter decided to get the kids pulled pork tacos which came out cold and dry, to the point where they started to turn hard. Our salads were deconstructed I guess because we got two pieces of lettuce, a piece candied lemon, and a vat of dressing. Never coming back, the place across the street, Kenosha, was ten times better and a fraction of the cost. We paid 68 dollars for a miniture apetizer and entree. NEVER, and I emphasize that, NEVER come here unless you want to have horrible staff, food, and ambience. read more

A really nice restaurant in the center of Breck town, food is very nicely presented! Service was really great too, our waiter was very helpful and friendly. The vibe of this restaurant was amazing, perfect relaxing spot to check out after a ski day! read more

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I struggled with how to review Ember because there are some great individual components - in particular, the bartender Sam is personable and attentive, and the main dish chicken was excellent. Unfortunately, at the end of the day it just doesn't work as well as you want it to. They offer two or three course prix fixe menu, with several options to choose among each course. We got cocktails before dinner - my partners was pretty good but mine was rather flavorless. For appetizers we had the venison (quite food, not gamy at all) and scallops, and for our main courses we got the wagyu and the crab-stuffed chicken. While individual components were good, my wagyu was also surprisingly fatty and each dish was ultimately overwhelmed by having so much going on - there was a minimum of 4 different sauces or sides with each meat, which almost made it impossible to enjoy the dish or get a sense of cohesion. While the flavors were good throughout, the dessert is what ultimately brought this place down for us. There were such widely disparate flavor profiles that it neither made sense nor wound up being appetizing, either via individual pieces or trying combinations together. The emphasis on creativity is admirable and the staff are lovely, but unfortunately the rather pricey meal did not come together for us. read more

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If you enjoy fine dining do not come here, you'll be sincerely disappointed. The food was under seasoned, over cooked and cold... The crazy combinations listed on the menu sound fun, it stops there. Those ingredients don't go together, and there are too many items on the plate that don't belong. For instance the espresso brownie, came with powdered sugar, super sweet caramel, mascarpone cheese, popcorn and cold drunken cherries... sure those items sound great but they clash on a plate. The chef needs to sit down and try his food in one bite, if it doesn't go together, get it off the plate. read more

This is by far my favorite restaurant in Summit County. I have been 3 times and each time it doesn't disappoint. The food is so unique and tastes great. The three course meal is a steal for all the fancy and unique ingredients . They have nice drink menu with great cocktails. One big selling point on Ember is the dessert. I have been to several fine dining restaurants that are a huge let down with desserts. Not ember, the home made ice cream is great as well as the options! read more

Wow! My boyfriend is a culinary trained Chef and he rarely says "they nailed it", but he just did! The four of us tried three of the five first courses, four of the five seconds, and three of the five deserts and we all shared. Wow! Everything was outstanding! If you have a sophisticated palette, come here! read more

Walking into ember, we were greeted by welcoming and friendly staff. Across the board the food was excellent. In particular, the sea bass was remarkable, possibly the best sea bass I have ever had. Five star all the way read more

Ember did not disappoint! The menu is unique and incorporates unique/diverse flavors. The restaurant was already busy at 5:50 when we arrived. We had a reservation and were seated right away. To start with, our waiter, Eli, helped us pick out a delicious and affordable Petit Syrah. We ordered the pizza with goat-mozzarella and truffle oil for an app. It wasn't too filling and a great start to our very flavorful meal. My husband got the elk and I ordered the striped bass. Both were sooo good and very filling. We then got the chai tiramisu-bread pudding with our own version of an Irish coffee (which they made perfectly for us) for dessert. This was a successful celebration for the end of our vacation. The restaurant changes its menu every 6 months so we are anxious to return next year! read more

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I dined at Ember with my wife and 11-year-old daughter after a long day on the slopes. We'd walked past the previous day and loved the outside tables under a heated bubble, and had made a reservation (thanks to the awesome host for finding room for us). Well, the meal was spectacular. We like to dine out and have had meals in some of the world's most exciting restaurants. Ember was easily one of our recent favorites. I had a perfectly cooked duck breast, a fall-apart tender NY strip, and a highly original stuffed "french toast." My wife loved the scallops, the crepe and brie "lasagna" and the creatively put-together smores. My kid devoured the lamb neck tacos, the black cod, and the gluten-free chocolate cake. We all loved the original ingredients, thoughtful presentation, and molecular gastronomy touches (my wife's entree had what looked like caviar but were actually balsamic pearls that exploded in the mouth). My martini, my wife's cocktail, and my kid's hot chocolate were all excellent. The "outdoor" dining experience was perfect, and the waitstaff were all superb. If you are in Breckenridge and want a fantastic meal worthy of a Michelin Star, come to Ember and put yourself in Chef Scotty's capable hands. read more

I truly can say this was one of the worst meals I have ever had. Duck appetizer was dry, over cooked - flavor profile way to complicated and did not work. Why so many components to a delicious piece of duck(not in this case) Asian and French and supposedly foie gras ( questionable) that should be treated delicately, stuffed into a way over cooked small piece of duck. Food was also cold and just not edible. Main course, black cod, NO seasoning at all(no salt on the table????) definite arrogance. Once again flavors did not go together, textures all mushy and food cold. Does this restaurant actually have a proper chef? Questionable?? Absolutely terrible meal and very expensive for what they serve. read more

Really good food and great experience, highly recommend trying if you are in Breckinridge. read more

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Staff was great. The patio is a nice setting. But the big draw is the unique mix of flavors with each dish. If you want just your typical safe a rich dish. This isn't for you. Each one brings a number of interesting flavors that come together so nicely. Ember is a regular stop when we come to Breckenridge! read more

We visited Breckenridge with my family and went to Ember with my husband. The food was amazing and great looking! Really worth to try! read more

Ember - Monk fish - New American Near Me - Breckenridge, Colorado

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Absolutely incredible food. Each dish was beautifully done and the service was excellent. Best part of the night was meeting the chef's mother. She brought a personal touch to the evening and made us feel like family. Go check out Ember!!! read more

Very creative and interesting menu. Recommend the lamb cheeks and the quail. Wonderful ambience and artwork. Great service and value. Yummy and creative food. Also excellent wine list. Hurry here. read more

Was here for a friend's birthday dinner and while the ambiance of the outdoor globe was fun, drinks were strong (I recommend the Paper Plane) and the service was fast and friendly, the food was lacking. They serve a wide variety of cuisines, crossing cultures, which may be part of the problem. Entrees were not hot enough or were underseasoned (read: lacked salt). I was very disappointed with the espresso cinnamon roll dessert, they should remove it from the menu - textures were all soft, flavors of various components did not blend well, and presentation was poor. read more

Dinner was great. We didn't make a reservation but they squeezed us in anyway. Server was nice, knowledgable about the meal options and wine selection. Quail was in a tasty chorizo stuffing sauce with speghetti squash, I liked it. Steak was ordered as medium rare and came back half correct, half bloody/not edible, but the other half was fantastic. The appetizers were the best, and next time I visit Breck we will definitely come back here and make an entire meal out of just the apps. Pork belly (to DIE FOR) and a pear salad (they cored out a pear and made a "pear bowl" with melted white cheese inside for your salad. The dressing was tangy and the salad was overall the best salad I've had in Breck so far. read more

Ember - New American Near Me - Breckenridge, Colorado

We had the most ridiculous experience here. I hope the owner takes note of his employees behavior. The bartender ignored us the entire time we were there. We were eating more than drinking, in part as we could not get service. The food was really good so we paid no mind to it- or the fact a cook came out of the kitchen with NO SHIRT ON in overalls sweaty and nasty- very unsanitary! However, the three of us were chatting and had a good time, so I secretly gave them a good review right before the check came out - despite the lacking, blatantly arrogant bartender - as the food was excellent - but- as we were paying the bill, my friend had a question on it, she had a minor misunderstanding - no big deal, maybe a $4 question. Simple resolution either way but the bartender reacted very immaturely, throwing a kiniption fit and instead of responding with courtesy, he actually threw the check at her, and made a snide comment about a a mandatory 25% tip. He was so incredibly rude to her, I dropped the review (which I was writing as we sat there) a star. I was pretty shocked at his juvenile behavior, but being a nice place where clearly the owner thought about the interior and the menu -I thought - why should a decent restaurant suffer over one cocky server? Well, tonight we were enjoying dinner at Modis, I was served a 'blow job' shot from the 'guy at the bar' We turn around and it is the rude bartender from Ember. He was sitting at the bar with a deep rip in his jacket, duck taped up and a bong hanging out, grinning at us. I was a little confused and my friend was incensed. The bartender from Ember was sending me a message, Due to me saying the service was rude on Yelp, which it was. Unbelievable! Due to my honest review - which if you read it was not even bad - that he was rude last night - he became disgusting, obnoxious and vulgar, far surpassing merely rude. This man represents a restaurant that purports to provide a high quality experience? He represents Ember? They have lost us. Totally. Who employs that kind of nasty service? What was awesome was how cool and down to earth the service at Modis was in representing Breck in a positive and upstanding way. They took that thing away and became pretty protective and super cool. I had given Ember a 4 star review despite extremely poor behavior towards my friend from this man. He should not be dealing with people and is especially rude to women. no class what so ever. My friend (who he was rude to) and her husband used to frequent Ember but will not be going again. What showed taste was the manner with which this was handled by staff at Modis, even though they did not need to be so cool and professional, they were very gracious and turned things around for us, they are just really, really nice. I suggest taking your business where service is considerate. I suggest Modis or Relish. NOT EMBER. Ember employs real trash, great food but trashy staff - nothing makes up for that behavior. Ran into some local service the following evening and shared the story - they had some of their own. No wonder the place was empty. He scares away good people. UPDATE: now I am getting abrasive and rude messages from bartenders friends. seriously? maybe an apology and some courtesy? I simply stated facts. i watched the bartender be surprisingly rude to my friend, dropped a star then have been harassed, first by the employee and now his friends. Sorry but this place draws the worst of Breck. I loved it when we went in, was a big fan of the food but I have never seen ruder service, and apparently that behavior is expected and encouraged here. enjoy yourselves. would not survive with that attitude five minutes in a more competitive environment like SF, LA or NYC. boo. read more

My wife and I had a non traditional wedding in the area last week with dinner at Ember. The staff was incredibly helpful and made everything perfect. We had multiple phone calls planning the evening and it went perfectly. The wine attic was a perfect space for our small group. Thank you again! I highly recommend Ember to anyone in the area!!! read more

We had a good experience at Ember for my Husband's birthday. We're from Denver and eat out down here frequently so that's what we compared it to. The starters were our favorite. We ordered the Pear salad and Lamb with cous cous crepes and both dishes were to die for! We loved the blue cheese powder with the salad and the whole lamb dish made complete sense with wonderful ethic flavors. The very best part was that they were $5 a piece because we were there during happy hour. For our main courses we ordered the Bass and the Elk. The bass was a very bright beautifully plated dish but I quite frankly did not enjoy it at all. It was very bland and too citrusy without enough savory flavor to balance it out. And the bass itself had little flavor. The elk was very good with nice accompaniments but I wasn't blow away. It's very sad to me that I loved the flavor of $5 starters over our $30 mains. Dessert was pleasantly delicious though! We ordered the basil and Brie bread pudding. So delicious, with very light creamy flavor. It also came with creme brûlée which was also very well made. However... as part of the description it said fruity pebbles which got me very curious how they would incorporate them. We'll... THEY DIDNT! There was a small triangle rice Krispy treat made out of fruity pebbles placed on the plate. AND it was extremely stale and hard; couldn't even bite it! Come on Ember, really? Our host and server were really great and took good care of us though. And the restaurant has a cool vibe of old house + modern art. It was weird but worked for them. However, my very least favorite thing was not because of the restaurant but about other customers. There was a table seated right next to us with blue jeans, baseball hats, and two children that were extremely loud and rude during our nice romantic quiet evening. Keep in mind that their menu is not meant for children and is FINE DINING. They very much disturbed our romantic quiet evening and I was pissed. So keep in mind that you will get people in Breckenridge coming off the slopes who think this is a family friendly casual dinner. If we weren't almost to dessert I would have asked to move. Overall, we had a really great experience and this restaurant is a little gem tucked off of Main Street. I'd recommend coming during happy hour, ordering delicious tapas until your stuffed and your heart's content and enjoy half price cocktails. Yum! You'd definitely get your money's worth. Enjoy! read more

Ember - Almond crusted bass with saffron citrus broth - New American Near Me - Breckenridge, Colorado

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This place was fantastic from start to finish. We went for my Wife's Birthday and almost never want to go back just to not ruin how perfect it was! All kidding aside, the food is very interesting. Playful was the thought that came to mind. Kind of international contemporary. The decor was I'm the same vain and featured local artists. Nice layout and to top it off, a knowledgeable and friendly staff. Must go. read more

Ember - New American Near Me - Breckenridge, Colorado

The quail followed by the black cod were both works of art, with very complex flavors. Highly recommended!

One word to describe this place... EPIC! Loved the ambiance, loved the art, loved the waitress who very confidently advised over the drink and noms menus. The food was AMAZING! Great, unique flavors with perfectly cooked. The menu is seasonal and well thought out. The DRINKS!!!!!!!!! Were even better than the food. Oh, desert was sinfully good. I can vouch for the Ribeye, the Pork Loin, The Strawberry Rhubarb Drink Thingie, the Bourban Cider (sssooo gooodd), The Mexican Flourless Chocolate Cake, and the Tiramisu! This is a MUST GO place in Breckenridge. read more

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I understand the aesthetic and unique experience they are going for along with the atmosphere of fine dining, however, the meal was way too expensive for the quality of food in my opinion. The dishes seem like they are thrown together with a mixture of tastes that just weren't appealing to me nor my party. The wine list was not as extensive as we hoped for/are used to. The server seemed to have a superiority complex towards us which i'm not sure why, as we were paying the same if not more than usual customers. We will not be returning to this place but hopefully your experience will be better than ours! read more

Truly one of the worst meals I've had in my adult life. The food was very pretty and artfully placed - just a few steps below a molecular gastronomy vibe. Visually. But every single item tasted bad. It's as if it was either prepared by robots, aliens or AI - or someone who was told to make it look good but not to worry about flavor. (And Yes, my entire party of 10 all felt the exact same way.) read more