The atmosphere at Emorys is great but the service and food has been hit and miss in the past. The last two visits for us have been excellent. The food was great and we had servers who were on it. read more

Went there for brunch yesterday, very nice atmosphere and had been to this restaurant before the fire on one or two occasions. I thought the rebuild was great! The service on the other hand was not great. Very SLOW! We ordered an appetizer and 2 salads. The salads took over half hour to arrive. We had to ask for bread. How long could it take to make salads??? Granted one was chicken caesar and one was a steak salad, but really the service was all around not with it! We won't be back....as we already had mediocre quality food in past and so why get burnt a 3rd time? read more

Food is ok. Have been there twice and will not be back. They lack in their Customer Service Skills. Had complaints which I explained to the manager. They did not care and turned it all around. After posting my thoughts on Facebook I had 8 others tell me their horror stories about Emory's as well. I thought at least an apology would come from the manager. BUT NO!!! Needless to say I will be joining the others and will not be dining there again. read more

HAPPY HOUR IS THE BOMB! Love the drinks and the food is well past excellent. The environment inside is great with live music on weekends. Cannot wait to try the patio deck seating when weather gets warmer! Get the clams, YUM read more

I have been in Everett since July of 2010 and have driven by Emory's several times. I finally tried it. I was pretty disappointed in the food. I did not have a drink but if they are made according to the menu, then they sound really tasty. If I return, it will be for drinks only. I paid a lot of money for subpar flavor and, like several other comments I read here, what came on my plate was a little different than what was written on the menu. I ordered the Hot Caesar salad (since WA does not have any Carrabba's, I've been searching for anywhere here that has a similar salad like the Johnny Rocco's salad at Carrabba's - does anyone know a place that might have something similar, which is about $13 and is fantastic). The menu said the Hot Caesar salad had clams, prawns, salmon and "fish" (I usually never order a dish with "fish" but I didn't see anything else interesting in the seafood category). The salad came with two clams and four mussels (I hate mussels - they were not listed on the menu). It had me wondering if their patrons knew the difference in a clam and a mussel. Also, the mushrooms tasted canned. I then ordered the crab cake appetizer since the salad left me so disappointed and the bartender said that was his favorite dish. They were okay, and to be fair, they were as good as any crab cakes I have tasted in WA , which is only Arnie's and Ivar's. I've decided crab cakes just aren't something to order while in WA. I'm wondering if Emory's is having an identity crisis - be fine dining (which they drastically would need to improve the food) or be a local pub with bands and "talent' night (which they could keep their food but would need to cut the price in half). If I go again it will be for drinks on the deck and if I'm not allowed to have just drinks on the deck, then I'll leave. The place REALLY has potential. It's pretty enough and has a nice view on the deck. read more

I had never heard of this place as I'm not from around the area. My bride to be and I met some of her friends at this restauant on the water. I could not have been more impressed with this restaurant. The food was top notch, the staff was courteous, beer selection was good as well. I had some braised beef which was a 3 course dinner thing that came with dessert. Excellent. read more

Went to Emory's last night and had a fabulous dinner! Everything was delicious and presented beautifully including the drinks and dessert. I love the complimentary valet service too. Thanks Emory's staff!! We'll be back. read more

I guess Emory's didn't like my first review, as it appears to have been removed. So I'll reiterate my opinion. The food was awful and expensive. I started with a tuna appetizer. It was bland with absolutely no taste. The management's response was rude. Definitely a horrible dining experience. read more

Service was good, atmosphere was casual/upscale... meaning you can wear jeans and a nice top or dress up and still feel comfortable. The gluten free menu is large and full of different flavors so you should be able to find something you'll like. read more

I have been there 3 times in 2 years. I thought "3rd time is a charm," but no. It's noisy, pricey and not a large selection. I ordered 2 different drinks ($7 each) and they were both weak by any standard. I ate 30% of my $24 meal, the waitress asked if I wanted the rest to go, I replied, "no. The chicken is dry and the rice wasn't cooked long enough." She looked shocked and said "Oh, I'm sorry." That's it. No discount. I won't go back. The total bill was $82.91 and I left a $4 tip, which was more than we should have left. read more

We went to Emory's last night for my husband's birthday and it was one of the best dinner experiences we've had in years! From the moment we walked in, everyone was friendly. We were seated at a great table and had water brought to the table moments after sitting down. The server was incredibly friendly and timely about each of the courses we ordered. The food was exceptional and everything arrived with a beautiful presentation. I really can't say enough great things about our experience. We will most definitely be back and thank you for such a wonderful evening! It sure made my husband's birthday even more special. read more

My significant other and I go here with his family for our birthdays and when we feel like celebrating something. Food is always wonderful and the prices are reasonable for the quality your receive. Staff is always kind, attentive, and work diligently to keep their customers happy. Everything we have tried on the menu has been great, the salads and steaks are my personal favorites. Calamari and crab cakes are also big hits with our family. Beautiful view of silver lake and really overall is a wonderful restaurant. Definitely recommend to all and especially during the summer on their lit and warmed patio area! read more

I love Emorys! The service is always great and the food is always great! The lettuce wraps are my favorite and the mojitos are really good.

Very friendly staff with excellent service. I had the crab cake entree and my wife had the Kobe wagyu steak and both were on point.

The food was decent, and we waited quite awhile it seemed. But overall our server was great I cant remember his name but he was a darker handsome young man and he really turned the experience from a mediocre night to a great one! read more

What can I say about Emory's that hasn't already been said?!? This is by far my favorite place to go. They have delicious food and even better service. The prices are very fair for the quality food they offer. Dining at Emory's is not just a meal its an experience!!!! read more

I never thought I would say this, but them having to rebuild after having an arsonist burn the place down was the best thing that ever happened. The old building was too formal. During the rebuild, they made it a lot livelier and brighter. The water side dining is amazing in the summer, and their happy hour appetizers are out of this wold. They buffalo chicken strips are legitimately the best i have every had. I take my team from work here for special occasions, and I also enjoy dining here with my GF. The staff are great; they really do try to provide a great experience. read more

We were there with a large party for birthday celebration. The food was excellent! Everybody enjoyed it. service was a little slow at first, At once we got going our servers took very good care of us. I was little disappointed at the way they had the table setup that required us to move from chair 2 chair to be able to visit everyone in our group rather than having the table set together. read more

Great food and great service. The covered deck is a really great outdoor space to enjoy a meal and a glass of wine - even in the rain or cold. Love the happy hour. read more

Absolutely love this place the atmosphere along with the employees are great. Not to metion the food is delicious. My wife and i went for our anniversary comedy night rocked. Thank you read more

My husband and I are longtime customers of Emory's for a few years now and have always had great service and great food. HOWEVER, this past Sunday evening we went to Emory's Happy Hour for our One Year Wedding Anniversary. Our waitress was about as personable as a wet blanket and her customer service was very basic and textbook. No warmth, no "Happy Anniversary!", so anniversary treat like they usually do, no nothing. I ordered the panang lettuce wraps and my husband ordered the Margarita pizza. we ordered these because we have had them before at Emory's and they are always delicious. NOT the case this time. When I got my lettuce wraps, the chicken was LITERALLY what I would get at a low end teryaki joint. just chunks of nasty chicken that was cold, the rice noodles weren't cooked all of the way, the sauce on the noodles was the sweet tangy sauce I have in my fridge from costco...it was just a mess. My husband graciously said he would trade dishes with me. He at a fourth of the lettuce wraps to be nice and when we got his pizza. it was soupy. WAY too much sauce, the crust wasn't cooked all the way on the bottom or maybe it was and the amount of sauce made it soggy, I don't know but all around the meal was disappointing. The food was a disgrace and when we walked out we didn't even get a "have a nice evening" or "thanks for coming in" from the door greeter or the hostess or the waiter we walked by. The only good thing about our experience was my husband's side caeser salad. We will not be returning and we're sad for that. read more

Good food and location. However, watch out for the gluten free menu. I went there with my mother who is celiac and she suffered afterwards. I notified the restaurant, and they didn't find the time to respond to me. read more

I have been to Emory's many times over the years and was glad to see that they re-opened after the fire. Their deck dining is great. We had dinner there after they reopened, sat inside due to rainy weather, and we could not believe how noisy it was. Many restaurants are noisy, but this was the worst. Everyone at our table had to shout to be heard, and even our waiter had trouble hearing us. There is a large bar with no separation between the bar and the restaurant. Our servers seemed rushed and too busy to give really attentive service. It was hard to get their attention. The food was good. Too bad the new design did not take acoustics into consideration. If you want a place to enjoy a pleasant conversation along with your dinner, this is not it. read more

Really glad this place rebuilt. NIce Lake view and new deck. The new decor is great but it's acoustics are a little loud. The food and service are good but it's a little spendy. I like to go there overall but parking Blows. read more

Been here for late dinner inside and early dinner on the deck. Both experiences were good. Wait staff was personable and very attentive without interfering with the meal, a nice balance. Menu had a nice choice of offerings, something for everyone. Both times, everyone in our party enjoyed their meal. Parking can be tight on busy days but they have valet service available. read more

It never fails, Emory's again and again has proven to me to be one of the most wonderful places to eat. We went in for a friend's birthday with about 15 people, the restaurant was already packed as well... We were not only seated immediately, but had our drink orders within the first 5 minutes sitting down. After looking at the mouth watering menu I decided on the Seafood Risotto, it was cooked to perfection and was hands down one of the best meals I've ever had. The other guests that joined me ordered an assortment of different things, everyone was overly satisfied with what they choose, and best of all everyone was served at the same time, very impressive considering the size of our group. Our waitress was CJ, and she was amazing! She got everyone's drinks correct, everyone's meals correct, and everyone's bills correct. We all had a great time and highly recommend Emory's if you enjoy outstanding customer service, a fun enthusiastic atmosphere, a gorgeous environment, and delicious food and drink...this is your place. I will always be a returning customer to this establishment. Two thumbs up! read more

My Wife and I have been going here since prior to the remodel due to the fire. We LOVED this place prior but now that its been built up again, and it seems Emory wanted a larger bar area, he got that. Also the food has now also fallen to 'The Norm' for an ok Restaurant. No longer is even the food a good reason to go here! We have been here at least 8 times since the rebuild, each time I can say we had some issue with the food, even the clam appetizer last nite, a number of these were not even open! We went back since the last time we were there, the manager gave us a 1/2 off coupon to come back and try them again (after the issues even the manager agreed with us on), so we did to our disappointment. I think the help does great but the establishment falls on the sword when it comes to food quality or environment! We have found that its so loud now, heaven forbid your there on a night there is a live band! So to put this to bed, my Wife and I choose that last night was the last time we will go to Emory's on the Lake! read more

The food was awful. The management was extremely rude and grumpy. If it wasn't for the band, we would have left. There are way better restaurants nearby, I would go somewhere else instead. read more

I went here for the first time for dinner. Service was sub par and food kind of bland. This place has been raved about so I was very disappointed. read more

I've eating at emorys, for years, the hot wings have always been my favorite. Being on the lake is a plus too!

I visited Emory's for the first time over the weekend with my family. The interior decor was BEAUTIFUL! I ordered something that I thought was vegetarian that had "prosciutto" on it, which I thought was a kind of cheese. When the order was delivered to our table, I discovered my mistake. Our waitress was so kind, patient, and accommodating, and she didn't show frustration towards me even for a moment as she offered to bring out a vegetarian order for me. I sincerely appreciated her good attitude and patience. The vegetarian pizza that she ended up bringing to me was SO delicious. And after our meal, the hostess was available to take a family photo and print it out for us! What a nice extra service! I had a truly great experience at Emory's. I will be back! read more

Was there last night with a large group, service was very slow, some of our guests waited 30 minutes for their drink order.....really! How hard is it! The mix drinks were on the light side, don't go their if you like a good drink. Restaurant area closes at 9 pm on Friday nights, we were unable to order desert because the staff wanted us to pay up our bill, before the band starts playing. Our group spent well over $800 and we were told we had to pay a $5 cover per person to stay for another drink in the bar area. Would not recommend this place and will not go back! read more

We love Emorys, been going there for 25 years!! But, over the years, have been getting rid of healthy options for low carb customers, such as; chicken satay, beef skewers, bbq pork, to keep us coming often, we need low carb options! Please put some back on the menu, also shrimp cocktails! Thanks loyal customers. read more

Went there for our anniversary dinner, it was not busy at all. It was a Thursday night. The music was so loud, we couldn't hear ourselves speak. My crusting on my cod was burned, so it had a rancid oil taste and the vegetables were under cooked. My wife said her $30 seafood salad had no taste. A couple's child was running in the restaurant which no one was doing a thing about. The prices are way too high if you are paying for a lakeview with homes on it. read more

I made the reservation earlier in the day and then called later to confirm, when I arrived with my family "for my daughter's 26th birthday" they had lost the reservation. We were eventually seated next the bar, where my meal was not cooked properly and needed to be sent back, and we were asked to pay a cover charge for the band that we cared nothing about. Nothing seemed could go right! Through this entire process the manager stood 10' from our table, "doing what seemed to be holding up the wall" and never approached us to ask if he could help or to provide us with any apologies. The only reason I am giving Emory's a 2- star rating is based on our server (Ryan) who did work extremely hard and was appreciative to the poor circumstances that my family had been placed in. I have brought my family and friends to this restaurant for more than 15years for special occasions and have never had such poor service... read more

great spot in the summer. has outdoor seating. the happy hour menu is great. would recommend both of the chicken strips.

This was my second time going there. I had gone once after they had rebuilt and it was horrible. So I had decided to take my family there to try it again about two weeks ago. It was 6 people and it took a long time to be seated. The host didn't really seem polite nor had a clue what to do. Finally was seated at our table. My father is an older man and had a hard time seeing the menu because of how dark it was. Our waitress approached the table with a great attitude. She was extremely patient with my parents who can be a little hard to handle at a restaurant sometimes. She really went the extra mile with my father and read a good portion of the menu to him, happily. It seemed as if she knew the menu well which also helped. I asked her what to get. She suggested the Cod, or the Filet. I decided on the cod. It was okay. The food was just alright. Nothing out of the ordinary. To be honest, just not worth the price. I probably wouldn't recommend this restaurant to anyone else, but if you have to go....make sure to ask for Christy. She was our only enjoyment for that dinner. read more

My advice is - go somewhere else. For your own sake. We took a large party after a wedding on August 31, 2016, to celebrate. To be fair, the bride and groom previously had a decent meal at Emory's, which is why we chose to go there. We sat in the enclosed patio, due to the size of our party. The good, first: my shrimp linguine was good. My daughter's Columbia River steelhead was excellent, and easily the best dish at the table. The pregnant waitress was nice, and I was able to get refills of my water. Almost all of the wait staff was nice. Now, the bad, in ascending order of grievance: the officious manager/owner/whoever-his-kind-of-smug-self-was would not turn down the music, which was piped in louder in the patio than it was for the people actually in the bar where the live 3-piece was playing, though there was no one sitting near us, and the speaker blared right out over our heads (note: that was the least of our complaints). "We want people to hear it." Really? Just turn down or disconnect this one, isolated speaker? I think he just didn't want to be bothered. To be fair to the band (a three-piece doing good semi-acoustic covers with a guy on bongos and percussion), they were volume-appropriate, for the bar area. We brought in a wedding cake. The bride had been told it would be no problem. Apparently it was, as they told us at the restaurant as we were getting ready to serve the cake that it would be $2 per person for us to serve and eat our own cake. This is despite having been told that it was okay, in advance, of which we reminded them. Demerit. The fried fish and chips, 'Seafood Retro' plate, for about $22, with shrimp and cod, was greasy, overly breaded and just not worth the money. The clams in the appetizer had way too much sand in them. That's just poor and shoddy preparation, because it wasn't just a few grains. I shared them with my mother. She also, as her only other food, had the mussels appetizer. She spent the night in her hotel room vomiting and suffering from diarrhea. That was bad mussels. Again, she was the only one who ate them. The next day, my daughter, who had the steelhead (which I and some others shared) developed a very high fever with vomiting. Food poisoning. I had to take her to the hospital. She shared several dishes, so we're not sure which one it was. It was not from her plate, which was just steelhead, mashed potatoes and broccoli. She had various of other things. She shared food with her cousin, who had a lot of the fried stuff, both from the 'Retro' plate and a separate fried dish. Maybe the fried shrimp were bad? They both had that. After my daughter came home from the hospital with her fever stabilized (and still promptly threw up one last time immediately after arriving home), her cousin threw up and was running a fever, too. She was not as sick, in that her temperature did not get as high. She did not require hospitalization, only acetaminophen for the fever, cooling down and water. My daughter was a day recovering. The co-pay and prescriptions for the medical treatment will clearly exceed the costs of the meal, including tip. I will not return to this restaurant, and I hope you take your business elsewhere, too. read more

My husband tells me this place used to have really good food. He used to hang out during happy hour often. They happen to have a wine he likes and most places don't. When I met him about 2 years ago, he took me here as a nice evening out. The calamari appetizer we got was tasteless and soggy. We didn't finish it. I got a margarita pizza and it had barely any basil on it and what was on it was dried and crispy. My husband got a steak, and I have to admit, it tasted pretty good. He said this place had always been good when he frequented them before (though he hadn't been there in a few years) and encouraged me to say something. I did, and they were kind enough to take the pizza and calamari off the menu. We went again, and I had the chicken pasta which on the menu says comes with chicken breast, but it was clearly chicken thigh meat because it was dark meat not white meat chicken. Again, it wasn't very good. The cheesy bread appetizer we got was really good. Again, my husband got a steak, and this time it was way overcooked, he'd ordered rare and gotten medium well, and he wanted to send it back, but it took so long for us to get our food, and he was so hungry, he ate it anyway. This time, when we complained, we didn't get any money off, but they said they would pass along the message. We went a third time, and I got the seafood risotto, and it was pretty good. I was happy to finally get a good meal there, but my husband's steak was again way over cooked and our crab cakes were watery without much crab in them. For a steak house, they don't do a very good job on their steak. So, overall, this place was really hit or miss for us. The prices are high enough that we haven't gone back since. There are other places we could spend $150 for dinner and get far better food, and my husband makes better steak at home. read more

I am a fairly long time customer of Emory's. I very much enjoyed the 'old' Emory's so was excited to have it re-open. I have been there 4 or 5 times since they opened....only trying to give them one more chance thinking that they needed to get going again after re-opening. I went, probably for the last time, last Friday night. The service is terrible. I can't say anything good about it. I always go in the bar, they don't even notice you are there. I have to ask for service. When the bar is full the noise is almost unbearable....the acoustics are so bad you have to yell to talk. The food has gone downhill. I won't eat there anymore. I only had drinks this last time....and speaking of drinks....they are not that great either. The extreme gin/tonic tasted like freezer burned ice. I'm rather sad because as I said I enjoyed Emory's before. It is close to home and a beautiful site on the lake. As some of the other reviews mentioned the building is very cool (albeit bad acoustics) and I want to support the local businesses but I can't seem to write much of anything positive. When I go out to eat I expect to be served, and served well, much like I serve my guests when I have them to my home. There are ways to fix the wrongs in this restaurant...I hope they can figure it out. read more