Ambrosia Restaurant & Bar

Nice ambiance but that is it. WAY over priced for what it is. Food is mediocre. Don't bother.

IF you want good food, and GREAT service and you find yourself in front of this place, walk across the street to cafe Zenon, they know how to make a night out enjoyable for customers, and have quality food and professional servers.  

Food is merely ok at Ambrosia.  The pizzas were the best dishes but not impressive.  The service was terrible though.  I tried this place on a groupon deal, which I am thankful for, b/c I would have been super angry had I paid so much for a dinner and gotten the horrible service that I got.
IF you have KIDS-- DON'T GO THERE!, not a kid friendly vibe at all.  It is not what I would call a formal place in any way whatsoever, it is very casual, but I was heart broken to see my 3 year old who is very social try to engage the indifferent server.  

The service clearly is lacking in the restaurant from the top down, Our server (who was terrible) was the manager.  So Clearly there is no room for hope.  If you want good italian in Eugene, I recommend the Ox & Fin, if you dont mind spending a little extra, and Beppe and Gianni's Trattoria off 19th is awesome.

Ambrosia has been in Eugene longer than I have, I believe, and I've been here since '83 and I have always enjoyed my dinners there.  I am somewhat surprised by the the one and two star reviews,  and the bad service or unwillingness to correct a bad dish just doesn't seem to flow with my experiences.

Having been thinking of Italian food for a couple days, my wife and I decided Ambrosia would be our destination after hiking Silver Falls! Eugene is definitely a town where dress code does not really seam to matter to most folks, and  we were dusty and certainly not dressed for a special occasion, however, we were greeted and seated with in minutes of arriving.  Our server, Kyle, gave us a few minutes to peruse the menu then asked if he could share the specials.  He gave us detailed information on the various specials, one of which was a seafood fettuccine which sparked my interest.  Now here is the reason for FIVE STARS:  I asked if they would be willing to modify it and make it with Cajun spices.  The response came back, "how spicy would you like it?"  We then went on to discuss some wine ideas and once again Kyle was very knowledgeable on the wines.  It seems these days, more often than not, the servers do not know diddly about their wines.  We followed Kyle's recommendation and it was excellent, paring well with both my wife's FRESH halibut and my fettuccine.  

Everyone we had contact with was very pleasant, and even though we were served quicker than expected, it was not to busy.  The chef's at Ambrosia are not turning out a Whopper of chicken fingers, the food is serious so maybe you have to wait a bit and if you do, I think you will find it worth the time and effort.  Hat's off to a stellar dinner.