I visited Emmett's with a large group of people this past weekend.
I was pleased that we got what only could be called superior service; anything and everything that we asked for was taken care of smoothly and efficiently. This made our meal so much more pleasant and enjoyable!
I tried the turkey burger which was a treat being topped with just the right amount of pesto sauce. I chose sweet potato fries for my side and would order them again. Both items were fresh and tasty.
I have to say that I was slightly under-whelmed by Emmett's beers, but they were a solid 8-9 on a 10 point scale. I will have to visit again when I am not having a meal so that I can just focus on the taste of the beer.
One person in our group ordered carrot cake and was brought a slice that looked like a quarter of a cake. Beware if you are not a hearty dessert eater or don't have at least 3 friends to help you polish off this mountain of a confection.
The only negative is that parking is somewhat sparse around Emmett's. There is a fair sized parking lot behind their building but it was absolutely full at 2 PM on a Sunday. I am not sure where all the people that belonged to those cars went?
Overall I felt that Emmett's is a notch or two above your average brewpub and at least one of those notches is the very good and friendly service. I'd suggest giving them a try if you haven't yet.
Been here a few times and by far the fish and beer is what has pleased me the most. Â The Seafood Trilogy appetizer was *the* bomb! Â They basically serve you three of their fish offerings in smaller portions with enough to share for a couple or to knock out as a lighter entree on your own. Â My favorite was the grouper, the salmon was cooked perfect yet I wasn't a fan of the sweeten butter garnish and for the tuna it too was cooked perfectly and the sauce it was topped with was very rich. Â Even the small bed of rice the tuna was placed on was moist and savory (and I'm so *not* a fan of plain rice!) Also, had the single taco and cheddar ale soup offering. Â The soup was thinner than most versions I've tried but was tasty and the warm pretzel stick it comes with made this a filling combo at a nice value price. Â The beer battered cod on the taco was spot on so I'm sold that Emmett's is more of a seafood diner's destination than a place to grab a burger or wings. Throw in that the staff has always been polite and efficient adds up to me visiting more often in the near future.
Review Source:This is the single loudest restaurant I have ever had the displeasure of visiting. I don't know what the problem with their acoustics is - I am rather young with perfect hearing and I literally could not make out any words that were being said by the two people I was eating with. Yelling across the table got old very fast and we decided to text each other if we had something to say.
The food was great, but that's not the kind of experience I am looking for when I go out with friends.