Emberline
One fire. Everything comes off it.
Bread, vegetables, scallops, steaks. No gas range hiding in the back.
A wood fire has hot spots, cool spots, and a mood of its own. The cooks read it instead of setting a dial. That keeps the menu short and moving. Right fire for whole fish on a Thursday, we serve whole fish on a Thursday.
Nina Alderete opened Emberline in 2021. She still works the hearth most nights, which is why the pass sits in the middle of the room instead of behind a wall.
Menu
· V is vegetarian · tap a dish to open it
Taking it home? Add what you want and collect it at the door. Or call (828) 555-0148.
Small plates
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14
Halved, seeded, and laid cut-side down on the coals until the edges go black. A lot of black pepper.
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15
Buried whole in the embers for two hours, then peeled at the pass and dressed with the pan juices.
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13
Ninety seconds against the oven floor. Order it first, it comes out fastest.
From the fire
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58
Dry-aged forty days, cooked directly on the coals, rested twelve minutes, carved off the bone.
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34
The butcher's cut, and the one the kitchen orders on a night off.
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36
Dry-packed, seared hard in a pan set right in the fire. Sixty seconds a side and not a moment more.
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41
Salted the night before, cooked slow at the cool end, finished over the coals.
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96
Dine in only
You do not choose and neither do we, the market does. Tell us about allergies when you book.
From the bar
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17
Dine in only
Stirred, never shaken, with the peel dropped in still smoking.
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16
Dine in only
The one to order if you think you do not like mezcal.
3% kitchen surcharge, split across the whole team. Allergies, tell us when you book.
Room
Forty-two seats, one fire, no television. Half of them face the hearth. The other half face each other.
218 Kiln Street
West Asheville, NC 28806
Street parking on Kiln, plus the lot behind the building. The bar is held for walk-ins every night, so come early and take your chances.
| Monday | Closed |
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| Tuesday to Thursday | 5pm to 10pm |
| Friday and Saturday | 5pm to 11pm |
| Sunday | 4pm to 9pm |
Kitchen closes 90 minutes before the room.