The long table
Our communal oak table, sat at one end of the room. Set menu, shared, no minimum spend. Available any service.
Wood-fired · Old Quarter · Since 2016
Everything here meets the fire first.
One oak-burning hearth, a menu that changes when the market does, and forty-two seats. No gas, no shortcuts, no second sittings rushed out the door.
42 seatsOak & manuka onlyTue – Sun from 5pmWalk-ins at the bar
On the fire tonightWhole market fish, salt-crusted, fennel and burnt lemon — for two$78
The fire
We light it at seven in the morning.
By the time the first table sits down, the hearth has been burning for ten hours and the oven floor is holding 320°C. That long, slow build is the whole point — it is what gives a leek its sweetness and a shoulder of lamb eight hours of gentle smoke.
Everything that reaches your table has been over flame or in the embers. The vegetables as seriously as the meat: we have had whole roasted celeriac on the menu since the first week and it has outsold the steak more than once.
Anna Brakes cooked in Basque country for six years before opening Ember Lane with her brother Tomas in 2016.
The room
Forty-two seats, one long bar, and the fire in the middle of it.
The eight seats facing the hearth are the best in the house and we do not take bookings for them. Turn up, sit down, watch dinner happen.
Private dining
Take the whole room, or just the long table.
Full restaurant
Exclusive hire, Tuesday to Thursday. Anna builds the menu with you around the fire and the season.
Chef's counter
Six stools at the pass. Eight courses, cooked and handed to you directly. Fridays and Saturdays only.
Find us27 Ember Lane,
27 Ember Lane,
Old Quarter
Down the alley beside the old post office. There is no sign — look for the smoke and the orange light.
MondayClosed
Tuesday – Thursday5:00 – 10:30 pm
Friday – Saturday5:00 – 11:30 pm
Weekend lunchSat & Sun 12:00 – 3:00 pm
Sunday dinner5:00 – 9:30 pm
Street parking after 6pm. Two minutes from the Quarter tram stop. The room is fully step-free, and the eight hearth seats are held for walk-ins every night.
Call 555 0188