The Antler Room

My fiancé and I came in for our anniversary. We reserved a spot at 9:30 and dined for about an hour. Our server Lauriel was charming and very helpful with our dietary restrictions (gluten free, and no red meat). Their menu is small but was able to accommodate four delicious dishes for us. We left feeling satisfied and were able to bring home the leftovers we didn’t finish.

Objectively, this is a lovely restaurant with great ambiance and is perfect for a celebratory night out. However, I was extremely disappointed by their lack of gluten free options and inability to modify items to be gluten free. As someone who is GF (not by choice), I wanted to enjoy the evening but was left puzzled by the limitations of the menu. The menu is small, but less than half of it was GF with most of the options being a veggie or the salad. The two proteins that were GF were fried calamari and fried pork belly (they did say they had a dedicated fryer), but neither of those would have been my first choice in any other situation. I understand the rationale not to allow modifications overall, but I'd ask the chef to consider adding another option to the menu that is GF or to consider modifying existing items on the menu so that they are naturally GF. The restaurant seems amazing, but without modifications to their menu to make it more inclusive, I won't be returning.

We live in the neighborhood and have eaten here a handful of times, all to the same conclusion. This place is fine but massively overpriced. In spite of being lovingly reviewed, it’s really nothing to write home about. It is not a spot I would take friends visiting from out of town, but I have gone back repeatedly to try their rotating menu and more of their drink list. Nothing - and I mean nothing- has hit it out of the park, which is a bit upsetting at this price point. The service has been fine every time and some of the dishes are good (although most leave us wanting for something) but none are even remotely worth the price. As a chef myself, I can confirm the upcharge is extreme at this restaurant. The restaurant claims to have gluten and dairy free options but also asks that you don’t make substitutions and we have found that many of the items labeled “gluten free” on the website are actually not and can only be made gluten free with the omission of significant portions of the presentation. Basically you get half the overpriced dish to make it gluten free- like ice cream and a cookie without the cookie. Frustrating snd misleading and this situation applies to about half their “gluten free” menu.