HAWTHORNE & WOOD

CK 7 months ago

The food was good. The menu is not the longest, and if you're picky, there may not be many items to choose from. Otherwise I enjoyed the place very much. It was by reservation only on Valentines Day.

Stephen Vogel 7 months ago

30 minute wait for our reserved table wasn’t met with the level of care you’d expect from a $100+ per head dining experience in Chapel Hill on a Thursday. But maybe that’s just what run of the mill service costs these days. Staff seemed very rushed and overall on the back foot about communication and creating an ambience worthy of the food they were trying to put out. A few complimentary bar snacks were appreciated once we finally got to our table (but please don’t call the bread you’re making focaccia), however the vibe remained off. I guess to make up for their botched turn time, we were now the ones pushed to rush. As an example generally about how our time felt, I had a large last drink of my cocktail swiftly taken off the table unprompted. I wasn’t really in the mood or ever expecting myself to call the waiter out to hand it back. The dishes were hit or miss. The beets were placed on a bed of an aioli akin to coleslaw dressing, the flounder dry instead of delicate, atop a “jasmine” rice (no fragrance or taste whatsoever) in a coconut milk base that lacked depth. It was really a dish held together by green onions and some decent quality garnishes. The strip was very well

Troy W. 8 months ago

Went to Hawthorne & Wood for my anniversary. The restaurant itself is very clean and beautiful. It definitely fits the casual fine dining vibe. Our server was very enthusiastic and provided good service. The food was slightly disappointing for the price that we paid. Although it was good, the portions were very small and it's not like I was blown away by the taste. We got the Lamb Belly, Scallops, and Foie Gras.

Maria Moncayo 9 months ago

Had the best time at Hawthorne and Wood on NYE!! TLDR: We feel like we discovered our new favorite restaurant on Wednesday. To start off, our server (I cannot remember his name for the life of me but he had cool tattoos on his arms) was friendly, knowledgeable and just made sure drinks were always full and that the food was great. Never once felt forgotten about and he was great with recommendations/suggestions. For our first courses we ordered the Caviar which was one of the stars of the whole meal, it came with these seasoned crumpets and a hollandaise that meshed so well together we would’ve licked the bowl if we could’ve. We also got the focaccia bread which was PERFECT my only complaint for the full meal was that I didn’t love the orange in the orange rosemary butter but we opted out of adding butter to the bread and instead dipping it in the preserved lemon sauce from the New Orleans Barbecue Shrimp and let me tell you that was something from another world-addicting and delicious. Per the website, the chef has experience cooking in New Orleans and you can really tell with the insane flavors coming through in each bite. We followed this with the hamachi tiradito that was spec

Katrice Perry 10 months ago

Everytime I come to Hawthorne & Wood the experience is great. Cozy ambiance. The food 10/10, well seasoned and cooked. I've sat at the bar multiple times, at a table and been served in the private room with a group. Great service everytime! This time I sat at the bar and ordered from the winter tasting menu with the wine paring. I highly recommend. Each dish was served as described and tasted great. Nice parings too! My only issue was the steak been served a bit too rare for my liking. But I told my server and the cooked it a bit more and it was perfect.