The Velvet Cellar

Highly recommended. A nice atmosphere with tremendous food and a great wine list. We had the baby back ribs and the parpadelle along with a red flight that included a few nice wines including a Chilean from Colchagua and an Italian Rosso. The Ube brulee was an unexpected take on this classic dessert. Terrific dining experience.

- Joseph Gamble -

Went here for the first time to celebrate my and my husband's wedding anniversary. The staff had reserved us a booth with a cute card informing that we were celebrating our anniversary. We were offered complimentary glasses of champagne to celebrate, and each staff member we interacted with were very attentive, kind, and bubbly. The food was exceptional, both in taste and in plating. The cocktails were phenomenal as well. Very happy we found this restaurant and had such a fantastic anniversary celebration experience highly recommended!

- Nicole S -

We gave this place a try after reading reviews and we were not disappointed! It was not crowded when we arrived as it was a Tuesday night, but I made reservations just in case. The atmosphere is casual but elegant, the wait staff was very friendly and made great recommendations, and the food was delicious. We did find that the wait to get out food was a bit longer than we expected. Our reservation was for 7:30pm and by the time we ordered and waited for food to come out, it was 8:40pm. But the staff was attentive the entire night and over all we enjoyed our experience. We were celebrating a birthday and the restaurant was kind enough to put a happy birthday card on our table for our arrival. I definitely recommend trying the roasted butternut squash! It's fantastic!

- Creshawn D -

Nice but pretty expensive. We went with the table servings that we shared between our group of 6. This was nice because several of our party were light eaters. Two table size entrees and two side portions could be shared between 3-4 people. Food was delicious. I missed taking photo of the cornbread, Mac and cheese and mashed potatoes….sorry. Standard mixed drink prices were fine, specialty drinks could cost twice the standard drinks. Still a nice place for a special occasion.

- Simon Robson -

In summary- good food, underwhelming cocktails, great service, nice vibe, high price point. Order the Ube Brûlée. Tried VC with my husband last night and had a good overall experience. We came for happy hour which had a great, and inexpensive menu. We decided to order cocktails off the regular drink menu and sadly, we were both disappointed. For close to $40, the drinks were underwhelming and not-strong at all. However, our server was training in the bar, so we didn’t mention it. The food was good! We tried the ricotta sourdough (very good; not enough bread for the amount of cheese) the crudite was also really good, but small on the portion size. We also had the croquettes and royale with cheese (both good). We finished with Ube brûlée and it was incredible. Best dish of the night.

- Evyn Schulze -

We enjoyed our anniversary dinner at The Velvet Cellar. It was our first time there but it won’t be our last AND we will be telling our friends about the great experience we had! Our server was Joe and he was so nice, helpful, knowledgeable and provided excellent service! Joe made our experience a delightful one. The food was delicious! We had the lamb chops with collard greens and mac and cheese as well as sourdough focaccia. If you know Southern cooking, you will also be delighted with the food! We can’t wait to go back and try something else.

- Cindy JK -

We went for there for their 5 course Halloween menu and had an amazing time. The butternut squash soup was absolutely incredible. I really like how much thought they put into every course. We'll definitely be back

- Jaisel Lester -

Birthdays are wonderful, especially the one I just or perhaps am still celebrating. Came here to discover a new spot before the rest of the celebration continued. I suggest reservations since it’s popular being so central to Ball Arena (Tate McRae concert that night), ball games and just typical downtown events and busyness. Parking is street but we snagged a spot close by. While we read it is a great date spot, I disagree for first dates. Quite loud, not an intimate setting and would make for awkwardness. The place is nicely decorated with purple lit wine racks and green velvet benches. But it’s lacking a certain sexy vibe to showcase the creativity of the chef and excellent staff. Thoughtful in having a birthday note at our table to greet us, staff is quick and friendly always ready to make sure your needs are attended to immediately. Reanna was sweet, attentive and knowledgeable. Her suggestions were on point since it suited our taste style. Cocktails are wonderful with the Death by Daiquiri being a favorite. It’s light and refreshing contrasted against its sister the Jungle Bird, a warmer sexy cocktail. The wine selection is a great variety to choose from and couldn’t resist the French rose and Spanish cava. One of the most gluten free option menus for downtown and a welcome surprise. We decided against the shareable entrees but highly suggest the rack of lamb. That looks so scrumptious. We opted for several plates to share like the salmon crudo. Ooeemmggee what a creative and yummy dish. It was a gorgeous presentation. The cold blueberry granita looked like caviar but marrying it with the creme fraiche and jalapeño was perfection. Light refreshing and incredibly chef genius. The meatballs, gluten free surprisingly, was great with the sourdough focaccia. The marrow butter is THE most mouth watering oozy goodness you could devour. Personally I am a big fan of birthday candles and birthday sparkles on my birthday dessert. But sadly my ube brulee came out naked with only pistachio crumbs to meet me. It’s such a unique taste and quite rich without being overfilling. The pistachios add that extra for the dish. Overall I think you should stop in and have the items and graze a bit. I think when you love yourself a little extra, it’s about to get magical. Thank you for spending the evening feeding me Velvet Cellar.

- ViV S -