The Essential

“The atmosphere is impeccable and the food is inventive and delicious.”

Sean J. Simon★★★★★

Recommended by our hotel hostess, this restaurant serves Italian inspired dishes with a seasonal rotation on some. Our waitress was friendly and outgoing as well as the GM. Lovely simple presentations with reasonable portions. Worth a trip for dessert alone. The cantaloupe passion fruit sorbet is the sleeper here but did I mention seasonal rotation? Hurry

Kevan Leveille★★★★

Had a wonderful breakfast at The Essential. We did not have a reservation Sunday morning so we had to wait a few minutes but they were kind and quickly able to find accommodation for my girlfriend and I. EXCEPTIONAL cappuccino. Made very very well. Delicious fresh orange juice. The eggs Benedict and hash were also very tasty. The table service was good. The atmosphere was nice as well with a dining room and bar. Whenever I am in a place like this that does everything so well, my only additional question is how could they improve? Having been through a lot of cafés in Europe, The Essential w

Derricka Gaston★★★★★

This was my second time at The Essential, and i ordered the exact same pasta. I ordered the Agnolotti Pomodoro! The first time I got it with chicken, and the second time I got no protein, and it was amazing both times. Our server was kind, although it became busy around lunch time the atmosphere was still calm and not too loud. I would definitely recommend trying out this restaurant. I will absolutely be coming back!

Jrock★

The bartender was amazing; friendly, personable, knowledgeable, and actually invested in your experience as a diner. He made great drinks, did so quickly and with a smile. A definite recommendation for a bar hop through this part of town. However, don’t eat here. I got the hash, which was a papas bowl or potato bowl, nothing crispy or crunchy about it. The plating was sloppy and haphazard, nothing about the dish said chef driven at all. Mine was edible enough but I had to douse it in hot sauce then by the end just picked out the sausage. My wife got the bolognese to start, but whereas my