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Talk about a hidden gem in Haverhill! My friend Tori G. and I have always loved the bars in Boston for their more high class atmosphere, but alas the Haverhill area doesn't offer much more than drunk jocks stabbing each other downtown. And making it to Boston sometimes is just too tiring, so we longed for a nicer place near North Andover.
Evenfall, is that place. It offers a couple lounge bars as well as a full service dining room. The lounge is very stylish with couches, ottomans, coffee tables, and bar tables all around. The lighting is dim with candles accenting the magenta and grey walls. There is a variety of artwork and sculptures around the place that can't help but grab your attention.
The food is great! Never had dinner in the dining room, but ordering from the late night menu in the bar is a great idea! I recommend the pulled pork quesadilla! Grab a few plates of food and share with friends or check out the specials they frequently have in the dining room! Sign up on their e-mail list to keep up-to-date on what they have to offer.
Drinks are also fantastic--from martinis to mojitos--you'll find something you like! The Raspberry Mojito is my favorite drink, but there are many other great drinks as well!
Evenfall's staff is great. Letza and Jenny are wonderful behind the bar and always treat the customers great. The owner, Spiro, is always making an effort to make sure people are having a good time.
Overall, Evenfall is a great place to hang out up North when driving into Boston is just too much. It's a great place to spend a Friday night or just grab drinks after work sometime during the week. Food is great, drinks are great, atmosphere is great, staff is great. Check it out!
We came here for a Friday evening meal. Our 2nd time here, the 1st being with some other yelpers.
This time, just Dennis and I. We sat in the dining room and ordered from the dining room menu.
Started with the beet salad with cheese. It was beautifully presented. With a mountain of bitter arugula salad green, 4 cubed towers of purple and orange beets, which accompanied some mild soft cheese.
The flavors were mild and subtle. I almost wish the beets were left whole, as there was not that many.
The bread and oil is delicious. The bread was heavily salted, as well as the oil.
For din-din, I had the beef short rib on top of mashed potatoes and creamed spinach. Stunning presentation. I felt I was a judge on Top Chef.
Dennis had the steak and frites. Steak was cooked perfectly. His frites were over salted and had an salted herbs on them.
Extensive wine list. I had a $6 glass of Italian Chianti to go with my meal.
Perfect.
I will keep this place on my top 10 restaurants list for the area.
A group of us "Yelpers" took Evanfall by storm and had us another unofficial event one weekday… Read more »
My girlfriend and I went to Evenfall around Dec of 08 and it was horrible. This has to be one of the worst experiences that I have with restaurants. My girlfriend ordered salmon and I ordered lamb. The salmon has some funny smell to it and my was so so considering it was $25.
The service was bad, the waitress didn't come over once after the meals were delivered.
For $120, I rather go to Hill Street Grille in N. Andover.
Evenfall is our favorite restaurant and sets the standard for Friday night 'date night' with my husband. The lounge has an oh so sexy atmosphere with it's dark walls and low lighting. Friday nights there is always a wonderful guy (sorry, forgot his name) who plays romantic tunes on his guitar...very Dave Mathews. We always order two apps and an entree, every item we've ever ordered has been amazing. Drinks are creative and substantial. The main dining room has a very cool, eclectic atmosphere with it's giant paper lanterns hanging from the ceiling, it looks like an indoor garden party. Evenfall is a Boston city style restaurant in little old Haverhill!
Amazing! Love, love, love the orginial martini list and wide selection of wines. They support local farmers by incorporating the season veggies in to their dishes. Pumpkin goat cheese app was different but so tasty. Kobe steak and strip were both flavorful and cooked to perfect temps. And the atmosphere was clean, cozy and inviting with creative artwork and newly painted dining room. If only I lived in Mass........ le sigh
What a place to bring a first date! Friday nights in the lounge the have a wonderful guitarist who plays all those gooshy songs you hear on the radio (not that that's a bad thing). The lougne is dark.. almost too dark... and the drinks are fantastic. Great place to get her in the mood (or hide that ugly mug of yours :). Only stayed for apps, but the calamari was yummy. Will have to go back for dinner.
My wife and I went to this place for the annual Jamaican Pig Roast. It turned out to be a good move. All you can eat roast pig, string bean salad, salt cod fritters with Jaimaican jerk chicken and rice with pigeon peas. Everything was delicious and well done.
I was here for the unofficial NH/MA Yelp event held on Thursday night. This review is based only on the restaurant. In the lounge, the decor was colorful and tasteful, but the lighting was way too dim. To read the menu in the lounge, I needed to rely on a flashlight provided by a friend. Initially, our Yelp group was huddled around a small high top table in the lounge, which was a full house. We were moved to the dining room, where we could have conversations without crowd noise. The dining room had a high ceiling with exposed beams and round lantern lights. The lighting in the dining room wasn't too bad, even though I had to raise the menus up towards the nearest light just to read it. Some others in the group used flashlights.
The staff gave us the option to order off the pub menu in the dining room. Evenfall also has a regular dinner menu and a prix fixe menu. None of us really cared for a high end meal, so everyone ordered off the pub menu. For appetizers, the Smoky Pulled Pork Quesadilla with sour cream dip, Pan Seared Sesame Crusted Tuna, and Vegetable Spring Rolls were all very good starters, nicely presented. Loved the chopsticks for the spring rolls!
For dinner, I had the Duck Confit Sandwich (tangy & tender meat, rhubarb jam, gruyere cheese on grilled brioche) which was excellent, served with house cut fries and a spicy housemade ketchup dip. For dessert, I had the Torched Alaska (chocolate cake, banana ice cream, chocolate sauce, bruleed bananas), which was very sweet and went well with a decent cup of coffee.
The service was very attentive throughout our visit, both in the lounge and in the dining room with reorders on drinks offered often and frequent check ups and water refills given as needed. Overall, great food and presentation on the pricey side, attentive service, nice decor, but the lighting is too dark.
I have never experienced the phrase "melt-in-your-mouth good" until I tasted the Duck Confit Sandwich at Evenfall. I was WOWed.
The pork quesadilla app was amazing too. Spring rolls and tuna were very decent as well. Overall I loved the food. Totally didn't expect it!
One gripe I do have is the lighting. I understand "mood lighting" and all that jazz, but it borders ridiculous when you're unable to READ the menu. Do they want us to order or what? It's worse in the lounge than the dining area.
Staff was attentive and refilled water everytime they saw it low (and that was often). I loved their wall art. If I could I would buy one, or two. Lantern balls of all different sizes "lit up" the ceiling and provided the only lighting, aside from tiny tea lights. Self coat check is nicely unpretentious.
We live nearby and try to go once a month (sometimes more); it is a gem we love it. Steak and frites has been enjoyed many times, always perfectly medium-rare as requested. This past Saturday night we decided to make up a tapas experience with a collection of appetizers and sides. All were fabulous, here they are: Red Miso Glazed Steak, Crispy Baby Back Ribs, Braised Spinach, Crispy Spice Rubbed Chicken Wings, and Pan Seared Kobe Mini Burgers. WOW!
An unenthusiastic 4 stars. First, I want to point out that this is a review of the food, drink, and atmosphere at Evenfall. This is not a review of the really fun unofficial Yelp event that brought 8 of us here.
Starting with the lounge - it's dark. Red walls, black ceiling, hardly any lights... you get the picture. Service was friendly and never far away. By the time we were up to 6 people standing around a small table, the lounge was full and they were turning people away, so they moved us into the dining room. There was another empty lounge, but it looked like they didn't have the staff for it and it never opened.
The restaurant was okay, but it was still too dark to read the menu. My wife happened to have a small flashlight with her and it got a lot of use. Atmosphere was reasonable, and it was pretty empty so we could all talk and hear each other. The food was okay but somehow all the great reviews left me expecting more. We split a bunch of appetizers and they were all tasty. Some of the entrees were better than others, though no one got anything fancy or expensive. My pizza was a little more dry and burnt than I would have liked, but it was also bigger than I expected and I ate the whole thing. The Duck Confit sandwiches were very good, though my wife was expecting something more than basic white bread. Hard to complain about this, but it's like I was saying about my expectations after reading all of the glowing reviews - I expected more. Desserts were okay.
Service was reasonable (the waitress even brought us a flashlight), but the chairs were horrible. By the end of the night Matthew and I were both sore & ready to move around. And the flashlight that the waitress brought had an Evenfall logo printed on it but sadly, a dead battery.
I'd come back if someone else suggested it. As a place to sit & talk, this was a better choice than The Peddler's Daughter because it was quieter. I don't see myself trying to bring other people here, though. So should I really give it 4 stars? It's a 3.5, but the company was awesome and it made the experience much nicer.
I went here yesterday with my parents for Mother's Day. I liked the open airy, almost beachy feel to the dining room. I love the round paper lanterns. The wait staff was friendly & fairly fast. The bread basket & roasted garlic olive oil dip was delicious. I had the asparagus bisque to start. I loved it! My parents spilt the caesar salad.
The waitress & kitchen staff were very accomadating. I'm a vegetarian & there wasn't a vegetarian entree on the menu so they made up a veggie plate for me which consisted of risotto with onions & peas, spinach sauteed with garlic, pureed carrots with ginger, lemony asparagus spears, & green beans. Everything was perfectly seasoned & very tasty. My parents both had some find of fish & they devoured their food too.
For dessert we split the smores profiteroles. The puff pastry shells (you get 3 of them) were stuffed with fresh home made chocolate ice cream with chocolate chips & marshmallows & dusted with graham cracker bits. The whole thing was drizzled with chocolate sauce & served with 2 toasted marshmallows on toothpicks. It was awesome!
Stopped by here for a few drinks and appetizers on Monday, and I was impressed. I'm not usually a fan of lounge-type places, but Evenfall changed that.
We started off with a $4 mojito, which was well done. From there, I moved to a Manhattan, and ordered some $1 bar appetizers. Organic salmon Mini-burgers, oysters, salmon rangoon, and meatball sliders. Each more delicious than the next. Salmon mini-burgers were the all stars of the bunch.
I closed the night with an organic local microbrew, which was pretty tasty. One of my friends tried to mimic my order, only to find mine was the last one.
I was slightly disappointed there wasn't a draft beer menu, but I suppose one doesn't go to a lounge for a beer. Their only fault.
The waitress and bartender were both friendly and accommodating.
Great spot, check it out if you're in the neighborhood. Might even be worth the trip.
Update 3/21/08
I also took part in the unofficial yelp event this month at Evenfall.
This time we ate off the bar menu and I was not as enamored as I was the first time. The food was only ok. The fries were seasoned with rosemary and the flavor was so overwhelming I think I ate three of them. Not to mention that they make their own ketchup which seems to be some special sauce? Yikes. That said, some of my yelp friends LOVED their meals and the prices were certainly good for what I would call an upscale bar menu. A good representation of food choices and price points.
Based on my second experience, I've dropped my review to four stars, but don't let that fool you. As Don says, it is a solid four stars.
Original Review 2/14/08
We decided to make this our 2008 Valentine's Day restaurant.
1. They still had openings when we finally got around to making reservations.
2. They had Kobe beef on the VDay Menu which we've been dying to try.
Not sure what this location was before hand, but you walk into a reception /hostess area. There are different bars to the right and left. Both have tables in them. In the back to the left is the main dining room.
One side comment: you can hang up your own coat. This is something I really like. I believe in paying for services I need and I don't need to pay someone a few bucks to hang up my coat for me. It is not about the money; its about the need. When I dine at the Ritz, they can check my coat. Otherwise, I'm perfectly able and happy to hang it myself.
Anyway...
The tables were packed in tight but that may have been a VDay thing. There was one very large center round table in the middle. The lights are Chinese lanterns of various sizes. I would describe the atmosphere as mellow but sophisticated.
The food was very good. We had the tuna to start, the kobe beef for dinner and the fondue for dessert. My only gripe is the wine parings were expensive and the prices were not listed. If you are going to provide me a wine paring list, I am going to assume (unless you tell me otherwise) the wines are mid-priced given what you see on the regular wine list.
The location was easy to find and there was plenty of parking.
Evenfall's website offers an email list you'll want to join if you live locally. They offer very reasonable price fixe menus on weekdays and have discounts listed.
I have eaten here a few times, now, and have been deeply impressed with the quality of food. From the outside, it looks like an old converted roadhouse, which it may well be.
The atmosphere inside is fine--two separate bar rooms and a large dining room. I would say that it is "nice" but that they really focus their attention on the food and the service...both of which are excellent.
In our last visit, I ordered a shrimp appetizer that was very good. Then, I had the Caesar salad and my wife had the baby greens. Their wine selection was solid, and we ordered a bottle of something red and tasty. She had the steak & frites and I ordered the hangar steak for our main course.
We were too stuffed for dessert this trip (we had their chocolate Bavarian yum=yum last time), but finished up with some coffee.
The meal wasn't cheap, but was so good and well-resented that it was worth every penny, and we tipped accordingly.
LOVE this place! There are two different lounge on either side of you when you walk through the front door, each with different decor and vibe to them. Both have some couches and other various seating. You never know the crowd your going to get here though, it always varies, and has a lot of regulars.
The staff is great, Spiro, the owner, is always around making sure everyone is happy and joking with the patrons, very nice guy. And the bartenders Jenny and Letza are great! Very attentive and knowledgeable, whenever you ask them for their opinion for a meal or drink choice, they're always right on.
Letza is the one that turned me onto their Asian Pear Martini's, they're WONDERFUL!! And their spicy pulled pork quesadillas, AMAZING. And in the summer it comes with a piece of grilled watermelon on the side which is unexpectedly good.
My friends and I always have a good time here, it's somewhere that we'll start the night out and then go out to the bars in Haverhill usually. Or, somewhere to go when you want a low-key night out with good food and great drinks. I highly recommend Evenfall to anyone!!
*Update* Evenfall is now open at 11 for lunch. They have a very reasonably priced lunch menu with lots of yummy options. They also have free WiFi!
*Update #2* Went here with my family to celebrate my parents 25 years of wedded bliss. The 5 of us got a great round table in the dining room which I've never eaten in before. There's a whole different menu here and it was GREAT just like their cocktails and late night/bar menu.
I had the Jumbo Seared Scallops with silky corn sauce, patty pan squash, crispy zuke fries, and parley lemon aioli for $25. INCREDIBLE.
My scallops were seared perfectly and the corn sauce was delicious. I was dipping the excellent homemade foccia bread in it at one point.
GO TO EVENFALL!! EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS WONDERFUL!!
Went here, did it because we had to see if Jeffrey was giving the straight scoop and we had to kill some time and take out some hungry insurance before a party in Bradford. Don't be misled by the striking resemblance the exterior bears to an Elks Lodge. Once inside, it was cozy, quaint, and very European contemporary - I kinda wished we weren't just there for drinks and light eats so we could sit in the paper lantern dining room.
The lounge is dark to the point of tripping over stuff until your eyes adjust. The bar menu is a combination of thoughtful and reasonable. the offerings are straightforward, with incorporation of seasonal items like squash that are just dandy. My husband had the ribs - really well done. I had the calamari - it was fine although not unusual. The fries were da bomb. No draft/good beers - not so great on that count.
Very intimate, comfortable and pleasant. We'll be back, although we're rarely in the area.
We were really suprised to find a decent restaurant in Haverhill, as we normally try to avoid this area....
That being said, Evenfall was great, even though my boyfriend can be a pretty picky eater. We've been here twice, and both times he's ordered the kobe beef hanger steak; not a great cut, but its kobe beef - do you think he's going to order something else? They also have some great side options to add to your meal - lobster mac and cheese, yukon gold mashed potatoes, lobster garlic mashed potatoes.... I could go on. And their drink menu was great - the first time we went here I didn't know where to start! Definitely reccommended, but don't go too hungry, because their appetizers need some work (if you're not an adverturous eater, that is).
My friends and I went last night for the Jamician Pig Roast and OMG it was wonderful! The pig just melted in your mouth. The staff, drinks, food, atmosphere there was just wonderful. Hopefully the owner/Spiro has this again. Wish I had left overs! LOL
This place is such a gem outside of the city to us suburbanites!
The atmosphere at Evenfall is hip but welcoming. More cozy and accessible than its "sister" restaurant Glory - but without the live music in the bar on weekends. More of a walk-in atmosphere.
I enjoy bringing friends to the lounge for a light bite & drinks (had a crowd join us for my husband's 31st birthday here in late 2006). Friends who trekked out here that night from Boston & the immediate surrounding towns like Somerville & Arlington have been back since then both with & without us.
When I am feeling like we need a little treat, we like to come here for quiet dinners. We also have made it tradition to take our parents here when they are visiting.
Do take the time to come here and venture beyond the bar / lounge (which does offer some great menu options - very upscale bar food & salads) and into the dining room.
In the dining room - chocolate stained exposed beams in the dining room set off pale blue walls. Giant paper lanterns hang from the rafters, not only offering light but making the room more cozy.
The art on the walls seems semi-permanent as some of the sculptures have changed from time to time... But it is always interesting to look at.
The dinner menu changes often within the season and is always inventive. There is usually a fish dish, 2 or 3 beef dishes, chicken, a vegetarian, and a pork dish called "The Pig" - all of which change to include and highlight seasonal items. Portions are great for carnivores but the pasta based dishes (usually featuring pappardelle or ravioli) leave me feeling like I need another course before dinner.
The a la carte steaks are cooked perfectly and seasoned in such a way as I have rarely tasted. Try the truffle butter for an accompaniment!
Special event menus are always seductive here - my husband and I even ventured out in the 2007 Valentines day snowstorm to keep our reservation and partake in the romantic special dinner for 2 menu (surf & turf for 2 - lobster tails, fillet Mignon, steamed mussels, and more - YUM). Be sure to join the email list to get updates & for reminders about events. I have been on this list for a while and the owner, Spiro, is always inviting members to Evenfall for special tastings, promotions, or most recently, a holiday party for patrons.
Mid-week a prix fixe menu offers an unbelievable value for only $28 per person for 3 courses (as of 12/07) OR Prix Fixe for 2 - 2 courses each & a bottle of wine (from a select list) for $55. Really, this is unbeatable and usually the prix fixe menu offers something so sumptuous it takes your eye away from the main menu.
Many items have lobster accents - what food isn't improved by lobster?
The only negative comment I have is that the paper lanterns in the dining room really need a good dusting!
*** Edit as of 1/11/08 - someone got up on a ladder because the lanterns are no longer at all dusty! ***
Take a hike up north and try Evenfall - you will add it to yor repertoire, I promise.
Just got back from Evenfall and had an amazing time. I sat in the lounge area to the right when you walk in. I have sat in the dining room before but there is a much better atmosphere in the lounge. There are two lounges on either side when you walk in the restaurant. The main dining room is in front and it is not bad at all but I prefer the hip lounge. We went to celebrate my birthday and I am glad I did. We were going to go to Abe and Louie's but that cold November rain kept us near our folks house ( N. Andover, MA).
The place is great. I had a few vodka's with club soda and sat at a hightop in the lounge. I brought the family (7) and we put 2 tables together to accomidate my party. We got there early because this place fills up on a Friday and Saturday night, especially at the lounge. It just turned 7pm and the lounge was full and vibe was going because Nitza ( the bartender) had her ipod hooked up and was played very low key international music. It was perfect. I am not into international music but this stuff made the mood perfect. The elderstatesman of the family were even moving to the music which made their wives laugh! It was a great time and great food. The waitress was very attentive and I never needed to ask for anything. This is not my first time here so dont think I am just going here, but I went for my 35th bday and it felt like my 25th. It had alot of pretty people in here with all smiles. I accidently bumped into a table and all the women made me laugh and we chatted. As I said before, good vibe.....and cool people.
I suppose I should talk about the food. I got the 10 filet that looked like a 16 oz filet! The meat was perfect and cooked awesome. I also asked to try 3 out of the 5 sauces the made fresh, and was blown away( the pepper butter is really really good and so is there steak sauce)
You wont have a bad time in here unless you are really old or you just hate the world. This is a perfect date night place of a good night out with close friends. You dont have to yell because the music is too loud, but very soft and you can hear the conversation. This place really impressed me tonight and I will go there again soon.
Talk about a surprise! Evenfall is in an unassuming building which looks like a tavern from my hometown of Peoria, IL, and in an unexpected area in Haverhill. But it serves up some serious city fare, with some big flavors and creativity. The interior is definitely inviting- dark and sexy with two small lounges/room, and one larger dining room. The whole time I felt like I was on a date,even though I was with a group of co-workers.
We started off with a plate of local cheese, which had some interesting touches such as a blue cheese and fig spring roll and fried mozzarella, in addition to more artisan cheese selections. As for entrees, the duck was superb and the fillet was solid. But the real showstopper was the baramundi, which is an Australian sea bass. Seared perfectly, it is served with spaghetti squash and topped with fried lobster legs. Yummy! Dessert is not be missed. The molten chocolate was warm and gooey, but not as good as the pumpkin bread with melting panna cotta which had a lot of spices and flavor. But the real surprise was the sorbet. Evenfall had a choice of 10, count them,10 flavors. But these were not ordinary flavors, and included choices like Peach fog, blue cotton candy, and strawberry mojito. The sorbet was light and refreshing but so flavorful. Next time, we will try all 10 flavors.
A few other things...the service was superb and we couldn't trip up our server when we asked for recommendations or about obscure ingredients. If there was an Achilles heel, it would have to be the wine list. The list leans towards some standards from California, and I think that they could definitely use some additional varietals and regions. But aside from the wine list, Evenfall hits it right on the mark and is well worth a visit.
Absolutely amazing. Great food - different than what you can get at most restaurants in that area. Good service and an wonderful atmosphere. I love the barn-like main dining room with the paper globe lights - so homey and charming. Can be a very romantic setting, but have also been here with girlfriends and had a great time. Prices aren't too bad either. I think the most expensive item was $26.
We loved this place--American Fine Dining from a chef who backs up his great credentials with the goods. Two things that struck us on reviewing the menu:
1. Who knew that Massachusetts is a cheese-making state?
2. How can you not like a menu with a dish named "The Pig"?
We started a fabulous meal with the Massachusetts cheese plate (Crystal brook goat cheese, blueberry compote, crispy fried Great Hill blue cheese + mission fig spring roll, Westfield camembert, and I think a champagne gelee). The blue cheese + fig spring roll was drizzled with honey, which was pretty amazing...and the remaining honey on the plate was infused with a blue cheese flavor (yes, we scraped it off the plate with a spoon).
Chef Scott Pelletier's menu takes advantage of local New England seasonal ingredients--we went in September and had blueberry compote, but in October the cheese plate has apple accompaniments.
'The Pig' had peach fries and a peach compote on the amazing pork chop, with a cube of 3-layer pork and some pulled-pork barbecue on a tiny brioche. The Kobe beef hanger came with truffled mashed potatoes. The side of lobster mac'n'cheese was interesting. It won't replace Annie's shells'n'cheddar around our house, but definitely worth sampling.
Desserts were good, but didn't blow us away like the rest of the meal (trio of fresh sorbet included champagne, rose, and lemon; creme brulee was good).
This is an excellent restaurant in a very unlikely location. We've eaten there once so far, friends have a couple of times, and we have all been amazed at the quality of the food. Very sophisticated preparations, excellent plating, nice staff, remarkably interesting although short wine list. This is definitely up to high Boston quality. Unfortunately it's prices are as well, but it's a lot closer and the parking is free.
The atmosphere is good but not great, but overall is quite pleasant. The food is what makes this such a standout.
They also have a couple of bars, but we haven't tried them yet.
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