We went to Ember last night. I've been meaning to try the place for a while (after having moved out of London not too long ago, and missing restaurants that aren't pubs, which are common in Northants). The staff are great, very friendly and there are a lot (or enough) of them to mean you're never waiting long if you want another drink etc. or the bill. The owner is clearly very passionate about what the restaurant is, the food and how it feels to be in the space - which I am here for. The food is fab - very good quality ingredients, and the smokiness is lovely (the octopus picks it up especially well). Plates come out as they are made but at the right speed if that makes sense. The only (slight) irk was the Flat Iron steak being fridge cold in the middle. I understand its hard to get a rare steak warm all the way through, but it isn't impossible (perhaps this is down to the cooking method - it's all over coal/wood in a fire pit). The cost is representative of the quality of the food (and so is good value) - but its not a cheap meal (and it shouldn't be for the quality). For two, with a couple of drinks and 7 plates (which was probably one too many for us), it was around £140. Go! NB - Be mindful of the (fair) cancellation policy (which is buried at the end of a slab of text on the booking form as you're looking at filling the form out, you may miss it like I did). Open Table want to put this in bold/red or something, but it is there.