Amuse Restaurant. - Ashland

Great staff, lovely food. Pork loin was the overall winner. Nice wine selection.

There is food cooked from a recipe. It can be good, but it's never more than filling. There is food cooked because the chef loves to cook. It can be great, even memorable. Then there is food cooked because the chef loves diners to enjoy eating. At this level, dishes can be transforming. You leave a different person than you arrived. Amuse is the latter. I'll never think of curry carrot soup the same way again. I intend to go again and again until either I've learned all I can about eating or I don't fit through the door. Worth coming to southern Oregon for. Service was impeccable. Overheard conversations were amusingly Ashlandish. Architecture inviting and homey without being overly familiar.

I've eaten at this restaurant several times over the years. The food is consistently delicious, the service consistently terrific, and the wine list consistently great (with very reasonable prices). Amuse is one of those places that make Ashland the special town it is. It has urban sophistication with inviting small town ambience. Highly recommended.

We had dinner at Amuse this past weekend and it was wonderful. Great atmosphere, attentive, yet unobtrusive staff, and wonderful food. Really enjoyed the warm Kale salad. Any chance you would share the dressing recipe? I look forward to our next visit!

One of the very best in all of southern Oregon hands down.