The Library Kitchen & Bar

Stephen Bressi

Almost perfect! What a great find! This restaurant is operated by a world class chef and the food shows it. The food was prepared excellently and each entree was unique and showed the artistry of the Chef. His partner is a financier and artist whose interesting art adorn the walls. The restaurant has a interesting back story worth researching. The service was excellent. We arrived as they were opening and the chef was out front picking herbs for tonights meal. The hostess promptly greeted us and escorted us to our table. Our server, Marina was personable and very efficient. The ambiance was interesting and pleasant. The rating would be 5-star except for one quirk. This is a high end restaurant - dinner for two without alchol and before gratuity was $165.35. A fair price for the quality of food and service we received. What is annoying is that a restaurant of this calibur would charge a $3.78 convenience fee for use of a credit card. At the price point of this restaurant, the fee is quite pettie. We are looking forward to our next visit.

Amanda Zullo

Chef Johannes is absolutely amazing! He shared such wonderful stories of his culinary adventures with our table as we tried many of his delicious food items. The staff was wonderful, including the Chef’s wife who is so very sweet, and Sydney was our waitress and was so attentive to our needs. The artwork and the experience are fresh and fun. Love the many fireplaces, makes it feel very cozy. Highly recommend this gem in the plateau!

Tim Heatley

Thinking about trying The Library? Go no further this restaurant is excellent in so many ways. When you walk in you are greeted with outgoing fun people. Then whether you are seated at a table, bar, or the bar top facing the kitchen you are greeted by your server, the chef, or the manager all of which are upbeat smart restaurant leaders. Now, onto the food. Yum Yum Yum every time I go there the food is absolutely delicious. Never have I had a bad meal. They use top notch ingredients and the chef knows exactly what he is doing. They have a full bar that you may sit at if you choose. The bartenders are always fun and outgoing. The interior of this restaurant is also fun to look at. Lots of neat pictures all over the place. It has a very comfortable feel inside and I am sure you’ll enjoy it. There are parking places right in front of the restaurant and should that be full there is a lot across the street to park at. I highly recommend The Library Kitchen and Bar. Go give it a try!

M Lucia C P

I wish I could translate into words our amazing experience at the Library Kitchen&Bar. Prior to our trip I had read many wonderful reviews about this restaurant, so I booked our dinner weeks in advance and we were looking forward to our dining experience. We were travelling from Orlando to Sapphire (just for one night) and trusted the GPS ETA. Well, driving on the curvy mountain roads was no joke and we realized that we were going to be late. I called the restaurant and was able to move the reservation to 7:30 pm, the last opportunity. By 7 pm, we were exhausted and thought we were never going to make it. I called one more time and said we were still driving and would be 15 minutes late. We finally got there…tired and not looking our best as planned. The staff was wonderful and received us with so much care and attention. The restaurant is beautiful, fresh, tastefully decorated with contemporary art and interesting books. And the food!!! The food was absolutely amazing. Totally lived to our expectations and effort to get there. Chef Johannes gave us personalized attention and we could feel his love, attention to details and pride to offer the best culinary experience to each client. I could go on and on describing each amazing dish we savored. All delicious, refined and creative. Thank you Chef Johannes and all your kind staff that made our dinning experience one of the best we had all over the world.