Common Thread

First time here and it was a great experience. Elle took wonderful care of us tonight. We decided on the chef's tasting menu and went for the wine pairing. It was such a fun night. Best oysters I've ever had. So many unique dishes and flavors. Well worth the price. Also loved the retro music they played. Great 70's classics. Lastly, we walked thru the restaurant before we left and it's so beautiful, and very well done.

Make the plans to come here for dinner if you’re able to. I went to celebrate my birthday alone and had the most wonderful experience. Every moment feels curated and the menu is ambitious but executes well. It seems like the kind of place that many come to for a special occasion and rightfully so. The style of cooking feels genuine yet elevated. I wouldn’t sleep on the coconut sorbet, exemplary of what you can do when you have an understanding of balance in textures and flavors.

Wife and I drove up from Jacksonville to celebrate our first wedding anniversary in Savannah. It was difficult to pick a restaurant to have dinner at, because there’s so many great choices in Savannah, but seeing that the minds behind Common Thread were recently semifinalists for Best Chef SE through the James Beard Awards, it ended up being my choice. I’m absolutely glad I picked it. Walking in, we were greeted with smiles. The house/restaurant was stunning. It was quirky but still had its charm. We were escorted to our table, which was an odd little table halfway up the stairs, away from everyone. We were told that table was meant of anniversaries/intimate events. It felt awkward at first but it ended up being fun people watching and listening in to conversations as people walked by. Colton was our server. He was great. Extremely knowledgeable. He walked us through the menu, offered great suggestions on food and wine, did a proper wine service, and even properly pronounced the region in which the wine was from. Colton definitely made us feel special and gave us an incredible experience. I’ll definitely give it to Common Thread. The knowledge in which every staff member presented was incredible. As every person dropped off an item at the table, they accurately described the dish in detail before they walked away. I’ve been in the restaurant industry for almost 20 years; serving, bartending, and managing numerous different types of restaurants, from casual to fine dining. I’ve opened up a few restaurants and have been a trainer as well. Common Thread is operating at a high level in terms of the staff’s ability. The food: incredible. We started with one of each oyster, and it was insane how much flavor was packed in them. Our first course was also accompanied with the hand roll and the apple beet salad. The hand roll was fantastic. The beet salad felt like it needed some sort of acid/citrus with it, but still had great flavor. Course two was the mushroom cannelloni and the orecchiette. Both were phenomenal. My wife was obsessed with the cannelloni, the butternut squash puree was a perfect accompaniment. The pesto/parmesan foam on the orecchiette was an excellent touch. Course three we went against Colton’s suggestion for the pork chop (almost got both, we were stuffed), and got the Ribeye. Great char, cooked perfectly. The peppercorn jus was an excellent topper for it. For dessert, we opted for the sticky toffee pudding. Although it wasn’t sticky, the ginger pairing with it was an excellent touch. This is one of the best experiences we’ve ever had at a restaurant. This will be a staple for us whenever we’re back in Savannah and will definitely be asking for Colton again. He is the kind of server I’d like to have at my restaurant. Props to Common Thread, props to Colton.

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