The Hearth Eatery & Catering - Kenai, Alaska

MyT Life

Cool place set up here in Kenai. How does no one know about it? Advertising. The sign is smaller than it's neighbor's signs, and the font of more fine. The front is located out of view from the main road. If I were to suggest a positive change it would be to become more visible to the public, post hours of operation, and use a rotating menu as an incredible selling point.
Atmosphere: very well done with the clean and simple decor. It was well lit and felt comfortable.
Service: excellent as the owner greeted us and seemed to be on first named basis with the regulars. The other employee was kind and welcoming. Loved to hear their camaraderie in the kitchen as it added to a relaxed vibe.
Food: well put together with fresh ingredients. Here in the peninsula we seem to lack a variety of cuisine. Luckily we are getting a few new options. I'm very happy to have discovered the Hearth as it is unique for the area.

Holla

Locals and tourists do not miss The Hearth Eatery centrally located in Kenai, Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula.
The hip and calming interior is wonderful and spacious.
The food is delectable and the menu changing sometimes weekly is awesome and rarely happens in restaurants.
I am a pescatarian so on Chef Virginia's suggestion I had a lovely salad made with locally grown fresh vegetables.
Smoked Gouda cheese, candied pecans with herb dressing. Froccia bread was made fresh today with a brownie cookie. Well done Chef +7⭐️ Holla

Hannah Eckert

Delicious! I bought the Salmon Fritters and Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding and they were both outstanding!

Jennifer Thomsen

Virginia is an amazing hostess, compassionate about her food, and a lovely person who can cook like no other! Fully recommend trying her restaurant the next time you are out and about.

Canyon B

This place is AWESOME. The Hearth Eatery provides an experience you wont forget. The staff are an absolute joy to be around, the atmosphere feels welcoming, clean, and positive. What you eat here is not just food, it’s love. And it is PHENOMENAL! Thinking of going elsewhere to satiate your hunger and desire for excellent food? Don’t. This should be your 1st choice, every time. You wont regret it!

JollySantaClauz

The food is delicious and the customer service is amazing! They also remembered me when I came in again 🥰

Deborah Morales

I hired Chef Virginia for my wedding and even though she makes good food, we ran out of the mac and cheese,potatoes and bread for the last three tables as several of my guests had mentioned to me. When confronting her about this, I received poor customer service which is why I'm leaving a 1 star review. I apologized to my guest as this was very embarrassing. If you hire her, I highly recommend a plated service instead of buffet to reduce risk and stress of running out. She is a liar. A horrible person.

My husband and I were also unsatisfied with Virginia leading up to the wedding. She was unprofessional to us over the phone and gave us at least 6 incorrect invoices. Multiple times she told my husband "I'm busy" and was unorganized. I also wasn't aware when deadline to submit final count was. She never told me. And she was very rude when I told her the count 1.5 weeks before wedding. In general, she was rude and doesn't take responsibility for her actions. Instead she blamed me for not ordering enough food.

It's a shame because she does make great food. But if you have a 130+ wedding I would highly recommend looking elsewhere if you want buffet. Or request plated meals.

It was not a good experience for us. Hopefully yours is different.

Update:
I have now heard from 5 different people that food ran out on the last three tables. There was no bread left. And for my rehearsal dinner, she ran out of the chips and salsa. And had my guests wait in a line and wait 20+ minutes to receive food. I knew she was bringing her mobile kitchen. But thought the food would be ready ahead of time to spread out on table. Not the case. Friends and family therefore just had chips and salsa to munch on.... which ran out.

I would never recommend Virginia to anyone. Regardless of the food. Her customer service is terrible. And blames me instead of holding herself accountable for her wrong doing. A simple apology would have gone a long way. But she did the exact opposite!
She's horrible!

Suzanne Martin

I had my wedding catered recently and the food was absolutley delicious, just as in their restaurant! As far as the catering, the staff did not arrive until just after the ceremony with no communication stating they would be late. We had agreed that the appetizers should be out and ready for the guests as they entered the reception for social hour. The guests ended up waiting at least a half hour before the apps came out. When confronted about their lateness, members of the staff were rude and in further conversation no one offered any apology or compensation. This is not the type of service I expected when I was required to pay 20% gratuity upfront.