Notch Modern Kitchen & Bar

5036 Hamilton Blvd, Allentown - 18106
206 reviews
Asian Fusion American
(610) 841-4610

Lovely fusion selections in a modern setting. The drink menu is sublime. The meals are exceptional with an Asian focus. Two words: Pork Belly! Happy hour is a great time to visit.the seving team is attentive and efficient. You will love your visit. There is outside patio seating that is quite pleasant in any season

We had a great experience here. The crab fitters appetizer was my favorite of what we ate! I highly recommend giving it a try. Also, very freindly and quick service

All of the dishes sounded good, but were not that good. The pineapple cake was dry. The ramen brisket was delicious but the dish overall wasn’t good together. The fried chicken was disappointing. The chicken fried rice flavor wasn’t very good, tasted like they used a soy sauce brand I don’t particularly like. The inside is really nice and the staff were fantastic.

Went to Notch for the first time and was so excited about the menu. It had so many vegetarian options. I ordered the veggie fried rice. Since we sat on the patio it was dark so when I bit into something crunchy I thought it must have been a vegetable. I took most of my meal home due to the huge portion only to find that I was sadly mistaken. It wasn’t a vegetable that was so crunchy but an eggshell. Many were in the dish. The picture couldn’t get all of them. I called and spoke to the manager, Jesse, not expecting anything but to have him bring it to the chefs attention. I was told, “you are aware that an egg is in the dish and eggshells can happen”. I was shocked, actually dumbfounded. Was he actually defending a professional chef and saying that I should expect eggshells in my food just because there was an egg on it. Great menu or not, if I want eggshells in my food I’ll stay here me and have a child make me a dish with eggs in it instead if paying $$$ for a professional chef to do it. I get that things happen but a better way of dealing with it is to apologize, not act like it’s a normal occurrence. Eventually, he did say I should email him a picture and he’ll address it with the chef. Seriously, Jesse, an apology goes a long way. This review never would have seen the light of day if one was given instead of that ridiculous answer. I’m about to turn 61 and this is my first time writing a review. That alone says a lot about how I felt being told that I should expect eggshells when ordering an dish with an egg in it.

This restaurant cancelled our friend’s Pork Shoulder family experience 48 hours before her graduation. They took the reservation more than a week out and then blamed a 15 year old for not communicating with a manager. The family called to confirm their reservation a few days ago and all was OK. The manager stated that the service, that they offer, was going to be labor intensive for Mother’s Day weekend. He was willing to seat them for dinner but not give them the experience they had reserved. The family is choosing another establishment. We will as well in the future.

We attended a function in the private dining room and we loved the ambience of this restaurant!! Casual dining with a sophisticated feel. The food was phenomenal and the portions were quite generous. We had the Notch Fried Chicken and the flavor was outstanding! The sides were creative and unusual and added to the overall enjoyment of the dish. After 4 pieces of chicken, the sauce became a little cloying but I don't know how many people eat all of it at one sitting like I did ?. There is ample parking but there's a flow directed by one-way arrows which takes a minute to figure out.

6 of us dined here on a Saturday night. Was very excited to try a new place. First the good. Liked the decor/vibe and great music which was not too loud. Our waitress was very good at describing things since this was first visit fir all of us. We all enjoyed the craft cocktails. One person got salmon burger and waitress failed to mention there were no sides included. If you want any sides must add for $3. Three of us ordered the brisket chow mein. I was a bit concerned since I don’t care for spicy foods and just about every dinner entree has a pepper next to it noting spicy. Waitress stated it wouldn’t be that spicy. To me, it was. Also 2 out of 3 brisket chow mein barely had any brisket. I saw 2 pieces in mine. We notified waitress who was very nice took back to kitchen and they added a couple more pieces of brisket. For $25 entree was really lacking in brisket. I would’ve thought manager would check in to see how everything was but no one besides waitress checked in. Also, we were there until 8:30 or so and seemed like they wanted to wrap up and get us out. Did not ask if anyone wanted more drinks. Oh we also ordered 3 apps which were good but very small for price point. Sadly will not be returning.

Great gluten free options and our server was knowledgeable and helpful. Overall the food is delicious and the atmosphere was festive.

Overall great place to eat and have some drinks ! We sat at the bar and the bartender was very knowledgeable about the menu and made awesome drinks for us ! We’ll be back !

Great Drinks and nice atmosphere