Delivery
Yes
Frenchette in New York
Categories
Location on the map
New York, New York County, New York, US
Service options
Takeaway
Yes
Dine-in
Yes
Health and safety
Reservations required
Yes
Staff required to disinfect surfaces between visits
Yes
Highlights
Great coffee
Yes
Great dessert
Yes
Popular for
Lunch
Yes
Dinner
Yes
Solo dining
Yes
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible seating
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible car park
No
Offerings
Coffee
Yes
Late-night food
Yes
Small plates
Yes
Dining options
Lunch
Yes
Dinner
Yes
Dessert
Yes
Amenities
Bar on site
Yes
Toilets
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Atmosphere
Cosy
Yes
Romantic
Yes
Trending
Yes
Upmarket
Yes
Crowd
Family friendly
Yes
Tourists
Yes
Planning
Dinner reservations recommended
Yes
Accepts reservations
Yes
Usually a wait
Yes
Phone: +1 212-334-3883
Site: http://frenchettenyc.com/
Site: http://frenchettenyc.com/
Opening hours
- Monday:12–10PM
- Tuesday:12–10PM
- Wednesday:12–10PM
- Thursday:12–10PM
- Friday:12–10PM
- Saturday:11AM–10PM
- Sunday:11AM–9:30PM
Comments (199)
This might be the best restaurant in NYC. Having been in Southern France two weeks ago, and then dining here last night, I am of the belief that this dining experience is every bit as excellent as anything over there. Pierre is a top notch sommelier who really “got” me and I am very grateful for his attention to detail.
Wine was excellent and the food was very good (nothing mind blowing though). They lost one star in my book though for just ok service. It wasnt bad by any means, but at the cost, Id assume more.
If you can score a reservation, your proof of vaccination will be your ticket to an inside table. The service is excellent, conversational and thoughtful. Love that the menu feels hardcore “French” but modern in its own take on the cuisine. Pate is the way to go, but so are the seasonal salads to start. We ordered the entrecote for two, which was tender and flavorful. Desserts were also perfect. Get the floating meringue if available.
Im a bartender and love to have solo evenings on my days off. Frenchette has quickly become my new favorite spot to do this. The couple of times Ive been here Ive had the most amazing experiences. Each time Ive sat at the bar and was given amazing service, met new lovely people, and had great conversations. Always reminds me of why we need special places like this.
The food was excellent. The quiche with ham was phenomenal. I was also very impressed with the sea bass. Surprisingly large portions. The pistachio cream dessert was delicious, but very very sweet. Would definitely come back.
This place is a dream come true. I have been in NYC eight months and knew in my heart that something like Frenchette was out there; I just hadn’t found it yet. I was delighted to finally discover it last night. The staff were all so engaging, kind, and thoughtful that they really made the experience 11/10. The “Amuses” section of the menu was our favorite, especially the Surf Clam and the Trout Beignets. No complaints about the steak either; it was classic and delicious! The wine list is interesting and we were very happy with our choice. Staff had fun recommendations for a nightcap afterward. Really hope to become a regular here!
I will absolutely be back. I split the surf clam cru & pastilla de legumes with a friend. I would recommend both. She got the beef tartare & I got the turbot (I audibly moaned after my first bite). For dessert we split the vacherin aux fraises. Everything we got was delicious.
Happy to finally check this off my list. We enjoyed the clams, shrimp, and fish soup. Thebrouillade, not what you’d expect from a scrambled egg but an unexpected treat.
Great place in TriBeCa! Love the minimalistic brasserie red-leather, wood interieur, the light concept, and the highly professional service. Fantastic food !! We had delicious oysters and a juicy roasted chicken. Appreciate a lot their natural, biodynamic wine approach.The Pet-Nat rosé was super good. They know exactly what they are doing, you can taste and feel it in all details. It´s expensive but absolutely worth to go! One of my favorite places in New York, especially when I miss Europe.
Had a delightful and wonderful experience for an anniversary. Our hostess greeted us enthusiastically, Devin, our bartender mixed us delicious cocktails, the food was classic and tasty, and the manager was lovely and gracious! We can’t wait to return!
Really enjoyed dinner. Service was great. Have to go back so I can try everything else.
Well prepared French bistro food, including solid vegetarian fare (too often overlooked at typical establishments) -- overall more subtle than bold ... Very good wine list, with the expected overpriced Burgundies, so we ventured to unfamiliar regions ... We ordered the two options for Georgian wine, one orange/macerated I would enjoy considering again because its first presentation (slight funk, tomato skin, sallow berry) was a little elusive and the other a lovely white with scent of beeswax, plum skin, and white flower with good length ... For dessert île flottante was a miss, came sadly with an overly carbonised chocolate top, only notable for the delicate texture of the meringue ... Service was affable and prompt but our attractive server didnt offer any especial knowledge of the wines
What is there to say that hasnt been said. Incredible food, such a good atmosphere, and incredible wine/cocktails to match. Zack is an incredible server and Emily has great wine suggestions. Thank you Frenchette Team!
Such great cooking but with such a terrible approach to wine. All low-intervention “natural” wines from current vintages means you’re forced to drink sour wine that fights the food. The somms have all the charm one expects of religious zealots. And no BYO allowed, because god forbid that guests might have other wine preferences.
Stopped in on a whim for a snack and a little beverage. I have been wanting to come for so long I was almost shaking when I asked if they could accommodate us. Sat out side at a magnificent table in the setting sun thanks to my new best friend the hostess My Lady G. Oysters with small French sausages were ridiculous and the fresh baked bread and butter amazing. Not pictured is the pâté with pickled prunes Which I ate so fast I forgot to capture. Can’t wait to come back, I’m thinking next week. Yum yum did I mention yum!
On a Tuesday at 6:30pm, with the restaurant not entirely full, the service was quite disappointing. We had to ask a busperson (sic) on three separate occasions to find our server. We had to request plates when our $9 demi-baguette came out (with butter that needed salt, which needed to be asked for); my friend had to get up to get her own paper straw, after we couldnt summon anyone. Her drink had sat for so long before being delivered to us, that the straw had basically dissolved into it. Her fish arrived cool-to-cold (it was not meant to be) and quite small for over $40. The prices were exorbitant for the amount of food received and the inattentive service. Yes, our server was nice when we could get her attention (as when she dropped off the check without us having asked for it, while we still had our cocktails, though our plates had been taken). Deeply underwhelmed.
Great food but a very limited menu.
Amazing! Came here after a beautiful morning at Aire Spa, and had an amazing brunch. The oysters with sausage was a unique dish, oysters were fresh and yummy. The gnocchi was AMAZING, definitely the best gnocchi weve ever had. Soft inside yet a little crispy outside, cheesy, pillowy deliciousness! The French omelette was perfect as well as the crispiness of the fries. The duck had such great flavor, we enjoyed it a lot. And the pistachio/praline dessert! One of the best desserts weve tried. We greatly enjoyed this restaurant, and the service was excellent as well. Well be back!
The duck in duck frites is amazing, so moist and tender. Love the asparagus too. The bread (baguette) was not toasty at all, kinda cold even. Steak was also just average. Babamisu is ok. Would come back for the duck.
The sparkling water was so bad it was almost impressive; the design of the knives is borderline criminal. Luckily the food was fantastic. 5 stars.
I often hesitate going to hot and new restaurants that have been popular among food-centric publications like Eater, worrying about whether its fancy decor combined with pretentious customers and snobby servers would make me wonder why Im spending so much to torture myself. Well, it was a nice surprise at Frenchette. Our server was super friendly and passionate about the dishes. Dinners sitting next to our table kept gasping at how good the food was. Dishes were definitely on the heavy side, but all were executed well. My personal favorites were the razor clams and the Spanish tortilla with trout roe, but there was not one bad dish in our meal. Would definitely return.
Our brunch wasn’t coursed but otherwise everything was fantastic- the servers were so helpful and lovely, especially with the wine list! Memorable brunch!
Great atmosphere, good food, and wonderful service. This was definitely an awesome treat yourself spot and the staff was really helpful in refining the menu.
One of the best CoVid dining experiences.Friendly waiters and delicious food. Wine BTG is on higher side. The outdoor setup was great. Pâté fois with port gelée was delicious. Skip the steak. The choux with pistachios has butter cream and nougat, so if you’re not into that, skip it.
Its French, its modern, its casual chic, its delicious. The menu is short and focuses on the good stuff, but take a minute or two to browse the 20-page long wine list. The waiters are friendly and service is fast. The fish soup with its rouille (aioli) was comforting, the duck melted in the mouth, and the pain bagnat came with the best anchovies Ive ever had.
Theres a lot of hype around this restaurant, and for the most part, it is well-deserved. The food was simply perfect: those famously whipped eggs with escargot; the lobster with cumin butter; duck frites. The wine list is incredible, and our somm picked just the right bottle for us (a skin contact chenin from Loire).After reading the Eater review, we were expecting service unparalleled, and it certainly began that way, but as the evening progressed our server vanished and we were left feeling like the last guests at a party where the hosts wanted us to leave. If youre going to offer resos for 9 pm (all that is available even if you log on 30 days in advance as they are released), then you have to let your diners have the full experience. Still, Id likely return, but it was a poor finish to an otherwise perfect meal.
The food is very good and service is great but mostly I am here to warn people about ordering sparing water because they carry Catalonian sparkling water that literally has 18g or something per serving and couldn’t stomach it.
We stopped by recently.Much fancier than I expected but staff were friendly and professional.I enjoyed my dish very much.I had lobster with curry. Never had this combination. The lobster were fresh and juicy with a nice balance of curry spice. It went well together to my surprise.Desert was great with my coffee.They have outside seating but we choose to sit near the window.
Ive had brunch here a few times and thoroughly enjoyed my meal but the service is either an unenthusiastic hit or an enthusiastic miss.The pistachio Paris-Brest has a steep price tag but worth it.
This place is an absolute joke. Tried to get in touch w them to buy a birthday gift for my sister who was dining with them. 5x phone calls, voicemails, e-mails, DM on instagram--nothing. Multiple attempts over the course of 3 days.nice service guys
This French restaurant begs attention from every visitor or local who wants to eat the best of the best in NYC. This place gives top restaurants in NYC a run for their money. And you don’t have to pay top dollar here at this TriBeCa bistro. The comfortable, warm feeling of the restaurant welcomes diners to relax. And it’s definitely necessary, because after you finish indulging here, you’re going to want to sip on after dinner drinks and unbutton your pants. It’s that good. The must tries, IMO, include the blowfish tails, lobster (may be the best prepared lobster I’ve ever had), the eggs, duck frites, and sardines. But don’t worry, you won’t go wrong trying anything off the menu.
It was only the third day since the restaurant first opened, but it felt like we’d been regulars for years. The staff are incredibly generous and warm amid a packed space. The food was both surprising and somehow familiar. Definitely more than lives up to the hype.
My mouth is still watering from all the food I had here! The eclectic menus options and the delightful wine are a must try for people who truly enjoy eating delicious cuisine. This is on my list of favorite restaurants in NYC. We had the quail, rabbit, and squid ink pasta to name a few dishes and each dish was spectacular!
Had to try Frenchette after its James Beard win for best new restaurant - can confirm, this place is a true gem.The aesthetic is stunning: simple, elegant yet not at all pretentious. Same goes for the service. Their bar was one of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen. I went for lunch (had a reservation to be safe, but at noon there were open tables and they probably could’ve accommodated walk-ins) and opted for one of their two prix fixe options.A glass of Costadila light-bodied, fruit forward red wine perfectly complimented the duck hache and mushroom duxelle. The mushrooms were Incredible, SO full of flavor. For dessert, this option comes with a lovely chocolate mousse with toffee bits and an espresso. I had a glass of the Cuvée Rosé du Matin to finish. Honestly, for less than $30 this is the best lunch option in the neighborhood.
This James Beard Foundation semi finalist is a true gem, located in TriBeCa. Although the menu is not extensive, there is something for everyone. A friend had a steak and raved about it. We shared a leak salad. It was amazing! Wonderful texture and refreshing taste. My calves liver was perfectly done, melting in a mouth, with small bits of bacon, side greens and celery root. All was amazingly testy and fresh!
With the James Beard award Id hoped for a bit more. The food was okay but nothing special. And you can find cuter more French places around the city. On the bright side their service was spot-on and willing to give recommendations.
Loved loved loved!!! Every dish was spectacular. The duck is perfect, could do without the fries they arent special. Though they are redeemed by the brenaise sauce accompanying them which I would pour all over my arms and lick off if it were served sans frites. The gnocci is intriguingly different and delicious. Crab cake Id give a 7 good. The show stealer was the dessert which for me is usually forgone. Think of it like a weird seeded brioche hybrid croissant on crack as a sandwich bread for pistachio cream and tid bits of pistachios form heaven with a hit of salt. Mmmm
Had a fantastic bowl of gnocchi here, ham and lovely cream sauce. Prepared with care and delicious subtle flavours.The texture was out of this world as well; so much more potato and starch, nothing like a more pasta style that you may find elsewhere.Great service, with no noticeable wait time on a Saturday afternoon when it was very busy.Highly recommended!
Great lunch set menu. But the tea pot is weird because there’s noway to stir the tea leaves so all the flavour is sitting at the bottom of the pot, my first cup is just hot water, and tea is so bitter at the end.
Best French style scrambled eggs with escargot butter! Definitely worth a try. Desserts looked amazing as well! Great ambiance and atmosphere too. Service was attentive and quick.
Stopped in for a work lunch with a colleague, had the prix fixe menu amusette - my favorite was the oxtail, fall-off-the-bone delicious! lovely place for a work lunch, nice value for food quality.will be back again!
This elegant little gem is tucked away in an otherwise fairly bleak area of tribeca.but it is a gem! absolutely worth going to.there drinks are fantastic, the food even better, i was both surprised and delighted :)pro tip: if theyre still on the dessert menu, get the paletted de chocolat + salted caramel chocolate ice cream, and combine a bit of each on a spoonful ;)
This place has it. Execution, flavor and classic appeal. A must try especially the brouillade with escargot which is so creamy.Happy eating and remember dont deny, satisfy!
Up there with Le Bernadin in my opinion. Service, food, wine list, cocktails are all top notch. Highly recommended.
Some of the best brunch in the city. The Drink menu is creative, and the bar is beautiful. Charles is a great bartender. I had a wonderful experience here.
Excellent food, great service, first proper meal out during the pandemic and was as good as good be.
Good food and service. Nothing outstanding but good. A bit pricey.
Three coworkers and I went to Frenchette for a business lunch. We opted to share a bunch of plates.We started with the Duck Rillete, Spaghetti Carbonara and the Boudin Blanc. Then we shared the Black Sea Bass and the Vegetable Plate with Baby Carrots, Baby Beets and Lentils.The decor was perfect for the theme. A classic French Bistro feel with some modern touches.The service was impeccable. The waitress was apt and very accommodating. The timing worked quite well.I believe we all enjoyed each of the dishes, with the Boudin (white sausage served on a pretzel roll with spicy mustard) and the Roasted Baby Vegetables as the standout dishes. The presentations were decent, but nothing terribly avant guarde. The flavors were mostly well balanced and a high standard of quality was apparent. None of us were Wowed, however.I did not find any particular flaws with the restaurant, service or food, but in the current market it did not stand out as an award winner. The food was good, but for the price tag and reputation we were expecting just a little more.I would probably return, but hopefully on the corporate card again.
The lunch meals are really well priced and is good Bistro food. However, they could have done better with their house wines. But the dish that floored me was their chocolate mousse. Absolutely decadent and tongue tingling!
Can’t elaborate more how lovely this place is. Will be back for more!
Food was as great as advertised. Had a quick lunch at the bar and the bartender was fantastic. Amazing service!
Excellent fist meal here. Favourites include the brouillade and the tongue & mackerel. Mortadella would be a perfect snack at the bar.
All food tasted good but the vibe was a bit busier than expected.
I visited this place for brunch to enjoy some French cuisine. The service was excellent. But the food.. they were good but a little over priced in my opinion. I may not come back for this price.
We’ve eaten here twice now, and both times have been supreme. The wine menu is really fun, and the food is some of the best in nyc right now. My favorite dishes are the eggs & snails dish and the duck frites.
One the best restaurant I have visited.Infrastructure very good and beautiful.The food is too good.One who need best meel should visit.It not to expensive to the quality of food.One who need the best food with best test with best quality I suggest it.
Overpriced, boring food. As a vegetarian, your only choice is a super bland tagine, and youll leave hungry, having dropped $100.
Food was good. Found the wine list a bit pretentious. The sorbets were the best thing we had.
Excellent classic but not so well known (by me) dishes - my party and i were all deeply impressed. Get the leak starter, cod fish patato stick starter. There was a sublime goat main special when we went. Crazy tender..
Food is not good yet expensive. Portion super small. Not impressed and don’t recommend. Just cannot compare with many good French restaurants in manhattan
Amazing food. Its expensive but it is worth it. Loved it and I have been dying to go since they opened. First time.
Love love love the food and ambiance here. Great spot for a lunch meeting. Be sure to get the roasted chicken. Delicious.
Food was fine but most did not arrive hot; service in the bar was abominable—joyless, impersonal, rude. After a three-course meal, cocktails, a bottle of wine, and while still eating dessert, we were told to vacate our bar seats for other customers. It was insane and I’ll never return. Horrible front of house management.
I have been to Frenchette in the past and had a lovely experience in all ways. My recent visit was exactly the opposite. The woman greeting us was so full of joy and personality, I thought we were off to another wonderful experience. But unfortunately, our server, could not have been less interested in helping us, and most interested in rushing us through, and rude to boot. My friend was a foodie from SF, and was so looking to dine there. It was such a disappointment. I am happy to share who the waiter was if you care to get in touch.
Creative and delicious food, interesting wine, fantastic service. The halibut entre was superb. A bit pricey but a great experience and wonderful energy in the stylish dining room.
A top French bistro with an extensive natural wine list. Get the chicken for two and the duck frites (the béarnaise sauce is unreal).
Beautiful space, great service! Came in for cocktails and oysters and will definitely be back for a full dinner.
Love the Poulet Roti here! Super fresh salad too!
Staff was very attentive. Beautiful spot. Food was below average sadly.
Sometimes the most classic and authentic concepts seem so hard to execute. This place for me has all the good characteristics of a genuine French family, with Tribeca notes. The kind and warm service was the best surprise. And thank you for the Art Deco!
I liked its well-prepared classic and creative French bistro food, professional service, and attractive, lively dinner crowd. Downsides: at 7:30pm on a Wednesday they had alteady run out of the popular entree 2 of us wanted, on their limited menu; VERY noisy (dont bring Grandpa); and a surprisingly unfamiliar yet overpriced wine list.
Food is probably a 4, but Im quite annoyed about the miniscule glass of wine! At $20+/glass, youd expect a typical NYC restaurant amount, but what arrived was closer to a glass of port. Just a bit ridiculous, seems petty and cheap of them. Otherwise, Duck hache was nice, albeit a tad close to meatloaf: would have benefitted from proportionally more surface to caramelize. Fries had a nice texture though. Steak tartare was pleasant enough, but unremarkable.
Lots of hype for this place. The staff is great but I found the food only average. Also, super jampacked which is great for them but not comfortable for guests.
Very disappointing. The pâté de foie was horrendous (and as a French as usually loves foie gras and pâté de foie) with a completely burnt bread (so burnt can’t eat it). We ordered the aubergine snitzel and for $32 you get 1 slice of a poor eggplant! Extremely underwhelming. Will not come back again.
Went in for lunch. Food was lack luster and forgettable as well as fatty and over buttered. Nothing innovative or imaginative, regular French food. Flies kept coming to the back of the restaurant where we were seated. Service was unfriendly and weird. I don’t know if the waiter wanted us to order drinks and more appetizers but he was incredibly unfriendly and seemed disappointed when we only ordered 2 apps and 2 entrees. He didn’t offer to explain or recommend any dishes. The guy who brought our food to the table from the kitchen was incoherent and mixed up the sauces that came with the respective dishes so when we asked our server what they were (bc we didn’t hear the other guy) he seemed pretentious and acted like we didn’t know what a hollandaise was, which the menu didn’t even state that the dish I ordered came with hollandaise. I would not recommend going to this place the food is nothing to rave about the service doesn’t do anything to help it, instead it makes it worse. The server that helped us was a bald guy with tattoos.
Great atmosphere and the food was very nice!
Ordered: Parisian gnocchi, brouillade, blow fishVerdict: simply amazing every time. Miss the brouillade w snails, the truffle was too strong. Blow fish were tasty but would rather try something else next time.
Not worth it in any way. Have been twice, one before the pandemic, once after. Both were letdowns. $160 Loire red was served cold, inexplicably. Chicken was overcooked, veal kidneys were overcooked. Get new knifes if 1/3 people don’t use them correctly. Disappointing.
The food and wine was great. The service was on point. It was very busy at 2 pm on a Friday so we ate at the bar. The space is on point as well.
Amazing food, cool vibe and attentive service!Frenchette is a locals French restaurant that has superb classical French food with a twist. You know its skills when you eat the food here. We were a party of 4 and we ordered starters (Pain Maison, Terrine de lapin, Brouillade with uni, Sardines mariners) and entrees (Duck confit, Petite Tender, Pork Au Poivre, Tartare Frites, Caraflax cabbage, Petite Salad). The Brouillade is out of this world, a must try. All the main dishes are outstanding, the frites so yummy.For desert, we had Paris Brest a la pistachio, the signature. Tatin de peach et tomate, chocolate entremet. They again all so amazing and unexpected. The Paris Brest is a must. Tatin de peche et tomate is outstanding.The vibe of this restaurant is chill, relaxed, chic and lively. The night we ate, Christy Turlington was at the next table.
Lives up to all the hype! Really delicious food in a chic setting.
My food sure looked good, tasted great and reminded me of my travel days a lot.I look forward to more visits to this amazing place
If you’re reading this review and thinking about going to Frenchette, you’re already on the right path. The best things I had in my opinion were the full size rotisserie chicken (they also offer a half size), the bouldillon (a light tasty sausage served with potatoes), the gnocchi side dish for the potatoes, and the rhubarb dessert. I was flabbergasted by how delicious these dishes were. I also enjoyed the mango avre cocktail. Literally one of the best meals of my life.
I really wanted to be blown away by this restaurant for the hype and the price. A friend had been there earlier in the week and the food looked wonderful.It was all beautifully plated and seemingly well prepared, but way too subtle for my taste. We had the shad roe and with the charred ramp butter and beurre noir that had capers, and herbs on top, but the flavor was bland like it had been washed out. The pastry on the game pate was nice on the outside but too undercooked and gummy nearer to the farce.I thought the onion tart would have shined more flavor wise had it been lightly heated. Cod fritters, razor clams, and fritto misto were all nice, but not special. The best dish was the bream. A stunner! I loved the crunchy, beautifully spiced skin. BF liked his calves liver but wasnt thrilled. The pistachio Paris Brest was what had lured me to eat here and it was seriously just okay. I had a pistachio croissant at Leuca in the William Vale hotel that dreams were made of. This was pretty but boring. The rhubarb coconut tart also lacked zing.Also, our server was earnest, but seemed inexperienced and may have misunderstood me. I know getting good help is a challenge in restaurants these days but for this level of dining I expected more.A dinner that looked great online but failed my tastebuds.
Friendly staff and delicious food. The steak tartare was particularly noteworthy.
The staff was very friendly and unpretentious. I decided to try the ris de veau because I never have, and I really enjoyed it! From my understanding it is hard to source, so props to the restaurant. The table bread was kind of hard but I’m not going to pretend I didn’t eat the whole batard myself 😅The sage gnocchi was also tasty. Overall a great dining experience. One appetizer, two entrees, and one side were the perfect amount of food for my sister and I.
I was looking forward to this French restaurant with all the hype about its re-opening and how hard it is to get a table. Well the experience was underwhelming. Its good/ alright but not great as i expected. It is pricey, especially wines are $23 a glass and the drinks and food menu are limited to a few items. Fish starter was nice. I ordered the steak tartare. Which should be served extra fresh but wasnt and (TMI warning) lead to post dinner gastro. My wife ordered the lamb mix and asked well done as she is pregnant but some part of sausages were still raw and inedible for her. The outdoor dining on the sidewalk is mostly uncovered so if its a sunny day, bring sunscreen, hat and fan as it can get hot. I would say overall for authentic French food, go elsewhere. You can get better quality food at a fraction of the price with more variety in most French bistros with a larger wine selection. Also i didnt see any French manager nor staff in this place and felt like it was mostly American run. Which might explained why some items where not made to French quality. Like the Mousse au chocolat that didnt seem to be made with European /Belgian not French Chocolate which have superior level of cacao.
Allow me to preface this by saying that the food is phenomenal (albeit quite rich and heavy but to be expected) while the service is attentive and professional.Why the low rating then?Well, on our visit on Oct. 14 2020, a couple seated outdoors was being completely disrespectful to other patrons: the man was sneezing repeatedly at his table then stood up and started walking inside to use the bathroom WITHOUT wearing a mask. As he approached the door and while being 2 feet away from our table, he again sneezed without a mask. Later on, his female partner also proceeded to go inside to use the bathroom and was not stopped from entering indoors again SANS MASQUE. Obviously, this is not the restaurants fault and not why I am leaving a negative review.We shared our concern with what seemed like the manager (he was in a suit and not in the attire worn by the busboys/waiters/host) who apologized but didnt address the issue at all. Here is my problem with how the situation was handled: I do NOT need an apology and I made sure to say this its not your fault, no need to apologize. However, I am appalled that NO action was taken and apart from apologizing (which solves NOTHING) the manager didnt seem like he was going to do much else. I would have expected him to go over to the table and at least inform these patrons that they have to wear a mask whenever they are not seated at their table. Why is this so hard to do? Are they VIP guests? Are they worth putting your other customers at risk?This is irresponsible management and during a pandemic, they need to do better to hold customers accountable for behavior that puts everyone at risk. I understand its a difficult balancing act because some people unfortunately think this virus is a joke but just like you would not let a table blast music, you shouldnt let people walk around without a mask and jeopardize the health of others.
Good but not as great as I was expecting. In particular, the lamb was in a sad in-between space: seared like a steak but not tender enough of a cut to be palatable and not cooked nearly enough for the collagen to melt. I actually would rate the food as two stars but the service and the wonderful natural wines by the glass tipped it up a star
What a great French bistro! I love the exterior of the building, we are from Australia and first-time visitors to New York. The interior I found to be quaint and delightful. There was a lot of people when we went on this occasion and it was noisy but I like that. The service was pretty good given they were so busy, there is a great wine list and some of the wines are organic. From my experience of eating French food this is more northern French, really delicious would definitely go again if I lived in New York. I also love the bar area. I think you would have to make a booking, we did prior to leaving Australia we made lots of bookings prior to leaving Australia because we wanted to be able to get into lots of different places I’m glad we did particularly for Frenchette it’s fabulous.
One of my favorites french restaurants in NY! Stellar food, ambiance and service!
Upscale French bistro with superb service. Great lunch Prix Fixe. Excellent wine list.
Frenchette is so charming and beautiful! I loved the ambiance and decor and the food great as well. A really special spot to get dinner or even just a cocktail at their gorgeous bar. The waitstaff has always been so friendly every time Ive been and are always accommodating. Its very popular so be sure to book ahead or get there early for the bar.
What a wonderful experience eating lunch with a group of friends at Frenchette! The food (lamb, steak, carrots+lentils, perfect omelette, bread were standouts), the staff from setting up the lunch to our waiter, the cocktail and wine suggestions, the cake we ordered for our small celebration (!) -- all fantastic. And to top it off, it was such a comfortable environment, so welcoming, and warm. I will definitely be back.
Remarkable experience. The room was relaxed and still stylish. Food tasty. Wine exceptional. Service understated yes seamlessly efficient . Bravo !!
Amazing experience,Staff from front of the house to back of the house are excellent. Very attentive and food is DELICIOUS. Will be back again, recommending the restaurant to everyone.Thank you for the amazing service and see you guys again!
Frenchette was able to accommodate our party of 4 for an early brunch and we had a great experience. The restaurant decor is simple and elegant, the staff is very attentive and nice, the food was delicious and the atmosphere was warm and welcoming on a Sunday. The portion sizes are small (in line with French cuisine), but the brunch was GREAT nonetheless. Souffle pancake was unbelievable. I will be coming back for steak frites! Absolutely worth a visit (for dinner or brunch).
Amazing, and one of my favorites in the city. You MUST eat here at least once in your life. Get a reservation and bring your wallet.
We came for dinner to celebrate my daughter’s birthday. Food was great - leeks vinaigrette, Spanish potato torte with trout roe, scallops , haddock , roast duck and French fries ( which all the girls chose and loved ) . We had asked for a birthday cake and they made a beautiful cake with yellow sponge and chocolate layers and was both beautiful and delicious. What really blew me away was the tremendous service despite our large table size of nine people . It was probably the best birthday dinner we have ever had .
Great service, fantastic food and ambiance. Great for a date.
This restaurant was the biggest disappointment ever. We visited NY and wanted to taste local places not touristy. Based on great reviews, we choseFrenchette. The minute we set down, we realized it was so loud that you can’t even hear yourself. The soundproofing does not exist at this place. It was obnoxiously loud!Next disappointment was food. We had some appetizers which were not impressive besides soft shell crab. We also ordered duck, steak and escargot. All dishes were significantly undercooked and pretty small to share. The only tasty food was French fries which I believe shouldnt even be on a $50 meal.This place was total waste of money! We left hungry with a headache and $300 bill....
We came for dinner to celebrate my daughter’s birthday. Food was great - leeks vinaigrette, Spanish potato torte with trout roe, scallops , haddock , roast duck and French fries ( which all the girls chose and loved ) . We had asked for a birthday cake and they made a beautiful cake with yellow sponge and chocolate layers and was both beautiful and delicious. What really blew me away was the tremendous service despite our large table size of nine people . It was probably the best birthday dinner we have ever had .
Service was attentive and friendly. I liked the ambience a lot. Cocktails and wine list were solid. Appetizers were all very good. For my entree, duck frites - the fat wasn’t rendered properly and I was not able to cut it, let alone eat it - ended up leaving almost half on the plate - though that didn’t raise any flags when they cleared the plates. Very disappointing for an entree priced at $42 - and surprising given its one of the restaurant’s signature dishes. I was very excited about having dinner at Frenchette - and unfortunately left disappointed with the overall experience.
Went here with a group of avid cooks and foodies. For such a highly rated establishment, we were disappointed by both the quality of our dishes and the unreasonably high prices. We ordered 5-6 appetizers for variety. The dishes were extremely simple - both in ingredients and in execution. So the prices didn’t make sense. On top of this, there was low depth of flavour and in some cases combining ingredients to make incompatible flavour profiles. After several days of eating in NYC this was our least favourite meal. Giving a generous 2 stars for the good drinks and ambiance.
We came for dinner to celebrate my daughter’s birthday. Food was great - leeks vinaigrette, Spanish potato torte with trout roe, scallops , haddock , roast duck and French fries ( which all the girls chose and loved ) . We had asked for a birthday cake and they made a beautiful cake with yellow sponge and chocolate layers and was both beautiful and delicious. What really blew me away was the tremendous service despite our large table size of nine people . It was probably the best birthday dinner we have ever had .
Love this place. The staff is friendly and the food is excellent.
All around amazing experience. Cocktails 🍹 100%. Food, Service, Ambiance- incredible - what you’d expect from a nice dining experience but even more special!
Solid food, great wine, but not up to the hype machine.
Well executed bistro cuisine & friendly/professional service.
Food and service were amazing. We had the oysters which were delectable. The roast chicken was cooked to perfection. The petit pois salad was fresh and had an amazing complexity of flavors. Great cocktail and beer selection. Beautiful decor and details throughout the restaurant. Will definitely be going back!
From the start this place was amazing. We arrived early and the bar area was standing room only. I explained that it is difficult for me to stand. They had an alcove with a table and two chairs to display some wine and there we sat. This is an example of the service. What can I say about the food but it was fantastic. One of the finest places I have eaten.
Let me start with a warning. This place is loud. Like hard to have a conversation loud.That out the way, the food and service were very nice. Lobster and duck were as good as everyone says and the lamb stew was rich and tasty as well. They really know their wines but the cocktails were more summery than I was in the mood for.If only it werent so loud...
Great service. Great food
Scrambled eggs, chitarra pasta and dessert were great. Steak was good but not great. Duck was OK - way overpriced. Snails were so tiny that you couldnt chew them. I understand portions can be smaller in places like this, but these were even substantially indiscernible from the sauce they sat in.Service was great, though when the sommelier made her first 2 recommendations my wife and I both noticed her use her finger (with the transparency of a bad sitcom) to cover the prices. She was nice, but the first recommendation was poor - an Austrian red that in no way matched our preference for full body Margauxs. All in all fun experience in fine dining, but I wouldnt go back.
This place is my preferable site. Of all restaurants I know I favor it most. I never miss an opportunity to go to this restaurant. Whenever I want to go to a superb lunchon, this place comes right away to my head. best and all sorts of food and a large menu.professional crew, and agreeable spirit. In addition to that, the bill is decent. I praise this spot with pleasure.
Atmosphere is lovely, service is solid, food is comfortably interesting, and wines are amazing. Prices are reasonable for this sort of place too! I suppose my only nitpick is that while the food is executed well, it kind of straddles an area in-between familiar and adventurous, so it doesnt quite satisfy a craving for either. But maybe it will just mark a new standard.
Phenomenal food and sommelier . Had a late night booking (only one available) was awkward as the restaurant loudly closed as we were having dessert. Being passed through 3 servers without an introduction made for not a great end of meal experience. Would highly recommend the food but front of house could consider a quieter end of night service or move customers to the bar to close the night. 5 stars for food.
We came early and shared small plates before another reservation arrived. Excellent hostess and server.
I dont know where to start. I was really excited to go here. However after watching numerous people come in and get seated 20 minutes beyond my own reservation I should have known this would be a poor experience. Following this we were informed that our two entree choice were not available as they are not popular options. The manager magically found one of the entrees and substituted inferior fish on the second. We decided to pay for drinks and move on. As we were walking out the door management offered to buy us dinner in an effort to keep us there. However it felt uncaring and insincere. I would be wary of a French restaurant whose main entre is duck breast with french fries.... This was a truly horrible experience.
A beautiful restaurant with an incredible wine list and menu
This is a great new restaurant. It is best to come early and sit in the front section if you want quiet since it gets terribly noisy in the back area, as the evening wears on. The appetizers are seasonal. The tender petit pois with gem lettuce and artichokes was very good. The buckwheat bread had a crunchy crust that was to die for. There was good variety in the main courses . We each had a wonderfully prepared quail, cooked medium rare, with a delicious beet and strawberry sauce.
This is a great new restaurant. It is best to come early and sit in the front section if you want quiet since it gets terribly noisy in the back area, as the evening wears on. The appetizers are seasonal. The tender petit pois with gem lettuce and artichokes was very good. The buckwheat bread had a crunchy crust that was to die for. There was good variety in the main courses . We each had a wonderfully prepared quail, cooked medium rare, with a delicious beet and strawberry sauce.
It was so French! The food was meaty and fatty in that classic French way, but the service was easygoing and unpretentious. Reasonably, though not inexpensively, priced.The trout (entree) and the heritage pork (appetizer) were the best dishes we had, though everything was at least quite good.For the honor of greyskull!
Very nice restaurant!Love here!
Fish entrees were awesome! Skip the amuse and go for the hor devoures. Ask for a booth if available. Fills up quickly so be on time for your reservation. Taste your wine before you order as all wines are natural and may have a different flavor then expected.
Simple but delicious food with sophisticated touch. Fast and nice service. The best french fries (one of the best for sure). My quiche was delicious and light, not dense like in many other places. The brouillade was a soupish scrambled eggs with truffles, not sure my male friend liked it, definitely too small for a brunch egg dish, but he got full of the fries)))Extra credit: their tea comes not in a bag, but a proper teapot with good tea leaves, so you can ask to add hot water to rebrew for an extra cup or two.Outside sitting could be more cosy or nicer for this pricy place.
It pains me to say this but I was disappointed. The restaurant is gorgeous, the location is great, and the staff is amazing but the food was disappointing. The dishes are small and generally not cheap, which I expected going in but I was surprised by how they were generally on the bland side and didn’t seem that well thought out.I loved the fried anchovies. The duck frites was well cooked but with no acid it felt a bit bland and heavy (the béarnaise was perfect though).All the accoutrements were spot on though - great bread, nice butter, cool wine list, nice bathrooms, etc... it’s just the food was not in keeping with the price and setting.I’d give it a few months.
Drink was good. Service polite but not great. Meal just ok.Entire place is atmosphere which is great but way over priced.
Frenchette is inconsistent but appealing. We greatly enjoyed all shared plates and first courses but didnt find any of the main dishes to be of similar quality. The wine and recommendations by the sommelier were stellar. One dessert we tried was excellent (peach melba!), the other crumbly and wretched. The dining room is way too loud, but the service is remarkably good. Well be back but probably wont bring guests.
This region amazed me. I went for brunch and order their eggs with escargot- you need to devour it with baguette as its a sport changer. The provider was equally as tremendous- we did come at 10am and it wasnt crowded. I truly cannot wait to come returned right here to peer what their dinner menu is like!
5/5. Interior is beautiful. Save this one for a special occasion.
Amazing food, amazing service. Sommelier was extraordinarily rude, and we didnt love their red wines, hence the docked star.
Had an exceptional work lunch here while attending a conference downtown. Had the gnocci appetizer, merguez sausage, and pistacchio dessert. Service was attentive and professional, the food was awesome and environment was cozy and comfortable. Totally fits the bill as a high end but creative French brasserie. If you want to impress a date or a client but without stuffiness that comes along with most high end French restaurants, this is a great spot.
Great food but service is consistently disappointing
Ridiculously delicious, both the food and the phenomenal selection of natural wine. We loved everything, especially the Cardoon Gratin with marrow 😍. Got seated after a 45 min wait when we showed up with no res on Friday at 6:30, which is pretty great for the area. Service was also lovely. 1 star less cause the place is loud as hell on a Friday night (we were screaming at each other) and a bottle of wine on the cheaper side is $80 😱
LOVE! My favorite french-style restaurant in the US. I am new to writing reviews online but an old hand at eating in fine dining and expertise restaurants and Frenchette delivers! Outstanding food, superb wine selections, and incredible service, bravo team bravo.
The pistachio dessert was amazing!!! The egg with escargot was also good.
We arrived at this place for lunch. my friend recommended this spot. Well, it was a winning. The staff members were very polite and we felt very good. The meal was tasty. We enjoyed every moment and we will definitely return to this restaurant. Highly recommended.
So I have eaten here on several occasions. The host is always very welcoming, and the aesthetic is very culturally appropriate. So far all the dishes we have ordered were really good.
The food is good but we were told the steak frites was to die for....the steak had a nice presentation but it was not to die for......my steak was a more than a little tough. We were hete to celebrate a Foodies birthday...it took a month to get a reservation....our waitress Lucy was very good but none of us were ecstatic over the food. I just dont know what the big deal is...I could easily found better places to celebrate this Foodies birthday but you know everyone has its own concept what makes a great place great....this innour book is not one.....
Wow! What a dinner experience. Frenchette met and then exceeded my expectations. The dinner kept getting better as the night progressed. The numerous cocktails and bottles of wine may have helped, but we will just go with the food was amazing.I’ll start with the amuses. The jambon was silky smooth. It felt like this French scarf I tried on in SoHo against my tongue(didn’t buy the scarf). The trout beignets were amazing. How can you go wrong with fried trout. For our Hors D’oeuvres we got the Pate and and this pumpkin pasta with ricotta. The pasta was out of control.For the main event we had the Roasted Chicken and Rabit. The chicken was a whole chicken and I don’t know what chickens they got going on in France but it was amazing. That chicken must have lived like a king before I ate him. The rabbit was also delicious. Probably a descendent of Roger rabbit.Lastly we had a few desserts. The best dessert was this pistachio donut coined the Paris-Brest A LA Pistache. It was filled with a pistachio filling that made my tastebuds applaud with joy.Overall recommend and give it 5 stars. Plan on spending a lot, but it’s worth it. Bravo.
Every single dish we ordered was spectacular and packed with flavor. Even seemingly ordinary dishes like a cucumber/tomato/watermelon salad WOWed. Definitely order the Rabbit Terrine and Duck Frites. I unfortunately had no room left for dessert but will certainly be back for it again. Wine list is pretty alternative, but worked for me. I very much appreciate the effort to introduce diners to different wines and the wait staff was very well educated about the wine, but it would have been nice to have a just few more mainstream wines mixed in. Overall an amazing dining experience.
Excellent brunch. Refined food. Cool ambiance
Absolutely amazing food and service!!Scrambled eggs fantastic! Cod dish was the best I’ve ever had. Chef Riad is such a kind pleasant man. He and Lee really know what they are doing, including their team. Thank you for such a lovely night!
The food is fine. The dining room is very loud. The host is obnoxious. The service is ok. This is a place you want to give 5 starts just because but it really is more hype than its worth. The duck fries were ok but the duck at legacy records is better and the frites almost anywhere else are better. The morels have nearly the exact flavor as the lamb stew. Both are one note and lack any surprises. The bread was not good. I wanted it to be amazing and it wasnt.
Rumor has it this joint is up for a James Beard award and its well-deserved. Its a smaller more intimate space, thats minimally decorated (and very well done). The cuisine is classic northern French and seasonal, so expect changes. Wines by the glass and bottle were both really interesting.Update: they snagged that James Beard...
We had a wonderful experience here. The food was sublime, service was attentive and all in all we can’t wait to go back. We particularly enjoyed the pork belly and Paris Brest desert but honestly everything we tried was delicious!
Order right, and this is quite possibly the best French restaurant in town. You have to like natural wines (or content yourself with cocktails), but if you do, its heaven, because Jorges list cannot be surpassed in this town. The duck is just as good as they say, as is the brouillade, and the lamb belly and sweetbreads are even better. Dessert is likewise delicious. The room is loud, and there can be lags in service, but honestly theyre welcome, as you can use a long break here and there with food this rich. You have to know its good when on every visit there is a bold-name chef there eating in the dining room right along with you. Five stars, no question!
My husband and I visited Frenchette after reading the numerous great reviews from critics such as the NY times, infatuation, vogue etc. To say it was a disappointment would be an understatement. I have eaten in French bistros in NYC, London and Paris and can not understand where these good reviews are coming from! Especially when it is likened to Balthazar- it is not even close to being as high standard food, service and atmosphere as Balthazar. My only assumption is that these food critics have been paid or given a ‘special’ dining experience which the average diner does not experience.When we arrived I was super excited to sit down and begin our experience, it seemed like a nice, relaxed buzzy atmosphere. The staff were relaxed, I wouldn’t say anything special but one particular server was friendly and welcoming. However I must comment that one waiter hardly spoke one word (not just to us, I noticed it was the same for other tables) I wondered if he couldn’t speak English- more on that later.We ordered a bottle of red wine which was tasty. We asked what the waitress would recommend- we were looking at the chicken (for 2 people) or the duck frites (myself) & steak frites (husband)... she advised going for the duck and steak. Therefore we were anticipating some of the best versions of these iconic French dishes we have had (again due to the hype I had read plus the waitress’ recommendation). It arrived- I was in shock, not in a good way. The plate was far from refined, a slab of fatty, tough duck breast with hardly a any flavour which I couldn’t even cut with my sharp knife- this was accompanied by a pile of hard, luke warm fries and no sauce at all. My husbands steak was a little tastier as it had a pepper sauce with it- but the meat was far from being one of the best we’ve had and it was also very tough and fatty. To try and make my meal edible I asked for some of my husbands pepper sauce which helped.In the end we both left about half of our meal - when the waiter (non- speaking) collected our plates I told him why we left so much, due to the tough meat and he just laughed and took our plates and walked off. I couldn’t believe it! So I told the female waitress whom had been good up until that point, when I described our issues and why we would’nt be ordering dessert, all she said was that she would tell the kitchen.I honestly wouldn’t waste your time and money in this place. Coming from someone who has tried many top restaurants, plus bistros actually in Paris whom serve these classic dishes, it is severely disappointing and lacking in anything that would make it worth the price. I also want to say that I usually never complain, and I wanted this to be good as I was the one who researched and persuaded my husband that we should eat here.#poorservice #dissapointed #badexperience #plainfood #lackedflavour #toughmeat
Just enjoyed the the most fabulous evening at Frenchette-much of it was the company, but most of it was the food and service. The razor clams, egos/escargot, squid ink pasta, pate, etc were just a lead up to the Duck, Lobster and Halibut. The rhubarb tart was the icing on the cake!
I would have given this restaurant three stars, because the service was snobbish and below average. Even so, the food was quite good and creative while still being simple. Order light and you wont go wrong. This is not a place for a long relaxing dinner and despite what the web site says, dont walk in unless you have a reservation in advance.
I went here for my sisters birthday lunch and we had a great meal. My favorite item we tried was the Brouillade, soft scrambled eggs topped with Peconic escargot and drizzled with garlic butter. It melted in your mouth and pairs well with a crusty bread. I had the Merguez for my main dish which is served with butter beans and a crispy egg.
A friend of mine suggested to go to Frenchette Restaurant and she was right. After my moms birthday, all her friends plus me went there. Their meal and desserts are amazing. Were very happy with this recommendation!!
Comme çi comme ça. Finally got a reservation at Frenchette on a Tuesday at 5:30pm; the first table i could get a month out. I was very much looking forward to dining here after all the buzz, and my affinity for French food. Having lived in Paris I know well cooked French food is hard to find.The place is cozy, lovely decor nothing too over the top. But two things rubbed me wrong from the get go.1- my pour was extremely petit. When the wine list averages $18/glass, the glass should at least be a decent pour. I rarely complain about such a thing, but truly it amounted to 5 sips which I rationed throughout my meal.2 - bread + butter is $8. Now I get better than anyone that artisan bread is an art form, and this bread was truly incredible. But I have a fundamental issue with restaurants that charge for bread. It just seems a basic right, ESPECIALLY at a French restaurant where not having some baguette and butter on the table would be sacrilege. I have dined at a fair amount of places - from Michelin starred establishments, and even right down to a basic chain, and the bread is free. It’s flour, salt, and water, and the way you should welcome a diner to your place when they are going to spend a couple hundred dollars on a meal.For our main we ordered the poulet rôti for two ($72) which came with creamy mashed potatoes and a few sprigs of lettuce. The chicken was delicious, but to be honest I’ve had MUCH better ones for €12 total at the marché raspail. The jus was a little too herby and as a whole, I didn’t taste enough buttery goodness to have it be worth the cost or hype. The best bit might have been the mashed potatoes, immensely creamy and served in a tiny pot - but here again, I’ve had better roasted potatoes from the market in Paris: and the mashed over roasted pommes des terre is not a choice I’d make.But the BIGGEST issue was the noise. It got so loud from 5:30-6 as the place filled that by the time we clearing plates my husband and I couldn’t talk without leaning in and screaming at each other. Why ANYONE thinks that kind of noise is a good environment to dine in is beyond me.So while I did enjoy my food, as we left my husband and I agreed the two words we’d use to describe Frenchette unfortunately are over-hyped and over-priced. Which is a shame, because it pains me to not like something French! But take your money elsewhere, and save your chicken cravings for Sunday mornings in the 6th arr.
I had high hopes when I made a reservation for my birthday dinner at Frenchette for this past Saturday. Well, my great expectations were met.I absolutely adore this restaurant! The ambience is low key hip and cool, and from the moment we walked in the door, we were very warmly and genuinely welcomed. We had one of the large, comfy booths, which was great. Our servers Morgan and Paige and RIver were beyond lovely, attentive, and very warm. They all work so hard. And the food. Deliciious. We started with the oysters (which came with several tasty and adorable sausages). Delicious. I ordered the duck frites-sensational. The duck was beautifully seasoned and so tender-best Ive had aside from Paris. Frites were generous and properly double-fried. My dining companion had the Daube Provincial (lamb stew). Also, tender, scrumptious. We drank martinis, icy cold . When I ordered a dessert that turned out to be sold out, we were comp-ed two desserts: the sable with lemon curd and an awesome, home-made mango ice cream. We were so touched by this lovely, generous and thoughtful gesture. Ive been to many hot restos in NYC, where I live, and most fall short, both with the food and the staff. FRENCHETTE is our new favorite-and we plan to return for my moms birthday in August. Love it!
Absolutely delicious. Definitely get the duck frites and the brook trout if they have. Also the tortelloni in brodo was perfect.
So we bought the reservation through MasterCard for chef’s dinner at 225 per head. We got there.they gave us a kind of not so desirable table..for two. The sparkling wine ...all wine pairing from magnums but basically all tastes the same..natural I suppose but no taste...the brain mushy buried in capers...the beets mealy...the duck slaby hard to chew...the pork Ragu a mass of fat... desserts ok. Overall very waste of time and money. Megan was lovely...comped our wine...feel bad for them...why?
Nice, unpretentious restaurant. Duck confit was very good, albeit a little salty for some and willbe pairing was odd. Scrambled eggs with escargot very interesting, creamy and rich, although one of the five escargot was a little off. Charred carrot with lentil and harissa was tasty and satisfying. Chocolate mousse with salted whipped cream was delicious and espresso complimented it well. Rose Spitzer was tasty, but pricey at $20. Service was pleasant. Overall a satisfying and enjoyable date lunch for a little over $100 not including tip.
This was a great meal and the only one I made reservations for while in the city.I was very excited and it delivered.Curry butter rotisserie lobster with a side of French fries. Also at the egg quiche and it was outstanding.
Had dinner at Frenchette and was duly impressed with the innovative cooking, great wines and cocktails. The service was attentive and the atmosphere very relaxing. Great culinary experience.
I came here on the Wednesday after Christmas Day with my brother and sister-in-law right before 5:30pm, when they open. My sister-in-law had already cozied up to the bar with a drink but our table was set just a few minutes later. We were able to get seated with no problem, despite not having a reservation.We ordered three drinks: the rayuela (a spicy, ginger-y tequila drink), the rose natural wine, and the night moves (a bourbon, cognac, walnut bitters, and fresh mint cocktail). Everything was excellent, with the night moves being particularly innovative -- the freshness of the mint really lifted the smokiness of the cognac, and the natural rose was tart and refreshing.For appetizers, we split the cotechino sausage, the pork rillettes (which is more like a pate paired with bread and stewed prunes), and the leeks. The leeks were tasty and dressed with a burgundy truffle, although I felt the flavor was a little lost on me, since I didnt really realize I was eating truffle until later when I read the menu again. The rillette was definitely my favorite -- melt-in-your-mouth fatty without being too heavy, and paired perfectly with the sweet, soft prunes. The cotechino sausage was a very generous serving, paired with a rich broth on top of lentils I believe, and some sauteed veggies: it was a little rich, with fatty gelatinous chunks, but addictively tasty.For entrees, we got the duck frites (delightfully prepared with crispy skin and just the perfect amount of pinkness within), the spring trout dressed with crab and capers, and the hare a la royale. The trout was definitely the winner of the night -- beautifully crispy skin, lovely tender fish within, and excellently dressed with generous lumps of crab meat. The hare wasnt my favorite -- I think they used a lot of other pieces of the hare that I dont particularly like such as liver, but the preparation was admittedly good. Weirdly, I was particularly impressed by the fries -- at first, I thought they were under-salted but they became addictive after the third bite, with pillowy-soft potato inside the light, crispy exterior.Finally, for dessert, we split the selection of sorbets (chocolate, mandarin, grapefruit, and caracara) as well as the paris-brest to share. The paris-breast was really lovely, with flaky, light pastry and creamy candied pistachio cream in the middle, although I felt they went a bit heavy on the cream (but thats Parisian desserts for you). I did feel the dessert was missing an acidic element, but luckily we had the tart and tasty gelatos to pair with it.Nitpicky cons: the waiters were very prompt, shall we say, about clearing out our appetizers -- there was a nibble of the cotechino sausage left and they whisked it away before we could finish it! It was a small nibble, though, and we were only sad because it was so delicious. We also asked for more bread but it never arrived -- a blessing in disguise, because we were stuffed by the end of the meal.All told, for 3 drinks, 3 apps, 3 entrees, 1 side (cardoons), and 2 desserts, we (well my brother and sister-in-law :D) paid around $370 after tax and tip. Definitely a splurge, but given everything was tasty, worth a shot for a special occasion. Especially if youre a spoiled little sister!
Great atmosphere good share small plates they offer a lunch prefix menu. We had most of the small plate appetizers we each grabbed an entree the spritzer cocktails were perfect I recommend coffee and dessert.
Loved this place! Quiet and quaint was just what I needed and it delivered. Food was cooked perfectly. Usually skip dessert, but could not resist this time. Ill be back for sure. BTW make a reservation.
Nice service, well executed food. Our party had different favorites, which included the rillette, duck frites, trout, cotechino sausage, rose natural wine. The bar was open at 5pm; we were seated at 5:30-ish (when seating for dinner starts).
The shared plates to start are surprisingly excellent, and we loved the rotisserie lobster. The cocktails will also impress, but youll need the sommelier to best navigate the wine list. The mortadella with shaved truffle was fantastic, and the duck frites was HUGE (and awesome)!
Nothing short of amazing. It was my first time having french food. The staff helped me choose my drinks and meal. It was really good and I am MOST DEFINITELY going back. IT WAS SOO GOOD!!
Such mixed feelings on this place. On one hand its very hip and hard to get a table at, on the other its crowded and underwhelming once you get a table. The food is lovely but feels overpriced somehow. The service is very good but the corners are rounded from a really exceptional restaurant experience.Share the turbot and the eggs and escargot with friends. A five star experience. The rest is four star.Decor note: there are no soft hangings or coverings on anything. Thus the place is ridiculously loud even for one who lives for the hustle and noise of NYC. Yelling to be heard across a four seat table. Hang some curtains in the ceiling. Just bring it down a touch. I want to eat my food AND have a great conversation.I may have to give this place another try at a different time. Our reservation was at 5:45 and I felt rushed to leave the table. Happy to pay the price for a good meal, this had a great meal price and didnt quite get there. So close.
Food: Five stars.. since we are light eaters we ordered the clams, squid ink spaghetti and dorade for two. Flavors were marinated in the dish so you can decipher the yummy ness of each dish. We were looking for a Sancerre blend, to their list there was 3 but our waiter recommended a Sauvignon Blanc instead which complimented our dish.Very quaint, good vibes, good food and excellent service. I would definitely come back again when visiting NYC.
Absolutely amazing. the duck frites is the best thing i’ve eaten in ages. crispy skin, perfectly cooked! and the béarnaise sauce, dear god!😭great wine recommendation. i couldn’t be happier with this meal.
Tasty. Mushrooms and bread in the chicken for two dish were amazing. Escargot were on point. Pistache desert was also amazing. Proteins were mixed reviews at our table, but I hear the steak is amazing.
Ever since they received a 3-star review in The NY Times the experience of dining here has been terrible. On the last visit, the waitress seemed to be in a daze, barely listening (confounded if a question was asked instead of just an order placed), the sommelier twaddled over and without saying a word poured us a wine that made our faces pucker and before we could explain we did not like this wine he poured two glasses, giving no explanation of why he had poured this wine or what this grape juice-like substance was. We had asked the waitress to get the sommelier and told her we needed guidance toward something medium bodied and earthy. Perhaps the sommelier was told this and he picked us a wine without asking us for more details, but what he picked was far from medium bodied or earthy. We turned the wine back though this greatly confused the waitress and the sommelier, who, still not exchanging a word with us, lurched over and perfunctorily picked up our glasses and the bottle and went away. We finally ordered by the glass without getting the assistance we had asked for. The service continued to be cold, automated, unfriendly, and often cryptic. Between the melancholic waitress who would plop the food down and station herself nearby, looking wanly into the middle distance, the overactive cleaning staff ready to clear our table every two minutes, and the silently aggressive sommelier, it made for a tense evening, entertaining in ways we wouldn’t want to pay these prices for. We decided to have a night cap at their bar to recover from the dining room experience and the bartender was great until we received the check and it turned out she had mistakenly poured us the most expensive wine by the glass instead of what we had ordered, and didn’t seem concerned about fixing her mistake. This used to be a much more pleasant and relaxed place to eat. Now they’re just processing customers one after the other.
Dropped in for lunch, which is apparently a new thing here. Wow, best service ever, and it matches the food. Veal sweetbreads, duck fat fries, lentils, beets, carrots. So very good! And get a French 75 while youre there. OUTSTANDING!
The best night ever! Lee Hanson was a gracious host, his staff is wonderful! Best app, blow fish tails, best entree, Cote de beouf, best dessert, Paris Brest! Great drinks and wines too!
Food was great, service was phenomenal. I understand the space may not be too accommodating to larger folk, Im 6ft and I was just comfortable enough. But you dont notice all that much if youre sharing the courses, which is what we did.
This place could be booked out a year on open table but instead makes the choice to serve the area. It is truly a place for community and locals to get together and enjoy what makes NYC great, accessible excellence right in your backyard.The food and service are also pretty spot on!
Legit. Very rarely do NYC hotspots live up to the hype. Frenchette does. Fantastic service, and an accessible menu that will surprise & delight you. The cocktail program is elegant, yet understated, and the robust wine list is stacked with biodynamic vintages that complement the cuisine perfectly.
Great food and great atmosphere, and even better service. Blowfish tails - have hardly ever eaten blowfish, let alone their tails. Really fun and really tasty as well. The lobster entree? Another delicious dish, not overpowered by its preparation, but actually enhanced by it. Our server was just awesome. I cant remember her name, but friendly, attentive and helpful. To end the night I tried the LAPSANG SOUCHONG tea. I am not a tea drinker. Know nothing about it. This stuff was outstanding. Smoky and deep. Not like any tea I have ever had. Highly recommend. Great night out. And fun seeing Salman (Fatwa Brother) Rushdie there to boot.
Great food in charming cozy place. Traditional french fare with a twist. Sweetbreads perfectly prepared, cassoulet extraordinary, the muses are a treasure indeed.
Significantly overhyped. Obviously their PR team did a good job getting the food bloggers on board to pump up what is a totally mediocre restaurant. Tired furniture and decor and a ho-hum menu. I have enjoyed some of their previous work at hits such as Balthazar, Pastis, and Schillers... but this is a miss. Dont agree with JB here.
Fun, already constantly busy brasserie from the chefs that ran Balthazar. A long, winding wine list pairs with simple, somewhat classic French fare, though both are definitely modernized and elevated in various ways.
Fantastic and well-worth the reservation!
Went in for a bite and a drink on a Saturday afternoon, sat at the bar, and after ordering a Bloody Mary the bartender asked me for my ID which I handed over. She stares at it for a really long time, and then shows it to the other bartender and they discuss it quietly. She then tells me she can’t accept it because it has to be “government issued”. It is. Just not the American government. It’s a Portuguese DL, because that is where I am from. I’m 27 by the way. She walks away with it, I’m guessing to talk to the manager about it or something. I’m hungover, trying to order a drink and a bite to eat, and they now think my id is fake because I’m foreign? Why am I dealing with this, can I please have my drink. She finally comes back and pours me my drink and doesn’t say anything else to me, the other bartender Sarah who was lovely took over. Annoying experience. Food is always great tho.
I am tempted to begin by sharing how, between my husband and I, we have over 70 years in the hospitality industry with the bulk of those years being in either truly French or French-inspired dining; and how I am also an alumnus of the McNally brothers (partners once upon a time) having been part of their opening teams back in the 80s. I could also begin with sharing the depth of my husbands career as a chef (trained here and abroad in France) and collaborator with some of NYCs most prominent restaurants. But, I wont begin with any of that. Ill find my voice as a middle-aged patron of a restaurant for the first time. One, I thought, which would extend its connection to French beyond the capable kitchen and into the fuller experience which encompasses the bar and dining room. In that voice, I state how terribly disappointed I was. Not with the cuisine - the kitchen does a wonderful job of producing technically wonderful food. It is the disconnect between what the kitchen creates and everything else. Call me old-fashioned but having spent my life understanding and executing what Im proud to call the top of the tier for service, I could easily have closed my eyes (before eating) and imagined I was in a hip new bistro in a small midwestern town if I didnt experience what the kitchen could deliver. That brought me back to NYC but I really hated being yanked in and out of my fantasy. From the bar (no Ricard - I was told that no one drinks that in France with more attitude than alcohol in Absinthe -what??) to a newly-hired hostess who clearly could not commit to us as walk-ins at 5 for an early spot (until the kitchen opened at 5:30 - what??), we were never approached once the kitchen opened and walk-ins were being taken with the same line we ultimately were offered (I have one in the bar and one in the dining room) which had a magical multiplication of tables as we also received one in the dining room. I will stop here. Few options for vegetarians left me unable to enjoy so much of the menu as the majority of fare for omnivores was only offered for 2 -- I chose the lamb chops and, after an hour wait, was informed they were resting. Resting is part of the process - for the patron, its not ready! Glad we didnt hear theyre plating it now! Forget the over-priced, under-loved minimal wine by the glass selection. A man appeared with a bottle to pour short glasses of a red - either to thank us for waiting or to apologize for the delay - we werent sure. My suggestion is that every employee who engages with patrons (forget the busboy who shared the mens room with my husband and headed out the door without washing his hands - wed likely ask him to find a new job) go to a McNally restaurant (we suggest Balthazar) to learn professionalism, humility and redefine what you believe funkiness is. You were likely born in the 90s and unless you were of age in the 80s, funky is a value not an attitude.
The wines are amazing. The staff is sweet. For French bistro food, however, this is very average. The acoustics are dreadful and act as a real conversation killer, which is sad in such a beautiful location.
May not be as imaginative as Don Angie, but really delicious. Think they need to hit some new home runs, though the egg appetiser remains sublime. But this reataurant gets 5 stars because of the BEST FRIES ON THE PLANET.
Lovely Atmosphere, nice service, food is in a good quality rate but wines are amazing and the staff really know about they! Prices are reasonable. Quite noisy place.
Excellent variety on lunch menu. Very attentive service. It was packed at 2:00 pm on a weekday. Nice portions, inventive combinations. Delicious & Pricey for some.
Insanely good bistro fare. The Gnocchi Parisienne, duck, trout beignets, and white asparagus are delicious.
Still undergoing some new restaurant pains. Pros: nice bar with great (and talented) bartenders, a couple of good dishes (rabbit and foie gras were standouts).Cons: steak part of the steak frites was borderline inedible, service was unpolished and intrusive, and the main host had all the attitude of a Studio 54 bouncer in the late 70s.
Total reviews rating 4.4
199 Reviews for Frenchette 2023:
Review №1
2022-06-01We had such an amazing experience at Frenchette! With 7 of us eating we were able to taste many items. Lobster was tops! The duck sublime! The gnocchi is unique and delicious. Bass and halibut a must! We all concur that the rhubarb tart was the winner dessert over the pistachio. Treat yourself to an amazing eating experience! The staff was lovely and attentive!
Review №2
2022-04-25Had Brunch at Frenchette because of all the good reviews. But the food was just so so… The steak was not as good, but cost $40. It was not very flavorful. The veggies on the side was very bitter, didn’t accommodate the steak at all. The worst was all the fries… they can offer salad, which would be more appealing and healthier, most importantly would worth the price… The duck was just trimmings, made it look like a ground duck meat patty with again, bunch of fries, and it was $48… In addition, the pastries were delicate, but way over priced!!! The overall service was good.
Review №3
2022-07-05My wife and I enjoyed a wonderful dining experience at Frenchette. We were warmly greeted and had a delicious meal with perfect service. Great ambiance and a diverse menu with many good choices. Best steak tartare in the City.
Review №4
2022-04-05Beautiful restaurant with great atmosphere but cuisine was disappointing. Pate was very good but very rich and while served with a few sour cherries needed more acid to balance out the richness. Lamb was so overly salted it was difficult to eat, was also a little overcooked. Duck dish was okay. Dessert looked beautiful but had very little pistachio flavor. Will definitely come again as I am hoping lunch on a Monday may not be the best time to try.
Review №5
2022-06-14Frenchette was recommend by my daughter , and we were extremely happy with the choice. We loved the ambiance, staff was very professional, friendly, and the food was delicious.If you want a more intimate dinning ask for a table in the back room.My husband ordered a duck confit and today we are still talking about how tender and flavorful it was.We highly recommend this place.
Review №6
2022-07-01Good food, but nothing outstanding. I organize a ton of events in NYC and we go to 2 different restaurants every week, so Im used to NYC prices. I can confidently say that this place is very overpriced. If it were more reasonably priced it would be a solid 4 stars. But $16 for a green salad!? $20 for meringue with berries on top?! There are way better options in NYC at more reasonable prices.
Review №7
2022-04-30There was so much good food on the table. There’s nothing I didn’t like so I’m just going to mention the stand outs.The fish soup is amazing; comes with a little piece of bread in the middle that it soaks up perfectly without getting soggy. It’s a little tangy and so, so perfect 🖤Sausage and oysters are like Destiny’s Child. Beyoncé is the sausage. Sausage is very low on the list of meats I’ll eat and I had a few of these. Absolutely amazing. But then you can have Kelly and Michelle to really set it off if you have it all together, but yeah, there’s no loss to just have one or the other. Hope that makes sense.The pâté and jam was fantastic. I was not a fan on the pâté sans jam, but I may not be sophisticated enough to be the judge of that.The pistachio dessert is amazing. The strawberry dessert is amazing. I didn’t think the eggs were particularly fantastic, but everyone else at the table had physical reactions to it in a good way, so worth trying.We were a group of seven and they did such a great job, keeping the clutter off the table, and keeping it clean through every round of food 🙏🏽
Review №8
2022-07-15One of the best meals Ive had in my life. Every single thing we ordered was amazing. I even liked the fried anchovies, and I usually hate anchovies. The place is busy and lively and reservations fill up quick, but once you are in, its an experience you wont forget.The cocktails were well balanced, the wine suggestions from the sommelier were perfect for what we ordered, and everything came out tasting and looking beautiful. We had the bread service, oysters, smoked trout beignets, ham, fried anchovies, petit salad, kale tart, sweetbreads, steak tartare, bavette steak, and sea bass. Every thing was fantastic and something I would order again.
Review №9
2021-12-10This is probably one of the best french bistros (if you can even call it that!) in the city. Everything was pretty much perfectly executed. Some off the beaten path highlights include the sweetbread and lobster vol au vent, which is a dish you don’t see often on the menu, let alone one with sweetbreads. Starters were on the small side so we had to order double or even triple in some cases for a hungry party of five. Wine list kept things interesting and featured a variety of family-owned, natural, biodynamic growers. Service was impeccable and the dessert was top notch. Worst thing about this place is how hard it is to get a reservation, and i can see why! 10/10.
Review №10
2022-02-01Outstanding brunch. Roasted carrots with labne stands out. The schnitzel and spatzle was superlative. Mushroom omelette was unexciting but consistent. Levain pancake should be ordered right away to arrive for last course (or maybe even save room for dessert).