Best French Restaurants in Merrick

The food was authentic and perfectly done, the service was excellent and the atmosphere was cozy yet lively. Chef (and owner) Aless added greatly to our experience and she is perfectly suited as a restaurateur. A fine French restaurant was sorely needed in the area. Highly recommend. We will definitely be back.

I booked this restaurant for our Valentine Day dinner. We had a 9pm reservation but we’re not seated until almost 1 hour later. The restaurant did not keep us updated and I had to continuously ask the hostess how much longer. When we did get seated, we did not get menus for about 15 minutes and did not get to order for another 20 minutes. The appetizers took a while to come and the entrées took very long to come. I feel the restaurant did not properly plan for this holiday and seemed to be overbooked. The management never came to see how we were or to say sorry for the delay. On the positive side the food was very good. Not sure I would come back during a holiday.

Chat Noir is always a joyful experience. The staff was attentive and do a fine job of taking care of us. The food was and always is great and the environment feels like an intimate setting for a nice romantic evening with great food and drink. It was Valentine’s Day so we expected it to be busier than normal, the staff did an excellent job of keeping things moving. Classy place with great food and service.

We went for Valentine’s Day and it was great! We loved the special menu, loved that the employees were dressed up and the extra touch of giving each table a rose. All of this made it such a special night out! We also loved that you checked our coats after we checked in for our reservation! We also loved the fact that you hold our leftovers until the end and if one of us was still eating you didn’t clear the other persons plate right away. Jasmine has been our waitress the two times we have been for dinner so far and she has been excellent each time! The food was delicious! We will definitely be coming again in the future.

Everything top notch here. Servers all available, sparking looking room well set up. Food from warmed bread to our brook trout almondine were just wonderful! A staple for us. Appreciate their late hours, much needed after a show at Tilles!