Cheri

Cheri reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

1. MP

   MikeP

   New York City1 review

   2.0

   Dined on September 16, 2018

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   The food was good, unfortunately the service was terrible. The food took about 45 minutes between appettizer and the main without the waiter ever coming to our table to explain anything to us or ask us how we are doing. The table next to us, which arrived after us, was given a complementary sampler bc of the extended wait yet we were not offered the same complent. They even forgot one of our appetizers but did not become aware of it till the food runner gave us our mains. It was a leisure night and we're not that hungry and the ambiance was pleasant enough where we enjoyed ourselves regardless
   

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   alvinkeith VIP

   New York City9 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on September 13, 2018

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   A French restaurant with no notable champagne? Hmmmm...
   

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3. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   St. Louis2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on September 8, 2018

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wonderful!
   

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   victorg

   New York City2 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on August 28, 2018

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Unacceptable! One of the worst NYC dining experience of my life. Please do me a favor and never go there. This establishment does not deserve to be serving food to anyone and should be closed. A friend from Hawaii was in town for a few days and I was tasked with finding a restaurant. Being a French food lover, I did some research on new upcoming French restaurants and stumbled on the NYT article from Spring 2017 called Harlem’s French Renaissance where Cheri was features with great reviews. All the reviews online – both on Google and Opentable for Cheri were positive and I was extremely excited to try it out. Something must have happened to the owner/chef/management I the experience I had on Tuesday was nothing like the reviews. However, we were let done from the moment we got there: 1.Welcome – Staff was unwelcoming, cold and not smiling. Not checking on us. 2.Empty – the restaurant was nearly empty on a Tuesday night for dinner. It should have been a red flag from the get go. 3.Food – nothing positive to say here. We first ordered appetizers – the burrata, which was bland, the duck pate and the chicken pate. The patés tasted like dog food and I couldn’t force myself to eat it. For the main dishes, I ordered the Tartare was which uneatable, with way too much pine nuts in the mix, way too oily and the potatoes were soaked in oil. As for the salad, it had no dressing and it not taste fresh. I felt my plate half full and felt sick. 4.Price ¬– Not only was the food terrible, but the prices were high. I felt robbed. All around, this was a miserable experience. This restaurant should be shut down.
   

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   AvishaiB

   New York City3 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on August 26, 2018

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   We chose Cheri after seeing good reviews about it and seeing that it got chosen as #1 in Harlem, although it is quite pricey. We ordered two main dishes recommended by the waitress. A mix American style plater and a toast. The plater was average and not worth the 23$, the toast was good. Maybe we ordered the wrong dishes, but a good restaurant shouldn't have average food. Especially at this price range. We probably won't go to Cheri again.
   

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6. LP

   LindaP VIP

   New York City44 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on August 14, 2018

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   What an adorable neighborhood gem! The decor is uniquely romantic. The food was excellent, but the menu is a bit limited and they were out of one of the two fish dishes. Luckily, the one they did have was excellent.
   

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   2dinesublime

   New York City4 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on August 14, 2018

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 5

   THIS WAS A LOVELY FOOD AND AMBIENCE EXPERIENCE. HOWEVER, IT WAS MARRED BY THE VERY LONG WAIT FOR OUR MAIN DISH TO BE SERVED. WHEN MY LAMBURGER FINALLY CAME, WHILE IT WAS VERY DELICIOUS, IT WAS ROOM TEMPERATURE TO WARM AT BEST. THE WAITRESS WAS GRACIOUS AND LOVELY AND IT SEEMS AS IF THE DELAY WAS IN THE KITCHEN. I CERTAINLY WILL RETURN.
   

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8. FE

   FoodExplorer

   New York City15 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on August 8, 2018

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Stylish without being pretentious; enough French classics to make one salivate for more on a return visit. The generous portion of saumon buerre blanc was a bit too rich for my taste but will surely delight most diners. Superb shredded duck pate that could still be spread on toast. Service was excellent and the noise level was manageable at 8-9 pm on a weekday. We also relished the challenge of reading the French aphorisms in the 'books' used to house the menus.
   

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9. JV

   JuanV

   New York City3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on August 3, 2018

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I love Cheri. We are regulars that live in the neighborhood and it is such a cozy place for us. Alain is a great host and the food is really good and right sized for us. The best part is that we can have a conversation without being drowned out by the noise/music etc that tend to be prevalent in most restaurants these days.
   

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    Mimi

    New York State9 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on July 29, 2018

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    It was a very good experience. The owner and staff were very attentive and pleasant.
    

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