Blanquette De Veau
Cheri

Cheri

231 Lenox Avenue, New York, United States

Salad • French • Brunch • Chicken


"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."