Meritage

Meritage Reviews

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• Brunch is amazing.

  by Cathi M.

  
  

• The food and ambiance here is amazing. The staff was good with the exception of out waitress. At the beginning she was helpful but than she began to treat us like we were inconveniencing her .

  by Alice J

  
  

• Rude Hosts when restaurant was empty.

  by Robert M.

  
  

• Oysters will bring you a great date dinner.

  by Mei N

  
  

• The oysters are insanely fresh. You're gonna think you jumped off a pier somewhere in Massachusetts.

  by Cole K.

  
  

• Anything they do with pork is good.

  by Jeff C.

  
  

• The pan bagnat has a history in France of being the sandwich you sit on during your drive to a picnic. Meritage has kept that authentic taste (possibly better) without having the need to be sat on.

  by City Pages Street Team

  
  

• The tastes bring me to Paris every time. Love the Saturday plate of short ribs - tender and perfect. Ask for Peter's section - best waiter in town!

  by Paul Crosby

  
  

• Definitely brunch it up with the creamy delicious eggs coquette

  by Yaz Mus

  
  

• Everything! Regular bruncher, love the service, expertise, oysters, & love of good food!

  by Gina M.

  
  

• Best oysters around. Try the Tour de France, absolutely terrific.

  by Twan

  
  

• Check out Meritage as seen on Man vs Food Nation

  by TV Food Maps

  
  

• Pomme Frites for dessert!

  by Kirk W.

  
  

• This brasserie is named after an American wine made in the Bordeaux tradition, which seems an accurate reflection of the restaurant's cooking.

  by City Pages Street Team

  
  

• Best French Onion Soup in town.

  by Alex S.

  
  

• Fantastic food and excellent service!

  by Nancy H.

  
  

• The best bet is a glass of white wine and an array of the amusements and introductions, including confit pig tongue, salmon rillettes, escargots, and potted foie gras mousse. [Eater 18 Member]

  by Eater

  
  

• AMAZING PUMPKIN SOUP! Not cream based, but sooo creamy, pumpkiny...mmm.

  by Jen B.

  
  

• Not many vegan options but the pommes frites and organic greens salad were surprisingly tasty.

  by M H.

  
  

• Oysters and cocktails... Start there and everything else will be fantastic

  by Chris S.

  
  

• Phenomenal food. The oysters, mussels, chicken, and desserts were excellent. Will definitely go again.

  by Jillian C.

  
  

• Try their burger which was featured on the Pioneer Press list of Best Burgers in the Twin Cities in the "Power Lunch Burgers" category.

  by Andrew W.

  
  

• Good oysters for being land locked.

  by Patrick G.

  
  

• Closed Mondays!

  by SL

  
  

• The broth is rich with succulent chicken essence and seasoned with little leaves of dill. The carrots, cut into perfect, tiny dice, are just toothy enough to add some substance. It's a bowl of bliss!

  by City Pages Street Team

  
  

• Try the "ode to carl" after dinner drink!!! Its a liquid dessert, but much better.... coctails also known as "a cloudy night"

  by carl d.

  
  

• The best bet is a glass of white wine and an array of the amusements and introductions, including confit pig tongue, salmon rillettes, escargots, and potted foie gras mousse. [Eater 38 Member]

  by Eater

  
  

• City Pages Best French Restaurant - 2013

  by Amanda

  
  

• Checked in hotel and came straight here. Outside is great, bar is great, waitstaff great and oh, there is the food.... You have to go

  by Donna W.

  
  

• Voted Best French Restaurant of 2013! While Meritage continues to wonderfully execute the classics, it also continues to grow and change.

  by City Pages Street Team

  
  

• The best in st Paul

  by Leyda B.

  
  

• Creme brulee, heavenly.

  by Tess B.

  
  

• Top notch, cocktail sauce is sub standard.

  by Switzer

  
  

• Here for Restaurant week! Everything was amazing! Had the oysters, pork shoulder, and expresso pudding!

  by Jessica

  
  

• The fresh main lobster salad a perfect harmony of flavors !!!

  by carl d.

  
  

• Voted top ten chicken wings! The result is an intensely chickeny chicken wing with a distinctly bacony flavor that yields the bone with the gentlest nudge.

  by City Pages Street Team

  
  

• Great happy hour pricing!

  by Meghan H.

  
  

• Best French - French food (besides fries) was in danger of becoming passé, until Meritage breathed in a little joie de vivre. There’s not much more fun than hanging in the oyster bar.

  by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine

  
  

• Voted Best French Restaurant by City Pages in 2012! Chef Russel Klein honors the techniques & rich flavors of classic French cooking but still manages to keep things light

  by City Pages Street Team

  
  

• Voted Best Restaurant for Romance by City Pages in 2012! Sexy french cuisine combined with elegant surroundings, outstanding service, and a killer bar program- you have the perfect recipe for romance.

  by City Pages Street Team

  
  

• Voted top ten craft cocktail bars by City Pages! The talent of those mixing the drinks does not disappoint.

  by City Pages Street Team

  
  

• Voted top 10 French Fries! The frites at Meritage are shatter-crisp shells, enveloping downy, fluff potato.

  by City Pages Street Team M.

  
  

• Voted top ten craft cocktail bars by City Pages! The talent of those mixing the drinks does not disappoint.

  by City Pages Street Team M.

  
  

• Try everything, its amazing!

  by Cameron A.

  
  

• Voted Best Wine List by City Pages in 2012! Reading the 200+ wine list is like taking a mini-course, complete with maps, history, appellations and definitions

  by City Pages Street Team M.

  
  

• Voted Best Restaurant for Romance by City Pages in 2012! Sexy french cuisine combined with elegant surroundings, outstanding service, and a killer bar program- you have the perfect recipe for romance.

  by City Pages Street Team M.

  
  

• Steak Frites with Bernaise Sauce... Best I've had west of NYC.

  by Geoff P.

  
  

• Best food in St Paul and around the corner from great music at Amsterdam.

  by Gordon W.

  
  

• Voted Best French Restaurant by City Pages in 2012! Chef Russel Klein honors the techniques & rich flavors of classic French cooking but still manages to keep things light.

  by City Pages Street Team M.

  
  

• The crepe stand out front!

  by Nathan S.

  
  

• The burger. So, so, so good.

  by Leah M.

  
  

• a fetchingly French experience - if you go for brunch watch out, they charge you extra for your bloody beer back! non non!

  by lottie a.

  
  

• You'll be dreaming of their prosciutto, arugula and Brie, and butter and sugar crepes for days. - CBS MN

  by CBS Local

  
  

• Best bloody marys and brunch in town. Cuz if ya don't know now ya know!

  by Ryan S.

  
  

• I'd you see Olympia oysters, buy them! Delicious, unusual, and rare in the Midwest:-)

  by Eric C.

  
  

• The chicken is amazing.

  by Rochelle A.

  
  

• The salad nicoise is amazing!

  by Matt W.

  
  

• "Recession Sundays (A.K.A.) Cheap Date Night" at Meritage at $28 prix fix it's a great deal!

  by SL

  
  

• Everything is delicious here - start to finish - but recently REALLY enjoyed the "couscous royal" dish: Moroccan lamb, couscous and fresh vegs. Amazing!

  by SL

  
  

• Service here is top notch!

  by SL

  
  

• I seriously dream about the pimms provencal. Try it!

  by SL

  
  

• Beautiful patio, beautiful brunch!

  by SL

  
  

• Great new bar!

  by L J.

  
  

• Try the oysters. The oyster bar is bringing in some real beauties. Imagine flavors that evoke cucumber, briny-salty air, and copper on the tongue.

  by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine

  
  

• HH I suggest the Charlotte Joy and oysters.

  by Christopher S.

  
  

• Four words; Salty. Caramel. Ice cream. Pop. Ok so that's five.

  by Andy K.

  
  

• The shrimp cocktail, made with wild-caught Pacific shrimp, is the best in town, hands down.

  by Heavy Table

  
  

• Come for brunch to experience their range. Start w/ the petite appetizer bites ($3/ea) for a smoked salmon blini or a granola yogurt parfait

  by Metromix

  
  

• Non- pretentious french food in the SP area? Could it be? - Heck yeah!

  by Darshy N.

  
  

• Some people like to add a shot of gin or vodka to their oyster-bloody-mary-shooters. Great hair of the dog for Sunday Brunch as well.

  by Meritage B.

  
  

• Meritage's weekend brunch beneigts - delicious!

  by Katherine S.

  
  

• Bloody Mary + beignets + moules frites = perfect brunch. Excellent people watching too. As a New Yorker visiting, I feel like I'm in a Scandanavian Brooklyn. Wonderful in every respect. A+ service

  by Michael M.

  
  

• The cassoule is absolutely superb and subtle. As close to French as they come in our neck of the woods.

  by Heavy Table

  
  

• Get a Nutella. Or get something else AND a Nutella. But get a Nutella.

  by Ed K.

  
  

• Try the half price wine on Sundays! Also a great recession/recovery Sunday 3-course prix fixe!!!

  by Jared A

  
  

• Go here for Moules Frites. Tremendous!

  by Mike W.

  
  

• Best brunch in the cities. Try the blood orange mimosas and any of the pastries.

  by Brynn A.

  
  

• Croque Madame is awesome!

  by Brent Kastner

  
  

• I've been here a number of times...NEVER disappointed. When making a reservation request a table by the windows...watching the city move in front of the restaurant is a big part of the experience.

  by Anne Walztoni

  
  

• cheese cart is wonderful

  by Dot W.

  
  

• The seared Minnesota foie gras with spiced cider reduction is a home run -- yes, it's an $18 appetizer, but it's $36 delicious.

  by Heavy Table

  
  

• With such a brilliant menu, it may seem like a crime to order a hamburger -- but DO IT! One of the best kept burger secrets of the Twin Cities!

  by Jason S.

  
  

• The cheese cart. OMG

  by Becky S.

  
  

• Order the Tiny Tuna Tartare Taco

  by Jen G.