Location: Cranford
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Best French food near Cranford, New Jersey, United States
Find out what French restaurants to try in Cranford. Cranford is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 22,625, reflecting an increase of 47 (+0.2%) from the 22,578 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 55 (−0.2%) from the 22,633 counted in the 1990 Census.
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1. Tablespoon Cafe
Overall Ratings
4 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By mirepoixjoe
Cute, but approachable french restaurant. Byob (which is always nice), service was attentive, but not aggressive. I've like these folks since they opened the successful Les Rendezvous in Kenilworth decades ago. The menu is limited, but everything is prepared by the owner / chef, and I like the attention to detail. The food is delicious, and I sampled the escargot, the duck (the hightlight), the shrimp (the lowlight), and the lamb (delicious). The atmosphere is well...a cafe. so, clean and cute, but not homey or plush french. Go and eat. It's a bit expensive, but quality costs, and you can tell.
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2. Chez Catherine
Overall Ratings
4 based on 146 reviews
The restaurant is famous for serving authentic, classic French cuisine in an atmosphere reminiscent of the Provencal countryside. Chez Catherine provides a wonderful dining experience When you enter Chez Catherine imagine that you are traveling the French
Reviewed By CASM59
Went here for a special birthday and was very disappointed. Small, pretty restaurant. While the service was good (except for repeatedly referring to tap water as "Westfield's finest" to every table), it seemed like they were understaffed as servers were rushing around. The food is another story, especially at the prices they charge ($70 for three course prix fixe). We had the salad and the mussels appetizer, which had a very good sauce, but the mussel meat was very unsubstantial. Salad was fine. We had salmon and filet mignon. The salmon was fine, but not 4* restaurant caliber. The filet mignon was very chewy and unappealing. For dessert we had the apricot tarte special and the Grand Marnier souffle ($5 surcharge). The tarte was very dense and thus quite hard. I would have preferred a softer version. The Grand Marnier souffle was poorly prepared and quite runny in the center. In other restaurants I have been to you always have to order souffle when you order your main meal because of the time it takes to prepare. Not here. You order the souffle when you order your dessert and it is served ten minutes later. You can make your own decision about that. Quite honestly I would not have been happy with my meal at half the cost. With one drink each it cost over $200 with tax & gratuity.
3. Cafe Paris
Overall Ratings
4 based on 17 reviews
Reviewed By Thomas W
We went here from the recommendation of our server at River and Rail. Very quaint. Loved the chocolate moose. The staff were very friendly
4. Le Rendez-vous
Overall Ratings
4 based on 67 reviews
Reviewed By Eli P
My wife and I tried Le Rendez-Vous Bistro for the 1st time on Sunday night. This is a very charming little BYO restaurant. You can see that Chef Philippe puts a lot of care and love into his cooking. We started off with a very flavorful lobster bisque soup, that contained huge chunks of nicely seasoned crab meat. We also had an amazingly light Escargot à la Niçoise, with Fava, Mushroom, Harissa, Tomato Confit, and Niçoise Olive. For a third appetizer we shared an excellent salad chevre which contained Blue Cheese Stuffed Date Wrapped in Bacon, Goat Cheese Croustillant Duo, Mesclun Salad, 12 Years Old Balsamic Vinegar. For entrees I had the delicious pan seared duck breast with the most amazing handmade coq au vin ravioli. My wife had the Plancha which contained pan seared branzino, black bass, red snapper, and monkfish, in a lemon butter sauce, with vegetable risotto, and asparagus. Unfortunately, we were too full for dessert, which is all homemade, and looked amazing. I highly recommend this restaurant, but be sure to make reservations, especially on a Friday or Saturday night, since there are only 10 tables.
