Restaurant Marché

Walking into the restaurant, it felt nice and cozy. Since it was a little late at night, there weren’t many people around, and the service was friendly. I ordered the clam chowder, while my family had the French onion soup, and both were good. However, when it came to our main entrees, we were disappointed. We ordered the meatloaf, Mediterranean mussels with fries, and pasta. Typically, I finish all of my food without hesitation, and it doesn't take much to satisfy my taste, but this time, the dishes lacked flavor. The meatloaf and mussels were only lukewarm, and the pasta, though decent, was also just warm. For the price we paid, we expected more in terms of both flavor and temperature. Aside from the food, the waitress was sweet with a bit of a transition when it came to getting the check, and the manager was somewhat kind as well. Unfortunately, the overall dining experience felt lackluster.

Enjoyed my burger and fries. Got a take out order of meat loaf which was delicious. I did not speak up about being seated in the "bar". A small room with 3 stools at the counter and one table for dining. As a solo diner I'd much rather be in the main restaurant.

We have been wanting to try this restaurant for quite sometime now. The ambience is nice and the service was great too. The taste of the food fell a bit short. We got the bread rolls (which tasted great), green pea flan, tuna tartare, pasta of the day and the lamb chops. The lamb chops were a bit too salty and the staff was nice enough to get us another plate. Unfortunately, the second one was a bit too rare for us. The warm date cake was pretty good - the orange sorbet that comes along with it is delicious.

Let me preface this review with that I am not a food snob by any means, but last nights meal at Restaurant Marché was lackluster at best. For an establishment charging the prices they’re charging, I expected much better. Let’s start off with the arrival. We got seated very quickly given we had a reservation. As a party of 2, the proximity to other tables was very close together. The bench seating was set lower than the opposite chair seating which felt a little awkward if you were on the shorter side like me. The table next to us got up and left before even ordering. Despite leaving two partially full glasses of water and a $3 tip, the waiter never changed over the napkins or silverware before seating the next party just minutes later. That was somewhat alarming. Now onto the food. The start of the meal was great. The oysters were fresh and delicious. The bread was warm and soft, however some room temperature butter would have paired better (it was cold and very hard to spread). A minor detail but one that stood out given this being a white tablecloth establishment. The French onion soup was okay, with a lack of depth in flavor masked by a ball of melted bread and cheese. The entrees were the most disappointing part of the meal. My husbands burger was poorly proportioned causing it to fall apart after a couple bites. The small detail of serving cherry tomatoes on the side as a burger topping showed a lack of effort on the restaurants part. My steak Cobb salad was, to be frank, completely boring and definitely not worth nearly $30. The salad came with steak, bleu cheese, cherry tomatoes, and bacon. My five pre sliced pieces of steak were cold and did not make up for lack of other typical Cobb salad ingredients like egg or avocado or other vegetables. All in all, this dining experience was at best mediocre and would not pass any French dining experience we’ve had. This was an evening to celebrate my birthday. With the lackluster meal and no celebratory effort shown, made the experience even more disappointing. The automatic 20% service charge added to the bill at the end left a bad taste in my mouth. This establishment made it clear that only a portion of that 20% goes to the server as a gratuity leaving the patron confused on if they should tip more. Poor business choice by the restaurant in my opinion. Overall for a meal that cost over $100+ before any tip and no drinks, we felt like it was not worth it at all. You are better trying one of the many other restaurants on this wonderful island.

Be prepared to pay 30% more than what they advertise in the menu, they force “dine in” fees, even though they don’t do delivery, and 20% service fee for your order. The quality of the food is hit and miss, some items are good while others are instant stomach ache inducing. Their glasses are dirty at the rim with remnants of previous drinks all over. Very dissatisfied.

We’ve been dining here for many years and still love it after a three year absence. Chef Greg and Betsey do an amazing job turning out excellent food and warm, friendly service. We ate here twice during our most recent stay on Bainbridge. First night we sat at the bar - they were at full capacity - and had a great meal of seared fresh wild salmon and mussels & frites. Our server was warm and wonderful and we had a great chat with Betsey about their creative cocktail program. Chef’s house made rolls with cultured butter is a must have here! They are warm and crusty and perfect. Everything he makes is great. There are no bad choices. So happy to see it thriving in this challenging time for the hospitality industry. Marche is a gem worth seeking out.

My girlfriend and I gave Marché a visit for our anniversary over a week ago. I’ve taken a few days to sit on this review, just to give it room to air, and maybe come back with a fairer perspective. But the more I’ve waited the more it’s aged like milk, instead of wine. I’ll begin by saying that I feel like my expectations were justified, given Atkinson's reputation (locally and online). He and his wife were present and were charming, from what little we saw of them. The staff appeared to be enjoying themselves in the kitchen—which you can see from the entryway—and the atmosphere was fine, if not a little on the generic side of “homey.” The food, however (how do I say this without being dramatic…) was shockingly dissappointing. I've only sent two plates back to the kitchen in all my life, and this is one of them. Believe me, I'm not a snoody foodie—my small town roots compel me to eat what I’m given and be grateful for it. For $30+ a plate, however, I expect better than unseasoned, undercooked squash, plain-as-cardboard muscles garnished with steamed-to-death fennel bulb (and *nothing* else), and a pasta with a cheese sauce so broken you’d have to sip your way through several spoon-fulls of oil to get to it. Believe me, a no-frills, small town diner chef could’ve done better. They politely offered to fix us another plate, which, admittedly, we should’ve taken, but at that point the wind was so far out of our sails that we decided to cut anchor and row for the nearest Anthony’s Homeport. We left hungry, $25 poorer (for two drinks and an “appetizer”), and looking for redemption. The menu offered an intriguing amount of daily specials which may, given some time and healing (ok, now I’m being dramatic) entice us to come back, but not before we’ve tried the rest of Bainbridge.

Very friendly staff and welcoming decor. We stopped by for a weekday lunch and had mussels and fries and vegetables cooked in 5 ways. The fries were excellent with the seasoned mayonnaise on the side. Everything was delicious. Bravo!