Mertens Prime is a beautiful establishment filled with history. It's a gorgeous facility that has 3 different venues and is absolutely perfect for weddings and events. I love that they have a scratch kitchen and that they do a seasonal menu. If you've never been, I suggest you go there.
Perfectly Pristine Lilli
My friend Todd told me to dine here-
Highly recommend, thank you Todd for letting me know about this great place!
Jeremiah Lenau
Very nice diner. The staff was excellent and the food was top notch.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Onion Soup, Steak, Cheese Plate, Salad
Magaly Diaz
The food was great and the service was amazing!
Parking: There are parking ramps and free street parking right across the street! We scored a great spot right in front the the restaurant!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak
Devin Nash
You must check out the rooftop(probably too late now)! Great food across the board regardless!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amy Nordstrom
Good food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Daniel Martin
Marten's is a fabulous spot with great twists on French cuisine. I love the variety of poutine available and the French onion soup is fantastic. Something for everyone, so don't let "French" scare you. Also, close to all the entertainment hotspots downtown Grand Rapids!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Onion Soup
Michael Winclechter
Dinner and drinks before our comedy show we’re all great! Would definitely come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Onion Soup, Steak, Salad
Shannon Harasta
Pretty disappointed by this place. Went out for a special occasion (and told the server that it was our anniversary) restaurant was nearly empty and service was still slow. I have worked in fine dining restaurants and that's clearly what they're trying to be. There's a lot that wasn't great 1) I was served the wrong $15 cocktail, the waitress never came back so I had to go to the bar to exchange it, where the bartender condescendingly explained what a New York Sour was, and was then surprised when I told him it wasn't what I ordered, and then it wasn't comped from our bill!?! 2) the waitress couldn't explain one of the dishes, went to ask the bartender for help, came back, and then what I was served didn't match her explanation 3) we got the corn fritters as an app and they were very plain (the menu described them as "spiced") but! The one relish-like sauce they came with was quite good 4) they make the food runners use tray stands to deliver literally a single appetizer which is very funny and also highlights that they want to be fine dining 4.5) They fired our appetizers and dinners at the same time?! So we got both at once which is fine if you're paying $40 for dinner for 2 but at this price point and genre of dining is pretty ridiculous 5)the food runners drop food so there is no follow up from the server to see if the food is right, and our server didn't come back around to quality check until our meals were half gone 6)my hunter's pie was mediocre, and not a pie or a stew, both of which are words used to describe it on the menu, and was made with ground meat that had a weird texture, as opposed to like, stew meat which would make sense given the description. Very diner ground beef and gravy vibes, except it cost over $40. My partner's vegan tagine was very good though, and well-seasoned. 7)we got the tableside bananas foster, which was fun, but for some reason I think they use frozen bananas, which is stupid, and I'm pretty confident in this because we got our bananas separate from the icecream and still got a few that were ice cold/woody in the middle 8)having server stations in view of customers just serves to make everyone miserable, we waited a looooong time to pay, no amount of trying to catch someone's eye would work, and I eventually literally had to wave at the three employees standing in the server station before one would come over so we could pay. Also, I see a previous review mentioned the best thing about their meal was the free bread and we didn't even get that! Definitely not worth the price.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Laura Claire
This place is a must! This place has such a great vibe and I forget sometimes how much I love it there. Staff was super friendly. Shout out to Haley and Kayla! We had a bunch of appetizers including the corn fritters, the cauliflower (winner!!!!!), and the figs in a blanket. Honestly all of them were so good. I don't drink and usually that makes me not think of places like this. I love love love that they have mocktails and non alcoholic wine by the glass! I didn't have to get soda water with lime!
We went to the rooftop where they had some vegetarian truffle flatbread. The cheese board was delicious. After we went downstairs for some dinner. The butternut squash gnocchi was so good. Dessert was a bananas foster. They make their own ice cream in house. My boyfriend got the brussel sprouts and I had never tried deep fried brussel sprouts and they were to die for.
Milamila1999
So while you would think of a place like this not having alot of vegan options. This menu has so many different things. I really wanted the mushroom pasta. They checked with the kitchen and one of the managers let me know they could make that for me. Worth it. The apple crumble was delicious!
Zachary Ailes
Exceptional food, and beautiful atmosphere. Service was friendly, attentive, and all around lovely. Would recommend as a stop for anyone visiting Grand Rapids! PS. Best bone marrow I have ever had (and I order it everywhere!).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Daisie Meadow
I tried the escargot for the first time and it was delicious!! (Also ask for the butter!) :)
Mertens Prime is a beautiful establishment filled with history. It's a gorgeous facility that has 3 different venues and is absolutely perfect for weddings and events. I love that they have a scratch kitchen and that they do a seasonal menu. If you've never been, I suggest you go there.
My friend Todd told me to dine here- Highly recommend, thank you Todd for letting me know about this great place!
Very nice diner. The staff was excellent and the food was top notch.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Onion Soup, Steak, Cheese Plate, Salad
The food was great and the service was amazing!
Parking: There are parking ramps and free street parking right across the street! We scored a great spot right in front the the restaurant!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak
You must check out the rooftop(probably too late now)! Great food across the board regardless!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Marten's is a fabulous spot with great twists on French cuisine. I love the variety of poutine available and the French onion soup is fantastic. Something for everyone, so don't let "French" scare you. Also, close to all the entertainment hotspots downtown Grand Rapids!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Onion Soup
Dinner and drinks before our comedy show we’re all great! Would definitely come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Onion Soup, Steak, Salad
Pretty disappointed by this place. Went out for a special occasion (and told the server that it was our anniversary) restaurant was nearly empty and service was still slow. I have worked in fine dining restaurants and that's clearly what they're trying to be. There's a lot that wasn't great 1) I was served the wrong $15 cocktail, the waitress never came back so I had to go to the bar to exchange it, where the bartender condescendingly explained what a New York Sour was, and was then surprised when I told him it wasn't what I ordered, and then it wasn't comped from our bill!?! 2) the waitress couldn't explain one of the dishes, went to ask the bartender for help, came back, and then what I was served didn't match her explanation 3) we got the corn fritters as an app and they were very plain (the menu described them as "spiced") but! The one relish-like sauce they came with was quite good 4) they make the food runners use tray stands to deliver literally a single appetizer which is very funny and also highlights that they want to be fine dining 4.5) They fired our appetizers and dinners at the same time?! So we got both at once which is fine if you're paying $40 for dinner for 2 but at this price point and genre of dining is pretty ridiculous 5)the food runners drop food so there is no follow up from the server to see if the food is right, and our server didn't come back around to quality check until our meals were half gone 6)my hunter's pie was mediocre, and not a pie or a stew, both of which are words used to describe it on the menu, and was made with ground meat that had a weird texture, as opposed to like, stew meat which would make sense given the description. Very diner ground beef and gravy vibes, except it cost over $40. My partner's vegan tagine was very good though, and well-seasoned. 7)we got the tableside bananas foster, which was fun, but for some reason I think they use frozen bananas, which is stupid, and I'm pretty confident in this because we got our bananas separate from the icecream and still got a few that were ice cold/woody in the middle 8)having server stations in view of customers just serves to make everyone miserable, we waited a looooong time to pay, no amount of trying to catch someone's eye would work, and I eventually literally had to wave at the three employees standing in the server station before one would come over so we could pay. Also, I see a previous review mentioned the best thing about their meal was the free bread and we didn't even get that! Definitely not worth the price.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
This place is a must! This place has such a great vibe and I forget sometimes how much I love it there. Staff was super friendly. Shout out to Haley and Kayla! We had a bunch of appetizers including the corn fritters, the cauliflower (winner!!!!!), and the figs in a blanket. Honestly all of them were so good. I don't drink and usually that makes me not think of places like this. I love love love that they have mocktails and non alcoholic wine by the glass! I didn't have to get soda water with lime!
Vegetarian options: Cauliflower romesco
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brussels Sprouts
Restaurantji Recommends
We went to the rooftop where they had some vegetarian truffle flatbread. The cheese board was delicious. After we went downstairs for some dinner. The butternut squash gnocchi was so good. Dessert was a bananas foster. They make their own ice cream in house. My boyfriend got the brussel sprouts and I had never tried deep fried brussel sprouts and they were to die for.
So while you would think of a place like this not having alot of vegan options. This menu has so many different things. I really wanted the mushroom pasta. They checked with the kitchen and one of the managers let me know they could make that for me. Worth it. The apple crumble was delicious!
Exceptional food, and beautiful atmosphere. Service was friendly, attentive, and all around lovely. Would recommend as a stop for anyone visiting Grand Rapids! PS. Best bone marrow I have ever had (and I order it everywhere!).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I tried the escargot for the first time and it was delicious!! (Also ask for the butter!) :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Escargot
Haley paved the way for a delightful evening!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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