Chez Lucienne

3.8

699 Reviews

$30 and under

French

Neighbourhood gem
Romantic
Good for special occasions

We welcome you to Chez Lucienne bistro, the first authentic restaurant in Harlem where you will find signature French Classics with a touch of Provence. The front bar is perfect for cocktails before dinner where patrons will mingle like good friends in an upbeat ambiance. We have an exciting wine list with a fun cocktail program. Join us for mouth watering dishes such as Moules frites made 5 different ways, Bavette a l’echalotte, homemade Sausages, Saumon roti Moutarde grilled to perfection. Chez Lucienne’s dining is convivial with a friendly service and delicious food made with premium ingredients. The décor is warm with brick and mirrored walls, ceiling fans and dimmed romantic lighting, reminiscing of Colonial era. The bistro is in the heart of Harlem with its vibrant energy and history.

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Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
French, Provencal
Hours of Operation
Brunch Sat, Sun 9:00 am–4:00 pm Lunch Daily 11:00 am–4:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–2:00 am
Phone number
(212) 289-5550
Payment Options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive Chef
Fidencio Cortes
Catering
We cater for parties of 5 to 100. We rent the restaurant (or part of it)and provide outside catering. We also have discounted group menus for 10 or more for Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch and Dinner at the restaurant or for delivery. We are now offering Corporate Accounts.
Private party facilities
At Chez Lucienne, our goal is to bring you on a Parisian escape without having to find your passport. Come visit us at Harlem's first French bistro.
Private party contact
Cameal Russel: (212) 289-5550

Location
308 Lenox Avenue at 125 street, New York, NY 10027
Area
Harlem
Cross Street
125 street
Parking details
Park meters all around. You do not have to feed them after 7pm. Garage on 126 street, between Lenox and 5th avenue.
Public transit
Subway #2 and #3 to 125 street and Lenox avenue.
Entertainment
CHEZ LUCIENNE WAS VOTED RECOMMENDED RESTAURANTS IN THE 2011 MICHELIN GUIDE ZAGAT RATED: FOOD-22 SERVICE-20 FEEL THE HARLEM SPIRIT ON THE WEEKENDS AT CHEZ LUCIENNE
Additional
Bar Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining

Salade D'endives au RoquefortUS$12.00
endives, pears, roquefort cheese and roasted walnuts
La Salade ColonialeUS$12.00
romaine lettuce, tomatoes, black olives, red onions, feta cheese and citrus vinaigrette
La Salade CesarUS$10.00
romaine lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese, caesar dressing and anchovies
La Salade de Choux FrisesUS$12.00
kale salad served with apples, marcona almonds and raisins, tossed in a black pepper buttermilk dressing

Les Entrees

Escargots Sauce PersilladeUS$12.00
traditional french bistro fare of snail in a garlic, parsley butter sauce
Les Calamars FritsUS$14.00
fried calamari in a spicy tomato dip
Les Merguez GrilléesUS$16.00
grilled spicy lamb sausage
Les Gateaux de CrabesUS$14.00
homemade crab cakes served with chipotle mayo
La Petite Assiette de FromagesUS$16.00
assorted cheese plate served with toasted baguette

Les Sandwich

served with french fries

Croque MonsieurUS$14.00
country bread, melted gruyere, ham and béchamel sauce
Croque a ChevalUS$16.00
croque monsieur topped with sunny side egg
Le ClubUS$14.00
smoked turkey breast, bacon, avocado, blue cheese dressing
Le NorvegienUS$15.00
smoked salmon, lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, sour cream and pesto mayo

Les Burgers

served with french fries

Le Burger ClassiqueUS$14.00
black angus beef burger
Le Burger de SaumonUS$16.00
atlantic salmon, tartare sauce
Le Burger de DindeUS$16.00
ground turkey, cranberry confit
Le Burger VégétarienUS$14.00
veggie pattie, chipotle mayo

Les Plats Principaux

Le Poulet PaillardUS$16.00
classic chicken paillard
Le Coq au VinUS$22.00
free range chicken stewed in red wine with pearl onions, bacon, carrots, zucchini, served with pasta
Le Boeuf BourguignonUS$23.00
beef stew in red wine sauce with pearl onions, carrots, mushrooms and served with mashed potatoes
Le Steak FritesUS$24.00
grilled ny strip steak served with french fries
La Bavette a L'échalotteUS$22.00
grilled skirt steak served with a red wine shallots sauce and french fries
Le Hachis ParmentierUS$18.00
classic french shepherd's pie
Le Saumon Grille a La Sauce ChampagneUS$23.00
grilled atlantic salmon filet, champagne sauce and seasoned vegetables
Les Ravioli au HomardUS$20.00
homemade lobster ravioli, vodka cream sauce
Les Pates a La Sauce VodkaUS$12.00
classic penne ala vodka
Les Linguini au Fruits de MerUS$20.00
seafood linguini, clams, mussels and shrimps, garlic cream sauce
Les Macaroni au Homard et FromagesUS$16.00
home made lobster mac and cheese
Les Moules MarinièresUS$18.00
steamed mussels, white wine, shallots, garlic, parsley
Les Moules DijonnaisesUS$18.00
steamed mussels, white wine, dijon mustard, shallots, garlic, parsley, cream

Les Sides

Mixed Green SaladUS$6.00
with tomatoes, red onions and citrus vinaigrette
Mashed PotatoUS$6.00
garlic mashed or regular
MushroomsUS$6.00
sautéed or cream
SpinachUS$6.00
sautéed, creamed or steamed
KalesUS$6.00
sautéed or steamed
Mixed VegetablesUS$6.00
sautéed
BroccoliUS$6.00
sautéed, creamed or steamed

What 699 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

3.8

3.8 based on all time ratings

3.9Food
3.8Service
3.8Ambience
0.5Value

Noise • Moderate

699 Reviews

H
Hink
New York City
6 reviews
1.0
6 reviews
Dined on 16 June 2017
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Chez Lucienne was a no-show. After receiving your email that the restaurant was no longer associated with Open Table, I tried to call (many times) to confirm our reservation. The line either rang interminably or was busy or I got a message saying my call could not be completed as dialed. I also tried to contact the restaurant via their website ("Contact us") but received no answer. In the end I gave up and booked another restaurant for my friend's birthday celebration.
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OpenTable Diner
New York City
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Reviewed on 14 June 2017
1. Overall 3
Looks like it closed little over a week ago. There is a notice about expired liquor license in the window, and the building has a "for sale" sign up. My wife saw workers removing bankettes or other furniture from the restaurant ... their phone only rings busy, and their website is down ..
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Harry
Chicago
10 reviews
4.0
10 reviews
Dined on 21 May 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We really enjoyed our dinner. Good food, good service.
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PhilipA
New York City
11 reviews
vip
5.0
11 reviews
Dined on 20 May 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had a great family get together brunch the food and the service were great. And the mimosas were huge! You
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Eater
New York City
79 reviews
vip
3.0
79 reviews
Dined on 17 May 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Solid bistro food.
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Lainee
New York City
25 reviews
vip
3.0
25 reviews
Dined on 17 May 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
I took a friend to this restaurant for her birthday on Wednesday, May 17th. I looked online at the pre-fixe menu which I had enjoyed several times in the past, and selection looked good. When I arrived we were given the regular menu, so I asked waitress for the pre-fixe one. She said she was only there two weeks and checked. She came back and said there was no pre fixe. I asked to speak to the manager and was told he wasn't in. Waitress was the only one working that night. It was slow when we arrived for 6:00 reservation, but got busier as it got later. Service was a little slow but we didn't blame her. When we finally got the bill I paid by cash because we would have been there another twenty minutes with a credit card transaction. As I got up to leave my jacket got stuck on the back of my chair and ripped. I will say the food was good, but I resent that the restaurant does not update their website. Later, I remembered that I had gone there about two years ago with a friend on a Sunday evening. When I asked for the pre-fixe they said they didn't have it on the weekend. At that time I spoked to the manager and pointed out that the website stated prefix was every day, 4-7 p.m. He didn't seem too concerned but when the bill came we weren't charged for dessert. Now it is two years later and they still haven't updated their website. This is not right and I would't want anyone else to be misled. I left a message about this on the restaurant's website comment section on Thursday morning, but I haven't heard back from anyone.
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Gabby
New York City
32 reviews
3.0
32 reviews
Dined on 16 May 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
I have enjoyed Chez Lucienne in the past. Not this time. Mussels were very good. My husband's dish was so so. Great wines. Service spotty due to understaffing. Waiter did his best to get us served in time for our Apollo theater event, but he was the only one serving along with another server. That's it. And it was packed. Wish so many good French food options in this 'hood I will not be returning soon.
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Jason
New York City
10 reviews
1.0
10 reviews
Dined on 14 May 2017
1. Overall 1
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
Horrible experience that ruined Mothers Day. When we arrived the staff acted like they didn't even know we had a reservation despite having made it several days in advance. After 14 minutes we were brought upstairs, which we thought might be a positive improvement; however it turned out to be worse. Our wait staff basically forgot we were there so our unlimited mimosa became two glasses. Then we ordered dessert which was brought up from the main level and placed on the bar where none of the servers brought it to our table (apparently they didn't know which of the three tables ordered it) until the vanillas ice cream on the plate was practically liquid milk. Was a total disaster. Totally ruined mom's special day.
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OpenTable Diner
New York City
3 reviews
1.0
3 reviews
Dined on 14 May 2017
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
So about a couple days before Mothers Day I was informed by the managers that because of the special day they would be opening early at 9am. I promptly made a reservation because I've eaten here before on many occasions prior and had wonderful experiences, that was not the case this morning. I arrived promptly with my mother, sister-in law, brother and 1 year old nephew and was denied entry because they informed us they were not open yet. We explained we had a reservation and after a lot of convincing they finally let us in and just told us to grab any table. We sat for about 15 minutes before anyone offered us menus or gave us water and finally our waiter then informed us that he was actually a cook in the kitchen and that the restaurant did not actually open until 11am so there were no servers or anyone to cook at the present time! So basically the perfect situation for 4 adults who woke up early to get there and a hungry 1 year old! After sitting for about 30 minutes we began to hear arguing in the kitchen that they did not have the supplies necessary for most of the dishes we had ordered. To make an even more frustrating situation worse my one year old nephew had understandably lost his patience and as we repeatedly asked how much longer for food he began to melt down while we were just ignored every single time we inquired. After about 40 minutes we were brought a freezing bowl of soup and at that point, between the argument to get in the doors, the screaming one year old and that they obviously had blatantly lied and they were not actually open when they had informed us we left $30 in the table for the soup and coffee and left with screaming/hungry child in tow. If I could give them negative stars I would, but instead I will never give them my patronage again. As a manager in the restaurant industry I would have never expected such poor service or such blatant lies, but rest assured I will make sure to spread the story of our awful experience.
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DebbieS
New York City
3 reviews
2.0
3 reviews
Dined on 10 May 2017
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
When we arrived it took way too long before anyone paid attention. The bread was disgusting! shameful for a French restaurant to serve this kind of soggy bread. The website stated a pre fix and special wine 50% off a bottle of $42 on Wednesdays. NONE of these 2 options were available. Very unprofessional! The waitress was sweet and said that the info on the website was old. Unacceptable. My wine glass broke, and they offered us a free drink and dessert. The food was nothing great. Coq au VIn came with noodles, which was not mentioned. It was too salty. I asked for mashed potatoes, which arrived 15 minutes later. Very disappointing experience since I read the NY Times review and chose this place based on info on their website and review, which was very different than what I experienced.
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308 Lenox Avenue at 125 street, New York, NY 10027

Additional information

Cross Street
125 street
Area
Harlem
Hours of Operation
Brunch Sat, Sun 9:00 am–4:00 pm Lunch Daily 11:00 am–4:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–2:00 am
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
French, Provencal
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Park meters all around. You do not have to feed them after 7pm. Garage on 126 street, between Lenox and 5th avenue.
Public transit
Subway #2 and #3 to 125 street and Lenox avenue.
Payment Options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Fidencio Cortes
Entertainment
CHEZ LUCIENNE WAS VOTED RECOMMENDED RESTAURANTS IN THE 2011 MICHELIN GUIDE ZAGAT RATED: FOOD-22 SERVICE-20 FEEL THE HARLEM SPIRIT ON THE WEEKENDS AT CHEZ LUCIENNE
Additional
Bar Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining

Phone number
(212) 289-5550
Catering
We cater for parties of 5 to 100. We rent the restaurant (or part of it)and provide outside catering. We also have discounted group menus for 10 or more for Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch and Dinner at the restaurant or for delivery. We are now offering Corporate Accounts.
Private party facilities
At Chez Lucienne, our goal is to bring you on a Parisian escape without having to find your passport. Come visit us at Harlem's first French bistro.
Private party contact
Cameal Russel: (212) 289-5550

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Les Soupes

La Soupe du JourUS$8.00

La Soupe a L'oignon GratineeUS$10.00

Les Salades

Salade D'endives au RoquefortUS$12.00

La Salade ColonialeUS$12.00

La Salade CesarUS$10.00

La Salade de Choux FrisesUS$12.00

Les Entrees

Escargots Sauce PersilladeUS$12.00

Les Calamars FritsUS$14.00

Les Merguez GrilléesUS$16.00

Les Gateaux de CrabesUS$14.00

La Petite Assiette de FromagesUS$16.00

Les Sandwich

Croque MonsieurUS$14.00

Croque a ChevalUS$16.00

Le ClubUS$14.00

Le NorvegienUS$15.00

Les Burgers

Le Burger ClassiqueUS$14.00

Le Burger de SaumonUS$16.00

Le Burger de DindeUS$16.00

Le Burger VégétarienUS$14.00

Les Plats Principaux

Le Poulet PaillardUS$16.00

Le Coq au VinUS$22.00

Le Boeuf BourguignonUS$23.00

Le Steak FritesUS$24.00

La Bavette a L'échalotteUS$22.00

Le Hachis ParmentierUS$18.00

Le Saumon Grille a La Sauce ChampagneUS$23.00

Les Ravioli au HomardUS$20.00

Les Pates a La Sauce VodkaUS$12.00

Les Linguini au Fruits de MerUS$20.00

Les Macaroni au Homard et FromagesUS$16.00

Les Moules MarinièresUS$18.00

Les Moules DijonnaisesUS$18.00

Les Sides

Mixed Green SaladUS$6.00

Mashed PotatoUS$6.00

MushroomsUS$6.00

SpinachUS$6.00

KalesUS$6.00

Mixed VegetablesUS$6.00

BroccoliUS$6.00

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