Merchant Bar

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   Tom

   VIP

   Philadelphia

   32 reviews

   5.0

   32 reviews

   Dined on 25 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Really solid food and some excellent cocktails. Kudos to Lindsey for friendly and attentive service and great recommendations, even with a full house. Highly recommend the Sazerac and Cardi Basil. Will be back!
   

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   Rik

   Philadelphia

   11 reviews

   4.0

   11 reviews

   Dined on 28 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   As always, wonderful food and service. It was a bit louder tonight than the other times we've been there, so it made it a bit harder to hear. Will always keep coming back this is one of our top Wilmington Restaurants.
   

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   Seijra

   Washington DC

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 27 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great atmosphere with attentive waitress! Would return
   

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   Peyton

   New Jersey

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 22 December 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 5

   Needs more staff. Our waitress was helping every table and seating them. I felt bad!
   

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   Steven

   Las Vegas

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on 9 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was tasty! Servicer was great, very friendly and attentive. Good location!
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Philadelphia

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on 4 October 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   The overall experience was great. There was a big party when we went. So it took a very long time for the waitress to come and take our order. The drinks were awesome and food was delicious.
   

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   Jonathan

   Philadelphia

   4 reviews

   3.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on 20 September 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   Service was so slow even though a good number of people were clearly there pre-show/theater and had to be out at a certain time. Food was good fortunately and drinks were well made. Maybe just a bad night for the servers and kitchen staff.
   

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   Nancy

   Philadelphia

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on 20 September 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 1

   It was so unbelievably loud that I had to leave after about an hour. Fortunately, there's a great little independent bookstore across the street so I stayed there until my dinner companions joined me. they would have left more quickly too but had to wait to get the check. I understand that the current attitude is that it's not enough just go go out and have fun with your friends--the whole world has to KNOW that you're there having fun, so you post pictures on social media and shriek with joy when you're together. but it can be hard on the rest of us.
   

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   Suzanne

   Philadelphia

   42 reviews

   4.0

   42 reviews

   Dined on 20 September 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Service was slow at the beginning as it took quite a while for the server to take our order. After that, things moved along smoothly. The food was tasty and well-presented. The restaurant is quite noisy with lots of echos. We were there during the end of happy hour which may have contributed to the noise level. It did make it hard to carry on a conversation. It was Restraunt Week so they had a special of 3 courses for $35. There were 3 options for each course. The quantity of food was appropriate - not huge as at some places.
   

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    Gloria

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 September 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    I went during Brandywine restaurant week in the early evening and it was pretty chill and not crowded. The food was pretty good, I had an heirloom tomato salad, tempura fish tacos and chocolate cake. I also had a drink, blackberry sour, which was tasty but could’ve had more kick to it, I barely tasted any alcohol. Overall, I enjoyed it and would likely return for their happy hour.
    

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