Since I travel very frequently on business I always rely on Yelp reviews. This little gem popped up and turned out to be absolutely charming. You are sure to enjoy the quaint ambiance of a French bistro. I was very pleased to have such gregarious service with Dara. It was a very hard decision to make as their menu is quite diverse with many delicious entrees. Having traveled all day I needed substance and selected the shrimp tagliatelle . Great choice! No doubt I will be back on my next trip. read more

Santé - Shrimp tagliatelle - New American Near Me - Matthews, North Carolina

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Staff was AMAZING - called ahead to pay my parents bill for their anniversary. They then surprised my parents with a dessert and decorated table without me even asking. Thoughtful and kind beyond measures! Food was amazing and a great spot right in downtown Matthews. Can't get better than that! read more

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Finally made our way to Santé and it was a very good experience. It was the service that made it exceptional. The food was good but it wasn't the wow we were hoping for. The restaurant itself is small, make a reservation if you want to go! It's a bit outdated but maybe that works for them. They make all the desserts in house and present a large tray of the options at the end, they have many dessert choices which was very nice rather than the normal two or three. read more

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Great and service. Everything we had was seasoned well and had a great taste. The cocktails were served with generous alcohol as well, LOVE THAT! Would come back again with a smaller group. It was 6 of us and the place is small, felt a bit crowded and we were bumped into by people passing by. Only draw back, the size of the restaurant. read more

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Service is superb & overall food is appetizing. Pan seared chicken with mashed potatoes was my favorite . Trout could've used a tad bit more seasoning. read more

Santé - Pan seared half chicken with mashed potatoes - New American Near Me - Matthews, North Carolina

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True local fine dining in Matthews, NC. Beautiful restraunt with paintings all over the walls with a warm cozy vibe. Food was fresh and phenomenal. The team small yet mighty was super friendly and attentive. read more

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Service was great and so surprised that they had Redfish. First time I ever found that on the menu. Great place. Great date Great atmosphere

This is our second time here - very good. The service at this place is outstanding - they do an excellent job of suggesting things and talking with you. Lawrence was outstanding. We had a filet and the swordfish special with risotto - all of it was cooked perfectly. read more

Santé - Swordfish and risotto, filet mignon and roasted potatoes - New American Near Me - Matthews, North Carolina

Myself and a gal pal (who is in the culinary profession) enjoyed our 5:30 pm reservation, this past Saturday evening/12-27th. ~I thoroughly enjoyed my entre' of Venison and sweet potato puree' - etc., ~Our very charming server (Zachary) was a professional delight. . .and should be given a bonus/raise, or BOTH! ~The setting wasn't as stuffy, or uppity, as I had suspected it might be (which is the case at some French restaurants) I've frequented. ~And even though the area was smaller (and seating closer than I had envisioned) it was still nice and quaint. ~Sadly, I dined so heartily on the FAB, brie appetizer and FANTASTIC vino. . .that there was ZERO room for dessert, after my venison. ~I will FOR SURE return to this cozy dining experience, and LEAVE room next time. . .for one of their SCRUMPTIOUS-looking varieties of desserts/pastries, indeed!! read more

The food was excellent, as was the service. The restaurant itself is very clean, and the atmosphere was welcoming. Happy to support another locally-owned restaurant! read more

Wednesday night I went to Sante in downtown Matthews with one of my besties. It's a French inspired restaurant that is cute, quaint and just full of character ‍ I had the pan seared farms chicken with garlic mash. I also got a side of truffle mac and cheese. No joke this was the best meal I have had thus far in Charlotte. Our waiter was quirky and really made our night enjoyable. I've been going to a lot of restaurants in the city so it was nice to eat somewhere outside the city and support a small local business read more

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This place is awesome! Great service, wonderful ambiance and exquisite food entrees. Wines were very good too! Plenty of bourbon and spirits. Desserts were so gooooood! Would recommend highly. Reservations required. I ordered the sea scallops with Israeli couscous. Delicious! read more

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LOVED. 5/5. 10/10. However you want to put it, it was just fantastic. Beautifully decorated for the Holidays, Sante provides the perfect intimate setting for a date night or special occasion. Our dating anniversary just so happens to be right around Christmas so what a perfect time to try this cozy little family owned spot in the cute downtown Matthews. You definitely need reservations because it is small inside. Everything is made from scratch using local seasonal ingredients and most of it comes from the Matthew's Farmers Market across the street! Fresh bread is delivered to your table along with dipping oil that was splendid. The features included she crab soup, French onion soup, and a venison dish which you don't see offered in restaurants very often. The venison was perfectly cooked and we were blown away by how TENDER it was! I ordered the CAB filet which was good, I just wish there was more of the gorgonzola butter on top to have more in each bite. Everything from the intimate setting, to the wait staff, to the delicious food and interesting wine, was truly fantastic! I looked at my husband and said - we have to come back here. read more

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This place has GREAT food and GREAT service. Honestly, the weak point for me is the cocktails. But it's definitely one of the best places in Matthews. It's a cozy place that is fancy enough for a date but not so much that you feel out of place. read more

Sante is really the perfect little place for fine dining in Matthews. Terrific staff, menu and owners. Truly reminds me of being in a Paris bistro. read more

Decent, I would go back. Salmon- My friend loved u this Veggie plate - Mac n cheese was amazing Brussels and cauliflower was good. Id skip the others Mashed potatoes- good to flavor, a little dry The bread that was complementary was not very good read more

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We had reservations for our anniversary and were traveling 5 hours to Sante. One week from our reservation we were told they forgot to turn off the reservation system and cancelled our reservation due to a private event that day. Very unprofessional to say the least. read more

We celebrated our anniversary last night at Santa. We are absolutely blown away by Zack and the quality of the food. Everything was absolutely outstanding from our drinks to our appetizers to the main course and then of course the dessert. Zack did a fantastic job as our server and we came away so impressed and will definitely return. read more

Very disappointing. Three out of the four of us were told our entrées from the standard menu were sold out and was during regular dinner hours. Probably should maintain your menu items before having multiple specials. The food we did order was just average. If you're looking for French food, I'd just go to uptown or even Cafe Monte in Southpark. Not even a comp'd dessert to apologize to the table, which shows service didn't even care. read more

They did it again! We absolutely love this place. This time we sat out back and they had enough fans going so it was comfortable during summer. Service was great per usual. I love the Pinot noir options and the fact that they use fresh muddled cherries in their old fashioned. Chef made me some dairy free blacked grouper and my bf had the chicken dish. read more

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Always great food! The chef is great! The service is always good! Would recommend to everyone

I went here with a friend for dinner on a Thursday night. I made a reservation. This place has only street parking. This area had a bunch of small shops and other restaurants in the area. When you walk inside it's not that big they have about 12-15 tables in the restaurant. When we sat down. They had a sign at the table saying Happy Birthday. Which was a nice touch because we were there to celebrate a birthday, but I didn't tell them that information. The service was nice and the food was good. I had the scallops with risotto and they were cooked nicely and it was well seasoned. We ordered dessert and the server came out with a display of desserts to show us for us to pick one. I liked that idea. This place was nice and I will be coming back again. read more

Four of us celebrated my birthday last evening and had a very memorable experience. The restaurant was very busy for a Tuesday, yet the service was impeccable and the food was outstanding! Chef Adam is a force to be hold. He cooked last night on his birthday! He and his wife opened Sante in 2001, and their dedication to excellence has allowed them to flourish all these years. It is the best kept secret in downtown Matthews! read more

Took my husband during Father's Day weekend. Very good food. Quaint restaurant, good service. Parking was not so great. We had to walk across the street to park. It's a busy area. But was worth the walk. read more

We had heard so many wonderful things about Sante and we couldn't wait to try it out for a date night. Other than our server being absolutely wonderful, the experience was pretty awful. None of the food we had was special - in fact a lot of it was downright bad. I asked for my steak medium rare and it came out raw - I couldn't slice through it. I told the waiter it was raw and he looked down and said "yup I can see that". The rest of the food I felt I could make better myself at home. The tables are incredibly close together - you feel like you're out with everyone in the restaurant. And on an extremely hot summer evening, there didn't seem to be much AC. Overall - for $170 meal with drinks, a starter and main course, I would not recommend. There are so many amazing restaurants in Charlotte to go to at this price point - or cheaper!! - don't waste your time here :( read more

I think that Santé is my favorite restaurant. I've never had a meal here that wasn't absolutely delightful. I went with a group of friends for my birthday this year. It's a small restaurant with a quaint, rustic ambience, and I would recommend reservations. The waitress was very kind and provided suggestions based on what my friends asked about the menu. You can't go wrong celebrating here. read more

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Poor on all levels. Service was very slow and completely lackluster. The appetizer was cold and barely edible. Entre was also cold and leather like. Sat in an Alley/Storeroom behind the Resteraunt. Full of debris, boxes, fixtures.... Not suitable for an area to be considered part of the resteraunt. NOT A PLACE I WILL EVER RECOMMEND! read more

Had to check out this place in downtown Mathews for restaurant week. I made a reservation for a party of 5 and we were seated immediately when we walked in. Our waitress was very friendly and we really like the atmosphere. Bread was brought out about 10 minutes after we were seated and it was delicious. We of course all splurged and ordered some delicious drinks! For our first courses we ordered the falafel, zucchini cakes, and a salad. Everything was good and the zucchini cakes were very unique. Three of us got the filet minion, there was an order of the shrimp orZo and the scallops. Two of the filets came out over cooked but everything else was good. I haven't had to send a steak back in years so this was really surprising to me. I ordered it medium rare and it was well done. Our waitress was very apologetic which was kind. When our new steaks were brought out it was the difference between night and day. Veryyy yummy. The chocolate dessert was delicious! Overall we had a really great experience dining at Sante for restaurant week. read more

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Visited on a Sarurday night. Party of 4. Started with the Octopus app. Octopus can be chewy but this was the tenderest Pctopus I've ever had. I had the duck breast. Skin was very crispy and cooked a perfext med rare. Wife had scallops and rest of party had halibut and pirk tenderloin. Wife thought scallops were over priced for only getting 3. Big disappointment eas dessert. I had the pot-de-creme. The meringue was exstremly grainy probably due to the sugar being mixed in late. I mentioned this to server who told me she had it the previous night and it was grainy when she had it. I'm wondering 1.if she said anything to mgmt, 2. Why she let me order it if she knew it was not right 3. She didn't take it off the bill. Overall food good but overpriced. read more

The best kept gem of Matthews! A favorite spot for an evening out with girlfriends. The food is always delicious, the service perfect and the atmosphere just right for enjoying a great meal. Hats off to Adam and Veronica and their Team! read more

Amazing food, amazing wait staff. Great experience, and the atmosphere was perfect. It was the perfect choice a special occasion.

We ate at Santé for the first time last night and had an amazing evening! The food was delicious and the fact that the chef came to visit and check on us was a wonderful, personal touch. Veronica was so sweet and hand wrote a note for us to come back and visit again. Even though they are short staffed right now you would never know it! Our waiter was amazing, gave great recommendations, described everything perfectly and made our visit memorable! Thank you and cannot wait to visit again! read more

Santé - Great wine choice with our meal! - New American Near Me - Matthews, North Carolina

The snapper was overcooked which was easy to do since it was such a small, thin, piece of fish. The pasta dish was just OK. Dessert's were disappointing (cheese cake square & pastry puff with ice cream). Service was average. read more

Fortunately we made reservations for dinner on a Saturday evening as every table was taken. There were a couple of walk-ins that had to be turned away. Service was very efficient as staff kept following up to make sure everything was alright. My filet was excellent as was all the food. I will definitely return. read more

Private party. Food was good. We had the filet. Moscow Mule from the bar was tasty as well and served in a generous container. Place is small and intimate w outdoor seating out back. It was a bit warm in there w all the people, but other than that it's a neat little place read more

Great date spot. Staff is very attentive and the food is good. I sampled a few cocktails and enjoyed them. Small place but great vibes.

My wife and I came here a few months ago so this is a bit of a delayed review. We were pretty excited about this as we live close and had always heard such good things, and the experience was fine, pleasant really. The service was absolutely outstanding. Very attentive, helpful and pleasant. We started with escargot and it was solid, very tasty. But then our main entrees were very underwhelming. I got the steak, a NY Strip, and it was cooked well (rare) but just woefully under seasoned. My wife's entree was similar, fine, but nothing wow, other than the two raw/undercooked potato. Nothing was wrong here, but maybe because our expectations were high it felt like the main courses were certainly a letdown. For the price, I'd certainly go somewhere else for a fine dinning experience, though again that's based off our one visit and certainly doesn't seem to reflect what others had experienced. read more

Superb in every sense of the word. My wife and celebrated our engagement here and the staff was very accommodating. Classy and chill place to be. read more

My husband and I attempted to have dinner here last night. Our drinks and the appetizer were brought out in a timely manner, however our dinners took well over an hour and that was after we inquired about them. Even though we specified in the reservation about an allergy to bell peppers, my dish contained bell peppers. This was not a listed ingredient in the menu description either. Then our server told us twice she never checks the notes on the reservation begging the question why put it in there at all. My husbands dish was tasteless so rather than wait another hour for new food to arrive we asked for the check and left. read more

Fantastic restaurant! From the appetizer to dessert I was so impressed. Highly recommended.