An elegant interior opens to an enclosed garden patio with a fountain at this upscale French choice. Based on 22 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.1 stars. Price $$
Address:
341 Franklin St, Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone: (716) 852-4416
Reviews
Jane Marinsky
Rue Franklin has long been my favorite restaurant. The decor is beautiful and the food has been consistently delicious. Unfortunately, the consistency wasn’t there on my recent visit. The potato bisque with wild mushrooms had a glue-like texture as if it had been pureed in a blender. The rest of the meal was excellent but when you pay as much as we did for the meal you expect every dish to be perfection.
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Nancy K
We read tita955’s review before committing to RFW– and should have taken it to heart. I agree in every way with the assessment. It took 10 minutes to be seated in a virtually EMPTY restaurant. The guy in charge of “seating” appeared to have great difficulty with the electronic seating chart on a monitor. (Sometimes things are just better when left to paper and pencil.) A party of three ahead of us also had this issue with the “seater”. The online menu and the restaurant menu were entirely different. While perusing it, we ordered a drink–which took FOREVER to arrive. By the time the drinks DID appear, we had made reservations for dinner at another downtown establishment. WE finished our drinks, paid and promptly got up and left–never to return! At the second establishment, we were greeted with rose petals on the table and complimentary champagne as we were celebrating our 4th anniversary. The personnel seemed genuinely happy to have our patronage, unlike Rue Franklin. So, due to the snarky help–especially the “seating guy” and, a very limited menu— we will never again return to RFW. This is very sad for sentimental reasons as it was where we had our first date, and, where we celebrated our previous three anniversaries. What on earth has happened to one of Buffalo’s finest restaurants? 🙁
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Tom Stevenson
One of my all time favorite restaurants. The food and service are without compare. A touch of old world elegance and class in an increasingly rude and crass world. I cannot recommend this dining experience highly enough.
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Philip McCarthy
Nice assortment of appetizers and entrees. Relatively recent addition of 6 course tasting menu. Outstanding wine selections to go with oustanding cuisine.
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Jack Regan
Food and service were outstanding! We had a large party (18) and they pulled it off without a hitch. Well done!
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Ryan Kuhlmann
Absolutely incredible food, wonderful staff and a chef who puts his heart into every detail. I was blown away and will definitely be back.
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Amos Stanciel
“Very nice atmosphere, good food, professional service.”
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Nina Tymińska
The food was good in general, but the price was much too high!
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Joseph Cordaro
Great food and service. Sweet Breads. Yum.
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wendi wolter
Beautiful courtyard in back, fantastic food Sadly closed
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