Magazine Names Westfield Restaurant One Of NJ's Best

WESTFIELD, NJ - New Jersey is famous for many things, and one of them is the variety and quality of the eateries available for patrons and New Jersey Monthly Magazine has compiled a list of the top 30 restaurants in the state for 2019.

Westfield's Chez Catherine made the list. Here is what they said:

"The haughty, haute French restaurant is a dinosaur. But modern French cooking is alive and agile at Chez Catherine. So are the charm and warmth the late Catherine Alexandrou brought to the restaurant when she founded it in 1979. Owner Stephane Bocket, maître d’ Robert Madden and chef Christine Migton are fully in sync. In a comfortable, home-like dining room, where white tablecloths bespeak hospitality rather than hauteur, Bocket and Madden are alert to your needs, but not intrusive. Migton’s food, from duck breast with raspberry coulis to Dover sole filleted tableside, is sumptuous and satisfying, light enough to leave room for her classic desserts. Soufflés, worth the $5 upcharge, may be the gustatory equivalent of sailing in a balloon over the Seine."

Westfield Mayor Shelley Brindle congratulated the business on the honor.

"Congrats to Chez Catherine, one of my favorite restaurants, for earning the #3 spot on the list of best restaurants in the state," Brindle said. "If you haven’t been there, make a reservation now and you won’t be disappointed. Their prix fixe lunch menu is a bargain, and their service and hospitality can’t be beat."

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