Santé

Santé Fine dining French-American cuisine. 704-845-1899 Santé serves exquisite food in an intimate, relaxed environment paying special attention to excellent service.
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Santé, in historic downtown Matthews, is a fine dining eclectic French/American themed restaurant focused on serving locally raised product. The menu changes seasonally to reflect what the Chef finds available at the local, meaning across the street, Matthew’s farmer’s market. Voted best restaurant for romance, we pride ourselves on attention to detail, making your meal an occasion to remember. Sa

nté is named for a toast in French, “a votre santé”, translated to “to your health.” in honor of Chef Adam’s French heritage. Co-owners Veronica and Adam Reed moved to Matthews in 1997 and opened Santé in 2001. They are excited to sever the Matthews community and the extended the Charlotte area. Chef Adam began his culinary career and apprenticeship at Rene Pujol’s classical French restaurant in New York City’s theatre district and worked at such venerable establishments as Tatou’s, Maxim’s, and The Russian Tea Room. Chef Adam is fortunate to continue serving the greater charlotte region as a culinary instructor at The Art Institute of Charlotte and Chef and owner of Santé. Santé is housed in a historic building located at 165 North Trade Street. The building was constructed during the 1880’s and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The exposed brick walls give Santé the feel of old world charm that is reminiscent of places like Charleston, Savannah, New Orleans, Paris and New York. Our intimate dining room is perfect for a romantic dinner or quiet evening for any gathering. Enjoy a quiet candlelit dinner in our main dining room or experience our year-round garden room, heated in the winter and shaded in the summer. The garden room is at the back of the restaurant in a peaceful setting. This is where we grow fresh herbs for use in the restaurant.

Tuna tartare and avocado tower with caper aioli 😋
05/02/2026

Tuna tartare and avocado tower with caper aioli 😋

Our new scallops with spinach and pea risotto 😋
04/23/2026

Our new scallops with spinach and pea risotto 😋

It’s time to celebrate mom! Book your table for Mother’s Day Brunch now - call 704-845-1899 to secure your spot! Sunday,...
04/23/2026

It’s time to celebrate mom! Book your table for Mother’s Day Brunch now - call 704-845-1899 to secure your spot! Sunday, May 10th from 10:30am-2:30pm.

We are delight to support our good neighbors at Mana by incorporating their Peanut butter spread in our cheese cake spec...
04/09/2026

We are delight to support our good neighbors at Mana by incorporating their Peanut butter spread in our cheese cake special. Mark Moore and his team help nourish children in need by providing nutritionally enriched peanut butter on a global scale. We are fortunate to have them as part of the Matthews business community.

Yes it’s that time of year again Strawberry tart with ginger ice cream. Yummy
03/21/2026

Yes it’s that time of year again Strawberry tart with ginger ice cream. Yummy

Come visit for a special St. Patrick's Day menu on the 17th!
03/12/2026

Come visit for a special St. Patrick's Day menu on the 17th!

03/06/2026

Apologies as we are experiencing phone difficulties for the last two days and are getting the runaround from the service. We can access messages remotely and respond via text. Sorry for any inconvenience

Come celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with us at Santé on Tuesday, March 17 when Santé will be Sláinte for one night. We are ...
03/02/2026

Come celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with us at Santé on Tuesday, March 17 when Santé will be Sláinte for one night. We are featuring our Irish menu. Reservations can be made online at Santeofmatthews.com. Fheiceann tú luath!

02/25/2026

We are currently working on our special St. Patrick’s Day menu for March 17th. When it is complete, we will open up that night for online reservations. Please note we will not be featuring our regular menu on that night

01/29/2026

We are currently completely booked for February 14th but we do have limited openings for the 13th, and we are featuring the same menu both nights (may be viewed on our website). We request that if you need to cancel a reservation, please call us at 704-845-1899 as we can go to our waitlist to fill the table. Looking forward to a memorable Valentines weekend

01/24/2026

Hello everyone, we’re happy to let you know that Santé will be open this evening for dinner. Join us for a delicious meal and a relaxed night out before tomorrow’s stay‑in. We will be accepting reservations up to 8:00 with plans to close early enough for staff to get home before the storm rolls in.

Address

165 N Trade Street
Matthews, NC
28105

Opening Hours

Tuesday 5pm - 9pm
Wednesday 5pm - 9pm
Thursday 5pm - 9pm
Friday 5pm - 10pm
Saturday 8am - 11am
5pm - 10pm

Telephone

+17048451899

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