Merchant Bar is an elevated gastrobar that infuses a chef-driven menu with an original hand-crafted cocktail menu focused on high-quality ingredients, aiming to bring you a unique bar and dining experience. Both for intimate dining or for a large group, Merchant Bar's dynamic space is perfect for any occasion.
For parties of 7 or more, please call the restaurant at 302-502-3385.
blanco tequila, patrón citrónge, lime, agave, salt
House Red or WhiteUS$10.00
Mexican CansUS$5.00
What 130 people are saying
Merchant Bar reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.
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4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
4.7Food
4.4Service
4.5Ambience
4.3Value
Noise • Moderate
Review summary
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Merchant Bar offers a vibrant culinary experience with an evolving menu and standout cocktails. Patrons highlight "excellent service," and "amazing staff," with particular praise for special occasions celebrated with attentive care. Perfect for pre-show dining, the restaurant's "great atmosphere" and "creative cocktails" make it a "favorite place to eat in Wilmington."
130 Reviews
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Kristopher
Philadelphia2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 6 March 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Food was good and service was friendly. Didn’t catch our server’s name but she did a great job.
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Tom VIP
Philadelphia32 reviews
5.0
Dined on 25 January 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
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
Philadelphia12 reviews
4.0
Dined on 28 December 2024
Overall 4
Food 5
Service 5
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 DC2 reviews
4.0
Dined on 27 December 2024
Overall 4
Food 4
Service 5
Ambience 5
Great atmosphere with attentive waitress! Would return
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Peyton
New Jersey1 review
3.0
Dined on 22 December 2024
Overall 3
Food 5
Service 2
Ambience 5
Needs more staff. Our waitress was helping every table and seating them. I felt bad!
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Steven
Las Vegas7 reviews
5.0
Dined on 9 November 2024
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
The food was tasty! Servicer was great, very friendly and attentive. Good location!
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OpenTable Diner
Philadelphia1 review
4.0
Dined on 4 October 2024
Overall 4
Food 5
Service 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
Philadelphia4 reviews
3.0
Dined on 20 September 2024
Overall 3
Food 4
Service 2
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
Philadelphia1 review
1.0
Dined on 20 September 2024
Overall 1
Food 3
Service 2
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
Philadelphia42 reviews
4.0
Dined on 20 September 2024
Overall 4
Food 4
Service 3
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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FAQs
Merchant Bar is rated 4.5 stars by 130 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.
