Restaurant Iris

4.7

1417 Reviews

$31 to $50

French

Romantic
Good for special occasions
Innovative

in April of 2008, restaurant iris opened its doors in midtown memphis as the lifelong dream of our chef and proprietor Kelly English and along with an amazing team achieved a special relationship with our community and helped usher in a new era of restaurant culture, along with our colleagues and friends in our town and industry. Our goal is to know not just how but why food ended up on a table and where and who it came from.

in 2018 we have taken a new look at who we are as a team and our collective vision of what restaurant iris is and should be. With a completely new lens through which we view our charge, we are excited to bring you restaurant iris, brand new again. We invite you to experience restaurant iris, simplicity at its most elegant. Please note: Due to the limited capacity of our dining room, we offer limited online reservation availability. For more information regarding availability, please contact the restaurant directly. Brunch available only select dates.

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Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
French, Creole
Hours of operation
Dinner Mon–Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 11:00 am–3:00 pm
Phone number
(901) 590-2828
Website
http://www.restaurantiris.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
Kelly English
Catering
Please call 901-504-8400 or email catering@chefkellyenglish.com for more information.

Location
2146 Monroe Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104
Neighborhood
Memphis
Cross street
Cooper
Parking details
On-street parking and parking lot available. Valet is available; Cash only.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wine

Local Honey Compressed Beets$8.00
"fresh comb", labneh, bee pollen, spiced pepitas
Seven Spice Brisket$14.00
roasted lima beans, pistachio pomegranate gremolata
Chopped Salad of Zucchini & Squash$12.00
avocado, crab, sumac ranch, crispy shallots
Farmer's Cheese Tart$12.00
heirloom tomato cucumber salad, za'atar vinaigrette
Celery Root Gnocchi$14.00
parmesan cream, benton's bacon, egg yolk

Mains

Char Siu Quail$28.00
wild mushroom chestnut stuffing, greens, spicy mustard caramel
Charred Eggplant$24.00
lemon tahini, harissa, couscous, radish, crispy chickpeas
Porchetta$32.00
white bean puree, mustard green agrodolce
Gulf Shrimp and Rice Grits Congee$28.00
lap chong sausage, boiled peanuts
Plancha Seared Trout$36.00
green tomato gazpacho, fig & fennel salad, calabrian chili
Kobe Beef Flat Iron$38.00
mozzarella bread pudding, roasted tomatoes, arugula pisto

Dessert

Handmade daily, exclusively in-house

Vietnamese Coffee Mousse
espresso caviar, and sesame tahini glaze donut
St. Louis Lemon Butter Cake
honey mascarpone cream, lemon confit, candied tuile
Luxardo Chocolate Cake
cherry cream, toasted coconut marshmallow meringue, and maraschino cherries coulis

What 1,417 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.7

4.7 based on all time ratings

4.7Food
4.7Service
4.6Ambience
2Value

Noise • Moderate

1,417 Reviews

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ChefMater
Memphis/West TN
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Reviewed on October 13, 2019
1. Overall 5
Marvelous New-Orleans French cuisine. Make reservations well in advance.
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KenJ
San Francisco
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Reviewed on August 8, 2019
1. Overall 5
Excellent atmosphere. Great dining experience. Will definitely eat here again.
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Mark
Memphis/West TN
39 reviews
5.0
39 reviews
Reviewed on August 4, 2019
1. Overall 5
Excellent experience. Food was outstanding as was the wine.
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RickB
Memphis/West TN
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Reviewed on July 11, 2019
1. Overall 5
Iris is an outstanding place for special occasions - food, service, ambiance are all top notch. Chef Kelly English is a Memphis treasure.
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luv2dine45
Memphis/West TN
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on May 28, 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Iris was good, as it has been for years. However, if you've been to the "old" Iris before the renovations, you shouldn't expect the same as before. The food is fine but not quite as fine dining as it was before. The rooms are more open--so you're kind of sharing the meal with others (this isn't really the best setting for loud talkers). Everything I ate was good, but nothing blew me away like the old menu used to. Our waiter was fabulous, the drinks were good, and there weren't any issues. Compared to pre-renovation, I like this Iris less. However, if this is your only Iris experience, I'm sure it will be fine.
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TerraS
Baltimore
10 reviews
vip
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on May 25, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The dining experience is exquisite.
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EdSfromillinois
Chicago
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on May 17, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great selection of food. Wonderful service. No question once of the best restaurants in Memphis!!
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DanB
Memphis/West TN
10 reviews
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on May 12, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
There’s a reason why everyone includes this restaurant on their best of Memphis. It’s an outstanding meal. I had shrimp and grits with a poached egg and it was delicious. It was a very nice Mother’s Day brunch. They might benefit from having one or two more things that could be for the non-meat eating or gluten-free crowd, as my wife had a delicious meal but she had to pull out some of the components due to her allergies. Even providing an option to toast would be a good add.
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GalenH
Memphis/West TN
14 reviews
vip
5.0
14 reviews
Dined on May 11, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The new menu is excellent. Everything on it seems worth trying.
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LisaC
Memphis/West TN
14 reviews
5.0
14 reviews
Dined on May 11, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had an amazing dinner! Mary Katherine was an excellent server! We both had the Waygu beef and it was great!! My only complaint is that we wanted the oyster stuffed steak we had when we were here several years ago. We will definitely go back!!!
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2146 Monroe Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104

Additional information

Cross street
Cooper
Neighborhood
Memphis
Hours of operation
Dinner Mon–Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 11:00 am–3:00 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
French, Creole
Dining style
Fine Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
On-street parking and parking lot available. Valet is available; Cash only.
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Kelly English
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wine

Website
http://www.restaurantiris.com/
Phone number
(901) 590-2828
Catering
Please call 901-504-8400 or email catering@chefkellyenglish.com for more information.

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Menu

Entrées

Snacks

Fresh Baked Bread$6.00

Collard Green & Sweet Potato Kibbeh$9.00

Crawfish Toasted Ravioli$8.00

Charbroiled Oysters Muffuletta$12.00

Ham Hock Hush Puppies$8.00

Starters

Local Honey Compressed Beets$8.00

Seven Spice Brisket$14.00

Chopped Salad of Zucchini & Squash$12.00

Farmer's Cheese Tart$12.00

Celery Root Gnocchi$14.00

Mains

Char Siu Quail$28.00

Charred Eggplant$24.00

Porchetta$32.00

Gulf Shrimp and Rice Grits Congee$28.00

Plancha Seared Trout$36.00

Kobe Beef Flat Iron$38.00

Dessert

Vietnamese Coffee Mousse

St. Louis Lemon Butter Cake

Luxardo Chocolate Cake

What 1,417 people are saying

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