Restaurant adds tapas, beer, wine
The Tennessean-June 2, 2008
FRANKLIN — The Franklin Mercantile, which has served breakfast and lunch just off Main Street for 10 years, is expanding options with evening hours and live entertainment three nights a week.
The restaurant has added beer and wine and instituted a new tapas menu served beginning at 5 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Graeme Asch, who owns The Franklin Mercantile with his wife, Corrie, decided to bring about the change after witnessing a resurgence of nighttime activities in downtown Franklin. And after trips to Napa Valley's wine country, he knew just what to do.
"We just felt like it was time to bring something fresh and add to that atmosphere," he said. "We have candles on the tables. It's just like a romantic dinner at home."
Among a list of 16 wines, diners can chose from sirah to syrah and cabernet sauvignon to a couple of pinot noirs or the signature Mercantile Sangria. There are also 11 beers available, including Sam Adams Lager, Blue Moon, Paulaner Hefeweizen, Avery IPA and three Sierra Nevada brews. From 3 to 6 p.m. for those three days a week, it's two-for-one on the beers.
To complement the wine selection, the restaurant's sandwiches, soups and omelets will be replaced in the nighttime hours by what Asch terms as "Southern-style tapas," including flank steak, orange pork tenderloin, port glazed salmon and more.
"I really wanted to make the prices affordable," he said. "You can have a glass of wine and salmon for under $20. So, you can get an appetizer, entree and dessert and not spend a ton of money."
Music with entertainers such as acoustical performer Randall Thomas starts at around 7:30 p.m. There is no cover.
The Franklin Mercantile is at 100 Fourth Ave. N. For info, visit franklinmercantile.com
The Tennessean-June 2, 2008
FRANKLIN — The Franklin Mercantile, which has served breakfast and lunch just off Main Street for 10 years, is expanding options with evening hours and live entertainment three nights a week.
The restaurant has added beer and wine and instituted a new tapas menu served beginning at 5 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Graeme Asch, who owns The Franklin Mercantile with his wife, Corrie, decided to bring about the change after witnessing a resurgence of nighttime activities in downtown Franklin. And after trips to Napa Valley's wine country, he knew just what to do.
"We just felt like it was time to bring something fresh and add to that atmosphere," he said. "We have candles on the tables. It's just like a romantic dinner at home."
Among a list of 16 wines, diners can chose from sirah to syrah and cabernet sauvignon to a couple of pinot noirs or the signature Mercantile Sangria. There are also 11 beers available, including Sam Adams Lager, Blue Moon, Paulaner Hefeweizen, Avery IPA and three Sierra Nevada brews. From 3 to 6 p.m. for those three days a week, it's two-for-one on the beers.
To complement the wine selection, the restaurant's sandwiches, soups and omelets will be replaced in the nighttime hours by what Asch terms as "Southern-style tapas," including flank steak, orange pork tenderloin, port glazed salmon and more.
"I really wanted to make the prices affordable," he said. "You can have a glass of wine and salmon for under $20. So, you can get an appetizer, entree and dessert and not spend a ton of money."
Music with entertainers such as acoustical performer Randall Thomas starts at around 7:30 p.m. There is no cover.
The Franklin Mercantile is at 100 Fourth Ave. N. For info, visit franklinmercantile.com
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