Questions, answered.

Yes. Chateau Royale at 205 Thompson Street has closed permanently. The Infatuation marks its review Permanently Closed, the restaurant's own website now shows only a blank placeholder, its Instagram account @chateauroyalenyc no longer exists and its Resy venue is inactive. Listings that still show opening hours, such as Yelp, are out of date.

No. Chateau Royale took reservations only through Resy, and its Resy venue is now inactive. There is no table to book and no private-event booking either.

205 Thompson Street, New York, NY 10012, tucked between Bleecker and West 3rd in the heart of Greenwich Village, in a former carriage house. See it on the map.

French classics across two rooms. The Bar Room served baguette with Normandy butter ($7), escargots bourguignon ($25), steak frites ($49) and Le Burger ($27). The Dining Room added the Beggar’s Purse ($39 per person), duck à l’orange ($54), lobster thermidor ($72), filet au poivre ($69) and a dry-aged American Wagyu New York strip ($150). See the Chateau Royale menu as of September 2025.

The Bar Room, on the ground floor, offered its own elevated take on New York French-ified classic tavern fare. The Dining Room, upstairs, took things a bit further: multi-course meals, tableside cocktails and a slightly larger wine list.

To better take care of guests. The restaurant found that phone calls, while well-meaning and convenient, tended to distract from service. All reservations, changes and cancellations were handled through Resy, which also let guests text the maître d’.

The team behind Libertine, the West Village restaurant. Eater NY named restaurateur Cody Pruitt of Libertine as the one who opened Chateau Royale.

No. Chateau Royale Apartments in Morgantown, West Virginia, and the Chateau Royale apartments in Worth, Illinois, are unrelated to the New York restaurant.

There was no formal dress code. The restaurant believed dinner should feel like something special and asked guests not to wear athletic gear or baseball caps.

Yes. Reservations weren't required, though they were encouraged for the Dining Room. A portion of the Bar Room was held for walk-ins nightly, and the Dining Room occasionally had last-minute availability. Reservations opened 30 days in advance at 9am.

Chateau Royale was designed for a mature dining experience. Children were welcome if they could match (or exceed) the decorum of the adults. There were no high chairs, strollers didn't fit in either room, and parties with guests under 16 were asked to finish by 7:30pm.

Only bottles not on the wine list. Corkage was $100 per 750ml bottle or $200 per magnum, with a limit of 1.5 liters per table.

Many dishes were naturally gluten-free. A few suited a vegetarian diet, but options were limited. For vegans, the restaurant's own honest answer was that it was a lovely place for a cocktail or a bottle of wine, but dinner would be very complicated.

Only service animals as defined by law. Emotional support animals and handbag pups had to stay home.

No. Chateau Royale was for non-work hours, and laptops were strictly prohibited.

Reservations went up to 6 guests. Larger groups could book the Bar Room, the Dining Room or the entire Chateau as a private event.