Walnut Room Marshall Fields Chicago

Macy s walnut in chicago room reopens but reservations are required.

Walnut room marshall fields chicago.

Way back in 1890 a marshall field s clerk mrs. With circassian wood paneling imported from russia and austrian chandeliers the 17 000 square foot dining room is both elegant and comfortable. Hering shared her lunch with a tired shopper. The building that houses the walnut room today washington state opened in september 1907.

Located on the seventh floor of macy s formerly marshall field s you can if lucky or early secure a seat that gives a view directly down state street. Located on the 7th floor of macy s on state street the walnut room is the first restaurant ever opened in a department store. With circassian wood paneling imported from russia and austrian chandeliers the 17 000 square foot dining room is both elegant and comfortable. A macy s spokeswoman clarified the potential sale wouldn t affect.

The walnut room was a big part of marshall field s before macy s bought the store chain and phased out the original name in 2005. What became the walnut room also opened that year and was one of several restaurants and the largest on the 7th floor. How this started is also very interesting. Ft it did include a restaurant called the fountain view room in february of 1975 marshall field company opened its 250 000 square foot branch in aurora at the fox valley mall.

Conveniently located in the heart of the chicago theatre district the walnut room is an excellent choice to take a break from shopping or for a meal and a glass of wine before the show. The world famous walnut room was the first restaurant ever opened in a department store. Herring s chicken pot pie. Marshall field s had the first european buying office which was located in manchester england and the first bridal registry.

Being marshall field s of course it was. It was a chicken pot pie. To this day the walnut room serves the traditional mrs. Marshall fields filled this void by becoming the first departmental store to start providing lunch tea in this walnut room opened in 1907.

The store continued the new look of the 70s and while smaller at 115 000 sq. Not marshall fields see 573 traveler reviews 217 candid photos and great deals for chicago il at tripadvisor. October 5 2020 at 11 34 am. Chicago macy s marshall field s reservations socially distanced walnut room.