Detroit’s long-standing and much-revered restaurant the Rattlesnake Club has permanently closed.
Rattlesnake Club Vice President and CFO, Mark Tuttle, announced in a news release that the restaurant, which has been open for 36 years, final day of service was June 28.
According to the news release, employees were notified on Saturday and offered severance pay. Tuttle said the restaurant employed less than 20 and the staff was notified in person. The Rattlesnake Club website has also been taken down.
“Changing patterns in dining habits, office occupancy and traffic have negatively impacted revenues since the Covid pandemic,” Tuttle wrote in the news release. “Private events, which had always been a pillar of the business, have not recovered.
In 1988, well-known, award-winning chef Jimmy Schmidt opened the Rattlesnake Club at Stroh River Place. The Rattlesnake Club was long noted for its fine dining paired with fine wines and stellar service, and its outdoor terrace patio with a view of the Detroit River.