Been here a couple times now, once for a brunch event for work and then for the cheap date special on Tuesday night. I think I might have ordered the wrong thing at brunch -- I got the omelet which was fine but nothing too special (if I'd been paying the bill, I probably would have been a bit disappointed to have paid $13 for it) -- but a lot of people at the table ordered the breakfast burrito and that looked really yummy. If I come back for brunch some time, I think I'd order that or the fried chicken sandwich.
I was more impressed by the Tuesday date night special -- you get two entrees, two desserts, and a bottle of wine for $40. The entree is usually a creation not offered on the menu and considering dinner entrees average $20 a plate at Merchant, it's a great deal. My partner and I had a reservation for 8pm so by the time we were seated, they'd run out of the Tuesday night special for the evening and the waitress told us we could order any entree of the menu instead (minus the steak). We ordered some fries to start (not included in the $40 but we were hungry) and the server brought a bottle of red. I was expecting it to be pretty ordinary wine considering the price but it was actually a really delicious red. The fries were crisp and yummy too. For the entrees, I ordered salmon and and my partner ordered the pork belly. Both were cooked perfectly and were also the perfect size - I was afraid since it's a fancier place that the entrees would be small and not satisfying but our dishes left us feeling full and very happy, indeed. Not too full that we had to skip out on dessert though! We had some sort of dark chocolate and cherry custard which went well with the wine and was the perfect end to a lovely evening. If you're looking for a delicious and affordable date night option, definitely check out Merchant on Tuesday nights!