Zoe's by the Lake, Country French Restaurant
112 Tomahawk Trail
Sparta, New Jersey 07871
973.726.7226 phone
973.726.7247 fax
info@zoesbythelake.com

We are closed for lunch

Dinner Hours
Tuesday - Thursday 5:00 to 9:00 PM
Friday - Saturday 5:00 to 10:00 PM
Sunday 4:00 to 8:00 PM
Monday Closed

ReservationsHighly Recommended
Liquor LicenseYes; Full Bar & Wine List
AttireCasual Nice/Business Casual
SmokingNo
Wheelchair AccessFully Accessible
Gift certificatesYes
Credit CardsAmerican Express, MasterCard, Visa
Capacity80 seats indoors, 40 seats outdoors
Private Parties We accommodate parties of 8 to 80 people
Off-Premises CateringYes
Take OutYes
WeddingsYes
OwnersJean-Charles & Marla Saben
Executive ChefScott Jacobson

OUR TEAM

Jean-Charles Saben, Owner

Jean-Charles (JC) Saben was raised in Paris, France and came to the U.S. 25 years ago. JC has 40 years of experience in the restaurant industry. He worked at the prestigious Rainbow Room located in Rockefeller Center, NYC for over 15 years as a senior captain. JC has extensive experience in all aspects of gourmet food preparation and creative presentation. Trained in Europe, JC has thorough working knowledge of both front- and back-of-the-house operations.

Marla Saben, Owner

Marla Saben was raised on Long Island, NY and subsequently lived, studied, and worked in Manhattan for 15 years. Marla received her Bachelors degree from New York University and her Masters degree from Columbia University. For 12 years, she worked for the professional services firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers and KPMG specializing in project management, marketing and sales, events planning and communications. Marla and JC met while on vacation in Santorini, Greece, and their first conversation was about a great lunch spot (an omen?)

Zoe Saben, Muse

Zoe is Marla and JC's 7-year-old daughter. She specializes in dessert tasting, with a particular affinity for chocolate.

Noah Saben

Noah is Marla and JC's two-year-old son. He was eating a full ribeye at nine months, without a single tooth.

Scott Jay Jacobson, Executive Chef

With fifteen years experience including positions at some of Manhattan's premier theater district restaurants, Chef Scott Jacobson decided to return to his roots in New Jersey to work as Executive Chef at Zoe's by the Lake.

Scott's focus is classic French with an American and Caribbean influence, from which he enjoys the freedom of creating new dishes using a mix of local produce, fresh seafood and herbs with traditional pastas and meats.

Upon graduating with high honors from the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in Hyde Park, NY, Scott worked under premier Chef Patrick Pinon at the Palm Terrace Restaurant in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Scott returned to New York in 1996 and later worked at FireBird, a famous pre-Revolutionary Russian restaurant. Soon after, he attained the position of Sous Chef at Rene Pujol, a French restaurant in New York's theater district, where he developed an affinity for simply elegant, cutting-edge cuisine.