Cognac in Kingston upon Hull, City of

Absolutely appalling experience! From the moment I walked in, I was assaulted by the cacophony of loud, obnoxious patrons, clearly encouraged by the owner who seemed more interested in socializing than managing his establishment. The service? Nonexistent! Now, let’s talk about the food—or rather, the disaster that was served on my plate. I had high hopes, but what arrived was a far cry from anything I could have imagined. To make matters worse, I found a hair in my meal! How gross is that? And don’t even get me started on the coffee—served lukewarm to ice-cold in a filthy cup that looked like it hadn’t seen a dishwasher in ages. As if that wasn’t enough, the cutlery I was given was still caked with remnants of someone else's meal. Seriously, how hard is it to provide clean utensils? This place is a nightmare! I wouldn’t recommend it to my worst enemy. Save your money and your appetite—this is one dining experience you’ll want to avoid at all costs!

Visited for the first time tonight with my partner and son, will definitely be back was made to feel so welcome by all the staff, happy to answer any question we had. The food was amazing, great value for money.

We went last night .. food was amazing ..highly recommend

Excellent food, and the service is fantastic. The atmosphere is warm and friendly although if the place is busy you can feel quite packed in. Overall a great place with excellent food

Have been meaning to revisit for ages and I'm so pleased we did. Love the refurbishment. Went with my daughter. We both had fish of the day. Very tasty Salmon dish. My daughter had snails for the first time ever!!. Loved everything about it. Special mention to our waitress. She was super friendly and helpful without being intrusive. We will definitely return.

Had a wonderful dinner here with my daughter. Beautiful food and gorgeous wine choice. Loved everything about. The waitress was so lovely and helpful. We will definitely book again soon.

We went for our anniversary, it was our first visit and we wasn't disappointed either, the food was to die for, my partner had the vegetable ragout and I had pork fillet sat on a bed of asparagus with dauphinose potatoes and the most amazing cognac brandy sauce that was to die for!! The desserts was very good as well! For a Saturday evening it was criminally quiet which given the quality of food served is a shame. We will be going back for sure and for both of us with a bottle of red and main and a dessert the bill came to just over £70 which in my opinion was fantastic value for money.

Good service,lovely atmosphere and great food

Cittadina deliziosa bei negozi e ottimo cibo Abbiamo visitato la cantina Hennessy una visita con degustazione finale che consiglio; è molto interessante la storia e tutte le fasi di lavorazione. Nella visita è compresa l’esperienza virtuale da fare assolutamente ci siamo divertiti tantissimo (siamo stati anche sul galeone tra le onde dell’oceano)

We have visited Cognac numerous times in the past, this is our first visit since the refurbishment, it was great before but is even better now. As always the food was outstanding, very reasonable priced. A special mention and thanks to Shona, she was attentive, very helpful and friendly, an asset to the company not only that, on hearing one of our party was celebrating a birthday arranged for a surprise (in the form of a delicious dessert) above and beyond. Thank you for making an enjoyable experience even better. We will be back

Couldn’t make a booking as no one has been picking up the phone even after trying multiply times. Impossible to make a reservation when the management is so terrible at just answering the phone. Really wanted to try the food so I’m very disappointed

The food was spectacular, atmosphere and service were FANTASTIC!! We will sure be back again.

Our first visit. Very goid food, good friendly service, no rush for the table. Certainly worth another visit.

Horrendous experience!!!!! I have celiac disease, l do not choose to be Gluten Free!!!! When booking l told a lovely lady on the telephone about my auto immune disease. The waiter told me the kitchen could adapt most meals for my intolerance, he was quite rude and annoyed at my request. I chose the Duck which was served in a disgusting watery substance, l could not possibly consume it as it was fatty and tasteless. When the bill was presented my £22 Duck meal had been added to the it which was ridiculous so l never paid for it. I will never return again, the evening was completely ruined bad customer service and misunderstanding!!!

Little gem of a restaurant. Food to die for, in a lovely little restaurant, service absolutely spot on, couldn't ask for more. Give it a try, you will be back for more.

Excellent Birthday celebration meal. Food was outstanding steaks cooked to perfection, lamb shank mouthwatering fell off the bone. Loved the snails and frogs legs, mash so tasty, steak sauces Diane and peppercorn so tasty and the creamy spinach to die for. Drinks where lovely and had a zero option. All topped off by outstanding service such a lovely lady doing the waiting on and apparently it was the owner cooking certainly knows his stuff. All in all an excellent experience will most definitely be going again soon.

What a lovely mother's day meal. The food was delicious and service top notch. I would definitely go again.

The most authentic French dining experience you’ll have in Hull and it’s not even close. French onion soup and frogs legs starters- absolutely sublime. Great choice for main meals and whatever you go for you can’t go wrong. Would recommend the trio of desserts for afters if you aren’t already full! Gorge gives exceptional service and we were so well looked after. Best dining experience in Hull, it’s a must visit!

Great food at a reasonable price. Staff are very attentive and friendly. Good choice of drinks including cocktails. Cash or bank transfer only.

Lovely food. We went on a quiet night so, being almost empty, lacked a little atmosphere.

Great food, good atmosphere. Will always be back.

If you like French cuisine, you'll love this place. Traditional snails, scallops and frogs legs for starters (among others) and the most wonderful selection of mains and desserts. I have to say that on 99% of my visits I choose the duck. It's delicious.

Went valentines night lovely to see Tom and ralf food and service was amazing new staff was great to (sorry don't no your names) you made our night thank you xx it was a set menu for valentines so can't really comment on the recommendations but I no it's always good what ever you order xx

A little bit of France down Chanterlands Avenue. Even though the waitress had only started there the evening we visited, she was highly attentive to our needs and went to ask the chef if she didn't know the answer to our questions - no blagging! The food was very good with tasty sauces. Would recomend

Lovely evening at Cogñac on a quiet Tuesday, food was delicious, friendly service, two course set menu £19.95 really good value, will definitely return, thank you x

Excellent meal at this wonderful restaurant. Food was superb, atmosphere relaxing and service was second to none. Despite the heating and card reader not working, we will definitely be returning!

Just had an excellent meal at Cognac. The ambience, service and food were all top quality. Will definitely be going back.

Partners birthday meal and I've drove past this restaurant on numerous times, now it was time to try it. Positives. Setting and decor was lovely. The menu was absolutely brilliant. All explained in French & English. Soup for starters, blew my taste buds away. Beef next, and was the most tenter I've ever tasted followed by one of the best deserts I've ever had. Minus's. It was bloody cold in the restaurant and for an hour & a half we suffered a bit. Even though the food was out of this world it did arrive warm rather than hot. The plates weren't warm but cold, hence the food cooling down too quickly. Loved everything otherwise and 100% I will be returning.

The staff at Cognac Restaurant provided excellent food and service for our party of twelve. Everyone had a wonderful lunch with all dietary needs fully catered for.

Six of us went tonight to celebrate our dad’s birthday. Starter, main and dessert were all amazing as was the service. If you haven’t tried it yet would highly recommend and will definitely be going back 😊

Another fantastic Christmas dinner at cognac. Service, food and atmosphere were brilliant and we look forward to spending next year with cognac

One of the tastiest meals I've had for quite some time! Great service and atmosphere, if you like French quisene I cannot recommend this restaurant enough!

Brilliant food, steaks are amazing and very good value. Staff are very friendly. Regulatpy eat here and its as good as always

Wonderful place to enjoy traditional French cuisine.. staff was so attentive, food delicious..

Had to knock a star off for service because the website said the 3 courses for £24.95 menu was available but when we tried to order we were told we should have pre-ordered and that the onus was on us to have asked if we needed to pre-order. (Huh?) However, when I had called to book our table there was no mention of having to pre-order. She did tell me we had to pay a £5 per person deposit though... which they then initially failed to knock off our bill. So... only 4 stars for service.

A wonderful warm welcome to this lovely restaurant. 6 of us had dinner and each meal was delicious. Thank you for a lovely evening

Absolutely perfect night at the Cognac, great atmosphere very polite and efficient staff, food was amazing, 7 of us on our table all thoroughly enjoyed it would definitely recommend this lovely restaurant.

Have been several times before.Delicious food .service is excellent. The place itself is very relaxing. Would highly recommend.

Had a fabulous family Sunday lunch with amazing food and wines and such a good price. The service was excellent and flexible!

Booked a table for 8 originally but increased to 10 for my mother in laws birthday today at 2pm . We even popped in to pay a deposit and ask if we needed to preorder . Because he recognised us told us not worry about either we regularly visit 3/4 times a year as a large family and then also as couples and smaller groups at other times . Received a call today to preorder food and told to use Facebook menus . Which we all did . 7 of us choose the set menu on your facebook page with a glass of wine . When been asked for our drinks order we asked for our glass of wine on set menu . To be told that menu was no longer available and the wine would not be honoured even after showing the only set menu on your Facebook page has a glass of wine and included and is still online after our complaint (see picture) If some of us had known this we would of chosen off main menu . If it hadn’t been my mother in laws choice of restaurant for her birthday, I think we would of left . The food was nice, but no draught beer , card machine not going only excepting cash or bank transfer . Really disappointed and dont think we will be returning .

Outstanding food. The snails& muscles were cooked perfectly, the pork, duck and pudding was amazing... You need to book if you love great french food the wine was perfect for our dish. Would recommend day in day out. Thank you for such an amazing evening.

Good food friendly and helpful service

What a gem of a find. An authentic french restaurant in an area of Hull, way out of the centre. Not only was the food excellent, the service was also first class, and Clare, hope I've got the name right, couldn't have been more helpful. This was a find on the internet, a pre theatre meal, and will now be our go to place when we visit again. It lived up to the reviews I read on the internet. The French chef , as you would expect, knew exactly his to cook duck!

Tasty French inspired food! Highly recommend Pork Normandie. Good wine list excellent service and a lovely sophisticated atmosphere. Always delivers a great eating experience.

We couldn't fault this excellent restaurant, excellent friendly service, beautiful food, cooked to perfection. My friend had the Duck, for her main course, it was excellent. I had King prawns as a starter, the best I have ever had! I had the Lamb shank for my mains, it was beautiful, we both had Crème bruile for a sweet. Washed down with two lovely bottles of White wine. I would have no reservation about recommending this excellent Restaurant to anyone.

Love this place. Been twice, each time served by Claire, she's an absolute gem, cannot fault her professionalism in silver service, whilst being connective & down to earth in personality to the individual. Food & wine was amazing. Swapped out the veg for my fussy taste without issue. Beautiful atmospheric surroundings with fabulous staff serving delicious food and drinks. Spent more than we normally would, but only because we bought deserts and an extra bottle of wine because we didn't want to leave. Definitely will be back :-)

Edit for 3rd trip recently, food is still fantastic, staff still very accomodating - still the best place in Hull! Been twice and both times the food was fantastic. Snails and steak are both incredibly well cooked. Very good red wine and the staff really look after you. I've been when it's been quiet (Tuesday evening) and on a weekend and found the food and service both to be top notch consistently. Creme brulee was cracking too! Highly recommend.

Food excellent, service good shame no draught beer £16 for 4 small bottles (275mm) of lager,40% of menu missing no Fillet steaks really fancied Rossini although the pork tenderloin was top notch and when it came to pay the bill the card machine wasn't working and had to walk to the nearest ATM to get cash to pay bill. Will go back but will ask if the full menu is available when booking

We cannot rate the food or restaurant. As it was shut 03/09/23 we booked a table for 2pm but it was clearly very shut. We telephoned and knocked on the door. My husband booked our table Friday just gone. We had no call to say there was any issues. We wanted to celebrate our 35 th wedding anniversary. Very disappointing.

Great place to eat, nice cosy place, you will enjoy the food.

Nice, relaxing, great customer service and excellent food. Highly recommended.

Lovely restaurant, gastronomic food and great service. Thank you to the Chef for the wonderful food and to the young waiter for hus efficient service. Really enjoyed our food this evening.

Amazing place best in hull amazing service and great value for such quality food would highly recommend

Amazing food! No complaints, everything was perfect couldn't ask for a better service

Maitre d' knew his job and was a pleasant personality. The ambience was excellent until half a dozen Asians came in and the noise from their conversations was, at times, deafening. Until then, we enjoyed some tasteful background music and could hear each other in conversation. We may well have made a poor choice with starters. The pate had the consistency of whipped ice cream and was served with toasted bread which had already been buttered before being brought - with the amount of butter/fat in the pate, this was quite unnecessary. I was told by my better half that the crab cakes did not taste like they had much crab in them. A choice of Tarragon chicken and mustard and honey-glazed chicken for main courses were good choices. They were beautifully presented and accompanied by an excellent selection of vegetables. Crepe Suzettes were chosen for desserts and I have never seen worse. The crepes were fine but the sweet sticky orange sauce did not seem to have seen the Grande Marnier bottle at all! I did wonder why they were not prepared at the table. Such a presentation would have revealed all! Yes, we will go again but will not make the same choice of starters and desserts.

Food was excellent staff were friendly and helpful.The food was very tasty and well worth it and just the right amount.Definitely be coming back here

Carefully prepared and very tasty dishes and very pleasant staff who do their utmost to please.

One of my favourite restaurants in Hull, the service is always fantastic and the food never disappoints. They do offer a midweek menu which is fantastic value.

Was a nice experience in germs of the food, cannot fault the food at all l, wish i had taken pictures. Portion sizes are great value for money. The main issue we had with the night was the stock level for the drinks. Most of our options for the wines were not available, and we were not aware of options missing until we asked for them.

Absolutely incredible food and service! The waiting staff Paulo, Tom and Jorge were exceptional, and the food was even better! I had the pate to start, which was delicious, but the star was the chef special Meditteranian Seabass, which was fresh and exquisite! I love...

Had a meal last night here and it was absolutely amazing! Both me and my husband coming from professional careers in restaurants, can highlight that it's one of the best places we have ever been. We had 3 starters, bread, 3 mains between us, and 2 bi sharer desserts. We are no big people, but seeing all the amazing quality couldn't resist to order it. The prices are very fair for the quality you are getting. If you're around Hull, I wouldn't look further besides this restaurant. On top of the rest, the staff seems very hardworking and cheerful. It was the best birthday meal I've ever had. Thank you guys.

Sue and I dined at Cognac for an anniversary when we visited Hull several years ago. The food was superb. So, we went back for Sue's recent birthday and booked the Cognac again. "Would it be as good?" we thought. It was. If we lived...

A lovely meal well cooked and at a fair price, I am pleased to give this restaurant my endorsement

A great tip off from Taxi Driver got us to this wonderful French restaurant with a fabulous Parisienne vibe. Claire the Maître d on duty was wonderful. Lovely warm welcome, great service, friendly and down to earth. Food was outstanding , excellent Cognac Pate with...

Went to cognac on a date with my partner, we have spoken about trying this place for months, I had the martini Parisian cocktail and my partner had the French kiss, he found his cocktail lovely but only if it was a dessert cocktail. I quite enjoyed mine it didn’t taste alcoholic though. I had the calamari to start, when it arrived I was surprised as the calamari was bartered for some reason I thought it wouldn’t be anyway, it wasn’t the nicest it did kind of taste like the ones you could get from the premium range at Tescos. My partner had the muscles which where truly incredible. Oh my goodness for my mains I had beef bourguignon which was absolutely incredible, the meat was so lovely and melted in your mouth, my partner had the filet mignon which was amazing and the mash was just amazing. We will 100% be coming back. If you get the chance to go then please go. Also the bar staff and the service staff were very attentive and kind, I couldn’t fault them

Food lovely,staff very attentive without being overbearing. Wine yummy.

Food was nice but nothing special, was like a budget version of french food. French onion soup with just a sprinkle of grated cheese and croutons on it instead of a proper layer of grilled gruyere and parmesan. Side Veg had been boiled within an inch of its life and cherry brandy sauce didn't taste of cherry or brandy. Steak was nicely cooked so that was a bonus Big up sale on the wine, "I'll do you a special price, I'll only charge you £24 instead of £30 for this £10 bottle of wine"

This restaurant is simply amazing. Me and my partner have visited once previously before and both times have been exceptional. The food is amazing and the level of care across the whole restaurant is second to none. I have a gluten intolerance, and they catered...

Wonderful evening celebrating our 45th wedding anniversary. Staff, especially Tom, very attentive and professional. Been here before and will definitely visit again xxxx

Food amazing and the staff where fantastic Thomas made our night

We arrived for dinner on our first night in Hull. Paulo suggested we start with the French onion soup and it was delicious! The depth of flavours were superb. We chose two different mains and thé sauces were extraordinaire! They were masterfully created and the...

Brilliant French food. Steak cooked to perfection

We are at Cognac last Sunday. It was a joy. The food was incredible but, more than that, the service was excellent and we were looked after so well by Paolo. One of the nicest meals we've had in a long time. Thank you

It is a lovely place to sit and enjoy a meal. Would certainly recommend.

The place atmosphere is nice and cozy, but it's quite small. The food tastes great and service is excellent. However, the tables are too close to each other to the point you can hear the strangers conversations. Also, portions were a bit small, although good quality. What put me off was that we went to a French cuisine restaurant and we were hearing Italian music... No offence, but I believe it's quite expensive in comparison to what it offers.

Really lovely to find a very good French restaurant on our visit to Hull. Beautiful authentic French food, nicely decorated restaurant attentive service, beautifully presented and tasty food, was the perfect round off. Always a bit dubious of a trip advisor review but honestly this...

What's better than a little casual fine dining on a weeknight. Cares of the week forgotten. Mid week set menu £19.95 what a bargin. Three steaks, perfectly cooked are the best things ever. Pudding is on the way and I can't say it was good.....

Compliments to the chef!!! The lamb was melting in my mouth , and the flavours were so good!

We had an excellent meal.The service was exceptional.The waiter(owner?)went out of his way to satisfy all our needs. Highly recommend.

We chose Cognac to celebrate our anniversary.From start to finish everything was outstanding, the waiter(owner?) couldn't do enough to please everyone.The food was excellent and the service faultless. Could do with Cognac being near where we live.

Delicious food and wine, service is great even when busy, a solid favourite every time.

Wonderful food and wine - both very tasty! Normandy Pork and cider apple sauce was particularly delicious. Friendly service Only draw back - we ordered steak and were delivered the fillet option (£7 more). We didn’t complain as it was so tasty and we were...

Absolutely lovely. The atmosphere was lovely, the staff attentive and the food was divine. We had the French onion soup to start then my granddaughter and I had the Fillet Rossini which was so good. My partner had a tarragon chicken dish and my youngest...

Just came out if there was the best meal we have had in a long time. Find was amazing staff was lovely would definatly recommend to everyone

Cannot fault the food or service. It was incredible, and I can't wait to go back.

Celebration meal was a real joy. Excellent food, good service and lovely feel to the restaurant. Very enjoyable and I would recommend.

I went last night with a friend (😉) and had the best time! The food was excellent as usual and this time it wasn’t overcrowded and the atmosphere was dreamlike, (it was a walk-in) the little Christmas lights and decorations were stunning! They looked so...

It's not a fresh food... Juste horrible

Had a lovely meal at Cognac this afternoon, the food was outstanding and the manager was so attentive and knowledgeable. We had the French onion soup, steak fritte, fillet mignon, beef borgeoin and creme brulee. All of the food was cooked to perfection and so...

Our favourite restaurant 100%. Definitely worth a visit.

Wonderful friendly restaurant with amazing French food. Our favourite restaurant 100%. Definitely worth a visit.

Lovely service food good. Lamb very tasty.

A lovely meal let down by a couple of service errors. The food was good but not earth shattering. Two days later I have forgotten my starter but we both had pork and enjoyed it. The creme brulee was small and having to ask twice...

I went here with my husband. We were really impressed with the food and service. The waiting staff who served us were welcoming and professional. All food arrived quickly and was well cooked. I was a bit worried after reading reviews and seeing about long...

I came here for the first time in ages with my mum and partner. We were warmly greeted by what I assume was the owner/manager. It was a Friday night and it soon started to get relatively busy. Our order was taken, my choice of pork with blue cheese for my main was promised to be particularly nice. My partner made her choice of some kind of vegetable stack for her main based on the fact it was supposed to be particularly garlicky. My mum chose the lamb for her's and expected the mint sauce to come with it. Our starters were nice, no complaints there. All 3 of our mains weren't as advertised, however. Mine was with a peppercorn sauce instead of blue cheese, my partner's had little to no garlic involved (and no salad as stated) and my mum's was missing the mint sauce. The waitress that brought over the food did so without much care for what we'd been given, no question as to whether we had everything we needed (which we didn't) and so we had no opportunity to say so. As I said, it did start to get busy around the time we sat down, so maybe they were a little overwhelmed that night but still, a little disappointing given the place's good local reputation.

What a gem this place is! The food was exceptional! I had chicken in a creamy tarragon sauce that was utterly delicious, so tender and tasty. And a mixed desert of creme brulee, chocolate pot, macaron and coffee really hit the spot too. A very attentive waitress and a lovely restaurant made the while experience one to repeat, and soon! Definitely recommended!

My partner's eightieth birthday week, and a table booked for her son, grandson and me. Sunday evening, French cuisine. Perfect, we thought. It turned out to be a sad mistake. We ordered starters and main courses. Starters were escargots, goats cheese tart, pate and calamari....

This an excellent restaurant, the food was fantastic, staff were friendly and welcoming, the atmosphere was great. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone. Massive 5 star from me

Had a wonderful meal yesterday for a friends birthday. Food was outstanding as was the service. Can highly recommend the Lamb and Tuna which was the daily special.

I had French onion soup followed by steak monte carlo and finished with crepe suzzette. The entire meal was beautiful, staff were friendly and professional. Very nice surroundings also. We shall be returning!