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Nº 45 in 228 in Down

Nº 1 of 2 French in Down

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I just love this place, Staff are great so friendly food is great I cannot fault it in any way. Parking available outside

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L D . 2024-11-03

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Great wee gem tasty food great value lovely staff and very clean

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Merv Mac . 2024-10-18

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We went as a group and Natasha had everything organised to a "T".

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Eugene Morgan . 2024-10-14

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Stopped for a quick lunch on the way to Castlewellan - staff were helpful and friendly. We explained we were tight for time but they gave us a table, the order was taken quickly and the food arrived not long after. Exactly what we needed. Food was great. Will definitely go back for a more relaxed meal next time!

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CL BH . 2024-10-08

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Fabulous! Excellent food, wonderful staff providing great service. I didn't think places like this existed anymore. To top it off, the prices were really affordable!

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Elaine Dodds . 2024-10-02

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Great restaurant any time or day of the week. Lovely homely atmosphere. Prices are good and a good ,varied menu. Highly recommend for good food

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Adelaide W . 2024-09-30

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Absolutely love this place - don't mind traveling here on a Sunday for the roast it is worth the drive! The staff are amazing!

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Dreamer68119807139 . 2024-09-29

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Great place. First time for lunch. Very attentive staff. Food quality excellent. Will always call in if I am near Clough at any time.

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John Dempsey . 2024-09-27

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A hidden gem in Clough. I stopped off with family for dinner. The restaurant is lovely and clean, well lit and excellent staff. The menu was very extensive and can cater to most if not all allergens. I had the steak. It was cooked to perfection and reasonably priced. Would be very happy to call again.

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Martin C . 2024-09-21

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Simple delicious, anniversary celebration lunch, chowder and scampi our firm favourites both excellent. Staff pleasant and attentive, car parking limited spaces.

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Irenaj . 2024-09-20

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Great place with friendly and helpfull staff. The food was great highly recomended

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Joe Sloan . 2024-09-11

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French's was recommended by the guest house owner and did not disappoint. Even when busy there was space in the car park. Inside we were greeted by a really nice waitress called Diane who found us a table and brought a menu. We can vouch for the roast beef and steak meals and the Seafood Chowder was excellent, so much so that we came back for more the next day. Diane suggested we book a table for the following day and the day after and gave us a card so that we could phone and cancel if we changed our minds. While Diane was so very helpful. even the younger staff seemed competent and pleasant while one of the owners, Mr French, gave the restaurant his personal attention.

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BrianArmagh . 2024-09-03

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Staff very welcoming, excellent service and great menu. Recommend a visit.

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Robert . 2024-08-21

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Visited here for the first time this morning and I was very, very impressed. The place is spotlessly clean including the bathrooms. Staff friendly and very efficient. Beautiful presentation of food and lovely mugs for the tea. It has been a long time since I have been to a place for tea and a scone that has ticked all the boxes. I shall definitely be back and would 100% recommend French’s to others. Thank you.

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Caroline D . 2024-08-13

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Great food good portions and good prices

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Michael McKee . 2024-08-11

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Had a Sunday Roast and was delicious. Staff were very friendly and everything was very efficient. Well worth it for some food if in the area

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Dominic . 2024-08-06

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Excellent food and service in a great atmosphere

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Tracey Delaney . 2024-08-02

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great food and great service. would recommend

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Dean Wright . 2024-08-01

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Nobody's perfect, but it was close to it. Lovely meal

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Twin Rodgers . 2024-07-28

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Eaten here several times. My duaghter loves the gougons, best in Ireland according to her. Lovely food, good quality, good portions, brownie was lovely and moist with a delicious sauce. Burgers fab and tasty. Steak delicious with pepper sauce.

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Peter McDonagh . 2024-07-14

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First visit to French's and was really pleased, and impressed. Food was beautiful, staff friendly, professional and helpful. Would highly recommend.

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Lynne M . 2024-07-10

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Stopped for a coffee break on our way to holiday in Portaferry and we were not disappointed. The lovely waitress recommended we try the iced coffee & it was absolutely delicious. On our way home we stopped for breakfast & again the food was just amazing. Beautiful place & very clean. Staff were all lovely & friendly & checked that we were OK for everything. Lovely outdoor area & this was great for us because we had 3 dogs. Great place & very well run. Great service & great prices. Well done to all the lovely ladies who served us with a smile.

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Voyage61141188423 . 2024-06-27

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Lovely place that we happened on by chance! Alana was a lovely server and looked after all we needed. We will be back again I’m sure!

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Lisa Stone . 2024-06-05

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Called for lunch, staff greeting very good, were taken to the table and given menus and took drink orders. After a decent time returned and took food order which was from a varied menu with a specials listing. Chowder starter is a good size as a starter and with good flavours and texture. Mains of roast beef with trimmings was excellent in quantity and quality. Not rushed and as we could not finish all we asked for meat and potatoes to be boxed which was done without a fuss. The staff were very pleasant throughout and very helpful. On site parking was good but was filling up as we left, toilets very clean and well appointed especially the disabled facilities. Can recommend a visit.

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Weeman . 2024-05-27

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My son told me about this place so on the way home from Tollymore we called in for lunch. It was lovely. The service was good, our drink order was taken straight away and the menu was extensive. It's one you can read for 10 minutes and still not decide what you want. I had the Hawaiian Burger which came with chips and a bacon slice. My son had Pulled Beef with French fries, coleslaw and BBQ Sauce. We just had Cokes for drinks. The loos were spotless. For what you get the prices would put other establishments to shame. There was a party of about 30 and the place still didn't feel crowded and with the quality on offer 30 people can't be wrong. Can't wait for an excuse to go back. Highly recommended.

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Mervyn Neill . 2024-05-10

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Lovely meal and the staff very friendly...even though it was busy we didn't wait too long on our food

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Jackie Mcmillan . 2024-05-06

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Value for the Economy, excellent!

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Charles de Mello . 2024-04-28

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Prompt friendly service and good quality food….. great venue for a get together and value for money

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Valerie Robinson . 2024-04-27

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Food was absolutely lovely great service and not a bad price very very good

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Vincent Mcalister . 2024-04-15

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Another beautiful meal enjoyed by all party of five. Salted caramel chocolate tart OMGoodness one word delicious. Staff friendly and efficient, bistro has such a nice vibe and spotless clean overall service, chefs food presentation, floor staff credit to the owners. Thank you see you again soon. As it is very busy & popular you are best booking table to avoid disappointment. Nina - April24

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Yellow38Belfast . 2024-04-08

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I don't often give a 5 star review but this has to be our favourite restaurant! Breakfasts are lovely and lunches and dinners are always exceptional. I have been dining in Frenchie's for decades and I can honestly say I have never had a poor experience. It's so good I even drove my staff 20 miles to have our Christmas lunch here! Oh and very reasonably priced too!!!

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Ken C . 2024-03-13

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Just love frenchies lovely staff beautiful food couldn't be better

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Louise Greaves . 2024-03-05

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Amazing food , great service and warm comfortable restaurant.

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orla mccartan . 2024-03-05

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Lovely food and great service..Well worth a visit..

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Gary McKelvey . 2024-02-02

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Has a lovely atmosphere and is warm and comfy

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Elizabeth Byrne . 2024-01-31

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Superb food excellent service a jewel in the food industry

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Raymond Crane . 2024-01-28

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Good food , excellent waiting staff. Food was a little slow to arrive, but if you aren't in a rush, it's worth the wait.

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Kevin Quinn . 2024-01-11

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Really nice place, friendly staff xx

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Elzbieta Gutkowska . 2024-01-05

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Spotless very high standards, Staff are Welcoming and polite and the Food is fresh. They also do carry out meals so just call them up and arrange to pick up your food.

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Max SevernValley . 2024-01-02

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We just love to stop here for tea and scones or traybakes. Staff are pleasant, efficient and friendly. It’s well run and a lovely place to eat in.

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MeganRni . 2023-12-29

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Nice atmosphere, clean, friendly staff and good service....

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John Magee . 2023-12-28

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Love the food here. Very busy restaurant, staff all helpful and friendly.

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Edna Lyons . 2023-12-22

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Went for christmas lunch. Had a beautiful meal. Presented well. Food hot and very tasty. Then had a beautiful dessert. Staff polite, attentive and great service Was my first time here. Will be back.

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Tracey Reynolds . 2023-12-15

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Roy and Diane were fantastic in helping us organise breakfast for everyone on the day of our daughter's wedding. The food was great and their service was fantastic. I don't write many reviews, but these guys were brilliant!

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Peter G . 2023-11-29

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French's is a great local spot for a bite to eat we were here for a birthday party with quite a large group and they were very accommodating, we pre ordered our food so there was no big wait on being served their chowder as well as everything else is delicious and the staff were top notch 😋

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William Dickson . 2023-11-14

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Friendly family service and great food. Just had a big birthday here only family and friends. All the staff were awesome, what you guys did, the food your professionalism, friendly approach and helpfulness was the icing on the cake. THANK YOU.

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Paul Harrison . 2023-11-03

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Came for a traditional Sunday roast and we weren't disappointed!

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Bronagh Smyth . 2023-10-04

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On holiday with my wife's Nan. Lovely and tasty food, lovely atmosphere and friendly and polite staff and service. Thanks for a lovely time.

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Darren Webb . 2023-09-26

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Simple delicious, anniversary celebration lunch, chowder and scampi our firm favourites both excellent.

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irenajm . 2023-09-18

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I don’t usually give reviews (bad or good) as I believe places can have there good and bad days. However on this occasion I feel like the restaurant really deserves a good word. Due to the restaurant's location I drive past it quite frequently and have always said that we must try there as it is always packed out. Well we eventually got round to trying it out on Wednesday morning for breakfast en route to the sheepdog trials and wow did it impress. To start with the staff that greet us and showed us to our table we’re as friendly as anything also very neat and tidy. After browsing through the menu we settled on the full breakfast and the avacados and eggs. The pricing of these items were quite cheap therefor I didn’t expect much but when the food arrived I was shocked to say the least. The portions were incredible and the food was delicious. This alone was enough to make me consider writing a review but we said that we would come back on Sunday and try the dinner menu out so I said I would wait and see what it’s like before putting up a review. Well Sunday came and we arrived 20 minutes early however this was not an issue. We were seated by the same lady and we had our food by the time we were supposed to arrive. Again it was the same story really friendly staff and really REALLY great food. All I can say is that we will definitely be back again soon as it was the nicest meal out we have had in a very long time. The chefs must definitely love what they do.

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ZakM446 . 2023-09-17

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My husband and I were invited to join a couple of our friends last Saturday at Frenchs, Clough. We arrived on time and we’re allocated a booth to the right side as we entered. Service was prompt and efficient - we ordered our drinks and chose from the menu. 2 no.. fish, chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce. Another ordered the 6 ounce stake with onion rings on the side, and the 4th guest decided upon the Hawaiian burger. The food arrived hot and perfectly displayed our on the plates. Efficient and pleasant staff all well turned out We had fully intended to have a dessert, but when the time came, although we were eager to try the options, we declined. Our main course had more than satisfied our hunger, and we each agreed that the portions received were just right for us! If we were to have any more, the chances are that we may in fact ruin our meal experience. 3 coffees and a tea later, we asked for the bill…… it’s my understanding we owed £99.00 ….. a fair price for a tasty gin and apple cocktail, a West Coast Cooler, 2 pints and a whiskey wouldn’t you agree! This was our 1st visit to this establishment and we would thoroughly recommend it to others. The layout of the restaurant is open and can adapt easily to cater for large parties. The banquettes or rather the fixed seating area along the side walls created space-saving, cosy, intimate seating booths and due to the professional and welcoming staff we enjoyed our privacy ...a great experience, good food, great service at an affordable price. Good first impression - the entrance was clean well lit with outdoor seating and car parking on site. Thank you French’s - we will be back (reservations recommended).

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Valerie R . 2023-09-16

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Great place for lunch, good food and portions at a reasonable price.

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Patrick Matheson . 2023-09-15

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The staff are very welcoming and the service is good . The food is excellent . I love having a prawn cocktail every time I come although there is a large menu . The food is reasonably priced . The fish and chips are always fresh . We will return .This is also a good restaurant for a large group of people .

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Samantha M . 2023-09-15

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We had a really pleasant Sunday lunch. Food was excellent and lots of gluten free options including desserts. The gluten free apple crumble was amazing. Lovely atmosphere and very reasonably priced.

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PER31 . 2023-09-03

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Great spot,have used it a number of times and never disappointed. No probs with recommending. Victor

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Victor Kidd . 2023-08-29

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Best restaurant in County Down.

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ELAINE WILKES . 2023-08-29

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We have ate there loads of times but this review is about the outside catering my daughter asked them to cater her wedding and i can only say they went beyond the usual menu it was fantastic from the breakfast they provided until after the buffet that evening the food was served quickly and was hot nothing was to much bother Roy, Tasha, and their staff were fantastic the menu created by Shea was out of this world can not thank them enough they really helped make her day memorable thankyou so much

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Margaret Willoughby . 2023-08-27

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First time visiting, nice deccor and friendly staff The food was ok and served hot. Although the prawn cocktail was lacking in sauce. The main course which where roast beef and roast turkey where extremely small portions and bland in flavour soaked in gravy. Small portions and not charged accordingly.

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StevieB174 . 2023-08-13

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Really lovely place to eat, very spacious tables. Staff were all very friendly and the food was top notch.

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claire McMurrough . 2023-08-08

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Loved it , highly recommended you visit 👍

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Pauline Heron . 2023-08-07

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Food is delicious, good choice across the menu. We enjoy here for lunch and dinner.

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Michael Butler . 2023-07-31

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Lovely food and service, and a car park.

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Lee C . 2023-07-27

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Just stopped by for a takeaway, was good

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M urtagh . 2023-07-24

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Stopped here for some lunch, food was great and the waitress was very attentive. Couldn't ask for a better experience.

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christine wilson . 2023-07-22

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Nice eatery. The political flags outside are a little off-putting.

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Paul Trainor . 2023-06-30

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Stopped for breakfast it was lovely.

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Helen Wallace . 2023-06-29

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The best selection for breakfast in Co Down really excellent. A really nice venue with friendly staff I definitely recommend. All meals are super you will return again and again 😀

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William Holmes . 2023-06-16

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Absolutely love Frenchies, love the atmosphere and food, great place to meet up with family or friends, very relaxing, staff are always courteous and attentive.

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Joanne Magill . 2023-06-16

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I had breakfast and dinner on 3rd June 2023 along with 38 ladies from Bridge NI . We were very well looked after and nothing was too much trouble. Food was delicious with a constant supply of tea and coffee plus juice and water jugs. Good portions. Would highly recommend this gem of a restaurant which also has good parking.🥰

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dgibears . 2023-06-04

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French's have started a vegetarian and vegan menu this weekend, had Madras vegetable curry with boiled rice and flat bread

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Dags . 2023-06-02

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Consistently delivers high quality food along with a friendly warm and courteous service.

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Leslie Drew . 2023-05-21

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Had beautiful food from frenchies delivered to dollies farmhouse the food was beautiful 😍

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Joanne Watson . 2023-05-09

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Always worth a visit. Excellent food at acceptable prices.

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Ken Callaghan . 2023-05-06

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Had lunch today . My husband and I ordered the battered cod and chips. It was tasteless, the batter was crisp but had no flavour the fish also. Was disappointed. The decor is nice,the staff friendly.

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P Doran . 2023-04-28

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Lovely restaurant brilliant staff first class food congratulations on a job well done will call again, who ever the owner is he/she should be very proud. Keep it up

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Quest60990923468 . 2023-04-26

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Amazing as always, went on for dinner for 2, great service even better food! Keep up the good work! Will see you soon !

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Ewelina Strak . 2023-04-24

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Gorgeous food & great service. I sat outside with my little dog and service was great! I had the roast turkey and it was excellent. Would recommend 😊

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Sinéad McCarthy . 2023-04-13

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Nice atmosphere and friendly staff. Vegan option wasn’t great, a hard round the edge bun, a bought in frozen style chickpea burger, very over cooked onion ring, lettuce and a lonely small single tomato slice with no sauce. My family all enjoyed their beef mains, I just think it’s terribly lazy to not even try creating something tasty for vegans.

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AoiffeM2 . 2023-04-09

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Never been disappointed with this place. The food is always well presented and delicious. The staff are attentive and friendly!

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Sara Strange . 2023-03-25

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Chose French's for birthday lunch,prebooked, seated in one of booths which was comfortable and bit more private. Enjoyed the chowder, pleased was still on menu, and scampi both quickly served. Rate service and food v.good

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irenajm . 2023-03-16

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If you want a good quality breakfast this is the place to go... plenty of choice and of a high standard. Nice restaurant..

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Leon Toland . 2023-03-08

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Great food, friendly helpful staff and a wonderful experience having a late lunch with my family. My daughter loved the creamy pasta and my wee boy finished his fish and chips (he never does this).

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Danny Walker . 2023-03-05

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My husband and I really enjoyed our meal the food was great and the staff were lovely. Would definitely go back again.

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Elizabeth Brooks . 2023-03-04

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Delicious food and great service!

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Rachael Jeffers . 2023-03-03

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Booked a table for my family and I some weeks ago. This is an absolute gem of a restaurant with a fantastic menu, warm and friendly staff and high quality food. Definitely worth visiting and whilst this was my first visit it definitely will not be my last.

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Mark Kelly . 2023-02-27

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Searching for somewhere to eat after visiting Newcastle last Saturday and stumbled across this lovely cafe/bistro, was very busy but was seated straight away! Ordered panini/toastie , kids dinner & kid’s sausage meal- not much of a wait and adult meals were delicious & served with salad & coleslaw. Daughter’s dinner went down a treat & the Roast beef didn’t even need a knife to cut… was as soft as butter, wee boy devoured his dinner & the desserts were just as good- Apple crumble, malteaser cheesecake & brownie all delicious… would travel out of my way to come here again if I’m in the area and have recommended to family and friends.

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395christineg . 2023-02-23

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We were here on Saturday and service and food were great. I had of the special menu and the rest of our family had off the main menu. The only down point is there was red onion in the green salad - I’ve no problem...

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Excursion14384675792 . 2023-02-21

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Absolutely fantastic Breakfast. I had the feel good Breakfast and my husband had the fry. Excellent portion sizes, delicious, great service and good value. It cost us around 24 pounds but was worth every penny. I would ld definitely recommend !

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K8778OBjow . 2023-02-19

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Lovely clean restaurant the bottles of water & glasses put on table were so clean & fresh will be back. Lovely staff as well tables were cleared & cleaned as soon as customers left my sort of place

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Patricia Parkinson . 2023-02-15

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Great food, drinks and service, staff very helpful and friendly.

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Seanien Burns . 2023-02-12

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Very nice food friendly staff reasonable prices clean and plenty of room

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Robert Brown . 2023-02-12

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Went here recently. Place was very busy but we got served pretty quickly and didnt have to wait long which was good. Ordered the chicken gougons and chips. Chicken was nice but chips were raw. My friend said the same about her chips. Disappointed as...

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74howdy . 2023-02-09

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Fantastic restaurant! Got the chicken stack and honestly beautiful, fresh chips and chicken was lovely. Would definitely recommend.

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Michael Boden . 2023-02-04

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Great service and food. Burger was exceptional

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chris morton . 2023-01-29

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Had steak which wasn't cooked to liking, I found it OK but very expensive for what is was. Staff were very pleasant and helpful, lovely place just too expensive for my budget

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L J.B . 2023-01-28

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Food was to die for can't wait to go back again

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Royal SwiftZz . 2023-01-15

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Fab food and cocktail Highly recommemded

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Theresa Leavy . 2023-01-02

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Service was slow. My food was good though I thought what could make it better was if there had have been more greens with it

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hush-hushreviewer . 2022-12-30

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Tasty turkey n ham. Pity about the so called celebration cheesecake. Being Christmas I was expecting celebrations chocolates perhaps but it was random cheap tasting chocolate instead that topped the cheesecake. Bit of a let down to lunch but hey ho it's only cheesecake.

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SANEJANE30 . 2022-12-27

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French's are amazing! Unfortunately due to Covid our Christmas plans had to completely change last minute. With nothing prepared for Christmas Day French's sorted us out with a takeaway three course Christmas Dinner with all the trimmings. It tasted fantastic. We can't thank them enough. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to the French's team!

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Alan Ritchie . 2022-12-25

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Came here with family expecting a nice dinner experience. Bottle of Malbec way overpriced. Ordered 3 tomatoe and jalapeño soup, bland and tasteless.. I wonder does the chef taste his food 🤔. DISAPPOINTING. Ordered 4 mains, steak sandwich which was 20 pound was grisly plus 3 pound for fries. The salmon that came out was very small with a few greasy fried potatoes. No veg! No sauce. Priced at 24 pound. The beef burger appeared and tasted like cheap frozen beef. McDonald's or burger king burger would taste better than that. Lastly ordered a steak... The only one on the menu.... At 34 pound expected a good sized steak. It was very small, very chewy and quite grizly. The peppercorn sauce watery too. Again no veg just a pathetic small bit of rocket salad and cold tomatoe. This place is way overpriced and over rated I wouldn't recommend it to anyone and definitely won't return. The waiting staff were nice and friendly and attentive to us that was the ONLY positive. Service charge was included and we paid it. it should not be included though and people should give a tip if they feel the need.