Stretford Canteen in Trafford

Remains our favourite restaurant in Manchester and thrilled to have it as our local neighbour stop. Consistently excellent food and cocktails, in a warm and cosy space. We can't help but gorge ourselves and come out sated and happy. Perfect for couples, small groups of close friends and entertaining the in-laws. Well done team!

So glad we visited. Food was gorgeous and service fantastic. As good as everyone has said. Seabass cooked to perfection and the most amazing French onion soup. Would absolutely visit again.

Absolutely delicious, lovely atmosphere and great friendly service. Would highly recommend - Sunday offer 3 courses for £25 was a bargain!

Visited for brunch and we really enjoyed it Highly recommend a visit and book if you can as weekend gets very busy but that's because the food is so good.

Stretford Canteen is a gem in the heart of Stretford - it feels very special yet homely and the staff are always so warm and welcoming. The food is absolutely delicious and it is absolutely worth a visit. We feel very lucky to have Stretford Canteen on our door step!

My recent dining experience was delightful, marked by a perfect balance of flavors. The dishes were well-prepared, with each bite offering a burst of fresh, vibrant tastes. The presentation was thoughtful, and the ambiance of the restaurant added to the overall enjoyment. Service was attentive but unobtrusive, making the evening feel relaxed and effortless. A memorable experience that left me looking forward to the next visit.

Excellent place to eat. I'm glad it's in Stretford. I last had the onion tart for main which was lovely.

Kippers were outstanding! Coffee was too.

Had Sunday dinner offer it was really good

A wonderful restaurant. The highlight of Stretford and I would recommend to everyone!

Superb meal and service. Authentic and delicious. Will definitely be back!

I can’t recommend Stretford Canteen highly enough. It’s got a lovely, relaxed atmosphere, great service and the food is absolutely delicious. Each plate was packed with flavour. The mushrooms and potato pave, tonato farcie and frangipane tart were particular highlights. I can’t wait for a return visit.

Lovely spot with phenomenal food and even better service. Shout out our server Henry who was excellent and made this one of my favourite dining experiences I've ever had in Manchester.

What a treat! Delicious food and friendly attentive service. Everything we tried was beautiful - mussels & monk fish, asparagus in a lemon butter sauce, tomatoes in a walnut vinaigrette and a delicious coffee and dark chocolate eclair to finish. Highly highly recommend.

Great experience! Well worth the trip and already planning our next visit. The food was incredible as well as the service!

Stretford Canteen is my favourite restaurant in the area. The food is no-fuss fine dining and is fantastic value for money for the quality of cooking and tastiness of dishes. Absolutely a must visit on Sunday to try the fixed-price menu at £25 for 3 courses. The brunch menu is delicious, with great coffee to accompany it. We now call ourselves regulars and always look forward to our visits!

Just popped in for coffee/drinks. Lovely find. Menu looks gorgeous 😍 Would love to go in for dinner or maybe brunch someday. Toilet is the nicest I've ever been in! Scented candles, baby change table, posh loo roll...

I pass by every day on my way to work, and I’ve been so keen to try the food. I called to ask if they’re dog friendly which I was told that they aren’t after 5pm (can’t say I understand why). The staff member I spoke to seemed very not willing to have a conversation with me, even less willing to entertain the idea of asking about whether there is any flex on their ‘no dogs after 5pm’ policy. FYI our dog is an extremely well behaved tiny [5kg] rescue (with terrible separation anxiety). It’s a shame, hopefully one day they review this policy and I can give it a try one evening!

My first visit here and I have to say it’s up there with the best food I have had in Manchester. Everything was cooked to perfection. The hoggett was to die for.

Had every single dish and loved the lot, was well looked after in here

Just an incredible little gem of a place. Food was amazing, service was excellent. Amazing meal all round.

A brilliant restaurant, my favourite in Manchester

Incredibly friendly staff, amazing food and addictive cordial! Great start to the day and we’ll definitely be back soon!

Great atmosphere as here for group get together. Staff were very friendly. Minimal options for veggie/vegans and seemed over priced for the 1 vegan option considering portion size.

Lovely plates of seasonal food, beautiful bread, gorgeous goats cheese tart and fabulous chalk stream trout, finished off with coffee and hazlenut eclaires and rhubarb frangipane. We will be back

Came in for a early tea so were only a couple of tables in but everything was perfect, place looks beautiful food is worth ever penny.

Stretford Canteen is by far my favourite restaurant in Manchester. I've eaten here twice and both times the food was  beautiful, so much care and love in everything we were served. The lamb navarin was amazing and to top it off the service staff are lovely.Extra points for having Donny Benet on the playlist. Cannot recommend enough!!

Amazing food and service. One of our favourite places to eat and so lovely having this restaurant in Stretford. We’ve had both brunch and dinner and everything we’ve tried has been delicious.

This is a fantastic restaurant. The food was amazing! We had a great meal and will definitely be back.

This is our favourite restaurant in Manchester. Never disappoints.The food is really exceptional, service and staff are lovely and the setting and atmosphere so relaxing and inviting! Highly recommend. Thank you

This place is an amazing gem in Stretford… if you want something original… go, you won’t be disappointed. Beautifully cooked food with love, splendid drinks and friendly helpful staff. Rhubarb crumble to die for!!!!!

Lovely little restaurant with a lovely atmosphere and great service. Food is delicious! As you would expect with somewhere this good, it is definitely not cheap! My meal came to around £47. Would definitely go again for a special occasion. I'd recommend making a reservation as it's really busy even on a weeknight.

Had brunch with friends at Stretford Canteen. The food was great and love the crêpes.

Edgy vibe, great service and lovely food

We come here a lot and the food is always different but still amazing. It is a lovely place to be and the service is always very friendly. As for the atmosphere-it is beautiful. My favourite has to be the delightful, garlicky mushroom on sourdough with roasted tomatoes put to the side or the sweet, creamyness of the french toast. Whatever you pick you will put your taste buds to heaven.☆☆☆☆☆ By Emmeline age 10

Food was absolutely great; comforting and classy at the same time, delicious but unpretentious. Service was great - low-key and friendly. Haven't stopped recommending it since and can't wait to go back!

Delicious food, great vibes. Visited again today, Amazing as always

Really good food, knowledgeable waiter and amazing cocktails . Will come back :)

Fantastic food this evening, cant of suit the food, wine, service or atmosphere. If you haven’t been here yet I’d ask why!

What a treasure. The Eggs Benedict was amazing and my wife's Croq de Monsieur was also delicious, great coffee and service too.

Oops gave these guys a bad review earlier in error, so time to correct. Came here the other week as the place we planned to go to had no food at 5:30pm. They managed to seat the two of us and we had a fantastic meal from a really varied selection of sharing dishes. The music was great (I really want your play list). Will definitely come back soon. Sorry for the earlier duff review, blame google and me getting my names mixed up!

Great menu of seasonal small plates. Everything we ordered was delicious. Particularly noted the use of the same locally sourced seasonal ingredients in different applications throughout the menu that really brought everything together. Nice casual atmosphere inside and the staff were very attentive with a much appreciated dry humour to boot. Only shame for me is that I have to drive to stretford. Can you open in the heatons please? We need you.

This is the place to visit if you enjoy beautiful, well thought out food, exceptional service and gorgeous cocktails. I can't praise this place enough, its a meal we will remember forever! The restaurant is quaint and cosy with a lovely atmosphere. We visited on Christmas eve and have already booked again to celebrate my birthday at the end of January. I can't recommend Stretford Canteen enough.

Outstanding food, service, decor - you absolutely must go here. One of the best restaurants I’ve been to this year. Love the local beer and the food is out of this world.

A real gem serving food at as high a quality level as you can find in Manchester. Great menu with varied options for all people. The food is top notch, flavours are amazing and well combined. Worth getting to Stretford just to eat here.

Fantastic place. Excellent atmosphere with really tasty thoughtful food. Loved it :)

Beautiful food. Excellent quality, really delicious. We’re over the moon to have food of such high standard served in Stretford. Brilliant service. Reasonable prices. Highly recommend.

Bit underwhelmed considering the hype. Food was decent though if you're planning to share and pick a selection of dishes you need to really like potato! I had the steak frites - steak was wonderful. Beautifully cooked and tender as you like. Accompanying peppercorn sauce was lovely. What brought it down was the fries which were oversalted to the point of being overwhelming. A good range of desserts and we enjoyed a choux bun and frangipane tart. Very tasty.

The food is outstanding. What a gem

We were very excited to experience the food at Stretford canteen given the rav reviews, we chose the restaurant instead of Street Urchin in Ancoats my sons 30th birthday, we were disappointed to be regretting our choice. The flavour of the food was good however the quality and quantity didn’t meet our expectations, the short rib was exceptionally fatty so you couldn’t eat much of it and we ended up having to order more to feel satisfied. The accompanying purées and vegetables weren’t enough for the men in our party of five. I was also disappointed by the texture of the choices bun and the amount of crème patisseries The bill for five was £288 that’s a lot of money for us, we were hoping for some special and we were also rushed out of the restaurant and I wasn’t advised there was a time on the table. Sadly the restaurant didn’t live up to the hype. We won’t be returning.

What a local gem. Yummy yummy food and my go to when I need that French butter hit.

Fantastic neighbourhood bistro. Great ambience, food, wine and service. Loved it!

Really great atmosphere and service - I was slightly let down by the food as the menu wasn’t as varied as I would have liked. None of the food was bad, but also it wasn’t great either. For the price I was expecting higher quality dishes or something more adventurous I appreciate the menu may change here and we didn’t get to try any of the specials so I would be happy to try it again to try different dishes

Had another fantastic meal here today, this time for brunch. Wonderful cooking, great service, lovely drinks menu and banging tunes

Diamond in the rough! Beautiful evening, fabulous and interesting food, lovely service. We loved it.

Fabulous Meal. The service was friendly and relaxed the food was brilliant. Great flavours cooked superbly.

Really lovely food, recommend booking. We got an early slot and it was really nice to sit back and enjoy seeing the place fill up.

Wonderful, flavorful food, cooked to order, served in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. It's like eating at home, If only I could cook like this! We love it so much we asked them to cater our wedding for 120. I've never had so many positive compliments about the style, service, menu and food at any party I have given before.Thank you Stretford Canteen.

A wonderful little French style bistro with a warm welcome and gorgeous food. We had the absolutely delicious braised beef cheek with a buttery celeriac purée and crispy leeks. Amazing.

BEST FOOD I HAVE EVER TASTED !!!

Had a great meal for my wife’s birthday tonight and I can honestly say it’s the best food I’ve tasted in years and the best food in Trafford. Highly recommended. Well done Stretford Canteen keep up the good work 👌👍

We had a fantastic evening at Stretford Canteen. As residents of Stretford for 20 years it's so exciting to be able to have such good quality food within walking distance of home. We had been meaning to come for a few weeks and it really didn't disappoint. They have got great food and friendly staff in a good atmosphere and we'll definitely be back! We have just revisited tonight and with a different menu we had a great meal which worked well for my wife who is a pescetarian and really lovely flavours. It's still good value for the quality of the food and very busy Friday and Saturday nights so worth visiting earlier in the week.

Tried here for the first time today and really enjoyed it, will be back soon.

2nd visit, good is fantastic, every dish a triumph. Great neighbourhood bistro with a nice vibe

Amazing service and incredible food. Cannot recommend highly enough!

Came here for my dads birthday and it was fabulous! Great atmosphere, lovely food and everyone who works here is lovely! It’s so nice having the small plates, very sociable and nice way to try everything as it’s all so good! We didn’t compromise on what we wanted and it was a really good price! We are local and will definitely be coming back!

It will not be long before this place is shortlisted by Michelin for a visit, seriously. Absolutely unbelievable food and service. The best food we’ve had this year and the best date night in a while. What a place. 10/10 thank you!

Second visit, Aug 23: It's still the best in Manchester. First visit: Had a great meal here. Best food I've had in Manchester for a long while. Staff were great and I highly recommend.

Amazing food, great staff. Lovely little French bistro serving up some delicious small plates and great wines.

Came with my mum for a late lunch/early dinner on a rainy Saturday. The service from start to finish was immaculate and personal and the atmosphere in the restaurant is calm and super pleasant (music selection is great too!). The food was amazing, you can tell every dish has been carefully thought through and crafted by the chefs. We had a generous selection and the wines we tried were incredible. Both came out happy and full in every sense of these words. Thank you to the team! :)

Very good, deserves support and good reviews. It’s an unexpected gem here.

Exceptional quality food and cooking. Unpretentious and friendly staff and relaxing atmosphere. Incredible consistency in the high standard of each dish we had. Keep supporting this place, it’s doing great things.

Stretford Canteen is my go to local restaurant. The menu is modern French, all the ingredients are locally sourced, top quality and perfectly cooked. The restaurant has a lovely atmosphere, great choice of music to eat to. And this is a bit bizarre but the toilet is a sensory experience in itself! Highly recommended independently owned gourmet food destination in Stretford!

The best bits of classic "old fashioned" restaurants without the worst bits of the latest trendy joint. Friendly, delicious food and wine, great atmosphere, service. Soundtrack always classy.

Every dish is amazing! The menu highlights the best of seasonal produce and local producers, with something for everyone. Always the most warm and welcoming service too.

Absolutely excellent food served in a French bistro setting. Great people working there, service is really good. A great place to enjoy a lunch or dinner. We enjoyed, sourdough bread with an amazing whipped butter, mackerel, hake, steak and a green salad as well as desserts. A couple of glasses of a very nice white on the specials board and we also had a kir royale. Looking forward to going back soon.

Went for an early dinner with our 1 year old yesterday and had such a lovely time. The staff were really accommodating and had a good high chair for the baby. The food was so good! Really nice relaxed vibe and a great selection of wines. A proper gem! Very reasonable prices too

A great, unique, little restaurant. The food is delicious and the service is friendly. The atmosphere is very relaxed. Good for sharing plates.

This evening was our first visit to Stretford Canteen. The staff explained the sharing menu perfectly and the food selection was amazing. Complimented with a Pomona IPA! Atmosphere was great and we will be visiting again soon. Thank you to all the staff for a lovely evening

Amazing food in a beautiful space! Loved every moment! Highly recommended!!

A wonderful, family run addition to Stretford. Exactly what we wanted. Went as a small group and from walking through the door felt welcomed. Plenty to choose from and large portions even on the starters. Well priced with lovely decore and excellent service. Will be visiting again very soon.

First time here after so many recommendations from friends and it was brilliant. The staff are brilliant and make it a really relaxed and enjoyable meal. The menu and food are spot on. Quality ingredients and beautifully cooked. We had the Pannise, Hake, Rillete and the Beetroot and Goats cheese and they were all brilliant. This is the best local restaurant/bistro in area (in my opinion) and we can't wait to come back.

We loved every dish we had. Steak, chicken kyiv, potatoes, duck rilettes, goats curds and beetroot salad. Desserts were also great we had frangipane and profiteroles. Cocktails and wine also really enhanced the experience. Atmosphere was great. However, service was mixed, wouldn't stop us from coming back though.

What a treat. Really good, unassuming place. Highly recommended, spot on menu, competent staff and chilled vibe!

Incredible food. Great service. Friendly staff. Derby Dave was an absolute hero with the wine selection ❤️

A great neighbourhood bistro. We’ve had a few visits now and our most recent this week was spot on again, great dishes and a forever changing menu. Amazing quality and therefore great value for money. Staff are kind & knowledgable. The meal is always well paced as the food arrives ‘as & when’ but it feels like they control this very well. I’d put this over other ‘small plate’ style places in town. We are relatively local in old Trafford but everyone should venture out of the city for this, it will not disappoint.

Lovely food, great service and atmosphere. Perfect spot

Wonderful food and service, can't wait to go back

Absolutely delicious food. Lovely service. Great wine line. Our first time there and we loved it.

Loved this place. Lovely food, friendly service, great wine. Proper neighbourhood gem!

We loved our recent visit. The quality of the ingredients and the cooking really stand out. Lovely service, a lovely room and the staff were great. All at a great price too.

Friendly but massively overpriced and a strange eating experience. Each mini dish arrives separately 'for sharing'. So 4 people share a beetroot. Then 10 minutes later 4 people share a mini cheese pie, etc. Veg (3 carrots between 4, one strangely black) arrive in between. 6 new potatoes arrive last. Drink absurdly overpriced and a Weiss beer (£6 a can 😂) described by waitress as a lager. A single pear £6.50 😂😂. The beetroot, bless it, was exquisite, and a kale leaf to die for, but we left very hungry and £100 worse off. A real disappointment as we wanted to support a local initiative.

Great food and great service. We were made to feel welcome and the food tasted fresh and homemade. We will be back!

What an amazing place! The ambience is gorgeous, the staff clearly love their jobs and the food is beyond delicious. Thanks for looking after me and my family so well. ❤️

The food is good, the first time I went it was exceptional and worth the price, the second not as good. I will continue to eat there as I like to support local businesses.

Genuinely think this is the best restraunt in manchester. Pretty much been every month since I've moved here, I was so blown away.

Have visited a few times since it opened and Stretford Canteen never fails to deliver gorgeous food, brilliant playlist, lovely atmosphere and great service. Such a wonderful addition to Stretford! Love the panisse and had a wonderful confit duck and lentils this time round - oh and a fab cocktail!

Fantastic food and service, little gem

Amazing food and super friendly staff, we’ll be back! 👍

Very enjoyable meal - fantastic food and an inviting atmosphere