The best restaurants serving French food in England

We have been regulars at L’Artisan for many years. It was our absolute favourite restaurant and we were devastated when it closed. Yves was a magician in the kitchen; the food was always fabulous and imaginative, the presentation beautiful and the ambience wonderful. Elisabeth always made us very welcome, with hugs and kisses all round, as did Anna, their lovely waitress. It was such a relaxed atmosphere and we loved talking to Yves when he emerged from the kitchen to chat with clients. What shall we do now without you? Lesley & Roger

Lovely food with really nice and friendly staff. Lovely relaxed experience. Fun atmosphere in a quirkily designed and decorated room.

We choose Yarlbury Cottage after reading a review in the Telegraph as we like restaurants with rooms. We certainly were not disappointed. Charming place, great attention to details in rooms, cosy lounge and dog called Buster. The three course dinner plus amuse bouche was delicious, featuring lots of local ingredients and impressive wine list. We even managed the huge breakfast in the morning. All great value

Lowes really does the best Sunday lunch, we cannot recommend enough!! We visit often and the quality and attention to detail never alters, this is because George and his team care. Try it, you will not be disappointed. Lowes deserve 10 stars because, they provide exceptional service, the food is top quality and delicious. We took our parents last Sunday and our friends this Sunday they all agreed that this was the best Sunday lunch they had ever experienced in a restaurant. Thank you to George and his team.

My third time time doing the tour and I would recommend to anyone. It’s a fab atmosphere with amazing food and drinks. Staff are very friendly, JR and Keri made us feel very welcome and looked after us well

Lugar encantador, comida encantadora. Toda la experiencia se vio empañada por el hecho de que asumieron que daríamos propina, y también asumieron cuánto e incluyeron en la factura. Carecía de clase. Fuimos en agosto de 2023.

Every dish a masterpiece of taste and visual beauty.We dined for 5 hour.Every minute was wort it. So proud to have a restaurant like this Locally.

10/10 restaurant, lovely decor and very spacious, lovely to sit on the balcony in the sunshine. Food was amazing, well priced and catered to all dietary needs / preferences. Service was also excellent, so friendly and catering, polite, all staff very well mannered. Will 100% be coming back and also recommending it to all I know!

Such good food, tasty and always presented beautifully, had a few wraps from here now and thought it needs a review because they are always so good !

Glorious french patisserie, and lovely friendly guy as well

Oh I just love this place! We went last night for a Bastille dinner. The food was spectacular, I had a vegetarian Wellington which was absolutely delicious, except it was enormous,covered nearly two thirds of the plate and I felt guilty leaving some. My husband had a steak which was perfectly cooked. This place has a fantastic atmosphere. Small but perfectly formed and buzzing with happy conversation. Thank you Anita Claire for another great meal and evening.

My grandparents were raving about this place and decided to bring me. The restaurant is small but run by a really friendly husband and wife team, which really makes the place lovely and a true local business. We all had entrecote and frites and I had a chocolate mousse for dessert. The steak was well cooked, and to the English standard, rather than the French standard, medium rare is truly medium rare. Having just returned from Skiing in France, this was very welcome. The chocolate mousse was a lovely way to cleanse the palate. I will definitely be brought here again.

Un amigo mío que es un chef con estrellas muchelin recomendó este restaurante y vaya que no decepcionó. La habitación está bien arreglada, simple, limpia, sencilla y relajada. Fuimos recibidos por el propietario que, con sus amigos y familiares dirigen el servicio. Fue cálido, acogedor, amable, amable y atento... como entrar en su casa. Durante toda la comida el servicio fue rápido, eficiente, profesional, discreto pero muy amable y divertido. El dueño (también experto en vinos) preparó nuestro vino para la comida... fue increíble... había un plato de vieiras que cuando se comió con el vino cambió completamente a este sabor de deleite en mi boca. La comida estaba inmaculada. Técnicas francesas enrutadas que fueron ejecutadas y demostradas a la perfección. Me quedé impresionado por la calidad de la preparación de la comida y he estado ansiando más de la comida del chef George desde entonces. Gracias al equipo de Noize por tanta delicia y exquisita hospitalidad.

Great food served in a lovely relaxed atmosphere- nice selection of menu options. It was the best steak that we have had in a very long time. Highly recommended