The best restaurants serving French food in England

We had a meal on a busy Saturday evening. The staff were excellent especially G and Ed. The food was delicious Highly recommended

We were warmly welcomed on arrival by the manager without a booking on what seemed like a busy Friday dinner service. The food was excellent and the service was very good. Especially from the manager and our waiter Rueben who had very polite and attentive service, exactly what i look for when dining out. Will be back again!

Lovely bar and restaurant doing delicious tapas dishes.

Booked a table for a Saturday night by calling 3 days earlier which was very easy. Arrived 5 mins early and very pleasantly greeted by manager who guessed my name. Table for 4 was spacious and we were presented with a jug of freezing cold iced tap water and menus. States and mains ordered along with a bottle of red wine. Food came in good time and was delicious. We declined deserts and went to the till to pay the bill. After a little mix up this was sorted. Very nice experience and will return/recommend to others.

Food is always very good at Gazette Trinity, and this was no exception. We had the lamb rump and the scallops. As with most restaurants, I would say it's beginning to lose its "value" status for me. But overall a very pleasant experience.

My husband chose this restaurant based on a recommendation from a friend. I was hesitant, as it is very pricey, and I wasn't looking for fine dining on this trip. But after a superlative evening, I felt it was worth every single penny and was SO glad that hubby won out. The service at La Petite Maison is impeccable without being stuffy. We thoroughly enjoyed our friendly servers, all who were there at the right time, every time. The restaurant's ambiance is lovely with a touch of quirkiness via the Truffle-Man menu and the fresh tomato "garnish" at each table (meant to be eaten!). The seating is very comfortable. And the food! The food!! We started with a pre-dinner cocktail and I asked our server for a recommendation on a martini. She suggested a Tomatini. The utterly divine taste of this beverage is, without exaggeration, indescribable. Pure, fresh tomato essence with a bare touch of sweetness. DO NOT miss trying this exquisite beverage if you dine here. You will understand and excuse my raptures and be very grateful to me as well! We started our meal sharing an interesting, avant-garde presentation of Pissaladiere. Still delicious! Hubby chose the Grilled Rib-Eye which he said was cooked to perfection and delicious. I chose the Sea Bream; every bite absolutely delectable. To accompany both dishes, we shared a serving of the Gratin Dauphinois which was lush and creamy. We finished our meal by sharing the Mousse au Chocolat. More raptures! La Petite Maison was literally an unforgettable dining experience that we are still talking about and where we can wholeheartedly recommend dining without the least reservation! And speaking of reservation. Make one or you won't get in!

We went for dinner her on Tuesday night and the food was exceptional. We both had the Mussels to start followed by fillet steak. My wife and I both said that the mussels were the best we had eaten for a long time. The steak was that tender you could have cut it with the back of your knife, just perfect. The staff were all very helpful and I left my phone there and realised when was back at the hotel, so I rang them and they kept it safe for me until I picked it back up. We will definitely go again on our return in December. Thank you all, we will see you again soon.

The service was outstanding The food was amazing I’ve never had a curry like this before I absolutely loved it I will be attending again thank you ever so much

We had an awful experience at Cotes, Bluewater on 21 November 2024 in the evening. It was a quiet evening with minimal people inside. We waited for 10 minutes to be seated at the door and was not greeted, we were stared at by several staff who were standing at the front of the bar talking and we stared back to get attention, however we were ignored. Being heavily pregnant, I could not stand up anymore and had to go inside and select our own seats. When we selected our own seats, we were still not greeted again, but stared at again by the same staff who were having a catch- up at the bar. After 10 minutes, someone came over and told us to move, explained I am not moving as I am now conformable and our previous issues at the door were ignored. They were persistent we moved to a more crowded area with lower seats and not conformable for a pregnant person and we refused. Customers should be able to choose their own seats. They seem more interested in getting us to move than greeting us and taking our order. We finally got to the order stage and the drinks and food arrived quickly. The portion sizes were small and overpriced, but we knew we had to order additional sides. Our bill did not arrive after 20 minutes of waiting for it and again the staff were busy chatting at the bar than to bring it over to us. We had to walk over to the bar and told them to bring it over. We refused to pay the service charge as the service was extremely poor. It seems here, staff having a catch- up and chatting is more important than providing a service at this place. This was meant to be our last time of going out in the evening before the baby arrived. Cotes has ruined this experience. We will never be returning.

Booked meal for 6.6.23 they closed with no notice leaving me and a lot of other people with vouchers and no refund many suppliers are unpaid too They took my booking tho!!!

We enjoyed our meal here the night before we flew. Even though the hotel was extremely busy we were not squashed into tables too close together and had a very relaxing time with good food and great service. Bar staff were excellent.

Wow 🤩 had dinner here and everything was incredible. Food was delicious plus service and atmosphere was fantastic. Would go back here in a heartbeat 💗

Amazing quality food, big portion sizes, really friendly staff, fast delivery. cookie dough bites are so good !!

This is my favourite restaurant ever. Amazing food, fabulous service, beautiful ambience. It really is so special and such personal service. Really love it here ❤️❤️

It doesn't get any better than this. What a great place for that very special meal. I cannot fault it in any way. Wonderful views from the dining room, great service and the best food.