The best restaurants serving French food in England

Worst tea and coffee ever, horribly weak. Now on my avoid list.

It was a treat to come here to celebrate my parents' wedding anniversary in our bubble. Chris made us very welcome from the start, and her warmth really added to the experience, The food is excellent (not surprising given the AA Rosette awarded in the first couple of months of opening), and of course the venue of Judge Jeffreys's courtroom is special. I'm already looking forward to coming back, whether for a full meal or coffee and cake. And the basil ice cream....

Stopped by for the first time last night, and found a new favourite; great atmosphere, and a refreshingly unique spot in the midst of so many franchises that dominate central London. Our waiter, Dan was excellent too — very friendly and a big part of what made our experience so good. A little piece of France hiding in plain sight.

My first time at Les Associes and I'll happily come back. We had a fantastic experience there: the atmosphere is very cosy, the food is exquisite and the service is great. The owner is very friendly and goes the extra mile to make you enjoy the meal. Unlike many French places in London serving pretentious food that is not even French, this place does fulfil its promise, it's a little gem in Crouch end.

We went there for the first time today as we were passing through Maldon, good prices and nice food and the service was great. We decided to sit on the benches outside and one of the staff came out to us with extra sauces and cutlery etc.

I had several takeaways during my previous visits and food quality was awesome. Visited today with family and I have no words to describe my disappointment. The portions have been reduced. The biriyani was pathetic especially the prawn was rubbery. Starters were soggy. Either the ratings are incorrect or the chef was on leave. In either case u lost a customer

Visited the restaurant by chance when visiting Derby and had a few cocktails. Served by a lovely young friendly girl and cocktails were freshly made and delicious. Food brought out around us all looked delicious - we were sad we didn’t visit earlier in the day to try the roast!

Service was very good prompt and friendly. Nice environment and lovely to hear the bells from the church. Fabulous setting and excellent food. Shame that it didn’t allow cash payment as came without cards and had to get son to pay for the meal which was embarrassing when it was supposed to be my treat.Hence the 4 stars and not 5 star review and unfortunately wouldn’t return due to this.

A fine dining restaurant in a lovely old building with beautiful views overlooking a lake. Food quality and presentation is excellent; probably the best in the area. Service now is friendly but a lot more relaxed than it was many years ago. Despite the lovely views, the decor in the restaurant feels really outdated. And the choice of 80s pop background music is quite bizarre. The lounge area, however, is much more stylish and great for a pre-dinner drink. Drinks outside on a warm summer evening are also a pleasurable experience.

Really nice lunchtime meal. We had the 2 course set meal of which I had the steak tartare followed by the belly pork. Both really nicely prepared together with a bottle of wine. It is also well catered for for children with the kids meals going down well.

Excellent food and reasonably priced, and safely out of the 200 decibels area of central Liverpool

Cannot recommend this restaurant too highly. All 5 of us agreed it's the best curry we've had for ages, packed with flavour, subtly spiced and generous portion sizes. Staff attentive and engaging too. Perfect meal, wish it was my local.

The food really wasn't great especially for the price but overall our waiter was incredibly rude. Came over to our table and stared at us, didn't ask if we were ready to order, just looked at us waiting. Very impolite and really seemed to not like us and didn't want to serve us. Very horrible.

Magnificent experience. Brilliant, classic cooking, with great service and wine. Needs to be kept for special occasions. A true gem!

La Trompette was a disappointment from start to finish. The mood was cold and impersonal, with no comfort one would expect from a fine dining experience. My entree, roast cod with mussels and black rice, was curiously blended and underseasoned. Service was hurried and inattentive, with no room for comfort or conversation. For a restaurant so well-rated, the experience was unexceptionally disappointing.