The best restaurants serving French food in East Midlands

Exceptional. We hired Paul from the Petite Chouette to cater for a full weekend for a family get together, including a 4 course private dining experience on the Saturday evening. The food was fabulous and Paul was a delight. He offered a selection of menu option as requested and catered for our culinary needs. The highlight was the private dining experience which also included wine pairings. Paul was knowledgeable and happy to answer all our questions. The food was amazing. We will definitely use the Petite Chouette again and after tasting the exceptional wine and cheese, I will be ordering a monthly subscription box.

Booked last minute on Saturday evening for a quick bite to eat after a busy day. The staff were very friendly, seated us quickly, menus delivered quickly and food/drinks ordered pretty swiftly. The food was delicious! Pretty good value too . It turns into a cocktail bar with DJ playing music from 9,30pm so we had to make an exit as we had children with us (I wanted to stay ) but I’ll deffo visit again with girlfriends. 5 stars for me 😀. This place should be packed out at a weekend as it’s awesome !

The food is prepared at the chef's home and either collected or delivered, if desired, within a 10 mile radius of Torrington Rd, Wellingborough (free if order above £30). My husband is I ordered beef bourgignon, Dauphinoises potatoes, Ratatouille and puree aux trois legumes. It was absolutely delicious! Total cost £35-90p and worth every penny. Delivered freshly cooked on the day but reheating required (20 mins in oven to table dishes). We also received a complementary seasonal Gallette des Rois together with information sheet about the Epiphany custom for which it is made. Menu is on-line, orders phone or online. Excellent!

We’ve been twice and the food is wonderful. They have to set up everything for kitchen and tables from scratch each week, as it’s an experiment to test demand, using a local cafe premises, which I find amazing. We had starters of scallops with pork belly and crackling, rabbit terrine, then duck and venison. Stunning. Good wine too. Definitely recommend if you love well cooked, beautifully presented food. Not expensive either.

Tina's crepes are the best! She uses the highest quality ingredients and you can taste it 😋

Great beer and a really fun pub quiz.

The bar is lovely however the food is a complete rip off,it is basically frozen processed food like that you can buy packets of for a pound from local freezer shops like iceland etc. I will go back but never to eat

Was let down by another restaurant last minute and they fitted us in. Fantastic service and the food was amazing!!! Definitely recommend

This was our second trip to the restaurant and our expectations were generally met in almost every area. The onion soup was full of flavour. The chicken meal although nice was slightly underwhelming in taste. The 12 oz steak was an absolute highlight ( be warned it is a lot to consume along with the soup). The sticky toffee was nice and as it was my partner's birthday they done a nice job with the sparklers I provided. The resturant was quite full with others using the groupon options. It would have been nice to give my partner a complimentary birthday drink. The champagne in the glass when it was first bought was slightly flat and had to be returned which was slightly disappointing.

We were in Buxton for my birthday and had planned on eating Italian at night. In the afternoon we spotted a little cocktail bar so called in for drinks. What a welcome ! The owner immediately offered us the cocktail menu and found us a seat in the busy bar area. Decor was wonderfully French - interesting pictures. We liked the place so much we asked about eating in the evening. We managed to book the last table! When we came to leave we asked for the bill for our cocktails - given that we are not from Buxton and were unknown to them, we were amazed when the owner said not to worry, he’ll add them to the evenings bill ! The evening meal was wonderful- we had the Moroccan sausage & the lamb in a chilli jam. Both excellent! Service was great, atmosphere wonderful. What stood out for us was that it was as far removed from a chain restaurant as it could be - very personal and friendly, noisy in a good way - just the chatter of diners ! Absolutely loved that there was no “piped” inane music playing. A great evening - we will definitely return.

Este lugar vino muy recomendable por nuestra hija y no decepcionó. Vinimos para café y gofres que eran excelentes, el servicio al cliente era excepcional y entregado con una sonrisa 😊. Nada era demasiado problema, sin duda volveremos a visitar la próxima vez que estemos en Lincoln.

Popped in for a quick coffee with our dog we ended up with a baked potato and tuna and a panini and the whole experience was a good one clean tidy friendly, thank you everyone.

Wow what can i say, this is the first time coming here as we were visiting my parents who have recently moved here so they treated us to a meal for my birthday. The food and service was by far a 10 out of 10. All freshly cooked food and decent portions for the price too. I had the Sticky Chicken for starters 🤤🤤and a Chicken, Ham and Leek Pie for main course which was well filled. I loved the deco and how comfortable the crushed velvet chairs were which made it even more comfy. The whole place was clean and inviting to everyone. All the staff we were in contact with with so bubbly and friendly, especially the owner? Who took our order and the lady who waited on us too. The only niggle for me was i was to hot but thats personal preference as im never cold and was sittinf by a radiator. Such a lovely pub its a shame its going to be closing ☹️

Very good value for money, big portions, great price, bring cash.

Simply delicious. Proper authentic curries partnered with super friendly service. We’re just visiting from Yorkshire and so pleased we chose this place for our date night. Everything was hot, fresh and tasty and the portion sizes were spot on. The chicken in both dishes was soft and juicy, and my partner said the cheese naan was one of the best he’s ever had! Don’t hesitate to give this place a try, you won’t regret it.