The best restaurants serving French food in North East

Went for Sunday lunch which was absolutely delicious. Beautiful beef with delicious veg, especially the leek gratin. We all had main and dessert so can’t comment on the starters. Definitely worth the money and only good manners prevented me from licking the plate. I’m not a wine drinker but my dining companions were happy with the wine and I’m always happy with G & T. Excellent service and lovely ambience. We will definitely be back.

Superb! Wish we lived closer. Lovely decor and welcoming atmosphere. We had two savory pancakes and one sweet, with an iced matcha and flavoured milk. Would definatley recommend this place for a relaxing brunch/lunch.

Lovely service ..meal excellent .. highly recommended and good portion size... will be back

There was a chunk of something in my tea - which was in the tea pot before pouring my tea out and also a chunk floated to the top of my cup of tea too! Then I found a couple of hairs in my quiche. Will not be going there again, left me with a very sickly stomach for a few days.

It is very nice in this day and age to find a restaurant serving top quality food and serving it like a restaurant should. Too often these days a restaurant experience is like street food wagons. This is refined food served nicely. Our meal was superb from start to finish, classic french dishes just done better, everything was quality, tasty, nicely presented and decent value. Wine menu was good, we didn't try the house wine but I'm sure it would be decent and unfortunately we were just a bit too early for the Beaujolais being released in November. Must remember for next year to come after the 21st. Service was very good, wine poured properly, real napkins, table dressed nicely, clean and decorated well. Atmosphere was just right. Btw, steak tartare was perfect. Thank you all. I aim to return soon.

Amazing steak night on Thursday. The steak was cooked to perfection. Excellent value for money. Whether you are on holiday or travelling for business I would definitely recommend

A friendly and atmospheric old pub which I visited with a group of friends. Nice beer range, not too expensive.

My goodness what a lovely place to stay . A well done to all the staff for their very hard work .. the managers for helping the staff .. shout out to breakfast server Tino .. in fact all the breakfast servers honestly I can say that it’s one of the nicest kindest places I’ve stayed in a very long time ( we travel loads ) bed comfy room spotless .. location perfectly placed next to the canal for good food and restaurants .. above and beyond lovely thank you guys ..

This place is a wonderful authentic hidden gem, you wouldn’t know it was there. I went out here for a lovely meal with my partner. The food was beautiful and the service was wonderful. You were instantly made to feel welcomed. I left happy and with a full stomach! I will definitely be coming back and I’m thrilled to find out they also have a delivery service overall a truly wonderful experience.

Superb meal as we have come to expect from our Friday evening meals! We have never had a poor steak here, mind you maybe the restaurant could consider alternative sizes of the steak on offer and the price applicable for the food? It might prove popular?

This is a great venue with lovely staff, however, the Taylor Swift night was a complete flop with lots of people leaving early and the crowd sitting on the floor and refusing to move in protest. They've basically used Taylor Swifts name to cash in as the DJ played less Taylor Swift than any other artist and when she did eventually get round to playing Taylor, it was the same songs over and over again. I think Bad Blood came on 4 or 5 times. It was dreadful. Everyone was annoyed. This event was nothing at all like what you see on Tiktok and other events with a Taylor act or compare on stage. The Taylor theme was basically a few paper masks left on tables. 2 masks per table of 6-8. They put some purple tinsel streamers near the bar too. Drink prices were slightly on the expensive side but not too bad. Won't return for any future events.

Coffee was nice, but took 20 mins for a takeout, came out smelling of food. Been a few times since to find it closed, which is a shame its just round the corner

It was my birthday on Sunday. A late Sunday lunch with family was such a good idea. Roast pork had sounded so appealing, especially considering that living alone nowadays means that traditional Sunday dinner no longer happens at home. Plus points: an amazing building, a warm welcome and most pleasant staff. Unfortunately, in my opinion, the meal was awful because of soggy crackling, hard and shrunken roast potatoes, one piece of carrot (!), cold greens and lukewarm watery gravy. And, I didn't like the block of stuffing, which, by the way, was also cold. In addition, we waited an hour for the main course to arrive. A disappointed customer.