The best restaurants serving French food in South West

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.

16 of us were here for afternoon tea today, the food was amazing, the staff so friendly and helpful and the service top 10, thank you Yalbury Cottage

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.

Cute French bistro, efficient and friendly staff and consistently great food. We visit every time we find ourselves in Brixham.

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.

An excellent evening at One Polkist Hill. A delightful place to eat with friends. The food was so good and well presented. A small restaurant with lots of character. The staff were friendly and attentive.. What more could you want,

4 of us visited The Gaff last night for the Chef’s Table experience to celebrate my wife’s birthday. I must admit I was slightly trepidatious when we sat at the bar and were the only patrons in there. I needn’t have worried. As the restaurant filled up around us Chef Robert served up one of the best tasting menus we’d ever experienced. Every course was wonderfully unfussy, with a couple of dishes opting to make vegetables the star of the show, believe me - you’ve never had cauliflower like this. He was also a great host who clearly loves his craft and happily indulged my amateur interests in his cooking throughout the evening. All this was complimented by our American friend with a passion for Pauillac, the wine pairings were high quality, interesting but most importantly delicious. It is unbelievably good value for what you receive (£140 a head for 8 courses, 8 wines and service) and felt really special. My only thought as I exited into the cool April night, ‘I can’t wait to go back’.

We had an anniversary meal at this restaurant and it was a perfect way to celebrate. The staff are wonderful, professional and friendly. The food is to die for! I had chicken pie which was absolutely delicious, plenty of food and piping hot.. My husband had the Moroccan vegetable tureen, he is an extremely fussy veggie and he said his was the best vegetarian mrsl he'd ever had!

Loved this little restaurant. Food, ambience,wine everything felt really special. The lady who runs it is an amazing host. Definitely one to try. And dog friendly x

Fantastic coffee and the mega breakfast sarnie is absolutely terrific,! Ollie, Jess, Will and the whole team are the best !

I called in here recently and it is now under different ownership. I had a full breakfast and a cappuccino at £9.50. And very nice it was too. Note that the breakfasts are now served only until 12 noon. This is a lovely little cafe in a delightful (and listed) building in Trowbridge. Recommended.

I visited the legion with my nan,sister and daughter. We each had a starter and main meal. My daughter had battered cod and chips, which she throughly enjoyed. The food was very nice and presented well. Waitress was very friendly and helpful 💞 thank you for a lovely evening. Glad we booked it.