The best restaurants serving French food in South West

Entró en el apagado - oportunidad después de leer las críticas y tuvieron suerte de obtener la última mesa libre. Estábamos cansados después de un largo viaje y queríamos un ambiente casual y eso es exactamente lo que encontramos aquí, con un gran servicio y comida encantadora.

Bouvardia, un hermoso restaurante de alta cocina situado en las colinas a las afueras del centro de la ciudad de Bath. La impresionante presentación, limpieza y atención al detalle son evidentes a partir de su enfoque; la estética se ha pulido hasta el último detalle. Los jardines son de tamaño íntimo: con solo diez mesas ofrecidas, el servicio es rápido y atento, lo que significa que su comida es fresca y caliente! Hay un hermoso salón y bar junto al restaurante principal. Adjunto es Bathen House Hotel y aunque no nos alojamos, solo puedo imaginar que las suites son de similar alta calidad. El personal fue inmediatamente acogedor y atento durante toda nuestra comida, sabiendo cuándo acercarse y cuándo darle espacio - perfecto para una noche de cita íntima! La comida, desde entrantes hasta postres, era deliciosa. Cada plato estaba claramente diseñado con amor; la paleta y las texturas estaban perfectamente equilibradas. Cada nota base de umami se cortaba con una explosión brillante de una guarnición o aderezo. La riqueza equilibrada con notas delicadas y aromáticas. Ya sea que seas un poco esnob de la comida o simplemente disfrutes salir para una buena comida, apreciarás este menú. Pedimos el miso de berenjena y tomate, y buñuelos feta para comenzar; risotto de porcini, y lubina como principales; cardamomo y ruibarbo panna cotta, y chocolate torte de naranja con sorbete de naranja sangre para terminar. Por otro lado teníamos patatas delfines, y brócoli de tallo tierno con aderezo de anchoa. Mis favoritas fueron la berenjena miso y el cardamomo y ruibarbo panna cotta. La berenjena estaba perfectamente carbonizada, ahumada y con nueces, con el sésamo añadiendo algo de interés textural al bocado. La nuez caramelizada combinada con el rábano brillante era DIVINA. La crema de cardamomo tenía un perfil delicioso de biscuidad, con un final increíblemente jugoso y afrutado. El único, muy menor, negativo que podría ofrecer es que nuestros lados podrían haber hecho con un poco de algo extra. La delfinosa estaba ligeramente seca en las capas internas (aunque realmente aprecié que no se estaba ahogando en crema espesa) , y el brócoli podría haber hecho con un poco más de aderezo de anchoa. Incluso los vinos de la casa estaban a leguas por encima de las ofertas habituales! En general, tendría que darle a nuestra experiencia 5 estrellas, realmente no podríamos fallar. Gracias por recibirnos!

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.

Fantastic pub, great food, beer and people (ex-Forester in Donhead St Andrew). We shared scallops in shell with garlic, asparagus, leek and mushroom filo tart, taramasalata, smoked halibut and pollock with various vegetables. All of it was great quality. I washed mine down with a pint of Rare Breed and then a glass of pink. We both had dessert (great sticky toffee pud) as well, and all for £100. Blimey. Recommend!

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

Amazing food, great hospitality, very welcoming but one downfall is not enough staff. Only twice been waiting to be served at the bar both times completely overlooked. Rooms are lovely, some issues with wanting some quiet time in the Cotswolds, when you can hear loud music 2 floors up. Poor parking when we arrived, very loud with bookings for afternoon tea. Not much time for attention to give us an overview. A great local venue for a top end menu, should not be overlooked.

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!

An excellent evening spent at Isabels, we had drinks in the bar, an excellent starter, beautiful main meals and delightful dessert followed by Irish coffee.

Consistently good. Very enjoyable. Staff fabulous

Amazing food, kind and attentive staff, a great spot for dinner! And great bang for you buck.

Wonderful food, great staff. We will go again

A sunny day sitting on the harbour side with a delicious bowl of local mussels in a cream and white wine sauce, accompanied by warm bread and a glass of beer. Perfect!

Good food, extensive reasonably priced winelist, great sommelier. Hence the need to book! Do go!