The best restaurants serving French food in England

Went to Swirl on a Friday evening and it had a lovely buzzy atmosphere. The cocktails are fresh and fabulous and went well with the nibbles on offer. The service was warm and friendly and we all really loved it here. We will definitely return.

Poor before we had even eaten. Taking my Mum to enjoy Beef Wellington, her favourite dish, I phoned ahead a few times to ensure one was available. Just before I arrived at the restaurant, they confirmed it was available. We sat down in an empty restaurant, rather inefficient staff. We were told there was no Beef Wellington, so I pointed out that one was put by. Then we were told they could make one, and it would take 40 mins, to which we said would that be 40 minutes or could it be longer ? On visiting the toilet I heard the chef say ‘if they wanted one, it might take 45 minutes’. Nobody wants to be considered a nuisance in a restaurant, so we decided to take our custom elsewhere. Having travelled all the way from Hampstead to enjoy Beef Wellington, my Mum’s favourite dish, we left & ate elsewhere. Sadly not beef Wellington.

The food was excellent! We really enjoyed the tasting menu, which was fresh and inventive. Just be sure to budget about 3.5+ hours for dinner!

Everything good and perfect, courteous

Very nice food, atmosphere was great, and service superb. Roxanne was very very polite and carying.

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We had a wonderful time here. Staff were friendly, food was great and location is very good for us with children. We’re definitely coming back!

Visited here today, lovely place to sit and relax whilst visiting the town. However, the workers themselves don’t really make you feel welcome. They’re also very stingy with the toppings if your having one of the sweet crepes. I opted for the kinder bueno, I bet there was probably less than 1 teaspoon of nutella sauce on it. In terms of toppings and what you get for the money, probably the worst one i’ve had.

Lovely food in a nice place, staff were ok apart from chasing me to check I'd paid, when I had of course 🙄

We went here for breakfast, food was mouth watering and delicious.

Group of about 13 of us! Monday night. Great food great service & great atmosphere! All waiters cheerful & friendly. Would definitely recommend to anyone.

Been here many times as a family and the food has never disappointed. The set menu is very good value and staff all work hard to make the experience pleasant. Nothing is too much trouble. We will obviously return.

What a fantastic find....such friendly service too. Thanks

¿Por dónde empezar? Organicé una cena familiar especial de 16 personas en este restaurante y tuvimos una experiencia absolutamente increíble. La comida era impresionante, pedimos la ensalada des arranque eurasie y sin duda lo recomiendo. Para el principal tuvimos el cordero y salmón teriyaki tanto persas excepcionalmente bueno. Los cócteles sin alcohol eran geniales. La decoración es impresionante y tiene un ambiente boutique vintage excelente para fotos. El personal era extremadamente amable y servicial, y se aseguró de que estuviéramos bien atendidos. El gerente (Sharmin) en particular era muy atento asegurándose las cosas eran exactamente como quería que para mi evento especial y rápidamente responder a mis correos electrónicos. Los precios eran muy razonables sin duda recomendaría este restaurante para eventos especiales o incluso la cena. Sin duda volveré a probar el resto del menú.

We booked for New Year’s Eve dinner just a few days before, no issues with booking we received an email asking for a deposit which is fairly standard for this time of year. It was our first time trying the 6 course Soirée Gastronomique and we weren’t disappointed, everything was hot and delicious, I particularly enjoyed the trio of bruschetta and the celeriac wellington. We’ve been coming here since it opened and will continue to do so. We left absolutely stuffed, a big thanks to the entire serving team for a very enjoyable evening.