We are the stokes family and have been eating at the french connection for many years, my parents…read morehave breakfast there every saturday morning without fail and we have attended the special evenings for a number of years the last one being the ' Allo Allo ' night just before xmas. This place is FANTASTIC and being as we love France you can't get anything more aunthentic than this. The food is superior quality and the staff are really friendly ( especially ' grandepere' the owner as we call him ( he will laugh about this i'm sure) and the atmosphere is something special. i would recommend the french connection to anyone who loves good food and a cosy atmosphere. debbie stokes kinver

From the owner: Freshly prepared home cooked food in the French Style. All meals served in a warm and welcoming…read morebistro environment. A family run business.

I'm honestly puzzled by the high rating -- I must be missing something…read more This is supposed to be a French restaurant, yet the bread served was clearly supermarket bread (it tasted like Tesco bread), not a proper French baguette, which was a disappointing start. I ordered the pâté followed by the chicken. Both were fine, but very average -- nothing memorable or particularly well executed. My partner began with the onion soup, which was overly sweet and had hardly any cheese. It lacked the richness and balance you'd expect from a classic French onion soup. The biggest letdown was the main course: the ribeye. "Ribeye" it was not. It arrived cold, dry, and extremely chewy -- the opposite of what a ribeye should be. Overall, the experience didn't come close to matching the hype or the ratings. Sadly, we left disappointed.

High-quality food that's affordable, with nice ambiance…read more They have a dinner deal, 29 pounds for a starter and main dish. I got the salmon tartare and duck. The salmon tartare was a great starter, with fresh ingredients. It was well-seasoned, and not too heavy. The duck was quite rich and the portion size was massive.

I honestly cannot fault this place!…read more Tuesday is 2 courses and a free bottle of wine night. I kept having to check with the waitress that I could order something, but NOTHING is off the menu! NOTHING AT ALL! You have a couple of quid supplement on some thing like steak or duck, but otherwise it's a total foodie fest! My starter had lovely ripe fig with soft goats cheese, and the main (Assiette de France) was a pot of olives in fresh herbs and oil, a tomato pickle, a mini baked Camembert, two pairs of frogs legs, two fish cakes and some leaves serve on a slate. The house red wine is Fleur de Lys and the service is polite and connected. What's not to love. Next time I'm here, this is my destination of choice! I have to say how lovely the couple were at the next table. So friendly, with some great tips. I hope you celebrate the BIG birthday coming up with suitable aplomb, and maybe you'll give Facebook another chance :-)

Can't fault the food and service here. Le Lunch Rapide for £10.50. Three courses. Everyone a…read morewinner. Great fast and friendly service. Busy restaurant for lunch gave a great ambience and the price is a bargain. You will not be disappointed

Set menu (weekday) was great value for money, three courses and wine for 13.95…read moreWould recommend and use again Plenty of choice on the menu Some of the staff hard to understand accent but very helpful and friendly

Great French food. Good value and booked 40+ friends there for a meal recently.read more

Ate here on December 4th 2010,wasn't very busy but the staff told me they had only been open a week…read moreso they were building up trade.Both me and my wife were very impressed by the wine list and the price of some very nice vino was very reasonable! I had lamb shank which was cooked to perfection and my wife went for the scallops and monkfish which she told me was the best shed had in a long time,we both shared a warm chocolate brownie with a small glass of dessert wine which complimented the richness of the chocolate to perfection! I have to say I was very impressed with the whole experience and will be going back very soon, this time mob handed with friends!

Your review helps others learn about great local businesses…read more Please don't review this business if you received a freebie for writing this review, or if you're connected in any way to the owner or employees. A friend and I ate here Wednesday 1st June 2016 it's a small ish restaurant with around 10 tables for 2/4 on the ground floor, but a surprisingly larger room upstairs where functions such as tribute band nights a private do's are held I was impressed with the food quality. I had scallops raped in proceto, and my colleague had the veg soup. Both were tasty and well cooked the fish was tender and flavoursome the ham was crisp and and balanced well with the scallops, four scallops and a salad dressing My main course was Duck cooked pink with shaved root veg again flavesome and well balanced. When you first walk into this place you think, this is a bit small to be good, but eat your food then judge I was pleased with my food and so was my colleague. I will return and are going to try the tribute night

Small privately owned French restaurant in the heart of Northampton…read more Available for private party hire. Built on two floors, with a small intimate bar downstairs & a small/medium sized dining area on the 1st floor. Brightly decorated. Contemporary style. Hamid is a fantastic host & exquisit chef. Highly recommend.

Took a chance on line by booking this and can honestly say it is one of the best meals I have had…read more Will definately re visit.

My boyfriend and I had such a special time there!…read more It's located near the main street of Cheltenham. Once you enter the restaurant, you can feel the warm and cosy atmosphere. We dined on the first floor which had a special French ambience. There were some beautiful paintings on the wall, which made me feel like we were dining at museum. Oh the food was AMAZING! I was delighted with every bite! Especially the starter of scallops and king prawn was beautifully cooked. The combination of seafood and pie was absolutely delightful. The staff were cheerful and their service was remarkable. We will definitely visit there again soon!

My wife and I spent the night in Cheltenham on our way to Bath. We were not intending to visit…read moreCheltenham, but the recent heatwave caused us to cancel our Broadway hotel due to lack of air conditioning. We not excited by our dinner choices, but I went on Yelp and discovered L'Artisan had an excellent review and was nearby. We were very much delighted with the excellent service and great food. The young waitress who served us, although wearing a badge announcing she was a "trainee", was the best service person we have had since arriving in the U.K. two weeks ago. The owner/hostess welcomed us warmly and was a very gracious host throughout our meal. L'Artisan exceeded our every expectation.

One word: perfection. Out of all the restaurants I have visited in the UK, this restaurant is my…read morefavorite by far. I stopped by while visiting Oxford and this place was a great decision. The fish was delicate and cooked perfectly. The sauces served with the dishes were amazing and complimented the fish. Definitely some of the best fish dishes I've ever had. The bouillabaisse sauce is so deep in flavor. Lastly, the desserts were creative and beautiful to look at.

We visited the brasserie in a group of 26. The restrooms were uncredible dirty. But after…read morecomplaining the crew cleaned it up. So far so good. I had the burger, it wasn't the best but also not the worse. Just too expensive. 15£. The best lemon tarte i've ever had. It's really expensive here. Maybe it's a good place for mussel. Try it by yourself.

3/3/17 - Booked for 12 noon…read more We arrived a bit early by 15 minutes, and found someone, but was quite brusquely told that they didn't open until 12 noon. I said we hadn't got anywhere else to go as visiting Leicester for another purpose, and could we just take a seat and wait. Well, the door would have been closed if it hadn't been for maintenance work being carried out, we were told...... Not a good start. However, sat at a table for two.... Just mention that we've visited Bistrot Pierre several times in Birmingham, and also in Torquay, so we are somewhat "anciens patrons". Plus several stamps on the loyalty card.. So what did we have? Initial drinks: 175ml - Dry white wine for my wife - £3.95 Becks Blue for me - £2.95 Presented with some warm bread and (unsalted) butter - FOC. My wife had two courses - £10.95 Starter Pate & Chicken/Truffle Main I had three courses - £16.95 Whitebait for the starter with a garlic mayonnaise - Plenty of whitebait. The rump steak main (a supplement of £3.95) - which I found to be rather tough and grisly. (Also ordered a glass of 175ml Malbec - £6.50) Sweet - Crème Brulee - Which is always good. My wife felt that the ambiance of the Birmingham restaurant is better. Staff were friendly that eventually served us (not the person who greeted us). The food came at a steady pace. All reasonably priced menu. Wines can be a bit pricey. Turns out to be my son's favourite restaurant in Leicester.

A very good and well priced French restaurant in central Leicester, located just up the road from…read morethe Town Hall Square. Menu is fairly mainstream, but food is well prepared, and it offers an extremely well priced Menu Gastronomique typically two evenings per month. The service has always been very good, and deserves particular commendation for the willingness to adapt even the notionally fixed Menu Gastronomique if dinners have particular needs.

My favorite restaurant in Cheltenham! We arrived here by the suggestion of a cab driver and he…read moredescribed it as "very French cooking, without the fussiness". Which translates into delicious accessible French food. I ended up eating here twice in my 10 day trip. For starters, the staff was really hospitable, offering to take my coat and they were always attentive to the little things, like having enough water. They also were very patient in decoding the menu because there was a lot of French. The interior is cozy since it is downstairs, sporting low ceilings, warm brick walls, and a fireplace. I had a lot of food here, but these were my faves: - Baguette (comes with the meal) - so fresh and perfect! Crispy, crackly crust with soft fluffy innards. I could be happy with just their bread and butter for a meal. A sign of more good food to come - Terrine maison (liver pate) - Only order this if you like pate or don't mind the taste of liver. Served with crispy toasts, a lightly dressed salad, and onion jam. Liver pate + onion jam is a delightful food combo. - Scallops & pancetta salad - delicious. Rocket arugula, lightly dressed with really flavorful tomatoes and the right balance of pancetta. The scallops were tender and flavorful too - Crepe aux champignons (mushroom crepe) - Really rich and filling. This could be a light meal on its own. The gravy made it really filling. - Citron tart (Lemon tart) - absolutely winning and beautiful. Tart and bright lemon custard over a shortbread tart shell, very delicately covered by a thin brulee top. Served with a scoop of the sweetest and juiciest raspberries and a mound of fresh cream. It was so good that my dining partner wasn't going to have dessert until he saw it. And then he couldn't resist getting a slice of his own. - Chocolate fondant cake - well executed chocolate lava cake. Definitely a must for chocolate lovers. Only thing I didn't really like was the sea bass (fish of the day). A little too fussy with a whole fillet of bones to deal with. Great for dates or celebrations... or with the waitstaff being so French it could also be fun to come to practice French

Really friendly helpful staff. Went out of their way to make things lactose free for me. Reasonably…read morepriced and a great atmosphere!