Loved! Cool space, great location!!! Near the shopping, hotels, harbor. They have a really nice…read morevariety of options. I wasn't in the mood for a big heavy meal so ordered the French onion soup - yum! And chicken walnut salad. I'm not necessarily a huge salad person but it was wonderful!!! We also had a chicken liver pate, which was great. Didn't think to take any pics other than of that dish!? It was a busy Saturday night in Liverpool and we did not have a reservation but were seated about 930pm. Would recommend.

Since the decline of lunch behemoth The Italian Kitchen, Left Bank has become the latest restaurant…read moreto earn the title 'Formby's number 1 lunchtime venue'. This is not generally due to the quality food it offers and more to the price, with a party of four being able to dine for roughly ten pounds (there's not too much wrong with what they serve, it's what you'd expect for less than three quid). Whilst I've never been that impressed with the food on offer at lunchtime, I have been fortunate enough to attend Left Bank of an evening and sample its finer cuisine on the menu. On both occasions, I have visited the restaurant for football team end-of-season dos and have found that they can easily accommodate big groups in the upstairs room, which offers a good space as well as separation from the quieter diners downstairs. The food was delicious and well presented (the steak I had was unrecognisable from the meat in the steak sandwich available on the lunchtime menu) but one point I would make is that the portions were quite small, suggesting that they rely on you ordering the full three courses in order to have your appetite fully satisfied, which I was not (who wants all that food soaking up the alcohol you're consuming?) The taste more than made up for the size though and on both occasions, the large group of rowdy lads (myself included) left feeling very happy (if a little drunk), certain to return again.

Necessity, we are always told, is the mother of invention and the credit crunch (or 'moneygeddon'…read moreas Charlie Brooker rebranded the whole thing) has birthed the dynamo-success of this eatery. That this place is absolutely packed of a lunchtime owes little to the quality of the food - which is somewhere between airport canteen and city-centre branch of Bella Italia standard - but rather to the £2.50 lunchtime offer. The menu includes options ranging from steak sandwich and chips (which is literally only steak in a half baguette; no salad, no sauce) to pesto pasta and chicken caesar salads. Lunch is well worth it, particularly as you would struggle to get a pre-packed sandwich or pasta-salad from nearby Waitrose for any less, but also because the surroundings are cool and clean, the staff are genial and the management are really accommodating - no problem squeezing you in, even if you have to wait a few minutes. Drinks are pretty expensive with a soft drink (poured from a multipack bottle - I've seen them do it) costing almost as much as the meal itself. I can't say anything of the evening menu, as I've never visited here except of a lunchtime, but I have heard the quality is a definite improvement on the workaday midday grub.

Do Not order the steak. The filet is tough meat. I ordered…read moremed/rare and got med/well done. Not a great meal but good drinks/wine list.

For the longest time, I used to leave my vacations in the UK on Sundays. Big mistake. You miss the…read moreSunday roast, which is totally A Thing in Britain. The Hanover Street Social came recommended by a friend of a friend, so I put in for a booking on the Sunday of the last bank holiday. They serve breakfast before noon on Sundays, so my reservation was for 12.30, hoping to miss the Sunday roast crush. Oddly, the place was empty when I arrived, though the place filled up quickly as my visit went along. I ordered a Mersey Sunset drink that came out in a comically large glass with umbrella. My argument was that I was never going to find this elsewhere outside of Merseyside. I ordered the beef Sunday roast, which came with the most gloriously crispy potatoes and parsnips.I took one star off because the beef was chewier and tougher than I'd expect. For pudding, they had a gluten-free cheesecake not on the menu that I'm glad I asked about. The roast and dessert came out looking amazing. For two courses at £17.95, I had a nicer experience than I did at a fancy place in Glasgow and for less than a single main. Wait staff at the Social were fantastic: Northern hospitality for you! My photos are not attaching reliably to my review. If you can't see them, check them out at the top of the restaurant's page on the Yelp app.

Visited here for Father's day in a group of four. We had booked and we're seated immediately. The…read morerestaurant was very busy. Russ the owner for the past 23 years was also working and greeted us all warmly . We all picked three courses for £14 each Excellent value for the quality of food served. The cuisine is English with a Mediterranean twist . All fresh and appetising to look at. You can also choose a Sunday roast . Definitely worth a visit if your in Southport as very reasonable for the ambiance and food quality.

Ah, Auberge. This is one of those places I've visited every now and again when I've been in the…read morebrunette's hometown of Southport, and the standard does shift frequently. Sometimes this French style place is somewhere you want to shout about, other times it's somewhere you want to shout AT. What keeps me coming back is the fact that when it's good, it's really good. The atmosphere is great, very ambient, and the menu always looks very classy but doesn't always live up to its description. The one quality that's never varied however is that of the moules marinier, mussels which are surely to die for. Or at least, make a special journey for. Sometimes accompaniments can be a little undercooked, and depending on your mood the jovial, jokey and bantering staff can either be the perfect tonic or your worst enemy. It's not the most efficient of service but most of the times I've stopped by I've felt well looked after. Despite its troubled past (problems with chefs scarpering with a great deal of moolah), Auberge does come up trumps when it wants to. A frequently changing menu keeps things really fresh, and the staff do have a lot of advice to offer about the menu. While the wine list can be a little pricey you can often get special offers if you look in the right places, so you might be able to get your money's worth. All in all a bit of a Gemini of a restaurant, but can be worth the risk...

We had been in Cote Brasserie before in Oxford and were slightly disappointed. Not to worry in…read moreManchester. Great setting, service and atmosphere and excellent food. Having had the French onion soup and steak tartare as starters, the pork belly and beef bourguignon as mains and tarte tatin as dessert we went home extremely happy. Worth returning.

Cote Brasserie is a chain of French restauraunts, this branch is located just off Deansgate, next…read moreto Bella Itallia. After hearing good things about this place for gluten free, I called in and decided to order from their lunch menu. It was around £11 for 2 courses. For my starter, I ordered the Eggs Florentine which is a poached egg on gluten free bread with hollandaise sauce, and sadly it was a giant, bland mess. I didn't really like the sauce, there was too much of it and it got messy really quickly, the dish as a whole was poor, unseasoned and the bread was burnt. The staff didn't seem friendly, service overall seemed slow, they had a sense of arrogance and shock when I sent my food back as well. One thing that shocked me was that the old fashioned decor Cote had only one member of staff working, with the other looking like he was in 'training', running around like a headless chicken with my food before someone else brought it, based on what was to come I'd have wished he would have run off with my food. For my main, I ordered the seabass and again experienced similar problems, the fish its-self was too oily and watery to the point I ended up leaving it, the only thing of decent quality was the chive potatoes which for me isn't right. Sadly, due to issues with the overall feel inside Cote, food quality and service I feel Cote deserves a one-star rating with the main positive being the use of 'Gluten Free' flags in the food to minimise the risk of cross-contamination etc.

Cozy place, food was so delicious, service was so quick and they gave us two free glasses of…read morechampagne when they knew I'm celebrating my anniversary with my partner.

29/5/17 Food…read moreStandards Agency Rating: Awaits an inspection. The interior has low stone arches; so mind your head. There is an upstairs too, but I didn't venture up. For me (with hearing issues) there is not enough soft furnishings to soak up some of the sound, so in the end I removed my hearing aids. There wasn't any loud misic it was just general restaurant chatter. Before I booked I checked out the menu, and is very much in the style of Bistrot Pierre. Bistrot Pierre was founded in 1994, and the COTE series of restaurants was founded in 2007. However, the latter have more sites. They automatically add 12.5% to the bill. I'm happy to pay this if confirmed by the staff that they actually do get the money. Nevertheless, I'd prefer to decide upon my contribution. Before I start about the choices, it was an interesting observation subsequently checking the bill to see that my 11 yo chose the most expensive items that appeared on the bill. Also, is it waiter for all genders these days? Has this hit the languages that have masculine and feminine for objects, and people? I'm going to distinguish between the two by Male Waiter (MW) and Female Waiter (FW). Starters: 2 x Calamari (£6.50 ea) - £13.00 2 x Crab Mayonnaise (£7.75 ea) - £15.00 1 x Prawn - £15.00 Mains: 3 x 7oz Fillet Steaks (£19.95 ea) - £59.85 (2 with garlic butter at £1.25 each - £2.50) 1 x half chicken, garlic butter (extra) £11.50 + £1.25 - £12.75 1 x Steak Frites - £11.50 Sweets: 1 x Creme Brulee - £5.95 1 x Tart Aux Citron - £5.75 1 x Iced Berries - £4.95 1 x Praline Crepe - £6.25 Drinks 3 x Coca Cola - (£2.60 ea) - £7.80 4 x Bottles of Kronenburg (£3.80) - £15.20 1 Cranberry Juice - £2.30 3 x 125ml Lagarde Blanc (£4.25 ez) - £14.25 (cheaper to have had the bottle, will she never learn?) 2 x 125ml Lagarde Rouge (£4.75) - £9.50 1 x Cafe American - £2.30 Service Charge - £24.58 TOTAL - £221.18 Now for the loss of the star: Fillet steaks ordered as follows: Me - Blue Daughter - Rare Son - Medium Unfortunately, it was discovered a bit too late as that garlic butter had been applied and I didn't want garlic butter. We got: Me - Medium Daughter - Blue Son - Rare They were delivered from the kitchen by two MWs. The FW offered me a free drink (I declined), as they couldn't un-cook my steak. We all enjoyed the steaks, but they are supposed to be locally reared and aged 30 days. I have had better aged steaks that don't ooze blood..... However, they were tender. There was also errors on a nearby table: First they brought out one plate of Steak Frites, when two was order, and they thought the old ladies wanted to share.... Not so.... They were told the additional one would take 7 minutes. Quite rightly they asked for the one available to be taken back and both brought to the table at the same time. When their bill arrived, it had 3 steak frites, instead of 2..... I am not quite sure why these mistakes happen: our steaks, and the ladies' steak frites.... Would I return to Cote Brasserie - YES.

The Brasserie the royal kings arms is a really charming restaurant where you will be able to find…read moretraditionnal english food. the food is very good and the price are quite reasonable. The place has a warm atmosphere and the staff is very helpuful. It is not difficult to find as it is pretty close from the train station. The royal kings arms is also a nice little hotel with rates pretty cheap if you can book in advance on internet.The rooms are very comfy, you will feel at home!It is a cool place to meet your friends

The Left Bank Brasserie is tucked away behind the main streets in Ormskirk. It is a lovely little…read moreplace which appears tiny from the outside but is spacious inside. As soon as I walked in with my parents they were greeted warmly by the owner as they regularly go to the Left Bank for lunch. The owner then introduced himself to me and he was charming and very welcoming. We were there on a Sunday and we had a 2 course meal for £6.95. I had Dip Fried Goats cheese and then Lamb Rump Steak with mint mash and veg for my main course. Every mouthful of the food I had was heavenly and cooked perfectly. The service was impeccable and I can't wait to go there again.

We spent 2 nights in Liverpool, England. We noticed this corner restaurant on our way to the…read moreCavern Club. It was a raining evening. It was packed inside but we got a table outside under the canopy. The waiter was really nice until the shift change then they sort of forgot our lone table outside. We mostly ordered tapa-like appetizers and local beer as usual. Both the food and presentation were excellent. We met a nice local couple next to us and we helped each other took photos. We guess even if locals come to eat, it must be good. We did look in the inside when we used the bathrooms, as usual, the bar is luxurious, like all other pubs in Britain.

A decidedly mixed review. Food was very good, as was the menu. But service was mediocre, and the…read moresound level/noise made the meal less enjoyable.

Chez Gerrard is situated right next door to the Slug and Lettuce on Albert Square…read more It looks almost like a replica of the Slug and Lettuce, but with a different name on the sign. In fact, though the décor and layout inside is similar, its actually not a mere bar but a fine French brasserie. Its open as early as 8am for breakfast and throughout the day for lunch, dinner, coffee or drinks. Its pretty pricey but the food is of very high quality, making it worth the money if you fancy treating yourself. There's also often an offer on, but this may require you to print out a voucher so its worth checking the website before you go. The best value is probably the prix fixe menu, which is 1, 2 or 3 courses starting from around £7 at lunchtime and £12.50 for dinner. Personally though, if you are going to Chez Gerard you're better off completely splashing out, and going for the demi poulet from the a la carte menu, half a grilled corn-fed chicken with herbs (they don't spoilt it), pommes frites (chips innit) and a gorgeous garlic butter sauce (wehey!). May oui, may oui, un petit mange tout. Bon. Bon. Bon.

I love Brasserie Chez Gerard! This is definitely one of my favourite places to eat in Manchester…read morecity centre. The staff were very friendly towards my party on our last visit, and the menu offers a lovely menu of French/British/Moroccan style cuisine. The restaurant itself is a very attractive place to sit and eat, and the location on Albert Square is very easy to find, and easy to reach by public transport.