French Restaurants, Brasseries & Bistros in Manchester

Manchester has its fare share of French Restaurants, Bistros and Brasseries - many are high class establishments with Michelin Star status and offering classic French cuisine. Regrettably, however, restaurants come and go, and while the details shown here were correct at the time of publication, there is no guarantee that they still exist or that details of services offered may have changed - please check before setting out.

Alphabetical listing:

Brasserie Chez Gerard
Commercial Union House, 2-10 Albert Square, Manchester M2 6LP.
Tel: 0161-834 7636. Website: www.brasseriegerard.co.uk.
A large French brasserie-style restaurant located immediately opposite the town hall. Open for morning breakfast, midmorning snacks, lunches, afternoon teas, coffee and an à la carte evening dinner. Weekend special meal deals, French classic meals and a French "prix fixé" menu.
Café Rouge
Part of a chain of cafés, but well presented waiter service, in authentic French waiter's costume. Restaurant and café bar facilities with branches at:
Deansgate: 82-84 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2ER. Tel: 0161-839 0414.
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The Printworks, Withy Grove, Manchester M3 2BS. Tel: 0161-832 7749.
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Lowry Outlet Mall, The Quays, Salford M50 3AG. Tel: 0161-877 3977.
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Trafford Centre, First Floor, The Orient, Manchester M17 8AA. Tel: 0161-747 7689.
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Didsbury: 561 Wilmslow Road, Manchester M20 6QZ. Tel: 0161-438 0444.
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Spinningfields: Unit B3/4, Leftbank, Manchester M3 3AN Tel: 0161 839 0456
Website: http://www.caferouge.co.uk.
Chandlers Restaurant
Copthorne Hotel, Clippers Quay, Salford M5 2XP. Tel: 0871 207 7098.
Crompton's Restaurant
Britannia Hotel, 35 Portland Street, Manchester M1 3LA. Tel: 0161-228 2288.
French food in all its classic splendour including frog's legs, snails and chateaubriand to residents and the general public
Establishment
43 Spring Gardens, Manchester M2 2BG. Tel: 0161-839 6300.
Romantic candlelight in a spacious Victorian decorated Grade II Listed former banking Hall. Small portions for children, always one main vegetarian course option, and a lunchtime express menu as well as full a la carte in for evening dining. Website: www.establishmentrestaurant.com.
Fat Loaf
Altrincham: 28-32 Greenwood Street, Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 1RZ Tel: 0871 811 4861.
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Sale: 62 Green Lane, Ashton-on-Mersey, Sale, Manchester M33 5PG. Tel: 0161-972 0397.
Modern French/European cuisine. Listed in the 2010 Michelin Guide. Website: www.thefatloaf.co.uk.
Francs Restaurant
2 Goose Green, Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 1DW. Tel (free): 0800 334 5196..
Website: www.francs-altrincham.com
Upmarket restaurant in a French bistro style, established in 1992 with excellent food at modest prices. Children welcome and eat free at weekends. Entertainments on Friday evenings. Partial disabled access. Variety of vegetarian dishes.
French, The
Midland Hotel, Peter Street, Manchester M60 2DS. Tel: 0871 712 0581.
One of several celebrated hotel restaurants in Manchester, this ornate upmarket restaurant is highly original and costs around £30.00 for a three-course set menu. Closed on Sundays. See also Midland Hotel.
Juniper
21 The Downs, Altrincham WA14 2QD. Tel: 0161-929 4008.
Website: www.juniper-restaurant.co.uk.
One of the region's best and most authentic French Michelin starred restaurant with a high cuisine changing menu, and a first rate winelist.
Lime Tree
8 Lapwing Lane, West Didsbury, Manchester M20 2WS. Tel: 0161-445 1217.
Website: www.thelimetreerestaurant.co.uk.
A much deserved popular restaurant in south Manchester. Excellent cooking and an all-French wine list. Vegetarian dishes included. Disabled access. Open every evening. Lunches available every day except Monday and Saturday.
Lounge Ten
10 Tib Lane, Manchester M2 4JB. Tel: 0161-834 1331. Website: www.lounge10manchester.co.uk.
Innovative and imaginative menu in decadent surroundings. Excellent food. Late night bar license till 2.00am on Fridays and Saturdays.
Malmaison Brasserie
Piccadilly, Manchester M1 3AQ. Tel: 0161-278 1001.
Probably some of the best food to be found anywhere in a Manchester Hotel Restaurant, with a clientele made up equally from residents and non-residents. Impressive menu with original and inventive dishes.
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Moss Nook
Ringway Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 5NA. Tel: 0871 207 1586.
Open Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. One of Manchester's most expensive and select restaurants, for big spending gourmets. Luxuriant décor and superb food. Awarded a Michelin star. Set lunches available. Not recommended for vegetarians.
Restaurant Campanile Manchester
Campanile Hotel, 55 Ordsall Lane, (off Regent Road), Salford M5 4RS.
Tel: 0161-833 1845. Fax: 0161-833 1847.
Email: manchester@campanile.com. Website: www.campanile-manchester-salford.co.uk.
Full buffet breakfast, café bistro and restaurant open every day till late evening. French cuisine as you'd expect from an established French hotel chain.
River Restaurant, The
The Lowry Hotel, 50 Dearmans Place, Chapel Wharf, Salford/Manchester M3 5LH.
Tel: 0161-827 4041. Fax: 0161-827 4001.
Email: hostess@roccofortehotels.com. Website:www.theriverrestaurant.com.
V&A Restaurant, The Bar
Marriott Victoria and Albert Hotel, Water Street, Manchester M3 4JQ. Tel: 0161-832 1188.
Website: /www.marriott.co.uk/hotels/travel/manva-manchester-marriott-victoria-and-albert-hotel/
Formerly known as the Café Maigret, this high quality brasserie-style restaurant features fine dining and river views. Not cheap! The Bar is often frequented by celebrities and television people, a casual dining spot, serving light fare, coffee & beverages. Open for lunch and dinner. Dress code is casual. Online booking via the website.

Note: Entry in this listing does not in any way constitute a recommendation from the authors - while every effort is made to keep information contained herein as accurate and up-to-date as possible, we cannot guarantee that this information will not change over time - therefore, potential visitors must draw their own conclusions and make personal judgements as to value and quality.

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