Restaurants
in Manchester and the Northwest region

French & Continental Restaurants in Manchester

NOTE:
Regrettably, 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. Also, times and prices may have changed - please check before setting out.

Alphabetical listing:

• Brasserie St Pierre
  57 Princess Street, Manchester M1.
  Tel: 0161-228 0231
  Open Mon-Fri 12noon-2.30pm. Tues-Fri 6.30pm-10.30pm. A popular and smart French restaurant, a mecca for Manchester businessmen and officials. Excellent value lunchtime set menu, pleasant Edwardian atmosphere. Moderately expensive.
  
  
• Britannia Hotel
  Portland Street, Manchester M3 1LA.
  Tel: 0161-228 2288 Fax: 0161-236 9154.

• Café on the Green
  60 Beech Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21. Tel: 0161-881 7715.
  Open Tues-Sat 6.00pm-10.00pm and on Sunday 12.30pm-3.00pm. Closed Saturday and Monday. Good value no-nonsense French cuisine, with jazz music played.
  
  
• Cafe Maigret
  Le Meridian Victoria and Albert Hotel, Water Street, Manchester M3 4JQ
  Tel: 0161-832 1188. Fax: 0161-834 2484
  High quality restaurant at fairly high prices.
  
  
• Café Rouge
  82-84 Deansgate, Manchester 3. Tel: 0871 712 8026.
  Open Monday-Saturday 10.00am-11.00pm, and Sunday 10.00am-10.30pm. Part of a chain of cafés, but well presented waiter service, in authentic French waiter's costume. Restaurant section at the rear, with café bar facilities in the front. Excellent coffees. 12½% service charge.
  
  
• Chandlers Restaurant
  Copthorne Hotel, Clippers Quay, Salford M5 2XP. Tel: 0871 207 7098.
  
  
• Establishment
  43 Spring Gardens, Manchester city centre. Tel: 0161-839 6300.
  Open Tues-Thurs from noon till 3.00pm and from 5.30pm till 10.00pm; Fri-Sat from noon till 3.00pm and from 5.30pm till 11.00pm. Romanic candlelight in a Victorian decor. Small portions for children, always one main vegetarian course option.
  
  
• Fat Loaf
  28-32 Greenwood Street, Altrincham WA14 1RZ Tel: 0871 811 4861.
  Modern French/European cuisine. Open Tuesdays to Saturdays 12noon-2.30pm, Sunday 1.00-5.00pm. Website: www.thefatloaf.co.uk.
  
  
• Francs
  2 Goose Green, Altrincham WA14 1DW. Tel: 0871 2077162.
  Website: www.francs-altrincham.com
  Open Mon-Thurs from 12noon-3.00pm and from 6.00pm-10.30pm and on Sundays from 12noon-4.00pm and 7.00pm-9.30pm. Upmarket restaurant in a French bistro style with excellent food at modest prices. Children welcome. Entertainments on Friday evenings. Partial disabled access. Variety of vegetarian dishes.
  
  
• French Restaurant, The
  Midland Hotel, Peter Street, Manchester M60 2DS. Tel: 0871 712 0581.
  Open: Mon-Thu 7pm-10.30pm; Fri-Sat 7pm-11pm. 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. See also Midland Hotel.
  
  
• Juniper
  21 The Downs, Altrincham. Tel: 0161-929 4008.
  Website: www.juniper-restaurant.co.uk.
  Open Fri-Sat 12noon-2.00pm and Tues-Sat 7.00pm-9.30pm. One of the region's best and most authentic French restaurant with a high cuisine changing menu, and a first rate winelist.
  
  
• Le Petit Blanc
  55 King Street, off Chapel Walks, Manchester M2. Tel: 0161-832 1000.
  Website: www.lepetitblanc.co.uk.
  Open Mon-Sat from 11.00am-3.00pm and from 5.30pm-11.00pm, and on Sunday from 12noon-10.00pm. Fairly recent addition to Manchester restaurants, Raymond Blanc has set up a brasserie-type restaurant in a small premises where families and children are made most welcome.
  
  
• Lime Tree
  8 Lapwing Lane, West Didsbury, Manchester 20. Tel: 0161-445 1217.
  Open Tues-Fri and Sunday 12noon-2.30pm, and every evening from 6.00pm-10.30pm. A much deserved popular restaurant in south Manchester. Excellent cooking and an all-French wine list. Vegetarian dishes included. Disabled access.
  
  
• Lounge Ten
  10 Tib Lane, Manchester City Centre M2. Tel: 0161-834 1331.
  Website: www.lounge10manchester.co.uk.
  Innovative and imaginative menu in decadent surroundings. Excellent food. Open Tues-Sat from 12noon-2.30pm, and from 6.00pm onwards. Late night bar licence till 2.00am on Fridays and Saturdays.
  
  
• Malmaison Brasserie
  1 Gore Street, Piccadilly, Manchester M1. Tel: 0161-278 1001.
  Open from Mon-Fri from 7.00am-10.00am, and from 6.00pm - 11.00pm in the evening. Sat-Sun from 7am-11.00am and evenings from 6.00pm-11.00pm.
  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.
  See also Malmaison Hotel.
  
  
• Moss Nook
  Ringway Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester 22. Tel: 0871 207 1586.
  Open Tues-Fri 12noon-1.30pm, 7.00pm-9.30pm, and Saturday 7.00pm-10.00pm. Closed on Sundays. 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.

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