Northumberland, French Restaurant Guide

Loire Valley native Greg Bureau is behind this “well-established and well-regarded” Gallic bistro: a jewel of this “lovely market town” (especially since they added a glass balcony) and long reputed for its “highly reliable” cooking and “tremendous value” sets. Linger over a meal amid vintage French posters and then amble over to the “fine abbey a short walk away”.

A “reliable” neighbourhood restaurant and wine bar from Loire Valley native Cédric Boc-Ho and Northumberland-born wife Catherine which is set under the old railway arches near Newcastle Central station. Its “very sound” French brasserie food (“tapas-style” in part, though there is also a well-priced ‘formule du midi’) makes it “ideal for lunch”, but the cosy all-rounder is “also a good evening spot” too.