French Living Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Authenticity

Pros:

• "A tiny corner of France in the middle of Nottingham! A fantastic atmosphere and better food and drink."
• "You really will not experience anything more French outside of France."
• "The restaurant has a really authentic French feel."
• "Beautiful cosy place with a very French location and atmosphere."
• "The ambiance felt cozy and intimate, with French music playing in the background."
• "It's a little bit of France, proper bistro menu with seasonal options."
• "The most French I have felt outside of France!"

Cons:

• "Enjoyed the ambiance but slightly disappointed by my French Living burger."
• "Paper table cloths were awful too."
• "A little cool downstairs."
• "We thought it was weird how you could only have a small glass of wine or a bottle. No other option."
• "Accessibility wise toilets are downstairs spiral staircase."
• "The ambience is delightful."
• "No check back, no thank you, no goodbye."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Lovely food and a relaxed experience."
• "The food the best meal we have ever had in Nottingham."
• "Service was efficient and the food excellent."
• "The dishes served at French Living are astonishingly delicious."
• "The steak was cooked to perfection, my partner’s venison was to die for."
• "The food was delicious with excellent service."
• "The food is always presented nicely and tastes great."

Cons:

• "I ordered a steak which came cold more than warm fries was hot but not the steak, still tasted good not impressed."
• "The rib eye steak to follow was the toughest I have ever tried to eat but gave up."
• "Very poor steak a very bad cut of meat. Inedible."
• "The salt cod fritters sadly were a lot fried nothingness. I could not taste any cod."
• "The frites were soggy and a combination of chips and French fries."
• "Terrine was followed by steak frites, the steak was tough...most of it inedible, though chips were good."
• "No bread with terrine, asked for some which waitress forgot to get for me."

Service

Pros:

• "Friendly and helpful staff."
• "Fantastic service."
• "All of the staff were friendly and welcoming."
• "The staff looked after us perfectly and made us feel very welcome."
• "The staff is very friendly and happy to help."
• "The staff were very accommodating as we had to change the amount of people on our booking on more than 1 occasion."
• "The staff were friendly."