Bouchon Bistrot - Hexham

Claims this is the best French restaurant outside London may or may not be true. It is at least amongst the best, and thoroughly authentic. Unpretentious, good food, good wine and some nice decorative touches and reasonably priced.

Well cooked and presented food in warm and friendly surroundings. Good ambience considering it was the night before lockdown.

Excellent as ever. Very safe, due to all Covid restrictions in place. Lovely starter, one if the best main courses ever(a delicious vegetable tempura) and an ice cream dessert which reall finished off the meal well. Fully deserving of any success!

Wonderful food, excellent service and a lovely atmosphere. Will miss during lockdown 2.0 but will be back as soon as we’re allowed!

Very enjoyable evening, delicious food and friendly service

Fabulous food. Great service. Restaurant is a bit run down...but about to be refurbished

Lovely place in the heart of Hexham. Fantastic quality with a wine list to suit. French dining at its best!

We had such a beautiful meal at Bouchon! I had the veal ( which was one of the best meals I have ever had!) and my husband had the steak which was amazing as usual.

Great food and service as ever.

Quite pricey but great food and service, would definitely revisit again!!

Great food and service, little too quiet.

If you want really good, quality food in a quiet atmosphere you can count on the Bouchon. Good service and delicious house wine !

Been here before a few times both as a couple and with family.
Nice premises, very clean and tidy, excellent but unobtrusive service from pleasant staff.
Food presentation and quality is great. Portion size allows a full three course meal to be enjoyed without making one feel uncomfortable.
Wines are also very nice.
We will be back and would not hesitate to recommend the restaurant to anyone,

Felt very safe and relaxed

I cannot speak too highly of the whole dinning experience. Great food, excellent wine in a relaxed setting

I booked the bistro for my husband's 60th birthday and was not disappointed. The quality of food, drink and service is exceptional in stylish surroundings. Many thanks for everything.

Excellent, cosy and authentic French restaurant, very reasonable price, pork mignon cooked beautifully tender and pink.

Food was great quality. Service brilliant. Fixed price menu exceptionally good value 👏

Great food and service. One of our favourite places to eat in Hexham.

Exceptionally tasty food served by knowledgeable kind staff in a lovely setting.

The rump steak was so flavoursome! Would highly recommend .

Great food and service, would recommend.

Wonderful food and amazing ambience . I can’t say how special that is for a vegetarian. My friend and I appreciated the excellent freshness of the food cooked in brilliant French style!

Exceptional lunchtime menu, great value each dish was exquisite

The exterior of the Bouchon Bistrot is what appears to be an old stone warehouse and gives no clue that you are about to enter an enclave of La République française in Northumberland. Service comes with a mild northeastern accent but manages to be both friendly and professional. The dining room would feel very French without the pleasantly quiet background chanson. I had a Peroni to quench my thirst - they also offer Kronenbourg. For a starter I had a dozen supremely tasty snails. An extra bread roll to soak up the garlicky butter was willingly provided. My main course was an expertly cooked veal dish with a generous quantity of girolles, spinach and a variety of buttery root vegetables. My glass of French pinot noir went well with this. To finish I had clafoutis with griottines and a quenelle of well made ice cream. All appropriately seasonal and very French. Prices are very reasonable considering the quality.

Usual high quality food, great service, covid safe.

Very nice just the right quantity of really excellent food very pleasant service we will definitely return

Excellent all around, food ambience, service first class .They never disappoint

We had an almost perfect business lunch meeting. The food was all superbly cooked and the portions perfectly judged. Le Bouchon is a real gem, a true French Restaurant. Definitely worth seeking out.

Superb quality - early bird deal very good value for money.

Superb!
Atmosphere , Service and Tastes cannot be faulted !

Champagne and Cheese Soufflé to start with proper bread
Nice Red and Confit of Duck , with traditional trimmings and wonderful Cauliflower Cheese !
The deserts looked amazing but we were too full !

Splendid , many thanks team.

I have been here many times and keep going back because usually we really enjoy it but something wasnt quite right this time. The bread arrived after the main course and we had to ask for it, we were told it was delayed because they had just had to put more in the oven but when it arrived minutes later it was stone cold which is fine but dont tell untruths about why it wasnt there while we were waiting for our meal. The combination of my main course was questionable I dont know why I though monkfish and ox cheek would go together,I did think the chef clearly knows something I dont so lets try this well... It didnt! However seperately the two componenets were very nice just not togeter. Service was good considering there was only one waiter that day he coped admirably with the number of covers present. The square of greasproof paper under the quenelle of ice cream on top one of the hot desserts was the last straw with profuse appologies from the waiter but no deduction from the bill and right now I woud think twice before I went again. I do think that the current issues regarding covid may be having an impact, I do hope thats all it as as I really did love this place.

Fantastic food and wonderful staff . Bouchon remains one of my favourite restaurants.

Excellent yet again.

Menus updated a few weeks ago so several new options to try.
Goat's cheese feuillette with beetroot starter was very good.
Ox cheek and monk fish main was a first for me but proved to be outstanding (also very filling)

Covid precautions in place and well adhered to.

Fantastic lunch menu with good options for around 18 pounds for 3 courses. Very good value authentic French food.

We haven't been out much lately and so were slightly apprehensive about coming along to dine! We needn't have been, everyone was being safe and thoughtful, and the food was superb. We enjoyed our experience just as much as ever and we will be back soon.
Thanks Greg and all of your lovely staff.

Excellent food and service. Lovely restaurant and good menu.

Great customer service, delicious food. We had a lovely evening.

A while since we had been and realise it was a mistake, we must try and pay a visit more often, all very nice, even though it was a quiet Tuesday evening.
Graham Smith

Good simple meal. Excellent goat cheese tartlet starter. Slightly oily tempura vegetables and over-salted confit leg of Guinea Fowl mains. Excellent coffee.

This is a lovely gem of a restaurant. The meal for 4 of us was excellent with a great range of selection on the menu. Would I go back? Definitely. Service was great. Thank you for a great evening