Le Mistral French restaurant in Sherwood, Nottingham, is a cosy, café style venue that offers a relaxed dining experience and delicious, freshly prepared French cuisine. Located on Mansfield Road, it is just a couple of miles from Nottingham city centre whilst maintain excellent transport links to the centre.

The staff and atmosphere at Le Mistral is inviting and emits a rustic charm that you would typically expect to find whilst dining in France itself. The dining style is unhurried and diners are, refreshingly, encouraged to take their time to really savour their meal and time with their family, friends or partner. With a vintage café theme running throughout the restaurant, diners will fall in love with the distressed blue wooden panels, mismatched chairs and French memorabilia that adorns the walls.

The menu is filled with classically French dishes that range from creamy brie parcels to charcuterie platters for two to share. The mains are mouthwatering and offers diners beautiful beef bourguignon, salmon fillet with a pesto crust, and hearty sausage of the day and mash. There is a limited menu for vegetarians that, whilst small, is delicious. Alongside the menu you will find wine recommendations for each dish which allow you to expertly match you fine French wines perfectly to your meal, Bon Appetite!

Many of the ingredients used to create the dishes on Le Mistral’s delicious menu are sourced directly from the Rungis Market in Paris and many of the wines (58 different labels last counted) are straight from the cellars of French vineyards. There is also a selection of affordable and interesting champagnes on offer as well as an extensive range of bottled lagers from France.

Without an air of pretension the restaurant is a haven for anyone who wants to enjoy a nice, fresh, simple lunch or dinner with a nice glass of wine (or two!) without being hassled by anyone. This atmosphere and approach appears to have carried across from France with great care. Le Mistral Sherwood is perfect if you’re looking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city centre for an hour or two.