Le Mistral Sherwood - French Restaurant — Restaurant in Nottingham

Superb meal enjoyed post lock-down.

Have to mention a few words of praise regarding an excellent meal I had at "Le Mistral" in Nottingham last night whilst working at City Hospital.

Despite all the COVID restrictions and all that goes with it I reserved a table for dinner and enjoyed a superbly cooked meal. Immediately won over by the welcoming and friendly, pleasant young waitress who brought a bottle of water over without me even having to ask (why can't all eateries carry out this most simplest of actions?) and also got the balance of service just right.

Had a Whitebait and Garlic Aioli starter followed by the Pan Fried Haddock with Prawn, Pearl Onions Sauce and Vegetables - cooked exactly right and so tasty (so easy to get fish wrong), the taste stayed with me all night. Accompanied by a fresh Rose (they seem to have a pretty extensive Wine assortment) I passed on dessert - which looked tempting from the menu, but need to watch the weight!!

My only one suggestion would be that the serviettes were really thin - bearing in mind the delicious sauce that came with meal, lemon etc. perhaps a slightly thicker napkin might be advisable - would not want to ruin decent clothes with any food or drink spillage/splash etc.

So overall, in short; simple but well cooked grub with nicely thought out menus that were reasonably priced, hoping to return next week if work is confirmed...

Fantastic experience, with absolutely excellent service and divine, flavoursome and extremely enjoyable food too.

The restauraunt is quaint and rustic and we were very comfortable there. It is well kept and warm, with great cleanliness and organisation too.

We had 3 courses each and we really enjoyed each course immensely. I had the pan fried chorizo with honey, bread and other accompaniments for my starter, followed by the chicken, bacon and leek fricasee and belgian chocolate torte as my main and dessert respectively.

Portions were huge and very satisfying, everything was cooked and prepared just right and each course was very enjoyable and thus filling too.

We received complimentary water too and the waiter who served us was truly hospitable, friendly, welcoming, attentive etc. Very pleasant fellow. The chef seemed like a nice person and compliments to them for such fantastic meals for both of us who visited too.

The dessert was an absolute winner too, so glad I opted it for it in the end and I also forgot to mention we opted for the fries as well, which were also absolutely delicious too.

We really enjoyed our experience and would gladly visit again....

From the start of this experience was flawless. Charlotte the lady who was front of house/waitress called us to confirm the reservation I made online. When we arrived we were seated within minutes despite it being busy, we were made to feel special and well catered too the whole time. Service was fast, all the flavours on every dish we had tonight complimented each other rigorously. I had the French onion soup, my partner tried the Duck pâté. For mains we had Beef bourguignon and also the Pork with crackling, dauphinoise potatoes, vegetables with a apple cream sauce (it wasn’t overpowering whatsoever) We shared a sticky toffee pudding and went straight home to relax because we felt so satisfied! 100% will be returning again, visited the first time years ago and still just as consistently of the highest standard. Once again thank you to the all the staff for a wonderful night and...