Stretford Canteen

Stretford Canteen is a family run French bistro at 118 Chester Road, opened as a pop-up in 2016 by Josephine Sandwith and Dean Taylor and now on a permanent site, with their daughter Eve working front of house and in the kitchen. Josephine grew up in her parents' Manchester French restaurant, the Beaujolais. The room is small and plainly furnished, with prints, a large mirror and pot plants, dressed with candles and tablecloths for evening service. The kitchen runs a changing prix fixe: ham hock terrine, confit duck leg, steak au poivre, tarte au citron. Dinner Wednesday to Sunday, brunch at weekends.