Sitting in this little French Bistro, you feel like you are in France. The husband and wife owners are French, with Elizabeth front of house and her husband in the kitchen. The food is beautiful and good value. Small portions but very rich. Only open at lunchtimes now.

Wonderful lunch, from the amuse bouche , to the spinach and veal raviole, to the pork loin stew. Absolutely wonderful. Service was superb, will definitely come again!!

Beautiful food aside what a lovely owner. It speaks volumes when one of the take away memories was the quality of service and social interactions. This is a proper French restaurant. All the staff members mother tongue is French. A healthy number of the clientele were French too, which speaks volumes for the quality of the adopted cuisine. The food was excellent, an amuse bouche was followed by seasonal mussels and one of prettiest, and delicate desserts I’ve had the pleasure of eating. An enjoyable French experience in Cheltenham. Why head to France? Make sure you book well in advance.

Such a delight!! The food was impeccable, very authentic French dishes and very nice presentation too. The owners really made this bistro a special place. Felt very well taken care of, they remembered all requests from the online booking, and were so friendly and fast with everything! Loved their own dessert creation horseshoe too! Defo will come back whenever close by and highly recommend!

Amazing food. Would highly recommend!

I tried to book a table at l’Artisan literally for years, but every time there was a special occasion they were unfortunately closed or some other problem occurred. So this time I decided to pick a random day just to go and finally try this restaurant and I’m so glad I did it. The ambiance was nice, candles on the table, everything looked really elegant, the only downside is that it’s a tiny place so tables are quite close to each other. I had the ravioli as a starter, followed by the duo of duck, while my partner had the scallops and the beef fillet. Honestly the starter where amazing to see but I felt like my ravioli were missing something, maybe they were a bit too delicate in flavour. But the highlight of the dinner was definitely the duck, it was simply amazing and I loved every single bit of it. For dessert we ordered a cheeseboard and the chef’s special, the Horsechoux, which is available in different flavours and is in the shape of a horseshoe to represent the town of Cheltenham. I loved our meal from beginning to end and would definitely recommend this restaurant.

If you want typical French food and excellent service then please book this venue.

Visited with friends end of August. Fabulous food, atmosphere and service. Elisabeth and Yves never disappoint. See you again soon

A beautiful three course lunch with aperitif and wine for two. Very nicely cooked, presented, and served.

Simply a delight to dine here. Superb food, excellent service and a wonderful menu. Book a table - you'll miss out otherwise!!

Got a delicious choux pastry for 4.95£. It was a tad too sweet but the bitter chocolate balanced it just right. Very light & easy to eat.

It was our wedding anniversary and we decided to try something out of our comfort zone so opted into French cuisine. We absolutely loved the food and the service was top class. The chef also came out to ask us about the food and wished us on our anniversary. This small gesture made our day more special and felt really welcomed. Thank you so much💓

We really enjoyed our meal at L’Artisan. The food, wine and service was all excellent. Will definitely return.

A fabulous independent family run traditonal French Restaurant (actually run by a French family), which puts many of the so called French inspired restruant to shame. We ordered from the set lunchtime menu (two or three courses), which was good value with two choices for each course & freshly prepared. I would definitely recommend & also suggest you book ahead as the restruant was close to full when we arrived.

Came for the horseoux desert and we had a lovely experience trying different ones! The decoration was gorgeous and the creme brûlée was great as well. However the coffee definitely needs to be improved. The different coffee were not very well made and some of them were very strong. The staff were nice and the main courses looked amazing so would love to come back for it.

Great huge crème brûlée!! The horsechoux base was a bit soggy but still really good, raspberry one was my favourite!

Very nice authentic french bistro owned and operated by a lovely couple who take great care of their patrons. The pastries are spectacular and the HorseChoux is a wonderful and unique creation by the chef-owner Absolutely worth a visit!

I feel so lucky to know this place in the center of Cheltenham. It is not a modern restaurant but vintage and retro one. The french cuisine and atmosphere here is amazing. Totally love it!!

A lovely restaurant, we were pleasantly surprised. The food was amazing, flavour & presentation, out of this world. The staff were professional and really friendly. My wife and I will certainly be dining here again. The chef coming out and talking to us after our meal made the whole experience quite personal, a great touch. Compliments to all at L’Artisan, we were celebrating our 10th year anniversary and my wife absolutely loved the evening.

We had a fantastic meal here. Service and hospitality was first class and will always be our first choice when in Cheltenham.

It was my first experience with French cuisine and it wasn't disappointing. Good quality and fantastic tasting food.

Almost unassuming from the outside, but don't let that fool you. The whole experience is excellent! Everything was perfect. The service was stellar and the staff are friendly. The food was absolutely tasty - every course was a delight. The flavours were great and well balanced. It made for an amazing evening.

Wow. The reviews and posts about this restaurant are bang on. Wonderful food, excellent wine list, brilliant service and unbelievably well priced for the quality. It is exceptional.