Formby, French Restaurant Guide

This “great French bistro” is a true family affair from the Vérité family, with owners Marc & Michaela nowadays joined by their two sons; “there is always a great choice of imaginative seasonal dishes, expertly cooked and well-presented”, and the “recently acquired adjacent premises” (Petite Verité, a bar/overspill area for the restaurant) is also a “welcome addition”.

“Just watch the sunset over Liverpool from this 34th-floor restaurant”, say fans of this spectacular venue in the West Tower, the city’s tallest. Run by Cathy Frost, whose developer husband Hugh built the tower, the operation’s modern British cuisine has consistently impressed reporters, and new head chef Nathan Booth has settled in well following the departure of Elliot Hill to the Chester Grosvenor.