Set in an elegant Georgian building on Rawson Street, in Halifax, guests dining at Le Metropolitain can unwind in an atmospheric art deco setting while ordering from a modern European menu with a distinct emphasis on French cuisine. The restaurant's 'grand salon' is available for weddings and other events.
 
Brunch from 11 a.m. serves dry cured bacon with Paris brown mushrooms and black pudding, omelette Arnold Bennett or eggs Florentine. Dinner could begin with five spice belly pork with apple purée and toasted hazelnuts, gravadlax, risotto of tomato and brie or moules marinière. The grill offers a range of steaks made from locally sourced beef, aged for at least 28 days, options include 10oz rib eye and sirloin or surf and turf, an 8oz Balmoral estate veal steak with sweet chilli king prawn. Other options include corn fed chicken breast cooked with thyme, garlic and lemon or grilled calves liver herb marinated, then cooked and served pink. To finish consider bread and butter pudding, Eton mess, or a cheese board with Wensleydale, Westcombe Cheddar and Soumaintrain, a luxurious triple crème cheese from Bourgogne.