Franklyn's Bistro

Franklyn's Bistro opened on Kingsbury Street in Marlborough in December 2021, run by Lesley, who has cooked professionally for over 40 years and draws on regular trips to Provence for the menu. The bistro and cellar bar serves a short menu that changes for lunch and dinner, built around French classics such as beef bourguignon, coq au vin, moules-frites and croque monsieur, with vegetarian options available and dishes adaptable for dietary needs. The room is small and family run rather than an all-day café operation. Franklyn's sits among Marlborough's independent High Street food businesses, close to the town's market area. The kitchen sources seasonally rather than running a fixed carte, so what is on the menu on a given day depends on what Lesley has found worth cooking that week, kept deliberately simple rather than extensive.