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French Taco’o – Salford’s French takeaway that’s taken the city by storm

Ah oui oui!

Daisy Jackson - 21st August 2024

Just when you think Greater Manchester has nailed the modern-day takeaway, along comes a new contender – and this time, they brought French tacos.

You’ll find French Taco’o down on Chapel Street, not far past Salford Central and the People’s History Museum.

You’ll also find a fast food dish so weighty Ryanair would probably charge you extra just to carry it onto the plane.

This is the home of the French taco, otherwise known as matelas, which translates as ‘mattress’.

What you’re essentially looking as is what you’d get if you mixed together a gyros, a doner kebab, and a burrito – which is exactly what you want to eat at the end of a night out, on a severe hangover, or when you just want to chow down on some comfort food.

At French Taco’o, they load flour tortillas with a variety of fillings, including grilled chicken thighs, sheesh kebab, falafel and beef patties.

Then in goes Algerian sauce (a spicy, tangy, mayo-based sauce), mixed vegetables, cheese sauce, and – very importantly – French fries.

French Taco'o is a Salford takeaway that specialises in French tacos. Credit: The Manc Group — French Taco’o is a Salford takeaway that specialises in French tacos. Credit: The Manc Group

The whole thing is then flattened and pressed like a panini before being handed over to change your life.

When you cut the French taco in half, the cross-section is giving mosaic tiles, but with pure spud instead of ceramics.

This brilliant takeaway also serves all your usual booze-soaking stuff, like burgers, pizzas and loaded fries.

And it’s not just for late-night – these may be calorific fast food items, but they’re made from scratch with a lot of love.

French Taco’o is not the first French taco establishment in town – there’s also an Airstream caravan up on Oxford Road that specialises in them.

These Greater Manchester French tacos are like a cross between a doner kebab, burrito and gyros. Credit: The Manc Group

You'll find French Taco'o on Chapel Street in Salford. Credit: The Manc Group — These Greater Manchester French tacos are like a cross between a doner kebab, burrito and gyros. Credit: The Manc Group

But when we featured the Salford spot on our new Takeaway Champions episode, the love for it was clear.

Robbie Reviews commented: “So so so good here. And the lads who work here are fantastic!!”

Someone else wrote: “I stumbled into this place last year after a night out. The guy is such a nice bloke I’m made up that he’s getting some love from pages like this.”

And someone else posted: “The best French taco thank you Cedric.”

French Taco’o might be the best and most filling £7.99 you can spend in Salford.