We'd like to install the Grohe Bridgeford kitchen bridge faucet with side spray but the cheapest we can find it for is around $800 including the lever handles. We've looked at other brands and either they don't offer the lever handles, cross handles only, or they don't come in oil rubbed bronze, instaling over copper apron front sink so we want to stick with ORB. So my question is has anyone used the Belle Foret bridge faucet, model N110 01 or any of their other faucets and can you comment on their quality? It is very similar in appearance to the Grohe including lever handles, it comes in ORB and can be purchased for as little as $300. Any advice on the Belle Foret or advice on where to by the Grohe for less than $800 would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks aokat! My faucets are all from the Rohl country kitchen collection. The bridge at the main sink (Shaw fireclay) has the side spray, which I love. The other picture is actually my utility sink (cross handled faucet) in the laundry room which is visible from the kitchen so I went with something similar. My prep, a Kohler 17.5 X 15.75 and set in sidways due to size limitations, does not have a bridge or side spray. My DH, who is the main cook, prefers this faucet. We had to put the faucet on the right of the sink rather than behind the sink, due the shallow counter there. It works out great and is handy and convenient for the prep use. He does not like having a spray, so we didn't put one there. Honestly, I don't miss it, the sink is smaller and we don't do clean up there and really don't feel the need for it. The main thing to remember about faucet size, is make sure your faucet reaches the drain. We thought we only needed a 7" throw on the faucet, but ended up exchanging for the deeper 9" because of too much splash.

I have the Perrin & Rowe bridge faucet with sprayer. It replaced a Grohe pull down. I liked the ease of use of the Grohe but the black handle had chipped and the faucet always felt cheesy to me. The P&R is beautiful and solid. It takes more work to use the separate sprayer but you get used to it. I love the feel of the sprayer head in my hand -- heayy and solid. I got chrome instead of one of the more fashionable finishes because I do believe the chrome is easier to keep looking good. I do love the faucet because it looks and feels like quality and many of the other faucets just felt much less nice, by comparison. Is it worth sacrificing the functionality of the pull down? I think most people would say -- no. I am probably not typical.

I am not a fan of a bridge faucet for the reasons mentioned here. Also dislike a side sprayer. It’s not as good water pressure and I don’t like that you have to keep gripping the side spray handle for it to keep spraying. I am with @darbuka about the Kohler Artifacts kitchen faucet. Besides being quite a looker, I really like the good ergonomics feel of the sprayer. You can set the spray on, and walk away for a few seconds while it sprays your colander of fruit or vegetables. And I like that it has 3 spray modes - regular, berry (a soft spray), and a sweep spray that is in a fan shape so that you can spray a dinner plate with one motion.