We come here all the time and sit in the window watching all the Brunswick Street people doing their thing. The staff are wonderful and the wine list is fantastic and well priced. The food we have had has been delicious and they give you free cheese with any wine purchase in happy hour. We have spent many a happy hour in here :)
I went last night with 3 friends and we loved the place. The backyard is lovely! Service was great and the food really good. We ordered a few different things and shared all the plates. French rosé was perfect and the bread...oh so good, as a French person, I can say it is one of the best place for bread in Melbourne!
We will definitely come back!
Nice french cafe with relaxed atmosphere and generous portions. The 3 course meal was $45 (+$2 for beef mains). Every dish was delicious, the desserts were a highlight.
Love the steak which was cooked to my preference-medium rare and with generous portion. I ordered the $40 3-course set meal which I think it’s a good deal. The tartine was a bit too sweet otherwise would have been near perfect French lunch for a Sunday.
Excellent lunch here. We had the steak sandwich and fish of the day. The fish was barramundi and cooked perfectly with zucchini. The rump baguette was nicely done. Meat was tender and the sauce and pickled veggies gave the sandwich a nice balance. Bill for 2 came to $31USD. The restaurant is beautiful and has both a private room upstairs and a courtyard. Service was very good.
Excellent French restaurant and reasonably priced. Menu offers dishes such as beef tartare, mussels, duck a l' orange and creme brulee. The sauce the mussels were cooked in was delicious soaked into bread.
Recommend.
I loved the beautiful food, great service and atmosphere. Goat’s cheese was excellent and drink menu was very interesting and satisfying!! Only the negative is unfortunately, half of our mussels were under cooked or unopened. However, I’ll definitely come back to tryout something different.
Chasing a coffee we stumbled across this place. So as you do in France we ate and drank.
Espresso Martini and Pint of 1664 went down a treat, cheese and salami was delish
Con- our food never arrived
Would recommend
My usual hang out when I feel like a nice relaxed lunch by myself. I enjoy the classical French and go for the lunch menu option with 3 courses for $40, a great meal and well timed at 11.30 (am an early starter so serves lunch nicely in time for me!). I have had the salad/soup (excellent!) fish of the day (beautifully freshly cooked), duck (was ok not great) and some great desserts here. Will definitely be back again during my lunch break. Just me and a great meal!
Fabulous French food and wine served up by charming French wait staff. The cosy restaurant transports you to Paris, even though you remain in the heart of Fitzroy. I ordered a 3 course banquet with my French housemate (who also rates this place) and devoured the garlicky snails, mussels cooked in cider with a side of French fries and one of my favourite desserts—crêpes suzette . Miam miam!
We came to Bon Ap upon a friend’s recommendation to celebrate a birthday which called for a feast. We started off with broccoli croquettes (amazing- one of the best croquettes I’ve ever had), escargot (a little bland and could’ve done with a little more seasoning), chicken liver parfait (bread was great but parfait wasn’t to my liking) and beef tartare (loved it!). Mains were pork chops (delicious), mussels (so much garlic goodness!), gnocchi (cheesy and creamy) and barramundi (perfectly cooked). Onto dessert we had creme brûlée (a little too eggy and grainy), crepe Suzette (delicious!), chocolate mousse (absolutely amazing! Highly recommend!) and apple crumble (yummy!). Overall a great meal and will definitely return. Highly recommend for date night!
My partner wanted to experience French cuisine without leaving Melbourne and came across Bon Ap' online. Upon entry the ground level bistro was bustling with patrons enjoying and bar and dining area. We were greeted by wait staff and directed upstairs, which was like entering a new world. Our own quiet section of the restaurant, beautifully decorated and ambient.
Our waitress was polite and prompt, love the French accent which gives you the experience of being in France itself. We were offered drinks quickly and ordered food soon after. Beautiful cuisine and experience, definitely a must try if you're in the area.
Love this little provincial French bistro. A regular repeat for us. Great ambience, food, drink & personalised hospitality by Marco & also Alan for his attentiveness at dinner last night. Happy Bastille Day. 🇫🇷 Simon & T
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Tried out proper French for my birthday and i will definitely be coming back for more! I was greeted (and wished happy birthday) upon my arrival - which goes to show the staff’s attention to detail! Have booked birthday lunches / dinners in the past at other places which received no acknowledgement.
We went with the 2 course meal in the end as it worked out better for us (plus there wasn’t many desserts to choose from), $50 per person was so worth as we got to choose from the wonderful and diverse selection of Entrees and Mains.
We were served some complimentary bread with our entrees, which were a little too hard for my liking.
The marinated octopus was so incredibly tender, and it was marinated with olives, potato slices and dried tomatoes which all complimented each other great. I used my bread to soak up the very tasty oil that was at the bottom of my bowl.
The salmon was amazing! Thick cuts, amazing texture and very generous portions. The cheese cream paired so well with the salmon, the fresh salad gave each mouthful great zing from the lemon vinaigrette.
Ordered our steak rare and it did not disappoint, the mushroom sauce was so tasty! I love how thick the cut of steak was, really helped preserve the juiciness and flavour. The french fries were the best fries i’ve ever had. So extremely crunchy and tasty.
It was my first time trying Beef Tartare, was a little apprehensive and scared it would smel bad but I really enjoyed the condiments added to it and the egg yolk made it all so smooth and creamy. Definitely well executed and so easy to eat. The side of salad helped cleanse your palette. Fries again, we’re superb.
We were thoroughly satisfied with our meal and cannot wait to come back to try other dishes!
📸 POULPE & POMMES A L’HUILE SAFFRANEE (Marinated Octopus), SAUMON EN GRAVLAX (Salmon Gravlax), STEAK TARTARE AUX COUTEAU, STEAK AUX POIVRES
📸 Escargots, Ratatouille, POISSON DU JOUR (Fish of the Day), POULET PURÉE (sous-vide chicken), STEAK TARTARE AUX COUTEAU, STEAM AUX POIVRES, TARTE BOURDALOUE (poached pear tart), FONDANT CHOCOLAT NOIR & PRALIN
first time going with my friends, love the atmosphere and decoration straight-away when i step in, so vintage and so much characteristics. the food was fantastic, its flavourful and rich with well seasoning in all, it was a wonderful culinary experience every bite 😚 the pinot noir and merlot paired well with the food as well~ missed their dessert this time as the table was up to hand over 😣 save a bit of time to find parking around if you are going on the weekend.
Reasonable price point, delicious authentic food - moules normande was a crowd favourite, the mussels were perfectly cooked with a tasty umami sauce we loved to soak up with generous servings of bread; steak tartare was equally delicious & you can't go wrong with the escargots. We loved our experience here and would come back any day!
Oh my. This place is excellent. So authentic. I have had croque madames in France, but not as good as this one.
On a cold day in Fitzroy, finding Bon ‘Ap was just what we needed. Small, warm, and welcoming. With food that is just so good.
Highly recommended.
Oh my goodness, the food was amazing, the flavour was out of this world. It was tantilizing to the tastebuds, well done chef. As for the staff, they were brilliant, especially having to work New Year's Eve, I hope you finish early enough to enjoy the night. Escargot was brilliant, the steak cooked to perfection, the octopus was so tender, the muscles wow!!! And don't get me started on the creme brulee, it finished off the nights meal on a high. Thank you Bob Ap' Petit
Today we held a family birthday celebration in the courtyard at Bon Ap, for 35 people. We have long loved this little bit of authentic France in Fitzroy and today they did us proud with a superb menu and service to match. The food was generous and outstanding and above all, very authentic. We, and our guests had a wonderful day. Thank you.
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