bon ap'

i used to love lunch at this restaurant.i’m so sorry that last time we are here the oysters were not cold and one was inedible which i did mention to staff but no apologies.i would like to be able to order a good steak at lunchtime with something other than spring onion sauce ( yuk) .i am so sad that lunch menu is so ordinarie now.not sure we’ll be back

i understand there is time limit due to covid restriction. my partner and i were late 15mins and we received the phone call 5 mins before we arrived. we have already explained we were on our way so another 5mins would be there. however, when we finally made it, the waitress emphasized we were late and saying there is time limit restriction and asking us do we understand that once we sat down at our table. it’s really rude and we felt bad.
moreover, the food quality is not good. zomato rating is 4.0 when i booked the restaurant so i believe it should taste nice. we ordered the garlic snails, photos in zomato showing snails are with shells but it looks totally different when the dish come out. snails are without shells. the dish doesn’t look nice at all. and it’s not hot enough and it’s definitely pre- made and just got it from the food warning tray.
this is my first time to visit this restaurant and i don’t think i will revisit again.

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.

nice comfortable french.

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

we had been here for so many times. we love their wines, service and of course the dishes like beef taretare, french bread and mussels. the fish was quite salty and the sauce is a little bit overpowering the taste of fish. overall, we have pleasant experience there.

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!

3.5 
if you like a good french restaurant that offers good value for money, bon ap may not quite fit the bill. 
whilst the food quality and wines are ok, the dishes are somewhat on the smaller size.
  service was a little slow however it was packed full on the evening we were there.
we enjoyed the courgette farcies and the snails as starters and the gnocchi and the mussels for mains. 
maybe worth another visit or maybe not.

we were wandering brunswick street and needed a coffee and loo stop so popped in here. friendly french dude behind the bar explained the lunch menu started in half n hour at 11am. we slid into a cute little booth and rated the coffee really highly, so thought we’d stick around and try the lunch menu. it’s 2 courses for $32 or 3 courses for $39. i started with the duck parfait with salami and fresh bread and it was an a+ from me. for mains i had the mussels with a creamy cider sauce and this was another 10/10. the sauce was divine and i’ve been craving it lately so will need to make another trip back. my other half had the stuffed zucchini and the steak for mains, both of which were delicious, but she definitely had food envy. my two dishes were amazing. can’t speak highly enough of this lunch experience!

order the chef’s special. asked the lady for a steak knife so i could finally cut it but i still couldn’t chew it. i gave up. everything else was okay. not amazing as 4.1. but since my main was a waste of time, money and mood, it’s a 1 for me.