bon ap'

such a shame i'm not going back to this restaurant anymore. i started visiting it with my partner two years ago, and whenever we felt like a treat, we would be so excited to go to this one. they have great food! but, i just had a terrible experience this time. i hate hate to say, i suspect it's because of my look. careful with your staff. if they think they can rudely and deadly stare at your asian female customers and raise their voice and only be so friendly to the others, then it says something about you, no? and don't contact me; i'm not going to delete this comment! i swear if i knewfrenchand recognized your staff's last rumbling with an evil stare as swearing, i'm going to go legal!

asfrenchas it should be when it comes to food.

as authentic as it can be ... venue, food, drinks and service.

there are lots of quirky "rustic" original designs within the building; bolts, nuts, steel staircase, nook, etc. etc. keep your eyes wondering ... but that's not why we are here ...frenchfood ... latte was ordinary, but their sweets are way above average, asfrenchas it should be when it comes to food.

anyway, we must explore more ... jt-may 2019.

love the food here and super cute courtyard out the back. however the staff are the most unfriendly and rude bunch i have ever come across. i went a few times and thought it was just the lady with the dark hair (i assumed she was a manager) but since returning several times i have come to find it is all staff. they are incredibly rude and unfriendly and seem to hate their jobs. seems every time i have been (upwards of 6 times) there they have been more interested in chatting with each other and otherfrenchspeaking friends sitting at the bar. so disappointing because as i said the food is great.

aug' 16 update: gave 4.5 last time because i thought it was a great experience with great service. went back again and it was still good, but not às good. we were served by afrenchgentleman who was very charming. it was busy and 'gezellig'  inside (sorry for the dutch word, but english doesn't seem to have a word with the same meaning!). the menu had changed so there were a lot of new options. we had a croquette, which has cheese inside and wasn't great. then we had a special charcuterie of pork neck, the meat was nice. we had sardines with spinach, pinenuts & romesco sauce and ratatouille & goat cheese “tartine”. both were nice. as mains/larger plates we had poulet normand and boeuf bourguignon. the chicken was nice, the beef i didn't we didn't like that much. the portions are good. we were pretty full but went for a tarte tatin anyway. i can't remember how it was different last time, but i didn't find it very good this time. too sweet. all and all still a great place, but i did change the score to a 4 which i find better suitable now.
june'16: fairly new spot on brunswick street. went here for dinner on a tuesday with my boyfriend and one other friend. it was fairly busy, but it was no problem to get a table. the colombian waitress was lovely and the boys loved looking at her and listening to her explaining the menu. it is comfortable and cosy inside.we took a carafe of wine which was easy drinking (don't know which wine it was). we had the croquettes of the day, which were cauliflower and delicious. then we should have gotten the beef cheek marmelade tartine, but we never got it and only realised after we left :( we did get a selection of 3 charcuteries; salami, cured ham and duck confit. for mains we shared the coq au vin and the snapper en croute. we had fries and haricot verts as sides. all the food was beautiful. i didn't really like the 'croute' on the snapper, but the fish was beautifully cooked. we shared a delicious tarte tatin to finish off.total cost was $166. not bad considering the amount of food and wine we had for that. all and all the food was beautiful and we will be back!

⭐️ 4.5/5 stars

🍓 food - the food at bon ap’ was absolutely divine. every single dish did not disappoint. some special highlights included the pork cheeks (special of the day), steak tartare, fish of the day and the creme brulee.

the menu there was set menu ($45 for two courses of $60 for 3 courses). we had 5 people dining and got 4 x two courses and 1 x three course and left absolutely full and stuffed.

🍇 service - the service there was great. in particular, there was a lovelyfrenchgirl who served us. she was warm and friendly and constantly made sure we were looked after.

🍉 ambience - the place felt very authentic, the bar area was super nice. would definitely return again.

very traditionalfrenchbistro. feels like you’re in paris. lovely staff and good value food. steak frites was a highlight.

nicefrenchcafe 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 perfectfrenchlunch for a sunday.

excellentfrenchrestaurant 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.

we had been here for so many times. we love their wines, service and of course the dishes like beef taretare,frenchbread 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 classicalfrenchand 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!

fabulousfrenchfood and wine served up by charmingfrenchwait staff. the cosy restaurant transports you to paris, even though you remain in the heart of fitzroy. i ordered a 3 course banquet with myfrenchhousemate (who also rates this place) and devoured the garlicky snails, mussels cooked in cider with a side offrenchfries and one of my favourite desserts—crêpes suzette . miam miam!

3.5 
if you like a goodfrenchrestaurant 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. friendlyfrenchdude 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!

the food was delicious,no doubt for good taste 👌🏼
however we were disappointed by ordering the feed me menu...it doesn’t worth it,when 3 people are hungry and want to try the best of afrenchrestaurant ,we received multiple entrees,one medium plate of grilled seafood,one main dish to share between 3 of us(pork),cheese board and one dessert..it was smart move to create something called feed me menu and bring so many small dishes followed with unlimited number of bread baskets (which makes you full),of course you can’t complain by saying you stayed hungry,because you already ate so much bread,but at the same time for the value of almost $170 you rather go for main dish for each person,1-2 entrees to share and desserts.
was very disappointed because we ended up not trying the best desserts or main dishes that restaurant actually has.

feed me menu is not the best option to enjoy your dinner.