Port Phillip, Victoria Food Guide: 10 European food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Middle Park
Best European restaurants nearby. Discover the best European food in Middle Park. View Menus, Photos and Reviews for European restaurants near you. including Chez Bagou, Cucinetta, Fitzrovia, Bistro Gitan, Classico, Roule Galette Melbourne, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Foglia di Fico, Chez Olivier, L'Hotel Gitan
10. L'Hotel Gitan
Overall Ratings
4 based on 238 reviews
LâHotel Gitan, the latest restaurant from the Reymond family, offers a seasonal dining experience in the heart of Prahran. A more casual affair than its sister restaurant, Bistro Gitan, LâHotel serves classical, yet innovative French fare. Paying homage t
Reviewed By Anthonyza2015
Greeted warmly by a Parisian.This is the place to be.You have several dining options for seating.Normal Table seatingKitchen Bar seatingPrivate dining area for a small group.The food and service has been has been consistently good.My only disappointment is they no longer have my favourite dessert"Strawberries and cream"I had to have the OranginaHopefully it will be back on the menu.The hotel has a character of it's own.Will be back to have the Sunday Set menu.Thank you for your lovely feedback. Our dessert menu changes seasonally and we also have weekly specials that may include your favourite Strawberries and Cream dessert, so make sure to keep an eye out for it. We look forward to welcoming you back for a Sunday menu. Kind regards, LâHotel Gitan
9. Chez Olivier
Overall Ratings
4 based on 335 reviews
Reviewed By Walaust
Chez Olivier at its new location is really singing! Our experience was great from beginning to end. Service is efficient and timely and very friendly (all the waiting staff had a smile ready). An interesting menu: we had a goats cheese entre wrapped in filo surrounded by a light salad, followed by the confit of duck. Both were delicious and well balanced. The wine list was adequate, although I would have expected to see a few more Burgundy wines on the list. No table cloths but it did have cloth napkins. The restaurant was very popular on the night we were there, and rightly so. A top destination.
8. Foglia di Fico
Overall Ratings
5 based on 107 reviews
Reviewed By Peter R
We just saw this place close to our accommodation so we thought that we would give it a go. Wow this place had such delicious food along with delightful service. We haven't had such nice Italian food for ages. This is a place to dine at when you come to Melbourne.
7. Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1184 reviews
Reviewed By possum003
First time visit.Some dishes tasted quite nice, others not as nice. Portions very small.Staff rushed. Meal service also rushed due to a three hour dining limit. I felt as though I was unable to relax and take my time.Views of Melbourne are great.Overall, a very expensive experience that I probably would not repeat again in a hurry. Left me feeling somewhat disappointed - Iâm not sure what I expected, but somehow that wasnât it.
6. Roule Galette Melbourne
Overall Ratings
4 based on 518 reviews
Roule Galette is a little piece of France in the city where you will find French staff, speaking the language of Voltaire who will serve you in a warm and intimate setting reminiscent of Montmartre in Paris. Music, whether Breton or French songs of the la
Reviewed By giddyin0z
Back in Melbourne for a visit, we definitely had to go eat at the Roule Galette again. Our meals were as fabulous as in the previous year. :-) Perfectly prepared galettes (= the savoury variety made with buckwheat) and crepes (= the sweet ones), friendly and prompt service, pleasant atmosphere. Merci beaucoup!
5. Classico
Overall Ratings
4 based on 201 reviews
Reviewed By JElliot32
Attended a work dinner here with colleagues. The place is fairly small and too noisy but more than makes up with this with exceptional service and delicious Italian food, including truly 'classical' baked polenta chips. Our group shared something of a banquet, so we got to try a wide variety of tastings from the menu. Nothing was over-sophisticated. It was basically simple Italian fare, with lots of fresh herbs, done extremely well. Not a cheap place, put as I wasn't paying the bill I didn't pay much attention to that.
4. Bistro Gitan
Overall Ratings
4 based on 243 reviews
Set opposite Fawkner Park in a stunning classic Victorian building, Bistro Gitan reflects a warm and intimate choice for your next dining experience. Charming and comforting, the Bistro is the perfect environment for celebrations, as well as inviting enou
Reviewed By SisPerth
We picked out the âGypsyâ bistro on a whim, having a penchant for French food and wanting something within walking distance to where we were staying. We were so glad we did! Located in a beautiful old building, the ambience is warm, welcoming and chic simplicity. Thereâs no haughtiness in the authentic French service here, either â from our greeting at the door, throughout our meal and up to being helped into our jackets on the way out, we loved it and couldnât fault it. Hubbie even managed to get himself a bit tangled up getting his second sleeve on and the staff member assisting gently guided his arm into place, while we all shared a giggle. The dim candlelight means you do have to peer closely at the menu if youâre approaching the senior end of lifeâs spectrum but it makes for a beautiful glow, very flattering ;-) Superbly crusty baguette to nibble on was much appreciated, though the butter portion could have been a tiny bit more generous (note: this is my only minor criticism of the entire meal!). The regular menu holds many traditional delights, beautifully supported by the temptations of the blackboard specials. Hubbieâs escargots were served in traditional, garlicky style and pronounced delish. I opted to start with the pepperberry liver parfait and what a gastronomically divine experience it was. The little pot of silky smooth parfait was exquisitely flavoursome, the richness beautifully cut by the crowning mixture of pickles, and there was a veritable mountain of wickedly unctuous, wafer thin toasts to spread it on. Choosing our mains was no easy task â the scotch fillet on the regular menu beckoned (in no small part because it included chips!) but the Bavette a la Bordelaise from the blackboard was also begging attention. Eventually we opted for one of each and both were excellent, though Iâd have to say the bavette, a meltingly tender slab of flank steak, liberally anointed with red wine sauce was probably the winner by a slim margin. A shared side of salad leaves was all the extra we needed. The wine list is most impressive and if you had the notion to do so, you could cause serious harm to your bank account with some of the offerings. However, thereâs more than a sprinkling of good, solid wines at highly realistic prices and thereâs also the option of wine by the glass, and in small and medium sized carafes. Although we were quite full, hubbie managed the super light, citrus meringue tart, served with a quenelle of tangy calamansi sorbet. A delicious, out-of-the-ordinary quince liqueur rounded things out nicely. We were impressed at the excellent value for one of the best meals weâve had in a long time!Thank you for joining us at Bistro Gitan, and for passing along your lovely feedback. We endeavour to offer the highest standards of food and service, and it's wonderful to hear that your expectations of the Bistro were matched. We hope that we'll see you again soon for another delicious meal. Best wishes, Bistro Gitan team
3. Fitzrovia
Overall Ratings
4 based on 695 reviews
Overlooking Albert park and breathtaking city views, Fitzrovia has pride of place in our beautiful Federation mansion house with pressed tin ceilings, hand-made brick work, stained glass, baltic pine floors and a host of wonderful original features. From
Reviewed By Dazdav
Return visit - still friendly & enthusiastic service, excellent (healthy) food - something for everyone i.e. vegan, vegetarian or carnivore, relaxed atmosphere, open (& busy) kitchen, small but good value wine list. Highly recommended.
2. Cucinetta
Overall Ratings
4 based on 331 reviews
Reviewed By TravellingJs
Our 'local' turned out to e a highlight of our Melbourne stay. From the minute we stepped inside this tiny [27 sq m!] restaurant we felt at home. Our waitress, Carolina, was a gem - ensuring always that we had enough water and wine, and were enjoying our food, without ever being intrusive. Everything is made on the premises and served up with Italian music in the background. Just fabulous and can't be recommended highly enough.
1. Chez Bagou
Overall Ratings
4 based on 36 reviews
Chez Bagou is an elegant and chic French Bistro run by Aurelien Bagou, which opened in Melbourne's Albert Park, September 2018. Quaint and authentic food presented in Bistronomie style and served by superb staff, knowledgeable, friendly and 5 star service
Reviewed By TH3004
After my partner and I had 3 courses each, most meals were good, not amazing, but good. The dessert Tarte Tatin was a big let down but not as big a let down as being charged $20 per bottle of wine for corkage! We had some really nice bottles of French wine, we brought back from France and wanted to enjoy these with our French meal. Chez Bagou openly advertises BYO on a Tuesday and Sunday night on the website, however there is no reference of the corkage charge here nor on any menus we were presented with. When we sat down my partner queried the BYO he saw on the website with the waiter, yet still no mention of the $20 per bottle corkage charge. A little transparency here would have gone a long way. Needless to say receiving the bill and seeing a $40 charge for a bottle and a half of wine left such a sour note on what was supposed to be a really special evening for my partner and I. We have previously dined here and enjoyed it hence we were looking forward to coming back. We let the waiter know we were expecting a corkage charge, that goes without saying, but an amount of $40 was not appreciated especially as there was no transparency surrounding the charge. $40 is simply gross profiteering off your customers, it would be far better to not offer BYO on any night. After my partner and I dined here he sent an email to Chez Bagou to give feedback through the right channels, we never received a response!
Where to eat French food in Middle Park: The Best Restaurants and Bars
