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France Soir

11 Toorak Road | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria 3141, Australia (South Yarra)
(03) 9866 8569
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Ranked #94 of 2,857 restaurants in Melbourne
Cuisines: French
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Good for: Romance, Special occasions, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Dinner, Reservations, Late Night
Neighborhood: South Yarra
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Orange NSW
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2013 NEW

My first experience in having french cuisine, snails was excellent matter a fact everything was excellent, highly recommend to any one who after fantastic food and great service

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See 3 more reviews by KarlinOrangeNSW for Melbourne
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2013

We had lunch here last week on a Thursday and was surprised how busy the restaurant was after finishing a very enjoyable lunch you can see why it is so busy. Good selection and choice of French food and well explained on the menu, polished service added to the enjoyment. We used the opportunity to take our own wine and... More

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See 7 more reviews by mullinbill for Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2013 via mobile

We went there for dinner. Two couples and the whole experience was just awesome. Food was just superb. Recommend to everyone

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 10, 2013

France soir definitely made me feel at home for an evening. The service is attentive, comprehensive wine list, enough choice and overall quality products. However I was disappointed by the queue de langouste (sauce isn't doing it, lemon/lime herbs would be better in my opinion) and the entrecote was also very average. That being said the escargots, steak tartare and... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 9, 2013

While visiting our son in Melbourne our son booked us here for my birthday. The place was busy on arrival so sat at the bar with some drinks before being taken to our table. The service was attentive and friendly without being overbearing and food superb. I liked the decor and ambience - the mirror walls gave the place a... More

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See 2 more reviews by Sue W for Melbourne
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 2, 2013

A second visit to this institution did not disappoint. Sure it gets busy and without a booking you have to be lucky but the effort of planning ahead is worth it. Some reviewers have bagged the service for being pretentious, however if you engage with your waiter (and they're all male) from the beginning and enlist their experience and expertise... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 29, 2013 via mobile

Just finished dinner there with my wife and our waiter was one of the most extremely rude people we have ever met. We got there and had to wait, which was expected for a busy restaurant. But once seated and had read the menu, we told the waiter that we were ready to order and he bluntly told us that... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 20, 2013

I love this place, the staff are French all the way! the food is alwyas a great selection, including specials.

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See 15 more reviews by Lisa S for Melbourne
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 18, 2013

France-Soir never disappoints a fantatsic French Bistro serving very good French fare. Service is very good and the atmosphere great. Best wine list in Australia the house Bourgogone by the glass was superb and well recommended by our waiter.

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See 2 more reviews by HigginsTony for Melbourne
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 16, 2013

France Soir turns out a consistently great experience and wonderful French brasserie-style food. I have gone there about a dozen times a year ever since it opened, so I'm biaised I guess! But truly I have never been disappointed. YES sometimes the waiters can seem rude but it's just that they're busy and if you smile at them they will... More

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