The French Brasserie - Fine Dining Review

So, we finally got there and YES the place is not that easy to find if u just go over the streets by car. Lucky us we end up finding a car park which is just couple of metres away from the restaurant.

My first impression of the place:
quite small place, but big enough to keep the staff busy at all time
enviroment was good, service was awesome and even though we didn't drink but the bar looks quite nice and they sure have great selections of wines (*you can tell from the menu where it says "ask our staff for matching wines for your meal)

It was silly since we supposed to get there by8 and there were 6 of us, but the time was 8.20 when there were only 3 of us. So we decided to order some appetizers while waiting. It took about 15mins for them before the entry was ready and my friends has all come by then.
So, here comes the food
start with my appetizers, St Jacques - scallop with orange dressing
the presentation of the food is so details, and the white salt rocks underneath makes it looks really pretty and appealing

Bebe Calamars - which i thought supposed to be some kind of onion rings at first
this one is really nice but surely makes you feel a little too full for such an appetizers (*at least for me)

The last appetizers we ordered was the French Platter, Charcuterie which also nice but i didn't got to take a pic of it

These are the main course we ordered,
i got myself a medium-rare yearling eye fillet
im liking it except that some of the outer part was slightly burned, but besides it is a really nice eye fillet

a victorian rabbit made special for my friend
(*i dont have a taste of it at all, i dont eat rabbit)

Poulet al Americane, chicken breast with leeks and seasonings
is very tender and the sauce taste good

wagyu beef, which turns out to be a very large meal
*this is Ivan's meal

and crispy lamb which turns out to be my favorite actually for that nite
*and Regina's


So, overall the sixth of us liking this restaurants and a comeback next time is a yes

The French Brasserie - Fine Dining

A friend of mine who apparently got addicted to "high-end life style" a lil bit too much (*I said this knowing none of us are working atm), have succesfully persuaded me and my friends to go and have again, an apparently what so called "fine"-dining at The French Brasserie.

Not that this is the first time he asked us to go to this kind of restaurants, but the way he invited us all always trigger something inside me. So I google it and try to find reviews of the restaurant.
So, this is what I got..

The French Brasserie
* 2 Malthouse La
* Melbourne 3000 VIC
* Phone: (03) 9662 1632

The French Brasserie has taken over the lease of the place where The Italian left off to move to a larger location. There is no doubt of the authenticity of the restaurant, where Hadj Sadki a French-born restaurateur teamed up with Frederic Naud, a French chef.

Based on the reviews, French Brasserie offers a relaxing sanctuary at the top-end of town. Soaring ceilings and vast glass expanses achieve a chic contemporary atmosphere. Internationally renowned chief, Frederic Naud previously of Le Cirque New York creates everything in house, producing innovative, modern French cuisine (*bestrestaurants.com.au).

An interesting fact:
There is a scene from Wall Street, where Michael Douglas is sitting at a famous restaurant near his office block.
Yes yes, the restaurant's chef on that scene is the very same that works here at the French Brasserie. His motto is simple: good food and good service at an affordable price and the venue delivers on all accounts.

Menu:
haha i wont ruin the fun for tomorrow night, so I decided not to go through their menu (*even though it is available from their website) until tomorrow..
So, will update again later~ ciao