We felt lucky to walk in and sit at a a table for two. Ambiance: Lovely French Bistro. Service: knowledgeable and friendly Food: we ordered: Escargots Salad Duck Confit Veal Creme brûlée Apple tarts with vanilla ice cream We finished dining before the Friday Fireworks. Excellent timing. My hubby dined here a year ago and food and service were outstanding as well. Keep up the passion for French cuisine. read more

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Plan ahead to reserve your table. Lots of restrictions and prepayment but worth it if you like traditional French food. Escargot was excellent as was the duck cassoulet and mushroom risotto. I would suggest sides of ratatouille and the green beans. Helpful staff and a true feeling of being in France. Our best meal in Sydney. read more

Manifique! This small bistro will transport you for a time to Paris with its exquisite food and wine. This was EASILY THE BEST MEAL we had during our two weeks in Australia. It's a small space with only room for around 25-30 and very cozy and comfortable. I made a booking for 7 (note-online reservations can only be made a few weeks out) and we were seated at a great table in the back. Service both from the manager/bar tender and server (both fluent French speaker, but also native English speakers) added to the charm of the place. We started with a pizza-like tart that we first experienced last summer in Alsace with creamy gruyere cheese, onions and bits of ham that was perfectly duplicated here. Paired with beautiful quality wines from the region. For our mains I savored the perfectly prepared pork medallions while my wife delighted wIth the braised chicken. Both had such amazing, flavorful sauces and were beautifully presented (sorry about the crummy photos!) To top it all off we had the chocolate profiteroles and the last sips of the lovely by the glass burgundy wine. A true gem and not to be missed on a visit to Sydney. read more

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Devine-loved it. Took my daughter and her three friends here for dinner they were intrigued with the idea of French food because normally I'm not moved by French food. They loved it. Have the pallet cleanser! read more

Bœuf Tatare. That's why. A small and very busy Bistro in the middle of the city, Papillon is an exemplary model of how to give good service, good food and good wine. Staff are attentive and polite, and can suggest good additions to your meal such as a palate cleaner of lemon and lime sorbet with vodka. Wines and Cheeses imported from all over France, with an excellent description of the qualities of each. Start with an Aperitif. I had a dry Vermouth Martini. Pick from the extensive wine list for something to go with your meal. Bordeaux perhaps? We had the Charcuterie entree for two which included country style Terrine, saucisson, and pork liver pate. It came with fresh crispy baguette. ( Of course ) Confit of duck legs.. heck yes. Beef Tatare is the house specialty. I hear it was excellent also. We ordered Duck fat potatoes and a side of buttered green veg. Supreme deluxe-o. They have snails in Burgundy, but I couldn't bring myself to that adventure playground. After that scene from a Harry potter movie where slugs come out of someone's mouth. No. Dessert. They remembered that it was my man's birthday ( I told them when I booked) and even lit a candle on his meringue. I was stoked that they remembered. it's the little things that make an experience great. And that creme Brulee. ... Lord Jesus, take the wheel! Good for a special occasion like a Birthday. Intimate environment, but can be very very noisy due the acoustics of the building. Excellent service, excellent food. Bring your Platinum. read more

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My favourite experiences in Paris involved having comfort food at the many bistros around the city which included onion soup, foie gras, beef fillets in red wine, coq au vin, and luscious classic desserts. You will find most of these favourites at Bistro Papillon and the place even looks like a typical French bistro. Staff are friendly and loved having a bit of a chat with us. I ordered the coq au vin and creme brulee for dessert and they were both delicious. There is a good French wine list with their recommendation on a fruity red being very good. So if you want to be transported to Paris one evening, check this place out. Bon appetit! read more

Bistro Papillon - French Near Me - Sydney, NSW

BISTRO PAPILLON. SUNDAY, APRIL. 12. 2019 ONE OF THE BEST TASTING AND PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS OF THE 21 DINNERS WE HAD IN AUSTRALIA. We had a lot of good food and wonderful wines in our trip but painfully inadequate presentations what with getting your own drinks, ordering at the bar, not being sure what to do. Here we were greeted well, served well, didn't have to search for the bill, had our wine glasses topped off and not rushed through courses. I do feel .Australians don't linger at a meal where we like to have a drink, order our meal, savor the food, ambiance, experience. These guys got that. Many French presentations to choose from. I chose a Pork Loin with sauce, vegetables and potato which I loved. Flaming desert was a treat. Ambiance was very "Paris" but for the thought that there was actually room between tables and you didn't have to hear other's conversations. Unfortunately, the vibe was so Parisian, all the wines were French. That's usually a great thing but with so few days to sample so many great Australian wines I wish there were some on the menu. So, highly recommended for a relaxing,professional French meal but do be sure to make a reservation. The venue is small and popular. read more

Fantastic French food. I have been here for dinner three times now. My recommendations are: Entrees - the les tartine with baked brie, walnuts and honey; the les tartine with ratatouille and chevre cheese; and the tarte flambee (which looks and tastes kind of like a mini French-onion-dip-flavoured pizza). Mains - the linguine with prawns; the steak; and the confit of duck. The coq au vin is also very good. Sides - the ratatouille and the potato gratin. I wouldn't recommend the spaetzle as it's quite stodgy and bland. Dessert - the caramelised apple tart with walnut ice cream. The creme brulee is OK but nothing out of the ordinary. Service is excellent and the prices are reasonable. Ambience is also good: cozy decor with low lighting. This would be a nice place for a first date. read more

We ventured here last night for our first taste of French dining in Australia and found it enjoyably adequate. It's quite tiny and intimate(which is nice), quiet music, dimly lit and good ambience. There's a strict 2hr eating time, I believe they have dinner sessions at 6pm & 8pm. Cause when we neared 8pm we were reminded to leave because the table was booked for 8pm. We booked for 6pm, so yes reservations are needed! We started with baguettes & oil, goats cheese/pear/walnuts/croutons salad and flammkucken (which tasted more like crust pizza than traditional flammkuchen) for entrees. The flammkucken was actually part of a special menu which you could order the token snails dish. If you wanted. Which we didn't. And never will. The salad was the better of the three, it was for once not drowned in any sort of creamy dressing. And the cheese was delectable. For mains my partner ordered the special of night, some kind of tender chicken strips with mushrooms and spaetzle, German inspired on account that the chef was from Strasbourg. I had pan fried beef with bearnise sauce. It was medium rare but slightly too rare for me but my partner finished it so it was still edible. Some mains had included choice of sides, which I choose the mixed buttered vegetables because sometimes you get that veggies craving, yano? They tasted awesome. The dessert was the main part that stood out for me, which is rare. We ordered French style bread and butter pudding with maple walnut icecream. They did have a good selection of European wines menu which we didn't sample. They were in a rush to take away our drinks (whether or not finished) but customer service was still polite, decent and attentive. Honestly I found the interior whilst appropriate, they were slight weird touches like a big display of a book called "Butterflies of Australia" and the light lampshades on the wall were cravings of a woman making love to a snail (refer pics). All in all it was a good introduction to Sydney French dining, but I doubt we'd return here anytime soon. Oh yeah and this place is not cheap but then we knew that before we arrived. To clarify I would give this restaurant a solid 3.5 star rating. read more

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Oui monsieur, we 've ze tabel. I have been here a couple of times now and it is hard to fault. Small but efficient describes most aspects. Menu - small but efficient; wine list - ditto; restaurant - ditto; staff - ditto - or at least our waitress was :-) We managed to sneak in recently for a dinner and thoroughly enjoyed it - for me beef tartare for entree and duck confit for main, creme brulee to finish - could you get more French without escargot? They are on the menu but I am not a fan, TBH. All of my food was lovely - the steak tartare was tasty, with some crusty baguette slices, duck was crunchy and moist, although I could leave the lentils it was served with, and the creme brulee had a magnificent crunchy top and a smooth creamy interior. Accompanied by a fine and reasonably priced burgundy, magnifique! read more

Well....First of all, I definitely will be back! :-) as soon as I loose 5kg ;-) it was great food adventure, just a little bit too much ;-) It is a challenge to find in Sydney authentic cuisine. Not that Sydney lacks talent or immigrants. There is just this tendency to have "inspired" or mix cuisine and that's a moment when things go very often wrong and why sometimes in Sydney it is difficult to find authentic food. Bistro Papillon is a classic! Food was very good. We have tried mussels, onion soup, beef in bearnaise sauce and chicken. It is a nice, dark and cosy French themed venue that adds a lot to experience. So far best French food in Australia. read more

Yes to: Escargot, Onion soup, Smoked Pork Sausage, Quail medallions in mushroom sauce, Spaetzle, Creme brûlée. No to: Pork tenderloin, Beef Fillet, Ratatouille. Still haven't found a good enough French Bistro after Tabou in Surry Hills closed down. read more

Delightful friendly bistro with fabulous fresh food. Regret I could not grab image quick enough to take a picture of guy with the baguettes and leeks walking in but this is not a tourist place where you have your photo capturing device handy. read more

Bistro Papillon - Escargot is on the menu and on their, er, mind? - French Near Me - Sydney, NSW

Hands down one of, if not the best, meal I've ever had. The pâté was phenomenal and paired with a fig chutney and baguette. The fillet de beouf was perfectly cooked and the accompanying frites and mushroom sauce were on point. Washed it all down with a nice Beaujolais and finished the evening off with a tarte au pommes and some dessert wine. Staff were very friendly and the atmosphere was great. read more

This was a really lovely place. Very intimate, would make a great date restaurant. Highlights was the pate. Could've been a bigger serving, but it is French I guess. For the main I had the fish stew and it was tasty. You would probably order the beef dish if you were hungry, but if you're a light eater or not hungry then the fish is perfect. The only disappointment was the creme brûlée. They said it was the best in Sydney. I think I've had better from the chiller in the supermarket. The French wine compensated for that so it ended up a great night. read more

First time visit for us, friendly staff, grea tbristro ambiance, stayed with the classics. Cunard Rillettes, coq au vin, lappin gnocci, creme brulee, choc ganache, good french winelist read more

For my first day in Sydney, trusted Yelp about this place and i should admit that its perfect place to eat french food in cool atmosfere, A bit crowed so must set outsite but no regret The"assiette of charcuterie" perfect for 2 people sharing Highly recommend "moule" Will definitly come back this place on next trip read more

Great little French bistro. Went with colleagues there. Recommend the charcuterie plate to start with. We had the following mains: duck parmentier, salmon flamekuchen, the hanger steak, steak tartare and the goat cheese salad. All thumbs up. The lirac 2012 wine is delicious read more

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We had dinner on the Raclette evening 1st August to celebrate our 41st Wedding Anniversary. Our honeymoon had been in Paris as we lived in Scotland then. Bistro Papillon was a reminder of our last Paris dinner, and lived up to expectations. The food was fabulous(the Creme brulee was divine!), the champagne, wine, the staff, the service was just perfect!! Thank you all so much Barbara and Alex Aitkenhead read more

this is like little Paris right in the centre of Sydney., Food is amazing and the wine selection is suburb.

Nice food but poor standards and poor service. When I pointed out the plastic in my tarte tatin, the waiter casually took it away, no apology, no deduction off the bill. He admitted it was from the pastry wrapping .... Which I also recognised as prepackaged pastry sheets from a supermarket. So the food prep snt even authentic French! Bad show guys! read more

small setting - probably seats ~30ppl. very nice atmosphere, friendly service. the food is great. we had the snails, the assorted entree, duck salad and braised quail. the snails in garlic was done just right and the aroma was fabulous. the assorted entree had a bit of everything. i really like the duck salad - the flavors really come together. the braised quail was tender and the pancetta was soft. will return. read more