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    4.2 (109 reviews)
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    Peppercorn crusted Tuna
    Jeff S.

    I always wanted to try French food and my lovely lady took me here for birthday. I was unaware that French food was so mushroom forward. I am not a huge mushroom fan. We got the meal for two. To start there was a soup made with a squash. It was good, but a very small sample. The second was also a soup, a creamy mushroom soup. I actually was okay with these mushrooms because the soup was delicious. Third in the list was Escargo. A little adventurous for me, but they straight up tasted like mushrooms. I wasn't a fan but my lovely date loves mushrooms , so she enjoyed them. I did enjoy dipping bread in the butter forward sauce. They were de shelled and served on a spiral plate. The fourth was a peppercorn encrusted Tuna. It was very good, and the potato side was also really good. Fifth was the beef Wellington. You can't choose how you want it cooked because it's wrapped in pastry so it was a little overdone for her. It was good but was also encrusted with chopped mushrooms. Finally we shared the desserts and coffee. The cream brûlée was very good, and the others were very nice as well without being overly sweet. Overall, this place was really nice and she loved it, for me, there were far too many mushrooms dishes for me to enjoy everything. The waiter and service were excellent and they explained the dishes to us as they brought them out. If you like mushrooms then this place would be an excellent choice for a lovely romantic dinner.

    Creme Brulee

    My boyfriend and I went a couple weeks back to celebrate our anniversary. Overall a good experience, but also not quite worth the price in my opinion. Service/Location/Ambience: Top tier. Loved it. Super friendly and nice, very quick, and the decor is beautiful. Also located in a nice spot of Collingswood. Zero complaints. Appetizers: All beautifully plated, all just a little smaller than I wish they were. We ordered the escargot and the scallop ceviche. Escargot dish was quite nice, just needed salt. Scallop ceviche was underwhelming; admittedly could be my own fault as I was expecting the acid-forward, hispanic style of ceviche. This dish was very subtle in flavor, lightly sweet. Not bad, just not for me. They also gave us a complimentary mushroom truffle soup, which was easily the best of the 3 dishes. Again, I just wish there was more of it. Entrees: My boyfriend ordered the rabbit (vermouth-braised leg, maitake mushroom, fava beans, leeks, pappardelle pasta). He found it underwhelming, a bit too one-note. Personally I liked it a lot. I ordered the duck (seared half-breast, plums, mango, mango purée, English peas, glazed endive, seared foie gras). We both LOVED this dish. I think if I had any recommendations it would be that it's missing a carb component, but I just had the pasta from the rabbit dish. Is it worth $56? For me, maybe not, but I did very much enjoy it. Worth mentioning both entrees had decent sized portions. Dessert: Creme brulee. I was honestly disappointed in this one, the texture was very thick/heavy and the crisp on top was too thick/hard. Bottom line: It wasn't a bad experience but it wasn't a great experience. And for someone who saves up to very occasionally try a nice place, I was a little disappointed.

    Trio of duck
    Natalie C.

    Fantastic meal. Authentic French food that is done right. Even better, they're a BYOB which is a plus. They are known for their duck service, a whole duck that is pan seared in front of you and served table side (just note you MUST order ahead). From the tables around us, this is a LARGE portion. The amuse-bouche was a velvety mushroom soup. We then got the crab spaghetti as an appetizer- fresh pasta, amazing depth of flavor. It was great. Can't rave enough about the duck three ways (if you still want duck but don't want to do the whole bird) which was pieces of a duck breast, seared foie gras, and duck pithivier (imagine a puff pastry savory ravioli). For the beef lovers, they have a perfectly executed beef wellington with the most perfect mashed potatoes you've ever had. Ended the night with their chocolate tart and berries. Great meal. Can't wait to come back.

    Escabiche
    Lamar F.

    I haven't eaten this well since Le Bec Fin was still open. Of course, that restaurant would blow away Yelp's five star rating, so the five stars here are given because there is no competition better. The small, seasonal and varying menu greets you at the white linen covered tables surrounded by comfortable chairs for lengthy and amicable dining. Once our orders were in and before the appetizers the waiter brought an amuse bouche of a rich thick, cold cantaloupe soup (one guest said there had to be mango involved.) The appetizers were generous, enough for two or, even, three or four to share. We still got four and feasted: a cheese plate, foie gras, gnocchi, snapper ceviche. We sampled -- I don't know the spices, but each was an icon of the dish. The only way you wouldn't like it is if you don't happen to prefer that kind of food. For our main course (see photos) we had monk fish, lamb, duck and escabeche. There was less sharing. The escabeche had a single piece of halibut, a large scallop and a piece of octopus, each perfectly done and exquisitely presented over fennel and an orange sauce. The duck came with a truffle sauce on the side, the richness of which I have not tasted before, not even at Le Bec Fin. Desert was beignets with a rich chocolate mouse, and creme brulee'. A small amount of sharing ensued. The espresso is the best I have had anywhere, bar none. Regular coffee came in a generous press and, on request, they heated milk for one of our friends to add to the coffee. We arrived at six and left at nine. Don't come with boring people. We had scintillating conversation about food and art and travels and other pleasures, since food this good does not stimulate the darkness that so often permeates ordinary conversation during an election year. If you are averse to food as art, exquisitely prepared, but in smaller portions than the chains and delivered slowly, with the expectation that you will be entertained by your conversation and wine (BYO), then you will not like this restaurant. Also you will not like it if you don't want to spend close to $100 per person, (after you add tip) though you could get away with less if you share an appetizer and purchase the less expensive entrees and skip desert. On the other hand, if you can, visit.

    Duck à la Presse served with seasonal accompaniments and duck presse jus
    Patrick C.

    Canard au sang or canard à la presse is a specialty of Rouen and its creation attributed to an innkeeper from the city of Duclair. It consists of various parts of a duck served in a sauce of its blood and bone marrow, which is extracted by way of a press. It has been considered "the height of elegance." I was treated to a pre-birthday dinner of this wonderful dish not far from my home in South Jersey and it was wonderful. The amuse was a parsnip and truffle soup, perfectly balanced and delicious - it could have been a tad warmer but it was an amuse, not a bowl of soup. We ordered the gougeres with caramelized white chocolate foam, lemon zest and caviar and it was an amazing combination, kudos to Chef Cusack for this wonderfully unexpected and delightful flavor combination Then the main even started with our phenomenal tableside tour de force - Saverio. Saverio was amazing from start to finish - a very pleasant man exuding bonheur and possessed with wonderful joie de vivre, who added much to an already wonderful experience. Thank you Saverio! We started with a plate of duck confit, foie gras parfait, watercress salad, warm potato salad, purple mustard - this was PHENOMENAL and could easily have been dinner. The portion was very generous, the salad perfectly dressed and kissed with a sherry vinaigrette next to some sublime potatoes and one of the best legs of duck confit I have ever had. Crisp, light skin, tender juicy meat and all perfectly seasoned and cooked - amazing and not one drop of any fat or grease. Then came the Duck à la Presse served with seasonal accompaniments and duck presse jus. A whole Muscovy duck is marinated in red wine. The roasted duck was then presented and expertly carved tableside and cooked to medium-rare. While the breasts were cooking, the duck's sauce was made from its own natural juices by pressing the carcass in an antique French duck press. These juices were added to the pan with shallots and herbs, then flambéed together with cognac, and served with the duck breasts. Saverio provide tableside service with finesse and a smile - a pleasure to witness, while we were there; we were one of three tables who had ordered the canard à la presse and Saverio treated every table to an amazing experience. We finished with French Press coffee and crêpes Suzette, flambéed tableside with a generous amount of Grand Marnier. It was a fantastic night start to finish and we will definitely be back for the canard à la presse and to work our way through the delightful menu. There are also tasting menus available so plenty of reasons to go back again and again.

    Amuse Bouche - Mussels in a Tomato broth
    Jim R.

    This was our second visit and we enjoyed it as much if not more this time around. It's very hard to find French restaurants anymore so I'm really glad we found this one. The menu has many tempting offerings which makes it hard to chose - these are the kind of problems to have in life! So instead of trying to pick a couple of appetizers we chose to order all four of them, plus one entree and share everything. All were very good to amazing. The Shrimp Ceviche fell into the good category. The Cavatelli, pasta with corn sauce, lump crab, zucchini & cherry tomatoes was very very good. The Frog Legs Provencal, herb crusted frog legs, "gigante" beans with red peppers and tomato, was outstanding. The beans added a fantastic level to the dish. The Escargot with sauce Bordelaise, royal trumpet mushrooms, fava beans and tarragon were the best snails we have ever tasted. They were totally different from the usual butter and garlic variety. The sauce alone was worth the price of admission! For our entree we shared a delicious Galette de Crabe, lump crab and shrimp mousse cake, truffle hollandaise, butter poached crayfish, petite salad. Amazing. The Staff are all enthusiastic, well informed and fun to talk to. Before tip, the bill came to around $130. So if you're in the mood for a delicious French meal, this is the place. As the names says, it's a BYO.

    Amuse-bouche
    Lor W.

    What a nice surprise! Esq was able to land a reservation for 4 people on the day of. This was quite a score as it seems this place is difficult to get into. The space is quite small but very cozy. They maximize the space, and you will be sitting relatively close to other diners (just an FYI). - Black Truffle Vichyssoise - subtle truffle flavor, heavier on the cream side. - Lobster Ravioli - the only underwhelming dish. We could have passed on it. - Chef Pierre Calmels' Escargot - tender and even my husband liked it. - Trio de Canard - it arrived a bit undercooked for our friend's liking, but they remedied the temperature. All good! - Boeuf Bourguignon - perfectly cooked and bursting with flavors. - La Pôchouse - the bass was cooked perfectly, the Aligoté sauce was delicate and beautiful. - Choucroute Garnie - the sauerkraut added a nice flavor complexity. We ordered shaved truffles for the table, and for $20, it was a steal. Our desserts were creamy and satisfying - exactly what you'd expect from a French restaurant. Vanilla pudding (but fancy). The French press coffee was a hit among my dining companions. Fun experience on a cold February Saturday night. Courteous and efficient waitstaff. Great option in Collingswood!

    Chef prepares pressed duck.
    Renee H.

    Amuse bouche to desserts this place knocks it out of the park. Treat yourself to an outstanding bottle of wine (BYOB) and sit down and settle in. From being greeted at the door to a heartfelt thank you for coming and being treated to the amazing floor show for the lucky diner getting the pressed duck you will leave smiling. I'm not posting pics because, well, my photography skills just don't capture the wonderful layers of flavor of our 5 course tasting dinner (well maybe the chocolate mousse paris brest).

    Altinay A.

    My sister wanted French food for her birthday so after some research I got really excited about June BYOB. We booked the reservation for my parents and my sister and I. The interior is cozy and really gorgeous inside. The silverware and China are beautiful. The host and waiters were extremely kind and accommodating pouring water and bringing the dishes to us. I ordered the beef Wellington and it was cooked to perfection. The pastry was flaky and the meat was medium rare. It's the hardest dish to make but the chef gets an A++ on this. I munched on my mom's plate of peaches with this delicious sauce and duck breast. The flavors went so well together. My sister got the scallops and there was this vegetable medley that was so so good. My dad got this fish dish and the texture was like a soufflé. It was all amazing For appetizers we opted for escargot and a cheese plate. I love cheeseboards and meat boards so I order them at every opportunity I get lol. They brought us two desserts : corn crème brûlée and This delicious fruit tart. If I can repeat another dish from this restaraunt it would be the tart. The pastry was flaky and the filling was so so fresh and I just went to heaven eating that. My sister blew out her candle and made a wish. It was a great day. Thank you so much! Hats off to the chef and all the staff at June BYOB Definitely recommend this place for anyone who loves French cuisine. After traveling from Paris and the south of France this food is definitely on my list

    Duo of Beef
    Richard R.

    June BYOB is a really beautiful restaurant in the space that was formerly That's Amore. It sure is nice to have a French restaurant in Collingswood as there is a plethora of Italian restaurants. My sister in law is French and my three nieces live in France, I enjoy French food, so we were eager to try June BYOB. I really love French Bistro style food and June BYOB is not that, it is high end French cuisine. As stated before, the restaurant is beautiful inside with classic light fixtures and a cozy and intimate vibe. Service was excellent all night. We ordered the Trio de Canard and Deux Boeuf (Beef two ways). The duck was excellent and one of the trio was Confit which is one of our favorites. The beef was also excellent with incredible sauces. We of course left some room for dessert and that was also quite good. June BYOB is pricey but it is fine dining. Being a BYOB helps keep the price down. It is certainly a great choice for a special occasion or such and a welcome addition to the Collingswood restaurant scene. 4.5 Yelp stars

    Hanger Steak
    Vincent G.

    This is an elevated dining experience - for sure! Linen tablecloths, candles, the whole nine. Service was great - very friendly and smart with the menu. Understood how to best direct us and get us to final meals that we really enjoyed. Prior to the entrees though, we ordered escargot, which was super tender and earthy! It was different but yummy and worked together. I had also gotten the hanger steak, and they nailed it being cooked to my liking. It is BYO, and I would say, it is worth running out to go get an expensive bottle you like. They had a nice assortment of desserts and coffees too.

    David I.

    We were excited to hit this place as was mom, so we made a reso for our group of 5 to take her for Mother's Day (scheduling after Mother's Day because trying to go out then is busy and can be dicey). They cancelled our reso due to a broken pipe. Okay, I understand, stuff happens. Rescheduled for a couple of weeks later with an offer to cover our dessert. +1 for service. We arrive for our 7:30 reso. Seated quickly. Gotta get some escargot as an app. I had some indecisiveness on whether to go with the Trio de Canard, or the Beef Wellington. Since the Wellington is for 2, two others at our table got it, and I didn't think I could coordinate it with any of the remaining three; I went for the duck. Almost immediately after ordering, someone said they'd go for the Wellington. Within about two minutes, I caught our waiter and asked if we could change our order (we both initially ordered the duck), and he said "no, it's already in". Okay, that was quick, and I was surprised he wouldn't accommodate the change in any case. Oh well, duck it is, shouldn't be a problem. Escargot came in a reasonable timeframe with nice presentation and everyone liked it. We went through that and app plates were cleared. We waited for our main course. and waited. During the wait, we saw the chef working the duck press for people despite it being listed as broken on their website. So he's either working a broken press, or the website wasn't accurate. and we waited. and waited. The waiter only came up to us once when he saw my wife looking at her phone. It was insinuated that we were waiting so long because the chef was the only one who could operate the duck press. So I guess those people are better than us and get their priority dinner while we wait. and wait. Our entrees finally came somewhere around 9:30-10:00pm. So while the waiter couldn't change my order because it was "already in", and hence prep for the dish is presumably already in process, apparently then it takes somewhere in the range of 1.5 hours from there. The extended prep time didn't help, however. I tasted the Wellington off my wife; it was bland and the pastry wrap was mushy and didn't have that nice crisp flake that it should. Three of us got the Trio de Canard. Trios for a trio. My duck leg was good and had a nice confit quality to it. The breast, however, was chewy and tough. While I enjoyed the leg, I couldn't eat the tough, chewy breast and left that piece on my plate. More Wellington was shared with me, and an extended sample size revealed it was unevenly cooked. They covered dessert as promised, and we ordered a variety of different things to share. Consensus is the desserts were very good. The owner came to our table and we chatted for a bit; she was friendly and personable. We had an uneven and mediocre dinner. Underwhelmed.

    We have been here twice for the pressed duck. It's a delicious and unique experience! The chef told us that June is one of 3 restaurants on the east coast with pressed duck due to the rarity of the vintage press. They cook and press duck right in front of you- super fun. Would highly recommend this place!

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    Delicious food and flawless presentation. A true gym in Collingswood. Please be aware of the pricing of this exceptional restaurant.

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    Excellent food. Great service. June is the only French restaurant in a sea of pseudo Italian restaurants in South Jersey.

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    4.4(336 reviews)
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    Went for lunch on a weekday. I haven't been to a French restaurant in a long time in part because…read moreso many have closed which seems strange to me . I take it,it's a matter of fashion. Any way I had an escargot appetizer. I love snails. I wish they had frogs legs! I had the lamb shank for the main course. My wife had the bouef Bourgogne pot pie (apologies for misspellings ; auto correct is fighting me on this one). The food was excellent. The service was good.They make good cocktails and I a sazerac , something I last had in New Orleans, a long time ago. The ambiance is pleasant and parking is easy.The prices, about what you'd expect. We had dessert and coffee. Oh the bread is very good. Highly recommended!

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    4.7(97 reviews)
    24.2 mi

    Excellent food and service. Prices reasonable for the quality of the food. Being BYO was the…read moreattraction for our group. We were all glad we went.

    Perhaps my dining partner and I expected too much... Perhaps. But one thing is certain: Despite…read morebeing highly recommended via a variety of sources, our recent visit to Agua Bistro proved to be something of a disappointment. Our dissatisfaction pertained neither to the restaurant's appealingly cozy ambiance nor to its spot-on personable service. Rather, it was related solely to the preparation and presentation of a portion of the cuisine; which, despite their website's pontification - "Here you will find Chef's handcrafted à la carte menu inspired by a medley of Mediterranean flavors" - fell significantly short of expectations. But let's begin on a positive note... The Fried Artichokes, which my dining partner and I shared as an appetizer, as did the other couple with whom we dined, received nothing but raves. Kissed by a balsamic glaze, caressed by Panko breadcrumbs, and pillowed on mixed greens splashed with lemon dressing, it was indeed an auspicious beginning. Desserts were also quite good... and our little group managed to sample several noteworthy possibilities. My dining partner, for example, enjoyed the Limoncello Cake while I opted for the Apple Tart with French vanilla ice cream. But by far the most interesting dessert of the evening was the Peach Melba, which was shared by the other couple. Actually, "interesting" is something of a misnomer, as the history of this famous confection is as intriguing as its checklist of ingredients is delicious. Peach Melba is a dessert of peaches, raspberry sauce, and vanilla ice cream (Agua's version also adds whipped cream). It was invented in 1892-93 by French chef Auguste Escoffier at London's Savoy Hotel to honor Australian soprano Nellie Melba. In 1892, or so the story goes, Ms. Melba was performing Wagner's opera Lohengrin at Covent Garden. At a dinner party in her honor, Escoffier presented her with a dessert of fresh peaches served over vanilla ice cream in a silver dish perched atop an ice sculpture of a swan (which is featured in the opera). Originally Escoffier called the dish Pêche au Cygne (Peach with a Swan). Several years later, however, he changed the recipe slightly by adding a topping of sweetened raspberry purée and renamed the dish Pêche Melba. Tasty fried artichokes and tempting desserts notwithstanding, it was the entrées that proved to be the kitchen's undoing... And topping the list of eminently forgettable items was my Pan Seared Atlantic Swordfish, which was overly breaded, unattractively hefty of countenance, exhibited a decidedly mushy texture, and tasted offputtingly "fishy" in spots. Ill-chosen accompaniments such as gloppy white beans, olive tapenade, and bland, under-seasoned, undercooked vegetables did absolutely nothing - either gastronomically or asthetically - to remediate this sorry state of affairs. Definitely not the kitchen's finest hour. While other entrées were not as distasteful as my swordfish, they were still nothing to write home about. My dining partner, for example, wasn't exactly thrilled with her Chicken Parmigiana. Not that it was beneath contempt... but she certainly had seen and tasted better in numerous other establishments. What was particularly telling to me was that the kitchen appeared to be rather careless with its entrée presentations. The food photos I observed on the restaurant's website were strikingly beautiful. Up close and personal, however - in the flesh, so to speak - their appearance clearly lacked a certain savoir faire. And for an establishment that seemed to posture itself as significantly above the ranks of plebeian cookery, this was an unappetizing paradox indeed. The major offender in this regard was undoubtedly the Wild Mushroom Ravioli swimming in a madeira cream sauce. Which, while a feast for the palate - at least according to the other gentleman in our party - was also famine for the eye, bearing, in my opinion, uncanny resemblance to the regurgitation of an endangered species. I don't mean to imply that each and every item placed before a diner needs to be a work of art... On the other hand, it should possess sufficient visual appeal to contribute to rather than detract from the enjoyment of an evening at table. In this instance, with just the slightest bit of effort, I think the kitchen could have made this particular presentation infinitely more pleasurable to the eye. An absolutely charming little BYOB, there is no question that Agua Bistro has all the makings of a first-rate eatery. That being said, however... for idealistic promise to become gastronomic reality, it appears that there must be a significant improvement in both the quality and the character of their entrées.

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    Agua Bistro - Outside patio. Weather proofed and heated for winter.

    Outside patio. Weather proofed and heated for winter.

    Agua Bistro - Bronzino special

    Bronzino special

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    June BYOB - french - Updated May 2026

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