L'Hotel Gitan - Glen Eira

Came here with work friends for dinner and drinks. I had the duck liver parfait for entree, which was nice but the steak tartare main was suboptimal. Portion si... read more Came here with work friends for dinner and drinks. I had the duck liver parfait for entree, which was nice but the steak tartare main was suboptimal. Portion size was small for a main meal. The meat was also not well chopped enough with inconsistent sized pieces. Plating was also poor, looked almost dog food on lettuce leaves. Unfortunately service was not great as well. The waitress was not friendly and seemed to only focus on getting us out. We brought cupcakes as part of a friend's going away party without knowing that it wasn't allowed. She told us rudely that we were not allowed to eat the cupcakes there and that a cakeage fee applied. I felt that it would have been better if she had said that there was a cakeage fee and gave us the option whether we wanted to eat it there or not. We ended up having to eat the cupcakes outside the restaurant in the rain. Overall, food was average but service was appalling. There are other much better restaurants in the area.

Great food. Most impressive were the staff. Great advice on the menu and specials and really attentive. Wine options wide. Food well presented. Deserts were esp... read more Great food. Most impressive were the staff. Great advice on the menu and specials and really attentive. Wine options wide. Food well presented. Deserts were especially impressive. Worth a visit.

Only by chance we discovered this gem in Melbourne. We were at a hotel nearby looking for a place to have dinner and came across this outstanding French bistro.... read more Only by chance we discovered this gem in Melbourne. We were at a hotel nearby looking for a place to have dinner and came across this outstanding French bistro. We were given a choice of table or bar seats, facing the kitchen, which is always my preferred option. Seeing these incredible chefs creating amazing dishes only adds to the experience. Both our entrées were exquisite, I had the petite calamari and my husband a type of chowder (it was the day's special). For mains, I had a wonderful duck breast, cooked to perfection and my husband the wallaby, which was a very pleasant surprise and the meat was melting from the bone. His desert was also a special of the day, some delicious chocolate and raspberry creation and I had a creme brûlée. Cannot stress enough the quality, creativity and delight these meals were. A truly modern French experience not to be forgotten.

Wing last week on my wife's birthday. the waiter was kind, though a bit familiar, but eating was very good. nothing to complain when we ate a lot. very recommen... read more Wing last week on my wife's birthday. the waiter was kind, though a bit familiar, but eating was very good. nothing to complain when we ate a lot. very recommended a visit

I came here to my friend's birthday, who was very beautiful. eating was really good and the majority of the service was excellent. but we have a waiter trying t... read more I came here to my friend's birthday, who was very beautiful. eating was really good and the majority of the service was excellent. but we have a waiter trying to tell us that a customer cries about one of our babys and wept. that we had to take them outside or behind. I was honestly a bit speechless, as his drinking was nothing in comparison to the desire of the entire restaurant! I would understand whether it was a tantrum or a disgust, but it was honestly only some quiet sad ones we are talking about here. should children be hidden in public because some can no longer handle public noise? oh, and that was followed with the Dessert menu on our table as “but I still want their money” type of employment. whatever an idiot. After he had ignored him, it didn't get up again, who knows what it was about.