Fresh User Reviews for French in Adelaide

10 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  10      Service  10      Value  10     

Honestly, It is so hard to fault, it was perfect. As you drive up you wonder what you're in for, which is part of the appeal. We were part of a group of 20, ordered Ala carte, I'm a Chef and all the guests were foodies, so we are knowledgeable. Other restaurants in the Adelaide Hills wouldn't allow group bookings unless they were on a set menu?. Probably because they want an easy buck with minimal fuss. Maxamillians delivers with ease and grace.

The service was amazing, they were almost mind readers. The style was very traditional, perfect for the Autumble get together. All 20 of us came away commenting it was 'memorable', the wine was great too, Well Done, thankyou.

Mar 26, 2012

7.3 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  8      Service  7      Value  6     

We've been looking for a great modern french restaurant for a long time and finally found one we really enjoyed. The duck for entree' and the vegetarian lasagne were great, but the highlight was dessert. The Chocolate cake and creme brulee were superb.

Mar 24, 2012

9 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  9     

Situated in historical secluded Leigh St is the delightfully French Corner Bistrot. Small and intimate with an over looking Mezzanine, ideal for small functions or parties. Around the walls are interesting French posters, maps and memrobillia.

The decor is simple with white table cloths predominating. We chose snails, untypically pan fried with walnut, bacon, parsley, garlic and butter, on a bed of spinach, Escargots facon chef, stunning!. From the daily special board, we also chose local fresh garlic prawns, succulent. Both accompanied by fresh bread ideal for absorbing the delicious sauces.

Our choice for mains were the duck, cooked two ways, Margret (pan fried) and leg (confit) with mushroom and truffle sauce. Canard deux cuissant sauce champignons et truffes, absolutely delightful. Also available was duck with cherry sauce, which also sounded fabulous. The Barramundi, baked with lemon thyme and butter, was another daily special, mouth watering.

We finished with two perrenial favourites, Cream caramel and delightfully crisp profiteroles, with an ice cream filling and coating of warm chocolate sauce, completing a fabulous French dinner. French trained chef, French waitresses, gives this Bistrot real authenticity.

Mar 24, 2012

5.5 Average

Food  7      Ambience  8      Service  4      Value  3     

We were really looking forward to a special night out but couldn't get a babysitter so had to bring our kids along which wasn't a problem as they were really well behaved.

Our entrees and dinner were quite nice, not exceptional though and the desserts sounded lovely on the menu but were disappointing and my glass of wine not even a quarter filled. Our major complaint was the level of service. Each of our courses was incredibly slow to arrive and this can't be related to cooking meals for the kids as they only had garlic bread and a kids meal and the waiters were slow to take our orders. All the people around us arrived and left in the time that we were there.

Our kids are young and managed to be very well behaved and stayed in their seats for the most part but by the end they had effectively been sitting still for 3 hours which really wasn't fair on them. I would have thought that it would be a priority to get the couple with the 3 kids served and out as quickly as possible, not leave them to be the last.

Had the food been great I would probably have gone back without the kids but it really wasn't worth the trip.

Mar 11, 2012