Felix Bistro & Bar

7 Recommended

Drinks  7      Ambience  8      Service  8      Value  5     

Nice fit out but average food, menu reads well but poorly executed. Shame really.

Jan 25, 2012 

7.3 Recommended

Drinks  8      Ambience  7      Service  7      Value  7     

Had lots of friends boast about Felix so had high expectations. Very disappointed with the menu of Felix, specifically the main courses. Don't think I'll be going back. My lamb pie was saturated in salt and my boyfriend's pork was bland.

Jan 14, 2012 

8.3 Highly Recommended

Drinks  8      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  7     

A group of us went to celebrate our annual Christmas get together and Kris Kringle night. Despite having presents about, santa hats and sacks, the staff treated us all well and we had a great night, they were not pretentious at all. Our waiter that looked after our table was really attentive, and service didn't lack during our 2 hour stay and he played up to our festive mood. Cocktails all round and then the Food was briliant, standouts were the chicken liver pate, goat cheese souffle, and passionfruit souffle.

We all enjoyed our meals though it was pricey. Loved the tea they served afterwards in a silver tea pot and patterned bone china, nice touch for tea drinkers who often get overlooked by the latte and wine set. Yes, it was noisy, but we will be back (for our wedding anniversary in fact!).

Dec 14, 2011 

8 Recommended

Drinks  8      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  7     

There were 5 of us for lunch and the meals were beautiful. It was a Thursday and the restaurant was quite busy and service standards seemed to suffer a little. Overall, delicious food, friendly staff but service lacked a little on the day we dined. Would certainly go back though.

Nov 06, 2011 

4 Below Average

Drinks  7      Ambience  2      Service  3      Value  4     

In brief, not great at all. We arrived early but without a booking on Friday night and were seated with ease which was great, although once seated you realise how noisy this place is, you literally can hardly hear one another when talking. We were given a full run down of the menu and specials by the host which was helpful and insightful and to the level of service one would expect from a restaurant of this "said" standard. Sadly that is where the positive experience ended.

We were assked if we were ready to order several times in quick succession and felt rushed to make a decision. On doing so our entrees arrived in about 2 minutes flat which didn't even allow us to settle into our evening, and also meant that we had to remind them to bring our wine as it hadn't arrived, only to do so at the end of finishing our entrees.

Our plates were removed swiftly and our mains arrived almost within a minute of that by a waiter who couldn't speak a word of English when I tried to order a glass of Red to accompany my steak dish.

After a bit of a discussion between waiters someone else arrived to take my order and then deliver my glass or red but by this time I was half way through my main meal which was disappointing.

Again on finishing our main meal the plates, cutlery and condiments where removed form the table within a minute of finishing which was just plain rude. Total time from being seated to asking for the bill was 39 minutes and a $158 bill!

All in all this was a very rushed and unpleasant experience, its really noisy in there and although the food and wine was tasty and well prepared I would definitely not return or recommend it due to the poor service ambience.

Oct 10, 2011 

7.3 Recommended

Drinks  8      Ambience  8      Service  6      Value  7     

Two of us went there for dinner on a week night with no booking, bad move, the place was filled up around 7 pm but luckily the host managed to find us a table. The place understandably was quite noisy so if it is a quiet dinner you are after, go somewhere else.

Service: it could be better, but the waiters really had no time for personal service of any kind. They need more people working on the floor. The host gave us the menu without explaining the daily special which was a bit annoying as it was something I would have ordered.

Food: We ordered entrees and suckling pig and duck confit as mains. They were nice and came out in a timely manner.

Wine list: great selection of French wines by the glass and by the bottle. Also you can choose between 100ml, 150ml, 450ml and a bottle, what a wonderful idea! It is also a sensibly priced wine list.

Will I go back, definitely, but not without a booking.

Oct 04, 2011 

3.8 Below Average

Drinks  8      Ambience  3      Service  1      Value  3     

Went there for lunch for the first time and the place was packed. Did not book our table and as we were arriving we saw a queue waiting outside so walked there and slowly made our way through... waiting looking around, the waiting staff happily ignoring us until we asked someone to be seated and it was pointed to us that we walked through the exit, which certainly did not look any different from the entry.

So we moved towards the entry and asked to be seated. Were asked to move to the bar area (back where we came from) for about 5 minutes. Person who seemed to be in charge of the venue was helpful and after hearing the amount of noise inside I was hoping for a table outside. To my surprise my wish was granted, even they had free tables outside marked as reserved. He was the only nice staff person to come across and could not make up for the rest of the team.

Once seated outside, my husband wanted to see the drink menu, I had a coctail already from the bar and he does not drink alcohol.We were told they do not have non alcoholic drink menu, but have the usual.My other half got a bit of sting as the guy was not helpful at all and chose to stick with tap water.After that we got asked few times if he wants something to drink, which he did not.

Prices not cheap, but if food is good then its all good.

Our food: steak tartare - find it quite average and nowhere near as good as at Rockpool Bar and Grill.

Cheese souffle: smelled nice like cheese, but tasted like scrambled eggs.

Twice cooked pork shoulder: very nice.

King fish salad: again very good.

Overall the selection of food seemed very poor and no desert got my attention to try it( e.g. chocolate mouse, panacotta...). Food was very nice, service forgettable and ambience to much to bear.

Oct 02, 2011 

6.5 Recommended

Drinks  6      Ambience  6      Service  8      Value  6     

I don't normally eat french food but I would make an exception with this place, mainly for the steak. I don't know what it is but the way they cook it is just mouth watering. Be aware with the tiled floors and hard walls the place will echo with chatter. That is why they call it a Bistro and Bar.

Aug 14, 2011 

4.8 Average

Drinks  8      Ambience  4      Service  2      Value  5     

Went to Felix on a rainy Wednesday night, and was unimpressed. The room is so noisy you cannot hear someone seated directly in front of you. The service is very inattentive: our water glass was not refilled once in about 2 hours(!), empty plates sat on the table for 10 minutes after eating etc.

The staff are not particularly friendly, probably because their customers can hardly hear them over the raucous environment and they gave up chatter a long time ago. There are some positives. It is a beautifully decorated restaurant, everything screams quality, I loved the tiled floor. The lamb pie, while not a large serving, was enclosed with some of the most delicious pastry known to man.

The garlic mash as a side is fantastic and is an essential addition to the pie. The buttermilk pudding with summer fruits was a very good finish to the meal, although again, the serving was small.

Jul 21, 2011 

8.5 Highly Recommended

Drinks  8      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  8     

Went for Bastille Day... Loved it. Had a beautiful Haut Medoc Bordeaux and way too many espresso martini's after. Food was good the gratin wasn't amazing. But I will be back. I loved the fit out. Very NYC Pastis (a fav haunt of mine).

Jul 18, 2011