Yes I know I’ve done a restaurant review on Bistro Guillaume (see my previous post here) but it is one of my favourite places to eat when celebrating special occassions, this time it was a friends birthday.

For the second time now we bumped into Derryn Hinch (Melbourne TV/Radio Personality) and like aways he was sitting in a corner table, almost like he was trying to hide from view. This must be his favourite restaurant.

Anyways, back to Bistro Guillaume. It seems like there has been a price hike and the portion size seems reduced with some of the foods.

I went with a small group of friends and we were having a really late dinner thus it made sense to share an entree and skip on dessert considering it’s close to our bedtime.

Entree is charcuterie plate $30 ($3 price hike from last year) which consists of Pork and pistachio saucisson sec, serrano ham, country terrine, pork, duck and rabbit rillettes, chicken liver parfait with port jelly
[the size reduction was obvious but presentation is lovely ]

Charcuterie plate - love love love the terrine

Another entree which is what  I ended up having for main’s the Seared Scallops with pear puree, witlof, roasted hazelnuts, banyuls vinaigrette $20

The scallops were fresh and sweet, again good value for money for fine dining quality.

Seared Scallops with pear puree, witlof, roasted hazelnuts, banyuls vinaigrette

My 3 fellow diners decided to have the main steak which was designed to be shared amongst 2-3 people. I can tell you now that this should definitely be shared by 3, 2 only if both are extremely hungry. Below is the Plat Pour Deux (Ou Trois) of Roasted Rib Eye with rosemary, thyme, garlic, kipler potatoes, watercress salad and mustard of your choice (Tajima wagyu, 500 day grain fed, grde 6 from Culcairn NSW) $140

800 grams of Rib Eye to share being served - Yummmmm

Plat Pour Deux (Ou Trois) of Roasted Rib Eye with rosemary, thyme, garlic, kipler potatoes, watercress salad and mustard of your choice (Tajima wagyu, 500 day grain fed, grde 6 from Culcairn NSW) $140 to be shared among 2-3 diners (shown in this picture an individual plate)

I was told the steak was great. If you look at the pictures above you can see the eveness of the medium cooked rib eye. The marbled fat was rich and the burst of flavour was very enticing. The rosemary flavour came through really well and the side vegetables and potatoes were divine.

My last dinner decided to feast on Steak frites, sauce a la bordelaise or sauce bearnaise (Scotch fillet, 150 day grain fed Angus from Shepparton Victoria) $39

Steak frites, sauce a la bordelaise or sauce bearnaise (Scotch fillet, 150 day grain fed Angus from Shepparton Victoria) $39

Lastly, we had the broccolini as the side dish, $8 (bargain in fine dining term). It has to be one of the tastiest side vegetable dish I’ve had – simple and lovely.

ni with roasted almonds and beurre noisette $8

Once again, Bistro Guillaume is a great place to eat affordable traditional french food style.

If you are a fish and chips person, I’d highly recommend you have the fish and chips here at Bistro Guillaume where they serve you a whole fish!! Nice

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