Bistro Papillon - Sydney

Amazing! We ordered the duck confit, snails, and the rum ice cream with apple tart. 3 dishes were reeeeally wonderful. We have been to Paris before but I can say this restaurant's dishes are the same as what we had in France. Additionally, the service is also brilliant. Waiters always cared about us and our eating experience.

Fantastic little place with lovely food and staff. Totally recommend!!!! New menu and warm cosy setting. Very traditional food with extensive wine selection

This is a very nice restaurant for great French dining experience. Be prepared to splurge but the food is definitely worth it! For starters, definitely order the snails drenched in garlic and parsley butter. For mains, I recommend the fresh egg tagliatelle pasta with seafood or the creamy veal ragout with fresh pasta. For dessert, the simple classic creme brûlée is the way to go. The service staff are very friendly and professional. Just be sure to make a reservation beforehand!

This review is for one of their specialty dinners at Bistro Papillon; the "Soiree Raclette"! For those in the know, this is a special evening that occurs every first Monday of the month and bookings are a must! This evening always sells out pretty fast as it is so authentically Parisienne and for only $55pp for the 2 course menu it is way cheaper than buying a ticket to Paris. For our entree we chose half a dozen escargot baked in garlic and parsley butter served with baguette just to get us in the French mindset! Bon! Then onto the Raclette..... the chef sets up a table in the middle of the room where he heats up the moon shaped raclette cheese and scraps the hot melted cheese over your plate of cured and smoked meat, potatoes, pickles and bread. He does this throughout the evening for all the diners and it is quite a communal affair. Such delicious cuisine and matched with a lovely Chablis made for a very charming evening!

Absolutely love coming to this quaint little hole in the wall French restaurant. The menu is not extensive but that doesn't mean the food is not great. Must say the pan fried quail wrapped in pancetta was absolutely the highlight for me. The quail is cooked to perfection, the sauce is just creamy yet so well seasoned but not overly seasoned. The waiter recommended to put the side of pasta that comes with this dish straight into the sauce and what a great recommendation that was. Absolutely delicious! Also had the ratatouille which was so rustic.  I love this place, I felt like I was in a restaurant in Paris. The service was also friendly and efficient, would definitely come back if I ever want to feel like I'm in Europe again. Highly recommended!