Melbourne has France-Soir, and Brisbane has French Martini. For us, French Martini is the better of the two because the weather is better here and you can sit outside in the South Bank precinct overlooking the gardens.

Offering a simple and traditional French menu, French Martini has excellent service and food, along with an outstanding wine list featuring mostly French wines. Pricing is good considering the quality, and there are many crappy pubs that charge much more for much less.

An excellent venue worth an excellent rating.

French Martini is a cute, friendly, unpretentious haven in the fast becoming crazy, trendy, shamozzle that is the Southbank dining precint. We have been to French Martini 2 or 3 times now before a show. They were very accommodating with our timeframes and made sure we were all done and dusted in time to make our curtain call. The menu is limited to only a few dishes, which they do very well. The only thing I was slightly disappointed by was the desert - it tasted like it had been made a few days ago and stored in the fridge (I know that is the reality for a lot of restaurants....). I love going there as I feel like I am experiencing a little bit of France - even the wait staff are French! Give it a go, its great.

The ambience here is lovely and the food is really delicious. I went with a large group and everyone was very impressed with their meals, the wine list is extensive too. The goat's cheese baguette and the lemon pie (served in a large wine glass) were particularly memorable. A great experience.

very high quality but quite expensive food in a very French atmosphere. All of the waiters are French and hard to understand however this adds to the charm. Quite a lot of atmosphere and the food is very authenticly French. I recommend for fine dining.

Approximate cost: $25