Traditional French bistro dining has perhaps never been better exemplified than at this restaurant, the long-standing Toorak institution France-Soir. France Soir is lively and filled with jostling diners and efficient waiters transporting plates of grilled scotch fillet, rabbit terrine and the ubiquitous, perfectly crisp and salty pommes frites which accompany most mains. Full most nights, busy over lunch and a de rigeur dinner spot in certain local circles; bustling, noisy France-Soir has the panache of a Parisian bistro. Wins are celebrated, deals done and rock stars come and go. In this tiny Melbourne restaurant, it's as much about expert service and casual bonhomie from theatrical, French speaking waiters who deftly weave around close-set tables, as it is about the carte that's changed little over 25 years.
