Le Voltaire Bistro Francais

Wow. This place comes well-recommended, and does not disappoint. Delicious and a little perfect taste of France - which got us through the past two years of lockdown!

Service was friendly and approachable. Food quality was very good and there was a nice ambiance. BUT
The plate designed as a share dish only had one of each thing so to share we had to cut stuff in half not possible with an oyster!
We ordered the pommes Dauphine which tasted more like deep fried bread.
Finally with my beef I would have preferred the option of crispy roast potatoes instead of fries.
Slightly disappointed after going all that way hence only the 3 stars.

Meals are small but desserts are great. Cocktails are more like tiny shots. Hard to judge service, it was a busy night.

Had dinner at Le Voltaire on Monday 6th. Service was great, particularly the attention by Chelsea, ably assisted by Charlotte. Excellent choice of food, including attention to dietary needs, Chelsea was very aware of my wife’s needs and took time to clarify any issues. Chelsea advised us of wines to match our food, her choices were excellent and the wines fully complimented the food, which was of very generous portions.
I was pleased to know as we checked out that all staff that evening were female, just added value

We have come to Le Voltaire on several occasions over a few years when we come to stay in the Dandenongs. It is a beautiful restaurant and we love the service, atmosphere food and wine. Thanks for making this such a Belgrave gem! Worth travelling to eat here!

Wonderful French cuisine.nice quiet atmosphere and the staff were very friendly and attentive.
Not forgetting great French wine at reasonable prices makes for an extremely enjoyable evening.

Been there a few times. Absolutely delicious. Great wine selection aswell. Well looked after by staff too.

Celebrated our wedding anniversary on reopening night. As always the restaurant was as excellent as ever. Only suggestion is the ambience would be better if french music or more romantic or elevator style music was playing. Pop / Rock music from the 70's & 80's just doesn't suit fine dining at a French restaurant. Have been here multiple times and not sure if there is new owners? That's the ONLY reason we didn't give it 5 stars.

Absolutely delish food especially the scallops. Nice ambience and reasonably priced. Service was slow but overall a wonderful night. Highly recommended.

Wonderful and authentic French bistro
- simple yet wonderful
- honest and friendly
- back to basic yet ahead of the trend of fast cheap unhealthy food
- a true gem of wine list and extensive choice of wines by the glass
- certainly worth a visit
- old school perfection!

Been a couple of times now with groups for dinner. Has been a great experience both times. Food has always been nice with everyone complimentary. Staff have always been friendly, polite and helpful.

WOW. AMAZING food, fantastic service and atmosphere, great wine list with an honest and knowledgeable head of staff. If you are on a trip away from Melbourne this is a must visit and probably the only place I’d recommend or come back to Belgrave for. If you’re from the city to you won’t find the prices bad at all as others have complained of in the reviews - they are really reasonable actually for the produce, pub food pricing for top level food. WAY better than the best French I’ve tried in the CBD, and that was ridiculously pretentious, expensive and didn’t have as much flavour or food on the plate. This is good food done exceptionally well, they could honestly give the best restaurants with “stars” a run for their money. Highly recommend, go here.

Wonderful restaurant, friendly staff, nice design and atmosphere. We have tried several dishes and enjoyed them all.
Particularly with mentioning are the Terrine, Scotch Fillet, and Beef Medallions.
Prices are as expected from a high end French restaurant (about $70-$100 pp).

WOW, in the middle of nowhere, amazing place not cheap but fair priced with GREAT atmosphere, friendly staff and on top of that the food. I'll be back.
Evrt time I get here is a great experience.

Absolutely a must for Belgrave dining! Amazing service. Very cosy and warm atmosphere & sometimes even live music. The lamb rack Wellington is out of this world! Freshly baked bread and butter is incredible & I’d keep coming back to just have that alone. Great selection of wines too!

I have been going to this place for years and absolutely love it! Everything I've ever tried is exceptional. Recently I got their takeaway options. I got what the chef recommended which was 2 different types of stews, (one was beef burgandy, the other was some French name that I can't remember) I got their bread for dipping into the sauce and the waitress's fav desert. (Another weird french name) I followed the reheating instructions to a T. Well that was about a month ago now and I can't stop thinking about it. It's seriously mine and hubbys fav restaurant in all of melb. If I lived closer I'd visit there more frequently. I'd probably be broke. It's a real foodie experience. I loved talking with the chef as his passion really comes through, with what I could understand through his thick French accent. Yep it's a real deal french restaurant.

Love It! Highly recommend, great service fantastic food especially the oysters rockefeller YUMMO!

Very nice restaurant in the suburbs, would be perfect except for the lack of steak tartare on the menu. Other that that a very nice meal with some unusual twists. Nice cosy place for a romantic date night.

I don't usually write reviews, but I'll definitely make an exception here! This restaurant is legitimately amazing in ALL aspects. The food is delicious, and paired with the great atmosphere, even more-so. The staff are wonderful, very friendly and observant special shoutout to one of the waitresses, Chelsea—you probably won't read this but you are legit the best).

For those who like wine, from what my dad says, the selection is also really good! No comment from me tho since I'm a minor lol

Such an experience to dine here! Delicious food, with an authentic French ambiance. Highly recommended.