Next Tuesday 14th July will be Bastille Day 2020. A day to celebrate all things French.
Below, we let you know about ways to celebrate with French cuisine. While restaurants in some cities will be hosting their usual dinners, others such as Melbourne will be doing takeaway only.
On Bastille Day 2020, the Alliance Française French Film Festival will also return to screens in Adelaide, Brisbane, Byron Bay, Canberra, Hobart, Perth, Sydney – it was due to also return to Melbourne but with the strict lockdown measures resuming tonight, it won’t be returning at this stage.
ONLINE STORES
$19.99 for the Bastille Day Pavé (value of $23.80). Two French biscuit milk chocolate bars and two French biscuit white chocolate bars. No coupon code required as it is a special pack only available for this occasion.
The offer will be valid from Friday the 10th around 5pm till the 15th.
Adelaide
Ariah Park, NSW
Brisbane
Canberra
Gold Coast
Melbourne
Noosa
Perth
Sydney
Adelaide
Adelaide Central Market – Friday 10, Saturday 11 and Tuesday 14 July 2020
You can find French foods at a number of stalls at the Adelaide Central Market. To name just a few:
- Les Deux Coqs – For traditional French rillettes, terrines, tapenades, charcuterie, patisserie and viennoiserie. Bastille Day specials include the launch of two new products, limited edition VIP (Very Important Pate Croûte) and a French Picnic Bag.
- The Smelly Cheese Shop – For the smelliest of French and Australian cheeses, French wine, ready-to-eat Raclette and Croque Monsieur (from 10am Thurs, Fri, Sat, Tues)
- Atlas Continental – French themed menu including escargot pizza!
- Barossa Fine Foods – French saucisson
- Corner Deli – French Camembert & brie
- Dough – For house-made patisserie, croissants and baguettes
- Market Bread Bar – For French style crepes with all the fillings! The crepe pop-up will be located at the Gouger dining area on Friday 10, Saturday 11 and Tuesday 14 July
- Mushroom Man’s Mushroom Shop – Add a shaving of truffle to your French cooking.
Due to COVID-19 the Adelaide Central Market’s full Bastille Day program has been suspended this year, however they still invite everyone to enjoy the live music program over three days:
Friday 10 July 2020
11am – 1pm – Louise Blackwell & the French set duo
11am – 1pm – Accordion by Sounds Continental
5:30pm – 7:30pm – Les Triplettes d’Adelaide
5:30pm – 7:30pm – Accordion by Sounds Continental
Saturday 11 July 2020
10am – 12pm – Louise Blackwell & the French set duo
10am – 12pm – Accordion by Sounds Continental
Tuesday 14 July 2020
11am – 1pm – Accordion by Sounds Continental
12pm – 2pm – Les Triplettes d’Adelaide
Recipe inspo
You will also be able to tune in to The Smelly Cheese Shop on Instagram for recipe inspiration by the Smelly Cheese Shop’s Valerie Henbest at 1pm on Thursday 9, Friday 10 and Saturday 11 July.
Bastille Day Zoom Party with The Smelly Cheese Shop
Join Valérie Henbest self-proclaimed cheese tragic and owner of The Smelly Cheese Shop for a fun and informative French Cheese and French Champagne tasting. Order by 5pm Monday 6th of July to ensure delivery before the live tasting at 7pm AEST on Tuesday 14th of July. Purchase here https://smellycheese.com.au/selections .
Apoteca, formerly known Apothecary, invites you to celebrate Bastille Day 2020 with a special 3 course French inspired menu.
A glass of Andre Delorme Crémant de Bourgogne on arrival
chicken and lentil terrine
Bouillabaisse, rouille
Époisses de Bourgogne (served warm)
$60 per person
* Reservations essential.
Apart from their usual Bastille Day dinner for which limited tables are left for a la carte dinner bookings, Hey Jupiter remains open throughout the day and night for French food and French Booze! Can Can dancers at 8.30pm!
Now that La Buvette is open during the day right through to the evening you can celebrate Bastille Day all day long there. For lunch there will be the menu a la carte and in the evening, La Buvette will return to a bar a vins with a tapas menu and DJ from 7pm.
La Chaîne des Rotisseurs South Australia
La Chaîne des Rotisseurs South Australia is hosting a Bastille Day dinner at the National Wine Centre. More details via the facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/3855715864470769/
Ariah Park, NSW
Ariah Park Hotel
Let’s celebrate everything French with this eat in four course event. Take away also available.
Amuse Bouche
Chicken and brandy Pate with cornichons
Faux frogs legs
Entree (choice of)
Vischyssoise
Caramelised onion and goats cheese pissaladiere
Main (choice of)
Bouillabaisse
Coq au vin
Boeuf Bourguignon
All mains served with crusty baguette, butter and sides
Dessert (choice of)
Cherry Clafoutis
Pear tarte Tatin
Served with calvados cream
Coffee or tea
PRICES:
- Eat in $45 per person
- Two courses take away $28
- Three courses take away $35
They request that you call to book your table or take away by Friday 10th if possible (02) 6974 1068.
Brisbane
Aquitaine is offering a special Bastille Day 3 course Dinner Menu for $75
Their standard a-la-carte menu will not be available however children’s meals for 12 years & under will be available.
Boucher will be serving a 6 course ‘black truffle’ dégustation menu with just one sitting at 7 p.m.
$145 per person without wine or $180 per person with matching wines.
Make your reservation now to ensure you don’t miss out! Bookings essential on 07 3716 0388 or via email: [email protected]
C’est Bon is open for lunch and dinner for Bastille Day 2020
DINNER
A celebration of the French – a special evening with a unique menu and great French matching wines.
Two dinner sittings – 6pm and 7:30pm
Viva La France | $150pp including matching wines selected from different French provinces..
Montrachet will re-open Tuesday 14th July, Bastille Day!
On Tuesday 14th July, Montrachet will offer 4 sittings, in alignment with the current government restrictions that only permit 20 seated guests at a time.
Bastille Day Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Breakfast – 8am – 10:30am (seating until 9am) $50pp
Freshly pressed fruit juice
Sheep’s milk yoghurt panacotta with roasted grains, french kiss strawberries compressed with basil and lime
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Artisan Viennoiserie
Selection of petite pain au chocolate, croissant, Danish,
laminated brioche with our jam and marmalade
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Ora King salmon from Marlborough cured with pastis and citrus served with fromage blanc, poached egg, caper dressing and hand crafted 100% dark rye
or
Classic gruyere and swiss brown mushroom omelette with toasted sour dough
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Tea and coffee included
Lunch – Open from 12pm, seating until 1pm
3 course and 5 course menus (as listed below) both available
Dinner – 5:30, 5:45, 6pm – 8pm
1st Sitting – 3 course + glass of NV Palmer and Co – $110
Sélection de pains & beurre au truffe
Artisan bread selection with honey truffle butter
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1st
Soufflé au crabe et au gruyère
Double baked soufflé with crab meat and gruyère cheese
finished with a light cream bisque
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2nd
Filet de boeuf en cuisson lente, sabayon de raifort & son jus
Slow roasted Stockyard long fed Black Angus fillet finished on redgum embers, whipped horseradish sabayon, garden peas and lettuce heart sauté, pan juices
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3rd
Crémeux de chocolat Valhrona, croustillant de praliné & sorbet à la mandarine
Valrhona chocolate cremeux with crispy hazelnut praline base
and mandarin sorbet
Dinner – 8:30 – late
5 course + glass of NV Palmer and Co $140pp
1st
Pâté en croute
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2nd
Coquille-st-jacques poêlées, terrine de tomate aux herbes & sorbet de basilic
Pan roasted Harvey bay scallops, pressed tomato & herb terrine,
basil sorbet, roasted cereals
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3rd
Filet de boeuf en cuisson lente, sabayon de raifort & son jus
Slow roasted Stockyard long fed Black Angus fillet finished on redgum embers, whipped horseradish sabayon, garden peas and lettuce heart sauté, pan juices
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4th
Sélection de fromages
Served with truffle honey, pear,
cereals and molasses bread
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5th
Crémeux de chocolat Valhrona, croustillant de praliné & sorbet à la mandarine
Valrhona chocolate cremeux with crispy hazelnut praline base and mandarin sorbet
*menus subject to change
Bookings can be made through the website: www.montrachet.com.au
Canberra
La Baguette is home delivering a 3 courses meal on the 14th of July between 2pm & 6pm
It’s $65/pers including delivery
Les Bistronomes will be offering their French classics in the form of a 3 course ($80pp), 4 course ($90pp) or 7 course menu ($100pp) for lunch and dinner.
You can see the 3 and 4 course menus here but not the 7 course, which is the chef’s surprise selection.
These menus will also be available for lunch and dinner. The dinner service will also be accompanied by live accordion music.
Reservations can be made via the website or this link.
Other information:
- At this stage, the 6:00pm sitting has already fully booked, but they still have a few spaces for the 8:30pm sitting.
- There remains availability for the lunch sitting
- The restaurant has recently undergone renovations to the bar .
Gold Coast
They are fully booked but keep it in mind for other French meals and for next year!
Melbourne
As of 11:59pm 8 July 2020, Melbourne will return to Stage 3 lockdowns meaning that restaurants are only allowed to be open for takeaway. Therefore the only way to celebrate Bastille Day 2020 with French restaurant food in Melbourne is to order a takeaway and support these small businesses. Bon appetit!
Bistro Gitan & L’Hotel Gitan are doing hampers featuring classic French dishes. The 5 course hamper will be $95 for a couples hamper and $160 for a family hamper.
Hamper orders are available on the website from today 8th July.
CHECK WHAT THEY ARE DOING NOW
Bon Ap had a wonderful 5 days of revolution planned across Friday 10th, Saturday 11th, Sunday 12th, Monday 13th, Tuesday 14th. Given Melbourne’s return to lockdown these plans will sadly not go ahead.
That said they will be offering a slightly scaled down version of the planned menu as a takeaway option instead. You can contact them on (03) 94159450 or [email protected]
Lord Cardigan also had a wonderful 5 days of festivities planned. They are still however keeping their Bastille Day menu but only as a takeaway option:
Soupe à l’oignon
Cassoulet
Crème brûlée avec de la glace au truffe
You can contact Lord Cardigan on (03) 9645 5305, or email us at [email protected]
Noosa
Frenchies Brasserie
Frenchies Brasserie is running celebrations for the entire week also but the menu will be as current plus some specials
https://frenchiesbrasserie.com.au/frenchies-noosa-a-la-carte-menu/
All bookings can be made via their website
Perth
This new French restaurant invites you to celebrate Bastille Day 2020 in Freo with French wine selection and charcuterie platters. Bookings are essential.
Sydney
Start your French celebrations this weekend with the Bastille Market at Club Willoughby in Sydney.
Celebrate Bastille Day in style at Bistro Mosman. Enjoy 3 courses and a glass of French Champagne for $129pp.
Classic French dishes including Onion Soup, Cheese Raclette and Crêpes Suzette are available just for the occasion in addition to their full menu.
Book now to avoid disappointment at https://www.thebuena.com.au/bistromosman/#tableReservations
On Bastille Day, Bitton Gourmet will be hosting its usual dinner with live French accordion music music in all 3 Bitton venues!
$85 per person for food and entertainment. You can view the menu here
Reservations should be made through the Bitton Gourmet website: www.bittongourmet.com.au
Propose you to join us for a special and unique dégustation of 4 courses for Bastille Day 2020.
Only few seats left already so don’t miss yours and secure your booking now!!
In honour of Bastille Day 2020, Four Frogs Crêperies is bringing back one of its favourite specials: the truffle galette!
Bastille Day is a very exciting day of the year for Four Frogs, which is why they wanted to celebrate with a quintessentially French galette. The truffle galette has become a tradition at Four Frogs, and their customers wait for it every July. It’s a highlight of their year, and they love to share it with you!
To make this decadent savoury dish, Four Frogs fills one of its fresh galettes with freshly grated local black truffle, prosciutto, Swiss cheese & an egg. As always, they use their home-milled buckwheat flour to make their galettes, which is packed with flavour and nutrients.
Four Frogs is committed to working with local farmers and producers, which is why they source their truffles from right here at home in Australia.
They are also very excited to be reopening their Circular Quay location just in time for this special occasion. Circular Quay will be open as of July 13th.
The Truffle Galette: Freshly grated local black truffle, prosciutto, Swiss cheese & egg. $27
This special galette will only be served from July 14th to 19th, so don’t miss out!
Franca Brasserie is celebrating Bastille Day 2020 with a Truffle dinner.
The price $145 per person.
A la carte also available.
Bookings online or via phone.
Frenchies Brasserie is celebrating Bastille Day 2020 for the entire week Tuesday 14th – 18th with a special menu and drinks.
https://frenchiesbrasserie.com.au/elanora/bastilleday/
All bookings can be made via their website.
Le Coq has created a singular wine matching menu for this special occasion.
The menu is going to be available from 10th to 14th of July and costs $75 food only or $150 with matching wines.
Le Coq has expressed that it is so proud to reopen the season celebrating the traditional Bastille Day 2020.
For Bastille Day 2020, Loluk will be open for lunch and dinner on the 14th of July, with a lovely 4 course French set menu.
The menu includes a glass of Loluk Pétillant, and the same set menu is available with the matching wine.
The set menu price is $94 for the 4 courses and $164 with the matching wines.
Reservations can be made via Loluk’s website: http://www.lolukbistro.com.au/reservations/
Merivale: Ash Street Cellar, Felix and Little Felix
Merivale will have celebrate Bastille Day 2020 with can-can dancers in the laneway, lunch and dinner specials at Ash Street Cellar and Felix and Möet & Chandon offers all day long – they’re upsizing every bottle to a magnum and every three glasses to a bottle.
Guests are able to make a reservation through Merivale’s website at:
https://merivale.com/venues/felix/
https://merivale.com/venues/little-felix/
https://merivale.com/venues/ashstcellar/
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How are you planning to celebrate Bastille Day 2020?
You may also like to see what the Alliance Françaises around Australia are doing for Bastille Day 2020. You can find their events along with all the other July events in our What’s on in July 2020 article.
ONLINE BASTILLE DAY EVENTS: We will publish an article with online Bastille Day 2020 celebrations to tune into next week so keep your eyes peeled or click on the subscribe button below to get an email as soon as the article goes live.
