Le French Restaurant — Restaurant in Indian Harbour Beach

We came in for Christmas Dinner hoping to be Wowed! This was our 1st time in since the interior renovation. The atmosphere has gone from modern and sleek to..... walls covered in dusty cheap plastic plants and flowers Staff casually dress in blue jeans. Very confusing for the price point. Atmosphere crash and burn🔥

Service was lovely and the best part of our evening! Wine menu still great! I personally love the chateauneuf-du-pape. $80 a bottle it's a gem!

Many menu items from the previous owners still adorned the menu which where tasty! While almost everything was tasty nothing was outstanding or unique. Sadly there where no fun Christmas entree specials. We had the duck fat fries, pea soup, truffle mac and cheese and the duck entree. Our meat portion was a thin 3-4 oz oddly small it was paired with a very sad salad which was more like a garnish. We finished our night with tart tartan, cremebrulee and affagotos. Yummy!

From a culinary standpoint nothing new or individual to show their own identity moving past being Trend Kitchen and becoming La French. There seems to be a lot of chaos and confusion in concept. It's has sadly lost its high-end shine but kept the high-end price. I hope to see them find a path toward keeping it classy, polished and unique as all fine dinning requires.

Take the cheap fake plants and flowers to the cemetery before your atmosphere...

A Touch of France

It’s been a while since our last visit to Trend Kitchen. This cozy little touch of France is a surprise to many. Front of house, Aureade (au-red-dee) and her husband, head chef, Antoine, are from Paris and both are trained chefs whose dishes are inspired by French cuisine, taking creative license to elevate their food to fine dining. Their menu is fresh and limited. Some old Trend dishes remain, but things like their foie gras (fwa-gra - duck liver) terrine was extraordinarily delicious! A leg of lamb, sous vide then roasted to perfection served with mashed potatoes and vegetable medley was … well, my plate was cleaned with just a bone remaining. Their Mahi Mahi was outstanding too, with a sauce you’ll not get anywhere else and should make the permanent menu (hint) it was so good. The wine list is small but complimentary to the food. Even though we did not have one, a top request was their French version of a Bellini, so we now have a reason to return. You can dress to the nine’s or dine causally. This is a take your time restaurant and not an eat and run place, so make your reservations then sit back, relax, and enjoy the culinary trip to this little...

We went to Trend Kitchen for date night this past Saturday. The place is very clean and the service was fantastic even though it was prime time on a Saturday evening!! They have a nice selection of wine and Amber our server was very knowledgeable on the wine list and also provided some recommendations for food specials not on the dinner menu. We took her advice and ordered a Scallop Crudo (Out of this world Good), and for dinner the special for 2 persons the Wagu Tomahawk Rib-eye steak and accompaniments of roasted vegetables and Smoked Duck Fat Cheese Fries and Black Truffle Mac N Cheese. The pictures do not do the food justice of how good it really was. We eat out several times a month and in my opinion Trend Kitchen is some of the best and freshest food in Melbourne and the Beaches. Definitely try Trend for a date or special occasion their food will surely please your palate!! I see some reviews stating prices are high but from what I found they are in line with other so called "gourmet" restaurants in the area. If you want a cheap date go to Olive Garden, if you want to impress her take her to Trend Kitchen you...