French Restaurant
About Lutèce Bistro & Wine Bar
The Lutèce Bistro & Wine Bar menu offers traditional French flare with a modern twist, and an Alsatian spirit from renowned Brisbane Chef Romain Bapst.
Lutèce is the only restaurant in Brisbane to serve the exquisite pressed duck – a rare French delicacy dating back to the 19th century.
Dine in now and experience French food at its finest in Brisbane.
Lutèce, the French word for the ancient city Lutetia, was once part of the ancient Roman Empire and is today known as the centre of good food and style, Paris.
Romain Bapst
The man behind the best French restaurant in Brisbane
Romain Bapst is one Brisbane’s most celebrated and loved chefs. He has managed numerous restaurants in his past 30 years throughout Australia, but is now based in Brisbane to focus on his finest venture, Lutèce Bistro & Wine Bar.
Hailing from the Alsatian city of Strasbourg in France, Romain was raised the son of a butcher, giving him an appreciation for meat and live produce that far excels most chefs and has led to his status as one of Australia’s two Maître Canardier.
Following extensive training and work in France, Romain relocated to Australia in 1990 where he has since held positions at numerous award-winning restaurants including:
- Mietta’s Melbourne
- Hayman Island Resort
- Prunier’s Sydney
- Il Centro Brisbane
- Drift Milton, Jetty & Events Best new restaurant Brisbane 2010.
- Drift Brookwater.
In addition to this impressive list of venues, Romain also holds the following positions:
- President & Chairman, Bocuse D’or Australia
- President, Academie Culinaire de France Australia
- Maître Canardier
- Maître Rôtisseur
- Awarded Chevalier de l’Ordre du Merite Agricole” – (the Knight Order of Agricultural Merit) 2017
His celebrity was cemented during his 13 years at Brisbane institution Il Centro, where his fresh, modern menu featuring a now famed sand crab lasagne garnered media attention and critical acclaim Australia-wide.
Romain’s genuine passion for quality produce prepared in a manner that preserves its integrity, along with an inherent love of entertaining people with cuisine prepared from the heart, have motivated him to where he is today.
Stay up to date with Romain’s latest business endeavours by following Bapst Restaurant Consulting on Facebook.