L'Essentiel sur Perigueux

Very warm welcome, impeccable service, with explanation and smile, gourmet menu, the flavors were there, refined cuisine. It was a gift from our children.

What great work! The porcini terrine was so original and so good....like the whole meal. And pleasant and friendly service...

Long wait between dishes, pay attention to the seasoning of the appetizer and the scallops, really too peppery. The starter (oysters in jelly) is original and really very good and the desert is excellent (fresh citrus fruits).

Impeccable and fast service. Attentive and very pleasant staff. But a downside for the kitchen: overcooked mutton therefore hard. Can be reheated? Damage !

Very nice experience, interesting proposals (the pairing between pistachio breaded and foie gras, the combination of melted einkorn with green curry, almond and saffron ice cream...), perfect cooking of the lobster, succulent porcini terrine, dessert a perfect symphony of textures, temperatures and tastes. Or more simply a perfect harmony of bread and its salted butter throughout the meal. The setting is also very pleasant thanks to a perfect welcome and service, seated in a warm Périgord character room. A very low price for a magnificent moment of discovery. Well done to the whole team.

very good address intimate setting, gentle atmosphere top service. excellent

Chic and first class in terms of food and service.

For a Michelin starred restaurant, we were pleased with the food, however we were disappointed in the service provided. For a standard 3-course meal (entrée, main, dessert), we spent a total of 3 hours at the table, as the wait for each course was very long. At our arrival, we were greeted by a waitress and our order was taken by a second older waitress. Pleasantly surprised by their wine selection, we made a few pictures of the wine menu as a remembrance and to research the wines in our own time. This second waitress noticed and harshly asked us why we were taking a picture. Following our explanation and apology (her tone implied that was she not pleased by this), we offered to delete the photos off our phones. She then replied in a cold manner, saying there was no need, but that she prefers that customers ask first, before taking pictures. We understood her point, however her tone was extremely unpleasant and nobody had told us/it wasn't indicated anywhere that pictures of the menu were not allowed. This set an awkward tone for us as customers, as we hesitated to take photos of the nicely presented dishes throughout the night, for fear of being scowled at again. There were also a few details we noticed, such as the lack of table cloth, no individual plates for the bread (nowhere for each person to put their piece of bread, eventually needing to put it back onto the serving plate or on the table, which is a bit improper). Although the food was good, our experience (especially in regards to the customer service) was not very pleasant overall, we will not be dining there again.

Magical from start to finish.... Very generous service, dishes, atmosphere.... A Must 👍

Magnifique table à laquelle nous nous rendons à chacune de nos visites à Périgueux. Entrée aux huîtres magnifique, desserts sublimes, homard bleu inoubliable. Le tout avec un service sympathique dans une rue sympa. Nous ne pouvons que conseiller cette table p