L'Envers du Décor

IG: @melvineateat 8.5/10 - Absolutely amazing food and service. Ordered the sea bass which was fresh and cooked just right. It was served with really fresh and sweet clams and vegetables. Oysters were good too and foiegras was amazing

Restaurant is beautiful, service was great- food was amazing. I discovered my favorite wine there - Angelique grand cru . Will definitely come back The fish was delicious.

Very nice place in the middle of Saint-Émilion. Nice ambience, classical French food. We enjoyed dinner. A bit pricey though.

This is a beautiful restaurant with great food and service. The prices are a little more expensive than some other local restaurants but this is reflected in the quality of the food and the service. Highly recommended.

Great food! I tried the veal liver and it was wonderful. Extensive wine list.

We chose this place for lunch, and everything we ate was absolutely delicious. The service was very quick, and the atmosphere was wonderful. I definitely recommend it!

The place is well located in the town center but the service was terrible! There was a worm in our oyster and when we told the waiter she said it was normal but as a courtesy she will change it for us, and then in the bill she charged it double. Regardless to say we didn’t eat the one with the worm… Anyway we had a stomach bug that night, avoid the place I find it an expensive tourist trap!

An incredible spot for a lunch date in a magical town of Saint-Emilion. The cuisine, the presentation, the service and the atmosphere are fabulous. Every dish is impeccably presented, the portions are large and absolutely delicious to the smallest detail. Never ever miss out on the dessert too. I do not need to mention, but the wine selection is also, of course!, very good. The restaurant does a good job of offering wine by the glass in various price ranges, so everyone will find something affordable.

We would give them 3.5 stars. We were seated quickly. The environment is a commercial brassiere type restaurant in the heart of St Emilion. The whole experience missed the mark for us just a hair in terms of authentic French dining... and St Emilion does cater to a very diverse demographic - as many English speakers as French. The highlight was the Pea Soup starter with perfectly cooked poached egg. Creative, flavorful and beautiful in presentation. Highly recommend. My wife had the beef with asparagus which she enjoyed though it was cooked much closer to rare than medium rare. The cheese for dessert was a very nice selection and the homemade bread a plus. The service was attentive though there were a lot of servers for how busy the restaurant was - I guess I would say the atmosphere was polished but prices were high for what you got - except for the soup! That truly was exceptional. Sorry no pics :(

Excellent classic French restaurant in the middle of St. Emilion. Daily varying menu, awesome great regional wines. Service is good and our server was very good at explaining the dishes. Very nice decor, very cozy place located in the middle of St. Emilion.

Excellent food, beautiful setting and very friendly staff. We enjoyed a wonderful dinner and were happily surprised at how quickly the food came. Definitely worth a visit.

COLD SOUP, Instant Mashed Potatoes. Order not taken properly and was served improper meal. Staff was not interested in resolving mistakes. Waiter was extremely rude and upset the Birthday girls special dinner. I don't usually leave reviews but feel it is my responsibility to share my unpleasant experience here. A little over priced for what they served as well.

The food was very nice but and it's a BIG BUTT- do not accept the tables next to the fireplace which is right next to kitchen. You'll hear every plate being scraped and every plate being delivered from the kitchen. Very uncomfortable and distracting tables. Kitchen service was very slow when I are there. Expensive wine list $$$$.

We were recommended to have lunch here. The food and services are excellent! The kitchen takes such good care of their food. We highly recommend the place when you travel to this region!

Really great place for lunch. Make a reservation if you can as this place got packed outside around 12:30pm on a weekday. We sat in the patio in the back that was a nice size! There were umbrellas and big fans to keep us cool. There are no menus here, instead they have numerous chalk boards where they write by hand the menu in different languages. Every dish we got was great--especially recommend the Fish of the Day that was served with Peppers, the Oysters, and DEFINITELY GET THE GRAND MARNIER SOUFFLÉ!! I don't even like orange very much, but this soufflé was cooked to perfection and was soft and goey but just the right amounts. It is light but also filling--make sure to let your waiter know at the beginning of the meal if you would like the soufflé as it takes 20 minutes to cook! Highly recommend this place and then explore beautiful Saint Emilion a

Incredible food with a menu that changes daily. "Everything is homemade" literally everything. They have an incredible outdoor seating area that is surrounded by limestone walls. Inside has a trendy vibe with French flair. The wine list is expansive and the staff will help you decide. I came to St Emilion and are here three times. Make sure you book a reservation!

After traveling down from Cognac and then all over Bordeaux we were starved (and probably a bit "hangry") when we stumbled upon L'Envers du Décor. Even on what we thought would be a slow night, they were booked. Reservations in St. Emillon seem to be a good idea. Wine list was stellar and fun to explore. Elevated rustic fare.

The food was good. The service was absolutely horrible! I know that my American expectations are different than the French, but we had horrible service and would not recommend this restaurant to our friends. Seven of us ordered off the menu and one of us ordered "the special". The seven off the menu were literally done eating, while the person was the special wasn't even served his entree yet. The kitchen hadn't even put in the entree order until he was completely done with his appetizer. After waiting another 20 minutes with still no entree, we tried to tell the waiter to forget it. The waiter brought the entree anyway and said "you're going to pay anyway, so you might as well eat it!" Ridiculous! Come here at your own risk!

Nice light soup with lots of flavour on top. Would have been easier to eat the open-face sandwich if the tomato had been sliced, instead of wresting with the dried tomato. Fish was slightly overdone, very slightly. Veg was grilled nicely. The bread felt old, but it was evening. Staff were nice. Place is bigger than it looks, with lots of outdoor and indoor seating. Remember. This is St. Emilion, where everything is expensive. NOTE: I have come to the conclusion that St. Emilion and my taste buds are incompatible. At Grand Cru tastings early, I really did not like them. And here, My Blanc du Jour was equal if not better than a Chateau Maquin and a Chateau la Grave-Figeac.

What a disappointment. Come here for the wine, not the food. The first major offense: €22 "truffle" omelette. The plate arrives, looking pretty good. Strangely no scent whatsoever of truffle. Must be a strong breeze out here, I thought. Leaned in to get a good whiff. Still nothing. Hmmmm. Ever the optimist, I took a bite. Um okay. What the hell is this brown stuff on the omelette? Utterly tasteless. Certainly not real truffle. Perhaps tree bark gathered from outside? Hard to tell. Second major offense: half of the food on my next plate was freezing cold. As if it had been sitting in the fridge, half assembled, waiting for the final touch when an order came in. The other two dishes we ordered were fine, but nothing good enough to redeem the farce of truffle (at €22!!) and nearly frozen food. The terrace however, was lovely. Huge wine list. Nice place for some wine al fresco. But take your appetite elsewhere.

We ate here twice. It was so good. Lamb for 2 was great. Excellent service M. Roman. Good selection of wines not too pricey. Lovely decor. Highly recommended. Make a reservation. Don't do flambé. The cooked fois gras was divine. Fish also good. Nice wine shop across the street.

If a French Wine Bar could be described as having "spunk" this would be it. This is a place with attitude - which is a good thing. It has character beyond its innate charm. This bar with a wonderful courtyard in back complete with an oversized oak tree offers a nice selection of both wines and cheeses without a huge price-tag. Worth the visit and the "cheers."

Our Backroad's guide recommended the restaurant to us on our 'free night' when a group dinner wasn't planned. The restaurant is located in the middle of St-Emilion a few steps from the central plaza. The atmosphere and decor are casual. The service was slow and our waiter seemed somewhat rushed and frazzled. Two people in our party ordered the cote de boeuf. After waiting an eternity for our main dishes, the waiter came over and informed us there had been a problem with the cote de boeuf and they had to redo it! As a result, all of the other entrees came out luke warm or cold and we had to send several back! The good news is that they did not charge us for the cote de boeuf. The bad news is that all of the dishes other than the cote de boef were disappointing. I would not recommend the restaurant despite the fact it's centrally located and the menu was reasonably priced.

We traveled from Normandy and the French people were so nice. Our first restaurant in Saint Emilion and big difference. Waiters were not pleasant. Perhaps they don't like their job.

Best in town! Best place to test Grands Crus. Good and healthy food. Don't miss le vin du patron A Plus d'un Titre, François des Ligneris, gentleman-vigneron, poet, amateur de bonnes choses and friend of the earth. Menu at 20€. Book in advance. Often full.