L'Imparfait

We make a point of visiting this charming restaurant every time we’re in Bergerac, and it never disappoints. The food is consistently excellent and offers fantastic value for money. While the service could have been a bit more attentive on our latest visit, the quality of the food truly speaks for itself. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a delicious and affordable meal in a relaxed setting.

We were in town to meet relatives and had a great 3 course lunch on a hot Monday afternoon. There was plenty of choice on the menu and it was well worth the €35 for 3 courses. The service was efficient & friendly. We were the last to leave and did not fell in the least bit rushed by the staff. They relaid the tables ready for the evening service and didn’t bat an eyelid about us overstaying our welcome! Would happily visit again! Thank you to the restaurant team for a lovely experience.

Really not great. The amuse bouche was like some sort of joke, including a radish. The gazpacho with a bruschetta was nice, but no spoon! There’s no point asking how you want the beef filet, it comes Well Done. The final offering, a rum baba was swilling in rum and awful. Oh yes, to top it all, the wines by the glass were really below average by any standards. Ps. Did I mention the rushed service? The staff were polite and tried to please, but overall a bad experience

I had the menu du jour which started with eggs and truffle. The grey mush that I received didn’t resemble eggs or taste like them and there was no whiff of truffle at all. Very disappointing. Like a bad scrambled tofu with zero flavour. Actually inedible. The staff assured me there was egg in it as I asked if this was infact the correct order. Liver for main was delicious with a very tasty sauce. Mash potatoes were bland and lentils unnecessary… choice of crepe or pain Perdue for dessert. Fairly unimaginative choice. Crepes were ok but sauce was way too sweet. A rather underwhelming experience for somewhere I had been excited to try.

Exceptional service and cooking. A true fine dining experience for a price that is more than reasonable. We were a large party with many different food restrictions, and they accommodated everything amazingly.

A real gem! We booked for a party of 13 and sampled nearly every item on the menu. The food was outstanding, both in taste and presentation. They have a solid wine selection. Service started off slow but picked up nicely, becoming warm and personable. I recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for local yet upscale cuisine. I’m eager to return on my next visit to the region.

Great food and service. Seated quickly and our order taken promptly. Unruly French children took away some of the enjoyment. But overall, very pleasant.

Great special venue for food sharing with friends and family. Food great, service is good. Definitely a restaurant worth travelling to. 4 stars for service as it was a little too formal and showy for me. Heating up brandy for a mediocre apple tart was style over substance.

The restaurant is quite charming, and well appointed. There are 3 prix fixe menus to choose from, and also an a la carte menu. We found the service to be quite attentive, and there's plenty of bread with a compressed herb butter. Offering cocktails and aperitifs, there's an interesting local wine list too. We enjoyed the amuse bouche, and our main dishes were quite nice, but I found my scallops a bit underwhelming. The baba au rhum for dessert was a winner.

Perfect Sunday lunch! We loved the service, ambiance and the food was beautifully plated, and so delicious.

This place is not for tourists. If you're not a local, eating at this joint involves no conversation just curt and shortly phrased commands intended to belittle you and make you feel as uncomfortable as possible. The place is poorly staffed and the team working the tables are extremely rude. When I saw that they were allowing other patrons to charge their phone, I asked whether I could do the same. The answer was a typical, not possible. The courses, as they arrive are slammed on the table. When you remind a waiter that a glass of wine was ordered to go with a particular course you'll get in response a crude, "what do you want". If they decide to sweep the crumbs off your table the waiter will just say "lift your glass". If they need a menu, they just take it off the table without asking, regardless of whether you need it or not.

There are many restaurants to choose from in the old section of Bergerac, but I think we stumbled upon the best of them. L'Imparfait is anything but "imperfect". We chose from the menu at 26€ from which you get either a starter and main course or a main and dessert. Before you order, they arrive with bread and a little pot of pate. For my starter I picked the salade Perigord which featured a bed of lettuce and a couple of tomato slices along with a couple of slices of smoked duck breast, a kind of fried pate meat ball (very good), a roll of duck confit in a pot of honey based sauce and creme brûlée that consists of foie gras and mustard which is one of the most amazing things I have ever tasted. My main course was magret de canard, cooked rare but not raw, was hot and not lukewarm and very tender. It had a delicate wine sauce and pureed potatoes on the side. Perfect. My wife had a roll of lotte (a fish fillet rolled up and sprinkled with lardons and peppers). It sat on a bed of white beans and vegetable mousse and she declared it to be incredible. Her dessert was advertised as creme brûlée but when it arrived it also featured a glass of raspberry mousse and a ball of chocolate ice cream on a wafer cup. Two excellent coffees arrived with biscuits and chocolate truffles as extras. This was hands down our best meal in France so far on this trip.