We loved L'Epicurien. It was the perfect place to go and have a wonderful dinner out first night in…read moreMetz our hostess spoke wonderful English so she could help us order. We were treated like royalty. Can't say enough!!!!

After reading so many positive reviews from Yelp and TripAdvisor, my expectations were high for our…read moreanniversary dinner there. First of all, making a phone reservation was most difficult. Took 8 calls over 2 days to eventually speak to someone and book a table. The food and wines were average and seriously overpriced for the quality. No seasoning (when not highly salty), no surprise in ingredients nor textures, oily yellowish sauces that looked like cheap melted butter. Wines were ok, but not matching the food so well - Côtes de Bourg on veal ribs is a poor association. Sweets were the cold comfort in our meal. The vanilla and rhubarb mousse was good, so was the strawberry salad. All this was clearly not worth the 150 euros they asked for. Not sure the so many good reviews are accurate... If you want a fine quality dinner in the region, I do recommend to look for alternatives in Metz or Nancy, that have plenty of places where the quality will be much higher for the same price.

Wow. This is one of the best dinners I've ever had and it was worth every Euro spent. This hidden…read moregem is located in the neighborhood and hard to find, but you'll recognize it once you see the bright white tablecloths. We started with this asparagus pudding with foam at the top and salmon on top of a piece of toast. Salmon was very fresh and was a great way to start our dinner. I ordered the 4 course meal for 56 euros and it included the following: 1. Foie gras with mushrooms - The foie gras melts in your mouth and mushrooms are so good! 2. Risotto langostines - The Langostine was so "meaty" and thick. The risotto is also soaked in yummy butter! 3. Breaded lamb with pan fried chicken liver - My first lamb that wasn't gamey and it cut very well with a knife and fork. Almost like steak! The pan fried chicken liver was also to die for. It was the crunchy layer and such a soft meat. 4. Soufflé with mirabelle sauce - It has the texture of flan with cotton candy on top. The mirabelle sauce was so good, I cleaned the plate! (Hides) As an American, I thought the portions were a bit small, but the food came out in perfect times to keep me from being so hungry. And now that dinner service is done, I am STUFFED! Dinner ended with a table dessert which was panacotta with apricot and peach jelly topping and a homemade marshmallow. The panacotta wasn't sweet, which I really appreciated, but the marshmallow makes up for it. The marshmallow was also super fluffy where my fork could bounce off of it! I would sooo come back here again and try their chef menu meal. We just didn't have a few hours to spare to wait for our meals. Service was so great too! Our wine glasses stated full and sparkling bottled water was always on the table.

Vegetarian Tasting Menu in Metz. With the snow outside, falling on the lovely cathedral, we were…read moreable to dine in style. Their tasting menu offered 2 choices so the Mr & I decided to each get 1 menu so we could try it all. Starters The fresh cow's milk from Bettina de Bacourt Raviola (singular of ravioli) with smoked cream, watercress broth infused with ginger and bergamot, steamed leeks with butter. This was okay but paled in comparison to the....... ......Bio beluga lentils "caviar" in warm vinaigrette, muslin of carrots, poached egg with carrot foam - the flavor & textures were amazing 2nd Course: Végétaux - Veggies! This was a mixture of beets, apple, celery confit, green cabbage, carrots also enjoyed the bok Choi with risotto of organic fertilizers, soufflé cereals, smoked basil, celery fondant 3rd Course: Carrott and Orange - orange sorbet with carrot confit doused in Lorraine honey, carrot purée, carrot sponge biscuit, orange-carrot gelled, charcoal meringue Also had a Baked Apple with apple fondant, caramel confit insert, apple chips, vanilla ice cream, Greek yogurt pouring ball, caramel caviar. Overall, we liked the meal A-OK but what threw it to 4 Stars was the wine pairing. The wines were amazing on their own & enhanced each dish extremely well Might try another vegetarian-friendly restaurant next time we're in Metz but have to say we were fans