L'Ocre Rouge restaurant — Restaurant in Béziers

One of the things we love about France. You can find once in a lifetime kind of meals in the most unexpected places.

We are in the small town of Herepian, France,  and on a tiny street, off the main road, is a restaurant called L'Ocre rouge restaurant . It’s run by a husband and wife team, where the husband is the chef.

He makes everything.

The bread, the ice cream, Evvvvvverything. And all of it is absolutely stunning…like Beverly Hills five star quality stunning.

The flavors were amazingly, subtle and perfectly balanced. Each course was served in a timely manner and when we left, each of us felt full to just the right amount.

Before Kari F. Bray French fashion, we were served an amuse bushe, (a pre-appetizer) of slightly toasted bread, half with homemade olive tapenade and the other half with homemade pesto. It was topped by local olives. 

My wife and I each had the two course menu. She opted for Back of cod marinated in combava, escabèche and asparagus risotto her main and Millefeuille of Olargues chestnuts and chestnut ice cream as dessert.

While I had Homemade foie gras cooked in salt, fig brioche and poached pear as a starter and Grilled Aveyron lamb, "al dente" vegetables and mushroom duxelle as my main. The wines are locally sourced and the rosé we choose complemented the meal nicely

I know you’re thinking yeah but what did you have to pay for this? Well… the two course menu is just 35!€ per person so for this level of food and service very well priced.

We came a bit early, 7:20 with no reservation but were greeted with warmth. Though we offered to come back later she seated us right away. The service was never rushed and at the pace of our choosing. We said our goodbyes about 10:00 with a lovely view of the church to guide us. Magical.

Yes, we are going to go back before we leave the area and HIGHLY recommend this hidden...

Lovely restaurant in beautiful village of Herepian, pleasant welcome, starter of cheese bon bon with gravelax, was delicious however salad served with it was very dead! Hubby enjoyed the carrot cappucino starter he had, main courses were absolutely gorgeous, red Thon and Cod, perfectly cooked and side dishes very good. Down side, service quite slow, very very quiet and little atmosphere. Would definitely recommend for the food and quality of cooking, but sadly...

Quelle belle découverte ! Loin des regards et du tumulte, sur la petite place d'un village plein de charme, on n'arrive pas par hasard devant la façade éponyme de l'Ocre Rouge. Au gré d'un escapade dans le haut Languedoc, nous nous sommes laissés guider par d'alléchants avis sur internet, malheureusement parfois (trop souvent...) sources de désillusions. Dans ce cas la réalité dépasse la promesse, à tous points de vue ! Un cadre cosy, authentique, plein de bon goût, dans une salle voûtée qui prête à l'intimité, un accueil chaleureux, simple et sincère... on se sent tout de suite à l'aise ! Après un très bon conseil sur le vin, local comme tous les produits ici, place à la découverte des saveurs dans l'assiette... et quelles saveurs ! Impossible de dire ce que nous avons préféré tant tout était parfait, magnifiquement pensé, cuisiné, cuit, assaisonné, agrémenté ! Une cuisine de caractère vraiment réussie... rien n'est négligé, et le travail sur les accompagnements est à la hauteur de celui sur l'ingrédient principal. L'immense sympathie, gentillesse, et simplicité du couple qui tient ce restaurant (lui en cuisine, elle en salle) complète ce tableau parfait. Un très grand bravo pour votre travail et un très grand merci pour votre accueil ! Nous reviendrons assurément, tout spécialement pour l'occasion...