# Auberge du Vigneron

Restaurant en Epesses · Lavaux

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/switzerland/vaud/lavaux/where-to-eat/auberge-du-vigneron · Revisado: 2026-11-12

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Inn at Epesses right on the terraces route, with seasonal cooking, perch fillets and Lavaux wines. Open all seven days of the week.

An inn in the middle of the route
The Auberge du Vigneron is in Epesses, on the Corniche road that crosses the vineyard halfway up the slope. It is the natural stop for lunch if you walk the terraces route from Lutry to Saint-Saphorin: you reach it halfway, with the lake below and the Alps opposite. It is run by Laurent and Estelle Frutig: he is in the kitchen and she looks after the house and the garden. The house says it is recognised by Gault&Millau.
It is open all seven days of the week, which is unusual in Lavaux, so it also works for a Sunday.
What to order
The cooking is rooted in the land and the seasons, with local produce and Lavaux wines. On the autumn 2026 menu:

Starters: green salad, CHF 7; Lake Geneva crayfish bisque, CHF 16; breaded tomme vaudoise salad with hazelnuts, CHF 14.50; game terrine or venison tataki, CHF 18.50.
Fish: Vaud trout fillet with leeks and Calamin sauce, CHF 34.50; perch fillets with steamed or roast potatoes and house butter, CHF 39, served with salad.
Meat: saucisson vaudois with lentils, CHF 34, and beef entrecôte with red wine butter, CHF 46, both from the Nardi butcher's in Cully; calf's head, stuffed quail, wild boar parmentier and roe deer medallions in the game season.
Desserts: selection of the day, CHF 11.

The house publishes the origin of what it serves: the perch comes from Estonia, not the lake, and the trout from Vaud. If you want something from Lake Geneva, order the crayfish bisque.
Hours and reservations
The inn opens from 10:00, but the kitchen serves from 12:00 to 13:30 and from 19:00 to 20:30, and outside those hours tables are not booked. They prefer bookings by phone; email is not read at weekends and on weekdays takes a day or two to be answered. In summer the terrace closes at 23:00 under a municipal rule.
Getting there
On foot, along the terraces route from Lutry or Cully. By train, Epesses station is on the lake line, below; from there you climb by the vineyard paths. After lunch you can walk on to Rivaz, where the Lavaux Vinorama is, and return by train.

Qué pedir: the perch fillets with house butter, CHF 39, or in season the game; to start, the breaded tomme vaudoise salad with hazelnuts

A tener en cuenta: Kitchen 12:00 to 13:30 and 19:00 to 20:30; outside those hours tables are not booked. Best to book by phone.

## Practical details

- Address: Route de la Corniche 16, 1098 Epesses, VD
- Phone: +41 21 799 14 19
- Email: info@aubergeduvigneron.ch
- Opening hours: Mon–Sun 12:00–13:30 y 19:00–20:30
- Open every day from 10:00; the hours listed are kitchen hours. In summer the terrace closes at 23:00
- Cuisine: Vaudois, seasonal cooking
- House specialities: Perch fillets with house butter, Breaded tomme vaudoise salad with hazelnuts, Saucisson vaudois with lentils, Trout fillet with Calamin sauce, Lake Geneva crayfish bisque
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.aubergeduvigneron.ch/
- Coordenadas: 46.4921, 6.7454

## Cerca de aquí

- [Hôtel Lavaux](https://www.geocalia.com/en/switzerland/vaud/lavaux/where-to-stay/hotel-lavaux), a 293 m
- [CGN Boat Between Lausanne, Lutry, Cully, Rivaz and Vevey](https://www.geocalia.com/en/switzerland/vaud/lavaux/things-to-do/lake-geneva-boat), a 475 m
- [Cambuse Plage](https://www.geocalia.com/en/switzerland/vaud/lavaux/where-to-eat/cambuse-plage), a 543 m
- [Lavaux Terraces Walk, from Lutry to Saint-Saphorin](https://www.geocalia.com/en/switzerland/vaud/lavaux/things-to-do/lavaux-terraces), a 978 m
- [Auberge du Raisin](https://www.geocalia.com/en/switzerland/vaud/lavaux/where-to-stay/auberge-du-raisin), a 1.2 km
- [Le Baron Tavernier](https://www.geocalia.com/en/switzerland/vaud/lavaux/where-to-stay/le-baron-tavernier), a 2.5 km
- [Le Deck, at Le Baron Tavernier](https://www.geocalia.com/en/switzerland/vaud/lavaux/where-to-eat/le-deck), a 2.5 km
- [Chasselas Tasting at the Lavaux Vinorama in Rivaz](https://www.geocalia.com/en/switzerland/vaud/lavaux/things-to-do/lavaux-vinorama), a 3.2 km

## Consejos

### Arrive before 13:30
The kitchen closes early at lunchtime, and it is easy to run late on the route.

### Book by phone
At weekends email is not read.

### If you want fish from the lake, ask
The perch on the menu is from Estonia; the bisque is of Lake Geneva crayfish.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Is it open on Sundays?
Yes, every day. The kitchen, 12:00 to 13:30 and 19:00 to 20:30.

### How much does a meal cost?
Main courses run from about CHF 28 to 46; a starter and a main work out at CHF 45 to 65 without wine.

### Is it on the terraces route?
Yes, in Epesses, on the Corniche road, roughly halfway from Lutry to Saint-Saphorin.

### Do I need to book?
It is the safest thing at weekends and in season, and always by phone.

Destino: [Lavaux](https://www.geocalia.com/en/switzerland/vaud/lavaux.md)