Le Doyenné

Saint-Vrain, France

A guesthouse eatery? A farm-to-table restaurant? There’s no easy way to sum up this Saint-Vrain establishment set in the historic grounds of a beautiful château 40km away from Paris. Located in the lovingly restored stables of the Mortemart family home and handed over to two Australian chefs, Shaun Kelly and James Henry, Le Doyenné is a restaurant and guesthouse plating up straight-from-the-estate produce grown using regenerative agricultural practices. The cuisine is fresh, colourful and wholesome. Dine beneath soaring wooden eaves with views of the cottage garden – a dalliance of blousy flowers, scented herbs and heirloom fruit trees. The menu follows the seasons, but previous dishes have included line-caught Biscay squid with sweet, garden-grown peppers, Doyenné pork plated with fermented fig and fresh ginger, colourful garden crudités and scallops in a rustic mushroom jus. Overnight guests enjoy petite déjeuner too, sourced from the estate, of course.

Key Information

• Tasting menu from $102
• Lunch: Sat – Sun Dinner : Thurs – Sat
• 33658802518
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Location

5 Rue Saint-Antoine, Saint-Vrain, Île-de-France, 91770