Restaurant
The kitchen is open to hide nothing from you, to have direct contact, to discuss, to share. It is all about quality and home-made cuisine, from fresh baked bread to delicious dessert. Menus are changing with the seasons and everything is made with “real” and fresh products.
A carrot, here, arrives in the kitchen as a carrot. No bags, no industrial shortcuts: we wash it, peel it, cut it, just as we do with every vegetable, every piece of meat, every fish. Home-made cooking, no shortcuts, from bread to dessert.
It is a “melting pot” of authentic cuisine like at mum’s, the traditional “French” cuisine and “off piste” cuisine of international inspiration, throughout the seasons.
Vegetarian alternatives, cheeses, cold meats, stews, exceptional products, emblematic dishes, great classics, original creations and of course – our favorites.
Curious what’s on the plate? Discover our menus.
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Quality et Ecology
Real home made food
Restaurant Cave La Quincaillerie is serving home made food from bread to dessert, with real and fresh products of high quality. The kitchen is a melting pot of authentic cuisine like at mum’s, the great traditional French cuisine and off piste cuisine of international inspiration.
Our meat and poultry are French, with one exception: the Iberian pork, which we buy directly from a breeder in Spain. We only serve wild-caught fish, and favour local, quality produce as much as possible, depending on the season. We’re lucky to be in a region with no shortage of good producers, just a few kilometres away.
La Cave
Fell in love with a bottle over dinner? Take it home with you. Or simply stop by to find something nice to give, or to treat yourself, for a special occasion.
Our cellar brings together wines from independent winegrowers, mostly organic, from all over France, along with a few beers from independent brewers and artisanal spirits. Every bottle is chosen with the same care as a dish in the kitchen, nothing here comes off a catalogue. Many of these winegrowers we’ve known for years; they’ve become friends, and we’re as proud of their wine as they are.
You’ll also find a selection of books and magazines, in several languages, inspiration for your next family dinner, or just something new to learn. Having spent several years in the Nordic countries, we’ve slipped in a few ideas from Scandinavian cooking too, for a change from the everyday. For us, a multicultural atmosphere starts with language and with welcoming everyone as they are.
A unique place with basis on sustainable development, to meet and exchange for the pleasure of the senses. A lively multi-cultural atmosphere, with no compromises on quality.
Authentic
Old hardware store from the 19th century
The old hardware store, renovated and transformed into a restaurant in 2010, is now at the start of its third « commercial life », Restaurant & Cellar. A unique and multiple reincarnation, to offer you food, drinks & hygge*.
The dining room sits on the first floor, above the wine cellar, carried on round, riveted iron pillars, with the stairwell opening braced beneath by crossed diagonal iron struts — a lattice-and-rivet construction similar to the Eiffel Tower’s. A wooden staircase with an iron balustrade runs up from the ground floor, under a beamed timber roof and exposed stone walls.
A setting few places in France can offer, inherited as it is from the 19th century, not recreated.
*Hygge [y.ɡœ] is a word of Danish and Norwegian origin and it’s referring to a feeling of well-being, cheerful mood and an intimate and warm atmosphere. Hygge is a positive state of mind, comforting, pleasant and convivial.
