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Villerest, 42300, France - H-D6264
L'Essensiel - Domaine de Champlong
4.3
(37 Reviews)
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The partner's word
L'Essensiel sits within the Domaine de Champlong, combining a hotel and art gallery between Lyon, Burgundy and Auvergne. The site sells packaged experiences and gift menus, for example multi‑movement menus with wine pairings for two. The Domaine and its tables belong to Toques Blanches Lyonnaises and Maîtres Cuisiniers de France; the restaurant appears in curated guides.
A warm, welcoming, intimate château atmosphere unfolds amid 64 hectares of greenery with adjacent golf and spa facilities and a convivial, personalised reception by Véronique.
The restaurant presents modern "cuisine d’auteur" with a seasonal, product‑led philosophy. Menus are multi‑course tasting or prix‑fixe formats that emphasise local producers and estate wines; the team stages offerings from a weekday Market Menu to multi‑course festive and discovery menus with wine pairings.
Olivier Boizet is the chef. He runs hands‑on cooking workshops for guests and appears at local culinary events and dinner‑shows.
Specialties include Noix de Saint-Jacques (broccoli, kumquat); Barbue (Vitelotte potato, smoked leeks); Sanglier (quince, parsnip); Butternut (cèpes, escargots); Cod (chorizo, sot‑l'y‑laisse); Laqued canette (duck, orange, potimarron).
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Available catering
Saveurs Festives – 5-course menu
tasting menu — Menu in 5 movements.
Saveurs Festives – 5-course with wine pairing
tasting menu with pairing — Glass of wine paired with each dish.
Menu du Marché
prix fixe — Weekday offering (interpreted as a three-movement daily market menu).
Saveurs Festives – 6-course with wine pairing
tasting menu with pairing — Glass of wine paired with each dish.
Traditions et Découvertes – 4-course with wine pairing
tasting menu with pairing — Glass of wine paired with each dish.
Traditions et Découvertes – 5-course menu
tasting menu — Menu in 5 movements.
Saveurs Festives – 6-course menu
tasting menu — Menu in 6 movements.
Traditions et Découvertes – 4-course menu
tasting menu — Menu in 4 movements.
La Gourmandise – 8 movements with wine pairing (gift box)
tasting menu for two — Offer sold as a gift product for 2 persons (menu with wine pairings).
Dinner-show tickets (example rates)
event ticket — Example dinner-show price shown for several events; some events priced at 50 € as indicated.
Saveurs Festives – 6 movements (gift product for 2)
tasting menu for two — Packaged menu sold for 2 persons, hors boissons.
Traditions et Découvertes – 5-course with wine pairing
tasting menu with pairing — Glass of wine paired with each dish.
Forfait boissons (drinks package)
pack — Includes 1 house cocktail, 2 glasses of wine, 1/2 mineral water and 1 coffee.
Atelier cuisine (cooking workshop)
workshop — Price includes the workshop (you prepare entrée, main and dessert), apron, a bottle of domain wine and a chef-signed toque; the workshop includes apéritif, digestif and a dinner for 2 with drinks included as described.
Catering
Contemporary
French
Fine Dining
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