Le Quai des Saveurs

Le Quai des Saveurs in Les Sables-d'Olonne is a gastronomic restaurant; Estelle manages front of house. The kitchen privileges a short menu of fresh, local, seasonal produce from regional growers, fishermen and artisans. The house offers Menu Face à la Mer, a seafood-focused seven-course, and shorter Menu Saveurs, with wine and cocktail pairings by the sommelier. It highlights ties to vignerons, farms, bakers, beekeepers and microgreen growers, emphasising product selection and respect for nature; it is listed as Selected by the Michelin Guide for creative cuisine. Dining rooms are intimate and warm with refined contemporary decor, white-linen tables and bright, sober decoration. Cuisine is creative, gastronomic, combining flavours, colours and textures; preparations are rigorous and unexpected across multi-course tasting formats. Maxime Dourdin trained ten years with Guy Savoy, Philippe Labbé and Michel Sarran, and worked at Georges V with David Bizet before returning to his native region. Specialities include pollock filet poached in coffee butter; local lobster with braised butternut and bisque; Œuf parfait with mushroom espuma and smoked eel; Jura-style raclette with morbier and vin jaune potato espuma.