Auberge des Matfeux

Auberge des Matfeux is a family-owned gastronomic restaurant founded in 1962 in Arnage near the 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit; over four generations the house has become a modern, refined table. The kitchen champions seasonal, local and organic produce via short supply chains and prepares everything "fait maison," including bread baked in-house by the pâtissier from local flour. The restaurant is recognised by the Michelin Guide and Gault & Millau, offers take-away options and special menus for holidays and events, and maintains a wine cellar of more than 800 references with an in-house sommelier while upholding traditional savoir-faire and product quality. The dining room is contemporary, characterised by clean straight lines and a restrained, slightly bourgeois décor; service is attentive but unobtrusive and the bright, neatly appointed salle suits special occasions. The cuisine is modern, gastronomic and product-led, combining refined technique with a gourmand sensibility; menus follow the seasons and favour local, organic and short-circuit ingredients, with several set tasting and multi-course menus available. Chef Xavier Souffront trained at the Dinard hospitality school, worked at Georges V in Paris and Le Pressoir in Orléans, and has been Maître-Restaurateur since 2010 as well as a member of the Collège Culinaire de France. Specialties include the signature ravioles de langoustines, foie gras de canard IGP du Sud-Ouest, carpaccio de noix de coquilles Saint-Jacques, sandre élevé en Vendée, paleron de boeuf de la Sarthe and Le chou-fleur et le sarrasin (vegan).