Le Jardin des Sens - Hôtel Richer de Belleval

34000 MONTPELLIER

16.5/20
Remarkable Restaurant

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Chef Jacques et Laurent Pourcel

Cooking French | Gastronomic

Services Access disabled | Pets allowed

Price Indicative price per person (excl. drinks)

65€ à 240€

Gault&Millau's review

16.5/20

Remarkable Restaurant The Pourcel brothers are the most modern and daring in the area, getting along as well as ever and running the only truly great restaurant in the département. While all the youngsters hide away in their small-scale models, with limited capacity, a skeleton staff and an offer limited to an imposed, secret menu, the Pourcel brothers open their hatches wide, welcome forty diners, and design a very large menu. This Jardin des Sens is a true house of pleasure, and in the vaulted dining room with its restored 17th-century frescoes, the atmosphere is as festive as ever. Their generosity sometimes goes so far as to give too much: appetizers, pre-desserts, various attentions, an extra raviole here, a side dish or sauce there, but really, who could complain? It's their style, their natural empathy, their pleasure in giving pleasure. This cuisine is like them, elaborate yet popular, more timeless than modern, ultimately very personal and, as such, not really comparable to the neighbor's dishes. And if the main thing is to have a great time, then the mission is more than accomplished. With the carabineros mango coconut emulsion and a good shellfish taco, the superb green asparagus and crunchy morel stuffed with morel cream, the monkfish squid clam artichoke with marinière, a very characteristic dish, joyful, seaworthy and generous, the sweetbreads and gamba with a simple jus, and the lovely desserts by the pastry chef, such as the raspberry sorbet poppy tartlet. The overall success is also, and to a large extent, due to the atmosphere and the team in the dining room, expertly and gently led by manager Nicolas Hoarau, to the cellar, which has always been able to showcase its region and its great winegrowers, and to a young, motivated and committed team, like Emma in the sommelier's office and Mélody in the dining room.

Plan

Address Place de la Canourgue
34000 Montpellier

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Opening

Opened today

Monday Lunch Dinner

Tuesday Lunch Dinner

Wednesday Lunch Dinner

Thursday Lunch Dinner

Friday Lunch Dinner

Saturday Lunch Dinner

Sunday Lunch Dinner

People

Jacques et Laurent Pourcel Chef

Marco Lebacq Pastry Chef

Sébastien Martinez Head sommelier

Menu A la carte

Starter La salade de homard breton, pinces et pattes en cocktail, agrumes et mangue, betterave, avocat, vinaigrette au miel citron €68 La réinterprétation du plateau de coquillages par Jacques & Laurent Pourcel : huître, biju, croustillant aux palourdes, crevettes, muge et couteaux €75

Main course Les filets de pigeon de Pornic rôtis, leurs cuisses en ballotine, fine purée à l’amande, cerises et jus de griotte à la réglisse €58 Les escalopes de ris de veau poêlées (orig. France), gambas de méditerranée grillées, beurre mousseux au citron confit et menthe, pois mange tout €62

Dessert Le soufflé aux amandes et glace marbrée dragée et griotte €38 La fine tarte à la framboise, nuage de fromage blanc, sorbet coquelicot €38

Menus Découverte - 3 services au déjeuner €65 Déjeuner - 5 services €120 Escapade - 5 services €110 Sens et Saveurs - 8 services €190 Signature - 13 services €240