B&B Le Clos de la Garenne : evening meal = table d'hôtes

Le Clos de la Garenne

Maison d'hôtes de charme
Brigitte & Patrick FRANÇOIS 9, rue de la Garenne 17700 PUYRAVAULT (near Surgères)
Tel. : 33.(0)5.46.35.47.71
www.closdelagarenne.fr
www.closdelagarenne.com

Offered by only one third of our colleagues, this service is required by a large majority of our guests.

Respectful towards the real spirit of "French tables d'hôtes", we cook ourselves fresh local food and eat with you, indoors or outdoors according to the season and the weather. If you ask it when reserving a meal, we shall consider your particularities (allergy, vegetarian food, diet etc). During high season, dinners occur on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. They must be booked ahead (at least the day before). During the low season, they can occur on Saturday as well, according to our work and family obligations.

Nice tableware, conviviality and a family cooking art opened to all kind of flavours, herbs and spices... ...elaborated with fresh local products coming from the land, the marshes and the ocean : Lamb , poultry and rabbit from the farm, eggs from our hen house , snails from the garden... Fish from the ocean , musles from Charron, oysters from Marennes-Oléron, eels from the Marais Poitevin... Vegetables from Surgères market, organic for most part,, fruits from our orchard or from the market... Goat and cow local cheeses and the famous Surgères butter... Home made jams, country honeys... Leaven breads... Pineau des Charentes, Vin de Pays Charentais, Cognac, coffee, teas, herbal tea from the garden...
Some pictures of what we cook :
"Farci Charentais", organic radish and salad	Asparagus pâté		Tarragon and carrot pâté
Skate fish poached with our home made vinegar	Quail stuffed with chicken liver and Cognac		Rabbit cooked with cream and mustard
Almond and lemon tart	"Diable Charentais" : Traditionnal way of cooking potatoes with garlic		Iced strawberry mousse and meringue
Chocolate cake	"Crème caramel"		and herbal tea from our garden for a nice sleep

Sometimes, children eat first so that they can play or sleep during adults dinner. Sometimes, we all eat together, depending on the total number of guests.	We can adapt menus to the youngest' preferences and appetite... without sacrifying discovery and taste education...		For babies, you may use the little kitchen corner : cold water fountain, fridge, 2 hot plates, micro-wave oven, dish and utensils, high chairs...

Our open market in Surgères, favourite food shops including an organic grocery
Les Halles de Surgères		The market takes place on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings
Nelly PLUCHON : Organic vegetables producer		Other vegetables grown in the very close Marais Poitevin
Our favourite fish seller		Our Marennes-Oléron oyster farmer
The shop that supplies all kinds of local food : meat, cheeses, fruits and vegetables etc		The organic shop
Sharing a "table d'hôtes" is enjoying slow food, country life, French art of living. It's a good way to meet people of all kinds and find new friends sometimes. It is highly recommended by the Medical Faculty to fight against grub, fast food, boring meals and bad temper !!!

	Top Bed & Breakfast * -** Bed and Breakfast (B&B and dinner) between La Rochelle, Rochefort, le Marais Poitevin in Charente Maritime, Atlantic coast, France Le Clos de la Garenne : guest house, special accomodation, top B&B between La Rochelle, Rochefort and le Marais Poitevin, in Poitou-Charentes, France