Grand Hôtel

Rating: 12
Author: Gault&Millau

16 Place Dom Guéranger, 72300 Solesmes, France

12/20
Gourmet Restaurant

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Location: Solesmes
Chef: Michaël Labat-Gest
Cooking: French | Gastronomic | Traditional
Services: Access for people with disabilities, Accomodation, Children's Menu, Garden, Pets allowed, Private Parking

Budget (€)

Indicative price per person (excl. drinks)

38 to 80

Gault&Millau's review 2026

12/20

Gourmet Restaurant

Opposite the abbey, a mecca for Gregorian chant, the Grand Hôtel de Solesmes has entrusted its stoves to a young chef from the Var, Michaël Labat-Gest, who perpetuates a cuisine in keeping with the place, imbued with seriousness and classicism, in a hushed atmosphere. The goat's cheese, honey and lemon ravioli are a little firm, but the red mullet, grilled on the skin, is served in a bouillabaisse-style dish, on a rock fish soup, the chef's homage to his previous region; desserts are in keeping with the traditional spirit of the menu, with a citrus pavlova or a hot Cointreau soufflé; we'd like to see a breath of fresh air in this undeniably charming place, which has been owned by the Jacquet family since the 60s; the wine list doesn't go against the grain, with the usual sureties from the Loire Valley.