Le Jardin des Sens - Hôtel Richer de Belleval
Place de la Canourgue, 34062 Montpellier, France
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Practical information
- Location
- Montpellier
- Chef
- Jacques et Laurent Pourcel
- Cooking
- French | Gastronomic
- Services
- Access for people with disabilities, Pets allowed
- Style
- Elegant, Romantic
Budget
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Indicative price per person (excl. drinks)
75 to 240
Gault&Millau's review 2026
16,5/20
Remarkable Restaurant
For forty years, Jacques and Laurent Pourcel have shared a love affair with their city, a relationship they are now continuing at the Hôtel Richer de Belleval, after leaving their first restaurant, Le Jardin, in 2016. In this truly exceptional setting—a 5-star hotel housed in the former City Hall—guests can first feast their eyes on the frescoes and stucco work on the ceiling, historic 18th-century decorations superbly restored by the Ricou workshop. To honor the venue, the two brothers have crafted a multifaceted culinary experience, channeling boundless creativity into a series of courses that sometimes bring competing ideas together on a single plate. These contrasts are sometimes striking, with balances that can be surprising, yet they consistently capture the diner’s interest. Ranging from €75 to €240, the menus offer tremendous flexibility for culinary journeys of varying degrees of adventure. At €130, the five-course meal and numerous amuse-bouches make full use of the space: bell pepper and tomato jelly served like gazpacho, brandade quenelles with milk espuma, beautifully presented Paimpol clams in a vanilla velouté, and gravelax of mullet; followed by Mediterranean bluefin tuna prepared with watermelon, daikon radish, caviar, and caviar cream, accompanied by a shrimp-based composition with tarama emulsion—a true delicacy. Next comes the veal, cooked to a remarkable medium-rare, served with a creamy chanterelle fricassee, sweet potato purée, glazed carrots, and a melt-in-your-mouth croquette filled with Comté cheese and veal jus—all these small compositions coming together to form the whole. Finally, a stunning dessert featuring lemon and various preparations of Reine-Claude plums, a pumpkin seed praline cookie, and aged plum sorbet. The wine cellar is exceptional, particularly for Languedoc wines.
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