Restaurant in Montréverd, France
Plan the detour. The tasting menu earns it.
La Chabotterie in Montréverd holds a Michelin star for the second consecutive year under chef Charles Coulombeau, making it one of the Vendée's most credible destination dining addresses. At the €€€ price tier, it delivers Michelin-recognised tasting menu cooking well below the cost of equivalent Paris tables. Book well ahead — demand is high and a car is required to get there.
The assumption most diners make about La Chabotterie is that a one-star restaurant in rural Montréverd must be a compromise — a fine meal by regional standards, but not the kind of table you travel for. That assumption is wrong. Chef Charles Coulombeau has held a Michelin star here in both 2024 and 2025, building a consecutive track record that confirms this is not an emerging kitchen still finding its footing. It is a working destination restaurant, and it earns the detour.
First-timers should arrive with a clear expectation: this is a tasting menu kitchen. The format shapes everything about the experience, from how long you should plan to be at the table to what the bill will look like at the end. At the €€€ price tier, La Chabotterie sits meaningfully below the Paris three-star circuit, which matters when you're weighing whether to commit to a multi-hour progression of modern French cooking in the Vendée. The value case is real.
Modern cuisine in a rural French setting tends to resolve one of two ways: a kitchen that imports metropolitan ideas wholesale and applies them awkwardly to local ingredients, or one that builds its menu around what the surrounding region actually produces and uses technique to clarify rather than complicate. Based on the sustained Michelin recognition under Coulombeau, La Chabotterie reads as the latter.
The tasting menu format means the arc of the meal is curated rather than assembled course by course at your discretion. For first-timers, this is worth sitting with before you book. You surrender the menu to the kitchen, and the kitchen takes you through a progression designed to build in both flavour intensity and structural logic. Tasting menus at this level in provincial France often move from lighter, more delicate preparations through to richer, more assertive dishes — using local produce as the through-line. The double Michelin confirmation suggests that progression is coherent and deliberate at La Chabotterie, not simply a sequence of plates.
The visual register of modern French tasting menus at one-star level tends toward precision: small portions with architectural plating, clean sauce work, garnishes used for flavour rather than decoration. This is the category language Coulombeau is working in. What distinguishes this table from comparable provincial one-stars is the sustained peer recognition across two consecutive award cycles, which signals consistency rather than a single impressive season.
Montréverd is in the Vendée, in the Pays de la Loire region of western France. This is not a venue you stumble into. You plan around it. The address , 85260 Montréverd , places it in a commune that does not have the tourist infrastructure of, say, Flocons de Sel in Megève or Bras in Laguiole. You will need a car, and you should plan accommodation in the area. See our full Montréverd hotels guide for overnight options and our full Montréverd restaurants guide to plan the broader trip.
Booking difficulty is rated Hard. A consecutive two-year Michelin star means demand has outpaced casual availability. Do not arrive expecting a table. Plan weeks ahead minimum, and check availability as soon as your travel dates are fixed. The restaurant's phone number and booking method are not confirmed in our current data , check the venue directly for reservation channels.
If La Chabotterie appeals because of its format , a serious tasting menu in a rural setting , these tables operate in a comparable register:
For bars and wineries in the region, see our Montréverd bars guide, our Montréverd wineries guide, and our Montréverd experiences guide.
| Venue | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|
| La Chabotterie | €€€ | — |
| Plénitude | €€€€ | — |
| Pierre Gagnaire | €€€€ | — |
| Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen | €€€€ | — |
| Kei | €€€€ | — |
| Le Cinq - Four Seasons Hôtel George V | €€€€ | — |
How La Chabotterie stacks up against the competition.
La Chabotterie operates in the modern cuisine register under chef Charles Coulombeau, and the tasting menu is the intended format here — ordering à la carte, if available, means working against how the kitchen is structured. Specific dishes are not confirmed in available data, but at €€€ pricing with a sustained Michelin star across 2024 and 2025, the menu is built around seasonal coherence rather than individual showstoppers. Commit to the full progression rather than cherry-picking courses.
For a destination tasting menu, yes — La Chabotterie earns its price at the €€€ level, backed by a Michelin star held in both 2024 and 2025 under chef Charles Coulombeau. The qualifier is format fit: if you are driving into rural Montréverd, you are committing to an evening built around the kitchen's progression, not a flexible meal. Diners who prefer casual à la carte dining or want a city-convenient option should look elsewhere. Those who value a serious modern menu in a non-urban setting will find the detour justified.
No dress code is confirmed in available data, but a Michelin-starred modern cuisine restaurant in rural France at the €€€ price point typically expects neat, considered dress — think business casual at minimum. Avoid showing up in beachwear or overly casual clothing; the rural setting does not make the room informal. If in doubt, dress as you would for a starred restaurant in a French regional city.
Montréverd is a small commune in the Vendée with no comparable fine dining alternatives within the village itself. La Chabotterie is the destination here, not one of several options. If you want a similar format — a serious tasting menu in a rural or semi-rural French setting — you will need to plan around nearby regional cities or consider other Pays de la Loire destinations. La Chabotterie's Michelin recognition makes it the clear anchor for any dining itinerary in this part of western France.
Group capacity details are not confirmed in the venue data. For a one-star restaurant in a rural Vendée setting, seating is likely limited and private dining arrangements should not be assumed. Groups of four or more should check the venue's official channels well in advance — at €€€ per head across a full tasting menu, a large group booking requires logistical confirmation before you commit to the drive.
Yes — a Michelin-starred tasting menu under a named chef in a destination rural setting is a strong frame for a significant occasion, and La Chabotterie's consecutive stars in 2024 and 2025 confirm consistent kitchen performance. The location in Montréverd requires planning and travel, which adds weight to the occasion rather than detracting from it. It suits couples or small groups celebrating something specific more than it suits casual group dinners.
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