Frédéric BARTHELSPrivate chef & caterer

Our menus

Build your menu, dish by dish.

Choose a menu to see its full list. One proposal per course for all guests, except for allergies or a vegetarian diet. The menu changes with the seasons.

Gastronomic Menu · €78 incl. VAT per person (€99 with two starters) · from 8 guests · 3 bite-sized starters, starter, main course and dessert

Cold starters

  • Homemade duck foie gras with accompaniments
  • Duo of homemade duck foie gras, speculoos and cognac, with refined accompaniments
  • Tuna tartare, scallops, lobster, cucumber, Granny Smith apple and fresh herbs
  • Beef carpaccio in three variations
  • Venison pâté and homemade foie gras
  • Truffled burrata and sun-ripened vegetables
  • French-style lobster salad +€5

Hot starters

  • Young pigeon two ways, quinoa, black pudding from the Collau butcher's
  • Pan-seared scallops, Jerusalem artichoke cream, roasted hazelnuts
  • Low-temperature cod, saffron jus
  • Lobster linguini in its own butter, lightly seared lobster tail +€5
  • Sweetbread vol-au-vent, grandmother's style
  • The perfect egg, fresh truffle, Parmesan and pancetta +€4
  • Pan-seared scallops, cauliflower cream and caviar +€4

Main courses

  • Pure Irish beef fillet Rossini-style, root vegetables, potatoes sautéed with fresh herbs
  • Duck breast with wild mushrooms, baby potatoes with butter and coarse salt, trio of hot vegetables
  • Lamb cooked on the bone with fresh herbs, sautéed baby potatoes and forgotten vegetables
  • Pure veal fillet cooked at low temperature, seasonal vegetables, potato gratin
  • Pure Irish beef fillet, 24 h express-aged (salt and milk), robust jus, roasted baby potatoes with chimichurri, grilled seasonal vegetables +€4
  • Salt-cured Galician beef grilled over charcoal, baby potatoes with coarse salt, thyme and rosemary +€6

Desserts

  • Trilogy of original desserts
  • Deconstructed red berry tiramisu
  • Sabayon with fresh fruit
  • Limoncello sabayon
  • Crème brûlée flambéed with green Chartreuse
  • Variation on a chocolate theme
  • Raspberry meringue crust
  • Cake
Seasonal dishes

October 2026 current

  • StarterRoasted scallops, squash soup, toasted chestnuts, hazelnut oil
  • Main courseFree-range guinea fowl supreme stuffed with ceps, truffle jus, parsnip mousseline
  • Main coursePheasant stuffed with truffle and seasonal accompaniments

November 2026 coming soon

  • StarterHomemade semi-cooked foie gras, quince chutney, toasted brioche
  • Main courseSaddle of venison, grand veneur sauce, wine-poached pear, Brussels sprouts
  • Main coursePheasant stuffed with truffle and seasonal accompaniments

December 2026 coming soon

  • StarterRoasted langoustines, light bisque, confit fennel
  • Main courseFarm capon stuffed with chestnuts, truffle jus, potato gratin
  • Main coursePheasant stuffed with truffle and seasonal accompaniments

Taste Menu · €59 incl. VAT per person (€69 with two starters, from 10 guests) · from 12 guests · 3 bite-sized starters, starter, main course and dessert

Cold starters

  • Irish beef tartare with coriander and fresh rocket, truffle oil, Parmesan
  • Reimagined tomato-mozzarella with green pesto and mixed salad
  • Plate of homemade pâté and charcuterie from the Denis butcher's
  • Irish beef carpaccio, chef's style
  • Extra-mild smoked salmon with citrus salad
  • Quinoa, grilled vegetables, buffalo mozzarella vegetarian
  • Tuna tataki, ginger mango
  • Truffled burrata and sun-ripened vegetables
  • Scallop carpaccio with citrus and passion fruit
  • Italian-style beef tataki
  • Beef, fine de claire oyster, curry, apple and horseradish +€2
  • Gourmet salad of quinoa, beetroot and chicory with crumbled Adèle blue cheese
  • Homemade duck foie gras with accompaniments +€7
  • Duo of homemade duck foie gras, speculoos and cognac, with refined accompaniments +€7

Hot starters

  • Linguine with scampi in lobster sauce
  • Scampi with chicory
  • Scampi Ostend-style
  • Mushroom toast, my way
  • Pan-fried scampi with saffron
  • Thai-style quail loin skewer, quinoa
  • Poultry risotto with mushrooms
  • Seared scallop with chorizo on black olive "soil" +€2
  • Grilled fish and shellfish +€2
  • Gratinéed bone marrow with garlic bread
  • Perfect egg, pan-fried mushrooms and crispy guanciale

Meat dishes

  • Poultry roulade stuffed with goat's cheese and farmhouse ham, cooked at low temperature, seasonal vegetables, potatoes sautéed in goose fat
  • Pure pork tenderloin Ardennes-style, seasonal vegetables, potatoes sautéed in goose fat
  • Poultry roulade stuffed with sun-dried tomatoes and mozzarella, seasonal vegetables, sautéed potatoes
  • Pork chop Colombus gratinéed with mild Herve cheese, forgotten vegetables, herb-sautéed baby potatoes +€2
  • Duck breast from the Ferme de la Sauvenière cooked at low temperature +€3
  • Irish beef, homemade béarnaise made to order, root vegetables +€3

Fish dishes

  • Red mullet fillets Provençal-style, farm-butter mash, medley of vegetables
  • Cod loin, chorizo jus, buttery mashed potato, organic seasonal vegetables

Vegetarian dish

  • Tex-Mex style Quorn with plant-based bulgur vegetarian
  • Aubergine roulade with seasonal accompaniments vegetarian

Desserts

  • Homemade tiramisu, shortbread with red berries
  • Duo of homemade chocolate mousse
  • Homemade floating island with caramel
  • Sabayon with fresh fruit
  • Trilogy of original desserts
  • Plate of Belgian cheeses
  • Coffee and amaretto panna cotta
Seasonal dishes

October 2026 current

  • StarterSquash soup, toasted chestnuts, hazelnut oil
  • Main coursePork cheek braised in abbey beer, celeriac purée

November 2026 coming soon

  • StarterHomemade country terrine, pear chutney and gingerbread
  • Main course · +€6Venison fillet, peppercorn sauce, poached pear, Brussels sprouts

December 2026 coming soon

  • StarterDill-marinated salmon, blinis and sour cream
  • Main course · +€4Roast farm capon, robust jus, potato gratin and chestnuts

Would you like to adapt a dish or build something different? Customised menus are possible on request, subject to a supplement shown in your quote. The bite-sized starters are included in both menus.

Sample menu

A game-season menu

A typical proposal, fully adaptable to your wishes, your guests and their diets (vegetarian, allergies…).

Bite-sized starters

  • Fregola sarda, tomatoes and mozzarella
  • Heirloom tomato tartare, soy vinaigrette and wholegrain mustard
  • Butternut squash soup

Starter

  • Venison pâté and foie gras, or truffled burrata with sun-ripened vegetables

Second starter optional

  • Pan-seared scallops, Jerusalem artichoke cream, roasted hazelnuts, or mushroom toast

Main course

  • Pheasant stuffed with truffle and seasonal accompaniments, or aubergine roulade vegetarian

Cheese

  • Plate of matured cheeses

Dessert

  • Trilogy of original desserts: chocolate mousse, pastry cream with red berries, vanilla rum panna cotta
Pheasant stuffed with truffle, jus, braised chicory, purée and glazed vegetablesVenison and foie gras terrine, toast and saladTruffled burrata, artichokes, olives and confit tomatoesPan-seared scallops, Jerusalem artichoke cream and hazelnutsPlate of matured cheeses and grapesTrilogy of original desserts

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