The emblematic restaurant of Mont Saint-Michel
La Mère Poulard
When you walk through the door of La Mère Poulard restaurant, you're in for a unique experience: a warm, authentic Norman welcome. The same welcome that Annette reserved for her guests, famous and unknown. There are no privileges here: everyone was - and still is - welcomed with the same kindness.
To sit at this table is to enter history... Where Clémenceau, Coco Chanel and so many others used to dine, the magic still works.
The menus have changed, but the intention remains the same: to please all gourmets in a friendly atmosphere. Today's cuisine is more modern, featuring products from the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel and regional specialities, but still very generous. The omelette, the restaurant's signature dish since 1888, remains a staple on the menu, still prepared according to Annette Poulard's traditional recipe. One of the secrets of its inimitable taste? Fresh eggs from the Delaunay family farm, a partner of the Auberge for five generations. Their hens, reared in the open air and fed with care, produce Label Rouge eggs that perpetuate the quality of a century-old tradition.
When you sit down at the table at Auberge La Mère Poulard, you can be sure of a warm welcome, good food and a feeling of being at home.
The Auberge La Mère Poulard recently chose Christophe Pacheco to head up the kitchens of its restaurants and become the showcase for the art of living so dear to Annette Poulard.
Meilleur ouvrier de France in 2011, Chef Pacheco combines his fresh approach with the inn's DNA, skilfully blending modernity and tradition.
He draws up the restaurant's menus in direct contact with the producers and guides the spirit of the kitchens, with the generous and convivial approach of the Auberge La Mère Poulard in mind.
Hospitality is an age-old tradition for Annette and Victor.
Under the direction of our executive chef, Meilleur Ouvrier de France 2011 in gourmet cuisine, our culinary team passionately welcomes visitors to Mont Saint-Michel. Each menu is designed to offer an authentic experience, featuring fresh, local produce from our region. We favour short circuits and the treasures that the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel has to offer, while paying particular attention to seasonality, which guides the preparation of each dish.
Know-how
Would you like to hear the story of a secret? A secret known only to a privileged few, the famous recipe for Annette's wood-fired soufflé omelette, the very recipe that has made her reputation down the ages. There's no need to drag out the suspense: Auberge La Mère Poulard keeps this secret safe. Today, the bakers have taken over and they know all the tricks of the trade, from the famous flick of the wrist that they have mastered to perfection to cooking over an open fire.
