By day,
ore, an elegant contemporary café
Located in the heart of the Pavillon Dufour, ore is resolutely set in its time. Contemporary reinterpretations of the historical decorative themes evoke the Sun King’s splendor.
ore
The name of this restaurant, which in Latin means mouth, refers to the pleasures of the mouth anchored in French art-de-vivre and in particular to Versailles, to the services of the “bouche du Roi”, in charge of the meals served to the court.
The Pavillon Dufour
It all started with the renovation of Pavillon Dufour under the guidance of architect Dominique Perrault and Frédéric Didier, head architect for historical monuments. The idea being to simplify the flow of the general public.
The restaurant
The restaurant access is in the cour des Princes. As they enter the vestibule, guests are vividly aware that they are indeed inside the château de Versailles.
One can admire the Château through the windows overlooking the cour Royale and the cour d’Honneur. In the salons, the mirrors allow even the guests whose back is turned to the windows to look upon it.
Memory in the present
The design of the venue is nourished by an abundant iconography. The inspiration for the chandeliers, imagined by Gaëlle Lauriot-Prévost, comes from two objects. One is the ruff, a characteristic exhibit of French costumes until the beginning of the 17th century. The other is the baton of authority, represented in the famous painting of Louis de France by Hyacinthe Rigaud.
Majestic golds
Gold is indissociable of Versailles, the Roi Soleil residence. The restaurant design makes generous but controlled use of the colour. Many elements of the décor adopt this shade, yet, depending on which material it is applied, the nuances are varied to infinity.
A well-orchestrated ballet
Both professional and efficient, the service and atmosphere are relaxed. At lunch, the brass table tops highlight the pure contemporary lines of the tableware: silver plated cutlery, crystalline wine glasses and white plates from Bernardaud, marked with the establishment’s solar emblem signed by Pierre Tachon (Soins Graphiques), Artistic Director of Ducasse Paris.
The team
Nina Belin, Head Chef
Trained at the Institut Lyfe, Nina joined the restaurant Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée for her final internship in 2012 and has remained with the Ducasse Paris group ever since. She climbed the ranks at Le Meurice Alain Ducasse, then at Alain Ducasse au Dorchester in London, before returning to France in 2022 as Stéphane Duchiron’s executive sous-chef at the restaurant Alain Ducasse au Grand Contrôle in Versailles. She is now the chef at ore – Ducasse at the Château de Versailles.
Arnaud Dutertre, Pastry Chef
Arnaud began his career in the provinces in a small town pastry shop. In 2006, he was noticed by Alain Ducasse who offered him the opportunity to become production manager at the Jules Verne. In September 2016, he became head pastry chef of ore – Ducasse au Château de Versailles.
Access & booking
Access to ore is free. No ticket required but, for a better reception, don’t hesitate to book!
You are a group of 9 people or more? A reservation is required.
Send an email to evenements@ducasse-chateauversailles.com or make your request here
