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oreDucasse au château de VersaillesTelephone: + 33 1 30 84 12 96
E-mail: ore@ducasse-chateauversailles.com - fr
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The restaurant
During the day, ore - an elegant french style café
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.
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 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 strawberry, 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.
The alchemy between the Château, the architect and the chef
The restaurant offers several spaces like the Office, deliberately left open to the view of all,
and The Cabinet des Architectes with its view on l'avenue de Paris and la Cour Royale.
The three salons with their grey taupe pannelled walls, are named after the historical figures
that have marqued the history of the Château: Le Vau, Le Nostre and Le Brun.
The Gobelet refers to the team in charge of looking after the King’s table. A huge china cabinet made of glass, wood, and brass display historical and reedited 18th century tableware.
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.
At night, exceptional evenings
From the menu to the waiter’s outfits, from the setting to the tableware,
everything is perfectly honed to make a dinner in the Ducasse salons of
the château de Versailles a unique experience.
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The team
Habib Soilihi
Executive Chef
His career
Arnaud Dutertre
Pastry Chef
His career
Axel Nail
Director
His career
Habib Soilihi
Executive Chef
Involved in gastronomy for more than 20 years, he has completed a CAP Cuisine followed by a mention
in the city of Saint Cloud. He completed his apprenticeship at Victor Hugo, a small neighborhood restaurant,
before joining the caterer Potel et Chabot where he met many chefs. These encounters allowed him to
to join the Plaza Athénée alongside Philippe Marc, the Jules Verne with Pascal Feraud
and the Lasserre restaurant with Christophe Moret. Tired of Paris, he joined Nicolas Sale at the K2 Palace and spent a summer
a summer season at the restaurant Club Les Palmiers in Ramatuelle. After a return to Paris at the Shangri-La,
he is now the Chef de cuisine of ore - Ducasse at the Château de Versailles. Loving to share a kitchen of pleasure and to give
to his colleagues, he practices a collective philosophy because "it is as a team that we make something".
Arnaud Dutertre
Pastry Chef
Arnaud began his journey outside of Paris in a small city pastry shop.
In 2006, he is noticed by Alain Ducasse, who offers him the responsibility of the pastry production
in his Eiffel Tower restaurant, the «Jules Verne». In September 2016, he becomes pastry chef
at ore – Ducasse au château de Versailles.
Axel Nail
Director
A graduate of a hotel school, Axel started out at the Grand Hôtel de la place de l'Opéra.
Then, he climbed the ladder within the Maison Ducasse Paris by forging his experience
at the Plaza Athénée, the Spoon Marignan, the Cour Jardin, the Jules Vernes at the top of the Eiffel Tower
and now at the Château de Versailles. He likes to have a good time
with the customers he welcomes through a warm and friendly service.
Contemporary cafe
During the evening, an exclusive dining experience
Château de Versailles
Pavillon Dufour - 1st floor
Place d'Armes - 78000 Versailles
T. +33 1 30 84 12 96
ore@ducasse-chateauversailles.comOpen Tuesday to Friday from 11:30am to 2:30pm
Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 5:30pm