Breakfast Menu
Daily we offer guests breakfast.
If you would like breakfast any day, please each each complete a menu card and Post in the Royal Mail Post Box the evening before.
There is a choice of Continental breakfast and or cooked breakfast. Also available are cereals, yoghurts, charcuterie and cheese etc.
Any special requests please do ask.
The following morning, having collected your bread and croissants fresh from our local boulangerie, your breakfast basket and cooked breakfast will be brought to you at your chosen time either for you to enjoy on the terrace or in your gîte.
Prices - from 8.00€ per person
Arrival Supper
Depending on your arrival time you may wish to have our Arrival Supper.
We offer this to guests who either do not wish to eat out or cook after a long day travelling
We ask if you would like our arrival supper that you pre-order min. 48 hours in advance and both order the same dishes.
On arrival you can choose at what time you would like it served, either in your gîte or on the terrace.
Please be aware as we are in rural France - Restaurants are closed Sunday and Monday evenings and only one
supermarket locally is open Sunday morning.
All our dishes are home-made and cooked to order
MAIN COURSES
Beef Lasagna and mixed salad
Vegetarian Lasagna and mixed salad
Tartiflette and mixed salad
An Alpine dish of roasted potatoes, onion, garlic, smoked lardons and a creamy cheese sauce with grilled Reblochon cheese.
(If vegetarian smoked lardons can be substituted with roasted red pepper)
Parmentier de Canard or Beef and mixed salad
Shredded confit duck or minced beef with vegetables topped with mashed potatoes and grilled Comté cheese
French Onion Soup and a Platter of Charcuterie, French Cheeses, Pickles and French bread
Price - 16.00€ per person - Main course.
DESSERT
A French fruit tart and cream from our local Patisserie. Price - 4.00€ per person
MAIN COURSE AND DESSERT
Price - 20.00€ per person
CHEESE
A cheese board of French Cheeses, pickles and fruit - 5.00€ per person
2 or 3 Course Dinner Menu
We ask that you each have the same dishes, as we are not a restaurant.
Please give us 48 hours notice if you would like our 2 or 3 Course Dinner.
All our dishes are homemade and produced to order.
3 Courses Price per Person - 28.00€
2 Courses Price per Person - 23.00€
(We are not licensed to sell alcohol, please supply yourself)
Starters -
Homemade French Onion Soup with a Croutons and Grilled Comté Cheese
Vichyssoise or Gazpacho Chilled Soup with Croutons ( Summer )
Prawn Cocktail on a Bed of Lettuce in a Spicy Marie Rose Sauce
Salad of Grilled Goats Cheese coated in Provençal Herbs with Smoked Bacon Lardons and a Honey French Dressing
Assiette of French Charcuterie and Fresh Bread
Terrine of Paté served with Homemade Pickles and Toast
Escargot and Mushroom Forestière in Garlic Herb Butter with Breadcrumb topping
Main Courses -
Moule Frites Marinières - Fresh Cancale Mussels served in a white wine, garlic and cream sauce served with French fries
Boeuf Bourguignon - Beef stew served in a rich beef and red wine sauce with mashed potatoes and roasted vegetables
Steak Diane - Sirloin steak in a creamy mushroom, mustard and calvados sauce served with gratin potatoes and vegetables
Chicken Makhani - Butter Chicken Curry (either spicy or mild) served with Basmati Rice ( pompadoms if we can get them )
Duck breast with an Asian spicy orange sauce served with gratin potatoes and roasted vegetables
Chicken breast stuffed with garlic cream cheese, rolled in Jambon Cru with a beurre blanc citron sauce, gratin potatoes and Garlic french beans
Tartiflette - An Alpine dish of smoked bacon lardons, roasted potatoes in a creamy sauce with Reblochon cheese melted over the top and served with a mixed salad
(If vegetarian smoked lardons can be substituted with roasted red pepper)
Homemade BBQ Beef Burger 300gm served with Comté cheese on a bun with mayo and salad - French fries. ( Summer only )
Mushroom Risotto - Parmesan cheese and mushrooms in Arborio rice with a parmesan tuile
Vegetarian Lasagna served with a fresh salad
3 Cheese Fondue - Beaufort, Gruyère and Comté cheese, served with new potatoes and a platter of charcuterie (2.00€ supplement)
Desserts -
Brioche and Butter Pudding in baked custard, raisons and Calvados
Apple and Woodland Fruit Crumble
Homemade Chocolate Mousse
Crèpe Suzette
Supplement -
A Cheese Board of French Cheeses and fruit - 5.00 € per person extra
French bread and butter included
Menu choice is subject to availability of produce on the day
Dîner Gourmand
If you are celebrating an Anniversary, a birthday or for any other reason. We are offering our guests this special 4 course Gourmet menu.
As you are on holiday in France, all the dishes are French classics and many are from this North West region of France. The menu choice is a little indulgent, using the best of local produce.
We ask as we are not a restaurant that couples each choose the same courses. To enable us to shop and prepare your dinner, please can you give us 48 hours advance notice if you would like to have this dinner.
ENTRÉE
Coquille Saint Jacques dans une sauce gratinée et béchamel. ( Season - October 1st to May 15th )
A classic Normandy dish of pan-seared scallops served on puréed potatoes with a white wine and Comté béchamel sauce.
Tartare de Boeuf au couteau.
Raw filet of beef chopped with capers, mushrooms , sun dried tomatoes and parmesan cheese.
Salade de Poires et Roquefort.
A light refreshing salad of braised Normandy pear served on rocket with a Roquefort cream dressing with crumbled Roquefort and walnuts.
Tartiflette
Individual Tartiflette - An Alpine classic of layered roast potatoes, smoked lardons, garlic and onions served with melted Reblochon cheese and lardon sauce.
Cassolette d'Escargots au Vouvray.
Escargots and mushrooms served in a hot garlic herb butter and a Loire white wine sauce with croutons.
PLAT PRINCIPAL
Filet de Bar
Pan friend filet of Sea Bass served with a beurre blanc citron sauce and steamed asparagus.
Filet de Boeuf Forestière
Local Charolais Filet of Beef pan fried and served with a rich mushroom, Dijon mustard, shallot, calvados cream sauce.
Filet de Canard
Sliced filet of Duck pan fried and served with a wild mushroom sauce.
Venetian Veal Liver
Strips of veal liver pan friend and served in a rich cream sauce with smoked bacon.
Noix de Saint Jacques poêlées ( Season - October 1st to May 15th )
Pan fried scallops served with a citron sauce.
All dishes are served with seasonal vegetables and your choice of potato dish.
New Potatoes - Gratin - Dauphinoise - Fondant - Hassleback - Purée
FROMAGE
Un plateau de fromages français.
A platter of French cheeses.
DESSERT
Profiteroles
Choux pastry filled with Chantilly cream and a hot dark chocolate sauce with a hint of chilli and sea salt.
Millefeuille aux Fraises
Layers of puff pastry with piped Chantilly cream and seasonal strawberries served with a strawberry coulis.
Crème Caramel
Custard flan with a caramel sauce and a hint of calvados.
Crèpe Suzette
Pancakes coated in a caramelised sugar, butter and orange sauce. Flambéd in Grand Marnier.
Pain Perdu aux fruits d'été
Panfried brioche, ice cream and summer fruits
Prix - 42.00 € par personne
All subject to availability and seasonal products
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La Martinière Gîtes / Bed and Breakfast
53120 St.Aubin Fosse Louvain
Mayenne
France
Landline: +33 (0)243 033062
Mobile: +33 (0)780 333738
Email: contact@gitesmayenne.fr
SIRET No. 891 639 643 R.C.S. Laval