La Closerie des Hortensias

What La Closerie des Hortensias does

La Closerie des Hortensias is a French independent hospitality establishment operating from a 150-year-old manor estate (Domaine de la Haute Forêt) in Bréal-sous-Montfort, near Rennes in Brittany. Founded in its current form in 2017 by Patrice Dumont, the company runs a fine-dining restaurant serving seasonal, locally-sourced creative French cuisine, complemented by four private event rooms (40-100 m², capacity 10-80 guests) that host weddings, seminars, corporate dinners, and family celebrations. Chef Charly Morel leads the kitchen, and approximately 90% of ingredients are sourced locally or organically; the venue is audited and validated by ADEME for its environmental and social practices.

The business monetizes across multiple streams: à la carte and weekly market menus at €23 for weekday lunch and €39 for evening/weekend dining, off-site catering, an eco-responsible corporate lunchbox delivery service using reusable glass jars, seasonal premium events (Valentine's Day at €65, New Year's Eve at €95, Christmas takeaway at unit pricing), and gift vouchers. Customers reach the venue through its website, online and telephone reservations, and direct corporate contact; marketing relies on organic social (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn), content/blog activity, Google Analytics remarketing, and word-of-mouth referrals.

Operationally, the company is a private SAS with €30,000 registered capital and a 9-person team, served by documented artisanal supplier partnerships with Fromagerie Peltier, Cafés Félix, and La Crèmerie de Brocéliande. There is no proprietary technology platform, no AI capability, and no external funding — the business is founder/owner-operated and concentrated in a single Rennes metropolitan catchment area with a roughly 160 km delivery radius.

Name

La Closerie des Hortensias

Legal name

La Closerie des Hortensias

Website

https://lacloseriedeshortensias.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

La Closerie des Hortensias is a 9-employee French restaurant and event venue near Rennes offering seasonal fine dining, four private event rooms (10-80 guests), off-site catering, eco-responsible corporate lunchbox delivery, and seasonal holiday events to individual diners, private hosts, and SMB/corporate clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restaurant and Event Venue Services

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK)

Keywords

• Restaurant fine dining
• Event venue rental
• Catering services
• Corporate lunchbox delivery
• Wedding reception venue

Headquarters

HQ city

Bréal-sous-Montfort

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Restaurant dining: In-house dining service open Monday to Sunday for lunch (12h00-14h00) and Thursday to Saturday for dinner (19h30-22h00). Revenue generated from à la carte menu, weekly market menu, and evening/weekend tasting menus.
2. Catering and events: Full-service catering for weddings, seminars, corporate events, baptisms, and galas. Includes venue rental of private dining rooms (40-100 m²) and on-site or off-site food service. The company also offers Christmas takeaway meals and New Year's Eve dining packages.
3. Lunchbox/meal tray service: Eco-responsible meal tray (lunchbox) delivery service for businesses, featuring seasonal ingredients, reusable glass jar packaging with a deposit system, and zero-plastic presentation. Delivered to corporate clients' offices.
4. Gift vouchers: Gift voucher (bon cadeau) sales for restaurant dining experiences, purchased through the company's contact form.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

La Closerie des Hortensias is a fine-dining restaurant and event venue offering seasonal creative French cuisine, off-site catering, eco-responsible corporate lunchbox delivery, and private event hosting across four rooms sized 40-100 m². The estate sits at Château de la Haute Forêt in Bréal-sous-Montfort near Rennes and serves individual diners, families, corporate clients, and private event hosts throughout Brittany. Operations emphasize 90% local or organic sourcing, zero single-use plastic, and ADEME-validated environmental practices.

Product overview

La Closerie des Hortensias is a hospitality establishment offering a unified portfolio of dining and event services centered around creative French cuisine with eco-responsible practices. The core offerings include the restaurant (fine dining with seasonal menus), traiteur (catering for off-site events), and plateau-repas/lunchbox (eco-friendly meal delivery). Event hosting services encompass wedding venues, seminar rooms, and private room rentals across 4 spaces. Seasonal offerings include Valentine's Day dinners, New Year's Eve celebrations, and Christmas takeaway meals. All services emphasize local sourcing, zero-waste practices, and homemade preparation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurant La Closerie des Hortensias

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of products sourced locally and/or from organic agriculture
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fromagerie PeltiercoreOthers · 1 January 2022Hélène and Guillaume Peltier operate a mobile cheese business on markets across the Rennes basin. They supply 150-180 cheese references annually to La Closerie des Hortensias, including farmhouse and artisanal cheeses made from raw milk, selected from small French and European producers with a focus on organic and local sourcing. The partnership supports the restaurant's commitment to quality, local, and seasonal products.
• Cafés FélixcoreOthers · 1 January 2022Cafés Félix, an artisan coffee roaster founded in 2003 in Rennes, supplies La Closerie des Hortensias with a custom 100% Arabica blend composed of three origins (Brazil/Honduras/Congo). The blend is described as round, harmonious, and easy to work with in espresso, with notes of hazelnut, toast, and nuts. Félix practices direct trade with producers, ensures full traceability, and commits to eco-responsible practices including reuse of packaging up to 20 times.
• La Crèmerie de BrocéliandecoreOthers · 1 January 2022La Crèmerie de Brocéliande, operated by Marjolaine Appriou in Talensac, supplies dairy products including handmade churned butter, fresh cheese, yogurt, cream, aged cheeses, and fresh cheese to La Closerie des Hortensias. The farm holds 'Terres de Sources' certification (since September 2019) and follows non-GMO feeding practices for its Normande cattle. The partnership supports the restaurant's local sourcing and eco-responsible values.
• ADEME (Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Énergie)coreOthers · 1 January 2021ADEME audited and validated La Closerie des Hortensias' environmental and social practices in January 2021. This third-party validation supports the company's eco-responsible positioning and differentiates it as a verified sustainable restaurant.
• OVHminorOthersOVH, a French cloud hosting company headquartered in Roubaix, provides web hosting services for the lacloseriedeshortensias.com website, as stated in the legal notices.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Le Coquillage: Fine dining restaurant located within a historic château (Château de la Bigne) in Normandy. Comparable to La Closerie des Hortensias as a countryside estate venue offering creative French gastronomy with private event hosting and a similar heritage-led positioning.
• Domaine des Hauts de Loire: Country estate hotel and gastronomic restaurant in Onzain (Loire Valley) offering private rooms, weddings, and seminars. Comparable as a heritage countryside venue blending event hosting with a recognized gastronomic offering.
• Le Manoir du Lys: Country manor hotel and restaurant in Bagnoles-de-l'Orne (Normandy) offering fine dining, weddings, and corporate seminars. Directly comparable as a heritage countryside property combining accommodation-equivalent event hosting with gastronomy in western France.
• La Marine: Michelin-starred restaurant at L'Herbaudière on the Île de Noirmoutier, run by Alexandre Couillon. Comparable as a creative destination fine dining venue on the French Atlantic coast attracting special-occasion and destination diners.
• Manoir de la Régate: Restaurant and event venue in a manor setting near Nantes, offering fine dining with private dining rooms for weddings, corporate seminars, and family celebrations. Directly comparable in business model, setting, and target segments to La Closerie des Hortensias.
• Anne de Bretagne: Two-Michelin-starred restaurant on the Atlantic coast at La Plaine-sur-Mer, offering destination fine dining with ocean views and event hosting. Comparable as a high-end regional fine dining restaurant in western France targeting special occasion and destination diners.

Broad incumbents

• Potel et Chabot: France's leading high-end caterer for luxury corporate events, weddings, and galas. Comparable to the catering/event arm of La Closerie des Hortensias at a much larger scale, representing the broad incumbent benchmark for premium French event catering.
• Lenôtre: Iconic French luxury caterer and gastronomy brand offering event catering, take-away meals, and gift products nationwide. Comparable to La Closerie des Hortensias across its catering, lunchbox/takeaway, and gift voucher revenue streams, but at significantly larger scale.

Emerging players

• Château de Bréauté: Château event venue in Normandy offering weddings and receptions with external catering partners. Comparable to La Closerie des Hortensias as a heritage countryside venue for private events, but without the integrated in-house fine dining restaurant.

Regional players

• Traiteur Le Ponant: Regional caterer in western France offering corporate catering, weddings, and event services in Brittany and Pays de la Loire. Comparable to La Closerie des Hortensias as a western-French caterer serving corporate events and private celebrations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/la-closerie-de-hortensias

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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