le Chalet de la Forêt

What le Chalet de la Forêt does

Le Chalet de la Forêt is a privately held, double Michelin-starred gastronomic restaurant operating from a single location at Drève de Lorraine 43 in Uccle, Brussels, under the Belgian legal entity SA Deveco Food. Founded in 1999 and led by Chef Pascal Devalkeneer as Administrator, the restaurant serves affluent individual diners, corporate clients, and private event hosts from a heritage building on the edge of the Sonian Forest. It is a member of Relais & Châteaux (since 2012) and Les Grandes Tables du Monde, and holds a 17.5/20 rating from Gault & Millau.

The core product is a fine-dining tasting menu experience underpinned by traditional on-site craft: a wood-fired kitchen lit daily, in-house bread baking, smoking, curing, and a 1,156m² ecological vegetable garden established in 2015 by Chef Devalkeneer and designed by Erik Dhondt. The menu architecture spans a three-course lunch at €90, an all-inclusive lunch at €145, four-course (€195/€274 with wine pairings) and five-course (€235/€325 with wine pairings) Menu Forêt tasting menus, a Menu Jeunes at €130 for diners under 30, and a full à la carte with starters at €78-€108 and fish/meat courses at €92-€118. A private floor dedicated to events accommodates 12 to 150 guests with a 55-inch screen, videoconferencing, Apple TV, and integrated audio for B2B meetings, weddings, and private celebrations.

The business model is sales-led and direct, with no third-party travel, hotel, or reseller distribution. Reservations are taken through Resengo and BookingShake plus email and phone; corporate and private events are booked through direct enquiry; and gift vouchers are sold via the ZenChef e-commerce platform. Operating hours are Monday to Friday for lunch (12:00-14:00) and dinner (19:00-21:00), closed Wednesday evenings except in June and December, closed on weekends except for privatized events, with an annual closure spanning the last week of December and the first week of January. Headcount is 23, with no disclosed revenue, no external investors, and no subsidiary or parent company structure.

Name

le Chalet de la Forêt

Legal name

SA Deveco Food

Website

https://lechaletdelaforet.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Le Chalet de la Forêt is a double Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant in Brussels, Belgium, operated by Chef Pascal Devalkeneer. It serves affluent diners and corporate clients via tasting menus (€90-€325), à la carte service, private events for 12-150 guests, and on-site garden-sourced cuisine.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG)

Keywords

• Fine dining restaurant
• Michelin-starred gastronomy
• Haute cuisine dining
• Corporate event catering
• Private dining experiences

Headquarters

HQ city

Uccle (Brussels)

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fine Dining Restaurant Service: Revenue from à la carte dining, tasting menus, and lunch formulas served to individual diners. Menu prices range from €90 for lunch to €325 for five-course menu with wine pairings.
2. Corporate Events and Private Dining: Revenue from hosting corporate dinners, seminars, business meetings, presentations, weddings, and anniversaries. The restaurant can accommodate groups from 12 to 150 guests in private settings.
3. Gift Vouchers: Sale of gift vouchers through ZenChef platform (shop.zenchef.com) for use at the restaurant.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Le Chalet de la Forêt is a double Michelin-starred gastronomic restaurant in Uccle, Brussels, operating under legal entity SA Deveco Food. It serves fine-dining tasting menus (Menu Forêt in four and five courses), à la carte selections, daily lunch formulas and the Menu Jeunes for diners under 30. The restaurant also hosts private and corporate events for 12 to 150 guests and sells gift vouchers through the ZenChef platform.

Product overview

Le Chalet de la Forêt is a double-Michelin-starred gastronomic restaurant offering an integrated culinary experience centered on its fine-dining restaurant services. The core offering consists of tasting menus (Menu Forêt in four or five courses) and à la carte dining, supplemented by accessible lunch formulas including the daily Exquise Heure de Table menu and the Menu Jeunes for diners under 30. The restaurant also provides corporate event services for 12 to 150 guests, gift vouchers, and leverages an on-site organic vegetable garden for ingredient sourcing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Menu Forêt Tasting Menu

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Relais & ChâteauxcoreOthersSince 2012, Le Chalet de la Forêt has been a member of Relais & Châteaux, an international association of more than 540 unique hotels and outstanding restaurants run by independent hoteliers, chef-owners and owners who share a passion for authenticity, gastronomy, and hospitality. Present on all five continents, the association is committed to protecting culinary heritage and hospitality cultures.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Comme chez Soi: Brussels-based double Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant. Direct peer competing in the same local luxury gastronomic market with similar tasting menu pricing, chef-led identity, and emphasis on classical technique with modern execution.
• Bon Bon: One-Michelin-starred Brussels restaurant led by chef Christophe Hardiquest. Direct peer operating in the same Brussels fine dining market with comparable tasting menu structure and creative contemporary cuisine.
• The Jane: Two-Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant in Antwerp inside a former church. Comparable as a Belgian Michelin-starred flagship with chef-driven tasting menus, premium pricing, and international recognition.
• Hof van Cleve: Three-Michelin-starred restaurant in Kruishoutem, Belgium, formerly led by Peter Goossens. Direct peer as a Belgian countryside fine dining destination with French-Belgian gastronomy at the highest tier.
• Hertog Jan: Belgian three-Michelin-starred restaurant in Bruges led by chef Gert De Mangeleer. Direct peer: Belgian fine dining flagship, garden-to-table philosophy, and haute gastronomic positioning are nearly identical to Le Chalet de la Forêt.
• La Brasserie de la Paix (La Paix): Brussels-based fine dining establishment under chef David Martin. Direct peer in the Brussels upscale gastronomic segment with comparable tasting menu pricing and classic French haute cuisine pedigree.

Regional players

• Le Train Bleu: Iconic fine dining brasserie inside Gare de Lyon in Paris. Comparable as a historic European fine dining venue with corporate event hosting and premium prix-fixe menus, though operating in a different geography (Paris vs. Brussels).

Emerging players

• Noma: Copenhagen-based, multi-Michelin-starred restaurant with pioneering garden/foraging-driven cuisine. Comparable as a globally-recognized fine dining peer with strong alignment on the garden-to-table and ingredient-provenance narrative.

Broad incumbents

• Eleven Madison Park: Three-Michelin-starred flagship restaurant in New York City. Comparable as a top-tier, internationally-recognized urban fine dining destination with tasting menu format (€325 at Le Chalet vs. $335+ at EMP) and aspirational luxury positioning.

Others

• Relais & Châteaux peer restaurants: Le Chalet has been a member of Relais & Châteaux since 2012. The 580+ property network across 65 countries serves as a curated peer set and distribution channel for international luxury travelers seeking similar fine dining experiences.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lechaletdelaforetofficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/le-chalet-de-la-foret
• Instagraminstagram.com/lechaletdelaforet

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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