Le Fruit Défendu Rueil-Malmaison

What Le Fruit Défendu Rueil-Malmaison does

Le Fruit Défendu SAS is a privately-held French hospitality operator (SAS, registered in Nanterre, RCS 530600881) running a single multi-service leisure complex at 80 Boulevard Bellerive, Rueil-Malmaison, on the banks of the Seine roughly 10 minutes from central Paris. The venue combines two restaurants — L'Auberge (traditional French cuisine with a wine cellar and whisky collection) and Le Verger (casual outdoor garden dining) — with a 10-room boutique hotel (four categories from €150/night Double to €200/night Family), a bar and tea salon, a tennis club with 4 indoor clay courts, 3 outdoor hard courts, and a tennis school, and three private event spaces (Les Gardes up to 120 guests, Les Oiseaux up to 60, Le Bateau up to 30) hosting weddings, baptisms, birthdays, and corporate seminars. As of the most recent disclosures, both L'Auberge and Le Verger are temporarily closed, while the hotel, bar/tea salon, tennis club, and event spaces remain operational; a new January 2026 menu has nonetheless been published for L'Auberge.

The business is run as a founder-managed SAS under Gérant Paolo Di Fraia with approximately 8 employees, €10,000 of registered capital, and no disclosed external investors, parent company, or subsidiaries. Its core technology stack is minimal: the website (lefruitdefendu.com) is hosted on OVH, hotel reservations run through the third-party eviivo booking platform, and customer acquisition relies on organic social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn), the website, walk-ins, and telephone bookings. Revenue is generated across five streams — restaurant services, hotel accommodations (€150–€200/night), tennis court rentals and lessons, event space rental, and bar/tea salon sales — with the customer base spanning individuals, families, corporate groups, event organizers, and tennis players across the Île-de-France region.

Name

Le Fruit Défendu Rueil-Malmaison

Legal name

Le Fruit Défendu SAS

Website

https://lefruitdefendu.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Le Fruit Défendu SAS operates a multi-service leisure complex in Rueil-Malmaison, on the Seine near Paris, combining two restaurants, a 10-room boutique hotel, a tennis club, a bar/tea salon, and three event spaces for individuals, families, and corporate groups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Services

NAICS

Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (713940)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Tennis & Racquet Sports Clubs (Tennis, Padel, Pickleball, Squash) (MPAKABAF)

Keywords

• Hospitality services
• Boutique hotel accommodation
• Restaurant dining
• Tennis club facilities
• Event venue rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Rueil-Malmaison

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Services: Revenue from two restaurant spaces (L'Auberge and Le Verger) serving traditional French cuisine with seasonal products. L'Auberge offers fine dining with wine cellar and whisky collection; Le Verger provides casual outdoor dining with seasonal menus.
2. Hotel Accommodations: Revenue from 10 personalized guest rooms ranging from Double (150€/night) to Family rooms (200€/night). Online booking via third-party platform (eviivo).
3. Tennis Club: Revenue from court rentals (hourly basis), tennis school lessons, and vacation camps for children. No entry fee required, open to all skill levels.
4. Event Spaces Rental: Revenue from renting three event spaces (Les Gardes up to 120 guests, Les Oiseaux up to 60 guests, Le Bateau up to 30 guests) for weddings, baptisms, birthdays, seminars.
5. Bar/Salon de Thé: Revenue from beverages including hot/cold drinks, cocktails, aperitifs, digestifs, wines, and sweet treats including ice cream.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Le Fruit Défendu is a multi-service leisure and hospitality complex on the banks of the Seine in Rueil-Malmaison, operating two restaurants (L'Auberge and Le Verger), a bar/tea salon, a 10-room boutique hotel, a tennis club with indoor/outdoor courts and a tennis school, and three private event spaces. The venue functions as a unified guinguette chic destination for dining, accommodation, sports, and private events serving individuals, families, and corporate groups in the Île-de-France region.

Product overview

Le Fruit Défendu is a multi-service leisure and hospitality complex located on the banks of the Seine in Rueil-Malmaison, France. The venue operates as a unified destination combining five core services: two distinct restaurants (L'Auberge offering traditional French cuisine with an extensive wine cellar, and Le Verger providing casual dining in a garden setting), a bar/tea salon, a 10-room boutique hotel with four room categories, and a tennis club with indoor/outdoor courts and a tennis school. Additionally, three event spaces (Les Gardes, Les Oiseaux, Le Bateau) cater to private events including weddings and corporate seminars. The property functions as an integrated leisure resort offering dining, accommodation, sports, and event services within a single verdant riverside setting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hôtel Le Fruit Défendu A boutique hotel in Rueil-Malmaison offering 10 personalized rooms with themes inspired by impressionist artists, located on the banks of the Seine, featuring four room categories (Chambre Double, Chambre Supérieure, Chambre Deluxe, Chambre Familiale) ranging from €150 to €200 per night. Targeted at leisure travelers, couples, and families seeking a scenic escape near Paris.
• Tennis Club Le Fruit Défendu A tennis club with 4 indoor clay courts, 3 outdoor quick courts, and a tennis school offering private lessons, group courses, and holiday camps for children. No entry fee required, open to all skill levels from beginners to advanced players, including families and children.
• Événementiel (Event Spaces) Event venue offering three private spaces for weddings, baptisms, birthdays, seminars, and corporate events: Les Gardes (up to 120 cocktail guests), Les Oiseaux (up to 60 guests), and Le Bateau (up to 30 guests). Targeted at individuals planning private celebrations and corporate groups hosting professional events.
• Bar/Salon de Thé A bar and tea salon offering hot and cold drinks, cocktails, aperitifs, digestifs, wines, ice creams, and sweet treats, open daily by the fire (in winter) or on the terrace (in summer). Targeted at walk-in visitors, hotel guests, and families seeking casual refreshments.
• L'Auberge A traditional French restaurant serving seasonal fresh products, featuring an extensive wine cellar and whisky collection, with seating available indoors by the fireplace or outdoors on the Seine banks under tents. Targeted at diners seeking fine French dining with seasonal cuisine. Note: currently closed per company website (January 2026).
• Le Verger A casual restaurant set in a bucolic outdoor garden with two terraces and a play area, serving simple fresh-cooked dishes in a Napoleonic-decorated clubhouse setting with a fireplace. Targeted at families and casual diners seeking outdoor garden dining. Note: currently closed per company website (January 2026).

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Domaine de la Corniche: Hotel-restaurant-spa and event venue in the Seine-et-Marne/Île-de-France region. Comparable as a multi-service leisure property combining boutique hotel, restaurant, spa and private/corporate event hire outside central Paris.
• Relais de la Malmaison: Hotel-restaurant located adjacent to the Château de Malmaison in Rueil-Malmaison. Comparable as a nearby hospitality venue combining accommodation, dining and event hosting in the same catchment area.

Emerging players

• Guinguette du Parc: Smaller-scale guinguette concept with outdoor dining and event programming. Comparable as a similarly positioned, lower-overhead guinguette model targeting families and private events.

Direct peers

• Tennis Club de Paris: Historic tennis club in Paris offering indoor/outdoor courts, lessons and social tennis. Directly comparable for the tennis club operation (courts, school, lessons) within the broader Parisian market.
• La Guinguette de l'Île Martin-Pêcheur: Riverside guinguette on the Marne with restaurant and event offerings, very similar to the Le Fruit Défendu concept of seasonal, family-oriented Seine/Marne-side dining and event hosting.
• Pavillon Royal: Restaurant and event venue in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris. Comparable as an upscale nature-immersed venue offering fine dining, private events and corporate functions.
• Le Chalet du Lac: Lakeside restaurant and event venue in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris. Comparable multi-service leisure venue combining dining with private event hire in a park setting.
• Chalet des Îles Daumesnil: Lakeside restaurant and event venue on Lac Daumesnil in the Bois de Vincennes, Paris. Directly comparable as a nature-immersed, multi-service venue combining restaurant dining with private/corporate event hire.
• La Maison Fournaise: Historic guinguette and restaurant on the Île de Chatou on the Seine, also serving as a museum. Highly comparable as a Seine-riverside guinguette concept in the western Paris suburbs combining dining, events and cultural tourism.

Broad incumbents

• Hôtel & Spa Le Louis Versailles – MGallery: Upscale hotel and event venue near the Château de Versailles offering accommodation, dining and corporate events. Comparable as a multi-service hospitality property hosting both individual guests and private/corporate events in the Île-de-France region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lefruitdefendurueil
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/le-fruit-d%C3%A9fendu-rueil-malmaison
• Instagraminstagram.com/lefruitdefendurueil

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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