You have just stepped off a train at Angers Saint-Laud, or you have two hours before you leave. This page shows the next arrivals and departures published by SNCF — times, delays, cancellations, platforms — and then takes you to Les Variétés, at 33 boulevard du Maréchal Foch, a brasserie that has been open since 1902 in the heart of Angers. You can have lunch here, dinner, or wait for a late train without being shown the door at ten.
From Saint-Laud station to boulevard Foch
Les Variétés stands at 33 boulevard du Maréchal Foch, straight on from the station towards the city centre. The walk is easy enough; allow more time if you are dragging a suitcase over cobbles, or travelling with children. A bus or a taxi will drop you at the door just as well. Boulevard Foch is one of those streets every local can point to: ask anyone and nobody will hesitate.
What you will find on the table
A French brasserie menu, cooked on the premises. Our meat is French. Our fish comes from Saumur, from Maison Savia, some forty kilometres from here. The rest follows the same logic: we cook what arrives, on boulevard Foch, as this house has done for a hundred and twenty-four years. Dishes change with deliveries and with the service; the day's menu can be checked online before your train has even pulled in.
The real advantage when you travel: the hours
We open at 9.30 a.m. Monday to Friday, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, and we close at 2 a.m. That is what makes the difference for a traveller. An 11.40 p.m. train does not condemn you to a shrink-wrapped sandwich: the house is still open. A 7 a.m. train leaves you time for a coffee before walking down to the platform. We are, however, closed all day on Sunday — written here rather than discovered outside a locked door.
When your departure time is not negotiable
Say so when you arrive. That is not a polite formula: the team genuinely reorders the service when it knows a table has to leave at a fixed hour. Tell us “we have a train at 2.12” and you will be served accordingly. Then keep a margin to walk back down, find your platform and absorb a last-minute change. The times shown on this page are refreshed regularly, but only the boards and announcements in the station are authoritative.
Groups, families, luggage
A group off the same train rarely arrives when it planned to, and always arrives at once. Warn us: we have five spaces, from thirteen to forty-three seats — Entrée Foch, Arrière Foch, the Bressigny room, the Salle Haute and the terrace. A party of twenty-five can sit together in the Bressigny room rather than being scattered across six tables. For bulky luggage, call ahead: depending on the service and how full we are, we will point you to the room where it will be least in the way.
A house from 1902, and it shows
Les Variétés opened in 1902 and has never moved. The name comes from the Théâtre des Variétés, which stood almost opposite, slightly to the right — the room we still call Arrière Foch looks that way. A hundred and twenty-four years later it is still a neighbourhood brasserie in a city that has changed a great deal around it. For a traveller that means one simple thing: you are not walking into an interchangeable chain sign near a station, you are walking into somewhere.
Working, or waiting, in peace
Two hours between trains pass better at a table than in a waiting room. The room is large and divided into several spaces, and Arrière Foch, set back from the entrance, is the quietest of the four. Nobody will ask you to give up your table because you have finished your coffee. This is a brasserie: people stay.
What is a brasserie, and why it matters when travelling
A restaurant serves at set times. A brasserie stays open in between, and that is exactly what a traveller needs. At 3.20 p.m., when you have eaten nothing since morning, the question is not whether the kitchen has stars: it is whether anyone will open the door. Here the same table will bring you a coffee, a dessert, a late lunch or a full dinner, with no need to justify yourself. That has been the definition of this house since 1902, and it is what makes it useful to anyone living by train times rather than service times.
The neighbourhood, ten minutes on foot
Boulevard du Maréchal Foch is a central artery, and four Angers landmarks are within walking distance: Saint-Laud station where you arrived, Place du Ralliement and its grand theatre, Saint-Maurice cathedral, and the château of Angers. If your connection leaves you three hours, the route writes itself: lunch here, up to the château, back down past the cathedral, on to your train. Many travellers cross Angers seeing nothing but the station concourse, which is a shame for a city best seen on foot.
What to tell us when you book
Four things, and the service genuinely adapts. The exact number, children included. Your arrival time. The time you absolutely must leave. And how much luggage you have, if any. Those four lines determine which room you are given and the order in which your table is served. A booking without a departure time is a booking we cannot protect: on a busy service, the table that declared its constraint is the one served first.
Our five spaces
Entrée Foch, thirteen seats, at the front, lively, good for a short stop. Arrière Foch, seventeen seats, set back: the quietest, the one we give to anyone who wants to work or talk. The Bressigny room, twenty-five seats. The Salle Haute, thirty seats, upstairs, for large parties. The terrace, forty-three seats, when the sky allows. Eighty-five seats indoors, a hundred and twenty-eight in all. These figures are counted table by table, not rounded up: we never confirm a capacity the room cannot hold.
The questions we get asked
Are you open on Sundays? No, closed all day. Do you serve late? The house is open until 2 a.m., Monday to Saturday; for a full meal at a late hour, call first, as the kitchen depends on the service in progress. Do I need to book? For two people outside peak times, rarely. For a group, always. Can we bring children? Yes, and say so when booking: it changes the room. Is there parking? No private car park — but coming from the station, the question does not arise.
Booking before you arrive
Online booking shows the slots genuinely available, room by room. For a timing constraint, a group or a particular request, the telephone is quicker: 02 41 88 46 62. Give your arrival time and, above all, the time you leave.
Frequently asked questions
Useful answers
before your visit.
Where is Les Variétés?
At 33 boulevard du Maréchal Foch, 49100 Angers, close to the main sights and Saint-Laud railway station.
What should I mention when booking?
Share your date, time, number of guests and any timing or dietary requirements.
Can I book online?
Yes. Use the booking link below to check availability and confirm your table straight away.
Is the terrace always available?
Yes. The terrace is open all year round, and a large awning provides shelter from both sun and rain. A table remains subject to the day's layout and availability.
Can groups be welcomed?
Yes. Each group can be welcomed with an arrangement suited to its occasion, number of guests and preferences. The team can plan a specific table layout and consider different rooms or areas, subject to the date and availability.
Does the menu change?
Yes. The menu follows the seasons and some dishes change regularly. Please check the current menu before your visit.
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