On a wedding day the real problem is neither the ceremony nor the reception: it is everything in between. Guests who arrive an hour early. A couple who need somewhere to change. The forty-five minutes of drift after leaving the town hall. Les Variétés stand five hundred metres from the Angers wedding hall, seven minutes on foot, at 33 boulevard du Maréchal Foch, in a house open since 1902.
Seven minutes from the wedding hall
The civil ceremony takes place in the wedding hall — the Salle de la Charte. From our door that is five hundred metres, seven minutes' walk at a normal pace, less if you are in a hurry, a little more in heels. It is the right distance: close enough that nobody takes a car, far enough that the house is not overrun by the crowd leaving the town hall. A walking route is available on our wedding page.
Getting ready in peace, beforehand
A private space lets the couple, the witnesses or the parents change, catch their breath and have a coffee before the ceremony. We open at 9.30 a.m. Monday to Friday and at 10 a.m. on Saturday — that is, before most civil ceremonies. Breakfast for six or for fifteen, in a room apart, beats standing about on the steps.
The gap between the town hall and the reception
This is the moment nobody plans for and everybody endures. The ceremony lasts twenty minutes, the photographs half an hour, and the reception does not begin until six. In between, fifty people have nowhere to go. A drink at Les Variétés settles it: guests sit down, children stop running, and the couple find everyone in one place rather than scattered across the city centre.
Five spaces, from thirteen to forty-three seats
Entrée Foch takes thirteen, Arrière Foch seventeen, the Bressigny room twenty-five, the Salle Haute thirty, and the terrace forty-three when the weather allows. Eighty-five seats indoors, a hundred and twenty-eight in all. These figures come from the floor plan, counted table by table: when we confirm thirty people in the Salle Haute, the room holds them. For a larger party, let us talk — an honest answer three months out is worth more than a bad surprise on the day.
The morning after, and guests passing through
Brunch the next day, family who came a long way and leave on Sunday, guests staying in the city centre: these are real needs and often forgotten. One point of caution: we are closed on Sundays, all day. For a Saturday wedding, lunch the following day cannot be held here, and it is better to learn that from this page than the evening before.
Until 2 a.m.
We close at two in the morning. At a wedding that mostly serves those who do not stay to the end: parents leaving the reception at midnight, friends who want to carry on elsewhere, latecomers off an evening train. The house is still open.
At the table
French brasserie cooking, prepared here. Our meat is French. Our fish comes from Maison Savia, in Saumur. For a group, two or three dishes agreed in advance make the service far smoother — on a wedding day the timetable is tight enough already.
A house from 1902, seven minutes from the town hall
Les Variétés opened in 1902 and take their name from the Théâtre des Variétés, which stood almost opposite, slightly to the right. A hundred and twenty-four years of Angers weddings have passed along this boulevard: your grandparents', perhaps. This is not a set hired for the day, it is an address that was already here and will still be.
Guests who arrive too early
They always arrive too early. An hour ahead, a city they do not know, and nothing to do. Giving them somewhere to land stops them circling in a car or dispersing through the centre at the very moment you need to gather them. Boulevard Foch is a direction nobody misses, which counts when half the guest list has come from far away.
Children, during the ceremony and after
A wedding often includes fifteen children who can sit still for twenty minutes. A room apart, a juice, something to pass the time: that is the difference between a serene ceremony and a punctuated one. Give the number of children when you book, just as you do for adults — it determines the room we assign.
What we are not
We are not a reception venue and we do not pretend to be. No full privatisation, no dance floor, no caterer following you into the night. What we do well is the before and the in-between: the morning preparation, the breakfast, the drink after the town hall, the welcome for guests who are waiting. A couple looking for a venue for a hundred and fifty people should look elsewhere, and we will tell them so.
What to tell us when you book
A wedding is planned with figures, not intentions. We need the date, the exact time of the civil ceremony, the number of guests concerned by the moment you are organising here — almost never the full list — the number of children, the precise use you have in mind (getting ready, breakfast, a drink after the town hall, welcoming latecomers), and the time everyone must leave for the reception. With those six elements we will tell you frankly what we can hold to and what we cannot. Without them, any answer would be a promise in the air.
The route, in detail
Five hundred metres separate our door from the wedding hall. Seven minutes on foot at a normal pace. Allow ten for a group, more if guests are elderly or in heels, and remember that a procession of forty never walks as fast as one person. A pedestrian route is available on our wedding page. The advantage of this distance is twofold: nobody gets back in a car, and the walk itself usefully fills the quarter of an hour after the ceremony.
The questions we get asked
How far from the wedding hall? Five hundred metres, seven minutes on foot. Can we change here? Yes, in a space set apart, to be arranged in advance. How many guests can you take? Thirty in one room, eighty-five indoors in total. Sunday? Closed, all day. How late on Saturday evening? Two in the morning.
Talking it through
A wedding is not booked through a form. Call 02 41 88 46 62: we will go over the date, the time of the ceremony, the number of guests and the room. For a simple meal for two or six, online booking is enough.
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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