A successful company meal comes down to three things: everyone sitting together, nobody shouting to be heard, and the evening being able to go on if it wants to. Les Variétés has been welcoming teams at 33 boulevard du Maréchal Foch, right in the centre of Angers, since 1902.
Together, not at three tables
This is what most often spoils a team meal: twelve people spread over three tables far apart, and three conversations that never meet. The Bressigny room seats twenty-five people, the Salle Haute thirty upstairs. Up to thirty, you are in a single room. Beyond that, we say so rather than scatter you.
The end-of-year meal is booked early
From mid-November to the end of December, the rooms go several weeks in advance, Friday evenings first. A team that calls at the beginning of December for the following Friday rarely finds thirty seats. That is not a sales line, it is the reality of central Angers at that time of year.
The meal that is not a party
A departure, an arrival, the end of a project: not every company meal is a festive evening. For those moments, Arrière Foch, seventeen seats set back from the entrance, is better suited than a large room: you can hear each other, and someone can say a few words for two minutes without standing on a chair.
The budget is set in advance
For a team, it is better to settle on two or three dishes and a format before coming: the service is quicker, and the bill is known beforehand. This is discussed by phone, based on the current menu. We do not publish a fixed group menu: the menu follows deliveries, and a price shown here would be wrong in three weeks.
Meal vouchers, cards and invoices
Meal vouchers — titres restaurant, chèques déjeuner, Sodexo and Bimpli — are accepted, as are credit and debit cards, American Express included. An invoice in the company’s name can be requested when paying. For a team meal paid for by the company, these three lines avoid a discussion at the end of the evening.
The evening can go on
We close at 2 am, Monday to Saturday. A team meal that starts at 8 pm is not asked to give up the table at 10:30 pm; the bar takes over once the kitchen has finished. For an end-of-year meal, that is often what decides the choice of venue.
Everyone finds something
In any team, there is always a vegetarian, someone who does not eat fish and an allergy. The menu offers vegetarian dishes alongside the brasserie classics, and allergens are shown dish by dish on the online menu. Pass it round before coming: that settles the matter without a questionnaire at the table.
Getting here, and getting home
33 boulevard du Maréchal Foch is within walking distance of Saint-Laud station, the place du Ralliement and the château. A team coming from outside can therefore leave the car behind: useful to know when a company meal involves a drink.
Your group in practice
A room of your own for up to thirty people, several rooms beyond that, and the whole establishment available for private hire up to eighty-five guests, on terms discussed with the management depending on the event. As for conditions: thirty people at most in a single room; the terrace depends on the sky and cannot be booked; and on Sundays, when we are usually closed, a group is only welcomed by reservation, with the team’s agreement.
Booking
A table: online booking. An organised meal or a room of your own: the group request, +33 2 41 88 46 62 or WhatsApp. Give the exact number, the real arrival time and the format you would like — a group announced for 8 pm that arrives at 9:30 pm takes up the space twice.
Frequently asked questions
The answers
to your questions.
Where is Les Variétés?
At 33 boulevard du Maréchal Foch, 49100 Angers, near Saint-Laud station and the main places in the city centre.
Can I book online?
Yes. Click “Book a table” to see availability. For a group or a special request, you can also contact the team by phone or WhatsApp.
Do you welcome groups?
Yes, subject to availability. Give the date, the number of guests, the time and the format you would like so that we can prepare your welcome.
Let’s prepare your group’s meal.
Tell us the date, the numbers and your programme: we will reply the same day.