A seminar is played out in a meeting room; the meal takes place elsewhere, and it is often the moment participants remember. Les Variétés hosts study days at 33 boulevard du Maréchal Foch, in Angers, in a brasserie open since 1902 — a few minutes’ walk from the centre and from Saint-Laud station.
What we are not
Let us say it first, as it will save a pointless phone call: we are not a seminar centre. There is no room here equipped for a working day, and no projection equipment to book. What we offer is the seminar meal — the lunch that breaks up the day, or the dinner that ends it — in a room reserved for you.
The Salle Haute, thirty seats, upstairs
This is the format that suits a seminar: thirty people upstairs, in a space nobody walks through. You can speak there without drowning out the next room, and stay as long as you need. The Bressigny room, twenty-five seats, plays the same role on the ground floor. These capacities were counted table by table on 31 August 2026: when we confirm thirty covers, the room holds them.
The restart time decides everything
A seminar has a programme, and lunch is slotted in between two sessions. Give the time at which you must leave: the service is built around it. A table that has to get up at 1:50 pm is treated as such from the moment it orders. It is the only piece of information that really changes how the meal runs.
Choosing two or three dishes in advance
For a group, this is what saves the most time. A choice fixed beforehand leaves the kitchen all at once; an open menu for thirty people spreads the service over forty minutes. We agree on it by phone a few days ahead, based on the current menu.
The conference centre and the exhibition park
Many seminars in Angers are held at the Centre de congrès Jean Monnier or at the Parc des Expositions. We have a page for each, with the distances and the practicalities specific to those two venues. This one is about the seminar itself, wherever it is held.
Meal vouchers and expense claims
We accept meal vouchers — titres restaurant, chèques déjeuner, Sodexo and Bimpli — as well as credit and debit cards, American Express included. An invoice in the company’s name can be requested when paying. These are mundane questions that are better settled here than when the bill arrives, in front of your participants.
At the table
A French brasserie menu cooked on the premises: French meat, fish from Maison Savia in Saumur, vegetarian options and home-made desserts. Mention allergies and diets when booking, not on arrival: for thirty covers, it needs preparing.
Dinner, if the day runs over
We close at 2 am, Monday to Saturday. A seminar that finishes at 7:30 pm therefore finds a table, and a team that wants to carry on is not shown the door at 10 pm. That is what distinguishes a brasserie from a restaurant with fixed services: the dining room stays open after dessert.
Your group in practice
A room hired privately at no extra charge, its screen for a presentation, a meal timed to your restart — two courses in 30 minutes, three in 45, from when the order is taken — and the whole establishment available for private hire, up to eighty-five guests, on terms discussed with the management. As for conditions: we serve the meal, not a whole seminar day; and on Sundays, when we are usually closed, a group is only welcomed by reservation, with the team’s agreement.
Booking
For a seminar meal, the group request, +33 2 41 88 46 62 or WhatsApp: we reply the same day. Have ready the exact number, the arrival time, the restart time and any special diets — with those four lines, the room is allocated in a minute.
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.