Restaurant
& Wine Bar
Who is Hélène ?
Hélène and Roger are the grandparents of the founder of the ‘Les Cocottes d’Hélène’ restaurant.
Roger was a blacksmith by trade, while Hélène cooked for all of the workers and their friends.
This is how ‘Les Cocottes d’Hélène’ all started.
HER STORY
The concept ?
Exploring the finest of French gastronomy with fresh produce cooked by our chef.
- Quality food inspired French tradition
- A fully stocked wine cellar with wine tasting available
- A meeting point and a place of social interaction that is more than just a restaurant.
- Music themed evenings, games nights and events
- Cookery workshops
- An on-request bus service
This Autumn
Example menu
TUESDAY TO SATURDAY
Starters
- Pan-fried seasonal mushrooms
- Cream of green lentil soup, preserved gizzards and a chestnut tuile
- Ginger-flavoured mackerel rillettes, Ostergruss radish strips
Main courses
- Grilled roast skate wing with a curried leak stew
- Slow-cooked veal fillet served with cabbage braised in lard and thyme
- Strips of rump steak with a grainy mustard crust and chicory lettuce baked in butter
Desserts
- Caramelised upside down pear cake with almond milk ice cream
- Tonka bean infused rice pudding with crunchy hazelnuts
- Seasonal fruit salad served with the ice cream / sorbet flavour of the day
Casserole dishes
Here are a few examples
North East Region
Hauts de France
- Flemish sweet and sour beef and onion stew
- Chicken with Maroilles cheese sauce (Maroilles is a very pungent cow cheese produced in the Avesnois region)
- Lamb stew with vegetables
Grand Est
- Sauerkraut cooked the Strasbourg way, with Strasbourg sausage and smoked bacon
- ‘Baeckeoffe’ casserole – a dish with sliced potatoes, onions and meat which is marinated overnight in Alsatian white wine
- Zander fish cooked in Riesling white wine served with poached cumin dumplings
Bourgogne – Franche-Comté
- Bresse Gauloise chicken in a mustard sauce
- Smoked Morteau sausage served with a lentil stew
- Chicken cooked in Burgundy wine
South East Region
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
- Diot pork sausage cooked on a bed of cabbage
- St Etienne stew (a lamb stew with diced potatoes and carrots)
- Auvergne Truffade (a thick pancake with thinly sliced potatoes cooked in goose fat mixed with thin strips of Tome fraîche
Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur
- Bouillabaisse (A Provençal fish stew)
- Monkfish stew
- Casserole of stuffed Mediterranean vegetables
Sud-Ouest
Occitanie
- Toulouse slow-cooked casserole with pork sausage, pork skin and white beans
- Spicy Perpignan omelette
- Confit of duck with duck fat roast potatoes
Nouvelle Aquitaine
- Thick Gascony stew cooked with ham, cabbage and mixed vegetables
- Pork stew cooked in Basque country cider
- Eel casserole cooked in a red wine and cognac sauce
North West Region
Centre Val de Loire
- Ham cooked in a creamy Sancerre sauce
- Leg of rabbit cooked in a mustard and shallot sauce
- Wild boar simmered for 7 hours in the pan
Pays de la Loire
- Clams filled with homemade pasta
- Chicken, rabbit and ham casserole cooked in Muscadet wine
- Zander fish served with a Noirmoutier potato stew
Bretagne
- Mackerel fish in white wine
- Atlantic pollock steak
- Pork belly on a bed of white coco de Paimpol beans
Normandie
- Saltbush braised lamb shanks
- Breast of chicken in a Camembert cheese sauce
- Shellfish casserole cooked in Calvados apple brandy
Ile-de-France (greater Paris region)
- Cod served with a white wine and shallot sauce
- Brown veal stew with tomatoes and mushrooms
- Shepherd’s Pie
Kitchenwise
From Tuesday to Saturday, Hugues Ouvrard is at the stoves to help you discover the finest of French culinary tradition.
On Sundays and Mondays,Eric Chantrel will treat you to the freshest of seafood and the sweet treats that are his crêpes.
Reservation
The restaurant is pleased to welcome you from Monday to Saturday from 12pm to 2.30pm and from 7.30pm to 10pm.
Contact : 01 64 18 05 35
Latest news
Cookery lessons
Les Cocottes d’Hélène offers group cookery and patisserie lessons which are fun inside the restaurant. Whether you’re an individual, a group or a company, our lessons are adaptable to everyone according to your needs and your tastes. Whether it’s learning you’re...
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Music nights
The Les Cocottes d’Hélène restaurant organises music-themed evenings (of the piano-bar variety). With family or with friends, come and taste our selection of wines in a cosy, relaxed atmosphere.
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Games nights
Les Cocottes d’Hélène organises games nights that are open to all. We offer a wide range of games, the objective being to bring children, adults, friends and families together around one or more games.
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Address
Les Cocottes d’Hélène
Place de la Forge, 29 rue de Paris
77700 Coupvray (facing the town hall)
Telephone
Opening hours
7 days a week, 12:30pm-2:30pm and 7:30pm-10:00pm
