Le Petit Commines

This Evening's Menu

A short menu that changes every day, fresh, seasonal produce ✨

Starters

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    Monsieur Conté's Seasonal Gazpacho
    Gluten
    Tree nut
    Egg
    Dairy

    Cold soup made with tomatoes, cucumbers, and red bell peppers, dressed with olive oil from Château Calissanne in Provence, served with a siphon of Burgundy prunelle from Maison Briottet and pine nuts.

    Vegetarian

    €16.00
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    Papounets Terrine: Beef, Pork, and Gingerbread

    A dish made with beef and pork, slowly simmered in a broth with carrots and peas, served with a red onion compote, a mustard siphon from Conserverie Edmond Fallot, and the restaurant’s homemade gingerbread.
    €18.00
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    Summer Albacore Tatar

    Hand-sliced line-caught albacore tuna (FAO 27), seasonal cantaloupe and watermelon, finely diced red onion, seasoned with lime, extra virgin olive oil, and Guérande fleur de sel.
    €17.00
  • The Local Specialties Platter

    A pair of 12-month-aged raw-cured and cooked hams from the Lou Teychou breed, raised on family-owned pastures in Aveyron, nitrite-free Angus beef sausages—plain and pepper-flavored—from Les Hommes et des Boeufs in Rambouillet, French Malossols pickles from Hugo, and homemade tomato and rosemary focaccia.
    €19.50

Main Dishes

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    A best of of Tomatoes from the Nantes Region

    Produced in the Guérande salt marshes. Large “Cœur de Bœuf” tomato, hollowed out and stuffed with finely diced heirloom tomatoes, basil, and shallots. Served with a Green Zebra tomato coulis, dried cherry tomatoes, and whipped cream with aged Comté cheese.
    €28.00
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    Chicken ballotine from La Belvindière (28), with chanterelle sauce
    Sulphites
    Gluten
    Egg

    Chicken supreme from a free-range farm in La Belvindière (Eure-et-Loir), shaped into a ballotine and stuffed with Breton smoked bacon, red onions, and prunes, all wrapped in smoked bacon. Served with a chicken gravy with chanterelle mushrooms.
    €32.00
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    Hand-Chopped Sirloin Flank Steak Tartare
    Mustard
    Celery

    The tender, stringy part of the best section of the three beef flank steaks, hand-sliced to order. Served raw with condiments to mix in: house-made tartar sauce, capers, red onion, shallots, and egg yolk confit in soy sauce.
    €29.00
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    Beef rib roast marinated in honey and garlic, with citrus Béarnaise sauce
    Fish

    Rib roast rubbed with honey from the rooftops of Paris and wild garlic that has been fermented for 60 days, served with a homemade Béarnaise sauce infused with citrus (lemon, lime, and grapefruit). Approximate price for 500g
    €75.00
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    Royal Sea Bream Ceviche with Timut Pepper and Yuzu Lemon
    Fish

    White-fleshed fish marinated in yuzu, seasoned with a hint of garlic and tarragon and Timut pepper, and enhanced with extra virgin olive oil. Served with a soy mousse and roasted walnuts, along with finely diced red onion and sweet potato.
    €31.00

Off the Menu: Cheeses from La Ferme De La Tremblay

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    The Cheese Platter with Pear Jam
    Dairy

    A selection of 4 cheeses: Pavé de Paris (cow’s and goat’s milk), silver medalist at the Mondial de Tours; Bleu de la Boissière (goat’s milk); Camembert (cow’s milk); and Saint Jacques with sage (cow’s milk).

    Vegetarian

    €14.00
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    The One-of-a-Kind Dessert and Its Pear Jam
    Dairy

    Choose one of the following four cheeses: Pavé de Paris (cow’s and goat’s milk)—silver medalist at the Mondial de Tours; Bleu de la Boissière (goat’s milk); Camembert (cow’s milk); and Saint Jacques à la sauge (cow’s milk).

    Vegetarian

    €5.00

Deserts

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    Papounets' Flavored Rum Baba
    Dairy
    Egg
    Gluten
    Sesame

    Savarin soaked in a rum infused in Burgundy wine barrels with 10 kinds of pepper, exotic fruits, mango, and passion fruit. Served with finely diced Gariguette de Sologne strawberries—grown using high environmental standards in the Loir-et-Cher region—and French “malossol” gherkins from Hugo.

    Vegetarian

    €16.00
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    Martine's "Tellement Bon"
    Gluten
    Egg
    Dairy
    Tree nut

    The house specialty: two cocoa shortbread cookies with a soft caramel center, chocolate-caramel ganache, light white chocolate whipped cream, and 75% cocoa chocolate tuile.

    Vegetarian

    €17.00
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    The Popounets' Snickers
    Gluten
    Egg
    Dairy
    Tree nut

    A decadent dessert inspired by the famous chocolate bar: a moist almond Joconde sponge cake, crunchy peanuts, a rich caramel ganache, and a soft caramel center. The whole thing is coated in a Magnum-style glaze for a crunchy, indulgent finish.

    Vegetarian

    €17.00
  • Assane's Summer Garden

    Tomatoes from the Nantes region and seasonal apricots with varying textures, fresh verbena, homemade turbiné strawberry ice cream, and a crispy vegetable charcoal tuile.
    €17.00

Food Allergies and Intolerances

Please find below a list of allergens that may be present in our menus. These are indicated next to the title of each dish, if any.
Dairy
Gluten
Egg
Tree nut
Sesame
Mustard
Celery
Fish
Sulphites