Domaine de Rochevilaine

This review is primarily about the restaurant: the views are spectacular, creating a serene and immersive atmosphere. The food is generally excellent and beautifully presented. Portion sizes do vary, though—some starters are a meal in themselves, while others are quite small. The egg parfait is almost a full breakfast and truly outstanding, and the cucurbit soup is divine. The sole meunière for two was a little tough, presumably because it was a very large fish. It’s worth noting that the restaurant specialises in seafood, with usually only one non-seafood option, typically poultry. That dish is reportedly not very tasty, although I didn’t order it myself; I did once share the chicken for two, which was fairly good. The service is professional and knowledgeable, though they lose half a star for occasional long waits. Being able to order food from the cocktail lounge is a definite plus. As for desserts, I highly recommend the soufflé, which changes regularly—at the moment it’s mandarin—and is one of the best desserts I’ve ever had. All in all, it’s definitely worth the experience, and the price, while very high, reflects that.

We have stayed at this hotel many times before, although not since 2017.|It was a delight to be back, from our arrival we were made to feel so welcome, nothing was too much trouble for the amazing staff. The hotel and grounds are beautiful, they must have a great gardener. The views and sun sets are just lovely. The food by the chef Maxime Nouail was wonderful such a treat and beautifully served by the happy delightful staff. Our room was quiet comfortable and clean . The pools both inside and out door are beautiful it was delight to swim in them and use the spa and facilities in the indoor pool area So pleased we returned.

Nice Domaine in a very quiet environment. The view from the restaurant is spectacular. The bedrooms are from the eighties and are still fine. In the middle of the main building you will find a nice pool and a sauna. The restaurant offers refined cuisine with one menu based on lobster. Overall, the Domaine offers what you expect from such a high end location.

On a very hot day, we called in for a drink on the terrace. We were not staying at the hotel but the staff made us feel very welcome, even our small dog too. A beautiful setting and wonderful staff.

That is the kind of place with its gothic buildings and beautiful surroundings that would remind you of novels such as Jamaïcan Inn or Wuthering heights. There is something deeply romantic emerging from this estate that we trully experienced during our stay at the loft des artistes. The food and the service were out of this world and in that sense we can only thank the landlady whose kind scutiny made these two days simply unforgetable. We will be back !

We had three wonderfully relaxing days here. Our room was most comfortable, well thought out - eg. light switches easy to find in the dark!, 2 basins in bathroom, wonderful sea views. All the staff were most friendly - reception were very helpful advising us about interesting places to go, restaurants to try etc.||||The food was delicious breakfast had plenty of fresh fruit and juices available, an excellent basket of pastries as well as various yogourts and local specialities.||We opted for demi-pension with a 3 course dinner that had 3 choices for each course. We were offered 4th options for the main course as well. Service was really excellent and friendly as well, and one of our party's 70th birthday was well celebrated!||For lunch we ate in the beautiful garden with food from the Shellfish bar which has a good choice of seafood dishes, again served by helpful staff. There is a gift shop selling all sorts of local jams, honey, salt etc in the Shellfish Bar.||||The outdoor pool was very pleasant, comfortable loungers, towel supply was a bit hit and miss. The Spa pool was lovely to swim in as well, with interesting historical illustrations to read on the walls while swimming. I also had a very good massage and the rest of the Spa facilities looked very comfortable and clean.||Thoroughly recommended.

The setting perched on the rocks overlooking the sea the setting is stunning. The staff are extremely helpful and charming, the food and service of the highest standard. Be sure to reserve spa treatments well in advance or you’ll be out of luck. Thoroughly recommended

I am fortunate enough to have stayed in very exclusive 5* hotels all over the world, but this one is disappointing. The building is old and characterful, the sea views spectacular, but our room, although large and clean, was dull and gloomy. I did not want to spend any more time in it than I had to||The staff are well trained to be polite and 'friendly', but there is no real soul here. ||The restaurant is a very serious affair, serving ridiculously over styled food - every dish seemed to have several purees or emulsions, and all the ingredients were rolled, filleted or sculpted and transformed into miniscule decorations. Beautiful to look at, but just too many flavours, and in the end, not very satisfying to eat. I began to wonder how many hands had touched these intricate works of art. Each dish required such a lengthy verbal explanation of provenance and method of preparation, that in the end, I just had to laugh at the pretentiousness of it all.||And don't get me started on the breakfast! Well OK ...||I see from other reviews that we could have had eggs prepared to our own taste, but that wasn't mentioned the night before, when we were (quite firmly) asked to order one of the set breakfast menus after our supper.||We were a party of eight (four couples) and didn't all arrive at the breakfast table together, but nothing could be served until we were all present - not even coffee. Finally it all arrived, but it was theatre again! A soft boiled egg 'en gelee' looked cold and slippery (and apparently was). An unmemorable 'eel flan' would have fitted into an egg cup (a quail's egg cup). But the coffee was excellent.||I feel for the chef and waiting staff who clearly work very hard to provide creative dishes and impeccable service. But it's all a bit too orchestrated and formal. As one of our party said: "we are paying for an experience", but I wasn't sure it was one I truly enjoyed. Perhaps I missed the point.

The hotel would need to be refreshed, in general people weren't welcoming. The breakfast was very disappointing. The good part was the spa which was very relaxing.

Traveling along the Breton coast, we stopped in at Domaine de Rocheviliane for lunch, and it was quite spectacular. The lounge and adjoining dining room is perched on a cliff overlooking the Bay of Biscay, the source for many of the items available on the menu, most notably the Breton Blue Lobster. Dark in color with a definite blue tinge, and lightly speckled, this is said to be the best tasting lobster in the world, so naturally we had to give it a try. Perusal of the straightforward two page menu took place over apertifs in the lounge. The wine menu was extensive, and my french friend noted that the prices were reasonable. I was pleasantly surprised to see a selection of housemade beverages without alcohol. We proceeded to order, and two of us ordered a Breton classic: Lobster roasted in butter with sauce coraillée (lobster roe, white wine, butter and possibly some other magic. Or just butter...) and tagliatelle. Prior to being seated, our live lobsters were presented to us, and they were quite vibrant in their color and their writhing. For starters I had poached scallops over ribbons of zucchini bathing in a radish foam- a flavor combination I had never tried before. Delicate, subtle, delicious. My friend's foie terrine with cherry gelee was met with rave reviews, and offered a rich counterpoint to the scallops when I sampled it. The highlight of the meal however was always going to be the lobster, and it lived up to its promise. Our two servings were rolled out on a caddy- bright red and glistening. The tails were removed from their shells table side, and then the lobsters were reassembled on our individual plates, with a small nest of tagliatelle in the middle. Sweet, flavorful and buttery, I could easily have devoured the entire lobster without anything else. But the sauce coraillée added a level of decadence and concentrated lobster flavor I had to restrain myself from not slathering it over everything. Or just drinking it straight up. There was dessert was well, and it was quite good, but honestly the lobster was so memorable I'm having a hard time recalling what the dessert was composed of. My french friend selected a few items from the well composed cheese tray. Our experience at Domaine de Rochevilaine reinforces why usually the best food is simply prepared, because doing so allows excellent ingredients to shine. Our lobster dish was composed of probably six different items, but it was one of the best meals we had on our trip to France. Overall, a stand out restaurant featuring standout ingredients in a picturesque, pleasant and romantic setting. But then, there are quite a few of these gems in Brittany.

Question: does the paradise exist? Answer: yes, in Britain, near from Billiers. It's in Rochevillaine!