Annette hosts group lunches and dinners on semi-private long tables, private meals for six at the Table du Chef, and full privatisation of the restaurant for larger company or family events. Annette is an all-day French brasserie at 4 Boulevard Raspail, in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district of Paris, on the ground floor of the Hôtel Cayré.
Seminars and company events
The restaurant presents its group offer for team lunches, client meals and milestone celebrations. For a company, the most practical use is the end of a working day: a seated dinner after a seminar held nearby, a standing apéritif dinatoire for a product launch or a farewell, or a long lunch for a department. Because the restaurant sits inside a hotel, groups coming from elsewhere in France or abroad can stay upstairs, which makes Annette workable for gatherings spread over several days. Before or after the meal, guests can move next door to L'Officine Bac, a speakeasy-style cocktail bar, for an optional cocktail hour. The site does not describe a meeting room or projection equipment, so working sessions would need to take place elsewhere or be discussed with the team.
Rooms and capacities
Three formats are offered. Semi-private long tables keep a group together in the dining room while the restaurant stays open to other guests. The Table du Chef seats six in front of the open kitchen, a format suited to a board dinner or a client meal where the chef can adapt the menu. Full privatisation gives the whole restaurant to one group. The site does not publish a seated or standing figure for the dining room, so the number of guests for a full privatisation should be confirmed with the restaurant. Diners have a view over Boulevard Raspail.
Catering
The kitchen cooks classic French brasserie dishes in a lighter, updated style, with seasonal menus and a vegetarian option. Most dietary needs can be handled when they are given in advance. Groups choose between a seated lunch or dinner of three courses and a standing apéritif dinatoire, with options for food and wine pairings, cocktails and amuse-bouches. At the Table du Chef, the chef can write a menu for the occasion. A deposit confirms the booking and changes need 72 hours' notice.
Accommodation
The Hôtel Cayré, above the restaurant, offers group accommodation for guests travelling to Paris for the event. The restaurant site does not give the number of bedrooms.
History and setting
The restaurant takes its name from Annette Kolb, a Franco-German writer and pacifist who lived at the Hôtel Cayré for 17 years from 1944. Annette serves from 7:00 to 22:30 every day: breakfast, lunch, an afternoon menu and dinner, which gives flexibility for a breakfast meeting as well as an evening event.
Getting there
The address is 4 Boulevard Raspail, 75007 Paris, at the junction of the 6th and 7th arrondissements. Rue du Bac metro station on line 12 is a short walk away, and Saint-Germain-des-Prés on line 4 is also close. Gare Montparnasse is reachable by metro in a few minutes.
