Au Bon'art is a restaurant in Courcouronnes, part of Évry-Courcouronnes in the Essonne department, that organises seminars, business meals, receptions and weddings for up to 200 guests. The address is 10 rue Jean Mermoz, about 30 km south of central Paris.
Seminars and company events
The official events page says the restaurant organises seminars and business meals as well as receptions. The room is described as equipped for business meals and receptions. The site does not list audiovisual equipment, so ask what is installed if you need a screen or sound for a presentation. A seminar here fits best as a working morning or afternoon followed by a seated lunch or dinner prepared by the kitchen.
Group menus start from 8 people. The menus published on the site are standard formats, and the owner offers to build a menu to the client's requirements after a meeting, within a budget set by the client, with an all-inclusive price or not. At the time of the page given, no group menu was displayed online, so you need to ask for the current ones.
Weddings and receptions
The restaurant also organises weddings and receptions. The site mentions a capacity of 200 people and a menu built around the client's budget. A caterer service is available, which allows a meal to be prepared for a venue chosen by the client, although the site does not describe where such meals can take place. Entertainment can be arranged through the restaurant: a music act and a close-up magician are both offered, at rates given on the site.
Rooms and capacities
The site describes one room, with a capacity of 200 people, and does not break it down into layouts. It does not give a floor area, a number of seated guests or a standing capacity. Ask the owner how the room is split between the dining room and any reception area, and how many guests sit comfortably at tables compared with the maximum of 200.
The restaurant is open for lunch from Monday to Friday and for dinner from Tuesday to Saturday. Opening on a Monday evening, a Saturday lunch or a Sunday is possible for an exceptional event, and the site says a room rental fee applies in those cases. Confirm the fee and the date directly.
Catering
The kitchen serves traditional French cuisine and seafood. The regular menu mentions blue lobster, whelks, pink shrimps, langoustines, salmon tataki, Black Angus picanha, beef tenderloin Rossini style and a seafood risotto. The site says the menu changes from day to day. For a group, the kitchen works from the standard formats or builds a menu to order, and the separate caterer service covers receptions.
Getting there
Courcouronnes lies next to Évry, in the Essonne department, south of Paris. Évry-Courcouronnes station is on RER line D, which reaches central Paris in under an hour, and the town is also reached by the A6 motorway. Check the walking distance from the station and the parking available near the restaurant before sending invitations to a large group.
