La Ferme de Bruges can be booked for weddings, birthdays, seminars, business meals and private parties, and states a capacity of up to 400 guests when its indoor and outdoor spaces are combined. The restaurant is at 9 avenue de Chavailles in Bruges, a town on the northern edge of Bordeaux.
Seminars and company events
For companies, the restaurant offers business meals, seminars and after-work evenings. The main dining room suits seated meals and informal meetings, and the team can supply professional equipment such as a sound system and a video projector. The hire can be total or partial, so a smaller group can reserve part of the site while the restaurant stays open. La Fermette, the outdoor tapas and cocktail bar, works well for an after-work drink with colleagues in the warm months.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings, birthdays and private parties make up a large part of the event business. Three formats are offered: a seated dinner, a standing cocktail dinner, or an evening built around a dance floor and entertainment. The pergola and the green terrace can host an outdoor ceremony or cocktail. La Fermette can be set up as a tapas bar, a dance floor or a lounge. A dedicated team follows each event, from the choice of spaces to the logistics on the day.
Rooms and capacities
The site combines several spaces that can be used alone or together:
The main dining room, decorated in the style of an old farmhouse with period woodwork and rural objects, for seated meals and meetings.
A bright pergola and a planted terrace for outdoor receptions, cocktails and ceremonies.
La Fermette, a flexible outdoor area used as a tapas and cocktail bar, a dance floor or a lounge.
The home page gives a capacity of up to 300 guests for the modular space, and the private hire page up to 400 depending on how the spaces are arranged.
Catering
Catering is in-house. The kitchen cooks Southwest dishes based on regional products, such as Périgord duck breast and foie gras with protected geographical indication and free-range chicken from the Landes. For an event, clients can choose a cocktail dinner of tapas and small bites or a plated meal. The wine team suggests food and wine pairings with local wines and well-known Bordeaux estates. Wedding cakes, tiered cakes and custom desserts are made to order. Vegetarian, gluten-free and allergy menus can be arranged.
History and setting
The restaurant describes itself as a piece of countryside in the city. The decor recalls the farms of the past, with a garden around the buildings. In normal service, the restaurant is open every day for lunch and dinner, with late opening on Friday and Saturday. On those two evenings, DJs play at La Fermette from 6 p.m., with dancing from 10 p.m., which is worth noting when planning a partial hire on a weekend.
Getting there
La Ferme de Bruges is a few minutes from central Bordeaux, in Bruges, on the Gironde side of the Bordeaux ring road.
