Tendance et Fraîcheur can host weddings, family celebrations, private receptions and cocktail parties for up to 130 seated guests or 180 standing, in a 230 m² reception hall with two gardens of 220 m² each. The venue occupies an old farmhouse at 72 rue Pierre Catteau in Leers, on the edge of Lille, and combines a reception hall, a restaurant and a catering business run by the same team.
Weddings and receptions
The reception hall is designed first for weddings, for small parties as well as large ones. The farmhouse setting gives a relaxed, country feel to the day, and the two gardens can take the vin d'honneur, a cocktail or photos outside. Catering is supplied only by the house, which builds the menu with each couple according to their wishes and budget. Guest rooms on site allow family or close friends, up to 14 people, to sleep after the party.
The same hall and catering serve other private events and cocktail receptions. Hall visits are by appointment only, and the team answers by phone from Monday to Saturday, from 9 am to 7 pm.
Rooms and capacities
The reception hall covers 230 m². It seats 130 guests at tables and takes 180 for a standing reception. Two gardens of 220 m² each extend the hall outdoors. The venue does not publish separate rooms or layouts beyond these figures, so ask the team about table plans, dance floor and bar set-up when you visit.
Accommodation
The venue has guest rooms on site for up to 14 people. The number of rooms and their layout are not published. For larger groups, guests will need to book hotels in Lille or the surrounding towns.
Catering
Catering is in-house and compulsory for receptions in the hall. The catering arm offers aperitif boxes, vins d'honneur, cocktail dinners, cold buffets, hot buffets, barbecue menus, cheese buffets and dessert buffets, with a tiered wedding cake as an option. Most buffet formats start at 25 or 30 guests. Proposals are made to measure, in direct discussion with the hosts, to match the project and the budget.
The restaurant on site shows how the kitchen works day to day. It opens for lunch from Monday to Saturday and for dinner from Thursday to Saturday. The menu changes every four weeks and is built on fresh, seasonal produce, with burgers, sharing boards, dishes in sauce, regional salads with potjevleesch and Maroilles, and a fish of the day. The restaurant also runs themed evenings and days.
The reception team named on the site includes a head waiter, a technical manager and serving staff, which means the same people prepare the hall, run the service and handle the technical side of the evening.
History and setting
The venue is set in an authentic farmhouse, a traditional enclosed farm building of the north of France, converted into a modern reception space. The house presents the atmosphere as bohemian and romantic. Leers is a small town on the edge of the Lille metropolitan area, close to Roubaix and to the Belgian border.
Getting there
The address is 72 rue Pierre Catteau, 59115 Leers. The venue describes itself as at the gates of Lille. For guests coming by train, Lille's main stations, Lille Flandres and Lille Europe, are the arrival points, with a car or taxi for the last stretch. Lille-Lesquin airport serves the area.
