THE SPACE
THE FULFILLMENT OF A VISION
The culinary journey begins at a quintessential part of the Chalandri neighborhood in an impeccably renovated and unique venue – Le Pavillon – which prides itself for being one of the few typical neoclassical buildings of the Greek architectural heritage of the 40s remaining today.
Le Pavillon’s both interior and exterior aesthetics embody the essence of an idyllic, past era which has come to date after a meticulous, design-forward refurbishment aiming to elevate this exquisite neoclassical mansion to become an ideal shelter for anyone who enjoys al fresco fine-dining evenings and cozy dining and wine-pairing nights.
The Chef:
Jean Charles Métayer
Jean-Charles Métayer grew up in western France, in a family of restaurateurs. He graduated from the Saint Michel Mont Mercure cookery school in France and then worked at the Michelin one star French restaurant Fleur de Sel in England.
A student of master seafood French chef Jacques Le Divellec, he worked as sous-chef in his 2 Michelin Star restaurant in Paris, before Divellec sent him to Elounda to take over the gourmet restaurant “Calypso” at the Peninsula All-Suite Hotel, in which won a number of awards.
Later he took over as chef at the restaurant with a Michelin star “Varoulko” of Lefteris Lazaros, where he left for the kitchen of “Premiere” of the Intercontinental Hotel in Athens, winning the distinction “3 forks by the Michelin Guide”.
For three years he lived between Switzerland and Greece, taking over in Davos the 5 different restaurants of the iconic Grischa Hotel…
The Menu
We are constantly aiming for the guest to experience a state of the art, extraordinary journey starting from France going down the entire Mediterranean with Greece as a final destination :the place where the chef and the team have picked as a second homeland. As Metayer has stated before: “In these voyages extraordinaires I am putting together the finest culinary moments of the two homelands of my life: France and Greece, Greece and France, combining treasures of my Atlantic Ocean and sea jewels of the Mediterranean Sea, creating with my heart”
Events
Le Pavillon features a well-run banquet department, which thanks to its experienced and well-trained staff can cater all sorts of social events such as weddings, christenings, corporate lunches, meetings, conferences, etc…
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