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L'Essentiel - Ploërmel, 75 Rue de la Gare

rue de la gare 75, 56800 Ploërmel

Closed now · opens 19:00

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Source: the restaurant's website, read on 15 September 2026. Prices and dishes may have changed since.

Calories and carbohydrates are estimates by an AI model based on this menu, made on 15 September 2026, for a typical portion. They are not medical advice and do not replace what the kitchen can tell you. "Diabetes-friendly" means: modest carbohydrates for the course, little sugar and no fast-absorbing base such as fries, white bread or white rice.

Weekly Menu
Weekly Menu from 08/09 to 11/09
20.00
Menu de la semaine du 08/09 au 11/09 — Starter+Main+Dessert or S+M or M+D
estimate≈ 1100 kcal80 g carbs
Warm goat cheese saladvegetarian
Salade de chèvre chaud
estimate≈ 350 kcal12 g carbsdiabetes-friendlybalanced 70
Grilled pork brisket bavette
Bavette de poitrine de porc grillée,écrasée de pommes de terre — with mashed potatoes
estimate≈ 750 kcal45 g carbsdiabetes-friendlybalanced 73
Île flottante
Ile flottante,crème noisette bio — with organic hazelnut cream
estimate≈ 450 kcal40 g carbsheavy 31
L'Essentiel Menu
L'Essentiel Menu
34.00
Menu de L'Essentiel — Starter+Main+Dessert or S+M or M+D
estimate≈ 1300 kcal90 g carbsheavy 33
Caramelized brie saladvegetarian
Salade de brie caramélisé et réduction balsamique — with balsamic reduction
estimate≈ 400 kcal15 g carbsdiabetes-friendly
Duck foie gras
Foie gras de canard,chutney figues et pain toasté — with fig chutney and toasted bread
estimate≈ 450 kcal20 g carbsdiabetes-friendly
Squash cream soup
Crème de courge,oeuf mollet,émulsion lard fumé et parmesan — with soft-boiled egg, smoked bacon emulsion and parmesan
estimate≈ 320 kcal18 g carbsdiabetes-friendlybalanced 66
Slightly seared black pudding terrine
Terrine de boudin noir juste snacké, pomme curcuma,vinaigrette tranchée — with turmeric apple and vinaigrette
estimate≈ 380 kcal15 g carbsdiabetes-friendlybalanced 69
Smoked salmon and mackerel cannelloni
Cannelloni de saumon fumé et maquereau cuit au vin blanc,crème acidulée — cooked in white wine, with sour cream
estimate≈ 350 kcal12 g carbsdiabetes-friendlybalanced 67
Low-temperature beef chuck
Paleron de boeuf "basse température" ,sauce vigneronne — with vigneronne sauce
estimate≈ 650 kcal15 g carbsdiabetes-friendlybalanced 74
Royal bream fillet
Filet de dorade royale,risotto de blé aux pousses d'épinard,sauce écrevisse — with wheat risotto, spinach shoots and crayfish sauce
estimate≈ 600 kcal40 g carbsdiabetes-friendlybalanced 79
Farmhouse pork brisket
Poitrine de porc Fermier,crème d'oignons,châtaignes et jus de cuisson — with onion cream, chestnuts and cooking jus
estimate≈ 780 kcal30 g carbsdiabetes-friendlybalanced 72
Roasted veal piece
Pièce de veau rôtie,macaronnade aux champignons et comté,jus Tartuffa — with mushroom and Comté macaronnade, Tartuffa jus
estimate≈ 850 kcal45 g carbsdiabetes-friendlybalanced 69
Baked Scottish salmon slice
Tranche de saumon écossais au four,jardinière de saison et béarnaise — with seasonal vegetables and béarnaise
estimate≈ 620 kcal15 g carbsdiabetes-friendlybalanced 78
Gâteau mille pommes
Gâteau mille pommes,sorbet poire william's et caramel au beurre demi-sel — with William's pear sorbet and salted butter caramel
estimate≈ 650 kcal65 g carbsheavy 26
Banoffee 'Frenchies'
Banoffee "Frenchies"
estimate≈ 580 kcal55 g carbsheavy 29
Chef's revisited lemon tart
Tarte au citron du Chef revisitée
estimate≈ 420 kcal35 g carbsheavy 32
Cheese of the momentvegetarian
Fromage du moment
estimate≈ 400 kcal10 g carbsdiabetes-friendlybalanced 65
Three chocolate dessert
Entremet trois chocolat,glace vanille — with vanilla ice cream
estimate≈ 600 kcal45 g carbsheavy 28
Children's Menu
CHILDREN'S MENU
12.50
MENU ENFANT — Meat or fish, chocolate fondant or homemade vanilla ice cream
estimate≈ 850 kcal95 g carbs

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Limited vegetarian options

How well a vegetarian eats here, read from the menu. Not a review score.

You can choose a warm goat cheese salad, a caramelized brie salad, or a cheese plate. There are no vegetarian main courses. Other dishes feature meat and fish.

3 vegetarian and 0 vegan dishes out of 21

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French cuisine with low carb options

How well someone with diabetes eats here, from the menu and estimated carbohydrates. Not medical advice.

This restaurant offers several high protein main courses with a low glycemic index. Many dishes contain low amounts of sugar.

13 diabetes-friendly · 21 dishes

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Address
rue de la gare 75, 56800 Ploërmel
Hours
Mon—
Tue12:00–13:15, 19:00–20:30
Wed12:00–13:15
Thu12:00–13:15, 19:00–20:30
Fri12:00–13:15, 19:00–20:30
Sat12:00–13:15, 19:00–20:30
Sun12:00–13:15
Special Christmas 2025: open Wednesday 24th evening and Thursday 25th lunch
Contact
+33297734702
Sources
Overture Maps Places (CDLA-Permissive 2.0), restaurant-ploermel-essentiel.com/restaurant-cuisine-marche-essentiel-ploermel.html
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