The restaurant and its origins
Hôtel-Restaurant La Croix-Blanche - Villiers-Saint-Benoit - Puisaye-Forterre
This name dates back to the Ancien Régime and refers to a place with a stable and a coach house, specialising in welcoming and accommodating travellers on horseback. After more than 150 years serving the people of Villerois and travellers in Puisaye, this former coaching inn, abandoned for the last ten years or so, has been reborn. Chef Bruno Ortolé offers traditional Burgundian cuisine based on fresh local produce, complemented by delicious Creole specialities.
La Croix Blanche has been listed in the Petit Futé since May 2022 and in the Guide du Routard Bourgogne 2024/2025!
The restaurant's dining room and terrace
We welcome you to our establishment, which we have carefully renovated and decorated. We wanted to preserve the charm of this former coaching inn and make it last. We look forward to welcoming you to our pleasant dining room, where you can enjoy your meal in a warm and friendly atmosphere.
The restaurant can seat up to 28 people.
The restaurant can be reserved for special events: parties, birthdays, etc.
- The restaurant can seat up to 28 diners.
- The restaurant can be reserved for special events: parties, birthdays, etc.
- The restaurant terrace can seat up to 20 people.
A word from the chef
An engineering graduate of the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, this lover of cooking passed his CAP on his own initiative and completed his training at the CIFA de l'Yonne before taking up the challenge of opening his own restaurant and eventually a hotel. "Having lived in Villiers Saint-Benoit for a number of years, I despaired of seeing this historic establishment closed down for good and overgrown. Should I accept the inevitability of the end of the rural world or take up the challenge of a renaissance in Villiers Saint-Benoit? With this project, I'm going to reconcile three things that I love: nature, the Puisaye region and the hotel and restaurant business, an area that has attracted me for a long time.
Yolène ORTOLÉ :
Yolène Ortolé is a former wedding planner with a wealth of experience in the catering trade. She welcomes customers with a smile, professionalism and skill, and provides room service.
- La terrasse du restaurant peut accueillir jusqu'à 20 couverts.
Menu and opening times
Favouring local, high-quality products: an approach that guarantees freshness thanks to short supply circuits and loyalty to the land through trusting, regular and fruitful exchanges with local producers.
The restaurant is open
Thursday to Sunday from 12:00 to 13:30
and every evening except Tuesday, by reservation, from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Our prices:
Weekday lunch menu from €22
Weekend menu from €32
Children's menu (up to 10 years): €12
Starters, main courses, cheeses and desserts à la carte
Gift vouchers :
Treat someone! Offer gift vouchers for lunch or dinner. They are available at reception and during our restaurant opening hours.
Creole evenings
Every summer, La Croix Blanche organises Creole evenings hosted by the Caribbean jazz band Quartet An Nou. In a decor revisited in the West Indian style, you can enjoy an entirely Creole meal in the dining room or on the terrace and dance to the West Indian rhythms of the biguine, mazurka, calypso...
For the next editions, see you in June 2025.