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Bar

Behind the patio's arcades, a banquette stretches out indefinitely, lined with small tables made of dark wood. Here, you are together but alone, close to but far away from others, able to whisper secrets or meet new friends.
The violet, vermilion red, saffron yellow and tobacco color scheme creates an atmosphere that's personal, warm and convivial. Colorful stripes, serene shapes, bright or soft strips of light depending on the time of day, surprising and luminous cocktails - everything contributes to an atmosphere that's gentle yet invigorating.

Living Rooms

In the living rooms you'll find giant sofas facing each other - Alice would love them, for they would look at home in Wonderland. They resurrect the pleasure of languid conversation, as in ancient Rome.
Everything here invites you to spend time as a couple or with friends, talking, exchanging ideas and reinventing the world as you sink into the elegant sofas. Graphic bunches of flowers, improbably shaped branches - style is everywhere.

The Patio
In the heart of Valence, at the intersection of roads that cross France in both directions, an almost austere façade in the southern French style demonstrates the secret and intimate nature of this place. There is a courtyard haunted by two linden trees, arcades, shadows that outline the light, and a patio that provides the focal point for the hotel and restaurant. Everything is visible to anyone who stops here for a moment, a break, and the promise of happiness.

The Team
The emphasis is on warmth, kindness and discretion. Generosity is everywhere, extending to little gifts, birthday cakes, chocolate for Easter, flowers for Mother's Day, the kind of thoughtful touches that characterize this establishment. Excellence is a constant goal.

The Restaurant

As in an old bourgeois restaurant, successive rooms lit by French windows open onto the patio or the adjacent gardens.
Bright colours and "period" furniture provided unexpected notes thanks to their colour and size.
Enormous frames without pictures, tables dressed with bursts of light and simplicity, the gentle murmur of conversation, and the discreet presence of the waiters and sommeliers all add to the atmosphere.

7 par Anne-Sophie Pic
This is the only place that looks towards to the street, but also the patio. Mirroring the Nationale 7, the route of yesterday's gastro nomads, this bistro takes all the symbols of the road and reinterprets them in a décor that is baroque and full of humor. Napoleon III chandeliers, white dishes and red glasses, road signs on the floor, milestones, a bar for quick meals, Plexiglas chairs, bistro tables with knobs for hanging your napkin, everything in red, asphalt grey and white under a sky ceiling and in the shade of plane trees photographed in black and white - the atmosphere is lively and chic!
A folded map serves as a menu and, on the patio, a large summer terrace allows you to enjoy the shade of the linden trees while tasting the simple and refined cooking.

Seminars

Seminars and meetings are important events and La Maison Pic does everything to ensure that they run smoothly. Each participant will appreciate the comfort of the salons, while enjoying the surroundings and the meeting rooms whose décor is in harmony with the elegance of the establishment.
For 6 to 60 people, we provide a personalized service that is adapted to your needs. Every service is designed to create a calm and discreet environment for work: the greeting, breaks, lunch and dinner at the Restaurant Pic or in the Bistrot "7 by Anne-Sophie Pic."

Facilities & Activities

- Garage
- Outdoor swimming-pool

- Golf

- Hiking

- Horseback

- Polo

La Maison Pic is more than a century old. Four strong personalities have succeeded each other, two women and two men, a real family. A shared history, taste and way of welcoming others with warmth and friendship mark the spirit of La Maison Pic, a spirit that is still as modern as ever.

In 1891, Sophie Pic opened her café dedicated to authentic regional cooking above the town of Saint-Péray. Over the years l'Auberge du Pin became known throughout the area, and happy hordes of food-lovers came to savour her poultry fricassées, gratins, black puddings and sautéed rabbit, all of which she cooked to perfection.
Around 1920 André Pic, who had spent much of his childhood watching his mother at work in the kitchen, took over the restaurant.
After an apprenticeship in some of the region's best restaurants, as well as in Lyon and Paris, this excellent cook drew customers from all over the region thanks to his reputation and the fact that many people now had cars. They came from near and far to taste his spit-roasted hare, poularde en vessie (poulard cooked in a pig's bladder), Richelieu black pudding, lobster in cream sauce or crayfish from Duzon, the nearby river.
In 1934, the Michelin guide rewarded the restaurant Pic with a third star and André Pic understood that he needed to move into another dimension.
In 1936, to live up to his reputation and fully satisfy his customers, he decided to transfer his hotel and restaurant to the heart of Valence and opened his new establishment along the celebrated Nationale 7 highway, which crosses France from north to south.
Growing up next to this highway, his son Jacques Pic long dreamed of becoming a car mechanic. Yet it was he who brought the restaurant to full maturity, keeping André's secrets while setting new culinary trends. He created an audacious palette of pairings and tastes, with a fondness for sauces and fish.
In 1973, thanks to Jacques, the restaurant again earned three stars and developed an international reputation. Jacques’ strong personality could of course be felt in the kitchen, just like his high standards, sincerity and humility.
In 1995, it was the turn of Anne-Sophie Pic – the fourth in this line of chefs – to enter the kitchen.