Closure
Two-star La Table de Maxime in the Ardennes to close by March 2027
· Written up · The Starred Bill
Maxime Collard is closing La Table de Maxime, his two-Michelin-star restaurant in the village of Our, near Paliseul in the Belgian Ardennes. He announced on 5 October 2026 that the last service will be at the end of March 2027 at the latest. The exact date is still to be announced, and the restaurant stays open until then.
Why it is closing
The reason is family. Collard and his wife Aurore have run the restaurant in a converted farmhouse beside the river Our for almost 18 years, and say the long days, evenings and weekends have taken up much of their lives. They want more time with their children. Collard, who was named chef of the year in 2024, calls it the end of a chapter rather than of the story: the couple will keep some rooms in Our, and they are open to talks with anyone who would like to take the restaurant on.
What a meal costs, and how long is left
The restaurant’s own menu page lists three tasting menus. The Menu Prestige, served at every sitting, is €210 (about $235) a person, with a wine pairing from €85 (about $95). The Menu Découverte at €110 (about $125) and the Menu Plaisir at €160 are served at lunch and dinner except on Friday and Saturday evenings. The all-inclusive Midi Gourmand lunch, with an aperitif, two wine pairings, water and coffee, is €150. It is open from Wednesday evening to Sunday evening, with no lunch on Wednesdays or Saturdays, and closes for its winter break from 21 December 2026 to 7 January 2027, so the weeks before Christmas and January to March are the last chances to book. Double rooms at the restaurant are from €240 a night.
Other starred restaurants in the Ardennes
Belgium’s Luxembourg province has 7 starred restaurants on our pages today, and La Table de Maxime is its only two-star. In the same commune, one-star Le Gastronome in Paliseul has a menu at €125 (about $140). Around Durbuy, Le Grand Verre is €135 (about $150) and Le Cor de Chasse in Wéris €115 (about $130), while Bistrot Blaise in Marche-en-Famenne is à la carte, with main courses about €45 (about $50). The nearest two-star after March will be L’Eau Vive in Arbre, near Namur, at €200 (about $225). Every one, with lunch and wine prices, is on our Michelin star restaurants in Luxembourg province page.
Sources
- Le chef de ce restaurant doublement étoilé installé en Wallonie crée la surprise en annonçant la fermeture de son établissement, Paris Match Belgique, 5 October 2026.
- Après 18 ans de succès, ce restaurant doublement étoilé met la clé sous la porte, Purepeople, 13 October 2026.
- La Table de Maxime: menus, opening days and rooms, La Table de Maxime (checked November 2026).
Prices and the count of the province’s starred restaurants are from our own restaurant files.
Prices and counts are The Starred Bill’s own data on 3,920 starred restaurants: stars from each country’s latest MICHELIN Guide, menu prices from each restaurant’s own website or, where it publishes none, a recent review, recorded October 2026. US dollar figures use exchange rates from ExchangeRate-API (1 November 2026).