L'Impératif

Over the last 20 years, L’Impératif has gradually established itself on the Mons and Walloon landscape. Standing at the helm of a liner after casting off from Asquillies before dropping anchor at Maisières, Captain Benoît Neusy’s incredible talent has been rewarded many times, with a score of 16/20 in the Gault et Millau and also with a Michelin star in 2012. Specialising in fish, Benoît Neusy and his team are always on the lookout for unlikely combinations to tantalise your taste buds of the finest food connoisseurs. Preferring to use quality ingredients and keen to produce exceptional freshness, he works with local producers and artisans to transform turbot, langoustine or sardines and mackerel. A quick look at the menu reveals a number of “Surf and Turf” combinations. Veal by the sea: king crab roll, tongue à la vitello, oyster tartare, seaweed mayonnaise, brain cream, gribiche sauce with caviar and ormers, Scallops with black pudding, apple chutney, cider butter and gingerbread, cooked with Lardo di Colonnata, with beurre blanc and white and black truffle parsnip mousseline, in a foie gras timbale and smoked eel. Not to mention our traditional cod loin in a crust of Fromage d’Abbaye and chicory fondue from the Longlune farm with a St Feuillien foam. The chef and owner, Benoît Neusy, masters the art of awakening the taste buds: an art especially true in various lobster preparations, cod fillets with chicory à la St. Feuillien... all accompanied with excellent wines. A burst of flavours for a true moment of happiness!