__NOTOC__ L'Auberge is a defunct

restaurant A restaurant is a business that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. Restaurants vary greatly in appearan ...

located in Weert in the Netherlands. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one

Michelin star The Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few establishments. The acquisition or loss of a ...

in the period 1986-1991 and two Michelin stars in the period 1992–2000. The restaurant closed down due to bankruptcy.Toekomst Emmanuel Mertens ligt in consultancy
/ref> According to the Volkskrant, the restaurant building itself and its appearance, rather than its kitchen, would preclude the restaurant from obtaining a third Michelin star. After moving to a new location in 1996, and the divorce of maître d'hôtel Willy Mertens and head chef

Emmanuel Mertens Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the H ...

, resulting in the departure of Willy Mertens, restaurant guide Lekker gave the restaurant a strong negative review in 1998. The restaurant was sold in 1999. Mertens was later awarded a Michelin star again with

Restaurant Mertens A restaurant is a business that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. Restaurants vary greatly in appearanc ...

in Hamburg, Germany. One of the young chefs working and training in ''L'Auberge'' was

Jonnie Boer Jonnie Boer (born January 9, 1965 in Giethoorn) is a Dutch Michelin star winning head chef and co-owner of the restaurant De Librije in Zwolle, Netherlands. Together with his wife and business partner Thérèse Boer he runs the 3-starred ''De L ...

, later owner and head chef of De Librije.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Auberge Restaurants in the Netherlands Michelin Guide starred restaurants in the Netherlands Defunct restaurants in the Netherlands L'Auberge L'Auberge

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