Le Dauphin Restaurant
Le Dauphin is the main restaurant of the Le Duc de Praslin hotel at Côte d'Or (Anse Volbert), Praslin. It serves buffet breakfast and buffet dinner, mixing local Creole dishes with international fare, according to the hotel.
Le Dauphin sits at the centre of the Le Duc de Praslin complex, surrounded by water and live fishponds in a tropical garden. The hotel describes buffets that range from local Creole dishes to international classics, and promises something different each day of the week.
The kitchen caters for kosher and halal diets and has kosher wine and vegetarian and vegan options, the hotel says. Dress code is casual at breakfast and casual chic at dinner. The Charcoal Bar, inside the restaurant next to the main pool, opens all day for coffee and cocktails.
For lunch or a table on the beach, the hotel's other restaurant is Café des Arts on Côte d'Or beach.
Visiting
- Cuisine
- Buffet, Creole, International
- Opening hours
- Breakfast 07:30–11:00; dinner 19:00–21:30 (Le Duc de Praslin website, page updated November 2024).
- Phone
- +248 429 4800
- Website
- leducdepraslin.com
Hours and menus change with the season. Check with Le Dauphin Restaurant before a special trip.
Where it is
The 5 places on this map
- Café des Arts Place to eat
- Charcoal Bar Place to eat
- Fregate Restaurant Place to eat
- Le Dauphin Restaurant Place to eat
- Le Duc de Praslin Place to stay
Nearby places to eat
Bar
Charcoal Bar
Côte d'Or (Anse Volbert), Praslin, at Le Duc de Praslin
50 m away in a straight line
Charcoal Bar is a bar at Le Duc de Praslin hotel in Anse Volbert, on the Côte d'Or side of Praslin. It sits in Le Dauphin restaurant beside the main pool and serves cocktails and coffee.
- Cocktails
- Coffee
Restaurant, Beach bar and bar
Café des Arts
Côte d'Or (Anse Volbert), Praslin, at Le Duc de Praslin
100 m away in a straight line
Café des Arts is the beachfront restaurant of Le Duc de Praslin on Côte d'Or beach, Praslin. It serves seafood and other dishes from lunch until late evening, and has its own Blue Octopus and Mojito beach bars.
- Seafood
- Creole
- International
Restaurant
Fregate Restaurant
Côte d'Or (Anse Volbert), Praslin, at Berjaya Praslin Resort
200 m away in a straight line
Fregate Restaurant is the breakfast restaurant of Berjaya Praslin Resort on Côte d'Or beach at Anse Volbert, Praslin. It serves an all-you-can-eat American buffet breakfast with breakfast staples and international dishes.
- American buffet breakfast
- International
Stay at Le Duc de Praslin
Le Duc de Praslin
Hotel in Côte d'Or / Anse Volbert, Praslin
Le Duc de Praslin is a hotel and villa complex in Anse Volbert village, a few steps from Côte d'Or beach on Praslin. Rooms are set around fishponds, and it has honeymoon and family suites, three hillside villas, the Elodia Spa and the Café des Arts beach restaurant.
- Luxury
- Families
- Pool
- Spa
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Questions
- What are Le Dauphin's opening hours?
- Breakfast is 7.30am to 11am and dinner 7pm to 9.30pm, according to the Le Duc de Praslin website.
- Is Le Dauphin a buffet restaurant?
- Yes. The hotel says it serves a buffet breakfast and a buffet dinner, mixing Creole dishes with international fare.
- Is there a dress code at Le Dauphin?
- Casual at breakfast and casual chic at dinner, according to Le Duc de Praslin.
- Does Le Dauphin cater for special diets?
- The hotel says it caters for kosher and halal diets, stocks kosher wine and has vegetarian and vegan options.
Sources
- Le Duc de Praslin – home pageOfficial website, checked 16 September 2026
- Le Duc de Praslin – Le Dauphin RestaurantOfficial website, checked 16 September 2026
- Seychelles Tourism Board listing – Le Duc de Praslin Hotel & VillasTourism board, checked 16 September 2026
- SeyVillas restaurant guide – Le DauphinEditorial, checked 16 September 2026
- OpenStreetMap – Le DauphinOther, checked 16 September 2026
Details last verified 16 September 2026.