Robert Edmond
Google
The setting of the restaurant is magnificent, a long winding drive up the mountain to the snowy refuge. We were greeted warmly when we arrived and showed to our table promptly.
Our table for two was quite small, and it was in very close proximity to the surrounding tables. This was fine, but I would’ve preferred a little more breathing room especially with the amount of trips the staff was making past the table.
The recommendations were good and the servers and sommelier were very friendly and knowledgable. The wine suggestion was fantastic and we thoroughly enjoyed it.
The food was good, we started with snails which were excellent, my partner then had the Bresse chicken which was magnificent. My beef wellington was good, but it needed more of a second lager under the pastry, it was more as if it had just been brushed with the pate. The meat was a little on the cold side. The gratin and salad were brilliant.
The pudding was underwhelming, a couple of plain biscuits and a chocolate sauce with some ice cream. Maybe we didn’t order well but I expected something a little more exciting to finish the meal.
Another thing to note and be aware of is that the place is extremely hot - lovely when you enter from the mountainside but not as good when you’re halfway through a bottle of red wine and you made the error of wearing a sweater with nothing underneath.
We did enjoy the meal but if I could make a few changes, I would like to have been in the front of the restaurant nearer the entrance where you get more of the atmosphere and with a little bit more room around the table so I couldn’t hear every bite of the couple next to us. Oh and to lower the temperature just a little!
Overall a memorable dinner but some small changes would’ve made it outstanding.