La Table de L'Incomparable

We had a mixed experience. First the food- the kitchen is incredible. Each dish was a work of art and combined amazing flavours and textures. So creative, and often surprising and delighting. Fully deserving of the Michelin accolades. However we found the service slow and sometimes surly. Perhaps front of house was short staffed. Not ideal at these prices. It was a very hot evening. Our table was to the rear of the room away from the amazing views. It took more than 15 mins to offer us drink - even water - despite the stifling heat. Our server did not love the request from one of our group to switch out one of the dishes because she doesn’t like tomato, even though there were obvious options from the longer set menu to switch to. Would I recommend? At €150/head probably not. My best experiences of Michelin star restaurants have combined amazing food with attentive service. This was the former but not the latter. It may be that the restaurant prefers to cater to the French market. Also if the region gets this hot regularly, the restaurant needs aircon.

A quick note. I went there a night when the restaurant was only doing bistronomic and not gastronomic . So I’m not going to review the food. But it was in the Michelin Star restaurant room and view. So I could say two things. The view was very nice. I recommend a drink outside. And the young sommelier was very passionate and nice.

Went for dinner with 2 on a Thursday night. The beginning was a little rough, we were placed but our jackets were not taken, they were akwardly hanging over our chairs. Other tables had a small “chair” for their handbags, which we didnt get, so the small bag we had with us was hanging over the chair as well. The menu was presented in a small paper envelope, the idea was nice, but was not well executed. The papers were unevenly cut, and written only in French. Through this way we could not understand the, i presume, information about the restaurant and menu. Started with local water, bonneval, which tasted a bit to “salty” for our taste. The round of amuse were nice, well thought about and presented in a lovely way, especially the small “tartellete”. Taste wise, the bouillon stood out for us. The tomato course was very good, but would present the second part of this dish on another plate (to messy). The dish with aubergine was excellent, especially taste wise. My personal favorite was the fish course, lovely presentation and even better taste. The length between the dishes was good, until the main course arrived. It arrived shortly after the fish plate was taken away. A shame for me, because i told the waiter i would like to have a glass of red wine with the main. This was forgotten. The main course was very well made, and the first time the, throughout the evening, much used local fresh herbs truly came to its right. First dessert was not for our taste, and a weird presentation. Second dessert was more to our liking. The wine we received for dessert was outstanding. A rhubarb champagne style local wine. It was presented as a “secret drink”, so we couldn’t really tell what it was. Afterwards we got the question if we found out what the drink was. A nice but akward way of introducing a not so common drink. A unique thing about the restaurant is the lake view, but from the table we were placed at, we couldn’t see much of it. What we could see was the room behind us, a strange “waiting room?” with magazines on a table. It didn’t match the interior at all, it looked more like a general area at the dentist. A curtain could easily fix this. Overall the experience was good, but in our opinion much room for improvement, especially at this price level.

The food was fantastic, the view was excellent as was the service, looks a great escape hotel, my only gripe was wanted more on the plate main course was stunning but wanted more

hot in summer, but beautiful view and exquisite food. very immersive experience

Restaurant avec une vue exceptionnelle sur le lac du Bourget. Le cadre est magnifique et apaisant. Le service est irréprochable, digne d’un grand établissement : attentionné, professionnel et d’une grande élégance. Concernant la cuisine, la présentation est soignée et d’un niveau gastronomique, mais je n’ai pas retrouvé l’effet de surprise ni l’émotion culinaire que j’attendais d’une table étoilée Michelin. Je garde néanmoins une excellente impression de l’accueil, du service et de l’emplacement, qui font de ce lieu une adresse unique. Merci pour votre délicate attention.

Si la note maximale est de dix, je ne pourrais en donner que cinq. Le goût est quelque chose de très personnel, mais honnêtement aucun plat ne m’a vraiment plu. Le service était moyen, le sommelier manquait de professionnalisme et son attitude n’était pas agréable. Pour un restaurant étoilé Michelin, on pourrait au moins faire un peu plus attention à la tenue du personnel, ils représentent tout de même l’image de la maison. J’ai été assez déçue, c’est probablement le restaurant étoilé qui m’a le plus déçue cette année. Dommage, j’en attendais beaucoup plus pour un restaurant étoilé.

Un repas de Noël sublime! Une cuisine inventif, surprenante, et délicieuse… des plats simples et sophistiqués en même temps avec une équilibre des goûts bien travaillé. Les grands et les petits ont adoré ! Merci au chef Alexandre et son superb équipe.