Very good if you like meat; authentic, rustic, cosy; and overall good value for a typical Savoyard menu with one or two unusual twists on offer.My partner and I had an unexpected meat-fest here. My starter of bacon in a pastry crust was all bacon (properly a chunk of a shoulder of ham), with any crust baked away to near oblivion. The meat literally fell apart, and had evidently been cooked for a long time; the portion wold have been good even for a main course! My partner's starter was a salad, equally well sized. For mains we had braised beef, and tartiflette, with options for accompaniments - we had chard, not your everyday veg, and this was cooked to be very tender; again, my meat was tas...
Ski resorts can often be full of very average places to eat as skiers fill up on stodge after a day on the slopes. But L'arbe is a cut above. The food here was just fantastic and staff were great. Our French is not great but the waiter helped us with the menu and we all were really pleased with our choices. The chicken stuffed with fois gras came in a gravy that was sublime, we were all dipping our bread into it. I played safe with a mixed grill kebab, served on a skewer with salad and dauphinoise potatoes. Very healthy portion and the meat was tender. Other choices round the table included a venison dish and a fondue. All were delicious. The surroundings are all wooden beams and cosy nooks...
We were lucky enough to get the last table here and instantly loved the warm atmosphere and very friendly service. Our English speaking waitress was simply fantastic, she was very busy attending to the full restaurant but always with a lovely smile on her face. We enjoyed the dumplings, slow cooked pork and the risotto, all of it delicious but the pork was outstanding and homely with wonderful flavour. The bread served was the best we have tasted in Europe with its chewy crust and soft centre. Such a wonderful evening of food and friendly service.!
Went to this cosy restaurant on the last night of our holiday and it was really good. I had roasted veal bone marrow on toast and my wife had pork cheek terrine as starters. Both were excellent. For main I had slow cooked pig cheek in beer and honey and it was amazing. My wife had stuffed chicken and she tells me it was amazing. The wine flowed. Everyone was patient with our attempts at French, but they were all able to speak English. If I come back to this town I will be eating here again.
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Everywhere seems to be fully booked and we walked in to try our luck! Phew. There's a free table for two! It's really a lucky find. The service staff are very attentive. The restaurant had a cosy feel. We had the mixed grill and the pork cheeks. You can watch the staff grilling the meat at their open fire. What a treat! The meat are really succulent and tender. Oh my.. The sides of fennel and crozets are super yummy too. We must come back again!
If you like savoyarde then maybe a higher rating may be in order BUT we went for the hock terrine (very nice) followed by the stuffed chicken with foise gras and an unctious sauce. In addition the Diot sausage and risotto was excellent. For us whilst the food was excellent, it was very rich and the heat in the restaurant from all the fondues etc made it uncomfortable for us.
We eat here once a year when we are in la clusaz - had dinner there 28 january- again it was excellent - the service is friendly and very efficient- the menu is traditional French - I love le croustillant starter - And if you like Rose wine from Provence the Peyrassol Le Clos is super.
Very nice and cosy restaurant, everything was great and the portions were quite generous. The menu was limited to a few dishes, whatever we tried as of excellent quality and taste. A bit expensive but definitely worth it.
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Mixed grill was great! (5/5) Friendly réception (5/5) Great Meat with café de paris sause you can cook on the table! Special & fantastic (5/5) Nice bouche a la reine (4/5) We come back
Been in La Clausaz for three days. Eaten in some very good restaurants. Loved them all but this one is the best.
