Restaurant de l'Etape

An oasis at the top of the first cable car . In the summer the lake has swimming, boating and deck chairs. A great refreshment stop for walkers and mountain bikers . In the winter you can ski in and out for lunch and refreshments

Visited here 3 times during our recent ski trip to Les Contamines. Very useful as it is so near the ski lessons my sons just met us here when they had finished for the morning. Food is great. Especially recommend the vegetable soup and the omelette dishes. Salads are also good and do lovely sweets especially the chocolate mousse. They also have a hut selling paninis and crepes if you want something lighter or as my sons did use it for pudding crepes.

Atmosphere is good. Service ok. We ordered soup for one adult and it was cold and the restaurant had run out of bread to go with it. The people in front were allowed to take bread with their main meals which is a mistake if there is then none left for those having the soup. The children's meals were ok but we did not want two courses and a drink included but there was no option to just have a main course. Omelette was delicious and chips were good.

On nous a déplacé trois fois de table avant de nous dire, 10 minutes plus tard, de partir car ils ne souhaitaient pas prendre notre commande de boissons ... À 15 minutes de la fermeture des cuisines, je ne pense pas qu'ils auraient rempli la terrasse de gens qui souhaitaient commander à manger. Nous avons ensuite été congédiés par un serveur qui nous a mal parlé.

Très bonnes assiettes mais trop proche du self service de l'entreprise ! Très bons desserts et personnel très accueillant. Terrasse au soleil avec problème du bruit de la gare de la télécabine qui développe 40 à 50 décibels en permanence.