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Val Thorens mountain restaurant coffee review
At the end of the 2012/13 season, we decided to have a coffee in each of the Val Thorens mountain restaurants, and report the results.
In this Val Thorens mountain restaurant coffee review, you can find out the price for grand café creme, and what we thought of the coffee and the service.
Read our Val Thorens mountain chalet coffee review here.
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Val Thorens mountain restaurant review: coffee test
Where to have a coffee or a hot chocolate on the mountain in Val Thorens? If that's what you're wondering, you can get some ideas here. We've tested nearly all of the mountain chalets in the Val Thorens ski area.
The highs and lows:
- the friendliest: Chalet de la Marine & les Aiguilles de Péclet
- the cheapest: les Aiguilles de Péclet (€3.75 a grand café au lait)
- the most expensive: le Caribou (€5)
- free mini-chocolate: les Deux Ours
Val Thorens mountain restaurant review: Chalet de la Marine
Chalet de la Marine is a chic and welcoming place. Ordering at the bar, there was friendly service, with a smile. The coffee (€4) was very good.
Pros: very nice interior design, friendly service, good coffee, about average price
Cons: none
Tel: 00 33 479 00 01 86
Val Thorens mountain restaurant review: Les Aiguilles de Péclet
The welcome at the bar of Les Aiguilles de Péclet was friendly and polite. We even got a bonne journée from the Dutch lady who served our coffee. The price was €3.75. We drank our coffee on the sunny terrace. It tasted very good. The only quibble was that the saucer and spoon were dirty, but this didn't spoil the experience.
Pros: friendly service, good coffee, sunny terrace
Cons: none, except slightly dirty saucer and spoon
Tel: 00 33 479 00 03 76
Val Thorens mountain restaurant review: Le Caribou
Le Caribou was quiet when we visited. The service was fine, and the coffee strong and good. It cost €5, the most expensive we found. The interior of the restaurant is very attractive in a wooden-mountain-chalet style.
Pros: good (strong) coffee, pleasant surroundings
Cons: €5 is a bit pricey
Val Thorens mountain restaurant review: Chalet des 2 Lacs
The service was prompt and friendly (it was table service), and the coffee very good. The price was €4.50, which is one of the more expensive.
Pros: good service and coffee (and accessible via a green run)
Cons: a little bit expensive
Tel: 00 33 479 00 28 54
Val Thorens mountain restaurant review: Chalet Chinal Donat
We ordered our coffee at the bar. The price was €3.90, and when we paid with a €20 note, our change was €5 short. We pointed this out, and the lady was apologetic. The coffee was fine, and the restaurant has a great sunny terrace, with wonderful views of surrounding mountains, and the Maurienne valley.
Pros: decent coffee, sunny terrace with great views
Cons: mistake over our change
Tel: 00 33 479 56 53 01
Val Thorens mountain restaurant review: Freeride Cafe Caron
Friendly service at the bar. The coffee cost €4. It was not especially strong, and quite milky, but still good. The décor of the wooden chalet is fairly modern and functional, but elegant. There is an unbeatable view from the terrace at the back on a good day.
Pros: polite service, good coffee, reasonable price, nice surroundings inside and out
Cons: none
Tel: 00 33 607 31 04 14
Val Thorens mountain restaurant review: Le Chalet de Caron
We ordered our coffee from the bar, asking in French for a grand café au lait. The 'sorry?' in response was moderately rude - the lady made quite clear that she hadn't understood the foreign accent.
The price was €3.90.
The coffee looked good, with a nice froth on the top. It tasted as though the milk had gone a little sour, though.
Pros: nice sunny terrace, friendly dog, coffee looked good, reasonable price
Cons: moderately rude service, poor tasting coffee
Tel: 00 33 479 00 01 71
Val Thorens mountain restaurant review: Chalet des 2 Ours
The service wasn't effusive, but polite and friendly. There was no complaint when we paid the bill (€4) with a €50 note. The coffee was excellent, and even came with a mini chocolate.
Pros: good service, tasty coffee, free chocolate; nice mountain chalet style decor inside, and large terrace out; friendly dog
Cons: none
Tel: 00 33 479 01 14 09
We hope you find our Val Thorens mountain chalet test helpful.