Le Chalet de Pierres — Restaurant in Albertville

We came here as it was recommended by friends. We had lunch at 7 different restaurants in Courchevel 1850, and this restaurant was by far our least favourite. The service is terrible. The waitors are so pushy, and trying to rip you off as much as possible. We were a group of 11 people, all 30+, with my dad paying the bill. We ordered a lot, we were totally ok with spending money. The problem is, the waiters are constantly pushing you to order their “specials” of buratta to share in the middle, or wagyu steak, but do not tell you the prices. We didn’t ask, and by the end were surprised that the average burrata with black truffle was 250€. The worst part was the sommelier. He was a true scam! He brought 3 different wines to recommend us to order, when we switched from rose to white wine at the end of the dinner. Obviously no price mentioned. We have to ask, and he starts listing the prices of the bottles he recommends: 850€,650€,450€. Per bottle. At a group of 11 people, a bottle is enough for only one glass per person. We say no thanks, he responds very loudly “Oh Okay, This is too expensive for you, out of your budget?” To my dad who is paying. This is absurd to say, when the bill we already had was well over 3000€, to play psychological mind games that we cannot afford an absurdly overpriced wine bottle.

It’s not nice to be treated like this, having to pay attention with what they bring to the table the entire time, as they try to rip you off as much as they can.

The cherry on the top was, that the beef tartare that didn’t arrive and was cancelled by the kitchen, was on the receipt anyways. I guess they hoped that we wouldn’t read through it.

Regarding the food: it was very average. Actually the worst out of all the lunch places we went to. The Branzino wasn’t good.

They are used to oligarch Russians that throw around money and do not care about anything, and let themselves get scammed.

Totally not recommended to come here if you are a big group, and they see potential in trying to press out as much money of you as they can. With a smaller group on a table I can imagine that this...

Speechless in awe. Brilliant service which is hard to find, very friendly staff, very decent audience which is an extremely important point in my opinion. Food is beyond any expectations, we especially loved the snow crab salad and truffle tortellini. I think I havent ever tried anything as good as these two dishes. Oysters were good and meaty too. The prices are little above the average, but it’s worth every cent. The atmosphere is immaculate, especially good to chill after skiing. Loved the experience and I look forward to returning here.

One small remark which resulted in me giving four stars for the service — I have found a tiny hair in my salad, but when I told the waiter they offered us to make a new salad free of charge. Unfortunately we were too full so we kindly declined the offer, but appreciated the waiters trying to resolve this. Although we got charged full price for it despite the salad being half full at the moment we found the hair. Nevertheless, I would be happy if this was taken into account to prevent future...

The place looks pretty from the outside and that is about it. I would give it zero stars if I could. Booked two months in advance, they gave us a table in the back of the restaurant where servers congregated, after 45 minutes of waiting in the cold. No one ever apologized. They offered us a glass of sparkling wine in a haste. A lady (who we assumed was a manager, but she never introduced herself) acted like she was doing us a favor when she said “we were next” to be seated. Arrogance galore at this place. If service was this bad, at least, we had hoped, the food would compensate. Well, sadly, we were wrong. Every meal we ordered was pretty bland and underwhelming. They were out of foie gras and fondue - what you actually want to eat at a French restaurant. It was more expensive (aka 500+ Euros) than the Michelin restaurant we went to in Courchevel. The price tag here comes with the territory, but that should mean brilliant service and tasty food...