Le Café Comptoir — Restaurant in Bonneville

We planned a 5k guided snowshoe excursion up and around nearby Mont Buet and la Cascade de Bérard before settling in for a gorgeous Sunday lunch in Vallorcine -- aka Valley of the Bears, though there are no bear. Rather, comfortable portions of curated French and European regional cuisine, served in a sunny chalet with a relaxed and elegant international vibe. The soupe à l'oignon is delicate and sophisticated and unlike any other version you'll find in the Alps (I highly recommend) and the wine list features Savoie favourites (I had a bio Mondeuse Noire) as well as further afield accessible French classics, from Bordeaux, Burgundy and the Rhône. Suits carnivores, omnivores and vegetarians with a daily special from the atelier-chef and proprietors Thierry et Nathalie. Après ski outdoors on the terrace is popular with skiers at La Tour. A special place for the midday meal among convivial...

Le Cafe Comptoir was recommended by the Owner of a 5-star rated restaurant in Chamonix who goes there to eat. That should say something! Lunch du Jour was by seating - reservations required. You can sit outside for an ala carte lunch, but the Lunch du Jour was superlative - and reasonable. If you choose the later seating (12:30 or 2), you may wait an extra few minutes for your table, because they don't rush you out. However, our table was finally asked to give way to our reservation - the staff still had us in mind. If you are skiing, it is ski-in (from LeTour), gondola-out (5-min easy walk). Staff was absolutely on their toes in a real busy environment - the kind of situation which would have worn on staff of lesser quality. All the while, always a friendly smile. It was rustic and at the same time enchanting. Perfect!...

Don’t bother to go to this place. They ask you to wait 30 mins to provide a table. Which is fine, I was with mi kids ready to spend money on the bar while waiting for the table. However a few minutes later the same person who asked to wait come around saying they can’t serve us with no reason whatsoever, only 12:30pm. I can only assume I’m not a french speaker and that’s the reason as they couldn’t bother to speak in English, half of the tables inside and outside were completely empty. Better try...