La Chaumière — Restaurant in Briançon

Horrible experience - we had to wait about 2 hours for average food in cold restaurant and then we were cheated with the bill!

From outside the building looked nice - the best in the village, so we decided to eat there at our last night. The prices looked alright - 10-15 Euros for the main meal. There were some people inside, but the restaurant wasn't full. We got a table without problems, but from that moment they started. The table cloth was a bit dirty - weird for not cheap restaurant, but we are not picky people, so we didn't argue. Inside was quite cool. After taking places we had to wait a long time for a waiter to bring us menu and take orders. Finally we made the order: 4 people - 2 meals (each one big, for at least 2 people, as the waiter informed us, about 25 Euros each one - said the menu). Then after about 30min the waiter came to inform us that they don't have one of the meals we had ordered, so we changed it. Finally we got the food after about 2 hours and I was very cold by this time. The food was alright, but nothing special. The biggest problem appeared when we got the bill - it was 2 times higher than we expected! The waiter explained - the price in the menu was per person, not per meal, but it was nowhere...

Sincèrement… je ne suis pas du genre à poster des avis pour influencer négativement les futures clients, mais alors là..

J’appel à 17h30 pour demander l’heure du dernier service pour pas déranger, on me répond 21h30.

Je précise qu’on arrive et qu’il y a 3 tables dans le restaurant partie haute, pas de rush rien.

Prise des boissons 15 minutes après, On commande nos entrées et plat,

Le plat qui arrive sans les accompagnements, on demande des sauces ça arrive jamais, aucun sourire. On renvoie un steak froid. On nous dit à la fin « oui ben on vous la renvoyez » mais encore heureux… La salade chèvre chaud 3 morceaux de pains, de la salade en dessous sans sauce sans rien, hallucinant… aucune remise en question, le « patron » ou celui qui encaisse du moins cherche à se justifier alors que la serveuse s’est excusé 10 fois en nous disant qu’elle comprends… Planche de charcuterie sans couverts et sans … pain (petit pain congelé)

Je pensais que les restaurants un peu en dehors des pistes étaient plus qualitatif, mais alors tout l’inverse. Il vous manque que quelques bases… le sourire, l’accueil, le service, l’organisation, le respect, la remise en question.. pas grand chose quoi…

Bon courage aux...

We ordered the Raclette. The quantity of cheese was small compared to other restaurant experiences. The quality of the charcuterie was really mixed. Some of the ham was really good, the chorizo looked and tasted like it was from the grocery store. Other tables had the fondue which looked delicious. Potatoes were great texture for raclette. Wine selection...