Le Cadran Solaire — Restaurant in Ayas

Le Cadran Solaire is a restaurant that combines both very traditional Alpine food, with Italian classics found elsewhere in the country. To start I had the mixed salad (for as well as I could interpret it) which had corn, tomatoes, and ham, which you could drizzle with both olive oil and balsamic vinegar. For my entreé I had the pork shank, which was stuffed with cheese and shaved meat, and served with roasted potatoes that were very delicious. This was clearly a classic meal, and could easily feed two to three people with moderate appetites. For dessert I sampled both the lemon cake as well as the chocolate dessert. The lemon cake had a mild flavor, and was both light, and moist. The chocolate dessert was reminiscent of a chocolate rice crispy but was served cold, with dollops of cream on the side. Simple, yet delicious with a satisfying crunch.

My party sat outside and although the weather was nice, I would recommend making a reservation for inside as there...

Find it, book it, enjoy it. Small valdostane restaurant, with a stunning quality of food and interesting interpretations of traditional dishes. I had dinner two times in a 2 days stay. I wanted the second dinner there to taste specialties I could not taste the first day. I liked a lot the flan of the day (peperoni based) served with a fondue of blue d’ayas cheese, the costata, served like a cordon bleu stuffed with ham and cheese, and an amazing risotto with apples and toma cheese. Lastly, the semifreddo all’amaretto is an option to taste. Staff and service were very home style,; waiters are very gentle and made me feel like at home. Venue is located in a tiny secondary street in Sntagnod, making it very special. It is very small, with 5-6 tables (can host 15-30 people max, so...

Un posto Dolce-Amaro I due gestori molto gentili ed accoglienti. Locale piccolo, ma ben curato e confortevole, si respira un mix di tradizione Valdostana e innovazione orientale. Il servizio è un po’ confusionario, i due gestori servono anche ai tavoli, ma non hanno una suddivisione ben chiara e spesso si presentavano l’uno dopo l’altra per riordinare o sparecchiare quando gli altri tavoli magari erano in attesa di ordinare altro. Veramente fantastico il pane alle noci con la focaccia alta fatta in casa e quando lo finisci lo riportano. Noi abbiamo cenato con gli gnocchi fonduta e tartufo, piatto fantastico consigliatissimo e dopo la valdostana ( attenzione se volete una valdostana a testa va prenotata 48h prima) non sapendolo ne abbiamo potuta avere una da dividere, ma era comunque soddisfacente e ben cotta, anche questa consigliatissima. Nota dolente i dolci, la mia compagna ha preso la torta al cioccolato, di sapore veramente buona ma un triangolino molto piccolo accompagnato da del gelato che come guarnizione era più grande del dolce stesso. Io ho preso la Crème brûlée che si presentava insolitamente più bianca sotto la crosta superficiale e infatti era grumosa con forte sapore di uovo crudo e con l’acquetta del bianco d’uovo, assolutamente da evitare, mi si è riproposta per l’intera nottata a seguire.

Concludo dicendo che è un buon ristorante, nulla di eccezionale a patto che vi fermiate ad un primo e secondo, gentili ma un po’...