Verbier
Les Alpes

Les Alpes

Place Centrale 1, 1937 Orsières, 1938, Verbier, Switzerland

Schweizer • Europäisch • Restaurants • Französisch


"Last week (end November 2014) the Café des Alpes received a one star rating in the 2015 Michelin Guide. There are only two other starred restaurants in the Valais - Damien Germanier in Sion has a star (and like the Café des Alpes 17/20 in the Gault Millau) and Didier de Courten in Sierre which has 2 stars and 19/20 and is priced accordingly.The cuisine at the Café des Alpes has gone from superlative to near divine. We have had several meals there in the last few months as we love the game season and Sam Destaing - as I noted in an earlier review - does chasse better than anyone else in this region. Today we had the opportunity to try the new winter menu. The starter was a canneloni of smoked salmon with a base of tartare of loup de mer and a lemon jelly that was so bursting with citrus it was incredible. I should also mention the amuse-bouche which had a tiny scoop of mustard ice cream. I have never, ever seen that before and it set off the ham beautifully. Our main course was a quasi of lamb with a delicious sauce. Dessert was a perfect moelleux au chocolat - chocolate fondant. Wow!All this was a menu at 75frs. There are several other menus available and of course the à la carte choices. The restaurant retains its "bistrot du village" feeling and the welcome is warm and friendly. I cannot think of another restaurant in its class from Sion to the lake - and beyond. And I am more than happy that it is in my backyard so to speak. Trains link Orsières to le Châble (for Verbier) and Martigny on an hourly basis and the restaurant is an easy 6 minutes walk from the station through the old streets of the village."