La Marmite Restaurant Review

‘La Marmite’ in the Bruyeres area of Les Menuires has just opened this winter and is well worth stopping by. They have done a great job of the interior with some really nice touches, a delicate splash of colour and some lovely attention to detail with the table setting. It has a feel of a high-end restaurant without the prices to match, making this place even more of a refreshing find.

The restaurant is open from 8am for breakfast, a mid-morning coffee stop, lunch on the terrace, an apres-ski drink and then into the cosy restaurant for the evening service. As with most mountain restaurants they are open seven days a week. Located just opposite the swimming pool and spa in Les Bruyeres the restaurant is really easy to find.

The menu has a combination of local specialities along with the staple menu standards such as a homemade burger and steaks. They also offer some lovely sharing platters and I opted for the Camembert which if I’m honest, not much sharing went on. Another member of our party ordered the ravioli starter with truffle sauce which was rich but delicious (I obviously had to sample that too!)

For the main courses, steak with peppercorn sauce was a popular choice for three of our party, a great cut of meat with a lovely sauce served separately and fries to accompany. The fourth member of the group ordered the homemade burger and we had a table of clean plates at the end which says it all. Whilst I personally passed on dessert, someone else ordered the homemade fresh blueberry tart which was delicious. We were also asked to sample a new dessert on the menu which was a fruit salad with a twist, with lots of cinnamon a touch of liquor and tasted very much like a chilled vin chaud, yummy.

To wash down their delicious menu La Marmite have a really varied wine menu and they offered some fantastic suggestions to accompany our choices. We started with a kir royale for aperitif followed by a cote du ventoux which went perfectly with the main courses. We were all delighted (and fairly easily pleased) with the cute little teapots that our fruit teas were served in after the meal too, again just these nice touches making this restaurant stand apart from others in Les Menuires.

We will definitely be returning this season as it is really great to find such a comfortable restaurant with professional yet relaxed staff making you feel very much at home. Oh and one final thing, there is no marmite on the menu - ‘La Marmite’ in French is translated as the not so cool sounding ‘the pot’!

When she's not reporting for us, Gemma runs My Mountain Boutique.