There’s not much competition for the best restaurant on the slopes of Morzine and Les Gets. The pistes are littered with places that offer overpriced food and surly service. Having skied in the area since 1979 and this year since mid-February, we’ve had a chance to explore more places than usual and made it our daily mission to track down the best food!
Chez Nannon (Nyon) and La Paika (Les Gets) are very good, but ahead by a clear margin is La Grande Ourse (no, “The Big Bear”, not what you’re thinking).
La Grande Ourse is at the top of Mont Chéry, the ski area opposite Les Gets. Run by the Venning family, from Cornwall in South-West England, La Grande Ourse has been completely renovated in the last three years to a very high standard. The staff are attentive and knowledgable (and speak excellent English!) and the menu is a delight. On the menu when we visited was chicken, seafood tartiflette, lamb, salmon, Cornish sausages, duck and the inevitable hamburger. The menu of the day (15 Euro) was belly pork served with leek mash followed by sticky toffee pudding. My other half had the Cornish sausages. It was all delicious.
Although Mont Chéry isn’t the biggest ski area in the Portes du Soleil, La Grande Ourse is certainly good enough to justify a special trip to these slopes. We’ll be back soon!
To book go to the La Grande Ourse website or call 06 79 42 58 86
Update – The Grande Ourse closed on 13 April and will reopen for the summer in a few weeks.
Dear Grande Ourse
Are you doing Xmas lunch this year and have you got anywhere with New Years Eve. We are back at Xmas and can’t wait.
Look forward to hearing from you
Annie
Dear Annie,
Yes we are open for xmas and new year!! If you would like to come for lunch, give us a call closer to the tim on 0033679425886 to make sure you have a table!!
See you soon!