I had a terrible experience here, mostly due to the service (or lack thereof) of one waiter in particular. We were ignored for a good 10 minutes before I raised my hand in order to get the waiter's attention. First, my friend ordered a power aid drink and I ordered tap water; he came back with the poweraid for my friend and an empty glass for me. After 5 minutes of waiting, I went to find out where the water was, only to be told I couldn't have tap water and would need to buy a bottle. So why bring me an empty glass and say nothing? Bizarre behaviour. After a third request to a female waiter, a bottle finally arrived. I then asked for a salad with cucumber and tomato (or any other vegetable...
On a clear day, Le Panoramic gives you a sense of how the Greek Gods must have felt eating their ambrosia sat on top Mount Olympus, looking down on the mere mortals. You too can get this at a price.Le Panoramic is a culinary institution in the 3V - spectacular views and food. But, if you are on a budget, just look from the outside.Every time I eat here I have to remind myself that it must cost a lot of money to get all that food and wine to the top of the Saulire and that's why it is so expensive. However, when the food comes I soon forget about the price and enjoy the excellent cuisine and panoramic views.The eating experience at Le Panoramic is different to some of the other slick Courchev...
From reading the reviews, I see a few unhappy campers:) That said, this American skier and her ski club were treated like royalty, served dishes which included salmon, shrimp, truffles (Yes! With eggs), whitefish and Bruscetta. ALL BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED AND WITH A SMILE! Enough servings of different cheeses and delicate desserts -macarons,also- to have us popping out of our ski togs! And WINE and BEER! Music, dancing ( in our ski boiots:))and a delightful staff, a view across the mountains that sets you up with the gods- this party was the BEST we have ever had as a ski club, and we have had MANY! Not sure about the grumblers' reviews, but I have nothing but praise for this memorable afterno...
A group of friends and I had lunch in the restaurant, and the food was very nice.However, the attitude from one of the waiters was terrible. He was pleasant throughout the meal, but then towards the end repeatedly asked how much we were going to tip him. In the end we felt so annoyed that he kept hassling us about the tip that we decided we weren’t going to tip him at all.When I told him of our intention not to tip, he got very aggressive and stood blocking my way as I was leaving and started shouting at me. He also said that next time we came he wouldn’t find us a table (we won't be going back after this experience so not such a problem!)This experience was obviously quite unsettling, and i...
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We went here with the intention of having lunch, however ended up going elsewhere. The location is unparalleled so obviously it is busy, however people were waiting 30 mins in line for the snack bar where there was only one person serving .... very .... slowly ...! We wanted to eat in the restaurant and went in to enquire - we were offered a table either inside or outside later that afternoon, however when we took 1 minute to discuss between ourselves, the waitress replied with a "yes? No? Have you made up your mind? Ok, I'll leave you" in a rushed, impatient tone. In the end it was us who decided to leave!
We got unlucky as we arrived at peak lunchtime and wanting a light bite joined the queue for the outside snack bar. And waited. And waited. And waited. Yes, there were waiters taking drinks orders whilst in the queue but it took an age to order our food and by the time I got to the front of the queue they'd run out of quiche so after a thirty minute wait the offering was a croque monsieur for my husband and as I don't eat cheese, chips and a green salad for me! Definitely not worth the effort of queuing but stunning views.
We loved the deck chairs! However eight euros for a very very average cappocinno and six for press- button café allongeé might make one think about stopping elsewhere. Do places that are near to Courchevel 1850 do this on purpose to discourage normal people? If so, it works! It discourages sensible people too! But as I have said , the deck chair was excellent. (Available at Carrefour - 39.99 euros if you want to take your own)
We only went to the self service snack bar, not the main restaurant. The food we had, soup and sausage and chips, was very average. My main complaint is that the vin chaud was the worst I have had anywhere ( and I have tried many). 7 euros for a glass of sour ribena which I did not finish. There is a lot of choice in the mountains, so go somewhere else.
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The views are to die for, but we ended up walking out of the restaurant having waited far too long to get served. Instead, we ended up eating at the snack bar outside which served a great tartiflette. One final point to note were the loos which seem to be a bit of an afterthought - tiny and quite exposed.
The views here really are great.
