Morzine restaurants and places to eat in Morzine
Morzine is primarily a holiday destination, with the majority of businesses in town aimed predominantly at tourists. One important part of any holiday is dining - eating out, trying the local specialities, treating yourself and experiencing the local environment and ambience.
Morzine is no exception, with plenty of different options on offer for anyone looking to dine out, or even options for those looking to have a chef visit their home for private catering.
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Morzine restaurants and other eating options
There are different eating options available depending on what people's requirements are.
Morzine restaurants
There are a large number of Morzine restaurants allowing diners the chance to sit down and enjoy their meal.
Pros and Cons
The Morzine restaurants in town offer a chance to sit down and try some of the best food the resort has to offer. They all aim to look after their customers as well as they possibly can. A great deal of thought goes into decorating the restaurant to provide a certain ambience to enhance the dining experience.
Morzine restaurants offer the best opportunity to try the local specialities. They also often use locally sourced products, in particular the local cheeses.
Many of the Morzine restaurants close during the interseason months (May to mid June and mid September till early December) due to the lack of business. And a list of Morzine restaurants that are open during that time can be found at the tourist information office in the centre of town. The opening hours can change between winter and summer as well, with some restaurants only open for dinner during winter due to the fact that most people are up the mountain skiing during the day.
However, eating out can be expensive, especially when factoring in the cost of drinks and a full three course meal. Also, in the middle of winter when the snow is falling and the wind is howling, sometimes going out in the evening is not a particularly enticing prospect! On top of that, if you are staying out of the centre of town the cost of a taxi can make the evening even more expensive.
Some nights of the week it can also be harder to get a table at a Morzine restaurant without booking in advance, particularly on Wednesday evenings when most of the chalet staff in resort have the night off and all the chalet guests head into town to eat. Families with young children might also find they have to eat early so that they can get their children home to bed before it gets too late in the evening.
For these reasons dining at a Morzine restaurant is probably not a realistic option for every night of your visit although it is definitely recommended at least once while in Morzine in order to see what the town has to offer.
Morzine Restaurants
There are plenty of restaurants in Morzine to choose from, with most of them around the centre of town. They range from cheaper options all the way up to fine dining. Here are some of the Morzine restaurants options.
Le Clin D'Oeil: Located close to the Carrefour supermarket and the Post Office in town, Le Clin D'Oeil is right next to the supermarket which is perfect for anyone who decides to drive into town for dinner. This Morzine restaurant was taken over ten years ago by Jean Noel and Kristel, a couple from the South West of France. The cuisine in the restaurant is therefore influenced by the dining of the South West, with Cassoulet, duck breast and duck legs on the menu alongside the traditional Savoyard cheese dishes. They also offer steak, chicken, risotto, vegetarian and fish dishes as well as a kids menu, Christmas dinner and New Years dinner. The restaurant can seat over ninety diners, yet because it is split into three distinct areas it maintains a warm and cosy atmosphere.
La Grange: La Grange can be found near the top of the high street close to the central square of Morzine. It is a small, friendly restaurant that specialises in traditional French cooking with an emphasis on sourcing the best local ingredients. Some of their specialities include a winter wild boar stew, cooked in the same manner as Beef Bourguignon, a fondue featuring the addition of cepe mushrooms, a savoury tart featuring the local Abondance cheese, a creamy ham and cheese bake, a shallot and sun dried tomato tarte tatin and a duck confit and apple parmentier. Some of their most popular desserts include a warm bilberry cake served with pistachio cream and their lemon and lime cheesecake. They also offer steak, lamb, chicken, locally sourced Fera fish from lake Geneva and Trout from Morzine as well as vegetarian options and a children's menu.
La Chaudanne: This restaurant is located a short walk from the centre of town. The building used to be a barn before being converted to a restaurant in 1979. In 2010 the restaurant underwent a full restoration. A wine bar was also opened downstairs in the restaurant serving a selection of wines, with the focus on French wines but also a selection from around the world. The wine bar also serves a selection of tapas, including a cheese selection, homemade foie gras and a mini sweet selection. The restaurant can be found upstairs from the wine bar, on the ground floor. The restaurant has a wide selection of meat dishes, including cote de boeuf, veal kidneys, beef tartare, and a duck breast "duck burger", topped with foie gras. They also have all the Savoyard dishes, such as Tartiflette, Fondue and Raclette as well as a children's menu.
La Rotonde: La Rotonde is a small restaurant located close to the bottom of the Pleney lift near the tourist information centre. It has a nice, sunny outside terrace for summer. The interior is decorated in a traditional Alpine style which is reflected in the choice of Savoyard specialities on offer. As well as these the restaurant also specialises in pizzas and also offers a selection of meat and vegetarian dishes.
L'Etale: L'Etale has the same owners as La Rotonde and offers similarly priced cuisine. It is quite a large restaurant although the lighting and ambience make it feel like a more intimate setting. There is a large menu incorporating the usual local cheese based dishes such as raclette and fondue as well as pierrade, Italian dishes including lasagne and a large pizza menu, vegetarian and vegan options, an extensive menu of meat dishes such as confit duck, ribs, steak and the restaurants speciality - potence, a "meat tree" featuring steak soaked in whisky hanging from a "tree" and set on fire. Their French onion soup is another speciality worth trying. The biggest of Morzine restaurants is located right at the bottom of the Pleney and also has a bar that is perfectly located for a few apres ski drinks at the end of the day. Throughout winter and summer months the restaurant is open for both lunch and dinner, as its proximity to the slopes make it a good place to stop for lunch for anyone skiing on the Pleney side.
La Hutte: Located on the high street of Morzine is the former La Dez Alp, offering a brasserie experience with a warm and welcoming environment and a wooden interior that was sculpted by the owner himself. It also has a sunny terrace commanding impressive views across the valley and along the Ardoisieres valley up to Avoriaz. It offers various dishes such as meat and fish, a plat du jour, burgers and so on.
La Flamme: This restaurant can be found right at the bottom of the Super Morzine bubble La Flamme is a small and welcoming restaurant with decor that brings to mind a traditional Alpine chalet. La Flamme has seating inside for thirty five diners with twenty four seats on the heated terrace. The cuisine features Savoyarde and Jura specialities including an unusual red wine fondue. There are also plenty of pizzas on offer and regional dishes from the south west of France such as duck breast stuffed with foie gras and a traditional vegetable soup known as Garbure. Their dessert menu features traditional French desserts such as Pain Perdu and Creme Brulee. The restaurant is open throughout the day in summer and winter till eleven PM and also offers a children's menu.
Le Grillon: Le Grillon is a large,welcoming restaurant with seating for approximately one hundred inside. The restaurant features a large open fireplace to warm you up in the middle of winter. The restaurant serves local dishes such as raclette and has its own version of the popular tartiflette featuring mushrooms. They have a child specific menu for anyone taking their family out for dinner as well as a selection of pizzas and a highly rated cote de boeuf. The restaurant has a small outdoor terrace for warmer weather.
La Chamade: It's hard to miss the impressive Chamade restaurant with sculptures and plants dominating the exterior. The restaurant first opened in 1969 and has stayed in the same family, the Thorens. Thierry, the son of the original owners, took over in the 1980s and brought with him his extensive cheffing experience. In 2010 they expanded across the road to open up Coup De Coeur, a wine bar serving tapas style food. The Chamade restaurant was fully renovated for the 2013-2014 winter season to fuse modernity tradition creating a functional yet warm and welcoming environment. Combining the two restaurants, it is possible to have a cheese and wine tasting at Coup De Coeur before heading to La Chamade for dinner. The cuisine in the restaurant also brings the modern and the traditional together. As well as traditional dishes, including a fondue featuring cheese from the local Serrausaix fromagerie the restaurant also offers whole roasted pigeon, lamb, a selection of fish, steak, chicken and vegetarian options. There is also a children's menu and excellent pizzas cooked in a wood fired oven.
L'Atelier: Right in the centre of town, facing the tourist office, is L'Atelier, offering fine dining in a traditional environment. The chef, Alexandre Baud-Pachon, takes the traditional mountain cuisine and uses it as a starting point to move further afield. Whilst using local ingredients, such as the fish from Lake Geneva, but also offers a lobster ravioli. The restaurant offers an eight course tasting menu and also has special Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve menus. The menu changes regularly as the chef tries new dishes,and new food comes into season. The "Fantasie Chablisienne" is a seven course meal that can be paired with carefully selected wines. The wine cellar has over two hundred different wines and an impressive ten thousand bottles, showing off the best of French vineyards. This is a truly luxury restaurant in the heart of Morzine offering more than the usual meat and cheese! The restaurant also has a summer garden for the warmer summer season.
Alpine Lounge: Nestled amongst the bars between the bottom of the Pleney and the Tourist Information Office, the Alpine Lounge has been recently renovated to seat one hundred and ten diners in the modern interior. The restaurant has an extensive grill and pizza menu and is something of a hybrid between the other restaurants and a fast food location.
L'Auberge du Mont-Rond: For anyone staying out of town in Montriond, this is a traditional Savoyard restaurant specialising in the local cuisine, with a decor to match. The restaurant also serves a Plat Du Jour for lunch and has a bar in which to enjoy a drink after a day on the slopes or before dinner.
Le Rocher: Another restaurant located in Montriond, Le Rocher offers some of the best pizzas in the area, with a separate takeaway restaurant next door to the main restaurant. The main restaurant offers a mix of salads, omelettes, pasta dishes, fish and meat dishes, including a fillet steak with foie gras sauce.
Gustos: Pizza lovers will go weak at the knees for Gustos, which serves beautifully cooked, delicious pizza. A warm welcome is guaranteed, as is an excellent meal either on the terrace or inside!
L'Improviste: A brand new pizza restaurant just along from the pompiers roundabout in Morzine. A wonderful atmosphere and great service are combined with fantastic food ranging from puffed up garlic bread to delicious pizzas and fresh and tasty gnocchi that are always presented beautifully. There is enough space here to hold large groups, but we recommend you book in advance since the place isn't huge.
Bec Jaune: The Bec Jaune produces 3 or 4 different and delicious ales every week, a trendy microbrewery. It is done in a style resembling that of any up and coming city, with an industrial shabby chic twist and the walls are covered in vintage snowboards from the 80s and classic LPs. In addition to the ales, the food is pretty good as well. We are big fans of their homemade burgers, and there are many options for vegans and vegetarians. Be sure to try the cauliflower dish as it's simply delicious.
Le Colibri: At Le Colibri, you can spend wonderful moments with family and friends in a warm atmosphere, where they serve breakfasts, brunches, club sandwiches, sandwiches, aperitifs, burgers, Buddha bowls, salads, healthy dishes, as well as (and above all!) homemade pastries. From breakfast to dinner, for a coffee or an extended aperitif, Le Colibri is open every day in season.
Le Local: A Brand New Independent Cafe, Bar & Restaurant. Open every day 8am - Midnight. Serving Specialty Coffee, Breakfasts, Brunches, Lunches, Snacks, Evening Meals & More Drinks than you can shake a cocktail shaker at.
This overview shows that there is a great deal of Morzine restaurants to choose from for sit down dining in Morzine.
Takeaway
However, a sit down meal in a restaurant might not suit all people's needs. In that case another option is a fast food or takeaway place.
Pros and Cons
These offer a less formal environment, cheaper and simpler food served quicker. No reservation is required and you can take the food with you, so it can be eaten on the move or back at your chalet or apartment. This is often a better option for people with children, and the convenience of a fast food restaurant means that they are also a good option for people on a night out or people who have not planned ahead. Some of these places also offer deliveries making them even more convenient.
However, fast food and takeaway is not a great way to immerse yourself in the culinary tradition of Morzine or enjoy local delicacies as the dishes on offer- mostly pizzas, burgers, kebabs etc are readily available anywhere in the world.
Places
There are plenty of choices in town offering different cuisine. Here are some of the restaurants you can choose from.
Poppies: One of the most popular takeaways in town, with some seating inside, Poppies is right in the middle of the high street and offers a selection of meals such as gyros and burgers. As it is probably the most popular takeaway in town it's always extra busy on Wednesdays during the season.
Ô Chalet: Ô Chalet is a short walk from the tourist information office close to many of the bars in town. The restaurant offers a selection of kebabs, bagels, wraps, paninis, pasta dishes and crepes. However, it is the gourmet burgers which the restaurant is most well known for. They have plenty to choose from with chicken burgers as well as beef burgers, vegetarian options and different types of cheese to top it with. They also offer smaller meals - plain burgers, hot dogs, croque monsieurs and nuggets for people with a smaller appetite.
Chez Shafty: It is easy to miss Chez Shafty as it is hidden down a side street at the top of the high street. However, it is well worth a visit. Chez Shafty sells hot sandwiches, burgers, crepes and fried chicken. It is the fried chicken which it is most well known for, and anyone missing their favourite fried chicken from home should pay it a visit. The restaurant is also open till late so is a good place for a pit stop on a night out if you start to feel a bit peckish!
Au Bon Coin (fka The Burger Place): Just a short walk from the Pleney lift, this newly renovated eatery serves a variety of burgers and hot dogs with a variety of toppings. It is a popular lunch time stop and can also be taken away for dinner. This restaurant has both indoor and outdoor seating, and the outdoor seating is especially popular for lunch during the summer when there are always a lot of mountain bikes parked outside.
Bar Food
For something slightly different to a restaurant or a takeaway another potential option is bar food.
Pros and Cons
Many of the bars in town offer sit down food at good prices, and the standard of "pub grub" in town has increased over the last few years so that now it is a good option for anyone looking to sit down and eat in a relaxed environment, and also doesn't break up the evening for anyone who is on a night out.
However, they do not usually have as extensive a choice as the restaurants and the bars of Morzine can get a bit rowdy in the evening which could ruin our meal!
Places
Marmotte D'Or: The tabac bar in Montriond has been expanded and renovated over the last few years into the Marmotte D'Or. They offer brunch specials at the weekend and throughout the day serve burgers and wraps as well as bar snacks such as stuffed jalapenos and loaded fries. They also offer home delivery on orders over a certain amount.
Bar Robinson: Probably the oldest bar in Morzine and very well known for serving the strong beer Mützig, the bar is now selling a short selection of food. They offer great chicken wings and amazing bagels. You get more choices in the summer.
Haka Bar: The Haka is a small bar tucked away behind the main bars near the Pleney. It sells a selection of burgers, specials such as curry or tartiflette and smaller snacks.
Rhodos: At the bottom of the high street is the Rhodos bar. Offering an ambience reminiscent of British Wetherspoons pubs the bar is open all year round and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. As well as pizzas and burgers the bar also sells pasties, steak, tartiflette, duck breast, fish and chips and vegetarian dishes. Every Wednesday there are special deals on steak and a two for one pizza deal every Thursday.
Home Chefs
For all these options, however, some people still will not be able to leave the chalet to eat out. To recreate the dining out experience without leaving home, and save yourself the effort of cooking, there are companies that will send a chef to your chalet to cook for you.
Pros and Cons
Home chefs offer restaurant quality food with the convenience of never having to leave your chalet. This can be a great option for people with children or far out of town. Having said that though, it would be a shame not to go and experience the ambience of the local restaurants, a great way to get a taste for the local culture.
Places
Here are a selection of home chefs:
Chez Toi: Chez Toi offers to come to your chalet and cook for you, with different options to suit all budgets. The Family Service offers simple catering, with a continental breakfast and a two course evening meal. The Traditional Chalet Service is the next step up offering a three course evening meal instead. The Luxury service allows you to request your own menu or have a bespoke menu made specially for you. If you prefer the privacy of not having a chef in the chalet then they can also deliver meals to you instead.
Doorstep Dinners: Doorstep Dinners can tailor their service to our individual requirements, whether it's a two course or three course dinner or even just meals delivered to the chalet on disposable trays. They are flexible so that you can choose which days of your stay you wish to be catered for.
La Grange Chez Vous: The restaurant La Grange offers a delivery or collection service allowing you to eat some of their delicious restaurant meals in the comfort of our own home.
Chalet Kitchen: Located all over the French Alps, Chalet Kitchen offers a home delivery service from seventeen euros per person.
Griffin Private Chefs: Run by two local chefs with over fifteen years experience between them, Griffin Private Chefs offers a full catering service for your chalet including breakfast and dinner, with professional hosts on hand to serve your food.
With so much to choose from there should be something to please everyone when looking for somewhere to eat. Whilst people book their holidays to Morzine with skiing, biking or hiking in mind the culinary side of a visit should not be overlooked and can be planned in advance or visitors can look round the village and see what takes their fancy!