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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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It’s been a while since I’ve been to courcheval but I remember restaurants on the main road and shopping centre being reasonable. The trick is always go for the plat du jour and drink water. Though not up the mountain these places are easy to ski down to and close to lifts for the return. The word tremplin springs to mind.
Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Tue 13-01-26 13:33; edited 1 time in total
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Bou Blanc next to the top of the La Tania bubble was reasonable value last week, also The Sky restaurant just under the bridge on the way to 1550 from 1850 and I had a great croque monseuir for 22 euro at the Casoullet at the bottom. Of the Signal chair in 1650
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Not been there for a while but SkiLodge in LaTania used to be decent value. The snack bar under the Bel Air restaurant was OK a couple of seasons ago.
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| stevew wrote: |
| Bou Blanc next to the top of the La Tania bubble was reasonable value last week, also The Sky restaurant just under the bridge on the way to 1550 from 1850 and I had a great croque monseuir for 22 euro at the Casoullet at the bottom. Of the Signal chair in 1650 |
Burger me. €22 for a ham and cheese toastie!! That's why I don't ski in France anymore. It also tells me that when I tell folks prices on the mountain are generally 20% less in Austria than France, I've been underestimating. 
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Take your skis off, go into the croisette and get a great big jambon blanc and gruyere baguette. Luverly
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| Donkeebles wrote: |
| Take your skis off, go into the croisette and get a great big jambon blanc and gruyere baguette. Luverly |
^ this. Or take a pack lunch.
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@Donkeebles, @spyderjon, exactly
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There is a cracking pizza place down in La Tania. Always seems good value to me but we go there on days with glorious sunshine and you can sit outside and bask in it. Less good if the weather is not warm and sunny though I am sure...
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@Tam911, you will always get better value at the foot of the mountain: lower costs and more competition. Courchevel tends to be particularly expensive, so the snow fronts in La Tania, Mottaret etc can be cheaper.
If you really want to save money (but not carry your own lunch) walk into the commercial areas and pick up some filled baguettes and drinks from the supermarket.
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We always take lunch out with us, certainly easier if self-catering but I'd assume there's options for pre-made baguettes, or even just grabbing some bread/ham/cheese from the nearest supermarche.
Frites or gauffres and a couple of drinks is about our limit on the mountain!
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Ski over to Menuires for lunch? The Belleville valley is generally better value avoiding the obvious flashy places. 3V isn’t cheap anywhere but it’s cheaper than Courchevel for sure.
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| stevew wrote: |
| Bou Blanc next to the top of the La Tania bubble was reasonable value last week, also The Sky restaurant just under the bridge on the way to 1550 from 1850 and I had a great croque monseuir for 22 euro at the Casoullet at the bottom. Of the Signal chair in 1650 |
Yes, a well valued and great lunch spot
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You know it makes sense.
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| Legend. wrote: |
| There is a cracking pizza place down in La Tania. Always seems good value to me but we go there on days with glorious sunshine and you can sit outside and bask in it. Less good if the weather is not warm and sunny though I am sure... |
Great shout but read the menu carefully as those dirty ba$tards cracked a raw egg right in the middle of my pepperoni pizza!
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@RedandWhiteFlachau, not all of France is like this!
Fully hoping to find €15 plats du jour in the Maurienne next week.
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I’ve been to courchevel quite a few times now, and my budget does not stretch to the 2/3 michelin star places…. but my run down/ go to places would be:
1850:
- polar cafe- right on the snow front/ building with the ticket office in 1850/ main lift building. reasonable cafe prices
- place under the tunnel on left (on way to 1550) not the cheapest spot, but reasonable prices for sit down burger or something right on the piste in 1850
- sandwich shop/ bakery inside the ‘forum’ shops. full sandwich/ cake selection at reasonable prices
- the restaurant attached to the ski/ board shop in the 1850 forum shops, same level as the sandwich shop
- cafe/ restaurant right on the bellecotte piste (might be the snack bar for the courchneige hotel) right on the piste, decent burgers/ snacks/ sandwiches
1650:
- la table de charlie- on the main street 5mins walk round from the snow front
- pelican bar- next door to the above
- bakery/ sandwich shop- 10min walk from snow front up the street towards the roundabout
la tania:
- bouc blanc- as mentioned above, the lift above la tania. nice terrace/ reasonable on mountain prices
- ski lodge- in la tania, just off the piste.
- italian- can’t remember its proper name, but good prices for pizza
le praz:
- l’elephant- about 15mins walk from the lifts, in the main bit of le praz.
we generally just eat sandwich type lunches when in around courchevel, have maybe 1 or 2 nicer sit in lunches across the week. ski lunches aren’t cheap, but as long as you avoid the fancy/ high end piste side restaurants, you’ll be fine. they’re pretty easy to avoid!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Tam911,
Get your son to organise lunches. Give him a group budget per day. If he goes over on a day, he pays the balance - he might find the cereal bar option more to his liking. 
Look at the Ronnie (officially the Rond Point) snack bar in Meribel to see if it fits your budget. On the Doron piste heading from Courchevel towards Meribel Centre. Ski in, eat, ski out. More formal eating on the Ronnie's sun terrace.
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@RedandWhiteFlachau, I'm not sure where you paid that amount for a toastie, but French prices are usually less than this . Plat du jour has gone up a bit in recent years but you'll rarely pay more than €17 -€19 and often €15. Burger and chips varies accordning to where you eat it, but typically €15 and a simple portion of chips about €5
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Get your son to organise lunches. Give him a group budget per day. If he goes over on a day, he pays the balance
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I found my kids very flexible about lunches when we gave them £X pocket money for the week and said they could spend it however they liked.
But if you're buying, yes, go for the plat du jour not the "specials" for British tourists!!
Given that lunch times are often the most pleasant times to ski, because so many people are crowded into the restaurants, I'd generally prefer to ski through lunch time, perhaps having had a hot chocolate, or snack, around 1130. But that's why a slopeside self-catering place is so good - kids can go home and fill up on pasta, sauces, baguettes ham and cheese, those delicious French boxes of soup, etc etc
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| malks wrote: |
| - place under the tunnel on left (on way to 1550) not the cheapest spot, but reasonable prices for sit down burger or something right on the piste in 1850 |
This was the Sky restaurant I was referring to the burgers are nice!
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There's a snack bar underneath Bel Air at the top of the Ariondaz, the food there is always reliable although I haven't been to 3v for a few years. They also do the best vin chaud ever. I assume it's the same owners as they have been there for years now...
Further afield, the Marine in VT has a snack bar and Ferme de Reberty is a bit more pricy for table service but good value IMO for a treat.
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there is a Sandwicherie just inside the Forum shopping area that was always good value and good number of customers, some seats
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Thank you all for taking the time to reply, there are some great choices here i will try
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There’s a cafe bar called Polar on the snow front of La Croisette which is great value considering the location. It’s tucked away almost under the ramp that accesses the Jardin Alpin gondola.
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| Donkeebles wrote: |
| Take your skis off, go into the croisette and get a great big jambon blanc and gruyere baguette. Luverly |
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There is a very good, new picnic area at the top of the Chenus lift with microwaves and €1 chocolate/coffee machine.
Otherwise:
The delicatessen, next to la Facon restaurant, in La Tania does drink, sandwich and desert for €12.
Chez Bif, next to the supermarket in Mottaret centre, does good hamburgers for €12-15.
La Sitelle restaurant, on the Martre run down to Mottaret, has an outside servery doing pasta dishes for around €12.
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quite right @Mike S, that little deli between the ski lodge and the Farcon is great. Apart from the prices, it has an amazing selection of wines, spirits (cognac genepi anyone?) and foodie delicacies. Raclette sets for sale and also a sausisson guillotine!
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Le Corbeleys above St Martin is a good stop after a bit of a ski. Plat du Jour every time where you can - quality and volume
Personally have eaten in many places over the 3v some cheaper and some more expensive but for a memory on a nice day, not a lot beats kicking off skis, getting a fresh baguette and some cheese out of a back pack, sitting on a rock and looking at the mountains. If he gets very hungry then double the baguette count !
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| RedandWhiteFlachau wrote: |
| stevew wrote: |
| Bou Blanc next to the top of the La Tania bubble was reasonable value last week, also The Sky restaurant just under the bridge on the way to 1550 from 1850 and I had a great croque monseuir for 22 euro at the Casoullet at the bottom. Of the Signal chair in 1650 |
Burger me. €22 for a ham and cheese toastie!! That's why I don't ski in France anymore. It also tells me that when I tell folks prices on the mountain are generally 20% less in Austria than France, I've been underestimating. |
Exactly. And it's not as if the quality is usually any good. Most of the time French resort food is like school dinners. There's exceptions, but frankly it's a bit of a laugh that they laugh at Cuisine Anglais.
Best value we found there is down in La Tania. The nice little cafe ( cannot remember it's name) wasn't shockingly expensive, and had the huge plus points of good food and staff that don't treat you like you just farted. It is small though if still there so can often be full.
Also, again not sure if it's still there, but there was, last time we were in 3V about 6 or so years ago, a picnic shed at the top of whatever lift it is before you drop to head to Meribel. (As far as I can remember, location may be slightly out).
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@alti - dude,
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Le Corbeleys above St Martin is a good stop after a bit of a ski. Plat du Jour every time where you can - quality and volume
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Indeed.
I love Le Corbeleys.
And am personally not keen on Austrian mountain-top food, though have had some good (but not particular cheap) meals elsewhere, especially in the Salzkammergut.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Indeed indeed. Though actually paying attention to the OP, a bit out of range? Nice enough food ( we have been there twice), but I wouldn't claim it's awesome value ir anything. It's perfectly good food, but not cheap as per request.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@thecramps, cheapest is obviously baguettes etc as per my first reply.
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@KSH, yes, I get that, but Le Corbeleys is just a nice restaurant, but not even close to a cheap meal.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I get I am being a bit of picky git though, when reading back. Sorry.
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