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Hi.
Can anyone suggest some good quality bars and restaurants in Morzine?
phil
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brian
brian
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philgeorge999, send a private message to David Murdoch, ex-Morzine saisonnaire and all round bon viveur 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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brian, you are too kind Sir. Here was I about to respond with a very facetious, "No!"
philgeorge999, Barwise, I like "Bar Boudda" (Booda, Buddha, ?) but it has become very popular in recent years. The "Irish Coffee" has had a resurgence since its nadir around 1988. Allegedly "Bar Robinson" is dead trendy but when I lived there it was only frequented by the SAT bus drivers so I have no personal experience. Otherwise the usual tourist haunts include Dixies and L'Etale.
Restaurantwise, L'Etale is actually a pretty reliable place. Le Matafan pleases, as does the restaurant attached to the hotel Phillibert. If you just want a burger, you would go very far wrong by not trying the burger bar just down from the pleney lift, (Opposite the famous Francois Baud Ski shop). They grind the burger in front of your eyes and make it as you like it. Fab.
Le grillon does a good pizza, and in fact was extended a few years ago up stairs and has a much more varied menu. For more up market nosh, La Chamade is pretty good.
More importantly, on the hill, for a decent lunch - La Terrasse at les Lindarets is by far and away my fave but I also recommend the big restaurant on the Nyon plateau (owner used to run the Etale but has stepped his pace up IMHO), Le tan'o Marmotte at Plaine Dranse, La Cremaillere (Lindarets),....etc.
Obviously I've never been there before in my life...
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I generally I found that although there are several bars in Morzine, they are all fairly quiet. Perhaps the one at the bottom of the main street near the river was the best of them all. Good Luck. How much snow will you be able to get into your ruck sack anyway?
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kezzy1966, ???? You were there in November perchance?
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David Murdoch, David, an unrelated question, but what's the best way to get from Morzine to the Ardent gondola. Is that served by a ski bus, or are there taxis capable of taking 4 people and their skis up there. If the latter would you have an idea of the cost, or even do any local operators that you could recommend for when I'm over there next week?
Your local knowledge would be apprecited,
R
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There is a free ski-bus from Morzine to Ardent bus it's infrequent - once every hour I think?
There's a timetable on the http://www.morzine.com website (go to the maps page)
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philgeorge999, thanks, I'm not a big fan of bus travel, thus my taxi enquiry, but the timetable will be useful.
R
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red 27, I know, bus travel is sooo tiresome. Sadly though, unlike St Moritz, Morzine is badly served by taxis so bus or hire car it will have to be. Rather old fashioned I know but one could always ski, via Super Morzine, to Ardent. 
cheers
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zzz, Normally of course I'd get Parker to drive us round in the Rolls, but I've given him the weekend off, thus I'm having to consider slumming it in a cab!
I had thought the Super Morzine area would not be open in current conditions, but if that's skiable then it certainly sounds the way to go.
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red 27 - Super Morzine is, indeed, currently skiable.
I agree with David Murdoch on L'Etale - which is one of our favourite places to eat.
I disagree with David Murdoch on La Chamade. Personally, I like any restaurant that does what it does with integrity - I enjoy a good chipper as much as a Michelan star restaurant - just as long as the chipper does good fish and chips and the posh place does sublime food and peerless service. Unfortunately, for me, La Chamade falls into the trap of thinking they're better than they are in all departments...
kezzy1966 - I presume you mean Rhodos, which has had a makeover this year. The lamb shank is very good
philgeorge999 - I'll add Chez Nannon to the list - on the mountain, in the Nyon sector of Morzine - just below the top of the Troncs lift.
For anyone in Les Gets - we ate in in Le Pic - opposite Bar Busch - this week. The food is superb - the best duck I've ever had.
Finally, La Poya in Avoriaz - just opposite the top of the Prodains cable car - is rapidly turning into our favoured luch spot. They invariably have an excellent dish of the day, plus dessert for 13€ - and the burgers are superb.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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La Chamade: Choose from the daily specials board - only shown outside - large portions of good food at half the price of the main courses on the standard menu!
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Morzine bars - Bar Robinson is heaving with mountain bikers in summer (they come for the Mutzig). Weird little place, no space inside, seems to be run by two old women. But - the Mutzig is great, just don't expect to be able to pedal back to your chalet. No idea what it's like in winter - I popped by last weekend (during lunch) and it was closed.. Normally go to the Buddha or the one next door when I physically can't get any more Mutzig down..
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You know it makes sense.
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PhillipStanton, OK, La Chamade do take themselves a little too seriously...fair point. But you have to celebrate a restaurant that has a whole section dedicated to ...
"His Majesty the Pig"
Although, most Savoyard restaurants seem to do so by default and manage to include their princesses the cheese, the tattie and the butter.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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David Murdoch - if Mexican food is food origami - i.e. the same food just wrapped different ways - then I'm afraid to say that Savoyard food is merely pig, cheese, potatoes, butter and cream served in different combinations...
...although it is amazingly difficult to get a sublime tartiflette...
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