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Does anyonoe hav contact details, can't find anything online and want to see if we can get in over Christmas....
thanks in advance
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Le télécabine de la Daille 73150 Val-d'Isère, France
04 79 06 07 17
2nd result on Google..
Not sure if anyone would be there though, you might have to wait a couple of weeks.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| Piccadilly wrote: |
Le télécabine de la Daille 73150 Val-d'Isère, France
04 79 06 07 17
2nd result on Google..
Not sure if anyone would be there though, you might have to wait a couple of weeks. |
Thanks, I did google it and I got a load of Wiki links.
much appreciated, 2nd mortgage has been taken out for Christmas Dinner!
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Standee,
This is the tel. no. for the La Fruitiere and Folie Douce restaurants:-
+33 47 9 06 01 47
Here's the Val d'isere website page:-
http://www.valdisere.com/valdisere/en/village/restaurants_bars/restaurants
There's also an email link on this web page.
I find La Fruitiere very sterile (it was after all a dairy). I prefer the small Signal restaurant (above the self service one) at the top of the Le Fornet cable car station.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| welshflyer wrote: |
Standee,
This is the tel. no. for the La Fruitiere and Folie Douce restaurants:-
+33 47 9 06 01 47
Here's the Val d'isere website page:-
http://www.valdisere.com/valdisere/en/village/restaurants_bars/restaurants
There's also an email link on this web page.
I find La Fruitiere very sterile (it was after all a dairy). I prefer the small Signal restaurant (above the self service one) at the top of the Le Fornet cable car station. |
Been a while since I ate in there, but it was amazing, is the Signal as good?
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Standee,
I've only been to the Signal once many years ago. Le Signal is small and a more intimate restaurant compared to La Fruitiere. Le Signal food isn't "fancy" but good wholesome local cuisine, you'll find locals in there.
Fruitiere - is supposed to be almost Michelin standard, but you can still order Spag. Bol. which is basically the same as that you get in the Folie Douce self service. The layout and decor is cold, the food OK but certainly not good value. If you want to impress someone it's the place to go.
I prefer the simplicity of Le Sachette in Breviere and L'Arolay in Le Fornet.
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L'Armailly in Brevieres is also very nice.
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| welshflyer wrote: |
Standee,
I've only been to the Signal once many years ago. Le Signal is small and a more intimate restaurant compared to La Fruitiere. Le Signal food isn't "fancy" but good wholesome local cuisine, you'll find locals in there.
Fruitiere - is supposed to be almost Michelin standard, but you can still order Spag. Bol. which is basically the same as that you get in the Folie Douce self service. The layout and decor is cold, the food OK but certainly not good value. If you want to impress someone it's the place to go.
I prefer the simplicity of Le Sachette in Breviere and L'Arolay in Le Fornet. |
Oh it's not to impress, believe me, when I went some time ago it was good, very good, but it sounds like it has gone the way of many of that type in recent times. I'll look at the others suggested, we're in Tignes from Dec 22nd and I really cannot be bothered to cook on Christmas Day, we then go to La Plagne from Dec 29th and the chalet is catered, so it was just a thought for a lunch/dinner out.
If we do go to Folie Douche again, I will remember not to try and ski down Face after a bottle of Champagne or 3!!!!
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Another vote for L'Armailly and also Signal from me.
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L'Arolay. Best approached off piste from the Fornet home run.
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| Standee wrote: |
If we do go to Folie Douche again, I will remember not to try and ski down Face after a bottle of Champagne or 3!!!! |
You must be minted if you're buying champagne in the Folie Douce! €600 for a magnum iirc.
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+1 for L'Arolay
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| Piccadilly wrote: |
| Standee wrote: |
If we do go to Folie Douche again, I will remember not to try and ski down Face after a bottle of Champagne or 3!!!! |
You must be minted if you're buying champagne in the Folie Douce! €600 for a magnum iirc. |
two good incomes, no kids, no mortgage, far from minted, far from skint.
but it seems we'll be trying somewhere new, thanks to fellow  suggestions, just have to see which is the first to reply to email about a reservation.
is Cafe Face still on the go, and still as lively around 4:30 -5pm, I know one of the bars burnt down last season (Bannana Bar?), is the awful T Bar still open or has it finally met it's maker?
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You know it makes sense.
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Standee,
Yes Cafe Face was still there last year. The price of drinks progressively gets more expensive as the evening progresses. Sometimes has the singer and sax player from the Folie Douce performing.
I'm hoping Bananas has been rebuilt by the start of this season, it's almost a year since it was damaged by fire. I'm not sure I'd feel happy in the bottom bar unless they have installed a much bigger stairs.
Given your personal circumstances go for an evening drink in the Blizzard Hotel Bar, very relaxed and huge leather sofas.
Dick's T-Bar is still there and another "members only" bar next to it, too young for me, they don't kick off until after 11pm (past my bedtime nowadays).
There's a "new" night club under the nursery slopes at the Rond Point where the buses turn around by the road tunnel. The other night club is on the "upper" road behind the Cygnaski Hotel.
The Alsace Taverne, below the Kandahar Hotel is very rustic but can be a bit too quiet before the restaurant gets going.
The Corniche Restaurant, hidden in the old village by the church, is very nice for dinner.
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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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L'Arolay for me too. But book in advance. Blue or Black run from Fornet mid-station then when you have clear view of the btm of the cable car turn left and ski acroos field (easy) into back of village and follow your nose.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| welshflyer wrote: |
Standee,
Yes Cafe Face was still there last year. The price of drinks progressively gets more expensive as the evening progresses. Sometimes has the singer and sax player from the Folie Douce performing.
I'm hoping Bananas has been rebuilt by the start of this season, it's almost a year since it was damaged by fire. I'm not sure I'd feel happy in the bottom bar unless they have installed a much bigger stairs.
Given your personal circumstances go for an evening drink in the Blizzard Hotel Bar, very relaxed and huge leather sofas.
Dick's T-Bar is still there and another "members only" bar next to it, too young for me, they don't kick off until after 11pm (past my bedtime nowadays).
There's a "new" night club under the nursery slopes at the Rond Point where the buses turn around by the road tunnel. The other night club is on the "upper" road behind the Cygnaski Hotel.
The Alsace Taverne, below the Kandahar Hotel is very rustic but can be a bit too quiet before the restaurant gets going.
The Corniche Restaurant, hidden in the old village by the church, is very nice for dinner. |
So still the Aussie girl and the guy from F'D playing in Face, even 8 years on, we'll be there!
I never "got" Dicks T Bar, full of idiotswho only seemed to have woken up at 7pm to eat, get changed and then go back out on the drink.
Is the Pizza shack still there on the main street, only time I've ever paid £10 for a takeaway that was better than a sit down meal.
Thanks for the update by the way, only 33 sleeps!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I think the girl singer is French.
Yes the takeaway pizza place next to the cinema is still there. However, you'll have to queue up with the "idiots who have just woken up at 7pm", luckily I don't like pizza.
For a cheap meal out in the evening I go to the Moris Pub before 8pm, it's warm inside and the food is good value. The other option is the cafe/takeaway in Bar Alexandra up the road opposite the Moris just before you get to the Post Office. The Alexandra is the bar on the ground floor of a small hotel, I can never remember the hotel name. The bar is named after the hotel owners daughter who is married to Phil the New Zealander who runs the bar.
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Standee,
Hang on a minute. Only 33 sleeps??
I'll be in Val from the 9th of Dec!! Is that the same date you'll be there??
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mountainaddict,
You are thinking of the L'Edelweiss. Nice too. Gets packed - so again need to book. From Edelweiss keep going down piste to big right hand turn where you have to schuss to the cable car. Instead of following piste ski across bottom of Le Foret and across field into village or walk once you get to houses. L'Arolay is over the bridge
PS. Has anybody ever made it to road level when doing the schuss to the cable car? 5ft from the top is my record
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| welshflyer wrote: |
Standee,
Hang on a minute. Only 33 sleeps??
I'll be in Val from the 9th of Dec!! Is that the same date you'll be there?? |
Getting my working days and sleeps mixed up!!!
I was all excited then!
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Got a pizza from that takeaway over the summer. It was nearly 15€ (for takeaway pizza!) and shite. 
Val really does take the p*ss. You can get a cracking pizza in a nice, sit-down restaurant on the edge of the piste in La Thuile for 6€.
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Cafe face.....my days that place has been the venue of choice for some mental nights..........in my younger days anyway.
Vodka and jak Daniels by the bottle....... Must have been crazy
Can't actually drink jd anymore, the mere smell of it makes me recoil.......
Does Phillipe still own/run it .....?
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When I was in Cafe Face in March for a couple of beers, it was very quiet and chilled, am I missing something? We were there about 5pm and the singer and saxophonist from the Folie were playing there.
I'm interested in all these suggestions, we need somewhere to go for the staff night off.
About 40 sleeps or something for me.. 
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L'Arolay does it for me, too. Food is excellent, staff are friendly and amusing and the bill won't be as painful as - for example - La Fruitiere. Probably need to book, though.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Face used to be packed with season workers and punters from 5 o'clock. It was difficult to get a seat oh and they serve bread and pate to stop people getting too drunk. This was back in 05 so I assume lots could have changed.
L'Edelweiss was very good, however having looked at the online menu it is not so inspiring now. To be honest I was amazed how little quality there is in the EK for a good meal, seems to be lots of self service which is not my cup of tea/Mulled wine.
Andy
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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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To be honest I was amazed how little quality there is in the EK for a good meal
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anderoo, Why, its becasue they dont need to provide quality, they can and do get away with it! 
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