Restaurant l'Ecurie

Description:

• On the ground floor of the Hotel Ermitage, this restaurant appeals to hikers in summer, skiers in winter, and expats occupying the nearby chalet clusters year round. They come for the mountain specialties, the rustic atmosphere, the affordable regional wines, and the grilled meats done to perfection on the wood-fired grill. The cozy ambience here is especially heart-warming on a cold winter night. Many diners like the country-style section of the restaurant, with its rough wooden tables and chairs, although there is another section with more formal service at candlelit tables covered in white starched linen. The homemade pastas have long been a feature of the kitchen, and chefs also make a series of Italian-inspired risottos. Fish is grilled as you like it, and scampi appears in a range of dishes along with other seafood. Another specialty is roast chicken served with crisp fries. The owners run the restaurant, with Lisette out front welcoming you, and her husband Jean-Marc (nicknamed Babouin), in the back doing the superb cooking.

• © Frommer's 2013

Awards:

Frommer's

•  Recommended 2010