Cafe de Balme - Magland

I have passed this place quite a few times and always make a mental note to go back and eat so just before christmas 2015 my partner had a day off and the senility had a day off and I remembered Cafe de Balme and off we went ...we arrived and the place was full (christmas and generally a busy place I guess) anyway they found a spot for us sharing with another couple who turned out to be great fun. We ordered I had a special dish of theirs, the Tomato tart tatin and it was good! I can't remember what my partner had for a starter but it was nice Mains were Gigot of lamb and we all had that, it was good served with Dauphinoise potatoes and a light jus, simply presented and nice. My dessert was chestnut pannacotta and nice and the other had a raspberry soup thing in December which was very tart and not great at all coffee was good as the house wine was very good! Very nice lunch for 20euro's per person in a unusual setting whats not to like!

This restaurant is based on the concept of eating in the kitchen with all the utensils hanging around you: utensiles, pots pans, even the furnace are items that can be bought. On the first floor you can visit a showroom on kitchen design.. Quite a ground-breaking concept.. and lovely atmosphere. The owners are friendly ladies proposing home-cooking using all these items. (they apparently also provide cooking courses)

Café de Balme, Magland, after a 20 minutes drive from Chamonix in the Arve valley you will discover a traditional yellow family house dedicated to the kitchen and home furniture. You will find high quality kitchen accessories, La Cornue and Aga cookers and some very interesting Italian furnitures. The center of the place is a kitchen where they serve for lunch only, a comfort 3 courses French family menu, with a choice of 3 starters, 3 main course and 3 deserts. The place is small and always busy. Nice atmosphere. Friendly people

I have passed this place quite a few times and always make a mental note to go back and eat so just before christmas 2015 my partner had a day off and the senility had a day off and I remembered Cafe de Balme and off we went .we arrived and the place was full (christmas and generally a busy place I guess) - anyway they found a spot for us sharing with another couple who turned out to be great fun. We ordered - I had a special dish of theirs, the Tomato tart tatin and it was good! I can't remember what my partner had for a starter but it was nice - Mains were Gigot of lamb and we all had that, it was good served with Dauphinoise potatoes and a light jus, simply presented and nice. My dessert was chestnut pannacotta and nice and the other had a raspberry soup thing in December which was very tart and not great at all - coffee was good as the house wine was very good! Very nice lunch for 20euro's per person in a unusual setting - whats not to like!

This restaurant is based on the concept of eating in the kitchen with all the utensils hanging around you: utensiles, pots