Arrival in the hotel exceeded my expectations : it is stunningly decorated, and the staff was very helpful and checked us in, gave us a ski locker and a ski pass which allowed us to go straight onto the pistes.
When coming back from skiing in the lovely ski domain of Combloux we were given a beautiful room with an outstanding view on the Mont Blanc.
My disappointment came at dinner time when we were told that the vegetarian option was a plate of vegetables, which the chef named « délice végétarien ». There is a broad misconception that vegetarians can only eat salads and vegetables which I didn’t expect from a venue promoting its restaurant and its chef. Having no decent option, no vegetarian dish with a minimum of protein, and no idea what to do as a vegetarian option is an insult to people who don’t eat fish or meat.
We managed to get a vegetarian pizza and pasta with truffle. This was my birthday dinner and a choice of pizza, pasta or vegetables was clearly not what I had hoped for, and far from exciting. The pizza was very average, probably topped with the vegetables proposed in the « délice végétarien » and the pasta was soaking in pasta water - I doubt it was fresh truffles. We couldn’t finish either.
Without expecting a 4* restaurant, or a restaurant specialised in vegetarian dishes (as the waitress defended le Cellier), I would expect a little more efforts from your chef. If a course in vegetarian cuisine is available, your chef would probably benefit from it.