La Caleche sur La Clusaz

28/03/2026: A pleasant, self-service mountain restaurant with good food and a daily changing special. Drinks are served at your table. Good value for money (drinks not included, as prices are typical for a restaurant on the slopes). The staff are particularly welcoming and friendly (a special shout-out to Gaultier and Clément), and they clearly care about their customers' comfort (both on the terrace and inside). For non-skiers, it's easy to arrive by car and park in the lot on the other side of the slope.

27/03/2026: I came with a group during the last week of the Zone C school holidays, and since it wasn't overcrowded on the slopes, I was able to find a spot quite easily on the large terrace. The self-service area is very well organized, which makes it fairly smooth despite the queue that starts right on the terrace. There's a good selection, and the food is quite tasty and served in generous portions. For a mountain self-service restaurant, it's rather well done. However, the hot dishes are a bit lukewarm, and despite the nice weather, we were eating almost cold food by the time we got to our table. On the other hand, and this isn't meant to nitpick, the coffee is really bad. The espresso, which costs €2, is extremely short. So I ordered a second coffee, a long one this time. €3.20 for an undrinkable, tasteless, pale beige brew. An extra €1.20 for 10cl of water is really unacceptable. I mentioned it to the waiter, who simply replied, "Sorry." Ten of us had just shelled out €500. A free coffee would have been the least they could do. I suggested it. He told me it wasn't possible. Small-time business. What a shame.