Le Monde a l'Envers - Samoëns

We ate here as a family last week and loved not only eating but also the service. the owner served us and was incredibly patient and attentive to us what explains the menu. the food came fast, and was delicious exactly what we were. for real French mountain kitchen. fondues of all kinds and local ice-creams. we would come back to samoens to eat here again.

Nice meal (not a special menu though) had raclette cheese and meat, but was quite a big dinner so could have done without the salad starter! was nicely decorated and cozy.

Beautiful cozy place, excellent raklett and burger, very regionally done. waiter and manager very nice. efficient service and relaxed, not pushed out so that they can do 2 seats. they need to book a restaurant in samoens or they do not come in.

Very friendly staff and excellent food. Maki rolls an Iberian pork superb. Highly recommend. My friends had the fillet of beef, melt in the mouth. Very good local wine, Mondeuse, which complemented the food perfectly.

Well our group of four had been told in advance about the speed of the service which, it seems, some other reviewers had not (although it seems to be British reviewers complaining make of that what you will) so we knew in advance this...was not a dinner that would be rushed. I speak French, but the rest of my party do not, however the waitress still explained, in impeccable English, the way they do things. The food was mostly fantastic. Two starters of artichoke soup were heart warming and rich, another starter of goats cheese parcels was delicate and sharp, and the other starter (mine) of foie gras deep fried was lovely, if weird. It was basically a foie gras spring roll, which didn't work the taste of the foie gras was unquestionably somewhat lost during the deep frying place. That's not to say it was bad it wasn't but as a concept it's not one that I'm going to wish upon other restaurants anytime soon. Mains were equally great. The sauce with my magret du canard was ridiculously salty, however the duck itself was fabulously cooked. The meat was lovely this is a bird which had a good upbringing and it was cooked exactly as it should be, with a lovely, deep shade of pink and unctuous flavour. Two tunas were also served and to be honest I didn't try them, but one party was very happy, the other said it was a little overdone for him. The fourth main was a steak and this was also wonderful. It was rare, it was perfectly seasoned with pepper, if maybe lacking a little in salt, and it was tender and room temperature. Le Monde a l'Envers is a great advert for French food and French culinary expertise. I'm nitpicking with the criticisms that I have made. The food is excellent, the restaurant is a good size to get that balance between atmosphere and cosines, the waitresses were attentive, the wine list large (and my glass of red was fabulous), the decor was quirky and the location is in the heart of Samoëns. Highly recommended.