Cookie cafe review

As you walk in you’ll realise how big the café is. To your left, you’ll find cow-skin and leather sofas, chandeliers and old school skis propped up on the walls. The bar/restaurant is set up like a cool canteen; it’s packed with tables, there’s an open kitchen, and staff waiting to take your order at the bar. Many people will grab a seat on the ground floor; however the best seats in the house are upstairs. We’ve been keeping this our little secret for a while, but it’s too good to stay quiet about any longer. Up here you can enjoy more of the stunning views, whilst sitting on a snug leather sofa, wrapped in a warm woollen blanket, listening to good music, and perhaps reading a book from their book exchange library. Sounds like heaven, right? It really is.

Once you’ve found your table of choice get to the bar and order. There is something for everyone here; the café make their own milkshakes, smoothies and fruit juices, as well as serving coffee, beer and wine. We went for the vanilla milkshake, and a pressed juice (apple, orange, carrot and ginger) which is super healthy and really perks you up after a hard morning of skiing. Both drinks were 7.50 CHF, however coffees, and glasses of wine or beer are priced between 3-5 CHF. It is a Swiss café, and so the prices are in Swiss francs, however as they get most of their customers coming from the French side of the resort, they accept the same amount in euros.

Having not had breakfast and having been skiing for 6 hours, we allowed ourselves to indulge and also ordered a cookie burger, their signature dish, a pepperoni pizza, and a pitcher of beer. Both food and drinks arrived after a very short wait at the bar, impressive considering the place was virtually full when we wandered in at 3pm. It is important to note that they stop serving food at 3:30pm and then close at 4:30pm to allow skiers time to get down the mountain and home.

The Cookie Burger was what I’d been looking forward to all day. It comes in a rustic ciabatta style bun, containing a beef burger, cheese, tomato, pickle, salad, mayonnaise and ketchup. Priced at 15 CHF you can’t go far wrong. To make it perfect though, just add chips! If you aren’t 100% sold already, their burger menu also consists of BBQ pulled pork, veggie or chicken. Hot dogs, chicken nuggets, or paninis are also options, priced between 10-16 CHF.

If you consider the service, venue, and the hearty alpine meal this is the extraordinary value for money. The café could get away with selling slightly pricier traditional Savoyarde dishes, fondues for a minimum of two people, or steak dinners, considering their location. However, they keep it cheap and unpretentious for all to enjoy.

The Pizza Diablo was just as good, especially alongside the well-deserved pints of beer we sipped whilst looking out over the late afternoon sun kissed slopes. There was one thing missing though; a classic Cookie Café cookie! Freshly baked and still warm from the oven, we thought it best to sample one each. It was unnecessary really, considering that we were so full from or main course, but delicious nonetheless. It’s fair to say that we were feeling very content up there, and were reluctant to leave when we had to be kindly sent on our way home.

We’ll be back there soon…

Cookie Cafe is open every day in winter until 16:30, with last food orders at around 15:30. The restaurant can be accessed on skis or on foot as it is just a few metres from Les Crosets lift.

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