Today we visited Le Farcon in La Tania. This little Michelin-starred gem is located in the beautiful tree-lined resort of La Tania in the heart of the Three Valleys, at the far end of the La Tania village.
The fantastic offer we made the most of was the €25 per person lunchtime offer, which is aimed at “lovers of skiing and gastronomy”. This three course delight was attentively served, with each course clearly well thought through and tasty in its own right. The starter, a “fromage de tete”, essentially a terrine with vegetables, was delightful – the horseradish quenelle which came with it providing a lovely hint of heat to accompany the ample supply of bread.
The main course of roast pork en croute with a light and fluffy pomme puree was also delicious, and the extensive wine list provided a beautiful Chassagne Montrachet Premier Cru, which went excellently with all courses (albeit at no small extra cost!).
Interestingly, the final course was something of a 1990s throwback of a Swiss roll! In this case, however, it was made with wild strawberries and accompanied by a very good crème anglaise, which finished the meal with aplomb – not to mention the multiple petits fours which came afterwards.
All in all, Powder N Shine would be delighted to recommend this little restaurant to our guests, which can be reached in little over an hour from the village.
The route we took was the following, which took us about an hour and half:
Roc des 3 Marches 2 chairlift from Les Menuires. Take ‘Mouflon’ down to Mottaret - a red run that turns into a blue into Mottaret. Take the Pas du Lac 1 bubble to the midway station, from where you can ski a blue run called ‘Chardonneret’ down to the (slow but pretty) Loze chairlift, which takes you over to La Tania. At the top of Loze, take the black run called Dou des Lanches which brings you to a choice of blue or red runs down to La Tania village, where you can eat and drink very well indeed!
