I've just come back from a week skiing. This year we were somewhere a bit different, not one of the mega-resorts in the Alps but a small French resort in the Massif Central (west of Lyon). There were very few options for lunch and drinks, the first few days we opted for a small, new-looking chalet near the main lift stations. Good value compared to the Alps, and the food was good. But, disappointingly one day we waited ages to order, the drinks did not arrive, the food was slow, and the Plat du Jour that finally did arrive was very different to what we had ordered!
On the last day we lunched at a self-service cafe that looked a bit grubby, and had previously been rejected as an place for lunch. What a shame, as the service was good, the food very tasty, and the proprieter even joked with us (in French).
I do wish the French would insist on higher toilet standards though, a wooden hut at the top of the mountain with a door that doesn't shut (looking out onto the piste!) is not really my idea of great facilities!
