Briançon
Cafe de la Vigne

Cafe de la Vigne

Le Champ de Mars, 05100 Briancon, France, Briançon

Cafés • Kebab • Indien • Français


"This is where we go for lunch if we find ourselves in Briancon. First time visitors to the town will want to explore the medieval ramparts & 'Gargouille', the narrow main street flanked by lots of interesting little shops. There's a big choice of restaurants round here, many offering traditional mountain fare and it is worth browsing their menus. However, if what you want is a good value 3 course meal and great views, then this is hard to beat. The portions are very generous - often with plenty of veg, service is great and the coffee is good too. A typical menu of €14 would be a salad to start with a maybe a slice of terrine, roast chicken with chips & veg followed by fruit tart with cream or a couple of boules of icecream. And a 1/4 litre of wine is included in the deal. I've also tried a couple of salads from the a la carte menu costing about €12-14 and not been disappointed. A 1/4 of wine with this cost €3. There's a large terrace fronting the main road with parking alongside. Plenty of tables to choose from here with shade provided by parasols. And there is also a pretty balcony area. The main view is the ramparts & mountains beyond but there's the additional entertainment of watching people & traffic trundling backwards & forwards. (You're far enough away for it not to be intrusive) A big plus is that you can enjoy the sun here whereas the old town will inevitably be in the shade - especially good in winter. Inside it's basic but comfortable and there's a small bar area. It seems to be a popular place with locals, business people, touring bikers and holidaymakers alike."

Le Bistrot de la Paix

Le Bistrot de la Paix

3 rue Porte Meane, 05100 Briancon, France, Briançon

Café • Pizza • Européen • Français


"We stayed two nights. Overall very well. Concerning the first night: the heating of room number 1 made a lot of noise (tip level) so the next day I had to stop the heating. The pillows are not very comfortable but it absolutely does not prevent sleeping, rather good bedding On the second night: Very difficult, it was a Saturday, there was a reception at the rdc and we were in room number 1 and there was a huge vacarma, people were alcoholic and up to 1 o’clock in the morning impossible to sleep so much the noise was strong and no one incited these people to respect the rest of the customers, no more posters or info was displayed to prevent the customers. Breakfast: little better, croissants but no chocolate bread. A breakfast from a 1 star hotel would be the same. Service: 3 different people on each service (morning at evening). The very welcoming evening person, the person from morning to breakfast also. But the person of the day was at the limit of the unpleasant. When we wanted to extend our stay, I made 2 very short return trips to look for the bank card in the car and he told me in a rough way “Your room is still not ready!” (it was 14h) while I just wanted to settle. Similarly the next day I wanted a simple invoice (the basis of trade) and Mr stressed (and the software also visibly) so impossible to have a simple invoice. When I suggested to him to do it by hand, I felt I would disturb him very much. Too bad. However, I recommend this hotel to stay two or three nights, the view 10 meters from the hotel is superb and there is a very good pastry next to it!"