Le Bissac - Arâches-la-Frasse

This cafe is ideally situated where the ski schools meet. It is at the bottom of all the pistes near our residence ( panoramic). We have skied there, and walked there.Obviously the prices are eye watering, but not any worse than all the cafes on the slopes- I think they must have a shared tarrif system. The bar is self service, but the bar staff are friendly and efficient. The vin chaud is good, the beer is good, the hot chocolate is good. The terrace looks out to the slopes, with some chill reggae most days.Very happy customers.

Visited this restaurant on a number of occasions while on a skiing holiday. It is conveniently situated and easy to access in and out. The food was great and really couldn't fault this. However a couple of issues let this place down. The snippy attitude of what appeared to be the manager and abrupt notice on the wall outlined a list of coffees in French and their description stating that this is what you are ordering and this is what you will get, so don't complain. Water was only free if eating and had to be paid for if ordering cake and coffee. Despite this it's still worth a visit.

We have skied Flaine for 30 years and used the Bissac forever apart from when it burned down. However, this year, Grandma, the owner was looking after the three year old grandchild and was not checking into everything as in the past. Soggy chips, yesterdays onions, no tomato and no gherkins . Even a macro cheeseburger would better. Sorry madame, we did not come back.

We went for a quick lunch outside on the terrace which is just next to the slopes, so great location. The quality of the food and the way that it is served reminds of a cheap cafeteria, however, the prices remind of a fancy brasserie. When I went inside to use the restroom an older woman (I presume the manager ?) was standing at the queue to ask everybody whether they had consumed something in the restaurant and whether they could prove that with a ticket. I did't had a ticket on me so went outside to get it. Turned out the person from our group who paid hadn't received a ticket or didn't take it. So we had to ask a waiter to testify that we had actually had lunch. Eventually I was allowed to use the restroom but they were disgusting. I will never go to this place again, it was so annoying and humiliating to be treated like this. There are many restaurants in flaine that are much better.

There are notices all over this nice alpine cabin telling you what you can and can't do. At least they are upfront. Vin chaud today was excellent.They weren't open at 10 am today which was a shame. Busy in the afternoon when it got cold outside.

Le Bissac was a ski café that was at the bottom of the slopes and had a really nice vibe. The music was good their pancakes were delicious and not dripping in butter but the best thing was the hot chocolate. It was to die for!!!

We had a mid morning hot chocolate and muffin here most days at e2.50 a muffin and e3.5 for a hot drink. They do ham and cheese baguettes for e6 which I haven't seen in many other eateries which is good for lunch without spending a lot of money. It's quite popular so can get busy around lunchtimes. The staff were always friendly and were quick to serve the queue. It's well located and a good meeting spot. I can't comment on the food as we never ate here (other than a muffin)

Often stop here for coffee, good meeting spot for groups based in Samoens, either when going to Flaine or going back to Samoens. Easy to locate!