Menus and 'A la Carte'

CHRISTMAS EVE MENU
Saturday  24 December 2011

 50 €uro per person

Cream of shellfish soup with saffron,
garnished with ‘julienne’ vegetables and golden croutons.

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Braised foie gras, crunchy pumpkin risotto
with sweet and sour sauce

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Lamb slow-cooked for 7 hours,
served with a fricassee of ‘Ratte’ potatoes
and boletus mushrooms.

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Fresh and aged cheeses.

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Trolley of Christmas logs and gateaux.
Chocolates and honey ‘ Madeleine’ cake.

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CHRISTMAS DAY MENU
Sunday 25th December 2011 

39 €uro per person  

Ballotine of duck foie gras, beetroot
and julienne green apples.

OR

Lobster, served warm on a cardoon stew
with crunchy ginger bread.

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Spit-roasted saddle of lamb,
‘Boulangère’ potatoes with chestnuts and lamb’s lettuce.

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A selection of Savoie cheeses.

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Trolley of Christmas logs and gateaux.
Chocolates and honey ‘ Madeleine’ cake.

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New Year’s Eve 2011 menu
Restaurant ‘La Maison Carrier’
250 €uro per person.

Champagne Roederer Brut Premier 

Homemade foie gras terrine layered with truffle,
coppa and cereal biscuit. 

Spiny Roscoff lobster served in its juice
with horseradish and green apple.

Braised pikeperch fillet,
presented on a stew of salsifies and cured pork fat.

Plump ‘Bresse’ chicken stuffed with hazelnuts,
pumpkin and potato “pont neuf” tartlet.

Blue cheese from Aosta ‘ Robiola’ and lamb’s lettuce with nuts.

Coconut mousse, mango chutney and passion fruit coulis.

‘New Year’ gateau.
Bite-sized desserts and chocolates.

An evening of dancing and fireworks, based around
a “menu dégustation”, with Champagne and Bordeaux Grand Cru Classé.

 

LA MAISON CARRIER

My Grandmother's traditional cooking... revisited.


For an aperitif, may we suggest

SEYSSEL wine, traditional method, served in a carafe

 Per tap :           34.00€
Per glasse :        6.50€

   Lunchtime service : from 12.00 noon to 2.00 pm
 
Afternoon appetizers : from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm
   Evening service : from 7.00 pm to 9.30 pm

 

Menus served at lunchtimes only from Monday to Saturday not on bank holidays :

 

 
MENU DU MARCHE - 18.50 € * 

Autumn salad with fresh goat's cheese, apple and fennel marinated with chestnuts and the dish of the day.

***  Or  ***

Dish of the Day and selection of Grandmother's Tarts

 

  MENU OF THE DAY- 24 €

Autumn salad with fresh goat's cheese, apple and fennel marinated with chestnuts and the dish of the day.

*** Or ***

Calf head with spicy herb sauce

*** Or ***

Homenade chicken liver terrine, onions jam and mushrooms in vinegar

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Dish of the day

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Selection of Grandmother's Tarts

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Chocolates and honey Madeleine cakes

 

Menus served for lunch and dinner :


MENU OF THE HOUSE - 29 €

Courgette and pear soup with ginger bread, double cream

*** Or ***

    Half smoked and half pan fried salmon

  *** Or ***  

Homenade black pudding with sauted potatoes, bacon, pears and onions

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Dish of the day

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Selection of Savoie Cheese

*** Or ***

A selection of Grandmother's Tarts

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Chocolates and honey Madeleine cakes

 

 WHOLE PORK MENU - 40
Or the pork from head to tail


Homemade chicken liver terrine, onions jam and mushrooms in vinegar

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Homemade black pudding with sauted potatoes, bacon, pears and onions

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Grilled pig's trotter with bearnaise sauce

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Wild board stew with cranberries, spring onion and local potato cake.

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Selection of Savoie Cheese

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Selection of Grandmother's Tarts

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Chocolates and honey Madeleine cakes

 

CHILDREN'S MENU - 11,50 €

Up to 8 years of age

 

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WINTER 'A LA CARTE'

STARTERS  

  
Courgette and pear soup with ginger bread, double cream.16 €
  

Homemade chicken liver terrine, onion jam and mushrooms in vinegar

16 €
  
Homenade black pudding with sauted potatoes, bacon, pears and onion *13 €
  
Calf head with spicy herb sauce *13,20 €
  
Autumn salad with fresh goats' cheese, apple and fennel marinated with chestnuts16 €
  
Homenade foie gras terrine, beetroot with savory and crunchy cereal biscuit24 €
  
Half smoked and half cooked salmon, horse radish 'remoulade' and sliced green apple18 €
  

MAIN COURSES

  
Rack of lamb spit-roasted over the open fire, green cabbage purée and fricassee of 'rattes' potatoes (For 2 persons / price per person)28€ per person
  
'Plancha' grilled beef fillet, salsifies and bone morrow stew28 €
  
"Plancha" grilled veal chop, fricasse of autumn vegetables with vegetable butter 30 €
  
Grilled pig's trotter with bearnaise sauce, local style gratin potatoes *25 €
  
Dish of the Day14 €
  
Seasonal vegetables, with wild mushrooms fricasse18 €
  

FRESH WATER AND SEA WATER FISH 

Pike dumplings with a crayfish sauce and Piemont risotto21 €
  

Pan-fried charr fish fillet, pumpkin purée and steamed potatoes

23 €
  
Poached cod fish, on a stew of salsifies and Arnad cured pork fat24 €
  
Monkfish tournedos with smoked bacon, green cabbage purée27 €
 

GAME DISHES

Wild boar stew with canberries, spring onion and local potato cake22 €
  
Roasted 'colvert' duck fillet, preserved leg and cabbage purée24 €
  
Thickly sliced stag steak, pumpkin purée and roasted quince26 €
  

CHEESE DISHES 

  
Macaroni pasta gratin with cheese and wild mushrooms18 €
  
Piemont risotto with pumpkin and hazelnuts, crunchy roquette24 €
  
Fondue with Swiss and Savoie cheese16 €
  
Cheese board12.50 €
  

DESSERTS 

  
Selection of Grandmother's tarts12.50 €
  

Desserts to be ordered at the beginning of the meal :

 
  
Local plum fritters, with milk ice cream9.80 €
  
Green tea 'crème brûlée' and hazelnut cream, with pistachio sticks9,80 €
  
Crunchy cake with layers of cream, blood orange purée9,80 €
  

 

 It is highly recommended to dip the Madeleine in your red wine

(*) These products benefit from entirely reduce VAT.

 

 

 

 

*** Please do not hesitate to contact us for group menu propositions.

 

 

  

 

 

Hameau Albert 1er – Hôtel, restaurants et spa famille Carrier et Maillet – 38 route du Bouchet – 74400 Chamonix Mont Blanc – France – Tel : 0033 (0)4 50 53 05 09 – Fax : 0033 (0)4 50 55 95 48 – mail : infos@hameaualbert.fr