"Having made the scenic 2.5 hr bike ride along the lake from Annecy and a bit beyond to finally arrive in Faverges, we scouted for an interesting restaurant and were SO LUCKY to just accidentally discover L’Orielle d’Ours! (Not shown on many maps and for some reason unlisted in TA’s list of places in Faverges). Although having a limited menu, precisely what one should expect of a small, genuine French restaurant, there were supurb choices, including vegetarian (and near veg and not at all veg) and local haute Savoie, some reasonable wine choices (including a pichet of excellent whatever local). Our plates were full of a nice variety of tasty items (I had a delightful spinach/goat cheese tart). The other 3 occupied tables appeared to also greatly enjoy whatever they had chosen. Breaking our usual habit of obstention, we chose to indulge in a slice of madame’s chocolate cake with 4 forks to share it out— WOW!!! This was awesome- worth the trip all by itself !! We asked if she had a guest book, and indeed she did- 7 of them- filled with happy commentary ! So, believe the other good reviews, and ignore the others (incidents do occur), this is a “destination” well worth any effort needed! Choose something from the day’s menu and prepare for a treat French, German, Spanish and English to varying degrees spoken. Menu in Fr."
