Montenvers restaurant: lunch facing the Mer de Glace
At the top of the Montenvers train, at 1,913 metres, the restaurants of the Refuge du Montenvers look out over the Mer de Glace and the Grandes Jorasses. A historic setting.
Photo: the venue's Google Maps listing
The verdict
The Montenvers restaurant belongs to the Refuge du Montenvers, the historic hotel at the top of the train, at 1,913 m. The wooden dining room looks out over the Mer de Glace and the Grandes Jorasses.
Its Google rating of 3.7 from more than 300 reviews reflects a very busy place, where waiting times and prices come up in the reviews.
On the menu
Traditional cooking in a historic setting. Allow €30 to €60 for a main course, as a rough guide.
Our advice
Have lunch early, around 11:45am, before the midday trains arrive. Combine the meal with the ice cave, and add the train to your budget, from €31.50 for an adult.
Read on: Where to eat in Chamonix and Mountain restaurants in Chamonix.
Sources: the property's website, Chamonix Tourist Office, Google Maps (address, rating, reviews and photo, checked on 27 October 2026), gallery: photos posted by visitors in their Google reviews (ALBERT Olivier, Kayo FUJIMOTO, Amandine Coltella, Atalantes HH, Marie-Laurence, charliejin). Walking times are estimates.
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Nathalie Perroud
Nathalie spent six years on the front desk of a hotel near Chamonix station, answering the same questions every day about shuttles, the Montenvers train and parking. She writes the pages she would have liked to hand to her guests. She checks every price with the operator, never in a guidebook.
