Cafe Mef

Café Mef is the latest addition to the Chill Factore restaurants, and in my opinion a welcome one. Okay, the design of the restaurant isn’t quite to my liking — there’s far too much black and chrome going on which gives the place a rather jarring feel despite the accents of crimson and the main room looks more like a college refectory, tables up tables lined up next to each other. But all that pales into insignificance to a hungry post-​skier or snowboarder looking for a cheap and filling bite after a couple of hours on the slopes, and who’s looking for glamour anyway in the Chill Factore?
The menu has some wonderful Italian dishes including my personal favourites, Linguini Piccanti (Linguini in rich tomato sauce with mushrooms, sweet peppers, onions, garlic & fresh chilli) and the more unusual Risotto Bolognese (risotto with, you guessed it, Bolognese sauce) both around £6−7.
The real draw here though are the £10 3-​course menus and for me the Peroni on draught! Service can sometimes be slow but the generous portions and price more than make up for it.