Les Tables d'Antan

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Thoughtful service adds finesse to Les Tables d'Antan's rustic cuisine, served beneath dangling farm tools and cartwheels. Potato or pasta gratins (creamy bakes) emerge steaming, salads assemble generous quantities of Morteau sausage, bleu de Gex cheese and other regional produce, but the crumbles salés (savoury crumbles) are the menu's high point, loaded with smoked trout, duck confit or ratatouille.


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