Restaurant in Rougemont, Switzerland
Two Michelin stars. Book months ahead.
La Table du Valrose holds two Michelin stars and an 88.5 La Liste score in 2025, making it the most credentialed dining address in Rougemont by a significant margin. Chef Benoît Carcenat's Modern French kitchen is built for occasions that justify €€€€ per head — anniversaries, milestone dinners, high-stakes meals. Book weeks in advance; availability at this level in a small Alpine village disappears fast.
At €€€€ per head, La Table du Valrose asks for serious commitment — but it earns it. Holding two Michelin stars in both 2024 and 2025, and scoring 88.5 points on the La Liste Leading Restaurants ranking for 2025, this is Rougemont's only reason to plan a special-occasion dinner well in advance. Chef Benoît Carcenat runs a Modern French kitchen in a village better known for ski chalets than tasting menus, which makes the price feel counterintuitive until you sit down. If you are weighing where to spend your highest-end dining budget in the Swiss Alps, this is the address to beat.
Two consecutive Michelin two-star ratings are not a coincidence. They signal a kitchen operating with consistent precision across every service, year after year. La Table du Valrose has done exactly that, and the La Liste score of 88.5 points in 2025 places it in credible company alongside Switzerland's most serious dining rooms. For context, two Michelin stars in Switzerland puts Carcenat's kitchen in a small bracket that includes Cheval Blanc by Peter Knogl in Basel, Memories in Bad Ragaz, and Schloss Schauenstein in Fürstenau. The difference here is location: Rougemont is a small Bernese Oberland village, not a city or resort destination with a dense dining infrastructure. That relative isolation sharpens the occasion. You are not dropping in between other plans — you are making this the plan.
The Modern French format means you should expect structured courses, classical technique with contemporary expression, and a wine program calibrated to the kitchen's register. This is tasting-menu territory. If you want flexibility or a lighter commitment, the format may not suit , but if you are marking a milestone anniversary, a significant birthday, or a high-stakes business dinner, the structure works in your favour. The meal has a beginning, a middle, and an end, and there is no ambiguity about whether you have had a complete experience.
Given the restaurant's address on the Place de la Gare in Rougemont, it sits at the functional centre of a very small village. That accessibility matters for a dinner of this register: you are not navigating mountain roads after a long meal. The Google rating of 4.6 across 49 reviews is a meaningful signal at this price point , guests who spend at this level and leave reviews are not generous with stars by default.
For groups and private occasions, La Table du Valrose warrants particular attention. A two-star kitchen in a village of this size will almost certainly have finite private dining capacity, which means you should contact the restaurant directly and well in advance if you are planning a group celebration, a corporate dinner, or an event that requires any degree of exclusivity. The main room at a restaurant of this scale and format will be intimate by design , do not assume you can bring a table of eight without prior arrangement. For parties of four or fewer, the standard booking process applies, but for larger groups, early outreach is not optional.
The combination of award credentials and an Alpine village setting makes La Table du Valrose a strong candidate for the kind of occasion that justifies travel , an anniversary dinner that is itself the destination, rather than a stop on a wider itinerary. Compared to the private dining experience at peer establishments like Hotel de Ville Crissier in Crissier or Da Vittorio in St. Moritz, Rougemont's lower profile works in your favour: the room is less likely to be dominated by corporate events or hotel-guest traffic, which tends to preserve the atmosphere for genuine celebration dinners.
Within Switzerland's two-star cohort, La Table du Valrose competes on different terms than its urban counterparts. Schloss Schauenstein carries three stars and the full weight of Andreas Caminada's international profile. Memories at Bad Ragaz pairs its dining with a spa resort infrastructure. 7132 Silver in Vals leans into architectural theatre. Carcenat's address does none of that , it is a restaurant first, and the credentials speak without the added context of a hotel brand or celebrity chef platform. For diners who want the food to carry the occasion without peripheral spectacle, that is a point in its favour.
If you are exploring the broader Modern French category across borders, Sketch's Lecture Room and Library in London and Schanz in Piesport offer useful reference points for what two-star Modern French cooking looks and feels like in different national contexts. Among Swiss Alpine options at a lower price tier, Einstein Gourmet in Sankt Gallen and Colonnade in Lucerne are worth knowing about before you commit to the leading spend.
Reservations: Book as far ahead as possible , two Michelin stars in a small village with limited covers means near-impossible availability at short notice; treat this like booking a city two-star and plan weeks, not days, in advance. Budget: €€€€ , expect a tasting menu format with matched wines pushing the total per-head figure substantially. Dress: Smart dress is expected at a two-star kitchen; formal is appropriate and never out of place. Getting There: Rougemont is accessible by train from Montreux via the MOB line; the restaurant sits at Place de la Gare 2, directly at the village station. Group Bookings: Contact the restaurant directly and early for parties larger than four; private dining availability at this scale is not guaranteed. Guides: For wider trip planning, see our full Rougemont restaurants guide, our full Rougemont hotels guide, our full Rougemont bars guide, our full Rougemont wineries guide, and our full Rougemont experiences guide.
| Venue | Price | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Table du Valrose | €€€€ | Near Impossible | — |
| Le Café Valrose | €€ | Unknown | — |
| Le Cerf | €€ | Unknown | — |
| Le Roc | €€€ | Unknown | — |
Comparing your options in Rougemont for this tier.
Yes — two consecutive Michelin two-star ratings (2024 and 2025) and an 88.5-point La Liste score make this one of the stronger cases for a milestone dinner in Switzerland. The village setting in Rougemont adds a sense of occasion that urban restaurants rarely match. For a birthday, anniversary, or significant event, the format and the kitchen's track record justify the €€€€ commitment.
Book as early as possible — ideally two to three months out. A two-Michelin-star kitchen in a small Alpine village like Rougemont operates with limited covers, which means availability disappears fast, especially on weekends and during ski season. Last-minute bookings are unlikely to succeed without a cancellation.
No bar dining is documented for La Table du Valrose. At this level of fine dining, walk-in or bar seating is atypical. Assume a reservation is required for any dining experience here — the €€€€ price point and two-star format support a structured, seated service rather than informal drop-in access.
Specific menu items are not published in the available data. At a two-Michelin-star modern French kitchen run by Chef Benoît Carcenat, the tasting menu is almost certainly the primary format — ordering à la carte may not be an option, or may offer a significantly narrower scope. check the venue's official channels or check current availability when booking.
At €€€€ and two Michelin stars held consecutively in 2024 and 2025, the answer is yes — provided tasting menus are your preferred format. The La Liste score of 88.5 points further supports consistency at this price point. If you want flexibility or a shorter meal, this is not the venue; but for a full, committed dinner, the credentials back the price.
Within Rougemont itself, Le Café Valrose, Le Cerf, and Le Roc offer lower price points for those who want the region without the €€€€ commitment. None carry Michelin recognition at the level of La Table du Valrose. If you are comparing on star-level fine dining across Switzerland rather than local alternatives, Schloss Schauenstein and other Swiss two-star restaurants are the relevant peer group.
At €€€€, it is among Switzerland's more expensive dining propositions — but two consecutive Michelin two-star ratings and an 88.5 La Liste score provide clear external validation for the price. The alpine location in Rougemont adds a travel cost consideration that urban restaurants do not carry. If you are already in the region, the value case is straightforward; if you are travelling specifically for dinner, factor that into the overall spend.
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