Open to the horizon and the Chablais panorama, we present Forêt Ivre, the new establishment from Maison Molina. Chef Frédéric Molina, awarded a Michelin star in 2019 and a Green Star in 2020, invites you to experience a culinary journey through the 52 seasons. Here, he creates a cuisine of instinct, honed by time. An alpine symphony, for a contemporary culinary score that defies all conventions.
“Forêt Ivre is about a desire to share, a need to reinvent ourselves to offer a culinary and hospitality experience that reflects who we are. Like the perpetual motion of nature, we dreamed of a place open to nature, where the garden would be nourishing, the forest beneficial, and the horizon restorative. We look forward to welcoming you!” Frédéric & Irene Molina
The Michelin-starred chef Frédéric Molina's gastronomic restaurant has moved to a new setting: Forêt Ivre. A life project, a desire to reconnect people with the Earth and offer a five-sensory culinary experience at the crossroads of plant-based, meat-based, and lake-based cuisine. Here, time slows down, inviting you to reconnect with yourself.
Frédéric Molina's cuisine, a subtle weaving of intensity and precision, unfolds like a pastoral symphony. It is an enchanting and instinctive gastronomy, where acidity is light and vibrant, where saltiness, subtly measured, becomes a burst of flavor, and where noble bitterness, in counterpoint, reveals the full depth and complexity of the dish.
The flavors are enhanced by the mastery of technique. The presentations, intuitive and cerebral, are both clear and subtly blurred. They break free from any prescriptive structure, ensuring the dish remains connected to its origin and natural environment.
At Forêt Ivre, each creation thus becomes a vibrant tribute to the land, the peaks and the lake, a free and sensitive score where emotion always prevails over demonstration.
The building, dating from 1800, opens onto a breathtaking panorama: the "drunken forest," a unique biotope within the Chablais Geopark, and the region's high peaks. Its foundations are rooted in rich soil, whose kitchen garden, the dream of the young boy Frédéric Molina once was, produces culinary wonders throughout the seasons, sublimely showcased in the kitchen.
Upon entering, your gaze is transported to a refined world where every detail has been conceived as an ode to nature and an invitation to let go. Raw materials, natural textures, plays of light and form… Forêt Ivre's grounding is profound. Its elevation, however, is light and organic, a metaphor for a tree unfurling and stretching in search of light. You can admire the incredible framework and forest of beams, the fruit of two centuries of work by our Savoyard cabinetmakers.
Captivated by the subtle details of refined tableware showcasing local ceramicists, the talent of a cutler, or the site-specific artwork by Marion Roffino revealed during your visit, your gaze wanders and sometimes settles. Touching the soul and the heart, with discretion and warmth: this is the aim that inspires Frédéric and Irène.
The promised intoxication is that of a return to the essentials, the pleasure of sharing a gourmet interlude, a romantic and gastronomic stay in Haute-Savoie. Forêt Ivre will not leave you indifferent, whatever the season.
To extend the experience, four warm and refined rooms await you facing the breathtaking alpine panorama of the Trois Becs: a powerful vista outside, a hushed intimacy inside. Walls and ceilings are adorned with a soothing color for a fully immersive experience. The ultimate luxury of restorative tranquility, Forêt Ivre offers a rejuvenating retreat in a stunning natural setting.
We are committed to welcoming everyone: our hotel has full accessibility facilities. A beautiful room, access to common areas and the room via the main entrance, and access to our restaurant via the elevator.
