princess aleya
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The green tea cheesecake at Tappen Edo is fantastic! Not too heavy, very light. It's a nice way to end your meal.
A First timers DisneyMoon Dining Report - Updated La Cantina de San Angel 8/6
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The green tea cheesecake at Tappen Edo is fantastic! Not too heavy, very light. It's a nice way to end your meal.
mgentry210
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I'm with you on the Mission Space. Nothing that spins! I let him ride it and I find a nice shady spot to people watch or shop.
butiflfeet
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Too bad Katsura Grill wasn't great. I've always been tempted to try it out but I'm worried about not really liking it and with all of the choices around World Showcase I'd feel even more disappointed that I didn't go with something else 
RyuKokoro
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Jealous! I wanted to do Teppan Edo (there's no hibachi restaurants where we live) but I don't feel comfortable dining with strangers. You should give it a try.
Do you know if it's the same one served at Katsura?
Underwhelming is a good word. It wasn't bad but nothing was fantastic either...except for dessert.
I have enjoyed Katsuta Grill, but your right it's nothing to get super excited about
I think the best thing about Katsura other than the cheesecake is the outside area. It was really beautiful but gosh it's hard to enjoy it on a hot day.
I don't blame Sunshine Seasons for the lack of a good moment. It just wasn't meant to be. It does get better though!
I honestly didn't even notice the spinning..Well, it didn't feel like spinning. I'm slightly claustrophobic in addition to other conditions that are on the warning for people not to ride if they have them... I was just trying to breath and get through it. Never again. Nope nope nope.
Too bad Katsura Grill wasn't great. I've always been tempted to try it out but I'm worried about not really liking it and with all of the choices around World Showcase I'd feel even more disappointed that I didn't go with something else
You should try it out, though. For a counter service it wasn't bad just not amazing... Stay away from the Teriyaki Beef and everything should be ok. You'll read later we had worse encounters at a Counter Service at World Showcase.
RyuKokoro
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Les Chefs de France
Oh Chefs de France. The one restaurant in which I felt absolutely ugly next to every person that worked there. We were a bit early for our ADR here. I had originally wanted to get a snack first and was trying to find the ice cream/Gelato place but couldn't find it (or Les Halles) and just gave up and went to check in to have dinner. The wait here wasn't long, maybe about five minutes before we were called. The interior of the restaurant is very pretty and I would have felt drastically under-dressed if it wasn't for the fact that the place was so noisy. The smaller tables were also quite close together also.
Our server's name was Damien. I only remembered two of our server's names from the trip which is a shame cause almost all of them deserve a shout out. I found it hilarious when Damien asked where we were from and I told him he was confused so I just said "we're from the Caribbean". And he replied.. "oh, like rum." YAAAS Damien. Just like rum. However, when he asked for our drinks I realized that Chefs de France did not sell drinks with rum.
So I opted for water. DH on the other hand went with a wine cocktail.
St. Germain Cocktail
Now DH and I are not wine people. We may drink wine a few times a year but that's pretty much it. It tasted quite good but I found it to be a bit strong and the two of us pretty much took turns sipping it throughout our meal.
For dinner I opted to go with the prix fix menu. As an appetizer I started with the lobster bisque.
Lobster Bisque
This was fantastic and had good chunks of lobster in it also. I ate the entire thing. Will definitely be ordering this again.
For our main entree both DH and I ordered the same thing. Beef Short Ribs.
Beef Short Ribs w/mashed sweet potatoes.
Beef Short Ribs w/french fries
I had mine with mashed sweet potatoes. While DH opted for french fries. This was absolute delicious.
I definitely recommend it. Both of us cleaned our plates. The wine sauce was a little more rich than I'm used to but I got used to it very quickly. And I've been looking up a recipe to make mashed sweet potatoes..They might even be better than regular mashed potatoes to me 
DH was stuffed after the short ribs but I still had dessert to get.
For dessert I opted for the Fresh strawberry and cream cake, raspberry sauce and strawberry sorbet.
As delicious as this looked..it was quite disappointing. The cream cake barely had any taste. It wasn't sweet at all..just...there. The strawberry sorbet and raspberry sauce were both quite good, but when we return I will definitely choose another dessert. Thank goodness I was quite full already and didn't care too much about not eating it all.
Overall, we enjoyed our experience here. The meal was quite expensive but the food was very good (save dessert) and we had good service. I just wished it wasn't so noisy. Will we back here. Yes! It might not be next trip but we will definitely return.
Oh Chefs de France. The one restaurant in which I felt absolutely ugly next to every person that worked there. We were a bit early for our ADR here. I had originally wanted to get a snack first and was trying to find the ice cream/Gelato place but couldn't find it (or Les Halles) and just gave up and went to check in to have dinner. The wait here wasn't long, maybe about five minutes before we were called. The interior of the restaurant is very pretty and I would have felt drastically under-dressed if it wasn't for the fact that the place was so noisy. The smaller tables were also quite close together also.
Our server's name was Damien. I only remembered two of our server's names from the trip which is a shame cause almost all of them deserve a shout out. I found it hilarious when Damien asked where we were from and I told him he was confused so I just said "we're from the Caribbean". And he replied.. "oh, like rum." YAAAS Damien. Just like rum. However, when he asked for our drinks I realized that Chefs de France did not sell drinks with rum.
So I opted for water. DH on the other hand went with a wine cocktail.
St. Germain Cocktail
Now DH and I are not wine people. We may drink wine a few times a year but that's pretty much it. It tasted quite good but I found it to be a bit strong and the two of us pretty much took turns sipping it throughout our meal.
For dinner I opted to go with the prix fix menu. As an appetizer I started with the lobster bisque.
Lobster Bisque
This was fantastic and had good chunks of lobster in it also. I ate the entire thing. Will definitely be ordering this again.
For our main entree both DH and I ordered the same thing. Beef Short Ribs.
Beef Short Ribs w/mashed sweet potatoes.
Beef Short Ribs w/french fries
I had mine with mashed sweet potatoes. While DH opted for french fries. This was absolute delicious.
I definitely recommend it. Both of us cleaned our plates. The wine sauce was a little more rich than I'm used to but I got used to it very quickly. And I've been looking up a recipe to make mashed sweet potatoes..They might even be better than regular mashed potatoes to me DH was stuffed after the short ribs but I still had dessert to get.
For dessert I opted for the Fresh strawberry and cream cake, raspberry sauce and strawberry sorbet.
As delicious as this looked..it was quite disappointing. The cream cake barely had any taste. It wasn't sweet at all..just...there. The strawberry sorbet and raspberry sauce were both quite good, but when we return I will definitely choose another dessert. Thank goodness I was quite full already and didn't care too much about not eating it all.
Overall, we enjoyed our experience here. The meal was quite expensive but the food was very good (save dessert) and we had good service. I just wished it wasn't so noisy. Will we back here. Yes! It might not be next trip but we will definitely return.
LindseyJo22
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Just started reading this report 
First off, congratulations!!! 
I love your Ohana review! I know it seems to get a lot of mixed feelings around the boards, but I'm still thinking that my fiance and I are going to have to try it one of these days.
And I definitely think that HS is a hard park for food in general, and seems like it could definitely use another breakfast place.
Glad you got safely back to the room after 50s, and it's a shame you weren't feeling super good. I'm glad you enjoyed the meal though
That fried chicken looks amazing, but I may be the only person who is sad about them getting rid of collard greens. I've never been to 50s, but collards are one of my favorite veggies!
I love your Crystal Palace review - we're heading to Disney in September and have a breakfast reservation there, so I've been reading all about it. Seems to be a pretty good breakfast buffet, and you just can't beat the Hundred Acre Wood bunch in my opinion
Sorry your BOG dinner was so disappointing - though it's making me feel better about just doing lunch there, I have to say. I've heard enough mediocre reviews for the dinner that I would be a little put out paying Disney prices for a meal that wasn't awesome.
I've always had good experience with create your own pasta at POR, so I'm glad it doesn't seem to have changed The carriage ride sounds lovely as well.
So glad you enjoyed Chefs! We went there for a special dinner and just adored everything. I'm pretty sure I got the bisque and short ribs, though ours were served with cheesy polenta which was pretty awesome. Glad that the meal was a success after a few mediocre ones!
First off, congratulations!!! I love your Ohana review! I know it seems to get a lot of mixed feelings around the boards, but I'm still thinking that my fiance and I are going to have to try it one of these days.
And I definitely think that HS is a hard park for food in general, and seems like it could definitely use another breakfast place.
Glad you got safely back to the room after 50s, and it's a shame you weren't feeling super good. I'm glad you enjoyed the meal though
That fried chicken looks amazing, but I may be the only person who is sad about them getting rid of collard greens. I've never been to 50s, but collards are one of my favorite veggies!I love your Crystal Palace review - we're heading to Disney in September and have a breakfast reservation there, so I've been reading all about it. Seems to be a pretty good breakfast buffet, and you just can't beat the Hundred Acre Wood bunch in my opinion
Sorry your BOG dinner was so disappointing - though it's making me feel better about just doing lunch there, I have to say. I've heard enough mediocre reviews for the dinner that I would be a little put out paying Disney prices for a meal that wasn't awesome.
I've always had good experience with create your own pasta at POR, so I'm glad it doesn't seem to have changed
The carriage ride sounds lovely as well.So glad you enjoyed Chefs! We went there for a special dinner and just adored everything. I'm pretty sure I got the bisque and short ribs, though ours were served with cheesy polenta which was pretty awesome. Glad that the meal was a success after a few mediocre ones!
RyuKokoro
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We're from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. If you've cruised with Disney you might have been here before. We usually have the Fantasy here every other week.
You should try it! We had an enjoyable time here and will probably be back for lunch while we try another spot for dinner.
In terms of a full 3-course meal this is one of the best I had at Disney (2nd to 'Ohana) even with dessert being a flop.
So I googled profiteroles and omg Chefs serves these?? WHY DID I MISS OUT? This definitely calls for another visit. I hope they serve them at lunch time too.
Thanks for following! I'm glad you like it.
I think I could have gone for any other dessert on the menu and it would have been better. I'm just happy that my main course was great.
I have tasted those short ribs before and they are quite good! I love their lobster bisque also. Too bad dessert for you was a flop
I would definitely go again for the appetizer and entree but will definitely pick another dessert next time.
Just started reading this report
I love your Ohana review! I know it seems to get a lot of mixed feelings around the boards, but I'm still thinking that my fiance and I are going to have to try it one of these days.
And I definitely think that HS is a hard park for food in general, and seems like it could definitely use another breakfast place.
Glad you got safely back to the room after 50s, and it's a shame you weren't feeling super good. I'm glad you enjoyed the meal though
I love your Crystal Palace review - we're heading to Disney in September and have a breakfast reservation there, so I've been reading all about it. Seems to be a pretty good breakfast buffet, and you just can't beat the Hundred Acre Wood bunch in my opinion
Sorry your BOG dinner was so disappointing - though it's making me feel better about just doing lunch there, I have to say. I've heard enough mediocre reviews for the dinner that I would be a little put out paying Disney prices for a meal that wasn't awesome.
I've always had good experience with create your own pasta at POR, so I'm glad it doesn't seem to have changed
So glad you enjoyed Chefs! We went there for a special dinner and just adored everything. I'm pretty sure I got the bisque and short ribs, though ours were served with cheesy polenta which was pretty awesome. Glad that the meal was a success after a few mediocre ones!
I would really recommend 'Ohana. The next time we go we will definitely be going again for our first meal.
If you love Winnie the Pooh. We had a good time but looking back after we did Tusker House I think the character interactions could have been better at Crystal Palace. It was our first character meal and didn't quite know what to expect.
Polenta is what it's supposed to be served with but I asked for a different side because I hate the stuff. My mom used to make it for us a lot growing up and I never got a taste for it.
RyuKokoro
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Tusker House
Up next was breakfast at Tusker House
I know most of you have been to Disney World multiple times but for a newbie like us...we did not realize how long it takes to get to Animal Kingdom. We were about 15 minutes late. I've realized that these morning breakfasts aren't for us. We were late for both of them however, the cast members didn't seem to mind and the seating time was pretty short.
We were seated deep in the corner of one of the rooms and it would have been a wait for characters so we headed out to get our food first. Before we left though, we placed in an order for the Jungle Juice and DH also got some hot chocolate.
We filled up our plates and returned. I'm not sure if we were just gone for too long although I don't think we were but the hot chocolate wasn't very hot at all. It was also served in one of these carry out cups instead of actual mugs like we had gotten from Crystal Palace. You can see it in the background behind the plates. The Jungle Juice was also quite sweet. From what I understand it's made from orange, passion fruit, and guava juices. They really need to exchange either the passion fruit or guava for something less sweet perhaps pineapple or even some mango nectar because damn. For every sip of juice we also had a sip of water.
This was my plate. Let's see. I picked up a Mickey Waffle, croissant, eggs, sausage, biscuit, and cheese blintz. There's also a donut hole, cornbread, and some bobotie underneath there somewhere.
DH's plate was a bit different.
He had eggs, bacon, a croissant, a cinnamon roll, donut holes, and tater tots.
Let's start off by saying this is the ONLY breakfast place that served tater tots. DH really stocked up here. He had no complaints about his food and really loved the donut holes. I can agree, my lone donut hole was awesome but I had so much other food I didn't have any room for anything extra. The cornbread really wasn't to my liking as I didn't like the peppers and seasonings that it was baked with. I also really tried to like the bobotie but I found it to be too seasoned for breakfast. The cheese blintz I would have liked if I had taken some of the fruit sauce that went with it. A lady suggested it but I had so much stuff on my plate that I didn't want to ruin it with fruit compote getting on something else.
I found the character interaction to be better than at Crystal Palace. It had some nice ladies seated next to us and they really put on a show for them. First up was Mickey. I found it hilarious that we were almost the same height. I am SHORT..like 5 ft.
DH and I both wore our Kingdom Heart shirts. If you're not familiar with it, it's a video game that Disney teamed up with a Japanese company (Square Soft) that contains both Disney and Square Soft characters. So we had both Mickey, Donald, and Goofy on our shirts. Mickey didn't seem to catch it though.
Goofy was next.
He caught on to our shirts and we both got a thumbs-up. Goofy was super tall in comparison to Mickey. You can see him in the background there with the other table. We got both characters back to back. It was a short wait for Donald.
After this things started to get a little rough. We're not big fans of Daisy and wanted to get out to see the park but our waitress was no where to be found. I guess she assumed that we wanted to wait for her to come over to our table, but Daisy had just entered into the dining section we were in and it would have been a long wait. Unfortunately, we never saw her..and we were forced to wait for Daisy to come back around before our waitress showed up again. By then DH was upset and didn't even get a pictures with Daisy because he just wanted to get out. We're pretty easy going and I refuse to track down someone to get my check.
Me and Daisy
Our bill was $74.88.
For BREAKFAST. I mean, I love the characters but this was almost our entire food budget for our day in Hollywood Studios. Definitely a hard pill to swallow since we were stuck waiting for so long after our meal.
Up next was breakfast at Tusker House
I know most of you have been to Disney World multiple times but for a newbie like us...we did not realize how long it takes to get to Animal Kingdom. We were about 15 minutes late. I've realized that these morning breakfasts aren't for us. We were late for both of them however, the cast members didn't seem to mind and the seating time was pretty short.
We were seated deep in the corner of one of the rooms and it would have been a wait for characters so we headed out to get our food first. Before we left though, we placed in an order for the Jungle Juice and DH also got some hot chocolate.
We filled up our plates and returned. I'm not sure if we were just gone for too long although I don't think we were but the hot chocolate wasn't very hot at all. It was also served in one of these carry out cups instead of actual mugs like we had gotten from Crystal Palace. You can see it in the background behind the plates. The Jungle Juice was also quite sweet. From what I understand it's made from orange, passion fruit, and guava juices. They really need to exchange either the passion fruit or guava for something less sweet perhaps pineapple or even some mango nectar because damn. For every sip of juice we also had a sip of water.
This was my plate. Let's see. I picked up a Mickey Waffle, croissant, eggs, sausage, biscuit, and cheese blintz. There's also a donut hole, cornbread, and some bobotie underneath there somewhere.
DH's plate was a bit different.
He had eggs, bacon, a croissant, a cinnamon roll, donut holes, and tater tots.
Let's start off by saying this is the ONLY breakfast place that served tater tots. DH really stocked up here. He had no complaints about his food and really loved the donut holes. I can agree, my lone donut hole was awesome but I had so much other food I didn't have any room for anything extra. The cornbread really wasn't to my liking as I didn't like the peppers and seasonings that it was baked with. I also really tried to like the bobotie but I found it to be too seasoned for breakfast. The cheese blintz I would have liked if I had taken some of the fruit sauce that went with it. A lady suggested it but I had so much stuff on my plate that I didn't want to ruin it with fruit compote getting on something else.
I found the character interaction to be better than at Crystal Palace. It had some nice ladies seated next to us and they really put on a show for them. First up was Mickey. I found it hilarious that we were almost the same height. I am SHORT..like 5 ft.
DH and I both wore our Kingdom Heart shirts. If you're not familiar with it, it's a video game that Disney teamed up with a Japanese company (Square Soft) that contains both Disney and Square Soft characters. So we had both Mickey, Donald, and Goofy on our shirts. Mickey didn't seem to catch it though.
Goofy was next.
He caught on to our shirts and we both got a thumbs-up. Goofy was super tall in comparison to Mickey. You can see him in the background there with the other table. We got both characters back to back. It was a short wait for Donald.
After this things started to get a little rough. We're not big fans of Daisy and wanted to get out to see the park but our waitress was no where to be found. I guess she assumed that we wanted to wait for her to come over to our table, but Daisy had just entered into the dining section we were in and it would have been a long wait. Unfortunately, we never saw her..and we were forced to wait for Daisy to come back around before our waitress showed up again. By then DH was upset and didn't even get a pictures with Daisy because he just wanted to get out. We're pretty easy going and I refuse to track down someone to get my check.
Me and Daisy
Our bill was $74.88.
For BREAKFAST. I mean, I love the characters but this was almost our entire food budget for our day in Hollywood Studios. Definitely a hard pill to swallow since we were stuck waiting for so long after our meal.Share this page
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