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DH and I zipped down to Epcot Saturday morning to spend a day at the Flower and Garden Festival and to eat dinner at Chefs de France.
This was our first time at Chefs de France. The decor is delightful! For anyone who hasn't strolled by the restaurant yet, the impression from outside is of a glassed-in bistro. Once inside, the floors are a swirling mosaic design of small, square earth-toned ceramic tiles in shades of ochre, burnt umber, brown, and tan. The walls are painted in a glossy forest green from the floors to the windows, and a pale, pale mustard from the windows to the ceiling. The ceiling is the same pale mustard color as the walls and appears to be tin or imitation tin with impressed designs. The "feel" of the decor is 1920s.
We were seated at 5 PM at a two-person table directly next to the windows and we had a wonderful time people-watching when we weren't looking around the restaurant. Our server was an efficient and friendly person named Pierric.
I'm vegetarian and I ordered the Gratin de macaroni - Baked macaroni with cream and gruyere cheese. My husband is low-carbing and he ordered Bavette grillee aux echalottes, Pommes Pont Neuf--Grilled bavette steak with shallot confit in red wine, and pont neuf French fries (he was "splurging" his day's carbs on the french fries). Neither of us ordered an appetizer or soup because we knew that would be too much food for us.
For drinks, I ordered a glass of Allen Thienot brut (a sparkling white wine) and my husband had two glasses of a Cotes du Rhone red wine. My baked macaroni and cheese was the most sinfully delicious mac and cheese I've ever had (sorry Mom!). My husband's steak was just OK--he said flank steaks are generally sliced in a way to make them more tender, but this particular steak was not sliced at all.
We tipped Pierric 20% of the total bill (including tax) and he seemed genuinely pleased.
I would eat here again but I'm not sure DH would. He loves steak and is spoiled by a local steak house that serves amazing $12-$20 steaks; he expected a more tender, flavorful steak for the price. Next time. we will probably try the Bistro de Paris, the more upscale French restaurant that I believe is upstairs from Chefs de France. Since we were only at Epcot for a day this trip, we didn't want to spend the 2 or 2 1/2 hours for dinner at the Bistro.
Here's a link to the Chefs de France menu:
http://allearsnet.com/menu/men_cdfd.htm
This was our first time at Chefs de France. The decor is delightful! For anyone who hasn't strolled by the restaurant yet, the impression from outside is of a glassed-in bistro. Once inside, the floors are a swirling mosaic design of small, square earth-toned ceramic tiles in shades of ochre, burnt umber, brown, and tan. The walls are painted in a glossy forest green from the floors to the windows, and a pale, pale mustard from the windows to the ceiling. The ceiling is the same pale mustard color as the walls and appears to be tin or imitation tin with impressed designs. The "feel" of the decor is 1920s.
We were seated at 5 PM at a two-person table directly next to the windows and we had a wonderful time people-watching when we weren't looking around the restaurant. Our server was an efficient and friendly person named Pierric.
I'm vegetarian and I ordered the Gratin de macaroni - Baked macaroni with cream and gruyere cheese. My husband is low-carbing and he ordered Bavette grillee aux echalottes, Pommes Pont Neuf--Grilled bavette steak with shallot confit in red wine, and pont neuf French fries (he was "splurging" his day's carbs on the french fries). Neither of us ordered an appetizer or soup because we knew that would be too much food for us.
For drinks, I ordered a glass of Allen Thienot brut (a sparkling white wine) and my husband had two glasses of a Cotes du Rhone red wine. My baked macaroni and cheese was the most sinfully delicious mac and cheese I've ever had (sorry Mom!). My husband's steak was just OK--he said flank steaks are generally sliced in a way to make them more tender, but this particular steak was not sliced at all.
We tipped Pierric 20% of the total bill (including tax) and he seemed genuinely pleased.
I would eat here again but I'm not sure DH would. He loves steak and is spoiled by a local steak house that serves amazing $12-$20 steaks; he expected a more tender, flavorful steak for the price. Next time. we will probably try the Bistro de Paris, the more upscale French restaurant that I believe is upstairs from Chefs de France. Since we were only at Epcot for a day this trip, we didn't want to spend the 2 or 2 1/2 hours for dinner at the Bistro.
Here's a link to the Chefs de France menu:
http://allearsnet.com/menu/men_cdfd.htm
