Dining 12/15 to 12/20 - My first Dining Reviews!!- With pictures!1900 Park Fair added

[momofdbsdc]

Great reviews!

 

[princesswendy720]

Excellent report there. So looking forward to Le Cellier. I am having the steak not sure yet. The fillet looked lovely, but not a fan of mushrooms. Anyway I was going to book Tutto Italia and on another site I heard about the food, being delivered within 3 mins and it was not fresh. I really am appreciating this review since then I have changed the booking to Ragland Road, which dh and I love.

Le Cellier was great! I can't wait to go again. And if you're concerned about the mushrooms, I've read reports of people getting it without. It's good to hear that I'm not the only one with a negative experience at Tutto. After reading all of the positive reports I was starting to think I was crazy!

great reports....looking foward to reading more

Thanks!

So sorry to hear about your disappointing experience. Le Cellier looked awesome though!

You win some, you lose some. Thanks for reading!

I see what you mean about the pasta.
I saw someone else's report recently and they had the same thing I did. It didn't look like what I got. Makes me wonder if they cut their quality after the popularity took off. It'll be interesting to watch the feedback on this one now...

I ordered my dish because it sounded similar to the dish that used to be on the menu, buccatini gratini (or something along those lines). From pictures I saw of the old dish, it seems like they switched to bowtie pasta because they wouldn't have to hand make it (I know it was a long, thin pasta before) and they got rid of the "gratini" crust on top because they wouldn't have to bake it in the oven before they served it.

We ate there in June and must have had the same waitress. I don't remember her name, but she made me soooo mad when it came time to pay the bill. She reminded me that the tip wasn't included 2x, and then, instead of leaving the bill for me to sign, etc., she stood over my shoulder and then had the nerve to point out where to write in the tip.

There were 5 of us, for 10 nights, on dxdp & I always tipped around 20% for every place we ate, but she made me so mad, and I thought it was so rude to be treated that way, she got 10% and I felt that was overpaid!

Also, this was one of our least favorite meals, food-wise. DD13 said that her ravioli tasted like Chef-boyarde. DH tasted it and agreed.

I was really looking forward to having an "authentic, yet Disney-like" Italian meal, but we certainly didn't get it there.

Will NOT be going back.

Wow, I think your waitress sounds even worse than ours! I always tip 20%, but this was the only meal all week that I did not give a 20% tip. It was that bad.

Glad to see we are in agreement about never returning.

Thanks for the Tutto Italia review. I wanted to try this place but dh commented that he doesn't eat any Italian food not prepared by his mother or me (I guess that's a compliment). Now that I've read your review, I think I better steer clear. You wrote about the dessert not being worth $14.00. One thing I plan to be conscious of is whether anything I order is worth the tip it is going to cost me. So, was your dessert worth $2.10 (assuming a 15% tip)? I've already decided that the mushroom fillet at Le Cellier is definitely worth the tip. Just hope they still have it on the menu in April.

Definitely not! As a matter of fact, this was my only meal all week that I did not leave a 20% tip for. I don't even think I left 15%. Not only was the food poor, but the service was too.

Yumm...the Le Cellier filet is wonderful! And the service there was great as well!

Great report so far!! The apple crumb and maple ice cream at Le Cellier sounds sooo good!! They didnt have that on the menu when I was there in September.

Wow, this was the first bad review I've read about Tutto Italia. Then to see the feedback as well...interesting (I've never been)! Thank you for being specific about what you do/don't like in your reviews. Very constructive!!!

I had read so many great reviews about it, I really had high hopes. It's possiblle it was an off night, but if I can help anyone avoid a bad dining experience in a place where there are so many great restaurants, I will. Thanks for reading!

I'm really enjoying your reviews so far and I appreciate your honesty about Tutto Italia. I used to live in Italy and I am a huge snob when it comes to Italian cuisine. Sounds like I'll be skipping Tutto Italia in future WDW visits.

Thanks! I was nervous about posting a negative review, but I knew I had to give people my hones opinion so they can make an informed choice when the time comes to eat in Disney.

I am so so sad that I couldn't get into LeCellier for our upcoming trip, even more so after reading your review. Called at 42 days and every single night of our trip was sold out. I can't justify 2 credits for a lunch we'd all need a nap from lol!

Great reviews and pictures, thanks SO much for sharing! And how wonderful that you got the camera back!

Thanks! How soon is your trip? I know when I got Le Cellier I was calling 3 or 4 times a day. At one time there would be nothing available, then all of a sudden it would be there the next time I called! Good luck and have fun on your trip, I'm jealous!

Great reviews!

Thanks!

 

[princesswendy720]

It makes me sad to say that we are nearing the end of my dining reviews However I do still have a couple of great reviews in store for you!

On Friday I had a breakfast reservation for 1900 Park Fare. I love Alice so this was a must-do for me. I'm just not someone who will wait in line to meet a character in a park. I'll just pay for it and get a meal out of it too!!

For some reason, we could never make it to a breakfast reservation on time. It was a battle to get Greg out of bed lol. Because we were staying at Pop, I thought it would be faster this time around to take the bus to Epcot (instead off the MK) and then take the monorail to TTC then to the Grand Floridian. I think it worked out faster since the bus ride to MK from Pop was longer than the time we had to wait to transfer at TTC.

Wow the Grand Floridian is beautiful at Christmas time!! The staircase in the lobby is really breathtaking. Here are some pictures that I snapped while we were waiting for our table to be ready.

The chandelier

The Christmas Tree

Another one of the tree

I have to admit I was a little sad when our buzzer went off! I wanted to take more pictures in the lobby.

We were seated right in front of the buffet. Our waitress explained to us how the characters would come out, and then we ordered our drinks (I got coffee and orange juice) and went up to get our food.

My buffet plate:

Clockwise from the top it was:
Lobster eggs benedict: I was surprised at how this was served. There were just a bunch in a big metal box. It was kind of messy.
Bread pudding with vanilla sauce
Bagel with herb cream cheese and lox
Bacon
Seasoned potatoes
and a Mickey waffle

I also got a mushroom and cheese omelet made to order:

It's probably my own fault, but I was rushing to get my food because I saw Pooh coming, follwed by all the other characters. Once I sat down they all started coming and I didn't want to start eating for fear that they would show up at the table and I'd have a mouth full of food or have food stuck in my teeth. I don't know if the food was cold when I got it or it just got cold because I put off eating it, but I'm inclined to say it's the latter. Everything was just ok. I was also getting sick by this point in the trip (I had a horrible sore throat) so my appetite just wasn't what it was in the beginning.

Here are some character pictures:
My whole reason for coming...

She was tiny!!! Now for reference, I'm only 5'3"! She was smaller than some of the kids in there! I had an Alice sweathshirt on and she got a kick out of it. Excuse how awfully tired I look...I'm really not a morning person.

Greg looked much better than I did this morning, he's only now (3 weeks later) starting to get the cold I was coming down with on the trip.

So this meal gets out of 5. I think I would've enjoyed it more if I weren't getting sick (I could barely swallow due to the sore throat) and if I knew how to manage my time at character meals better.

 

[MarkinNM]

THANKS


Great reviews and PICS!!!!


I love these reports..................