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lovely photos and I loved flametree BBQ when we went the ribs were lovely. We didn't get the birds as companions though just some baby turtles in the water next to the seating area.
Dining 12/15 to 12/20 - My first Dining Reviews!!- With pictures!1900 Park Fair added
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I have enjoyed reading your post so far. Love the pics of you and your bf in front of the castle!
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Great job on the reviews...you are definitely whetting my appetite for my upcoming trip! Keep it up!
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I am really enjoying your reviews so far.
Looking forward to more.
Looking forward to more.
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these reviews are great so far! I love the tonga toast pic. I will be trying that for my first time in a few weeks. Very excited!
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enjoying reading your posts, from one jersey girl to another! so jealous, we still have 10 months to go. good info and pics too. looking forward to seeing more
I am really enjoying your reviews so far.
Looking forward to more.
Thanks everyone! I'll keep 'em coming!
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We had dinner at Epcot 3 nights of our trip. I like to call them the "Big 3" of the World Showcase: Le Cellier, Tutto Italia, and Chefs de France. When I was planning they seemed to be the 3 that got the most favorable reviews on the DIS.
So we left AK around 1:30 (I don't think this is a full day park) and took a nap at the resort for a couple of hours. We were still so exhausted from the day before! Then we went over to DTD for some shopping, dropped our purchases off at POP, and hopped on a bus to Epcot.
While at DTD, I stopped in Goofy's Candy Shop and had these made:
Pretzels dipped in milk chocolate and covered in 1. Reese's 2. Butterfinger and 3. Crushed Oreos and drizzled with caramel. I had the one with Reese's and it was delicious! I'm sorry to say I never tried the other two lol, they sat in our room for the rest of the week and I was just never hungry enough for them (Or it was that WW guilt). I should have brought them home but I chucked em when we checked out. Oh well!
The restaurant was very easy to find even though I had never been there before. The iron gates and the walkway to the check in area are beautiful!! I checked in and we were called about 5 minutes later for our 8:25 pm ADR. I felt very lucky to get this reservation as I got it about 6 weeks before we left. (The calling at the 45 day mark really does work).
We were seated right in the center of the room. I thought the interior was very romantic, dark with some "candlelight".
To the right of me was the "fireplace." Those 2 tables remained empty for most of our meal which I thought was surprising. A large group came towards the end and took up both tables.
Our waitress greeted us promptly and although I don't remember her name I do remember that she was from Quebec. She thought I was a girl that worked there at first (I guess I look like her) so she was a little flustered at first lol.
She took our drink orders and told us she'd be bringing us over some bread (this made me very excited...I couldn't wait to try pretzel bread!)
Greg got a Sam Adams and I got a Moosehead Pale Ale at the recommendation of our waitress. It was also the cheapest beer on the menu!
(Sorry my pictures are so dark here...I feel rude using flash in a sit down restaurant)
Then she brought out the bread, I thought I took a picture of this but I think we may have been too busy scarfing it down to capture it on film!! The pretzel bread was amazing, I love pretzels and it was even better than a pretzel. Very soft and warm too!
As an extra, I got a cup of th Canadian Cheddar Cheese soup as an appetizer. Made with Moosehead Beer and Smoked Bacon Cup $5.49 Bowl $6.99
Yum! This was really good with the pretzel bread. It reminded me of baked potato soup only without the potatoes and with more cheese. Our waitress brought us out more pretzel bread at this point because we had polished off the first loaf.
For our entrees, Dbf got the coffee rub Kansas City Strip steak:
You can see his beer and some remains of the pretzel bread too. Boy was this HUGE!! If you have a hearty appetite for steak, this would be good for you. I tried a bite, and the steak was cooked perfectly. I wasn't a huge fan of the coffee rub because it gave the outside of the steak a grainy texture, but Dbf loved it! I believe his came with cream cheese mashed potatoes as well.
I got (of course) the Le Cellier Mushroom Filet Mignon (cooked medium rare) with wild mushroom risotto, white truffle and herb butter sauce $34.99 :
WOW this was incredible!! It was just so rich and decadent and tender! Like heaven on a plate! I'm not one to buy into all the hype immediately, but everything that people say about this filet is true, it really is that good! The risotto was good too, not too dry or too sticky. Dbf took a bite of mine after raving about his and then said "I should've tried your's last" because he became so jealous!
For dessert Greg got the maple creme brulee:
And I got an apple crumble with maple ice cream:
WHen I was stalking menus for months before the trip I had always intended on getting the chocolate on chocolate whisky cake. I'm a huge chocolate lover in real life! Despite this, I didn't get any chocolate desserts while there
While I had the better entree of the night Greg had the better dessert. My apple crisp was good, the apples were very very sweet though. I thought his creme brulee would have been very sweet given the comination of maple syrup and sugar, but it was perfect! It was very subtle, definitely not overpowering. It was served at a great temperature too. I think my entree was too rich for me to stomach having a rich dessert, but looking back I wish I had tried the chocolate cake!
I give this meal
out of 5! That's right, our first perfect score! Everything about this place was great: the ambiance, the service (our waitress was so sweet and attentive, she joked around with us too!), the food (yummy!), and the value on the DDP. I wouldn't hesitate going here again for a second!
So we left AK around 1:30 (I don't think this is a full day park) and took a nap at the resort for a couple of hours. We were still so exhausted from the day before! Then we went over to DTD for some shopping, dropped our purchases off at POP, and hopped on a bus to Epcot.
While at DTD, I stopped in Goofy's Candy Shop and had these made:
Pretzels dipped in milk chocolate and covered in 1. Reese's 2. Butterfinger and 3. Crushed Oreos and drizzled with caramel. I had the one with Reese's and it was delicious! I'm sorry to say I never tried the other two lol, they sat in our room for the rest of the week and I was just never hungry enough for them (Or it was that WW guilt). I should have brought them home but I chucked em when we checked out. Oh well!
The restaurant was very easy to find even though I had never been there before. The iron gates and the walkway to the check in area are beautiful!! I checked in and we were called about 5 minutes later for our 8:25 pm ADR. I felt very lucky to get this reservation as I got it about 6 weeks before we left. (The calling at the 45 day mark really does work).
We were seated right in the center of the room. I thought the interior was very romantic, dark with some "candlelight".
To the right of me was the "fireplace." Those 2 tables remained empty for most of our meal which I thought was surprising. A large group came towards the end and took up both tables.
Our waitress greeted us promptly and although I don't remember her name I do remember that she was from Quebec. She thought I was a girl that worked there at first (I guess I look like her) so she was a little flustered at first lol.
She took our drink orders and told us she'd be bringing us over some bread (this made me very excited...I couldn't wait to try pretzel bread!)
Greg got a Sam Adams and I got a Moosehead Pale Ale at the recommendation of our waitress. It was also the cheapest beer on the menu!
(Sorry my pictures are so dark here...I feel rude using flash in a sit down restaurant)
Then she brought out the bread, I thought I took a picture of this but I think we may have been too busy scarfing it down to capture it on film!! The pretzel bread was amazing, I love pretzels and it was even better than a pretzel. Very soft and warm too!
As an extra, I got a cup of th Canadian Cheddar Cheese soup as an appetizer. Made with Moosehead Beer and Smoked Bacon Cup $5.49 Bowl $6.99
Yum! This was really good with the pretzel bread. It reminded me of baked potato soup only without the potatoes and with more cheese. Our waitress brought us out more pretzel bread at this point because we had polished off the first loaf.
For our entrees, Dbf got the coffee rub Kansas City Strip steak:
You can see his beer and some remains of the pretzel bread too. Boy was this HUGE!! If you have a hearty appetite for steak, this would be good for you. I tried a bite, and the steak was cooked perfectly. I wasn't a huge fan of the coffee rub because it gave the outside of the steak a grainy texture, but Dbf loved it! I believe his came with cream cheese mashed potatoes as well.
I got (of course) the Le Cellier Mushroom Filet Mignon (cooked medium rare) with wild mushroom risotto, white truffle and herb butter sauce $34.99 :
WOW this was incredible!! It was just so rich and decadent and tender! Like heaven on a plate! I'm not one to buy into all the hype immediately, but everything that people say about this filet is true, it really is that good! The risotto was good too, not too dry or too sticky. Dbf took a bite of mine after raving about his and then said "I should've tried your's last" because he became so jealous!
For dessert Greg got the maple creme brulee:
And I got an apple crumble with maple ice cream:
WHen I was stalking menus for months before the trip I had always intended on getting the chocolate on chocolate whisky cake. I'm a huge chocolate lover in real life! Despite this, I didn't get any chocolate desserts while there
While I had the better entree of the night Greg had the better dessert. My apple crisp was good, the apples were very very sweet though. I thought his creme brulee would have been very sweet given the comination of maple syrup and sugar, but it was perfect! It was very subtle, definitely not overpowering. It was served at a great temperature too. I think my entree was too rich for me to stomach having a rich dessert, but looking back I wish I had tried the chocolate cake!
I give this meal
out of 5! That's right, our first perfect score! Everything about this place was great: the ambiance, the service (our waitress was so sweet and attentive, she joked around with us too!), the food (yummy!), and the value on the DDP. I wouldn't hesitate going here again for a second!
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I'm really enjoying your reviews and pics.
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I'm really enjoying your reviews and pics! Keep them coming! 
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I'm enjoying your reviews!
P.S. I'm sure I read somewhere in my WW material that WDW food is ALL 0 points.
P.S. I'm sure I read somewhere in my WW material that WDW food is ALL 0 points.
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Great reviews...... I'm with you on the Flame Tree BBQ. The birds there are crazy. My girls hate eating there. Your photos are great too... TFS.
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Another one that isn't a fan of Flame Tree here. Besides dealing with the birds the food is just not that good.
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I'm loving your reviews!!
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