We started off our day with our traditional coffee at Old Port Royale. This particular morning I had a bite of my DMILs cheese danish and instantly regretted not getting one for breakfast myself. But I was saving room for a snack at the Magic Kingdom!
Next we decided that even though we had lunch plans at Le Cellier, we wanted to start our morning at the Magic Kingdom to hop on the big rides there and then head over to Epcot in time for our 1:20pm lunch reservations. We started our morning by hitting up the mountains, and a few other rides and decided soon that it was time for a snack. Our snack choice was pretty unanimous that morning, we went over to Aloha Isle in Adventureland for a Dole Whip Float!!
Here is the chef with his:
I mixed it up this time and actually got one with Orange Dole Whip ice cream and pineapple juice instead of the Pineapple Ice cream like DH and like I have always gotten. Dare I say it
I actually preferred it with the Orange Dole Whip ice cream. I thought it sweetened it up a bit.
This was when we experienced our one and only rain storm of the trip. It started pretty hard and we took cover to enjoy our dole whips under the seating area right to the left of Aloha Isle. Luckily we were one of the first to head that way so we actually got a table and chairs for all of us.
Afterwards we took a rainy jaunt over to the tikis so we could take one of the pictures I wanted to have from our trip.
I love these guys! A few more rides and we decided to leave a bit early for our reservations. It was a good thing we did because the monorails were actually not running right for about the 3rd time that trip so we had to take a boat. We thought that it would be faster to take a boat to the Poly and walk to the TTC instead of taking the MK ferry. It may or may not have been faster, but it was a fun reason to get to see the Poly and ride on the Seven Seas Lagoon. Something about hearing those horns on those resort launches makes me feel right at home. (Probably because I heard them all the time when I worked at the Whispering Canyon over at the Wilderness Lodge during our college program.) All total it was a really good thing we gave ourselves plenty of time because it took us about an hour to get from the MK to Epcot with all the transfers. All our walking around worked up quite the appetite for:
We checked in and our table wasnt quite ready yet which gave us time to take in the gorgeous landscaping in the Victoria Gardens. It is gorgeous down in this part of Canada and I feel like it gets overlooked a good bit, it has to be one of the most relaxing parts of Epcot!
I had only ever eaten here once before so I was excited to try it again. I had gotten the cheese soup during the Food and Wine Festival back in 2007, and I was ready to try that again too! We got there and our server was an international representative from Canada who was really good, very friendly. It was his last day of his program so we chatted with him a lot about our college programs and the differences in the college and international programs. What an awesome way for people to experience living in a new country and share so much about their own country!
Again I apologize for somewhat blurry pictures, I hate the way my flash makes some of these dark restaurants look. But here is a picture of their delicious bread!
I love the pretzel bread and it is really yummy to dip in the cheese soup.
I have to say that paying out of pocket for this cheese soup was a decision I was a little hesitant about because I didnt want to fill up on soup and not have room for my steak or feel like I had wasted the money. I think this was the only time l have ever eaten every single bite of a soup appetizer before. And I still had room for my steak. Not sure how that is possible, but when it comes to making room for cheese I guess anything is possible!!
Next I had decided to get a Filet Mignon.
It was incredible. I get my prepared medium and it was done perfectly and INCREDIBLY tender. I have had Filet Mignon at other places in Disney and I am always impressed but this was especially good. I didnt ask them to hold the mushrooms even though I scraped them off (not a big mushroom fan here). I do think that the sauce they were in added a nice flavor though so I am glad I didnt ask them to. This came with a side of potatoes that were really yummy as well, although I must say I could have had a few more on my plate.
Probably a good thing I didnt gorge myself on cheese soup and au gratin potatoes in the Florida heat though.
The Chef got a strip steak with the potatoes as well.
He also had his prepared medium and thought it was cooked well. He said the steak tasted awesome! We were both very happy with our steaks; however I will say that I was a little disappointed in their side swapping policy. DFIL works really hard to watch his diet and was not allowed to switch potatoes for a veggie with his steak. I thought this was a bit strange. Instead he just skipped them all together.
Next it was time for dessert and I was so excited about our choices. I ordered the Canadian Moose. It was absolutely adorable!!
I thought the mousse itself was a bit rich but still tasty. My favorite part was actually the maple cookie antlers. The chef got the Smores and I wasnt sure what to expect however I definitely was not expecting this.
It was so cool!! He loved it and said it was very sweet. He is a HUGE sweet tooth, so definitely a good choice for him!
We wanted to do lunch there since dinner is now a 2 credit table service meal. However it is a BIG lunch and they definitely do not rush you there. Not that it was slow by any means, it was a relaxing pace. Plus DMIL and DFIL had a mix up with the amount of credits that our server took off so we had to wait to get that taken care of. By the time we were done and since the rain had cooled it off a bit we decided to skip the pool for the day and do a few rides in Epcot then head back to the Magic Kingdom to do the night time shows there. This is really not typical for us, we love taking our break at the pool but after a long lunch break and cooler weather we were ready to power through and make it an open to close park day!!
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