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Free Dining - 4 TS Reviews & Fun Pics! Complete!
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DanaAustinChelsea
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Yes, Cape May is on the DDP
There is a bone at the very end (you can see in the picture, it is sticking up) but there was very little-to-no meat on it, so there was no reason to even touch it or get close to it. The rest of the breast was boneless. I am a picky eater, I wouldn't have eaten it if I had to pick around bones.
Interestingly enough the chicken at Coral Reef and Le Cellier seemed to be the same cut, it was like they were duplicates. There was a definite taste difference though!
Thanks for answering my question. I'm a picky eater also. We have ressie there in Nov. and alittle heads up is always nice!
I should have, but I wasn't sure if she spoke English well, would make a scene, or etc., and it wasn't worth embarrassing my family because I can't hold my tongue.
Speaking of rude people, while Spectromagic parade was happening, you know how all the fathers put their children on their shoulders? (Why can't everyone just sit? Then everyone could see!) Well this guy who was about 6'2 puts his 8 year old on his shoulders, and then steps in front of me (5'4) and a woman who is about the same height as me who was holding her son on her hip.
The woman tapped him on the shoulder and said "Excuse me, you are really tall, and you just walked in front of us and we can't see a thing anymore, can you stand behind us?" The guy started swearing at her and telling her that he was there first (he wasn't) and wouldn't move. A father on the other side had to tell him to stop swearing! How rude! He could have easily seen everything behind us, we were nearly a foot shorter than rude-man-with-kid-on-top.
That was probably the only rude people I ran into on the trip, I'm surprised there weren't more.
Le Cellier - 4:00 Dinner:
I was excited about this TS meal, not because I've heard the food is amazing, but just because I actually got a reservation! Here's a little back-story: we booked this free dining vacation sometime in mid-May (if you're doing the math, it's about 120 days out), and it was a rather quickly made decision. None of us knew anything about reserving dining times, etc. The last time we had been to Disney was in 2004. Being the internet-obsessed one, I started finding Disney websites to find tips and tidbits: allears, mousesavers, etc. I then stumbled upon the DIS. 
So I find out about ADRs, what a nightmare, how do I know what I want to eat in 6 months! I quickly started emailing menus and possible dining ideas to my mom (we don't live in the same state), so she and my brother could approve of them. My brother is a picky eater, though not as much as I am, and he said he really wanted to eat at Le Cellier because their steaks sounded good. Now, my brother hadn't really been too much into planning this vacation at all, so I was thrilled that he actually sat down and looked at dining menus and found a place he wanted......... then I found out from the lovely DIS that Le Cellier is IMPOSSIBLE to book if it isn't 180 days out.
And so the ADR adventure began!
I called at least 4 times a week to try and get a reservation. I hunted the DIS September ADR thread for anyone who might possibly cancel a Le Cellier
reservation. I begged, I pleaded, I emoticon/smiley-faced up my posts. It looked like there would be no Le Cellier for us. A DISer named Evan&Kimberly seemed to stalk the Dining line and would grab Le Celliers if they had them during her trip and would then give them away in the September thread. She tried to give me one on our departing day, but it was too late in the day and too close to our Disney Magical Express time.
Finally!! On August 4th, after two months of trying to get this reservation, I called and got a 4pm reservation! When I asked the CM to look for an opening on 9/5, she said "Oh, that's a really hard reservation to get, but I will check for you." She then started yelling, "I don't have one for the fifth, but there is one on the 7th! ARE YOU GOING TO BE HERE THEN!?!?" So obviously I'm overexcited, and I say "Yes we are! Book it!" The CM was just awesome, and she was just as excited as I was. She said it was the first time she'd actually gotten to book a Le Cellier in over three months! I sent a giant e-mail to my mother at work with size 72 font that said, "I GOT LE CELLIER!!!!!!!!!!!"
Okay, enough about the ADR fun, let's get to the food porn!
We arrived at the restaurant around 3:50, and they let us inside but we had to wait for them to set-up for dinner since 4pm is the first seating. There weren't too many people waiting inside, but I kept seeing people walk up to the check-in podium asking "How long is the wait?" and getting turned away. I also saw a stroller outside the restauarant with a family name tag and next to it a lime green Mickey head! No screenname or people in sight, so I couldn't say hi to the other DISer.
All of the servers and hosts gathered together to sing "O'Canada" before dinner started; it was a nice extra magical treat. After the song they yelled "Now let's play some hockey!" and my brother thought it was really funny. As for service, we had the best service of our entire trip at Le Cellier. Our waiter (I think it was Dave? but I'm drawing a blank on the name) was from Toronto, and he was really nice. He gave us some tips on what to eat and his favorites, and he let us know what was covered on the DDP (special drinks). He didn't have to write anything down, he joked around with us, and he was quick with refilling our drinks. Overall, amazing service!
If you haven't seen my thread talking about the new Le Cellier pilot program, you can see it here: http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1949970 . Basically, in order to guide people away from the expensive steak, they have allowed regular DDP holders to get an appetizer, entree, and a dessert but only from certain options. I had really wanted to try the Chedder Cheese Soup, and I'm not a red meat eater, so this really worked out for me!
My brother and I both tried this pilot program and got the Chedder Cheese Soup. I didn't take a picture of it, since I dug in before I remembered to take one. The soup was very thick, and probably could have been a meal on its own because the portion was so huge. I ate more of it than my brother did, but I don't think either of us came close to finishing it. It was too salty to me, I think I polished down a glass and a half of water to try and neutralize the salty taste. Our waiter told us to dip some of our breads into the soup, so we did try that, and it was good.
Speaking of bread, all of the breads were warm and delicious. My brother is a bread-fiend, if he could go to a restaurant and eat the free bread as his meal, he probably would. He really liked the pretzel bread. My mom enjoyed the multi-grain, and I liked the sourdough. Go figure!
Mom's Meal:
Mushroom Filet Mignon
She loved it. Her exact words were along the lines of, "It's perfect, just how I like it cooked!"
Brother's Meal:
Herb-Crusted Prime Rib
He didn't say much, but my brother was embarassed of me taking pictures of our food (grow up! DISers need to see this!) and probably wouldn't waste his
time reviewing it. He really enjoyed the meat, I don't know if he cared for the potatoes, but he is really picky about potatoes for some reason.
My Meal:
Mustard-basted All Natural Chicken
I know I had chicken at the Coral Reef only two days before, but I like chicken. I can't go wrong with a nicely cooked chicken. Anyway, this is easily the best chicken I've had in a long, long time, maybe even ever. The seasoning and flavoring wasn't just on the outside of the chicken, you could taste it in the center. It was just delicious and tender. I could really eat another one right now. The cream cheese mashed potatoes were also very tasty. I finished my plate, and I almost never do that because sit-down meals always have huge portion sizes.
For dessert, my brother and I had done the new Chef's Favorites pilot program, so we could only choose between the Maple Crème Brulee, Canadian Chocolate Moose, and the Seasonal Sorbet. I really wanted the Campfire S'mores though. What we ended up doing was that I ordered the Chocolate Moose off the pilot selection and gave it to my mother (who was going to order that), and she ordered the Campfire S'mores and gave me those.
My brother ordered the Maple Crème Brulee and he enjoyed it, but said it was just okay.
Campfire S'mores
I was too full to appreciate this dessert completely, but I loved how it looked! The ice cream was yummy, the brownie/chocolate graham cracker part was good. It was just a really fun dessert!
Canadian Chocolate Moose
My mom really enjoyed her dessert, and it was just another fun magical ending to a Disney meal.
9/10 - I know some people say Le Cellier is overrated, but for people that don't dine out much like my family, it was an amazing meal. Our service was above excellent, and the food was cooked as we ordered and tasted amazing. The soup was too salty for me, but I at least got to try it! I would definitely eat here again if I visited more often. Yum!
Coming up:
Crystal Palace - Character Breakfast
I was excited about this TS meal, not because I've heard the food is amazing, but just because I actually got a reservation!
Here's a little back-story: we booked this free dining vacation sometime in mid-May (if you're doing the math, it's about 120 days out), and it was a rather quickly made decision. None of us knew anything about reserving dining times, etc. The last time we had been to Disney was in 2004. Being the internet-obsessed one, I started finding Disney websites to find tips and tidbits: allears, mousesavers, etc. I then stumbled upon the DIS. So I find out about ADRs, what a nightmare, how do I know what I want to eat in 6 months! I quickly started emailing menus and possible dining ideas to my mom (we don't live in the same state), so she and my brother could approve of them. My brother is a picky eater, though not as much as I am, and he said he really wanted to eat at Le Cellier because their steaks sounded good. Now, my brother hadn't really been too much into planning this vacation at all, so I was thrilled that he actually sat down and looked at dining menus and found a place he wanted......... then I found out from the lovely DIS that Le Cellier is IMPOSSIBLE to book if it isn't 180 days out.
And so the ADR adventure began!
I called at least 4 times a week to try and get a reservation. I hunted the DIS September ADR thread for anyone who might possibly cancel a Le Cellier
reservation. I begged, I pleaded, I emoticon/smiley-faced up my posts. It looked like there would be no Le Cellier for us. A DISer named Evan&Kimberly seemed to stalk the Dining line and would grab Le Celliers if they had them during her trip and would then give them away in the September thread. She tried to give me one on our departing day, but it was too late in the day and too close to our Disney Magical Express time.
Finally!! On August 4th, after two months of trying to get this reservation, I called and got a 4pm reservation! When I asked the CM to look for an opening on 9/5, she said "Oh, that's a really hard reservation to get, but I will check for you." She then started yelling, "I don't have one for the fifth, but there is one on the 7th! ARE YOU GOING TO BE HERE THEN!?!?" So obviously I'm overexcited, and I say "Yes we are! Book it!" The CM was just awesome, and she was just as excited as I was. She said it was the first time she'd actually gotten to book a Le Cellier in over three months! I sent a giant e-mail to my mother at work with size 72 font that said, "I GOT LE CELLIER!!!!!!!!!!!"
Okay, enough about the ADR fun, let's get to the food porn!
We arrived at the restaurant around 3:50, and they let us inside but we had to wait for them to set-up for dinner since 4pm is the first seating. There weren't too many people waiting inside, but I kept seeing people walk up to the check-in podium asking "How long is the wait?" and getting turned away. I also saw a stroller outside the restauarant with a family name tag and next to it a lime green Mickey head! No screenname or people in sight, so I couldn't say hi to the other DISer.
All of the servers and hosts gathered together to sing "O'Canada" before dinner started; it was a nice extra magical treat.
After the song they yelled "Now let's play some hockey!" and my brother thought it was really funny. As for service, we had the best service of our entire trip at Le Cellier. Our waiter (I think it was Dave? but I'm drawing a blank on the name) was from Toronto, and he was really nice. He gave us some tips on what to eat and his favorites, and he let us know what was covered on the DDP (special drinks). He didn't have to write anything down, he joked around with us, and he was quick with refilling our drinks. Overall, amazing service!If you haven't seen my thread talking about the new Le Cellier pilot program, you can see it here: http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1949970 . Basically, in order to guide people away from the expensive steak, they have allowed regular DDP holders to get an appetizer, entree, and a dessert but only from certain options. I had really wanted to try the Chedder Cheese Soup, and I'm not a red meat eater, so this really worked out for me!
My brother and I both tried this pilot program and got the Chedder Cheese Soup. I didn't take a picture of it, since I dug in before I remembered to take one. The soup was very thick, and probably could have been a meal on its own because the portion was so huge. I ate more of it than my brother did, but I don't think either of us came close to finishing it. It was too salty to me, I think I polished down a glass and a half of water to try and neutralize the salty taste. Our waiter told us to dip some of our breads into the soup, so we did try that, and it was good.
Speaking of bread, all of the breads were warm and delicious. My brother is a bread-fiend, if he could go to a restaurant and eat the free bread as his meal, he probably would. He really liked the pretzel bread. My mom enjoyed the multi-grain, and I liked the sourdough. Go figure!
Mom's Meal:
Mushroom Filet Mignon
She loved it. Her exact words were along the lines of, "It's perfect, just how I like it cooked!"
Brother's Meal:
Herb-Crusted Prime Rib
He didn't say much, but my brother was embarassed of me taking pictures of our food (grow up! DISers need to see this!) and probably wouldn't waste his
time reviewing it. He really enjoyed the meat, I don't know if he cared for the potatoes, but he is really picky about potatoes for some reason.
My Meal:
Mustard-basted All Natural Chicken
I know I had chicken at the Coral Reef only two days before, but I like chicken. I can't go wrong with a nicely cooked chicken. Anyway, this is easily the best chicken I've had in a long, long time, maybe even ever. The seasoning and flavoring wasn't just on the outside of the chicken, you could taste it in the center. It was just delicious and tender. I could really eat another one right now. The cream cheese mashed potatoes were also very tasty. I finished my plate, and I almost never do that because sit-down meals always have huge portion sizes.
For dessert, my brother and I had done the new Chef's Favorites pilot program, so we could only choose between the Maple Crème Brulee, Canadian Chocolate Moose, and the Seasonal Sorbet. I really wanted the Campfire S'mores though. What we ended up doing was that I ordered the Chocolate Moose off the pilot selection and gave it to my mother (who was going to order that), and she ordered the Campfire S'mores and gave me those.
My brother ordered the Maple Crème Brulee and he enjoyed it, but said it was just okay.
Campfire S'mores
I was too full to appreciate this dessert completely, but I loved how it looked! The ice cream was yummy, the brownie/chocolate graham cracker part was good. It was just a really fun dessert!
Canadian Chocolate Moose
My mom really enjoyed her dessert, and it was just another fun magical ending to a Disney meal.
9/10 - I know some people say Le Cellier is overrated, but for people that don't dine out much like my family, it was an amazing meal. Our service was above excellent, and the food was cooked as we ordered and tasted amazing. The soup was too salty for me, but I at least got to try it! I would definitely eat here again if I visited more often. Yum!
Coming up:
Crystal Palace - Character Breakfast
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Great reviews! So happy you were able to get the coveted Le Cellier ADR.
Yep it is! I think the eyes are M&Ms, and I know the ears are thin tuile cookie.
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Loving your reviews.
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Haha!! Still laughing! Oh my, this just may replace my current favourite "get over it" phrase (Toughen up princess!) Nice
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