I vaguely remember us eating some before Le Cellier, but again, I have no proof of this.
Today was another Epcot day and we planned to see a lot. Which was made practically impossible by how crowded it was. That darn Food and Wine Festival made Epcot fill up like crazy. Normally, I'd love little booths filled with all kinds of food, but we were on
DDP. It's just incredibly hard to be hungry for all those little bites when you've already eaten 2 meals.
Anyways, I was so excited. We were eating at Le Cellier today!!!
I love the landscaping of this restaurant, who doesn't? For those of you who have been so unlucky to not see it, here's a picture.
Don't mind my gorgeous self intruding into the shot.
We checked in about 2:00 and waited around 15 minutes. Sitting next to us was a mother and daughter who had parked their wheelchair next to the window. The girl (10-11?) was jumping around, being figetty. Like a normal kid. Just as the hostess came to take them to their table, the girl preceded to fall back onto the bench and her mom loaded her into the wheelchair, and wheeled her to the table. I was a bit weirded out, but reserved judgement because you just never know. A little while later we saw them walking around the park, the girl in the wheelchair swinging her legs and jigglin' around. Ugh, I can't reserve judgement anymore. That's the reason people are so fed up with
ECV's and wheelchairs!
We also saw a women in a blue mickey shirt (the kind you buy from disneyshopping.com) trying to figure out her ADR's.
ANYWAYS, sorry for jumping around. The hostess seated us back against a wall. It was a nice, comfy seat. Our server came (a women, I can't remember her name) and she brought us our drinks and breadsticks. She was pretty good, but not amazing.
I chomped down on delicious pretzel bread as we browsed the appetizers. The other two were just alright.
I finally decided on
THE cheese soup.
I put my hand there so you could understand the size of the bowl. It's not as big as the pictures make it seem, but there was still plenty. It was pretty good, but thicker than I liked soup. It was JOYOUS as a dip for the pretzel bread.
My mom ordered the salad with pecans and other stuff.
She really enjoyed it, but it's humongous. I tried a bite and it seemed fresh and tasty.
My dad got Duck Two Ways.
He enjoyed it, but my mom almost puked at the thought. Just so you know, we had been feeding and playing with the ducks the whole time we were there. There was loads outside our room door, and we said hi to them every morning. Like they were pets.
I already knew what I was ordering, the filet. I was shocked, yes shocked, to see the menu change. It now came with cherry reduction and sweet potato/white potato mash. I was hesitant, but decided on it anyways.
I got the cherry reduction on the side, you guys already know I'm not a fan of cooked fruit things. Anyways, this was delicious! I know a lot of people are complaining about not having the cream cheese mashed potatoes all the time, but that mash was very good. The sauce was slighty sweet and fruity, and paired very well with the sweet mashed potatoes. The steak was perfectly done, and there was no knife necassary!
My mom and dad both for the new york strip.
My mom is not a big steak eater, but she loved this. She proclaims it
'the best steak I've ever had in all of my 42 years on this Earth'. But next time she's ordering it with mashed potatoes, even though she did like the roasted ones. My dad liked it as well, but he doesn't say much.
My mom and I already knew we were ordering creme brulee.
We could've done without the jelly blob, but it was still fantastic. It was served in a deep bowl and there was a lot, I couldn't finish it all. My favorite part is the sides, that's where it's not as crusty. Mmmmm.
My dad, who is very young at heart, just had to order the moose when we told him how it was presented.
It was tasty and my mom loved it, but we mostly just loved the presentation.
All in all, will we be back? We really enjoyed our meal. My mom and dad say this is their favorite, and this is my second favorite. (Raglan Road #1) We WILL be back. No doubt about it, no question what so ever.
After touring the World Showcase and running around in the rain, we stopped to get a snack before IllumiNations. I had drooled over pictures of the Napolean from months and months, I KNEW we had to stop here for dessert. I wasn't super hungry, but I still had to try it. So I ordered one of those, and my dad ordered a little crossaint sandwich (he was hungry) which they warmed up for him.
It was so crowded in here, but we finally managed to find a seat. The Napolean is pastry layered with a creamy vanilla custard type stuff. I love pastry, I love custard and I love this. Well, almost love. It would've been SO much better if we weren't cranky and I had been hungrier. My dad said his sandwich was okay, but again, we were all a bit cranky from being so tired and it was raining.
All in all, will we be back? Yep. I plan to go try the pastries again this fall.
After watching IllumiNations we sat on a bench and watched all the people falling over themselves trying to get out. After it had died down a bit we finally made our way out, although the bus stops were still packed. Like all the other nights, once we got home we all fell straight asleep.
Coming up next...Electric Umbrella and Rainforest Cafe. Will we be attacked my monkeys and elephants? You'll be surprised when you find out. Jut wait and seeee.
Shameless plug: If you wanna know what happens during the non-meal parts of our trip. Check out my trip report, you can find a link in my signature. Grab your fannypacks, we're headed to Disney!
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