Le Cellier lunch vs dinner

[g3pak]

My family tried Le Cellier last fall and it became one of our favorites. Now with the dinner meal being 2 credits, we are considering trying it for lunch this fall.

Can someone compare lunch vs. dinner (since it went to 2 credits in the last month or so). If lunch is close to our dinner from last fall then we are all over it.

 

[g3pak]

Bump- lots of views but no response so far

 

[DVCconvert]

Have you compared the lunch/dinner menus?
That might help you in your decision.

http://allears.net/menu/menus.htm#epc

 

[bjakmom]

We just did a late lunch at LeC the other day and had a wonderful meal. The filet was on the lunch menu and was delicious - waiter substituted the cream cheese mashed potatoes for me instead of mushroom risotto. DS had the NY strip and loved it - he also got the mashed instead of roasted potatoes. His GF split the filet with me and we all got cheddar cheese soup and enjoyed the pretzel bread. DS ordered a side of mac and cheese - bcause he LOVES mac and cheese - but it wasn't really cheese like he likes it, more like a thin white sauce - tasty but not what he was looking for. We skipped dessert bcause we were too full of beer, soup, bread and steak. I have had dinner there many times and we switched to late lunch bcause of the price/credits increase. We were glad we did.

 

[TiggerTrigger]

I've been doing a lot of reading over several forums and here is some of what I've found out- some fact/some opinion.

- the meat served during dinner service is a much higher grade than what's served during lunch
- as usual, lunch portions are smaller than dinner portions
- I've seen several people say that the dinner menu offerings and prices now look signature, but the quality is not on par with other highly regarded signatures
- I've seen some people say the quality difference between dinner and lunch still makes dinner the better of the two options- others say the differences are trivial. So, this comes down to personal tastes for which only you can be the judge.
- many people are still saying go to Yachtsman or Shula's if you're looking for signature quality steaks.

hope this helps.

 

[DonaldDoleWhip]

Hated my January lunch at Le Cellier. Ordered the prime rib sandwich, poutine, and chocolate moose. Thought the sandwich and poutine were disgusting and way too heavy. Moose looks cute, but doesn't taste great.

Loved my three March dinners at Le Cellier (with the signature menu). Many of the offerings, such as the lobster chopped salad, steak tartare, duck breast & confit, salmon, improved poutine, and lemon cheesecake were fabulous. Didn't try the steak, but everyone around me loved what they had (filet, strip steak, rib-eye, etc).

IMO, if you're on the DDP and plan to order the same things as 90% of people on the DIS (cheddar soup, mushroom filet, crème brûlée), go for lunch since the food would basically be the same anyway. For me, I only want some of the dinner-only appetizers and entrees (and I'm not on the DDP so credit value isn't important to me), so I'd rather go back for dinner.

 

[sunshineNJ]

Is the grade of meat @ lunch different then lunch lastsummer?

 

[DonaldDoleWhip]

Is the grade of meat @ lunch different then lunch lastsummer?

It should be the same as it was for lunch. The only thing that's supposed to have changed is that dinner meat is now from Canada. Honestly I don't know if that means it's better or not, but steak isn't my priority anyway.

 

[branv]

Disney Food Blog did a review of the Le Cellier dinner today: http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2011/03/27/review-new-le-cellier-signature-dinner/

 

[goofy4prez]

Is the grade of meat @ lunch different then lunch lastsummer?

Not really. The only difference is WDW is trying to hype it up with a bunch of bunk that they are now serving Canadian beef. No difference at all except where the cow lived before sacrificing it's life for our plate.

 

[PoohsFan1]

Hated my January lunch at Le Cellier. Ordered the prime rib sandwich, poutine, and chocolate moose.

This past September we had lunch at Le Cellier and I too got the Prime Rib Sandwich (wanted to try something different than the usual fillet with Mushroom Risotto), boy was I disappointed. I can't wait to go back in May so I can have my beloved fillet again. I learned the hard way to stick with something I love.

 

[goofy4prez]

Disney Food Blog did a review of the Le Cellier dinner today: http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2011/03/27/review-new-le-cellier-signature-dinner/

Thanks for posting that, it was interesting reading. It was not exactly an overwhelming review of Le'Cellier. I know it's the opinion of one critic, but still, it was not a ringing endorsement of this place and confirms what many feel about the change.

 

[vinotinto]

Disney Food Blog did a review of the Le Cellier dinner today: http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2011/03/27/review-new-le-cellier-signature-dinner/

Interesting! I'm also trying to decide lunch vs dinner at LC, plus whether to keep a dinner ADR at YS. I found it very interesting that the article said:
I learned at the end of the meal that the current Le Cellier chef came over from Yachtsman Steakhouse about 2 months ago, so it made sense that the Rib-eye very much reminded me of the version I often get at Yachtsman over in the Yacht Club Resort.