Le Cellier-No Availability-Any Advice?

[Mckys#1Fan]

I am looking for Le Cellier for Jan 15-17 for 2 adults at any time..... . I have called everyday for 3 weeks and still no availability

When we went Nov. 1-8, there were a lot of open times during that week when I made our reservations. I figured November would be a busier time than January.

Do you think it would be possible to walk up at opening and maybe get a table for 2?

 

[TDC Nala]

Probably not. Make a reservation somewhere else and keep calling for that cancellation if you're set on Le Cellier.

Those dates in January are a holiday weekend and there are going to be more people around.

 

[MickeyNicki]

Try calling back every day and ask for lunch or dinner, both meals there are excellent. CM's have been known to tell guests to ask for a table for 3 and they are usually able to get a table...right wrong or indifferent people have done it

 

[traveladdiction]

Yes, those dates include MLK Day, so very busy. I would do as the PP suggested. Make a ressie elsewhere, but keep calling!

 

[Brian Noble]

My advice would be to try something new!

-brian, who doesn't understand the fascination with what amounts to a decent but not great steakhouse.

 

[BillSears]

My advice would be to try something new!

-brian, who doesn't understand the fascination with what amounts to a decent but not great steakhouse.

To me it's the Cheese Soup and the Pretzel Bread. You can get a good steak anywhere but the soup and cheese are unique to Le Cellier.

 

[bavaria]

To me it's the Cheese Soup and the Pretzel Bread.

I have seen many Whole Foods/WildOats shops around America which sell Laugenstange (ie 'Pretzel Bread') which is the bread that people rave about here. (And which is totally ordinary in Germany; so ordinary in fact that it is served with cheese as the short haul economy class meal quite often on LH!)

 

[BillSears]

I have seen many Whole Foods/WildOats shops around America which sell Laugenstange (ie 'Pretzel Bread') which is the bread that people rave about here. (And which is totally ordinary in Germany; so ordinary in fact that it is served with cheese as the short haul economy class meal quite often on LH!)

Yea, I guess it's not really unique but it's hard to find around here. I've never seen it in Baltimore, we don't have Whole Foods or WildOats here, but even if they did I suspect the bread isn't as good. I've tried the Pretzel Bread at the Beirgarten but it wasn't anywhere near as good as the fresh hot bread at Le Cellier.

I did find one place in DC that had a pretty good cheese soup. The 94th Aero Squadron is pretty fancy and not close to me but the beer cheese soup was good.

So how about this....

The Cheese Soup and Pretzel Bread combination unique to Le Cellier in WDW.

 

[J3nn78]

Keep calling is all you can do

I was there Nov1-9 and we had only 1 choice for our ressie when I called about 160 days out.
Also, I know when we were waiting for our table, people who were walking up to try to get a seat were turned away.

 

[IndyClown]

Yachtsman Steakhouse is only a 10 minute walk from Le Cellier. Maybe try to get in there.

 

[TDC Nala]

I actually thought the Biergarten pretzel rolls were better than the sticks.

The cheese soup's good but it isn't worth the kind of hype Le Cellier's getting. Never underestmate the power of a one-credit steakhouse inside a theme park.

I'd bet if Le Cellier cost two credits there'd be open spaces most every day.

 

[Horace Horsecollar]

I am looking for Le Cellier for Jan 15-17 for 2 adults at any time..... . I have called everyday for 3 weeks and still no availability

Le Cellier is now the most overrated restaurant at WDW. It's living off the well-deserved reputation it established a few years ago.

Our most recent meal at Le Cellier was in October. The cheddar cheese soup was incredibly salty. I realize that cheddar cheese and bacon are both salty foods. But it seems they added so much additional salt that the salt overpowered the other flavors. There were four of us, and none of us were particularly happy with our entrees. My wife and I ordered the same entree, but the two entrees came out completely different. Presumably, different line cooks executed them differently, with no effort to achieve consistent results.

Overall, Le Cellier was our worst table service dinner at WDW. Actually, it was our only disappointing table service meal at WDW.

I won't bother again with Le Cellier reservations unless I hear of some major changes to the quality of the kitchen.

I'm sure that there are still guests who are happy with their Le Cellier meals. When a restaurant is inconsistent, some guests get well prepared meals, and other guests don't.

Do you think it would be possible to walk up at opening and maybe get a table for 2?

Every time I've been at Le Cellier with an ADR waiting for our table to be called, there's been a constant stream of walk-up guests turned away, usually with an explanation such as, "We're completely booked up for the next three months."

 

[TDC Nala]

Le Cellier is now the most overrated restaurant at WDW. It's living off the well-deserved reputation it established a few years ago.

The head chef from back then is now the head chef at Jiko and I think he does a fantastic job.

 

[Nie0214]

Our most recent meal at Le Cellier was in October. The cheddar cheese soup was incredibly salty.

My first visit to Le Cellier was in Sept. during free dining. It was a really good meal, but I had heard so much about the cheese soup. I got it (not on the dining plan) and was incredibly disappointed. It was SO salty that I think I went through two glasses of water while eating half of it. It was not yummy at all to me. The rest of my food was really good though, and we had a great waiter (Dave?). I'd go again, but I wouldn't stalk the dining hotline over it either.

 

[bavaria]

Yea, I guess it's not really unique but it's hard to find around here. I've never seen it in Baltimore, we don't have Whole Foods or WildOats here, but even if they did I suspect the bread isn't as good. I've tried the Pretzel Bread at the Beirgarten but it wasn't anywhere near as good as the fresh hot bread at Le Cellier.

I did find one place in DC that had a pretty good cheese soup. The 94th Aero Squadron is pretty fancy and not close to me but the beer cheese soup was good.

So how about this....

The Cheese Soup and Pretzel Bread combination unique to Le Cellier in WDW.

Depending on how far you wish to detour... the WildOats in South Beach sells Laungenstange which are very good!

Or do I need to do a delivery of the real ones next time I am in Maryland?

TDC Nala, we were at Biergarten a few weeks ago and the Laugenstange and the crisp rolls were very stale. Also the Brezn at Sommerfest have been stale over the past year when I ordered them and they were soon tossed away uneaten (and the CMs often whisper to me in German 'don't bother buying them'...) I suppose that it is cost cutting to keep them around longer, but when they start to get even slightly stale they get too hard.

I am sadly familiar with mediocre Laugenstange due to the proliferation of cheap chain bakeries in Germany which are replacing the independents.

 

[Starr W.]

The head chef from back then is now the head chef at Jiko and I think he does a fantastic job.

I'm with you on that! Excellent job on the maize encrusted halibut, cooked to perfection. Ate there over Thanksgiving.


I've been to Le Cellier once and I wouldn't bother to go back again.

I think the fillet over at the Cali Grill tastes better, as does the kid's steak.

 

[TDC Nala]

Was at Biergarten a week ago and the rolls weren't hard at all. I ate too much sausage though. And after the schooner of hefewiezen they could have served me hockey pucks and I wouldn't have noticed.

 

[Brian Noble]

after the schooner of hefewiezen

Prost!

Here's a decent beer-and-cheddar soup recipe:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Cheddar-Beer-Soup-231641

It's very similar to the recipe from Le Cellier:
http://allears.net/din/rec_ched.htm

 

[Flossbolna]

I have seen many Whole Foods/WildOats shops around America which sell Laugenstange (ie 'Pretzel Bread') which is the bread that people rave about here. (And which is totally ordinary in Germany; so ordinary in fact that it is served with cheese as the short haul economy class meal quite often on LH!)

I have to agree with Bavaria once again on the topic of German food: it is very ordinary here, I regular get it for breakfast. I always wondered how it ended up at a Canadian restaurant. And by the way, as Laugenstangen go, I thought the one at Le Cellier is not even a very good one. It tasted like the typical deep frozen product. But then fortunately individual tastes are different

And if Le Cellier would be the only place for me to get this bread I would probably go there just for the bread as well!

 

[bavaria]

I always wondered how it ended up at a Canadian restaurant.

I believe due to the numerous Mennonite communities in Canada. The breads served in the restaurant are meant to represent the various areas of the country, and there are many anabaptist groups across Canada.