Le Cellier, Teppan Edo, Chefs de France?

[WDWOswald]

For the past five years or so we have always gone to Via Napoli because the food and atmosphere is so excellent and you also get a good value for the money. That being said, as a family that had taken something like 20+ trips to Disney in the last 11 years... we have not tried many restaraunts in Epcot. We did enjoy le cellier about 7 years ago but all I remember is my steak was overly salted and the table was hilariously small. Out of le cellier, teppan edo, and chefs de France... which might you choose? Coral Reef is also an option, or rose and crown if we get lucky and find a reservation.

 

[Ross Kratter]

Of those three, Le Cellier or Chefs de France. Teppan Edo is very similar to any other hibachi/teppanyaki place, at a higher price.

 

[gharter]

We have had good meals Chef de Francs and Le Cellier. Le Cellier has gotten quite expensive in the last few years, if that matters.
Teppan Edo is no better (or not as good) as similar restaurants we have. If you don't have one near you, it is fun and may be worth doing.

 

[CarolynFH]

We ate at Chefs de France in early March and liked the prix fixe meal. Had our choices of appetizer, entree and dessert as well as drink (including wine if desired) for a nice price. The food was tasty, and we enjoyed talking to our server.

 

[Ralph&Pam]

Chefs de France food and atmosphere are much better than Le Cellier, and the prix fixe meal choice is a much better value. Since Le Cellier became a “signature” restaurant, prices have gone up and value has gone down. This appeared to be a consequence of the (now suspended) Dining Plans making Le Cellier a popular choice when it only took one dining credit to dine there. Now, prices for their steaks match Yachtman or Flying Fish (to mention two signature restaurants that are easy to get to from the International Gateway of Epcot, although not yet reopened in these Covid days), but the value doesn’t compare at all.

 

[KPeterso]

Love all 3 of them and regularly try to fit each in. Unlike others though, Teppan Edo is my favorite, but I absolutely LOVE hibachi and will take it any chance I get. I don't think you can go wrong with any of them though!

 

[sabrecmc]

We enjoy Teppan Edo quite a bit. Yes, it is the same as pretty much every other hibachi place, but we don't go to those places in our non-vacation life. It provides some entertainment for the kids (and adults!) during the meal, and the meal is consistently good, as is the service. Chefs de France was fine for us. We would go back. But, it is just a meal. Miss the days when Remy came around on a little cart and said hi. Le Cellier...the food is good, but the atmosphere is like Western Sizzlin' in a basement. At least pre-covid, it was small and dark and you were so close to the other tables, you could join in the conversation. But, the cheese soup... yum! I don't know, it's pretty pricey for the overall experience for us. That's my only complaint with LC. The total experience just doesn't seem to live up to the cost. But, they are all good and you will probably have a good meal at any of them.

 

[olwyngdh]

I love Chefs. We ate at Le Cellier for the first time this past February and it will likely be the last time. We were not in the least impressed with the food and had the most inattentive waiter we have ever had in or out of Disney. Not even sure the atmosphere is enough to get me back there. That said, the maple Creme Brulee was good and much more memorable than the steak. My husband does a better steak at home.

 

[RanDIZ]

We ate at Chefs de France in Dec. Food and service were excellent! Did the Prix Fixe which was a great value.

 

[loves to dive]

My #3 would be LeCellier, when we ate there we weren't impressed, as others have said it's small, its dark and crowded and noisy (pre-Covid). It would be a tie between Chefs de France and Teppan Edo. Yes, Teppan Edo is like every other Japanese style restaurant you have eaten at before but the food is good. Chefs de France, we have always had pretty decent food there and pretty bad service, every single time and I'd guess over the span of 30 years we have eaten there at least 10 times. We actually used to go more often than we do now. We always enjoy the food, we always hate the service. I don't think in all the times we have gone we've actually had good service, there have been a few times we have had not so bad service.

We have never eaten at Coral Reef, again in all the years we have been going. I'm not a huge seafood eater and it seems silly to me to go to a restaurant that is supposed to be for seafood and order something else. Having said that I have eaten at Flying Fish.

Rose and crown, the one time we went it was very late at night and we happened to get a server that went off their shift mid meal. She also had a huge table next to us and was paying more attention to them than us (happens a lot at WDW if a server has a big table and a two top, I assume they think they are getting a bigger tip from the larger table). So what should have been a hour meal at the very longest, ended up taking two. We actually had to flag down a manager after our main course because we had sat there at least 1/2 hour after we were finished and no one came by the table. She had ended her shift and evidently they had no way of knowing she still had a table going. The food was o.k. but not great. I got corned beef and cabbage and it had literally one leaf of cabbage.

My #1 go to at Epcot is Spice Road Tables but they have gone to a very limited small plate only menu so I'm not sure how that is.

 

[CynBeth]

We love Chefs and Le Cellier.

 

[bobbiwoz]

Chefs would be our choice of the three. The French bread is the best anywhere!

We have a dinner reservation there in April. Our next choice would be Teppan Edo. Le Cellier has been taken off our list of restaurants to go to.

 

[NY Pirate Princess]

Chefs! I admit I have not dined at Le Cellier. We had a fantastic time at Teppan Edo, but can't get French food at home.

 

[Blondie58]

We like Canada a lot. The cheese soup is great. Our one visit to France was so crowded and not relaxing. We love Germany although you were not asking about opions regarding. We have eaten at Germany more than any of the others.

 

[Skittle451]

My #3 would be LeCellier, when we ate there we weren't impressed, as others have said it's small, its dark and crowded and noisy (pre-Covid). It would be a tie between Chefs de France and Teppan Edo. Yes, Teppan Edo is like every other Japanese style restaurant you have eaten at before but the food is good. Chefs de France, we have always had pretty decent food there and pretty bad service, every single time and I'd guess over the span of 30 years we have eaten there at least 10 times. We actually used to go more often than we do now. We always enjoy the food, we always hate the service. I don't think in all the times we have gone we've actually had good service, there have been a few times we have had not so bad service.

We have never eaten at Coral Reef, again in all the years we have been going. I'm not a huge seafood eater and it seems silly to me to go to a restaurant that is supposed to be for seafood and order something else. Having said that I have eaten at Flying Fish.

Rose and crown, the one time we went it was very late at night and we happened to get a server that went off their shift mid meal. She also had a huge table next to us and was paying more attention to them than us (happens a lot at WDW if a server has a big table and a two top, I assume they think they are getting a bigger tip from the larger table). So what should have been a hour meal at the very longest, ended up taking two. We actually had to flag down a manager after our main course because we had sat there at least 1/2 hour after we were finished and no one came by the table. She had ended her shift and evidently they had no way of knowing she still had a table going. The food was o.k. but not great. I got corned beef and cabbage and it had literally one leaf of cabbage.

My #1 go to at Epcot is Spice Road Tables but they have gone to a very limited small plate only menu so I'm not sure how that is.

I agree!!! Spice Road Table is just amazing!!! But, we also enjoy Teppan Edo as well. Garden Grill has my favorite breakfast, by far!

 

[B-Ride]

We like Canada a lot.

We love Canada which is why we live here but I would definitely choose Chefs the one restaurant I cannot miss when we visit WDW.

 

[mj_95]

I’ve had varying experiences at all 3. Le Cellier used to be great, but the last few times it’s been meh. I had the worst meal I’ve ever had on Disney property there the last time when they brought me a filet that was charred and black on the outside and well done inside when I ordered it medium rare. I sent it back because it was inedible, but the waiter took so long to take our orders, and we had a later reservation, so consequently the kitchen was closed and they couldn’t remake it. I ate what I could and I don’t remember if they did anything for us like free dessert, but it was gross. They had brought the food 5 minutes before I actually sent it back so it was crazy that they wouldn’t remake it or accommodate with something else for that price.

I know you can get hibachi anywhere, but I love Teppan Edo as it’s different than a normal hibachi. Chefs de France is also usually a good meal - the appetizers and desserts are the standout but I do love the beef bourguignon. It really depends on the experience you’re looking for but I’d go with Chefs or Teppan Edo.

 

[2xcited2sleep]

My vote would be for Chefs de France. I think the prix fix menu is a good value and love the overall atmosphere - especially with some tables removed so it is a bit more comfortable and less loud. One note on Teppan Edo, in case it is of interest, because they are hibachi tables, they're handling "distanced" seating differently. They will still seat all 8 spots at a table (depending on party sizes, of course) with a small plexi divider between parties. That's what happened to us in November and I was pretty uncomfortable with it. Service and food were great but I personally won't return until I'm vaccinated. As others have said, it's not a whole lot different than local hibachi places. I haven't dined at Le Cellier post-COVID ... previously my biggest complaint was how close together the tables were (like eat off your neighbor's plate close in places) but my understanding is they've removed tables now.