LOW-CARB eating at the WDW Epcot Le Cellier restaurant--What is your experience?

[RaySharpton]

Anyone out there try to eat low-carb or Atkin's Diet regimen at the Epcot "Le Celler" restaurant?

What was your experience?

I am trying to list one restaurant per thread and talk about low-carb eating at that particular restaurant.

A lot of us on the DIS W.I.S.H.(We're Inspired to Stay Healthy) forum are trying to eat low-carb or Adkin's Diet at Walt Disney World.

I will list some of the low-carb foods from the menu below. I can add or subtract the foods as we learn more about the hidden carbs. Maybe we can even add the nutrient values to each food. You can use the links below to research the whole menu. Who wants to start?

"LOW-CARB Eating at Walt Disney World"
~~Pete Werner's WDW Menus.
~~Deb Wills' low carbing at WDW.
~~Deb Wills' WDW Menus.


Click here, to see Atkin's Diet, low-carb information on the WISH forum.

Walt Disney World Epcot "Le Cellier Restaurant"


August 12, 2002, Tuesday, 7:00 P.M.

When I called WDW dining to make my priority seating, I asked the castmember to please note "diet restrictions". They had various terms, but not Atkin's Diet, or one with no sugar, no flour, no rice, and low carbs all together. So they listed "other," which was fine because when I arrived at the restaurant, they had to ask me specifically what my diet restrictins were.

When I arrived at Le Cellier, the Castmember Host acknowleged my diet restriction notation and said that my Castmember waiter "Victoria" from British Columbia and the Chef "David" would help with my selections.

This was the best service that I have ever received from any WDW restaurant.

Chef "David" came out to my table and asked me what I needed, and he said that he understood, because his Dear Wife was using the Atkin's Diet.

These are the recommendations and changes that Chef David to his Le Cellier menu that he made for me.

He suggested the Mixed Field Greens Salad with a low-carb vinaigrette without the croutons and carrots. I requested if I could have the "Creamy Caesar Dressing" (0.5 grams per two tablespoons.) on the side.

They did not bring the wonderful bread out, but they brought the salad out right away instead. I drank water and Diet Coca Cola for dinner.

Chef David suggested the 14-ounce New York Strip Steak aged over 60 days for rich full flavor (0-carbs.). Instead of the roasted yukon potatoes, Chef David suggested the "Jumbo Grilled Asparagus" (~3-carbs) with some special "Bearnaise Sauce" (0-carbs) on the side. This was delicious.

I added the "Oven Roasted Wild Mushrooms" (<2-carbs) which came out in a 7-inch black pan for a side order. I could only eat a 1/4 of them ...lol.

For dessert he specially made a 1/2 cup of fresh strawberries (~4-carbs.) with te canned regular whipped cream (~0.5-carb per two tablespoon.)

I was full and I could not finish everything...lol.

Victoria and Chef David were very kind and attentive and made my meal a pleasure.

I was so impressed with "Chef David", I honored him a "WWWD" "What Would Walt Do" pin. He didn't know what it was for, and I told him it was for his excellent service, his excellent listening skills and attentiveness to me and others requesting his services. I need to post his name on that WWDW website. And I gave Victoria a most excellent tip.

"Le Cellier Restaurant" Menu in Epcot:

$10.99 - Soft Shell Crab -roasted corn and frisee, lobster oil, chipotle-cape aile.

$8.99 - Asian Shrimp Cocktail -wasabi slaw, horseradish chili sauce.

$8.99 - Seared Scallops - grilled fennel, leeks, red wine sauce.

$6.79 - Beefsteak Tomato Stack - shiitake mushrooms, wilted spinach, balsomic reduction.

$3.99 - Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup - canadian black diamond cheddar cheese, moosehead beer, smoked bacon.

$3.99 - Beef and Barley Soup - rich beef broth, fresh vegetables.

$3.99 - Mixed Field Greens Salad - crumbled blue cheese, pecan shallot vinaigrette.

$4.49 - Steakhorse Caesar Salad - baby, red, green romaine, sour dough croutons, creamy caesar dressing.

$26.99 - Le Cellier Mushroom Filet Mignon - wild mushroom risotto, herb buerre blanc, fried oinions, truffle oil.

$24.99 - 7-ounce Filet Mignon - topped with shallot butter, cream cheese mashed potatoes.

$24.99 - 14-ounce New York Strip Steak - roasted yukon potatoes, grape tomatoes, shallot butter.

$19.99 - Herb Crusted Prime Rib - roasted yukon potatoes, frisee, herb vinaigrette, red wine sauce.

$19.99 - Grilled Double Bone Pork Chop - molasses mashed sweet potato, roasted fig butter.

$17.99 - Rosemary Garlic Seared Chicken - cream cheese mashed potato, french green beans, roasted onion broth.

$18.99 - Maple Ginger Glased Salmon - asian noodle soup, baby carrots, shiitake mushrooms, fresh spinach.

$18.99 - Prince Edward Island Mussels - smithfield ham, braised escarole, linguini, white wine butter sauce.

$15.99 - Stuffed Piquillo Peppers - black diamond polenta, wild summer greens, haricot vert, watercress pesto.

$2.99 - Oven Roasted Wild Mushrooms.

$2.99 - Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes.

$2.99 - Jumbo Grilled Asparagus.

$2.99 - Creamed Spinach Gratinee

$2.00 - Bearnaise Sauce

$2.00 - Red Wine Sauce.

$5.99 - Canadian Club Cake.

$4.99 - Maple Creme Brulee.

$4.99 - Butterscotch Bread Pudding

$5.99 - White Chocolate Banana Foster Mousse.

$4.49 - Seasonal Sorbet.

God bless, best wishes, and encouragement, RaySharpton

 

[disney4me4ever]

Ray~

Thanks so much for your thorough review of Le Cellier. When DH and I go back to WDW in Feb., LeCellier is absolutely going to be one of first stops. I am also on Atkins (down 30 lbs so far) and am going to WDW a little over a month away. I'm already trying to start to get a plan of attack on how I am going to stay on plan while at WDW. Now if only there was a low carb Dole Whip!

Nancy

 

[danny1649]

Thank you so much, my wife is on Adkins diet and this will help her so much.Le Cellier is her favorite and she thought she would only be able to eat a steak and nothing else.

 

[KProuty]

Wow! I just try to make choices myself, it seems that if you bring the chef into the loop, you can do much better. (I assume that they are always way too busy to do this. ) On the other hand, if everyone on Atkins actually asked, then they would probably make a special designation.

If you do this at any more restaurants, please post what they said!

Katherine

 

[Miss Mickey Mania]

I'd love to try Le Cellier at Christmas but I'm going to WDW with my mum and she doesn't eat cheese or butter. It's not an allergy or diet thing, she just hates them. Looking at the menu, I really don't know what she would eat from it. She doesn't like to draw attention to herself and tries to choose food items which avoid these flavours, rather than tell the restaurant.

I mentioned it to her but at the moment it looks like I'm never going to get to try this restaurant.

Louise