Mickey shaped food tastes better! -COMPLETE- 14 days with PICS

[Pirate Me]

WOW, I am thrilled to read your post. Finally an answer about the Turkey leg meal. I was never sure if you could get it was a CS with the DDP if you went to The Lunching Pad in MK or Toluca in DS. You have helped me!

Thanks for reading. I'm not sure about DHS, but I know that at the Lunching Pad you can get the turkey leg as a CS meal with a drink. I'm not sure if the Icee is still a drink because when we went the CM said they weren't included, then checked again and allowed us to get them as drinks. Not sure if they stopped that or not.

I just read your reviews and everything is great! You've definitely inspired to try a few places on our trip in August! Keep up the good work!!

Thank you!

That bottom left egg's yolk is unrealistically large. They could've made it much more convincing! I actually own one of those Mickey shapped egg rings but can NEVER get it to give me a good Mickey shape. I even use them to make mini pancakes. They don't come out right..

 

[Pirate Me]

After relaxing at Stormalong Bay, we decided to take a walk to Epcot. The World Showcase is our favorite, so much that we hardly spend much time in Future World.

I felt like passing by France and looking through the shop there. Boulangerie Patisserie was crowded! It's pretty small, and there are a small number of tables outside the place. Was it worth waiting? Yes, it was!

Some offerings:

I'll take one of everything, please!

Then everyone decided to pick something:

Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Mousse, Cheesecake, and Chocolate Croissant

They charged us 1 snack credit each pastry so it was a great DDP deal!

The chocolate mousse was mine. I love chocolate mousse and thought that it couldn't get better than from here. It was SO thick and creamy! I ate half of it and had the other half later on. I could've walked back to Epcot to eat more!

Everyone took their pastry and ate it up. The croissant was put in the fridge and eaten the next morning.

Next, will be our first time inside the lovely Polynesian resort and a dinner at Kona Cafe!

 

[Ms. Heimlich]

I love the bakery in France. I could walk there NOW. (ok... maybe not but I feel like it might be worth it!!)

Thanks for taking the time to post these (especially the bakery one!).

 

[danalee]

Just caught up, nice reviews!

 

[Pirate Me]

I love the bakery in France. I could walk there NOW. (ok... maybe not but I feel like it might be worth it!!)

Thanks for taking the time to post these (especially the bakery one!).

I'd love to be able to go there right now.

Just caught up, nice reviews!

Thank you!

 

[Pirate Me]

After our quick trip to France, we walked back to the Beach Club and got ready for our reservations at Kona Cafe in the Polynesian! We took a bus to the Magic Kingdom, then took a monorail to the Polynesian resort.

First off, this resort is so pretty! I love the waterfall in the middle of everything, and the CMs even gave us leis- which I still have, by the way.

Here are some pics of the Polynesian:

And now we're going to...

As we were walking towards our table, I saw this:

Chocolate Lilo and Stitch!

Now, time to talk about food!

First, the bread comes:

This is the welcome bread! The CM told us not to use a knife to cut the bread, but to break it with our hands. She was right because the bread was SO soft! This was my favorite bread from the trip. Yum! It comes a honey butter as well. I could come here and just eat the bread!

On to our appetizers. We picked the

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Sticky Wings for Two - glazed chicken wings with a tangy mustard drizzle and toasted sesame seeds $12.99[/FONT]

I've heard of these on DIS constantly so decided to try them. The wings were so good! These were very sweet, but the mustard definitely cut the sweetness.

You can also order from the Kona Island Sushi Bar. We ordered

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Shrimp Tempura Roll - tempura shrimp, fresh mango served with lilikoi sauce $12.99[/FONT]

None of us are fans of sushi, but D wanted to try these. It was actually pretty good! I loved the sweet mango in there and that sauce was nice as well.

Don't laugh. All four of us ordered the same thing.

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Teriyaki-style New York Strip - sirloin strip grilled with pineapple teriyaki glaze served with mashed Yukon gold potatoes and stir-fried broccolini $27.99 [/FONT]

To be honest, nothing else really appealed to me on the menu. Apparently that was so with everyone else! But I'll try to order something different next time! Well... I can't promise you that because this was sooo good! I'm not a steak person. I don't eat it at home, and I usually don't order any in a restaurant but I loved this one. The teriyaki glaze was sweet and tangy. The broccolini was good, too. Stir-fried, so it reminded me of my favorite Chinese takeout broccoli. Well, I was a bit more interested in the mashed potatoes. I love it when mashed potatoes have chunks in them. There was A LOT of mashed potatoes under that steak, too!


I can post a picture of that steak three more times if you want..but I don't think it's necessary. Don't worry, this doesn't happen often!

C had the
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Grilled Fish of the Day - served with whole-grain pilaf, veggies, and yogurt parfait $7.59[/FONT]

from the kid's menu. For his he just requested french fries and fruit salad. I don't remember what the fish was. Was it mahi mahi?

Looks good for something from the kid's menu! I'm impressed with Disney's kid's menu. Not just burgers, hot dogs, and chicken strips!

It's time for the best part! Dessert. I knew what I was going to have already.

It was the Kilueaua Torte:

D ordered the same thing. It's a molten chocolate lava cake. When you break it open, all of the ooey gooey hot melty chocolate comes pouring out. It was soo MOIST!

M ordered the Chocolate Fondue $5.99

They give you fruit and macaroons to dip into dark chocolate fondue. Very good! Fresh fruit, and the fondue was very rich and tasty.

G didn't want any dessert, so he let C get one. I knew what he'd like to have, so I told him about the...

Kona Kone $5.99

Very cute idea! They give you four compartments for sprinkles and other decorations, and the middle fits the sugary waffle cone with scoops of chocolate and vanilla ice cream. This was after he decorated his cone. Cute mickey chocolate on top! See the blue cotton candy sticking out of the "kone" as well?

Kona was a great meal! We have both Kona and 'Ohana booked for the upcoming trip and I can't wait to go back to the Polynesian!

Next up will be some Epcot snacks and Sunshine Seasons.​

 

[MomsOf2boys]

That looked wonderful! I have still never ate at Kona. I keep getting outvoted. Hmmm..... next visit I am planning to sneak in Kona as a last day breakfast.

 

[Pirate Me]

That looked wonderful! I have still never ate at Kona. I keep getting outvoted. Hmmm..... next visit I am planning to sneak in Kona as a last day breakfast.

I've never tried Kona for breakfast but it sounds good. We planned it for the previous trip but it never happened. Maybe next time.

 

[Pirate Me]

Today was an Epcot day. We trekked from the Beach Club all the way to Future World. Our first stop of the day was Soarin'. We usually eat something small for breakfast in the room, like a granola bar or cereal. Today C didn't eat and he was hungry when we passed by Sunshine Seasons. M and C stayed at Sunshine Seasons while the rest of us rode Soarin'.

I love Soarin'! It's my favorite ride in Epcot. We rode it a lot this trip. My favorite part is when you go over the orange groves and you smell the oranges! Of course, the part where you're parked in front of Disneyland to watch the fireworks isn't bad, either! I could ride it again and again! Oh, wait..we have!

After exiting the ride, we walked towards C and M's table at Sunshine Seasons. C decided to have the Kids' French toast with sausage $4.09

Missing sausage. He must've eaten it while we were still on Soarin'. We waited for him to finish up and decided on what we'd do next.

Here are some various snacks throughout our day in Epcot:

I've dunked bananas in milk chocolate, coated them in sprinkles, peanuts, and other toppings, and frozen them to eat before, but I've always wanted one from Disney. I used a snack credit to get this from a stand in Future World:

Blech! The texture was what made me think it was disgusting. The banana had little bits of ice in it. I wouldn't get it again.

A quick pic of some of the healthier cart options:

Disney's not all that unhealthy!

We have since finished Future World and started heading towards the World Showcase.

Stepping by Norway, I realized that we haven't tried the schoolbread that everyone here raved about. We went to Kringla Bakeri og Cafe and got the School Bread $1.99

Note that this is before the schoolbread became topped with toasted coconut and caramel. Just white coconut here.

That middle cream is not butter. Just saying because when I first saw a picture of it I think I gagged a little at the thought of that much butter in one place. It's actually like a custard. The inside tasted very similar to the inside of a boston creme donut. I've heard that it is half the size now. Still a snack credit.

This was also from Norway. It wasn't mine, and I'm not sure of its exact name. It looks like a coconut custard type cake. I didn't try any, so not sure what it is.

Some more offerings from Norway's bakery:

In Germany, I wanted a Salted Soft Pretzel - $4.29:

I can NOT wait until we go back to Disney so I can get my hands on another one of these! This was probably the best pretzel I have EVER had! I would've thought that they'd all taste the same but they don't. I tried a pretzel from a cart in DHS and it was hard and dry. This was so soft and warm. The sign displayed it as a snack credit on the DDP, even though it was over $4.

These, I believe, are also from Germany. I remember that Germany had a glass case of cookies and chocolate.

I'm eyeing that Cookies 'n' Cream fudge!

That's it for Epcot snacks. Next up will be Le Cellier.

 

[katiebelle21]

My mouth is watering. I'll take one of everything please!

 

[MomsOf2boys]

Yummmmy.... I want to try a school bread this next trip... or the trip after...

 

[shannn]

Yummy!! Oh man, I can't wait to get to the WS. Last time, we skipped and I'm so glad we're going this time!!

 

[Pirate Me]

My mouth is watering. I'll take one of everything please!

I'd ask for two of everything.

Yummmmy.... I want to try a school bread this next trip... or the trip after...

I really want to try the new one now.

Yummy!! Oh man, I can't wait to get to the WS. Last time, we skipped and I'm so glad we're going this time!!

The WS is one of my favorite parts of Disney.

 

[Pirate Me]

I couldn't find a dinner reservation for Le Cellier so had to settle for lunch, which was perfectly fine for everyone. We have come here nearly every trip so felt that it would be nice to come back.

Just a note though...the restaurant is kind of dark so it felt odd for me to take flash photos of the food in there. I'm sorry...some of them are pretty dark!

For my drink, I ordered the Mango Smoothie - with a splash of Cranberry $4.29

Very sweet and refreshing. Almost too sweet...I didn't drink all of it and requested a glass of water. I didn't like it when it melted so left the rest.

I wish I chose what D chose, which was a Chocolate-Raspberry Shake $4.29

Sorry! The picture is really dark. What threw me off was the raspberry. I wasn't sure if I would like it so I ordered the smoothie instead. He loved this and it's definitely what I will get next time. It was very thick.

I really wanted to try the Canadian Cheddar Cheese soup, so instead of just an entree I chose the

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Chef's Favorites[/FONT]
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Choose one from each category. No substitutions. $29.99[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]which came with an appetizer as well. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]I was able to get the Canadian Cheddar Cheese soup, a chicken ceaser entree salad, and a sorbet. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup - Made with Moosehead Beer and Smoked Bacon Cup $5.49 Bowl $6.99[/FONT]

The BEST! Very rich and creamy. I love the smokiness of it. I'd definitely come to Le Cellier just for this soup. Yum!

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Caesar Salad with Chicken - Romaine lettuce, parmesan, sourdough croutons and a creamy Caesar dressing $13.99[/FONT]

My first impression was that this salad was huge. I ate about half of it. The chicken was very dry, so I left that. The rest was okay; typical caesar salad. I wouldn't get it again.

D, G, and M all ordered the Grilled Angus Chuck Burger - topped with house-made onion ketchup and your choice of cheddar or blue cheese $12.49

We also got some Oven-roasted Mushrooms $4.29

I love those mushrooms! They're great here too, but we unanimously preferred the ones at Yachtsman.

C had a​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Kids' Picks[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Choice of 1 Appetizer, 1 entree and 1 dessert - $7.59[/FONT]​

They allow the kids to get a small Canadian Cheddar Cheese soup as an appetizer.

His entree was a hot dog with french fries.

And for dessert, an ice cream sundae:

D and M ordered the Chocolate "Moose" - Chocolate Mousse rolled in Toasted Chocolate Crumbs with Maple Leaf Antlers $5.99

Cute presentation! Here's another darker picture but it shows more of the moose:

I had the Seasonal Sorbet $6.49 which, I believe, was white peach at the time.

Blah. I didn't like it... It wasn't sweet enough and hardly had a flavor.

G passed on dessert.

I think it was the fact that we went during lunch that really messed us up. We weren't that hungry, so went lighter on the food. Next time, I'd definitely aim for dinner or nothing. I actually don't have it booked for the upcoming trip because we want to try something new.

Next up is Chefs de France.​

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[MomsOf2boys]

I LOVE Le Cellier! Our September visit was my first one at Le Cellier and I had been sick all week and miserable but the family would not go without me so I ended up trudging along and feeling terrible. The chedddar soup was soooo comforting and tasty and warm that it would have made its way in my list of favorites just by that. But I had the filet and it was wonderful and the moose. My favorite meal of the week.

 

[Pooh&OurHunny]

Thanks for the update. If you had to pick one restaurant (LeCellier or Yatchsman Steakhouse)? My husband is not a red meat eater but I have steak...I hear LeCellier is a must to go place...is it hype or is it really amazing?
Thanks

 

[Pirate Me]

I LOVE Le Cellier! Our September visit was my first one at Le Cellier and I had been sick all week and miserable but the family would not go without me so I ended up trudging along and feeling terrible. The chedddar soup was soooo comforting and tasty and warm that it would have made its way in my list of favorites just by that. But I had the filet and it was wonderful and the moose. My favorite meal of the week.

I'd love to make that soup at home. I know there's a recipe on DIS somewhere for it. Sooo good!

Thanks for the update. If you had to pick one restaurant (LeCellier or Yatchsman Steakhouse)? My husband is not a red meat eater but I have steak...I hear LeCellier is a must to go place...is it hype or is it really amazing?
Thanks

You know, I think a lot of the hype is due to the fact that it is one of the only steak places in Epcot. It's definitely a good choice if you actually go for the steak. We would all unanimously pick Yachtsman's over Le Cellier. It will always make the list of ADRs and I think it's a lot better than Le Cellier foodwise. It's more expensive, however, and if you are on the DDP it will cost you 2TS credits instead of 1 at Le Cellier. Either way, Le Cellier and Yachtsman are walking distance to each other (guessing I would say 10-15 minutes from Yachtsman to international gateway to Le Cellier) so you can chose which one you want to go to without worrying much about transportation.

 

[Pirate Me]

France is one of my favorite pavillions! I love the water fountain and the entertainment. It's always fun to watch that stacking chair performer. We have made reservations at night for Chefs de France. I've made reservations for here before so we are coming back for the second time.

After being seated, I was surprised to see the CM running to all the tables and dropping a dinner roll on everyone's plate! No bread baskets here so you don't have to restrain yourself by repeating inside your head that you need to save room for your entree! I was actually dissapointed in that. A bread basket would've been nice.

The lonely piece of bread:

It was warm and crusty.


Assiette de fromages de France - French imported cheese plate $9.95

The only one of these cheeses that I was familiar with was the soft brie. Very nice appetizer choice. I love cheese plates, and this was really good. Boulangerie Patisserie (the bakery also in the French pavillion) also has a cheese plate but I have never tried it. I don't know what variety of cheese that one has though.

We're in a French restaurant so we all HAD to get a Soupe a l'oignon gratinee - the classic onion soup topped with Gruyere cheese - $6.50

I love French Onion Soup. When attempted at home, it tasted WAY too much like wine. I need a better recipe! I even bought the french onion soup bowls for it! They have since been used for oatmeal instead.

Here it is! The Soupe a l'oignon gratinee. Fancy French name for a fancy French soup.

This is definitely THE place to get it! It was soo good! The cheese is so hot and melted that it pulls when you bring your spoon up to eat it. Yum!

Salade maison - selected greens, house vinaigrette dressing $5.95

Meh. Boring. I could hardly taste the dressing.

D ordered the

Pl[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]at de Cote de Boeuf au Cabarnet avec pates - Beef short ribs braised in Cabernet with pasta, pearl onions and mushrooms $28.95[/FONT]

It looks pretty good. I would get this next time, especially with the new Prix Fixe menu so I can get my french onion soup as well.


I ordered the "adult mac 'n' cheese" a.k.a. the Gratin de macaroni - Baked macaroni with cream and gruyere cheese $18.95

There is no way that I could've eaten the whole thing. It was SO rich and very creamy. The top is sort of crusty and then the layer underneath it is very creamy. It was good, but I was expecting a bit more flavor as I found it slightly on the bland side. I think it was the fact that it was gruyere. It was just very different than the mac 'n' cheese that I'm used to making at home.

M ordered the Filet de boeuf grille, sauce au poivre noir Gratin Dauphinois et haricots verts - Grilled tenderloin of beef with a black pepper sauce original potato gratin of Savoy and green beans $34.95

G ordered the Bouillabaisse - sauteed scallops, mahi mahi and black tiger shrimp served in a saffron seafood broth with potatoes and fennel $30.95
but for some reason I can't find a picture of it.

Dessert was next. There is a display of desserts here so I went up and took some pictures.

Sorry about the glare.. They were under a glass.

For some reason I completely looked over the other delicious looking desserts and got the Assiette de sorbets du jour - Daily assortment of fresh sorbets $7.25

It melted fast by the time it came to the table and was soup before receiving the check.

M, G, and D all ordered the same dessert.

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Profiteroles au chocolat - Puff choux with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce $7.25[/FONT]

Yum!

Next up we're twirling our napkins in the air for Chef Mickey's breakfast.

 

[Pirate Me]

I've been excited for this one ever since we made ADRs. It's a great opportunity to take pictures with the Fab 5, who you really don't see in the park that often. I find it odd that the most famous characters, Mickey and Minnie, are not in the parks as much as some others. Mickey's pretty tough...we usually go to the Judge's Tent in Toontown Fair to see him.
And where's Daisy anywhere? I don't see her. I hear she's at Tusker House?

Okay, before I start I'd like to just warn you that when you make reservations for 7:10AM, just be aware that there most likely will NOT be a bus anywhere to get you at 6AM so you can go an hour early and explore the resort! If so, you may need a taxi (or if you rented a car, even better!) Our naive minds figured that there would be a bus for people who are in our scenario. Well, there wasn't.

Actually, it was very funny. We were waiting at the bus stop from 6AM to see if a bus would come. We gave up a while later to talk to a taxi driver parked in front of the resort. While talking to him, we noticed the bus.

It came and went....

Ah, we missed it! Oh, well. We took the taxi to the Contemporary Resort.
I love this resort! I actually was going to make resort reservations here but we settled with Animal Kingdom Lodge because that sounds fun too. The Contemporary is a great resort! I love the It's a Small World wall. Maybe we'll stay here next time! Now that it's a DVC resort, I'll definitely look into it.

Right after checking in, the CM placed us to take a photo by a big plate with blue mickeys all around the rim. Afterwards, they come around the table showing you the pictures. Smart idea...how can you say no after you see them right in front of you like that?

A plate of food:

In the center left is a slice of peanut butter and jelly pizza. Very cute idea! On top is another slice of pizza, but this one is the breakfast pizza. C loved these and it's all he ate here, along with bacon. French toast on the bottom left. Next to the pizza is a warm and flaky biscuit, and cheesy potatoes. I went back for the potatoes multiple times. They were really good. Next to those is a moist and fudgy brownie.

Breakfast potatoes, sausages, and bacon. This was D's plate. Cinnamon rolls were really good.

The character interaction was great here. It's a nice place to take pictures with Mickey. I love their Chef costumes!

I have Chef Mickey's dinner booked for the upcoming trip but am a bit hesitant. I hope it's as good as breakfast was!

 

[Pirate Me]

For lunch, we walked to Germany. I love the Biergarten but we haven't dined there the past two trips. Instead, we chose Sommerfest which was right outside the Biergarten.

We all ordered the same thing.

Frankfurter served with sauerkraut and roll $6.59

Blech! The roll was really dry and the frankfurter was tasteless. None of us finished it. It took a few bites to dump these in the trash. I didn't like how the saurkraut was warm, either. Whenever I want saurkraut at home, I take it out of the fridge and top it onto hot dogs cold.

Our desserts were pretty different.

M and I both chose a slice of Black Forest Cake $3.59

This was really good! I cut half of it to eat but it was so light that I ended up eating it all. I'd come here for a slice of cake again.

G ordered an Apple Strudel with vanilla sauce $3.59

Looks good. I didn't try any.

D had a Salted Soft Pretzel - $4.29

Germany's pretzels!

I would definitely consider the Sommerfest again for snacks but wouldn't come for franks unless we try the bratwurst on the menu instead.