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<font color=teal>Take the Poly, it's fabulous!<br>
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Yet another impromptu trip to WDW yesterday when we realized that we had two comp tickets that were due to expire in a few days.
Calling Friday afternoon we were able to score a 1:50pm ADR for Le Cellier. (VERY surprising!)
Lunch was fantastic, although listening to the party of seven whining about having to wait too long for their table got very old in the lobby. I was ready to ask them if they wanted me to call a WAAAAAAAAmbulance.
We both started with the Cheddar Cheese Soup, which was delicious as always. I had the sirloin burger, very "juicy!" and Jim had the Chicken sandwich (I can't recall if it was called the "Calgary" or the "Albertan") which must have been fantastic based on the way he inhaled it.
For dessert he had the kids "Chocolate Mousse" Cake (he's such a goofball!) and I opted for something a bit lighter with the incredible and refreshing raspberry sorbet. Lunch for two with two glasses of wine and two beers, including tax and a 20% tip was $87. (This factors the cost, including tax and tip, pre DDE.)
We had originally planned on having the lunch be our only *real* meal, and decided that we wanted to have Chef's for a late dinner as well. (We had some Disney Reward Dollars to burn through...) We inquired around noon as to any availability, and were told there was availability at both Chef's and Bistro. We told them we weren't dressed appropriately for Bistro and we wouldn't be changing before dining, and they agreed Chef's might be a better choice. (I was in a cami-style tank and relatively "short shorts" and while DH had a polo and shorts on, he felt that it didn't qualify even for WDW's version of business casual.)
We arrived at Chef's just as the light rain began, and were seated in the enclosed "patio" which was great for people watching. DH had seen an item on the Bistro menu that really appealed to him and inquired about having it brought down, but was told that couldn't be done--which we thought we had read on the Dis in that past that people were able to do that.
I ordered the "French Menu", which was a fixed menu of onioin soup, 1/2 chicken, and creme brulee, and DH ordered the beef tenderloin. The soup was superb, the perfect blend of aromatic onion broth, bread, and greyure cheese. I only ate about half so I'd have room for dinner. In all honesty two people could possibly split that meal with an extra soup and be quite full. DH was still pretty full from lunch and several beers, and skipped an appetizer.
The chicken was perfect as well, moist and seasoned very lightly. I ate the breast and a bit of the thigh, but that was it, it was a lot of food. The mashed potatoe's were fantastic as well. DH's steak was a bit undercooked, leaning more rare than MR, but still edible. He ate the scalloped potato's but prefered my mashed.
We split the creme brulee, which both of us thought was average.
The above with one Coke and one glass of champagne was $74 pre tip and DDE discount. We both felt that if I had skipped the alcohol and had a soft drink instead, and with DDE applied, the cost of just over $50 would have been a bargain for that meal.
Let me know if you have any questions...
Anne
Calling Friday afternoon we were able to score a 1:50pm ADR for Le Cellier. (VERY surprising!)
Lunch was fantastic, although listening to the party of seven whining about having to wait too long for their table got very old in the lobby. I was ready to ask them if they wanted me to call a WAAAAAAAAmbulance.
We both started with the Cheddar Cheese Soup, which was delicious as always. I had the sirloin burger, very "juicy!" and Jim had the Chicken sandwich (I can't recall if it was called the "Calgary" or the "Albertan") which must have been fantastic based on the way he inhaled it.
For dessert he had the kids "Chocolate Mousse" Cake (he's such a goofball!) and I opted for something a bit lighter with the incredible and refreshing raspberry sorbet. Lunch for two with two glasses of wine and two beers, including tax and a 20% tip was $87. (This factors the cost, including tax and tip, pre DDE.)We had originally planned on having the lunch be our only *real* meal, and decided that we wanted to have Chef's for a late dinner as well. (We had some Disney Reward Dollars to burn through...) We inquired around noon as to any availability, and were told there was availability at both Chef's and Bistro. We told them we weren't dressed appropriately for Bistro and we wouldn't be changing before dining, and they agreed Chef's might be a better choice. (I was in a cami-style tank and relatively "short shorts" and while DH had a polo and shorts on, he felt that it didn't qualify even for WDW's version of business casual.)
We arrived at Chef's just as the light rain began, and were seated in the enclosed "patio" which was great for people watching. DH had seen an item on the Bistro menu that really appealed to him and inquired about having it brought down, but was told that couldn't be done--which we thought we had read on the Dis in that past that people were able to do that.
I ordered the "French Menu", which was a fixed menu of onioin soup, 1/2 chicken, and creme brulee, and DH ordered the beef tenderloin. The soup was superb, the perfect blend of aromatic onion broth, bread, and greyure cheese. I only ate about half so I'd have room for dinner. In all honesty two people could possibly split that meal with an extra soup and be quite full. DH was still pretty full from lunch and several beers, and skipped an appetizer.
The chicken was perfect as well, moist and seasoned very lightly. I ate the breast and a bit of the thigh, but that was it, it was a lot of food. The mashed potatoe's were fantastic as well. DH's steak was a bit undercooked, leaning more rare than MR, but still edible. He ate the scalloped potato's but prefered my mashed.
We split the creme brulee, which both of us thought was average.
The above with one Coke and one glass of champagne was $74 pre tip and DDE discount. We both felt that if I had skipped the alcohol and had a soft drink instead, and with DDE applied, the cost of just over $50 would have been a bargain for that meal.
Let me know if you have any questions...
Anne
