Monte Cristo: Love it or Hate it?

[avalon451]

So I hear conflicting reports all the time about the Monte Cristo sandwich at DL. I didn't get to try it, and I'm wondering if it should be on my "must try" list in October. Why do you like/hate it? What's good about it? Have you had it once and loved it, and then a different time or place and found it to be not as good the second time?

Thanks!

p.s. It's cracked me up a few times to see some posters on here spell it "Monte Crisco"... hmm... are you saying it's a bit greasy?

 

[prettyprincessbelle]

I like the cheese only ones they have at Cafe Orleans.. I cannot eat a whole one though. Not even if I'm starving. It's wayyy to rich for me.. Actually, DBF who is a very big eater can't even eat a whole one..

I need to be in the mood for them though..

 

[rentayenta]

I have heard mixed reviews. I have a good friend who swears it's pure heaven. I have another who swears the monte cristo is total sewage. Personally, it sounds awful to me.

 

[cmputerdazed]

I do love monte cristo sandwiches

 

[fairycat]

You need to add the option "No way would I eat one". I won't lie I have never tried one and I never will. I am veggie so the BB one that has meat is out, and even the all cheese one doesn't sound all that good. I really have just no interest in eating a fried sandwhich with powdered sugar. I just don't like heavy fried foods

Saying that though my sister loves them. She likes the mix of flavors and thinks they are great.

Its a very unique thing that so many people either love it or hate it, I say give it a try if you are curious you might just like it.

 

[Dopey's MIL]

I've never tasted one....I'm afraid of the swiss cheese!

 

[audrabolster]

way too rich, did a number on my intestines and had to leave the park early. i had the meat ones, wife had the cheese and we both had the same problems. i wouldnt ever get a new one.

 

[Brian_WDW74]

A big thumbs up here for the Monte Cristo.

 

[natenapril]

It's just okay. Nothing to write home about.

 

[jemilah]

We love them...only the 3 cheese one ....DS11 got the one with meat and thought it was gross . and DS8 likes the pb&j one for kids! It's our traditional first lunch at DL!

 

[stacymomof2]

I'm with the people above who would never try one...

I'm not a big cheese person. Give me Tillamook (brand) cheddar cheese or pepperjack and I'm a happy girl...

put all those "weird" cheeses and THEN deep fry?? Yikes!! Not for me!

But then, I've never been an adventurous eater!

 

[mommy2kande]

Super good! Had it for the first time last week and I loved it!

 

[DLR29]

Even though it's a heart attack in sandwich form, I love it.

 

[shyboy72]

I am speaking on my fiance's behalf because he has let me use this account
He first tried the Monte Cristo last year and when I first saw it, I was also
hesitant. After trying it, I was pleasantly surprised of the combinations. The
sandwich along with the berry sauce that accompanied it was delicious. I say,
try it for yourself and get your own opinion on it. I say, eat it at Orleans Cafe
and not the Blue Bayou because it is a little bit more expensive.

You know, I'm not exactly sure how much it is but I say spend it. Life's too
short not to try new things



Hope all of you who try it for the first time enjoy it !!!

 

[jencav5]

way too rich, did a number on my intestines and had to leave the park early. i had the meat ones, wife had the cheese and we both had the same problems. i wouldnt ever get a new one.

I had one at the Blue Bayou once, and was also ill the rest of the day. I will never eat one again! I didn't even eat it all, either!

 

[Lollipop's Mom]

I am a VERY picky eater and LOVE this!

 

[LisainCalifornia]

It has almost 1,000 calories for one sandwich! Yikes!

I looked it up the last time we were going to Disneyland.

I had one once, but it really did give me a tummy ache. It sort of sits in your stomach like a brick (and that's if your lucky! ). I could only eat half. So be careful--especially on a hot day. It could leave you feeling not so good. The last thing you want is to be feeling sick at DL.

I tend to like things at the Carnation Cafe, (salads, soups, sandwich) or even the Riverbelle Terrace. Hungry Bear is also pretty good. There is a take out place by Pirates that has bread bowls with gumbo and clam chowder, and those are wonderful!

At the Blue Bayou I usually get the crab legs--but they really aren't that great. Most of the food there is reallly salty and not so good. It is all about the ambiance.

 

[Grumpy'sWife4Ever]

It is my favorite meal at Disneyland. Of course, that is probably because of everything I associate with it - POTC is my favorite ride and I LOVE the Blue Bayou, just the thought of it makes me all smiley inside! The first time I had the Monte Cristo (note, no Crisco LOL!) was during a culmination of one of those "perfect" Disney trips that you have once or twice in a lifetime and spend the rest of your life trying to replicate. I had it a second time a few years later and it still made me very, very happy. To be honest, I don't know if anything could make me unhappy at Disneyland....

 

[nunzia]

I had one when I went to Disney when I was very young, so I think that's why I like it. It's a memories thing. When I had my restaurant we served a Monte Cristo (much clamer version than Disney's) and it was very popular. That said, it is HEAVY, so I will split a plate with my daughter. I really want room for the key lime pie...

 

[Judy from Boise]

I think of it like crack cocaine......I might like it so why risk trying it ? I personally don't ever want to be tempted to eat so unhealthily.