Dreamfinder2
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On our Epcot day, we had lunch at Sunshine Seasons. What works for us is that there are so many options, no one has to do away hungry. DDBF and I went the Asian route, and I had a Thai chicken dish. It wasn't gourmet quality, nor did it try to be ... I'd put it a few notches above mall food court, but there are any number of Chinese places around us here at home that are every bit as good. But it's a great CS bargain. DD had a turkey sandwich, which was, well, a turkey sandwich, and DW had a pork chop - VERY generous portion, very moist. So this was a great lunch, again being mindful that this was CS.
Chefs de France was our evening meal. This tends to be a polarizing spot for DISfolks, but I've never been disappointed here in a score of visits.
We kept the streak alive.
Part of the fun was having Remy show up at tableside. Cute! And our server was a young lady named Louisa, who had only been in the states for about two weeks. She was worried about her English, but she had no reason to be. She said she speaks it better than she understands it, so we took our time in placing our orders. She was quite the charmer, eager to please. I made the mistake of trying out some high school French on her - she grinned, responded in French, and I could only catch a word or two. So I stuck with English, although she did insist that I order in French. Well, shoot, I could read the menu, so I was safe. It was still pretty funny. She was a great server.
There are some changes to the menus you'll find posted on line. For one, they offer three prix fixe options, with appetizer, entree, and dessert. Apps were either onion soup, lobster bisque, or a salad with blue cheese; entrees were beef short ribs, 1/2 of a rotissiere chicken, macaroni and cheese, or salmon filet; desserts were creme brulee, a lemon tart, or profiteroles. These were all $37 and were on the DDP.
DW was the only one who went with this option... onion soup (as good as we've ever had), mac and cheese (Lordy, this was rich!), and creme brulee. I wanted red snapper, and I was pleasantly surprised at the portion size - I'd say I had four generous filet pieces. It came sauced with lemon butter, capers, and black pearl rice. I'd consider this a classic presentation, and it was moist, flavorful, and the meat was flaky and not at all overcooked. DD had bouillabaisee, which was full of scallops, mahi mahi, and black tiger shrimp. Seafood stew - full of saffron and fennel - what wasn't to like? DDBF had beef tenderloin. He had the black pepper sauce on the side, and was grateful - it wasn't to his taste. But the au gratin potatoes he scarfed down, but shamefully didn't eat his green beans.
Oh, yeah ... I had escargot for an app. Don't let these little garlicky critters freak you out if you've never tried 'em. Their taste is hard to identify ... neither fish nor fowl, as it were. But they're just a bit chewy, perhaps tending toward a shellfish taste. Again, hard to describe. Sopping up their juices with a piece of French bread is a real treat, though.
And creme brulee all around. It's just one of our favorite desserts - I even bought a "kit" so I could make it at home.
So, at Chefs de France - I cannot, for the life of me, detect any decline in service or quality. I just CAN'T, and I strived mightily to nitpick. It was just very, very good, and the whole experience was wonderfully immersive. We waited perhaps five minutes after presenting ourselves at the podium, maybe fifteen minutes ahead of our ADR.
Chefs de France was our evening meal. This tends to be a polarizing spot for DISfolks, but I've never been disappointed here in a score of visits.
We kept the streak alive.
Part of the fun was having Remy show up at tableside. Cute! And our server was a young lady named Louisa, who had only been in the states for about two weeks. She was worried about her English, but she had no reason to be. She said she speaks it better than she understands it, so we took our time in placing our orders. She was quite the charmer, eager to please. I made the mistake of trying out some high school French on her - she grinned, responded in French, and I could only catch a word or two. So I stuck with English, although she did insist that I order in French. Well, shoot, I could read the menu, so I was safe. It was still pretty funny. She was a great server.
There are some changes to the menus you'll find posted on line. For one, they offer three prix fixe options, with appetizer, entree, and dessert. Apps were either onion soup, lobster bisque, or a salad with blue cheese; entrees were beef short ribs, 1/2 of a rotissiere chicken, macaroni and cheese, or salmon filet; desserts were creme brulee, a lemon tart, or profiteroles. These were all $37 and were on the DDP.
DW was the only one who went with this option... onion soup (as good as we've ever had), mac and cheese (Lordy, this was rich!), and creme brulee. I wanted red snapper, and I was pleasantly surprised at the portion size - I'd say I had four generous filet pieces. It came sauced with lemon butter, capers, and black pearl rice. I'd consider this a classic presentation, and it was moist, flavorful, and the meat was flaky and not at all overcooked. DD had bouillabaisee, which was full of scallops, mahi mahi, and black tiger shrimp. Seafood stew - full of saffron and fennel - what wasn't to like? DDBF had beef tenderloin. He had the black pepper sauce on the side, and was grateful - it wasn't to his taste. But the au gratin potatoes he scarfed down, but shamefully didn't eat his green beans.
Oh, yeah ... I had escargot for an app. Don't let these little garlicky critters freak you out if you've never tried 'em. Their taste is hard to identify ... neither fish nor fowl, as it were. But they're just a bit chewy, perhaps tending toward a shellfish taste. Again, hard to describe. Sopping up their juices with a piece of French bread is a real treat, though.
And creme brulee all around. It's just one of our favorite desserts - I even bought a "kit" so I could make it at home.
So, at Chefs de France - I cannot, for the life of me, detect any decline in service or quality. I just CAN'T, and I strived mightily to nitpick. It was just very, very good, and the whole experience was wonderfully immersive. We waited perhaps five minutes after presenting ourselves at the podium, maybe fifteen minutes ahead of our ADR.
