The Piggies are back . . . and this time they're hungry! 12 DAYS OF FOOD! UPDATED!
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amandadisney
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Just jumped in and read your reviews. Still drooling over Le Cellier and the amazing cheddar soup and mushroom filet. Can't wait to be back down there early next year to celebrate my engagement. I have always wanted to try the smores...but maybe I will hold off on that! 
Great reviews!
Great reviews!
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Loving your reviews! 
So glad you enjoyed Le Cellier! But, your pics made me sad that we had to cancel our ADR when we were there last week. Guess I'll just have to droll over your reviews 
So glad you enjoyed Le Cellier! But, your pics made me sad that we had to cancel our ADR when we were there last week. Guess I'll just have to droll over your reviews 
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Le Cellier is always one of our favorite meals! I'm so glad you had a great time there.
Isn't the maple creme brulee fabulous??
By the way (speaking of The Disney Food Blog), did you see the pic of the menu for the seasonal, adult beverages being severed at HS? I think I'll be having the Captain's Hot Cider with Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum while I we look at the Osborn Family Lights!!!
Isn't the maple creme brulee fabulous??
By the way (speaking of The Disney Food Blog), did you see the pic of the menu for the seasonal, adult beverages being severed at HS? I think I'll be having the Captain's Hot Cider with Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum while I we look at the Osborn Family Lights!!!
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DH and I really liked LeCellier when we went in May. I had the King Salmon 2 ways (which I was very disappointed to learn recently is no longer on the menu!) I really liked that cheese soup, too. and the breads were good too, I think the 3rd one was sourdough.
I had those smores too, I had been really looking forward to it after seeing all the pics here on the DIS. It was Ok but I wasn't that thrilled, the cookie part wasn't frozen in mine, it was warm but I thought it was dry and bland.
I had the asparagus too and it was really good.
I had those smores too, I had been really looking forward to it after seeing all the pics here on the DIS. It was Ok but I wasn't that thrilled, the cookie part wasn't frozen in mine, it was warm but I thought it was dry and bland.
I had the asparagus too and it was really good.
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We started today with a trip to the gym at SSR, so didn’t get to IHOP until about 10.30 – very late for us and we were absolutely ravenous. There was a long line out the door but they had us sitting at the table in less than 10 minutes – yey!
I ordered a “three eggs and pancakes” combo – three eggs which I had over-easy, three strips of bacon (could have had sausage instead) and three pancakes – I paid a little extra for the Cinn-a-Stack pancakes.
You can see the thick layer of cinnammon on these!!
I can’t remember exactly what Tony had – it was one of the combo’s containing egg, sausage and hash brown, with blueberry pancakes, and a side of white toast.
This was really, really nice! The eggs were nicely cooked and still had soft centres for dipping the toast in, the bacon was actually the nicest I have had in the US, as it wasn’t too crispy. And the pancakes. Ohh goodness the pancakes. They had a thick layer of sticky cinnamon between each one, like the stuff in the middle of a cinnabon. These were utterly heavenly!!! I think I ate every bite of this meal, and then wobbled out of the restaurant! 9/10.
Tony really enjoyed his and says the food was all very fresh and hot – 8/10.
We spent most of today in the many, many malls of Orlando. About 2pm we shared a cinnamon pretzel from Auntie Anne’s in the Florida Mall, with a little pot of frosting to dip it in. Very nice and fresh. This is one of the few treats we can get where I live, so was good to know they taste the same – now whenever I have one I can pretend I’m in Orlando!
About 4pm we made it to DTD for a very late lunch! We went to the Earl and shared – that’s right, shared!! – an Original “ “, a brownie, and a pack of chips. This was my first Original of the year and it was stuffed full of meat and really hot – delish! The brownie was perfect – moist and gooey; the one with frosting was nice earlier in the week, but in my eyes why mess with perfection?! I give this 9/10. Poor Tony isn’t so keen on horseradish so didn’t enjoy it that much – just 6/10. Because I like horseradish I never realised how strong the taste of it in the sandwich is but apparently it’s quite bad for non-lovers!!
Because we had eaten so late we called and changed out House of Blues ADR to 8.30. I was really excited about going here, as we have loved it the last few years.
We were seated straight away. We ordered the rosemary skillet cornbread to share (LOVE this cornbread), and baby back ribs. They have changed the menu since last year and now – would you believe – no potato products with the ribs! No mash, no fries – instead they come with beans, corn and blue-cheese coleslaw, and if you want fries etc you have to pay extra AND take of one of the side dishes it comes with!!!! Well I wasn’t overly amused - definitely not a change for the better! Who doesn’t want potato with their ribs? I took the beans off my order, and added sweet potato fries on. Tony also had the ribs – he took off the coleslaw and added fries.
The cornbread was a little disappointing to be honest – it was a bit dry. It felt like it had been made quite a while, and had just been standing under the lights waiting to be ordered.
The ribs were lovely – humongous portion, a great flavour, really tender – just fell off the bone. I always say these are the best ribs in Disney, and they still are! The sweet potato fries were disappointing – really soggy. The corn was lovely – soft and buttery. The coleslaw just tasted like normal coleslaw – couldn’t taste the blue-cheese at all. I give the meal 8/10, and usually I give it a 9 or 10. Apart from the ribs and corn it had definitely gone a little downhill and i didn't like having to pay extra for my fries!.
Tony really enjoyed his, so maybe I should have had proper fries instead of sweet potato! He gave the meal 9/10 and said it was excellent.
Service was OK. The waitress was really sweet. We waited ages for our entrees though, and at the end she just brought us the bill, instead of asking if we wanted a dessert! We had a restaurant.com voucher to use for $25 which I have been keeping safe since March – a Disser very kindly bought and sent it to me, as I was having trouble registering with the website due to having a UK address. So we handed this over to the waitress, and she came back and said they couldn’t accept it as it had been used in August! Well I know that wasn’t right as we haven’t been to Orlando since May 2009, but not much we could do about it so we had to pay full price! This tainted the evening a little bit – I felt like a criminal trying to use a voucher that was already used! To be honest the bill here was quite expensive for what we had – one course each, sharing a side, extra for fries, Tony had two drinks and I had one – and it was well over $100. Much as I usually enjoy it here, next time I think we will give it a miss and go to Tony Romas for ribs – the same quality for half the price! If it was on the DDP then I would return again, but its a lot to pay OOP.
As HoB obviously didn’t want our desert money we decided to go to Ghirardellis – our first one of the trip! We shared a mint-bliss (mint chip icecream, choc icecream, dark chocolate hot fudge sauce, cream and a mint chocolate on top), and substituted the dark fudge sauce for normal sauce. This was really good – mint icecream is definitely one of our favourites, and loads of fudge sauce! I have had this before and would definitely have it again!!! It seemed to go on forever though as I was quite full – I am definitely glad we shared! 9/10 from both of us!!
Up tomorrow – POFQ breakfast, Wolfgang Pucks lunch, and Chef Mickey dinner!
I ordered a “three eggs and pancakes” combo – three eggs which I had over-easy, three strips of bacon (could have had sausage instead) and three pancakes – I paid a little extra for the Cinn-a-Stack pancakes.
You can see the thick layer of cinnammon on these!!
I can’t remember exactly what Tony had – it was one of the combo’s containing egg, sausage and hash brown, with blueberry pancakes, and a side of white toast.
This was really, really nice! The eggs were nicely cooked and still had soft centres for dipping the toast in, the bacon was actually the nicest I have had in the US, as it wasn’t too crispy. And the pancakes. Ohh goodness the pancakes. They had a thick layer of sticky cinnamon between each one, like the stuff in the middle of a cinnabon. These were utterly heavenly!!! I think I ate every bite of this meal, and then wobbled out of the restaurant! 9/10.
Tony really enjoyed his and says the food was all very fresh and hot – 8/10.
We spent most of today in the many, many malls of Orlando. About 2pm we shared a cinnamon pretzel from Auntie Anne’s in the Florida Mall, with a little pot of frosting to dip it in. Very nice and fresh. This is one of the few treats we can get where I live, so was good to know they taste the same – now whenever I have one I can pretend I’m in Orlando!
About 4pm we made it to DTD for a very late lunch! We went to the Earl and shared – that’s right, shared!! – an Original “ “, a brownie, and a pack of chips. This was my first Original of the year and it was stuffed full of meat and really hot – delish! The brownie was perfect – moist and gooey; the one with frosting was nice earlier in the week, but in my eyes why mess with perfection?! I give this 9/10. Poor Tony isn’t so keen on horseradish so didn’t enjoy it that much – just 6/10. Because I like horseradish I never realised how strong the taste of it in the sandwich is but apparently it’s quite bad for non-lovers!!
Because we had eaten so late we called and changed out House of Blues ADR to 8.30. I was really excited about going here, as we have loved it the last few years.
We were seated straight away. We ordered the rosemary skillet cornbread to share (LOVE this cornbread), and baby back ribs. They have changed the menu since last year and now – would you believe – no potato products with the ribs! No mash, no fries – instead they come with beans, corn and blue-cheese coleslaw, and if you want fries etc you have to pay extra AND take of one of the side dishes it comes with!!!! Well I wasn’t overly amused - definitely not a change for the better! Who doesn’t want potato with their ribs? I took the beans off my order, and added sweet potato fries on. Tony also had the ribs – he took off the coleslaw and added fries.
The cornbread was a little disappointing to be honest – it was a bit dry. It felt like it had been made quite a while, and had just been standing under the lights waiting to be ordered.
The ribs were lovely – humongous portion, a great flavour, really tender – just fell off the bone. I always say these are the best ribs in Disney, and they still are! The sweet potato fries were disappointing – really soggy. The corn was lovely – soft and buttery. The coleslaw just tasted like normal coleslaw – couldn’t taste the blue-cheese at all. I give the meal 8/10, and usually I give it a 9 or 10. Apart from the ribs and corn it had definitely gone a little downhill and i didn't like having to pay extra for my fries!.
Tony really enjoyed his, so maybe I should have had proper fries instead of sweet potato! He gave the meal 9/10 and said it was excellent.
Service was OK. The waitress was really sweet. We waited ages for our entrees though, and at the end she just brought us the bill, instead of asking if we wanted a dessert! We had a restaurant.com voucher to use for $25 which I have been keeping safe since March – a Disser very kindly bought and sent it to me, as I was having trouble registering with the website due to having a UK address. So we handed this over to the waitress, and she came back and said they couldn’t accept it as it had been used in August! Well I know that wasn’t right as we haven’t been to Orlando since May 2009, but not much we could do about it so we had to pay full price! This tainted the evening a little bit – I felt like a criminal trying to use a voucher that was already used! To be honest the bill here was quite expensive for what we had – one course each, sharing a side, extra for fries, Tony had two drinks and I had one – and it was well over $100. Much as I usually enjoy it here, next time I think we will give it a miss and go to Tony Romas for ribs – the same quality for half the price! If it was on the DDP then I would return again, but its a lot to pay OOP.
As HoB obviously didn’t want our desert money we decided to go to Ghirardellis – our first one of the trip! We shared a mint-bliss (mint chip icecream, choc icecream, dark chocolate hot fudge sauce, cream and a mint chocolate on top), and substituted the dark fudge sauce for normal sauce. This was really good – mint icecream is definitely one of our favourites, and loads of fudge sauce! I have had this before and would definitely have it again!!! It seemed to go on forever though as I was quite full – I am definitely glad we shared! 9/10 from both of us!!
Up tomorrow – POFQ breakfast, Wolfgang Pucks lunch, and Chef Mickey dinner!
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thanks for update, I love Auntie Annie's pretzel and Ghirardellis ...yummy
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Great update!
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It wasn't on the park map so I had troucle finding it! Its near the Streets of America area!
Still enjoying your reviews!
Ah, thanks!
Oh - when are you going? And where are you eating?
I know - darn photobucket!! See you then!
Glad Le Cellier was good for you, we are glad its going to 2 credits and won't be an option in future for us. Last year probably best meal we had, this year nowhere near as nice, far too salty, strange butterbeans with the chicken.
Although food wasn't as good this year the server was very good, maybe we got same girl as you.
As for taking pics, little girl sat at the side of me said "Mummy why is that man taking pics of his food?" She told her some people like to take pics to remember their vacations. Even when we go out for meals with other people I do it, they just all think I am crazy.
1st pic is how they served the chicken last year which DW loved, 2nd pic this year, didn't enjoy.
Oh that second one does look pretty yucky! What a let-down.
I was really paranoid in le Cellier this year as last year I heard someone saying "look at that girl taking pictures of her food"!!!!!!!!
Did they change it long ago? I had no idea!! I was so disappointed.
Just jumped in and read your reviews. Still drooling over Le Cellier and the amazing cheddar soup and mushroom filet. Can't wait to be back down there early next year to celebrate my engagement. I have always wanted to try the smores...but maybe I will hold off on that!
Yes avoid the s'mores!! Enjoy your dinner there - I'm really disappointed I can't get in for Christmas! And happy engagament!!
Loving your reviews!
Oh no! There's always next time! Did you eat somewhere good instead?
Oh no I didn't, but Tony loves Cider so I'm going to go add that to my itinerary cards for Christmas!!!! Thanks!
have you done Xmas there before? I'm worried about the weather!!
Oh yes, sourdough - that was it!
I'm so glad I didn't order the s'mores now!
Both sooooo good!!! I'm hoping its warm enough in December for a few trips to Ghirardellis!
Thanks!!
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We did a Christmas trip in 2005 and we had to purchase extra sweatshirts and long sleeved t-shirts to make it through the trip!!! I wore my heavy coat that I brought on the plane from Tennessee almost every night...I thought I was going to freeze my nose off!!
We went back in January of 2007 (I think) and we wore shorts the whole time, only having to add a long sleeve at night.
This year, I'm going to be prepared for any weather, since it can and will do whatever it pleases. I'm packing shorts, jeans, and long and short sleeved tops. I'm also packing a couple of fleece hoodies, just in case. I'm sure I'll have my coat and gloves from Nashville on my person when I arrive, so that will just be extra insurance.
Do you have to do laundry when you are here, or do you just really pack a lot??? I'm always curious about the mundane details of other's lives....
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Ooh, you two ordered exactly the same thing as us at Le Cellier!! Well, except for dessert, as we skipped that in favor of F&W choices (Belgium Waffles...mmmm...). I just love the cc soup and the pretzel bread. I think the latter is so popular mainly because it's so good dipped in the soup! I was on 
eating my filet and risotto. It was sooooo yummy. My DH didn't love that potato gratin. It had a very strong onion flavor. We, too, had a wonderful server. Can't wait to go back!!
We've always had good luck at HOB. Sorry your experience wasn't quite as good as past visits. Tony's fries do look delicious, though!
Good call on heading to Ghiradelli for dessert. It's a much better dessert option, IMHO, than any of the restaurants in the area.
I was very self-conscious taking photos at Le Cell, too. It's such close quarters there that you really get noticed when you do that! We appreciate you willing to embarrass yourself for us!!
I am not a big IHOP fan (haven't been in years), but your meals looked really good!! Maybe I should try it again.......
eating my filet and risotto. It was sooooo yummy. My DH didn't love that potato gratin. It had a very strong onion flavor. We, too, had a wonderful server. Can't wait to go back!!We've always had good luck at HOB. Sorry your experience wasn't quite as good as past visits. Tony's fries do look delicious, though!
Good call on heading to Ghiradelli for dessert. It's a much better dessert option, IMHO, than any of the restaurants in the area.
I was very self-conscious taking photos at Le Cell, too. It's such close quarters there that you really get noticed when you do that! We appreciate you willing to embarrass yourself for us!!
I am not a big IHOP fan (haven't been in years), but your meals looked really good!! Maybe I should try it again.......
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Fab reviews SG! I so want the beignets, but will no doubt not make it to POFQ on the buses! We were also most disappointed about GMYO no longer being a snack credit and no extra toppings! I recall Nick was most put out and nearly walked out!! we gave in though and was still worth it, just annoying!! xx (am dying for an Earl now, thanks very much!!)
we gave in though and was still worth it, just annoying!! xx (am dying for an Earl now, thanks very much!!)
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We went to the gym again this morning so had another late-ish breakfast. We headed to POFQ again for more beignets we seriously cant get enough of them! We shared another 6, and also shared a cheese Danish pastry.
Cheese danishs were a last-day discovery of ours last year and I had been dreaming about them ever since. Its basically cheesecake in pastry how can that be wrong?!! This was good the pastry was really light and flaky and the cheese was plentiful and creamy but goodness was this sickly!! Even two of us sharing it couldnt eat the whole thing. The beignets were there usual light, hot, fluffy, sweet selves. We both give this meal 9/10!
We headed to Wolfgang Pucks for lunch and shared two pizzas.
Pepperoni (sopressata, toscana salami and chillies) and Meatball & Peppers (house-made meatballs, mozzarella, fontina and tomato basil-garlic sauce). The pizza bases were really, really good light and fresh. Both had pretty generous toppings.
We both loved the meatballs pizza it tasted like spaghetti bolognese which can never be a bad thing, really tasty, and both give it 8/10.
The pepperoni pizza was nice as well not quite as tasty at the meatballs, but I would still order it again we both give it 7/10.
I had the crème brule for dessert which I was excited about last year they wouldnt let me have this on the dining plan, but this year they did, so progress!! This was nice enough it tasted like creamy, cold custard with a layer of crispy sugar on top. I dont mean that in a bad way, I actually like cold custard!! I would have it again definitely, but it wasnt as good as the one from Le Cellier. I shared it with Tony and it gets 7.5/10.
Tony got a sugar cookie which he ate later in the week he said it was pretty average and gave it 6/10. I told him to have the brownie that was really good last year!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was an OK meal, it didnt blow us away but we would definitely eat here again as its a huge menu I think next time I would have something else Im still dying to try the mac-cheese here so maybe that!
Chef Mickeys to follow!!
Cheese danishs were a last-day discovery of ours last year and I had been dreaming about them ever since. Its basically cheesecake in pastry how can that be wrong?!! This was good the pastry was really light and flaky and the cheese was plentiful and creamy but goodness was this sickly!! Even two of us sharing it couldnt eat the whole thing. The beignets were there usual light, hot, fluffy, sweet selves. We both give this meal 9/10!
We headed to Wolfgang Pucks for lunch and shared two pizzas.
Pepperoni (sopressata, toscana salami and chillies) and Meatball & Peppers (house-made meatballs, mozzarella, fontina and tomato basil-garlic sauce). The pizza bases were really, really good light and fresh. Both had pretty generous toppings.
We both loved the meatballs pizza it tasted like spaghetti bolognese which can never be a bad thing, really tasty, and both give it 8/10.
The pepperoni pizza was nice as well not quite as tasty at the meatballs, but I would still order it again we both give it 7/10.
I had the crème brule for dessert which I was excited about last year they wouldnt let me have this on the dining plan, but this year they did, so progress!! This was nice enough it tasted like creamy, cold custard with a layer of crispy sugar on top. I dont mean that in a bad way, I actually like cold custard!! I would have it again definitely, but it wasnt as good as the one from Le Cellier. I shared it with Tony and it gets 7.5/10.
Tony got a sugar cookie which he ate later in the week he said it was pretty average and gave it 6/10. I told him to have the brownie that was really good last year!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was an OK meal, it didnt blow us away but we would definitely eat here again as its a huge menu I think next time I would have something else Im still dying to try the mac-cheese here so maybe that!
Chef Mickeys to follow!!
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Subscribing!! Loving your report!
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Loving the food pics and the review Will be adding the Captains Cider to my list and looking for the self serve Dole Whip. Yummy!
Will be adding the Captains Cider to my list and looking for the self serve Dole Whip. Yummy!
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Getting to the party really late, but definitely enjoying the reviews! 
We didn't get to Earl of Sandwich on our last trip and I totally regret it. The original looks amazing and I love horseradish, so definitely on my "to do" list.
Our piggy family did get 2 helpings of dessert at O'hana...the server looked a little surprised when we asked for the second one...
We didn't get to Earl of Sandwich on our last trip and I totally regret it. The original looks amazing and I love horseradish, so definitely on my "to do" list.
Our piggy family did get 2 helpings of dessert at O'hana...the server looked a little surprised when we asked for the second one...
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OH wow the Mac and cheese there is REALLY good! At least it was when I was there a few years ago.
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