Yummy grub!

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We return to Disney after a two year break. These are the place we ate:

Le Cellier - twice
Liberty Tree Tavern
Chefs de France
The Plaza Restaurant
Teppan Edo

Extra: Buc-eel’s

I’m going to do all the reviews back to back.

 

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We drove to Disney and stopped at Buc-ee’s. We bought kettle cooked Cajun Boil chips. They were good, but didn’t taste like a crawfish or shrimp boil seasoning. They had a strong taste of paprika. We also bought the Korean bbq jerky, hot & spicy jerky, blackberry jam, cherry sours, sweet & savoy trail mix, cajun crackers, & milk chocolate peanut utter over bites. Everything was very tasty snacks, especially the over bites.

 

[Tina1]

Can’t wait to hear the reviews

 

[tsme]

We drove 12 hrs to Disney, so we were quite tired when we arrived. I forgot to take a photo of our food until it was half eaten. . But I still have it. We stayed at BWI. (We love BWI, the smells, sounds, & view..perfect) So we went down to the boardwalk deli and the pizza window to grab some dinner. At the deli, I ordered the Roasted turkey sandwich, Oven-roasted Turkey, Vine-ripened Tomatoes, Provolone, and Garlic Aïoli for $10.49. It came with plain chips, I ordered a coke. This sandwich was really good and big. I could’ve easily split it with another person. My DH went to the pizza window and got a super slice of pepperoni pizza for $10.29 & a coke for $4.49. He said it was good & filling. I’m not sure it’s worth $10, but that’s Disney prices for you.

 

[tsme]

We went to Le Cellier twice, our first lunch in the parks and a late lunch on our last day in the parks. I’m going to combine the two in this post since my DH ordered the exact same thing, though the results were different.

The service both days was impeccable. We asked for just pretzel bread. We love their pretzel bread. However, we noticed the bread was smaller/shorter in length, maybe almost half the size it used to be. It still tasted as good as we remembered though, just less in size. The butter is divine too. Both days my DH ordered the filet mignon. It comes with Mushroom Risotto, Pomodoraccio Tomatoes, Truffle Butter Sauce, Petit Herbs $62, but he substituted that for fries. The first day, the steak was like butter melting in your mouth, absolutely delicious. The second day it was quite sinewy, with a big line of sinew running through it. He was disappointed with his second meal there, especially since it’s priced very high for the size. The fries were nice and crispy.

The first day for me, I ordered the kid’s cheddar bacon soup $5.25 & the kid’s grilled chicken which comes with 2 side choices $15. I chose the mashed potatoes & ice cream sundae. I have ordered this in the past & it used to come with a sauce, now it doesn’t. I ordered one because chicken tastes better with sauce. It was an additional $3 for about maybe 1 tablespoon of sauce, insane. The chicken was ok, not as juicy as the last time I ordered it (2yrs ago). The mashed potatoes were good and you can’t go wrong with ice cream. I did ask for no nuts and the sauce on the side because I wanted to share with my DH & he likes it plain. It’s was a large portion of ice cream, easily shared. I love the cheddar bacon soup! I ordered it again the last day. But for my entree this time I ordered the wedge salad, Tomatoes, Bacon Lardons, Edamame, Ranch Dressing, Caveman Blue Cheese, Crispy Onions, $16. The salad was crisp & light, perfect for a hot day.

Thoughts: Sinew happens, but if a place is going to charge $62 for a small filet, maybe give it a good once over, picking ones without it, or a lot less. Also $3 for a tbl of sauce is stupid. But I know, it’s Disney prices. All together it is a good place to get a nice meal, just not if you’re on a budget or have a lot of people with you.

 

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Off food. I met Figment! I was super excited for the meet & greet. He is one of my favorites.

 

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Later that day, we hopped over to HS. We got caught in a downpour, but at least it wasn’t cold & anytime at Disney is good time.

We had reservations at Sci-Fi Drive In for 6pm. We waited around 15min to be seated. At the table was the bill/receipt & book from the previous family, which was odd. Then we waited over 20min for our server to come to our table. We were actually about to get up & leave when he finally arrived. We should have. My DH ordered the classic burger, Signature-blend of Beef with House-made Burger Sauce, Applewood-smoked Bacon, American Cheese, Shredded Lettuce, and Marinated Heirloom Tomato served on a Brioche Bun, $23, with fries & a coke. But he asked for only mayo & ketchup. I wasn’t very hungry, so I ordered the sorbet with fresh fruit, $8 & a water. It took a long while before we received our drinks & with the heat, it felt longer. When our waiter brought our drinks, we requested our bill with the food. We knew if we hadn’t, we would’ve been in for a longer wait. My DH hamburger came without mayo, but we didn’t say anything because of how long it was taking & we were very tired at this point. He said the burger was ok, the fries were good. My sorbet had the oddest fruit combo I have ever encountered. Usually when fruit is added to sorbet or ice cream, it’s berries, nope not here. I received a lemon sorbet with chunks of dew melon, cantaloupe, & grapes that had the dang stem on them. It was the worse meal of the trip I’m afraid.

 

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Snacks: Maybe it was the heat, but we didn’t eat as many snacks as usual & I didn’t get pictures, sorry. This was also the only Disney trip where I didn’t gain weight, . The snacks we bought were dole whip (MK), soft serve ice cream (at Aloha isle & simmering sips kiosk in EP), milk chocolate covered caramel with sea salt at Karamell-Küche in EP, cotton candy, & a Passionfruit cheesecake with Toasted Macadamia Nuts at the Hawaii kiosk. Every morsel was delicious.

 

[tsme]

We spent two days at Mk then hopped over to EP each afternoon. The first MK day we went to Liberty Tree Tavern. This is one of my favorite Disney restaurants. Our reservation was for 11 & we were seated right away. We had a nice man as our waiter. I do wish they would go back to a la carte menu, only because it’s a lot of food & a lot goes to waste, at least for us. The all you care to enjoy bill of fare costs $42 per adult, not a bad price.
It comes with:
Butter rolls
a Declaration Salad, mixed Greens, Apples, Cranberries, and Cheese tossed with our House-made Dressing
Patriot’s Platter, Roasted Turkey, Pot Roast, and Oven-roasted Pork with Mashed Potatoes, Seasonal Vegetables, Herbed Stuffing, and House-made Macaroni & Cheese, house made gravy
Oooey Gooey Toffee Cake, Vanilla Toffee Cake, Chocolate Sauce, and Vanilla Ice Cream
The bread rolls were a big disappointment. The bread was cold. It tasted like someone pulled them out of a bag & pouring garlic butter on them but never heated the rolls. For our meal we asked for no pork roast & received only beef roast & roasted turkey. We both really enjoyed our meal. The beef was tender and moist as was the turkey. I really enjoyed the salad & could’ve just eaten that, but I saved room for the rest of our meal, especially the dessert. The stuffing tastes like from the box stuffing, which is fine for me, the green bean were not squeaky & had a good flavor, the mashed tats were standard as was the Mac and cheese. For the dessert my DH is a picky eater & asked for plain vanilla ice cream. I got the Oooey Gooey Toffee Cake. Oh my goodness! This was soooo very good. I wish I had one right now. It has to be one of the best desserts in all of Disney. .

 

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Later that day at EP, we ate at Chefs de France. Our waitress was such a sweet lady. We had a nice conversation with her about traveling to France. She brought out a baguette and salted butter. French bread and butter is so good. When we traveled to France (not in Ep ), I ate so much bread & butter there, I made myself sick one night, . Not to be disloyal, but it’s so much better than anything I’ve ever bought at home. Back to the review, I ordered the Salade aux Lardons et Croûtons, Selected greens, house vinaigrette dressing, bacon, tomatoes, croutons, $12.95, as my entree. I enjoyed this salad, it was light & fresh, just what I wanted. My DH ordered the Jareret de Porc braisé au miel, pommes purée, tomates, Braised Heritage pork shank, mashed potatoes. Scallions, tomatoes, $39.95, & a side of fries. The meat was literally falling off the bone, he said it was very good & super filling. I know sometimes Chefs de France gets a bad rap, but we liked our meals & the service.

 

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Our next MK day, we ate at The Plaza restaurant. This restaurant is smaller than others, but I love the decor. It’s so pretty & light. Our meals were kind of a mixed bag. I decided to order something I’ve eaten before & liked. I ordered the Plaza loaded fries, Crispy Fries, Melted Cheddar, Bacon, Green Onion, and Spicy Sour Cream, $15. The last time I had this dish, it came with skinnier fries & alot more fries and toppings. They seemed to have skimped on the cheese, etc & with the thicker fries, it was just so dry, like stuck in my throat dry. I know I probably could’ve asked for more cheese, but it was quite busy & I didn’t want to have to wait that long to eat. My DH ordered the Ghoulishly Gourmet Burger, Two All-Beef Patties with Pepper Jack and Swiss Cheese, Candied Bacon, Balsamic-glazed Mushrooms, Onion Ring, and Truffle-Buffalo Aïoli served on a Black Bun, $25. Of course, he asked for only mayo, ketchup, & the bacon. He enjoyed his burger and said it was really good & loved the sweet bacon. We did not get dessert because we had reservations later at Teppan Edo & needed to not over stuff ourselves, but now I regret not getting their sundaes I really do like them, dang it. Our waitress was so nice. Actually every person working in all the restaurants we went to were extremely nice & helpful. I wish cms in the park were the same.

 

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Teppan Edo. The new set up is confusing when a person enters. They put in a sake bar, but everyone, including us, went straight to it to check in because it looks like that’s where one would go. They also got rid of the pagers. They asked for a phone number upon checking in; however, they didn’t text anyone. Instead one of the sweet soft spoken ladies came around calling out last names. The problem with this is it’s so loud, most people couldn’t hear them. I felt bad for them, you could tell it was frustrating for them at times. Also, the young lady at the sake bar had a couple, obviously in their cups, guys who would not leave her alone. They just stayed there, talking to her, laughing like it was a club bar or something. She was polite but kept looking around uncomfortably. I wish I could’ve done something to help her, but nothing came to mind at the time & they were not rude, just totally hitting on her.

Once we were called, we were brought back to our table and my chair had some suspicious looking (prob sweat) wet marks, where a booty would go. After wiping that, I sat down. The ladies next to us were so nice & we enjoyed speaking with them. Our chef was one of the best we’ve had there. He is from FL & was so funny. We both ordered the Ebi, 10 grilled shrimp served with garden salad, udon noodles, vegetables, and steamed white rice., $35. Our meal was great. We enjoyed everything from the salad and the way to the rest. Afterwards, we enjoyed a nice stroll in the world showcase. Perfect ending to the day.

 

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When we got back to our resort, we had a little cutie on our bed, a towel elephant. It’s such a small thing, but it always puts a smile on our faces & makes us happy.
At BWI, we enjoyed our stay, only glitch was the last night. This is not on the resort & wasn’t a huge deal, though if I were alone, I wouldn't have brushed it off as easily, but it was so odd. Our room had a connecting door to the room next us. Like all other normal people, when we have a connecting door, we keep it shut and locked! BUT, whoever checked into that adjacent room, decided nope, not gonna keep it closed. They kept their side adjacent door open. How do we know this, a couple reasons. One, sound, two the light coming from under our side door. It was just so weird, eerily, & kind of icky. I kind of wanted to throw open ours & yell “Here’s Johnny!” .

Sadly, that was the end of our trip, until next time…….

 

[tigerlilly]

Thanks for the great reviews!!! We are taking our adult children, their SO's and my parents to WDW in two weeks and Teppan Edo is on our list!! Glad to hear you enjoyed it. We were considering Sci fi but the last time we ate there it was much like your experience and just no.

I had to comment on your BWI neighbor...ummmm no one keeps the connecting door open? That is weird lol. I am sorry. Hard no. You are correct...icky!

 

[DLo]

Thanks for taking the time to review . Love BWI/BWV !