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Moving on with the current of the years.
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To a new day, we go on.
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Got Be Our Guest dinner!
I have been checking almost everyday and it has finally paid off! I was able to get Be Our Guest for dinner at 14 days out!!! I'm so excited So we will be doing breakfast, lunch and dinner there this trip!
So those who have been for dinner what do you recommend ordering?
DH loved the braised pork. I had lamb chops which were just okay.
The French onion soup is excellent.
Unless you just have to try it, I don't recommend the famous grey stuff. It tasted of cheap whipped topping, and the brownie bar base was so rock hard we couldn't break it without literally stabbing at it forcefully. However, the Master's cupcake topped with grey stuff and only available at lunch is YUMlicious!
Get the chocolate or raspberry-lemon curd creme puff instead. Those are fantastic!
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Last edited by Her Dotness; 10-31-2015 at 01:51 PM..
I agree about the grey stuff, it didn't do anything for me. I personally love the scallops and shrimp - I've had it twice and was very impressed with it both times.
I had the shrimp and scallops and the grey stuff for dessert a few years ago and will enjoy it all again next month. I plan to try the French onion soup as an appetizer.
They have just changed the menu in the last couple of days.. Check it out on the Disney site. It looks good! We will be there in three weeks ourselves!
They have just changed the menu in the last couple of days.. Check it out on the Disney site. It looks good! We will be there in three weeks ourselves!
Hmmmm. Looks like the makeup of the grey stuff dessert has changed. Might be worth trying with a chocolate shell instead of that dreadfully hard brownie base that tasted (once we chipped off a chunk) nothing like a decent brownie.
I think I'm glad we're not doing dinner there this time. I'd have a tough time choosing between that deeeeelish French onion soup and the mussels Provençal. I really REALLY like mussels done that way.
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I am rather hopeful that the last week of February may be a bit quieter than average. I just signed on for a short anniversary trip for my hubby and I, and although we are only 112 days out, I was able to find several available times for dinner, and at least one slot every day for lunch. Now to choose which day and meal(s). I have no desire to try the breakfast there, but both lunch and dinner look interesting.
We were there in October, and it was fabulous! DH & DS shared the mussels, and our server (who was outstanding!) brought us extra bread to dip in the sauce. I had the potato and leek soup which, while tasty, was a very thick consistency. For our entrees, DH & I had the strip steak which was yummy. DS had the lamb. We were too full for dessert, but because it was DS's first visit there, he did try the Grey Stuff.
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So we will be doing breakfast, lunch and dinner there this trip!
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I personally love the scallops and shrimp - I've had it twice and was very impressed with it both times.
Our last WDW trip as a family 
DS had the lamb. We were too full for dessert, but because it was DS's first visit there, he did try the Grey Stuff.
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