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What a great breakfast at 1900 Fare. Claire looks so cute in her outfit.
I understand about the Cheesecake Factory. We have one about 10 minutes from our house. DH and I will spilt a meal most of the time and still have leftovers.
You are so lucky!!
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I love the Cheesecake Factory!!
I do now too!
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Originally Posted by lauriep
I live practically next door to a Cheesecake Factory. I'm not usually a cheesecake lover, but love their Red Velvet Cheesecake.
You are so lucky!
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We don't do the Cheesecake Factory, as cheesecake here is very different to home!
How is it done/taste there? There are so many different kinds here. My sister makes a very easy version out of coolwhip and cream cheese, it is really good. It's the kind my kids grew up on, but I like the "real" cheesecake better. Again though, it is different at different places.
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We have a CCF here and we maybe eat there once a year. We like it and love the desserts but just never comes to mind.
I think I would be stopping off for a snack too many time is it was that close!
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Breakfast was at Residence Inn. They again had the free buffet for the guests. It was very good, with lots of different food to choose from. I did not take a food picture at all here. I was up before everyone else and went down and got a plate and went outside and made some calls while I ate.
They had waffles, biscuits and gravy, sausage, hash browns, rolls/pastries, fruit, juice, yogurts, cereal, milk, etc. It was a really nice selection.
I was happy with what I got and it filled me up nicely. Mom, Dad, and Claire came down later while I was off picking something up. They enjoyed it as well ,though Mom said Claire didn’t eat much.
When we arrive at Epcot, Claire was a bit hungry, so I got her a soft pretzel. Of course I had a few bites. And it was good. I love soft pretzels.
Lunch was at Le Cellier.
This was a place I really debated over. I had a 4:10 dinner ADR. But once the new pricing came out, I just couldn’t see spending that kind of money and cancelled. I wanted to try lunch to see how much we really would like it before committing to the high prices. I would look daily and nothing ever came up. The morning we were leaving (March 30th) I gave one last look and guess what? There was a 2:10 opening for April 5th . I booked it.
Claire wore her Mary Poppins outfit again because we had wanted to see Mary right after we ate. We changed into it just before heading over to Canada. We checked in right on time and had about a 5 minute wait, if that.
We were led to our seats and looked over the menu and the place. It took a little while to order. We soon found out we had a slow waitress. She was very nice, but just not speedy at all.
Claire went right to coloring.
Claire was having a hard time deciding what to drink. She just kept making faces and wouldn’t decide. I finally just said get her a Red Maple, Raspberry smoothie with a splash of Sprite. I tasted it and it was very good.
Dad and I both got Strawberry milkshakes that were absolutely fabulous as well.
Our bread arrived soon after we ordered. I have to say I was NOT impressed. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t great either. I hear how wonderful the pretzel bread is, and to me it was no big deal. I think the soft pretzel we had earlier was better. I guess I didn’t understand the hype about this bread when you could just go buy a soft pretzel somewhere. LOL! The other breads weren’t anything special either. And all were pretty hard. I’m not sure if they are supposed to be or not.
Claire ordered Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup, hot dog and the kids sundae. She did not want the soup, but I ordered it anyways, and figured I would eat it as it was something I had wanted to try after all the rave reviews.
I was NOT impressed! It wasn’t awful, but not great either. I hear so much about this soup, and it was a major let down. First off, it’s called Cheese soup…..why? I didn’t even taste cheese flavor in it. And second it was sooooo salty. For me to say that is something too. I love salt. I salt almost all of my food. But this was just way too salty even for me. Now I had read that some people thought the food here was too salty, but I never thought it would bother me. I’m queen of the salt.
Now if they could do away with the saltiness, this wouldn’t be too bad at all. Actually it wasn’t bad at all, it just didn’t live up to the legend.
Mom and Dad ordered Le Cellier Mushroom Filet Mignon. Instead ofrisotto, they both got Gruyere-Yukon Gold potato gratin. Dad is picky and was worried he wouldn’t like risotto. He had never heard of it before and didn’t know what it was. Lets just say we had a long conversation about what he should get. He said the potatoes were not what he was expecting, but he still liked them.
Mom and Dad really enjoyed this meal. They talked about it quite a bit.
And I am sad to say that I had put my camera away at this point and forgot to pull it out for the main course.
I got Le Cellier Mushroom Filet Mignon with wild mushroom risotto, white truffle and herb butter sauce.
Again, not impressed. WAY TOO SALTY! Now the food was very good except for the fact that it was just so dang salty. It’s hard to explain. I could tell it tasted good, but I knew it could be better without all the salt. Mom also mentioned her food was a bit too salty too. And she said she heard another table mention something about the food be extra salty. I don’t know if this new, or if we got them on a bad day.
Either way, I still ate every drop on my plate. Like I said, it was good food, it was just not perfect.
Here is when I pulled my camera back out. Claire had eaten her hotdog and left most of the fries.
Claire is the only one who got dessert. Her meal came with it, and we were much too full. I had wanted to get the Mousse, but there was just no possible way to fit it in! LOL!
Claire enjoyed her Sundae and we all did take a nibble at it.
I think for Claire and I the bill was just over $50 including the tip. I had left my rewards card to pay with and Claire and I left to get in line to see Mary. I had accidentally left the wrong one…the empty one, so Mom said she paid for me. When I went to pay her back she said not to worry. She had planned on putting gas in the van the next day before we returned it, and I could just do that instead. It was pretty close to an even trade there too.
This is the pretty scenery outside of the restaurant. I don’t think I have ever even walked back here before.
What did I think of this place? I am glad I tried it, but I won’t be going back. The prices are high, and the food wasn’t good enough to me to do it more than once. I am glad we did it though. I now know it really isn’t the place for me. We can now go on to try other places in Epcot.
I've never been a fan of Le Cellier, but was interested to hear if the change to a Signature location made any difference in the menu. Doesn't sound like it!
That's too bad about the extra-salty food at Le Cellier!! You'd think they'd get enough complaints and figure it out.
It sounds like lately many people are saying it's too salty. I don't know if dinner is any better or not, but we won't be finding that out.
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I've never been a fan of Le Cellier, but was interested to hear if the change to a Signature location made any difference in the menu. Doesn't sound like it!
I have heard that for dinner they are serving a different meat, so maybe it's better then?
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We had exactly the same thing at Le Cellier last week - everything was far too salty!
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Later in the afternoon Claire and I got a snack. I had actually planned to have several snacks through out the day, but my stomach wouldn’t allow it. Darn stomach!
I got a Mickey bar. I hadn’t had a whole one to myself yet. I was a little disappointed in myself!
As you can see I had to juggle a bit to take the picture! LOL!
It was delicious!!
Claire had an Itsakadoozie (sp?)
We never stopped for dinner. We just weren’t that hungry. We thought about getting popcorn before Illuminations, but we were running late and the line was long.
We ended up just eating the leftovers from the Cheesecake Factory when we got back to the hotel. I’m not sure what all Mom and Dad ate while they walked around Epcot, but I know Mom said something about getting a snack in France.
The Cheesecake Factory leftovers were just fine with Claire and I. And we finished off the cheesecakes as much as we could.
I can't believe how many people continue to comment on the saltiness of the food at Le Cellier! I think I'll wait until I am not hearing those comments before returning. We've always enjoyed it, but I use VERY little salt in my cooking at home, so I know I would not enjoy it if it's overly salty.
Glad you were able to make the best of it! And happy you were able to get a Mickey Bar to yourself!
I can't believe how many people continue to comment on the saltiness of the food at Le Cellier! I think I'll wait until I am not hearing those comments before returning. We've always enjoyed it, but I use VERY little salt in my cooking at home, so I know I would not enjoy it if it's overly salty.
Glad you were able to make the best of it! And happy you were able to get a Mickey Bar to yourself!
I'm hearing this more and more too. I don't know if they think the ycan cook any old way since it's such a hot spot. But it won't be if the food doesn't get better. I am glad to have tried it, but I know it's not a place I HAVE to go back to.
There are no pictures this day.
It was D-day. The day I hate. We had to leave for home.
We ALL got up early this morning. We made sure everything was packed and went down to breakfast at Residence Inn.. The selection was very good again. A few different items on the buffet this morning, but most of the basics. I think I had pancakes and eggs and a few other things this morning. I’m pretty sure Claire had fruit. We all filled up and headed out.
At Sanford Airport we bought a few beverages for the plane and we stopped at Cinnabon (sp?) and got a 4 pack of mini buns. They were very good. Claire didn’t want one, so one of us ate 2. I think it was Dad.
On the plane ride home we ate a few of our packed snacks we had brought along. Claire just loves eating snacks on the plane.
Once we left the airport we stopped at McDonalds to bring home some lunch. The basics there. I’m sure you all know what McDonalds tastes like. And we ordered pizza for supper. I was NOT cooking that day! LOL!
And actually the next night I went out to eat at a local diner with my Mom and Dad!
I thought the food for the most part was good, if not great. The cruise food was superior to WDW food. It was almost a let down to eat the food at the parks.
Of our WDW sit down meals, I would say that 1900 Park Fare was the best meal for me. Mom and Dad might say Le Cellier. I was happy to go to the Cheesecake Factory and do hope I get a chance to go to one again.
Of the cruise restaurants, I don’t know if I could pick a favorite. I enjoyed them all. Each was beautifully themed and the food was good at each. Some people may choose one over another for the selection. But I was happy with what I got at each place.
It was a wonderful trip and I only wish I had more room in my stomach to try some of the other things I keep saying I am going to give a try!
Thanks for reading along!
Thanks for all the food reviews and wonderful photos, especially of the restaurants and food on the Dream! I'm glad the food on the Dream is so good. The restaurants certainly all look beautiful.
Thanks for all the food reviews and wonderful photos, especially of the restaurants and food on the Dream! I'm glad the food on the Dream is so good. The restaurants certainly all look beautiful.
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Great ending to a great report - thanks for sharing all your eats along the way!
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