Where we ate, Oct. 24-Nov 10, all reviews listed in 1st post

[liamsaunt]

Hello fellow food lovers,

My group is mostly (DH is still there) back from a trip to Disney that involved lots of laughs, lots of fun, and lots of eating out!

Diners include me, my DH, my Dsis, my nephew (age 7), and my niece (age 5).

We were not on the dining plan, but DH and I do have APs and the DDE card.

Restaurants to be reviewed in this thread will be grouped into four parts, depending on who was there:

1. The whole group, with a special focus on how Disney deals with food allergies (My nephew has life-threatening food allergies, and Disney is a place where we truly feel comfortable taking him out to eat without worrying about his safety):

• Garden View Tea Room
• Hollywood Brown Derby
• Chefs de France
• Flying Fish
• Artist Point
• O'Hanas (breakfast)
• Le Cellier
• California Grill

2. Just my DH and I:

• Jiko
• Each and every booth at the Food and Wine Festival!
• Portobello Yacht Club

3. Just my DH:

• Shulas Steakhouse
• Epcot Private Events
• Chathams (offsite)
• Salt Island (offsite)

4. And a round up mini review for each of the CS places we ate at:

• Starring Rolls
• Caseys Corner
• Flame Tree BBQ
• ABC Commissary
• ESPN Club
• Columbia Harbour House
• Lunching Pad

I'm going to start with the Food and Wine Festival, in case anyone on the boards is heading down before it's over.

Bon apetit!

 

[mycutiepatooties]

I am really looking forward to your reviews. Our daughter (age 2 1/2) has food allergies (milk, eggs, wheat, peanut, tree nuts) and we are going to WDW 4/28 thru 5/5/2007. We have heard great things about how the chefs take such good care of you. I'm wondering about CS though, since we did buy the dining plan. I am picturing myself walking all over the park, stopping at different CS places to look at their "book of ingredients". Is it hard to find CS food that is safe?

 

[Minniespal]

Looking forward to reading your reviews

 

[liamsaunt]

I am really looking forward to your reviews. Our daughter (age 2 1/2) has food allergies (milk, eggs, wheat, peanut, tree nuts) and we are going to WDW 4/28 thru 5/5/2007. We have heard great things about how the chefs take such good care of you. I'm wondering about CS though, since we did buy the dining plan. I am picturing myself walking all over the park, stopping at different CS places to look at their "book of ingredients". Is it hard to find CS food that is safe?

In my opinion, Counter Service is tough with food allergies. I would recommend that you call the Disney allergy specialist before you go (her number is on allears, or I could look through my stuff and find it for you), and talk about the restrictions you have and have them identify in advance what your daughter will be able to eat.

I see one of the allergies your daughter has is eggs. Liam is allergic to eggs too and that made a lot of the CS food unavailable to him--Disney won't guarantee that there is not traces of egg in a lot of the CS food--basically anything breaded, fried, most of the desserts, etc. Your daughter's wheat allergy will make CS even tougher, I think. That's why we had so many TS ADRs with Liam--we knew he would have more choices, and that the chefs would work with us to make something off the menu if needed. That's not an option at CS places.

One thing we did was to carry a small amount of simple food in our backpack that we knew was safe for him to snack on if he got hungry before our scheduled ADR. We also bought him a lot of fruit from the fruit stands around the park.

 

[liamsaunt]

Around the World--Food and Wine Festival 2006

Over the course of a long afternoon, my DH and I sampled almost every booth at the Food and Wine Festival. There were a few booths that we sampled at other points in our trip—especially the booths serving full sized drinks, such as the hops and barley market and the champagne stand. We did get there at some point, though, so our reviews are included here.

Our plan for tackling the F+W festival was as follows:

1. Take your time!
2 Drink lots of water!
3 If you don’t like it, don’t eat it/don’t drink it!
4. Share everything!!

For food, we rated it CHOMP IT/CHUCK IT. For wine, DRINK IT/DUMP IT.

Here is what we tried, country by country, with notes.

New Zealand:
Kiwi and Custard Roll: I am allergic to kiwi, so only John tried this. He said: “Not too bad, but not my cup of tea either. Very strong kiwi flavor.” Rating: CHUCK IT. Monkey Bay Chardonnay: This was pretty good, not too oaky. Rating: DRINK IT.

Argentina: Grilled Beef Sirloin with Chimichurri: I don’t eat red meat, so asked John for a review. Answer: “Erm..chomp, chomp…yum! The potatoes with it are very peppery.” I was actually surprised that he liked this, as the beef was well done, and he is a medium rare kind of guy, but there you have it. Rating: CHOMP IT. Bodegas Salentein Malbec: We both really enjoyed this, not too thin like some of the other reds we tried at F+W: Rating: DRINK IT.

Mexico:
Chilaquiles: HUGE portion, with just a bit of a kick, corn tortillas layered with chicken and green chile sauce, topped with sour cream. Rating: CHOMP IT (well not all of it if you expect to get around the world!) LA Cetto Chardonnay: Very light, surprisingly quaffable. Rating: DRINK IT.


Chile:
Sauteed Corvina: Excellent sautéed white fish in a slightly spicy sauce of tomatoes, capers, and olives. The corvine reminded us of snapper. One of the only dishes we wanted to go back for refills on. Rating: CHOMP IT. Santa Rita Reserve Chardonnay: Nothing special, but acceptable Rating: DRINK IT.


Scandinavia:
Grilled Salmon Tartare: Very mediocre. The salmon tasted canned, not grilled, and was all hashed up like tuna salad. Rating: CHUCK IT. (No wine sampled at Scandinavia)


China:
Pork Pot Stickers. I don’t eat pork, so asked John for a review: “Yum! Very tasty! Better than our local Chinese restaurant!” Me: “We never order Chinese food.” John: “Oh…still tasty though!” Rating: CHOMP IT. Hua Xia Cabernet Sauvignon: We bought this just because we did not realize that China made Cabernet Sauvignon, so wanted to try it out of curiosity. Rating: Well, it was interesting, anyway! Rating: DUMP IT.


Thailand: Mango & Tapioca Dessert Soup: Yum! This tastes just like a mango lassi. I was expecting the big boba-style tapioca balls. Instead, the soup had rice-like grains. It was good anyway. Rating: CHOMP IT.(No wine sampled in Thailand. They weren’t offering Thai wines, so were deemed irrelevant for our purposes.)

South Africa:
Durban Chicken with Mealie Pap. Aaah, Durban Chicken. Two years ago, I had the most amazing dish at the Food and Wine Festival. Spicy Durban Chicken on a sugar cane skewer. A large, lusciously juicy and spicy piece of meat, I ate this chicken every day we were at the festival. The recipe was not in the F+W booklet, so I asked an Epcot person to email it to me. She said she would, but it was an empty promise. No recipe. Imagine my delight when I saw this dish on the 2006 F+W slate. All week, I knew it was there, but I did not eat it. I was busy. I would smell the spices when I walked by the South Africa booth and smile, knowing what a treat I was in for when I finally had the time to savor that amazing Durban chicken.
Well. This year’s Durban Chicken was a complete disappointment! Not spicy at all, gristly, chewy meat instead of the succulent piece we had before, and served with an insipid honey-mustard sauce. What happened?? The mealie pap it came with was OK. Rating: CHUCK IT!! Kanu Chenin Blanc was nice and light, OK to drown my sorrows in. Rating: DRINK IT.

Australia:
Shrimp on the Barbie: We thought this shrimp was pretty good, with a crunchier, more pleasing texture than the shrimp we tried at the Florida booth. The grilled vegetables that came with it (onions, zucchini, red pepper, and squash) were nicely cooked and tossed in a slightly sweet vinaigrette. Rating: CHOMP IT. Rosemount Traminer Riesling: just average. Rating: DUMP IT.

Octoberfest:
Debrizinger Sausage and Sauerkraut in a Pretzel Roll: John ate this, as I don’t eat pork. His review: “Tasty…I like the pretzel roll. The sauerkraut is too watery, though.” Rating: CHOMP IT. Vegetable Strudel with Remoulade Sauce: I tried this while John ate the sausage. It was awfully bland, and the puff pastry was super greasy. Rating: DUMP IT. (No wines tried in Germany, we still had wine from another booth.)

Italy:
Timballo alla Penne e Capri (Eggplant Timbale with Pasta and Ricotta): I love Italian food, so was really looking forward to this. I guess I should not have gotten my expectations up, because we did not like it at all. The tomato sauce was too sweet, the eggplant was greasy, and worst of all, it was served cold. Rating: CHUCK IT. Castello di Querceto Chianti: Thin and insipid chianti. Yuck. Rating: DUMP IT.

Champagne:
Moet and Chandon Champagnes Selection: Nectar Imperial Rose: Ooh, this was good. We had a glass of this a couple of times during the trip (not on the round the world tour though, as it is a full-sized pour). Sweet without being overly so, light and refreshing, a special treat while watching Illuminations. Rating: DRINK IT.

Hops and Barley Market:
Samuel Adams Beer Selection: 11th Year Anniversary Festival Beer. Another one we had at a different time than the around the world tour, the festival beer was quite nice. It is dark in color but not heavy like a porter. Slightly fruity, we really enjoyed this beer. Rating: DRINK IT.

USA:
BBQ Pork Ribs with Grilled Fresh Corn: Another John review: “The pork ribs are off the bone tender. The BBQ sauce is sweet, but I like it anyway. Quite rich”. The corn did not taste very “fresh,” more like “extended water bath.” Rating: CHOMP IT (the pork that is, dump the corn.) Sterling Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. Very, very thin and disappointing cabernet. Rating: DUMP IT.

Japan:
Spicy Tuna Roll: Not very flavorful. The rice was a bit dry, and it was not spicy enough. Rating: CHUCK IT. Gekkeikan Zipang Sparkling Sake: Everyone at the Japan booth assured us that we would love this sparkling sake. They told us it was even better than regular sake. John summed it up best after his first sip: “Hmm…how very…chemically.” Rating: DUMP IT.

India:
Curried Butternut Squash Soup with Naan Bread. We LOVE Indian food. All kinds of Indian food. Except this Indian food, apparently. The soup was incredibly sweet—it did have a hint of curry, but desperately needed salt. The accompanying naan bread was very dry and greasy, more like a pastry than naan bread. Rating: CHUCK IT. We were surprised to see wines from India, so tried both whites. The Grover Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc was a little too sweet for our tastes. Rating: DUMP IT, but the Sula Chenin Blanc was very nice and quaffable. Rating: DRINK IT.



Morocco:
Chicken Bastilla: This was very interesting—a mix of chicken, spices (I think cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, maybe cloves?), wrapped in puff pastry and topped with powdered sugar. The meat didn’t really taste like anything at all, and instead became a textural foil for the spices. I would not want to eat it every day, but it was interesting to try. Rating: CHOMP IT. Ksar White was a simple, light wine that we enjoyed. Rating: DRINK IT.

Spain:
A Taste of Spain: Spanish Olives, Marcona Almonds and Chorizo. This was very much a mixed bag. The olives were nothing special—just big green pimiento stuffed ones that you can get anywhere. The chorizo was bland. The marcona almonds were great though—nicely oily and delicately flavored. Rating: eat the almonds, then CHUCK IT. (No wine sampled in Spain)

Turkey:
Assorted Meze - Turkish appetizer - Circasian chicken, red lentil kofta, eggplant salad: We did not care for this at all. The eggplant was too smoky, and the chicken and the lentils were bland. Rating: CHUCK IT. Kavaklidere Cankaya was much too sweet for our tastes—almost honeyed in flavor. Rating: DUMP IT.

France:
Chausson au Fromage de Chèvre (Savory Goat Cheese Pastry): This goat cheese-stuffed puffed pastry was good, but much too plain. It would have been better with some herbs and onions mixed into the goat cheese. Note that the portion was huge—you could feed four people on this thing. Rating: CHOMP IT. Georges Duboeuf Chardonnay was just average. Rating: DUMP IT.

Great Beers of the World:
OK, I admit it, we skipped this booth. There was nothing here we had not had before, and we could not afford the extra calories.

Ireland:
Potato Leek Soup with an Irish Cheddar Crisp. BLAH! This was really bad. The soup managed to be bland, salty, watery, and greasy all at the same time. Hmm…wait, maybe it was authentic then! Come to think of it, it did taste kind of like Grandma’s cooking. Rating: CHUCK IT. Guinness: Yum, Guinness. Rating: DRINK IT.

Poland:
Kielbasa and Potato Pierogies with sour cream. This was tasty. The pierogi was hot and filling and John liked the kielbasa. The dish also came with some sauerkraut. Rating: CHOMP IT. (No wine tasted in Poland).

Canada:
Mission Hill Reserve Riesling Icewine. We didn’t get any food from Canada as we had already been to Le Cellier for the salmon and cheese soup earlier in the trip. We were disappointed that they did not have the Inniskillin Icewine this year. The Mission Hill didn’t live up. Rating: DUMP IT.

Greece:
Spanakopita: The spinach inside the puff pastry tasted really overdone, almost stewed, and it was was too salty. One positive: the pastry was not overly greasy. Rating: CHUCK IT. Boutari Santorini: Very nice, and doesn’t have the resin in it like some Greek wines do. Rating: DRINK IT.

Wild & Wonderful Florida Shrimp:
Sauteed Shrimp with Ginger and Lime: We thought the shrimp at this booth was too fishy and soft. The accompanying gingered salsa was nice, but the fishy flavor of the shrimp overwhelmed it. Rating: CHUCK IT. (No wine sampled in Florida)

Next up: Garden View Tea Room.

 

[chigirl]

I ate/drank a lot of the same things you did at F&W festival and agree with you!

I had cabernet at most of the booths, the Chilean cabernet was very tasty.

My grandmother is 100% Polish from Warsaw and I enjoyed the kielbasa & pierogi at the Poland booth, although I think the saurkraut was too sweet, I am used to it a bit spicier, with lots of caraway seed, but I liked that sample overall.

I, too, enjoyed the "salad" that was served with the shrimp on the barbie at Australia's booth, although my shrimp was very blah.

This whole event reminded me of home, of "Taste of Chicago" that we have every summer. I enjoyed listening to Gloria gaynor, too, during the fest.

Great reviews!!! I enjoyed the read.

 

[ufgator]

Great reviews so far!

 

[dixiedizfan]

Wow ... Super reviews; loved the details! Can't wait for the rest ... thanks!

 

[deide71]

Awesome reviews of the F+W fest. Thanx!

 

[liamsaunt]

Garden View Tea Room, October 28

We had tea at the Garden View Tea Room at the Grand Floridian Hotel on October 28th. This was our first full day at the parks and we thought taking a break for the tea might be a good way to get out of the heat and decompress for a bit. The restaurant is a sunny room at the back of the main hotel lobby, with large windows overlooking the quiet pool and hotel courtyard. We were seated at a large round table near a window with pleasant views.

Right after we arrived, the chef came out to talk to us about Liam’s food allergies. Liam has a life-threatening allergy to crustaceans, so severe that no one dining with him can consume any. He also has an allergy to egg in any form, but people dining with him can eat egg in his presence. The chef told us that he would be happy to make Liam anything he thought he might wish to eat, and also said he would make the same thing for his sister, so they could have the same food (smart man!). The kids asked for a selection of jelly and cheese sandwiches for their tea, and the chef said he would make them a special egg-free dessert. He was so gracious and accommodating, I really wish I had written his name down!

We ordered the Mrs. Potts tea (with modifications) for the children, and the grand tea for the grownups. Our server then brought out a large wooden box filled with glass bottles containing tea leaves for all the varieties offered. We were invited to sniff them and decide what we wanted to drink. That was fun, but we all decided to go with the standard English Breakfast. (boring, I know). The kids were very impressed with their “tea” (chocolate milk for Liam and regular milk for Caili) served in fine china pots (poured out by the grownups, of course!). Our tea also came with a glass of sparkling wine, with a fat, perfectly ripe strawberry impaled on the side of the glass. Yum!

It was not until the food started to arrive that we realized our mistake. See, we thought we were hungry, but we were no match for the grand tea. It is a LOT of food. The first course was tea sandwiches and fruit. Each person was served 16 tea sandwiches! That is a lot of sandwich. Since we could not have the shrimp sandwich that is standard to the menu, we were served a slightly different assortment. The sandwiches included:

• Gorgonzola cheese and pears. This was delicious, but a bit strong, and I like blue cheese. We each only ate one.
• Chicken salad with oranges and almonds. This sandwich had a very delicate, slightly sweet flavor that we all enjoyed.
• Cucumber, butter and watercress. Very nice, light and refreshing.
• Egg salad with herbs. This was the table favorite. Yum yum! Even my Dsis, who hates egg salad, ate this one.

I can’t comment on the fruit, because the kids ate it all—theirs and ours. It looked good though.

It was around this point that we realized that we were stuffed…and there were two more courses!

Our next course came out…freshly baked scones with golden raisins baked in, with clotted cream and jam for topping, plus a raspberry jam tart. The scones were unlike any I had eaten before—instead of being crumbly and a bit dry, they were fluffy and light—more like a powder biscuit. They were GOOD. I was stuffed but ate most of mine anyway. The jam tart was also nice—it had a very buttery shortbread crust, and a thickened jam filling.

While we were eating our scones, the chef delivered the dessert he made for the kids. This was unasked for, and so nice of him to do! He baked them eggless mini chocolate cakes, which he split in half, filled with whipped cream, and topped with a cherry. They loved it!

Then, it was time for our dessert. We all agreed we just could not eat any more food. We were stuffed to the gills! Plus, the natives were getting a bit restless, ready to get back to the parks and burn off all the sugar they had just eaten! So, the server boxed up our trifle to go. I have to confess that DH and I tried one spoonful, and Dsis could not eat any of it at all. It was delicious though!

I would definitely go back to the Garden View Tea, but I would not order the Grand Tea again unless I was splitting it with someone. They do offer a smaller tea of just scones and pastries—that’s what I will get next time. FYI, the Garden View tea does not take the DDE card.

Next up: Hollywood Brown Derby, October 29

 

[oybolshoi]

we were at the Gardenview on the Friday afternoon before you (it's a vacation tradition!) - don't you just love it?

I think my family and I must be pigs, though, because we all ordered the Grand Tea and not a crumb survived!

Loved your F&W reviews, too.

 

[liamsaunt]

Hollywood Brown Derby October 29

We booked the HBD to get the Fantasmic Dinner Package. HBD is the only restaurant we knew in advance that would have the Mickey head kids meals. Some of the items on those meals are off-limits to Liam due to his allergies. Since we were not on the dining plan, we called a few days prior to our adr to confirm that they would make something else for Liam.

We were seated in the perfect location for us—way in the back, in a big semi-circular booth. Upon our being seated, the chef came over to talk about what we wanted to do for Liam. We talked a while about the new kids menus, what Disney was hoping to accomplish, etc. I got the sense that he had been hearing a lot of criticism—he said that it had been going both ways, some people loved it, lots of people disliked it, but everyone certainly had an opinion on it!

We told Chef Russ that last year Liam had enjoyed what he thought was the best grilled cheese of his life at HBD, and if he just wanted to make him that, Liam would be fine, he did not have to go out of his way to make anything special. At this point, the chef became concerned and said that he did not have the typical bread that is used for a grilled cheese sandwich—they only had foccacia or dinner rolls. He spoke to Liam a bit, offered him a few options of things he could make for him, and also said that if Liam was “feeling adventurous” he could try and make him a grilled cheese from what he had. Liam of course went for the grilled cheese! Chef Russ was very kind and said he would see what he could do. Caili just ordered the mac and cheese off the children’s menu, with an appetizer of cucumbers and carrots.

For appetizers, Dsis and I both ordered the mesculin salad with oranges, feta, and spicy pecans. Wow, were those pecans spicy!! This was a nice salad, with a slightly sweet cabernet vinagrette. DH ordered the seared sea scallop with barbequed pork belly and corn relish. He really enjoyed it, though I had to cut it up for him because Liam had fallen asleep on his arm! This had us very concerned, because Liam had been sick the week prior to our trip, and had finished his antibiotics the day before. Sure enough, when I felt his forehead, he was warm. Great. The antibiotic he was on obviously was not strong enough—it’s amazing how antibiotic-resistant today’s kids are! Thankfully a quick phone call to his doctor and a new, stronger prescription had him good-as-new by the next evening.

For entrees, all the grown ups got the same thing: sesame seared tuna with warm soy vinaigrette, honey-gingered spaghetti squash, and wasabi oil. This was excellent, the tuna was very high quality, and perfectly cooked rare the way we like it. We also shared a bottle of Ponzi pinot noir, yum.

Chef Russ went all out for Liam’s meal. He served up a grilled cheese on foccacia (he cut all the crusts off!) AND brought out mac and cheese too, just in case Liam didn’t like the sandwich! Liam woke up a few minutes after the food arrived, and he was thrilled. He LOVED the sandwich made especially for him, and assured us that “he felt so much better now!” Um, yeah right. Nice try, kiddo. We told the waitress that we would relinquish back the Fantasmic pass since we needed to get Liam home. We did offer the kids the chance to have dessert. Caili had vanilla ice cream with oreo crumbles, Liam passed on dessert. The grown ups split a tiramisu with bruleed topping and an espresso.

Service at HBD was excellent, and Chef Russ definitely went above and beyond to ensure that Liam had a nice time. This was especially appreciated since he was feeling sick—he really perked up when he saw that sandwich!

October 30 ADR for breakfast at Chef Mickey’s cancelled due to Liam’s being ill, so next up is Chefs de France, October 31

 

[liamsaunt]

we were at the Gardenview on the Friday afternoon before you (it's a vacation tradition!) - don't you just love it?

I think my family and I must be pigs, though, because we all ordered the Grand Tea and not a crumb survived!

Loved your F&W reviews, too.

We'd never been there before, but yes, we did love it! It will become a tradition, definitely. I'll just have to prepare myself if we do the grand tea again! Did you have that many sandwiches too? We were wondering if we got extra to compensate for the lack of the shrimp or something. It seemed like a lot of food!

 

[oybolshoi]

We also had four sandwich halves along with two little tarts (that I didn't eat).

It's a whole lot of food - a great meal for $25 - but with all that tea it's easy to get filled up quickly. I was having a "bottomless pit" day or I wouldn't have been able to eat as much as I did.

We'd never been there before, but yes, we did love it! It will become a tradition, definitely. I'll just have to prepare myself if we do the grand tea again! Did you have that many sandwiches too? We were wondering if we got extra to compensate for the lack of the shrimp or something. It seemed like a lot of food!

 

[liamsaunt]

We also had four sandwich halves along with two little tarts (that I didn't eat).

It's a whole lot of food - a great meal for $25 - but with all that tea it's easy to get filled up quickly. I was having a "bottomless pit" day or I wouldn't have been able to eat as much as I did.

See, your post has convinced me that our plates were set upon by that magic spell in Fantasia that makes the water buckets keep multiplying. Each person had four pieces of the gorgonzola, four pieces of the watercress, and four pieces of the egg, plus EIGHT pieces of the chicken! So, it was five ENTIRE sandwiches per person!! I don't know, we must have looked really hungry or something.

 

[shovan]

You are my HERO! You fit in every restaurant that I've been trying to work in our schedule! I'm reading it & just wondering how you did it. Then I scroll back up & see the dates! Oooh, THAT'S why I can't fit this all in a 5 night trip!

Loved your chomp or chuck it rating! Don't think I actually chucked anything at F&W fest though!!

The tea sounds wonderful, maybe next trip!

 

[liamsaunt]

Chefs de France, October 31

We had not planned to eat at Chefs de France, but we were in Epcot around lunchtime and it was HOT. Super, super hot. We had to get out of the sun, so I called Disney Dining from my cell phone and asked if they had an adr for five people, right about, oh, NOW. They did, so we hustled inside the restaurant, vowing to eat lightly since we had a dinner adr at Flying Fish.

Eat lightly, hmmm....the problem was, everything sounded so good! So, we decided to order a few different things and just eat a little bit of each. We all had a glass of wine (well, not the kids of course!). My Dsis ordered a terrific gamay, and DH and I both ordered a sancerre that was perfectly acceptable.

For food, DH started with the potato-leek soup. I did not try it, but he said it was delicious. Dsis ordered the croque monsieur. This was a little odd because it came out on very thick bread--almost a texas toast type, instead of the thin, pressed bread that you usually see. So much for eating lightly! I ordered the bacon-leek-creme fraiche flatbread. This had a very light, crispy crust, LOTS of bacon, and was, of course, huge. I only ate 1/4 of it. I think I would have enjoyed it more if it came with a green salad to offset the richness of the bacon and creme fraiche. DH also ordered the charcruite plate, which was, again huge. You could have fed six people off this thing. At least it came with some nice greens to counter all the porky goodness. He enjoyed sampling all of the various meats.

Kids food: Caili ordered the child's fish and chips, which was very lightly battered flounder, not greasy at all. She really liked it. Liam said he was not hungry, and did not want to order anything, but then proceeded to eat all of the bread on the table! Oh well, we were on vacation so not going to worry about it. Chefs de France has really nice, HUGE fluffy rolls with a slightly sour tang and decent crust.

The grown ups skipped dessert, though Caili had some vanilla ice cream. The waitress brought Liam some lemon sorbet (the ice cream at CDF has eggs in it), but he did not eat it. Too full of bread, I guess.

Our waitress was excellent, very friendly and always there when we needed her. We had a nice round table by the windows off away from the rest of the diners, which was nice. I really like the room at CDF--so airy and sunny. This was a great way to get out of the heat for an hour or so. The only question we had upon leaving was whether we could possibly fit our planned dinner at Flying Fish into our stomachs! We decided a few perambulations around world showcase would help to make room.

Next up: Dinner at Flying Fish

 

[Laurafoster]

looking forward to reasing the reviews!

 

[swankybeth]

Great review so far, I'm really enjoying them. I particularly enjoyed the F & W reviews because I only get to eat vicariously through others when it comes to F & W. DH and I went in 2004 and he didn't care for it.

 

[dixiedizfan]

Loved it; looking forward to the rest!