Originally Posted By magnet Isn't the entertainment what the chef does while he's cooking the food? By the way...do the chefs "perform" while cooking at this new restaurant?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss The puddle shot is great! Here a pic of the real Shinkansen 300 series "bullet train" that is the model for the kids meal dish: <a href="http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Island/2589/nmt/300.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo /Island/2589/nmt/300.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 What a wonderful review of Teppan Edo ... I almost feel is if I were there. Oh wait, I was. The restaurant redo, much like the Mitsukoshi Department Store below, was done very first-rate. It is an upscale and modern version of what was there before. You have to see the Mount Fuji art -- it appears to be a giant plasma type screen -- in the sushi bar section (Tokyo Dining, I believe). The CMs were all friendly to a fault. And Aiko was so cute, you almost wanted to wrap her up and bring her home It was also so pleasant to simply walk up to a WDW full serve resturant, put your name in, get a pager and get seated. Of course, that does leave out the magical calling 180 days in advance to plan a meal deal that WDW management wants. But it brought back very fond memories of what EPCOT dining used to be, minus the WorldKeys. The food wasn't really any different than before. The presentation of the salad was slightly better/larger. And I was glad to see WDW scouring Atlantic City for Japanese chefs ... way too many are clearly getting left behind if Bob is an example. I certainly don't find the prices to be cheap -- our meal was free thanks to the wonders of the DDP 'Hurricane Season Special' ... they are very similar to what the Teppanyaki pricepoints were. But I should remark that about 3-4 years ago they stopped including soup and salad with every entree (something that had been done since 1982 and it done at every similar style Japanese resturant I have ever dined at in the uSA) while prices were raised. And as Denise said, this is the only locale in EPCOT that does not accept the DDE (something that management frankly should mandate, even if Disney has to make up the 20% itself). But the food quality, presentation and the 'show' that is why people enjoy these restaurants was all very, very good. I would put it up with the best EPCOT locales now and advise any spirits out there who enjoy Japanese cuisine to check it out. For what's its worth my new top 5 of EC dining (not counting price) would be: 1.) Bistro de Paris; 2.) Coral Reef; 3.) Tutto Italia; 4.) Tepan Edo; 5.) Le Cellier;
Originally Posted By nbodyhome >>you mean...(whispers) ...you don't know about the dancing girls?<< Those are the Japanese Belly Dancers! Denise
Originally Posted By jmuboy Bistro De Paris as number one? Wow. I have never been a fan of French food and never tried Bistro De Paris / Chefs De France. Whats the difference between the two?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss The difference is like night and day. Chefs de France is the face of the pavilion, and the one most people know. It sounds more upscale than a "bistro," but in fact the Bistro de Paris is the more sophisticated of the two, and rivals the California Grill in quality.
Originally Posted By nbodyhome I actually get confused still, because Chefs does sound more upscale than a "bistro". (the prior I've been to many times, the latter I've never been).
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 The difference between Chefs de France and Bistro de Paris is like the difference between a Big Mac and a filet mignon. Chefs is very blanded down, Americanized food in a French atmopshere. If you go for French onion soup, a salad, some wine and dessert, it's quite good. But Bistro is real gourmet French cuisine with top service in a much more upscale, intimate and (usually) blessedly child-free atmosphere. It is one of the best resturants at WDW by far. And, thankfully, it does not participate in the DDP.
Originally Posted By jmuboy Is Bistro on the first floor and Chefs de France on the top floor? And doesn't it make sense for the Bistro to be more dumbed down and family friendly and Chefs to be more upscale? Weird.
Originally Posted By nbodyhome No, Chefs is on the first, Bistro on the 2nd. Which sounds completely wrong, doesn't it? If I was in Paris (which I do love), a bistro to me is where you sit and people watch. Not where you get dressed up for a fancy night out. I have not been to the Bistro de Paris restaurant, and don't really plan to - I don't even like paying much money for fast food! But it sounds very nice (and you can't make a reservation until 30 days in advance). Denise
Originally Posted By trekkeruss The Bistro is the one upstairs. Chefs de France is more like a café; somewhat casual looking. Bistro de Paris on the other hand is a very elegant and sophisticated restaurant.
Originally Posted By jmuboy By reading what everyone is saying about these 2 restaurants I think these restaurants are completely misnamed.
Originally Posted By jmuboy MR X - I agree, just switch the name. This is really going to bother me now!!! Are the restaurants in France getting any upgrades like Japan, Italy, China and Mexico?
Originally Posted By Mr X On the other hand, if a lot of people are ASSUMING the Bistro is not so great cause it's a bistro, that's good for us because every Tom, Jane and little Chad/Paige/Blane/Gjeniffer don't wanna eat there.
