Originally Posted By Mr X Dim sum sounds good...I think I'll go across the street and get an egg mcmuffin myself. Need some breakfast after all this food chat.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> MPierce, some people think I'm a Disney hater as you know quite erroneously but, I was recently there for more than a week and I ate all over (at least one table serve location a day) and every place I went -- including Le Cellier -- the food was universally very good to, in some places, great. << I understand that Spirit, I'm not disagreeing with anyone's opinion. The only thing I can go on is my own experience. I always give every restaurant 3 chances before I throw in the towel. Now I did make an exception with the Norwegian place back when it was a regular buffet. The service was great, and the folks there were some of the nicest, most friendly we've met at WDW. My wife and I found the food absolutely horrible though. We still laugh, and joke about it. and I think that was about 8 years ago, so I guess it was worth the $50. We went there after I read so many positive reports on it. Evidently other people liked it we did not. I understand that completely. I also think some people are just overcome by being at WDW, and things seem better than they really are. I know you don't fall into that category nor do I think most everyone else that post here feels that way either. Now like Dave I didn't eat at the Cali Grill are Artist Point this last trip either. I sure wish we had it might have been enough to overcome my numerous negative dining experiences lately. I'm really not a negative person, and maybe my hatred of the DDP has made me to bias. I just don't enjoy most meals there like I did in the past. >> Also, I am talking about my last visit, it was one of the better dining experiences. That said we had a number of disappointing ones at WDW last time (and on this trip did not experience California Grill or Artist Point). Nine Dragon's may not be the best restaurant at WDW or have the most different food. But in terms of portions, quality and service, it was honestly one of the best of the 14 TS we went to beating many of the others << I agree Dave Nine Dragons was the best meal we had last trip. It has received a number of bad reviews, however we have never had a bad meal there. I really thought I would never say this, but WDW will be getting the same amount from us that they will be getting from you. Maybe taking a break will rejuvenate me.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I hear you MPIerce. My concern is that they will it down to "the downturn of the economy" rather than people voting with their feet.
Originally Posted By nbodyhome Someone on another site asked for their steak not to be salted - and then said that the steak wasn't salty, but everything else was. The new chef loves salt, I don't. I hope he settles it down a bit. Denise
Originally Posted By LadyandtheTramp " I found Le Cellier in Dec 2007 to be one of the best meals we had" Uh, back to the future? Hasn't occurred yet. But not withstanding the time reference, I would like to note that Le Cellier is one of the only restaurants in all of WDW that it is mostly completely unavailable for same-day reservations for lunch. We normally make reservations on the drive to the world from home (1 hour trip), and Le Cellier is pretty much the only one we can't get into. Time and time again, it's none available. We can pretty much get into every other one on property (don't do Japan, not on DDE), sometime within our timeframe, but this one is the one that regularly shuts us out. So in my mind this is a very good indication that a lot of people are going to the restaurant. Last time we went (lunch of course), the food was good, and the waiter was excellent. Would (and do try to) go there again.
Originally Posted By smeeeko ^We didn't get to eat at Le Cellier this trip but we DID try Nine Dragons for the first time. The menu has shrank (as have a LOT of places since we were last at WDW) but we were able to order a nice meal and the service was very good. The savory beef was the winner of the meal, and this all with us playing "ADR roulette" with the cocierge desk (we asked for a PS for dinner around Epcot as we had some shopping to do). We also tried the new sit down restaurants at Japan. We were able to get seated relatively promptly at Teppen Edo and had a WONDERFUL meal there and then the next day we tried Tokyo Dining for lunh and had another WONDERFUL (and very filling!!) meal. I can't wait to go back to the Japan pavillion next time we are there (and oh, btw.. I don't eat fish so I had no trouble finding food that I could order off the menu). We didn't eat at Octoberfest this time, but we were there for Food & Wine Fest and always found something really yummy at one of the booths. Argentina & Spain were two of our favorites, and you could get a small sample of the cheese soup at Canada.. they don't have the pretzel breadsticks though, you have to go to Le Cellier for that. =)
Originally Posted By nbodyhome Pam - As far as Canada during the Food and Wine, Jack actually had them fill his small cup to the top. I admire him for that, I don't know why they fill the cups halfway! Same with India now, though it didn't start out that way. I won't order soup anymore, since the portion can be so small for the price. Teppan Edo is wonderful, and I do want to try Tokyo Dining. Le Cellier is always booked up 6 months out, but it's because it is a steakhouse with very high value for the dining plan. The chefs have changed, and hopefully everything is getting less salty. When I posted elsewhere about my meal, a lot of other people mentioned that they had too much salt added to their steaks, to their risotto, etc. And others haven't had a problem. But I won't eat there until I feel it's gotten back to a little more normal. Denise
Originally Posted By WDWFreak92 I love Le Cellier! We were vacationing at Disney this summer. We tried Le Cellier for the first time. Let's just say it was probably the best meal I've ever eaten in my life. I'm not even joking. Everything I had was absolutley delicious! The food, the drinks, the waitress, the hosts were all excelent. What completed my experience, was when I left my backpack there, when we got back there to get it they had it waiting for me right in the front of the resturaunt and they we're really nice about it too.
Originally Posted By nbodyhome I am glad you enjoyed it. I have had many, many fine meals at Le Cellier over the last 15 or more years. My meals in September, after a new chef took over, were definitely not better than mediocre. The breadsticks, soup and chocolate moose were still good. My server and the one at the next table during my first meal left something to be desired. The one we had for the second meal was excellent, one of the best waiters I've had on Disney property.
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden We ate at Le Cellier on the 20th. Everyone enjoyed their meal and I didn't notice anything too salty though I was keeping an eye out (or tastebud). We were on the DDP and towards the end of the week we noticed we had a couple extra TS meals and couldn't figure out why. Turns out our server at Le Cellier only charged us for 1 adult meal even though we had 3 adults at our table. My wife called to let them know, we didn't want our server to get screwed on any tip. We also ate at Teppan Edo and had a great meal. We sat with a young couple on their honeymoon and joked that any thought of them having kids right away would be ruled by the end of dinner with our 2 sons.
Originally Posted By hopemax Just bumping this back up, because we ate at Le Cellier for lunch on our last trip. It was pretty good, but everyone thought the food was too salty.
Originally Posted By johnno52 Salty? We ate there in Feb 07 and found the beef Barley so salty we didn't have a second spoon full. Then again in Nov 07 the the meal was also on the salty side. We thought it was just our dislike of salty food but I see we are not alone! We keep hoping that with a rotation of a new chef he/she will correct this.
Originally Posted By jkayjs We were there mid Dec and everything was very good, esp the beer cheese soup. We have never had a bad meal there. If it's luck I hope it continues.
Originally Posted By nbodyhome I'm glad I'm not the only one who found their meals soooo salty. I am not going back again anytime soon, I'll wait for reviews in a year or so. There are good steakhouses off property, like Sam Seltzers. Someone I know (a chef) spoke with the chef at Le Cellier in October. I was hoping that it would fix things!
Originally Posted By Mr X **We ate there in Feb 07 and found the beef Barley so salty we didn't have a second spoon full. Then again in Nov 07 the the meal was also on the salty side.** With so many options available, I don't understand why you'd return to a place that was sub-standard. And hoping for a staffing change? Do you really like the decor or something?
Originally Posted By nbodyhome I think it's fair to give a restaurant a 2nd chance. My very worst meal ever on property was at Artist Point (about 10 years ago now). In that case, the server was terrible, maybe the worst I've ever had anywhere. We ended up getting 2 free meals to come back. I was really hesitant to go back even for free. It took a while, but we did - and I have been every few years or so. It's not a favorite restaurant, but it has been solid each time. Denise
Originally Posted By Mr X I suppose that's reasonable, if there's something that interests you on the menu, or the decor, or whatever. I don't see any particular reason to return "just because" though. I mean, it's your hard-earned money right? If you don't feel like you got your monies worth the first time, why take the chance on a similar experience all over again? When there are so many other options available, I just don't see the point (I suppose if you were in a place where you had already sampled EVERY restaurant you cared to try, it would make sense to "try again"...but for me, I'd rather try someplace new or someplace I'd already been happy with myself).
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 This thread is cracking me up. "The chef" is salting things to the point that he's sending patrons running, screaming to off-site locations. LOL!
Originally Posted By nbodyhome Ummm...I actually live in Orlando, so "offsite" is local to me. It would be silly to spend so much money at a restaurant onsite which I don't think is as good as it was, when a place like Sam Seltzers is closer, half the price, and includes more (and I've never had a bad meal there). Why would I eat somewhere that I don't like now? I had a lot of good meals at Le Cellier over 20 or so years, these were my first 2 meals that I was unhappy with. And I'm not that picky. Denise
