Le Cellier August 9, 2008
Sorry for the delay --- Ive been super busy with company in town from England and have been a total slacker! The good news is, that along with Le Cellier, I also have brief reviews of Cosmic Rays, Boulangerie Patisserie, and Kona Café! So, on with Le Cellier!
So, lets get down to it. Im not going to get into any deep background on Le Cellier considering many of you have probably eaten there and its one of the most popular places in the world.
We had an ADR for 1:05pm and arrived early at 12:30 due to a torrential downpour. It was better to just hang out in the lobby than stand in the World Showcase and get soaked. Unlike my nasty hostess at Sci Fi, Le Cellier let us check in early! Everyone is so friendly at Le Cellier---do they give Canadians better drugs?? One host seemed to think it was his duty to ask everyone when they walked back from the dining area if they liked the food. Before we got seated, I headed back to get some paper towels and dry off from the downpour. When I came back to the front to wait, he even asked me how was it?, to which I responded The bathroom? It was fabulous.
Anyway---got off track---we got seated at around 12:45 and squeezed 4 adults and one kid into a booth. Good thing we had just gotten to epcot and the deodorant was still working! The server, who seemed a little nervous and unsure about himself, brought us some of the pretzel bread.
DM scoffed the pretzel sticks and DD7 was all over the sourdough. I told them to chill out with the bread and at least wait for the soup to dunk it in
.but it was very hard for them. So, we ordered more bread!
DD7 and DD started of with the Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup. Well, actually, my dad started off with the soup, DD7 got it by default because she didnt like any of the kids appetizers. So, DM and I used her soup as a dipping sauce for out bread! Last time I ate at Le Cellier, I wasnt too impressed with the cheese soup. This time---WOW! Now I get what youre all talking about
.I must have had it before on a bad day. I think I could just make a meal out of the soup and bread
.but youd probably have to roll me out of Epcot to my car!
I ordered the Prince Edward Island Mussels. According to Allears here is the description:
Prince Edward Island Mussels - served chowder style with applewood smoked bacon and potatatos
um
Ive had this 2 times before and I love love love it as it reminds me a lot of clam chowder. I noticed when I ordered it, it said something about COCONUT MILK! Alert the media---the clams are not the same!!
Im not by any means saying they were not good
.they just were different. They had a sweeter flavor with the coconut milk. The mussels were also spicy from the addition of a large amount of crushed red pepper. It seems also as if they removed most of the potato from the chowder. I really wish I had paid more attention to the description now
.Ill have to head over this weekend and copy it down.
DM and DH got the filet:
Le Cellier Mushroom Filet Mignon - with wild mushroom risotto, white truffle and herb butter sauce
Excellent as usual. The filet was cooked perfectly and the risotto was creamy and not mushy. The only thing I did notice was an absence of white truffle flavor. Either way, they both enjoyed it and DM commented on how it was the perfect portion size and not too big for lunch.
DD got a sandwich:
Shaved Prime Rib Sandwich - on a toasted ciabatta with Cheddar Cheese and horseradish cream sauce
He was very surprised at how tender the meat was and lets just say the plate was licked clean by the time he was done!
DD7 got the hot dog! Shocking! Its
.a hot dog. Shes so adventurous.
I got a salad:
Grilled Steak Salad - with watercress, onions, fennel, roasted tomatoes and goat cheese with a white balsamic vinaigrette
I expected this to be like a TGIMcFunsters salad in the gigantic bowl of greens with some slabs of meat thrown on top, but amazingly I got this lovely plate:
The salad was very good! The combination of the goat cheese, onions, and fennel was amazing. I wished though they would have chopped up the watercress a little more though at times I felt like a cow grazing in the pasture trying to get it all in my mouth. My only disappointment was the steak itself. It seems that while they use the best filets for the filet dishes, they use the rejects for the salad. I had a very hard time cutting through my chunk o meat even with those massive, I could be in a slasher film, knives. Forget trying to chew it. Its too bad really because the rest of the dish was so good.
You know Ill be coming back to Le Cellier---probably not for a while though as weve eaten here about 3-4 times in the past year and Im up for some new stuff. It is consistently good (with the exception of my chunk o meat) for a steakhouse. I think next time though, Im just going to gorge myself of appetizers of mussels, duck, and sausage
you can get a steak anywhere
