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- Oct 25, 2013
Un Délicieux Dîner
(Pardon my french. )
We hopped on the monorail from the GF and transferred to the Epcot side when we arrived at the TTC. All in all, getting to Epcot was painfully uneventful. The sky did look pretty gray for a while, but thankfully the storm was passing in the other direction, so we missed any rain!
We arrived at Epcot, got through security, and headed into the park. We noticed that Spaceship Earth was a walk on, so... we walked on! It was crazy how empty the park felt, even in the late afternoon!
Here are Grace and I's stupid Spaceship Earth photo faces:
When we got off of Spaceship Earth, we did stop to take advantage of the headline attraction at Epcot right now, the Bubblegum Wall. I got to take advantage of my new phone's portrait mode!
Grace was really hungry when we got off of the ride, so we stopped at Sunshine Season so she could grab a quick snack before we headed over to our dinner ADR. At one point I was worried we weren't going to make it to France in time, so I was hustling us over there. Look what I spotted on our way over!
We ended up with ~40 minutes until our ADR time, so dad, mom, and I indulged in a pre-dinner cocktail. They both got the Orange Marnier slush, but I decided to try the lemon Grey Goose one.
Soon enough, it was time for us to check into our ADR.
We were placed at a tiny four-top tucked in the corner by the kitchen. There were a lot of desserts flying off the counter next to me all night long, so it was one of the more busy locations in the restaurant.
Our waitress this evening was Camile and she was such a darling! She was so friendly and routinely checked up on us to make sure everything was okay.
We all decided we were going to get the Prix Fixe 3-course menu this evening, as it was the best use of our DDP credit. Yes, the Prix Fixe is eligible for one (1) table-service credit, and yes, I recommend it!
I started the evening with a glass of brut.
As usual, the service started with a nice, warm, crusty loaf of bread for the table! This is the type of bread you have to try a little bit of, even if you promise yourself you wouldn't fill up on the stuff before your meal came. Which is a very smart idea if you order the Prix Fixe menu, since you get so much food!
There was plenty of fresh chunks of lobster in here-- all delicious, especially having spent some time soaked in that butter and cream! This was so rich and delicious. Not a cup of soup I could have finished, but a wonderful start to the meal.
For my entree, I chose a rather famous Chefs de France specialty, the Gratin de macaroni. Macaroni and cheese.
I'm fairly certain that the pasta is housemade, even if it isn't advertised as such. Cannelloni noodles can be pretty sad when they come in a box, but these were thick and held "pockets" of gruyere well. The mix of cream, butter, and gruyere cheese was so perfect. I hate soupy mac and cheese, so this semi-dry mac with a thick, gooey cheese mixture is comfort food to me. The best part of this dish is all that toasted cheese sitting on top, which you can cut up with your fork and eat on its own. The golden brown "layer" on top is chewy and delicious!
For dessert, Camille recommended the Tarte aux pommes. The apple tart.
All in all, this was a terrific dinner and our new favorite in the World Showcase, trumping La Hacienda de San Angel and Via Napoli. Everything here is rich and delicious, truly one of the best meals I've ever had on Disney property. If you're on the DDP, I think that the Prix Fixe menu is one of the best uses of a TS Credit on property, period. If not-- I recommend sharing an appetizer, ordering your entrees, and then grabbing dessert to-go from Les Halles Patisserie.
Dinner ended in the middle of Illuminations, which means we did find ourselves at very back of the max exodus leaving the park at the end of the night. I won't lie, it was an extremely rough walk with the crowds back to the monorail. We made our way back to the TTC, switched monorails, then made the hike back to our our room at the Villas where we turned in for the night.
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