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Since I really want to write something about my Florida trip before I forget anymore, I’ve decided to write about the sit down meals we had there.

In 2010 when Tal and I went to Walt Disney World we chose the Quick Service Dining plan. It gave each of us 2 snacks and 2 counter-service meals per day. With that plan we didn’t need to make any reservations, because we didn’t want to be tied to a schedule on our first visit. This time we knew there were a number of restaurants that we had seen last time and said we would like to eat at. So for this trip we had signed up for the Disney Dining Plan, giving us one table-service meal, one counter-service meal, and one snack per person per night booked. Anyway enough background, let’s talk about food!

Raglan Road Irish Pub

We went to Raglan for dinner the first full day we were in WDW. I had the Mighty Mixed Grill – lamb chop, Guinness banger, sirloin steak, black pudding, chicken drumstick and bacon. The variety is what drew me to this menu item, I love buffets not because I stuff myself (I really don’t) but to get the variety of food choices. Going in I was prepared to not eat the lamb chop, I’ve never had lamb that I liked. Until that night at Raglan Road. The lamb was  by far the best part of the meal! Next time I go Raglan Road I will be get the full order of lamb. FYI, I ate it all except one bite of the steak (including the black pudding). As for desert, Tal had Ger’s Bread & Butter Pudding (which is amazing), but my desert was not as memorable as the main course because I don’t remember what I had (even after looking at the menu).

Dining Room of Raglan Road

The next day (Sunday if it matters), we headed on over to the Grand Floridian for breakfast at

1900 Park Fare

Featuring characters from Alice in Wonderland, Mary Poppins, & Winnie the Pooh. While there we were visited by Winnie the Pooh, Alice, and the Mad Hatter. Winnie the Pooh may have kissed my girl. I wanted to eat at 1900 Park Fare because I like buffets (variety) and I like breakfast. There are other breakfast buffets in WDW, including ones that would have been easier to get to from our hotel, but I wanted to go to 1900 for lobster eggs benedict. Unfortunately I was let down. They did have lobster eggs benedict, but they were dry and not very tasty. Compared to the breakfast buffets I’m used to when I visit Las Vegas, 1900 Park Fare is a bit of a disappointment. Still, we did meet some interesting characters.

Tiger's back at 1900 Park Fare

We ate so much for breakfast I don’t think we really had much else before we went to Epcot for dinner at:

Les Chefs de France

We didn’t take any pictures at Les Chefs, so if your skimming this just to look at the pictures you can move on to the next restaurant. Les Chefs de France is not surprisingly located in the World Showcase at Epcot. It looks a lot like restaurants found in Paris, complete with french waiters and waitress. We both had the Prix Fixe 3 Courses Menu for which I choose:

• Bisque de Homard – Lobster bisque, which you would expect a cup of soup for an appetizer, but not in America, you get a giant bowl of soup.
• Demi poulet fermier roti, pommes rissolees et tomate grillee – Half a roasted chicken, rissole potatoes, and grilled tomato. Another giant serving, I didn’t really need half a chicken after the giant bowl of bisque. It was decent enough chicken, but nothing to write home about. Realistically nothing to blog about either…
• Creme brulee – Standard creme brulee, but whoever caramelizes the tops needs some more practice.

We weren’t too impressed of Les Chefs, the atmosphere was neat but the food was so-so. It won’t be on our list of places to return to.

We returned to Epcot the next night, this time heading to Future World for dinner at:

Coral Reef Restaurant

This is one place I was really excited to visit. This is a restaurant inside the Seas pavilion, basically sitting inside the largest aquarium in the USA. It’s pretty cool seeing random fish and the occasional turtle swim by while you eat some fish.

View from our table at the Coral Reef Restaurant

We both had the Pan-seared Seasonal Catch, but I don’t remember what kind of fish it was. That’s not that I can’t remember now a month later, I couldn’t remember about ten minutes after we ordered. It was very tasty that mystery fish, very rich and yet light tasting. Although I don’t remember what it was called, I do have a picture!

Fish at the Coral Reef

We both agreed that it was one of the best meals we had the whole trip. For desert I had a key lime mousse that doesn’t appear to be listed on any menus I can find online. I do have a picture of it though:

Key Lime Mousse at the Coral Reef

It was surrounded by mango and little chocolate balls. I was pretty full after the fish, but I managed to finish it off. One bad thing about it for me is it made my tongue sting. I sometimes bite my tongue during the night, and this was a pretty acidic key lime mousse, and my tongue stung. But it was totally worth it.

That’s it for part one of this hopefully multiple part blog post. Coming in part two will be shrimp! beer! tea! and more! Stay tuned!

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