Chefs de France Review

Bonjour mon amie and come right in to a beautiful restaurant hidden in plain site in France of Epcot’s World Showcase. This is a place that I’ve walked past thousands of times, but thought I wouldn’t enjoy it or it’s too pricey, but when I finally visited, I was proved wrong.

This beautiful restaurant is actually quite large inside, well-lit and appears to be quite fancy even though I’m definitely dressed for an amusement park, not an upscale bistro. Everything on the menu is written in French, but don’t fret because they also have the wording in English directly underneath.

When you have options such as Beef Tenderloin, Braised Pork Shank, Seared Salmon, Rotisserie Chicken half or the famous Ratatouille for entrees, it really was hard to decide what we wanted to eat. There were so many incredible options that we decided to get the “Menu Francois,” or price fix menu, which included an Appetizer, one of five of the Entree options on the regular menu, a dessert and one glass of Chardonnay or Cabernet Sauvignon Georses Duboeuf. Yes, you read that correctly. The prix fixe menu INCLUDED an alcoholic drink. I’m not a huge wine drinker so I thought this was a great opportunity to learn what I may like or not like.

While we waited for our meal, the waiter brought us a warm baguette and butter to eat. The bread was so soft and fresh that we ate it fairly quickly.

For the appetizer, my husband ordered the Cassolette d'escargots de Bourgogne au beurre persillé (or escargots baked in parsley & garlic butter.) He said they were incredible and wish he could’ve had more.

I wasn’t sure what to choose so the waiter recommended the Salade de chèvre chaud (or Baked goat cheese with walnuts, grapes, tomatoes, endives and mixed greens.) When in doubt, always ask for a recommendation! That salad was sooo good! I loved the combination of greens, tomatoes & grapes with the vinaigrette dressing, but the baked goat cheese on top was a surprise of tastiness.

Cassolette d'escargots de Bourgogne au beurre persille (Escargot)
Casserole of Burgundian escargots baked in parsley and garlic butter

Salade de chevre chaud (Baked Goat Cheese)
Baked goat cheese with walnuts, grapes, tomatoes, endives, mixed greens

For our entrees, I chose the Filet de Saumon with peas & carrots and a bed of rice. The salmon was cooked perfectly and tasted scrumptious without any fishy taste that some people try to avoid. My husband ordered the Boeuf Bourguignon with carrots and mashed potatoes. He said the meat was very tender and tasted similar to a pot roast.

Filet de saumon, riz pilaf, sauce beurre blanc
Seared salmon, rice pilaf, sweet pears and carrots, beurre blanc sauce

Boeuf Bourguignon

For dessert, I had the tarte au chocolat Vairhona, clace à la vanille (chocolate tarte with chocolate mousse and vanilla ice cream). OH. MY. WORD. It was so rich and delicious and that it was worth every calorie I shouldn’t have had. My husband ordered the Gateau auy adrumes crôme fraice citron vert. fruits rouses (citrus cake with strawberry-lime cream and berries compote). It was a light and refreshing dessert that he enjoyed, but I think he wished he had mine.

Tarte au chocolat Valrhona, glace a la vanille
Chocolate tart, ganache, chocolate mousse, cocoa sauce, vanilla ice cream

Gateau Opera
Coffee sponge, coffee whipped cream, chocolate ganache, vanilla ice cream

Overall, we loved this restaurant. We were sat quickly, had a fabulous waiter and ate some of the best food we have ever had at Epcot. The next time you are planning to come to this park, I highly suggest you come and enjoy this place as well.

Pam Gaston
Pam G (or PG) is a new Floridian and is taking advantage of the close proximity to Disney World as much as possible! You can email Pam at pamgaston@kingdomkonsultant.com.