Coral Reef vs Le Chef's France

[kybred72]

I've reviewed the menus and read the reviews and as of now have a ressie for dinner at Le Chef's. I'm still so tempted by the Coral Reef and it could be because of the atmosphere alone that draws me to that restaurant.

If you've eaten at both, what would your choice be? Le Chef or Coral Reef?

THanks!:wave:

 

[gatordoc]

Oh, the food at Chefs is SO much better! The only reason to go to Coral Reef is if you simply must have the view, but remember, you can see the aquarium for many other places inside the Seas pavilion.

 

[k.hunter30]

I agree with the above poster. Coral Reef is only good for the view - and you can spend as much time looking at it in other parts of The Living Seas. The food there just isn't very good. I really think you'd be disappointed.

We're doing Chefs de France for the first time on Sunday.

 

[karenatwdw]

We just got back and our last night we went to coral reef. We are very picky and heard good and bad but we thought our son would like the fish tank. We were very happy with everything the food was great. Be sure to ask to sit by the tank but you can see it from everywhere. But our food was perfect.

 

[Lucky]

People seem to disagree more about the quality of Coral Reef than for any other WDW restaurant. So you'll just have to try it to decide for yourself. We liked Coral Reef and France, but weren't so overwhelmed with either that we'll go back to them next trip.

 

[eagles]

we ate at the coral reef on 28april, the steak was excellent.

 

[Figment4Ever]

We ate at Coral Reef in January 2005 (when the dining package first came out, and it was 2 meals on the meal plan). It wasn't worth 2, but it's worth one. The food was decent, nothing incredibly special but it was better than some of the other meals I've had at the world. The environment was WONDERFUL with a personal view of the tank (we sat right next to it and watched the sea turtle and a GIGANTIC grouper through the whole meal). However, as other people have mentioned you can get the same view (or better) from inside the Seas itself - where you can also see the dolphins, manatees, etc.

We ate at Chefs de France on our trip last week for the first time. We were hesitant to try it, but it ended up being my favorite meal of the week. Our server was actually originally from Italy, but had lived in Italy, France, Portugal, and a few other countries and used to work on a cruise ship - he was wonderfully friendly and helped us choose what we'd like best. Our meal was delightfully tasty (and there were 6 of us at the table so we all got a different dessert and shared - they were DECADENT). The atmosphere wasn't as interesting as Coral Reef (it's representative of a cafe bistro in France - so it was just round metal tables & chairs near each other)...but we sat right near the window so we could see outside onto the lagoon, and we finished just before Illuminations so we had a great viewing location.

So if you're looking for the better food, I'd go with Chefs de France. If you're looking for better atmosphere (particularly if you know you enjoy aquariums/the Seas), go with Coral Reef. If you're torn between the two, I'd pick Chefs de France.

 

[Pooh88]

Both are VERY different. Really depends what you want. France is great for the French food and atmosphere of WS. Nice for a romantic stroll at night. We are eating at Coral Reef this time beacause of the new stuff in Living seas and for something different as we tend to eat at the countries a lot. If you are a seafood lover go with Coral Reef but if you haven't eaten in the countries a lot go with France.