Abby's Daddy
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Don't miss the truffle mac & cheese. We plan on going twice on our upcoming trip.
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Le Cellier vs Yachtsman's
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Tony the Tigger
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Yikes - I thought that was the best stuff (?)
So as a kid, I was such a meathead, I wanted hamburgers for breakfast. As a young adult, I often had hamburgers for breakfast LOL. One of the best things I ever made for myself regularly was steak & onions - but it was whatever cheap steak from the grocery store. Then by my late 20's I ended up going more or less (but not strictly) vegetarian plus fish. I'll be 44 at the end of this month, and have been gradually adding some meat back in, especially special occasions. But it has to be "cheat-worthy," not McDonald's or something.
I already intended to order the filet at YS! (With the extra $9 onions LOL.) So if not filet, what?
sxeensweet
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Yeah I'm with you the Filet is every steakhouses usually most expensive and prized menu item! Any pricy steakhouse we have ever dined at or fancier restaurant it was always the filet at WDW and across the U.S.! I thoroughly enjoy filets and usually all the other steaks are great too but the filet is always usually the prized steak sorta speak. Love Le Celiiers Filet and others on property. My husband never gets the filet and wants more meat and has always still enjoyed Le Cellier's other steaks so much we have to go every trip. Yachtsman are good too but we actually prefer Le
Cellier but that's besides the point I was making. Lol.
Again I agree even the most expensive high quality steakhouses I have visited across the U.S.( Because we love splurging on fine dining ) the Filet was always considered the star menu item. They still have other delicious steaks but that's usually the cream of the crop.
Tony the Tigger
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Yeah I'm with you the Filet is every steakhouses usually most expensive and prized menu item! Any pricy steakhouse we have ever dined at or fancier restaurant it was always the filet at WDW and across the U.S.! I thoroughly enjoy filets and usually all the other steaks are great too but the filet is always usually the prized steak sorta speak. Love Le Celiiers Filet and others on property. My husband never gets the filet and wants more meat and has always still enjoyed Le Cellier's other steaks so much we have to go every trip. Yachtsman are good too but we actually prefer Le
Cellier but that's besides the point I was making. Lol.
Again I agree even the most expensive high quality steakhouses I have visited across the U.S.( Because we love splurging on fine dining ) the Filet was always considered the star menu item. They still have other delicious steaks but that's usually the cream of the crop.
Thanks! (That's what I thought LOL.) I know it's smaller and what not, but as someone who doesn't eat a ton of meat, that's fine for me.
sxeensweet
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Me too! Lol. We always in each city we travel look for their top restaurants (and local dives) and I have never seen another steak be the star at any fine dining restaurant/steakhouse. Shoot my father in law is a meat cutter so we know a thing or two about meat. You have other cuts that are really close but the filet is your primest cut.
Lexi
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Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with a filet however its very lean and not much natural flavor. Most of the time a cut of meat with more fat and marbling will be more flavorful along with the bone-in. There is a reason some of the most famous steakhouse (Peter Luger's for example) only serve Porterhouses. This is of course all personal preference, but I can almost guarantee if you ask the chef which steak to order it will not be the filet. -- PS glad to take the conversation away from bad children and parenting with my comment
Edit: Should have mentioned my favorite cut is a Bone-in Ribeye, cooked medium-rare.
Edit: Should have mentioned my favorite cut is a Bone-in Ribeye, cooked medium-rare.
It is by far one of the worst cuts you can order unless you are on a diet. Rib Eyes, NY strips and god forbid A5 Wagyu Beef are all light years better.... The filet has no marbling which means a ton less flavor. There is a lot less of it on the animal so that's one reason it's priced high. The second reason is the industry has tricked people into thinking that... There is a reason they always offer some type of sauce with the filet to add flavor which defeats the point of it being healthier...
Go dry aged rib eye on the bone all day long...
If you can afford or ever can have A5 beef, you should get it... It has the healthy fat and it melts when cooked so all you need is a fork...
Picture below of it.
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=wagyu+beef+a5&view=detailv2&&id=ACA8A55D099A11BA4EADB986634DE3E9A8A333BC&selectedIndex=5&ccid=qQwno+mC&simid=608040260231629894&thid=JN.XRYHhsDqjtsprwemWEYYdQ&ajaxhist=0
Lexi
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So true!! I would rather a properly cooked flank steak most days over a filet.
sxeensweet
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Lol!Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with a filet however its very lean and not much natural flavor. Most of the time a cut of meat with more fat and marbling will be more flavorful along with the bone-in. There is a reason some of the most famous steakhouse (Peter Luger's for example) only serve Porterhouses. This is of course all personal preference, but I can almost guarantee if you ask the chef which steak to order it will not be the filet. -- PS glad to take the conversation away from bad children and parenting with my comment
Le Cellier does all their steaks wonderfully and my husband loves the ribeye and does not care for porterhouse steaks at all (might be why we prefer Le Cellier). I usually get the filet any steakhouse we dine at but he prefers ribeyes for size and flavor. But I wouldn't say to not want to go to a steakhouse if that is their star menu item. Frankly if you ask at Le Cellier they reccomend their other steaks often because my husband has asked before. They even will explain where their meat comes from to you in detail etc. They don't just push the filet like some think they do. But hey we got 2 great steakhouses to choose from at WDW so my DH is happy! Haha
Oh for sure.... No doubt
sxeensweet
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Whether you like the flavor or not it still is the cream of the crop of steak cuts! Like I said my father in law is a meat cutter and has been for 30+ Years. So yes others may have a flavor people prefer due to the marbling etc but it is by fact the best cut, as to why even at the average butcher shop it is the most expensive per pound.
Yes would love to eat the A5/wagyu but most restaurants don't have that across the U.S. Yes you can find it but not just anywhere. Usually find it in larger cities and I think we actually may have had it before know that I'm thinking of it. Never was arguing flavor though just if the filet was the prime cut. I know a few places on property have a wagyu burger but that's it. So I will stick to my filet or my other fave offered buffalo in different cuts.
wannabeBelle
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I had the filet in May for one of my dinners that trip and OMG!!! PLEASE get the filet, you will not regret it!!! Marie
sxeensweet
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Totally agree!! Don't know why filets get such a bad wrap! To me I have always had great flavor anywhere with a filet. (Well most lol) .
Ok... Could not disagree more but that's fine.... I'm not sure how the "best" cut has by far the least flavor... And how any serious chef at high end places roll their eyes at that notion. Like my buddy that owns one of the best new e says, it is amateur hour when people order the filet.Whether you like the flavor or not it still is the cream of the crop of steak cuts! Like I said my father in law is a meat cutter and has been for 30+ Years. So yes others may have a flavor people prefer due to the marbling etc but it is by fact the best cut, as to why even at the average butcher shop it is the most expensive per pound.
Yes would love to eat the A5/wagyu but most restaurants don't have that across the U.S. Yes you can find it but not just anywhere. I know a few places on property have a wagyu burger but that's it. So I will stick to my filet or my other fave offered buffalo in different cuts.
It's the most expensive because it yields the least amount and people have been brain washed...
That is some serious marbling in that photo! Would love to try it.
sxeensweet
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I go by flavor for myself and am not brainwashed!! My DH always orders others and not the filet so how are we brainwashed! Also we have dined at lots of top/fancier restaurants and if they specialize in steak, I usually get a steak and usually is the filet but have tasted others as well! I just go by what I like not what someone tells me to eat! I am my own person. lol
wannabeBelle
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Exactly Sxeen!!!! I will be the first to tell you that I don't have a gourmet palate and you know what?? I don't care. I order what I like and enjoy it for sure. I had the filet in May and it was one of the best steaks I have had ever including in other trips at the Yachtsman. Order what you like and of course be sure to get the Crème Brulee for dessert. A little slice of heaven!! Marie
sxeensweet
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I agree with that great advice!!
Don't know where you are eating, but good filets have plenty of flavor and marbling and will melt in your mouth when prepared properly.
Why do you think there is no marbling? Looks like excellent marbling to me. And flavor is a matter of opinion. We NEVER use ANY kind of sauce on our filet anywhere, and it is always very flavorful. Rib-eyes and all have flavor as well, just different. To each his/her own.
Why do you think there is no marbling? Looks like excellent marbling to me. And flavor is a matter of opinion. We NEVER use ANY kind of sauce on our filet anywhere, and it is always very flavorful. Rib-eyes and all have flavor as well, just different. To each his/her own.