A quick change of the wardrobe to adhere to the dress code. Does anyone else actually follow this?!? It was about a 50/50 mix at the resturant
which was...
Let me back up for a second. We first got our picture taken by the grumpiest CM we've ever met. He was so grumpy he wasn't even speaking just a few grunts here and there. I really hope it was towards the end of his shift.
But that wouldn't effect my mood because I was in my happy place. This is my favorite spot of WS if not all of Disney world.
Even with all of the people there is just something peaceful about it and I feel as if I could be walking through the real Paris. Someday I will get to expirience that
Back to Monseir Paul!
We, ok mostly I, went back and forth on this reservation. Like probably had a dozen different reservations for this night. I knew I wanted it to be in France though.
The menu at Chef de France looked to be more our speed and
@fractal gave it a killer review! The theming looks amazing too!
In the end, we were going for a romantic feel and while Chef de France from pictures looks like it would fit that it was the noise that tipped the scale to Monsieur Paul's. That and he fact that it would be a really long time before we would even consider taking our boys there. So, this would be our only chance for a while. Chef de France will be on our D19 itinerary though!
As you walk into Monsieur Paul's there is this beautiful spiral staircase.
If you were to go straight instead of up the stairs it leads you right into Chef de France. The noise, laughter and loud kids carrying over from Chef de France confirmed we made the right choice
View from the top:
A very friendly hostess guided us to our table. It was a table next to a window overlooking the courtyard below. It was perfect
No pictures turned out due to the lighting though.
We started our meal with a glass of Lofert, D Joseph Drouhin Pinot Noir. This would be the start of awkward conversation with Jacque as he couldn't understand us and we were having a difficult time understanding him. I think he had to ask 3 time if we were on zzzdining plan!
Another server then came around with the bread service. They didn't leave you with a basket of bread rather a server would come around and let you choose from a variety of 4 breads. Oh my...I wanted no, NEEDED them to leave the whole basket. The braided French bread was the best!! The server came around three time with bread and I said yes every time
Jacque told us it is made at the same place as Les Halle's bread but is exclusive to Monsier Paul's.
DH and I both ordered the Butternut squash soup. It just sounded refreshing. I got a little nervous when a bowl of 4 cubed pices of squash and spices was served... I though oh boy this fancy French food! I didn't see that Jacque was right behind the server with the soup portion to serve table side
This meal was off to a great start... the spice, the texture and the sweet kick at the end was delicious.
For entrees DH ordered the Roasted Duck Breast:
This was the largest piece of duck DH has ever had. He loved every bite of it!
I went with the Free-Range Chicken:
This tasted like all of Thanksgiving dinner in one bite. Just delicious
This ended up being the nice quiet and romantic dinner in Paris that I imagined. We had no room for dessert so DH had a coffee and I enjoyed a cappuccino.
As we were leaving a family with 3 small children were walking in. We will see this trend at our other signature dinners as well. I just don't get it. Glad we just missed them though
We found a spot on the bridge to enjoy illuminations. Then we walked over to the Boardwork as in the half hour I gained a tiny bit more room and Ample Hills was calling
I went with the Ooey Gooey Cake Batter...anything at Disney with Ooey Gooey in the description, just get it! Nonna D' Oatmeal Lace is what DH got. It was amazing too!
We sat in the Boardwalk lobby and enjoyed our ice cream. Then got an uber to head back. DH asked if it was a busy night. She replied it had been a crazy busy week because Microsoft was having a convention in town with some 30,000 employees in for it
And that ended our first full day. We sure fit a lot in!
Next: Adventure is out there!
it was cold and mushy. The noodles were over cooked and needed some crunch on top.
