2 Days, 4 Possible Restaurants

[AllisonWonderland95]

My mom and I will be in WDW in November, catching the last two days of the Food and Wine Festival. Our ADR are:
Sunday - Teppan Edo @ 5:30
Monday - CRT! @ 1:30
Tuesday - None
Wednesday - Hollywood & Vine @ 5:15 (Fantasmic! package)
Thursday - Tutto Italia @ 11:30 (Early lunch, planning on a dessert crawl around the World Showcase)
Friday - Liberty Tree Tavern @ 5:50
Saturday - 'Ohana @ 8:45

My mom now wants to try Le Cellier and Restaurant Marrakesh, but I don't want to try to squeeze all four in. We will be on the dining plan and I told her that if we had to do Le Cellier for dinner (2 credits), Marrakesh would be her Christmas present. Has anyone been to any or all of these restaurants that can tell me which I should choose? We want to do only two but could do three if a lunch @ Le Cellier opens up. Thanks for any help!

[GusMan]

To be honest, while I liked Marrakesh, its not on my list of places where I would like to go again soon. Its not that it was bad or anything, but it was nothing really to write home about. (And Im an adventurous eater.)

I love LeCellier. At the same time, Im not sure its worth 2 TS credits for dinner these days. (I think Lunch there is 1 TS credit - someone can confirm for me.) For 2 TS credits, and for something different, I would actually try the Yachtman Steakhouse over at the Yacht Club resort, a short walk from the International Gateway entrance of Epcot.

[scoobydooby]

Out of what you have chosen I would keep Ohana and Teppan Edo and hang out for lunch at Le Cellier.

[Skippydoo]

LaCellier is 1 TS credit for lunch, 2 for dinner...

I would also do Le Cellier for lunch over dinner since the signature Mushroom Filet is offered at lunch.

We did Marrakesh in 2005 and I really enjoyed it. It's an experience. The food was good (not great, but good) and the decor of the place and the bellydancing all make is a really fun experience.

As for Teppen Edo, if you have a good teppen place where you live that's pretty much the same everywhere... Don't get me wrong. It's really good food, but teppen is teppen and most places have a good Japanese place where the "show" is pretty much the same with a flaming onion volcano and nifty knife work from the chef.

We did Tutto Italia in 2008 and I'll admit I was famished when we went in, but it was a really, really good meal. I love italian food, so I am somewhat biased. But on the other hand... most places have a good italian place to eat.

I know Albuquerque is pretty light on Moraccan and Canadian cuisine... so for the opportunity to experience something different those are the ones I would go with.

But to be totally honest I've only ever had one bad food experience in Epcot (Norway before princesses was very, very Norwegian...).

[AllisonWonderland95]

I just wanna clear this up (never been good at explaining) we're looking for two good restaurants in the world showcase for our two Epcot days (The first day and then thursday). We might move the first one (since its the second to last day of F&W festival) to Tuesday because we have no TS that day. Thanks and sorry!

[carolinakid]

LaCellier is 1 TS credit for lunch, 2 for dinner...

I would also do Le Cellier for lunch over dinner since the signature Mushroom Filet is offered at lunch.

We did Marrakesh in 2005 and I really enjoyed it. It's an experience. The food was good (not great, but good) and the decor of the place and the bellydancing all make is a really fun experience.

As for Teppen Edo, if you have a good teppen place where you live that's pretty much the same everywhere... Don't get me wrong. It's really good food, but teppen is teppen and most places have a good Japanese place where the "show" is pretty much the same with a flaming onion volcano and nifty knife work from the chef.

We did Tutto Italia in 2008 and I'll admit I was famished when we went in, but it was a really, really good meal. I love italian food, so I am somewhat biased. But on the other hand... most places have a good italian place to eat.

I know Albuquerque is pretty light on Moraccan and Canadian cuisine... so for the opportunity to experience something different those are the ones I would go with.

But to be totally honest I've only ever had one bad food experience in Epcot (Norway before princesses was very, very Norwegian...).

I loved Akershus! Haven't been there since the Princesses took over as my boyfriend and I don't care for character meals, but I'm sorry to hear it's now "less Norwegian"! More "dumbing down" of the WDW menus, I guess!

[D2000lands]

Two places that I like in EPCOT WS are Via Napoli and Les Chefs de France. I would recommend to make sure to use Les Chefs de France with the dining plan.

[AllisonWonderland95]

We've somewhat made a decision.
We're going to cancel our Teppan Edo ADR to enjoy the Food and Wine Festival. On Tuesday, we're going to do either Teppan Edo or Restaurant Marrakesh. And we're keeping our Tutto Italia unless a spot opens up at Le Cellier for an early lunch! Thank you for all your help.