Citricos Restaurant

While on vacation in Disneyworld, we had the luxury of making reservations last night at the Citricos Restaurant located in the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa on the Disney property.  This was a special Chef's Table dinner.  We had our own private room to dine in.  We had our own private chef for the night.  He came in to introduce himself.  It was a very unique experience.  When visiting Disneyworld, I believe you have to experience at least one fancy restaurant experience even though it is expensive, although we paid for a meal plan for our visit here at DisneyWorld so we didn't really pay the prices on the menu. It was worth it.

Menu Cover

Appetizers & Soup and Salad Menu

 We had to choose from either an appetizer or a soup or salad.  It was so hard to choose from.

Main Course Menu

Even choosing the main course had difficult.  They all sounded good.

Chef's Surprise

 This was the chef's surprise.  On the right is a piece of cheese from Switzerland which was very good for Swiss cheese.  in the middle is a chutney of raisins and some kind of other fruit.  On the left is a fruit reduction sauce.  This was a very good tummy tickler.

Blue Crab Pave

This was my appetizer.  The Blue Crab pave.  It is a lump crab, capers, Meyer Lemon, fennel-celery salad with avocado, olives and a Piquillo vinaigrette.  There was lots of chunks of crab.  It was very tasty.  The crab  flavor wasn't strong and overpowering.  I think it was because it had capers to mix with the flavor.  A very good choice for an appetizer.

Arancini

This was my wife's appetizer.  It is a crispy risotto with Crimini mushrooms, Asiago cheese, and Charred Tomato Coulis.  The waiter called this dish crispy rice balls.  This was actually pretty good.  It was interesting that the risotto was crispy and not soft. I thought it would not be so good but I was wrong.  It had lots of flavor, just like eating regular risotto.

Kid's Cheese and Crackers

This was my son's appetizer.  He actually loved it, especially the gold fish crackers.  along with his appetizer he must have had about 4 pieces of the bread you see on the left.  He just loves his bread.

Braised Veal Shank

This was my main course.  The waiter says this is one of their specialties.  The veal just fell off the bone as i tried to cut it.  I didn't even need a knife to cut it.  Under the veal shank is carrot-potato mash along with roasted vegetables around it.  The mash was very good. a little sweet from the carrots and so smooth and creamy.  The vegetables were cooked just perfect, not too hard and not too soft.  It was a pretty big piece of veal and I was surprised I ate the whole thing.  I guess it was THAT good.

Oak-Grilled Filet of Beef

This was my wife's main course.  Her filet was at least 2 inches thick and about 3-4 inches wide cooked medium.  It came with Spanish onions, Peppadew and Banana Peppers.  Under the filet you have Quattro Formgagi Potato Puree with Glaze de Viande.  It was very tasty and soft even though it was cooked medium.    she must have liked it because she ate the whole thing.  WOW.

Birthday Granny Dessert (view 1)

We celebrated three birthday's at dinner.  My mom's birthday was earlier this month.  They made a special dessert for her.  On the left is a glass slipper made of white chocolate with creme and raspberries.  Below is a raspberry sauce.  Next to the glass slipper is chocolate mousse with pieces of white chocolate.  Next to the chocolate mousse is the Disney castle created entirely with chocolate.  We all thought it was a design on the plate but it was actually chocolate.  We were all is AWE that they could do that.

Birthday Granny Dessert (view 2)

 Another view of the Glass Slipper Dessert.

Birthday Michael Dessert

My nephew's birthday was the same day as my mom's birthday.  This Mickey Mouse was created entirely of White Chocolate.  He was so surprised that it was made of chocolate.  He thought it was just a statue and not actually edible.  I thought it was hollow inside but it is actually a solid piece of chocolate.  He wanted to take it home and not eat it.  He tried to bring it home in one piece but unfortunately the waiter said they had to glue it to the plate to make it stand on the plate.  They tried to box it but it broke into pieces.  He was so disappointed and sad.

Birthday Princess Dessert

My grand niece had her birthday the night we left.  She just loves the Disney Princesses.  This was an actual size cake that they made for her.  we all had a piece of it.  it was a white cake which was very moist.  and in between the layers on cake was a creme layer.  A little sweet but VERY GOOD.

Kid's Make Your Own Sundae

Last but not least was my son's dessert.  He just loves his ice cream sundae.  He was happy that he could make his own.  There were no toppings left in the bowls.  He was very satisfied.




Citricos Restaurant in the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa is a place to go for fine dining.  Our experience of dining at the chef's table was very pleasant and worth it. Check out their website.  disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/citricos

Overall- I rate Citricos Restaurant 5 Stars.