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Bistro de Paris

Bistro de Paris is a dinner-only establishment upstairs from Chefs de France. At about $70/person for three courses, it is one of the spendier locations to eat in the parks. The price combined with upscale service make this an ideal location for a leisurely, intimate dinner; Bistro is definitely not the place to grab a quick bite before IllumiNations. As with many traditional French menus, it is not at all friendly for vegetarians with not a single meatless offering before dessert.

General Information - Hide Section
  • Location: In the France Pavilion, above Chefs de France.
  • Date Opened:
  • Seating: Indoor tables
  • Service Type: Table service
  • Children's Meals: No
  • Vegetarian Options: No
  • Annual Pass Discount: No
  • Reservations:
 
Menu Information - Hide Section

Menu as of February 2011

Les préludes

Saumon fumé, petite salade de roquette et mâche à la senteur d'estragon, blinis au sarrasin et crème de raifort au caviar - Smoked salmon, arugula and mache salad with tarragon, buckwheat blinis, horseradish and caviar cream - $14.00
Soupe de courge aux éclats de châtaignes et ses gougeres - Butternut squash soup with chestnuts and cheese puff gougeres - $12.00
Poelées da gambas à la persillade croquette de crabe aux graines de sésame sauce cocktail - Sauteed jumbo shrimp with parsley and garlic, crab and sesame seed croquette, cocktail sauce - $14.00
Cassolette d'escargots aux cèpes, beurre persillé - Escargot cassolette with porcinis, parsley butter - $15.00
Petit paté chaud de canard aux pistaches et truffles, salade mesclun, sauce aux senteurs de cassis - Warm duck pate with pistachio and truffles, baby mixed greens, blackcurrant sauce - $14.00
Rissolé de chèvre chaud au basilic et tomate séchée, petit mesclun, vinaigrette balsamique - Warm goat cheese with basil and sundried tomatoes in a crisp shell, baby mixed greens, balsamic vinaigrette. - $12.00
Tartare de thon rouge à la méditerranéenne, mousse d'avocat parfumée au citron vert, compote d'oignons et tomates sur sablé aux pignons de pin - Mediterranean style tuna tartar, avocado mousse with lime, onion and tomato compote on a pine nut sable - $15.00
L' assortiment de fromages de France - Fresh assortment of cows and goats cheese served with mixed salad - $15.00

Entrees

Risotto de homard aux petits légumes, sauce Armoricaine - Maine lobster risotto with vegetable, Armoricaine sauce - $42.00
Noix de Saint-Jacques poêlée, mousseline de poissons aux épinards, étuvée de fenouils aux fruits de mer, jus de coquillages safranés - Seared sea scallops, fish mousseline with spinach, stewed fennel with seafood, saffron jus - $34.00
Pavé de bar rôti aux graines de pavots, poêlée de gnocchis aux artichauts et topinambour, beurre blanc au champagne - Sea bass roasted with poppy seeds, gnocchi sauteed with artichoke and sunchoke, champagne beurrre blanc - $36.00
Magret de canard laqué aux épices, palet de polenta au raisins sec et poire pochée au vin rouge, sauce au verjus - Roasted Peking duck breast with spices, polenta and raisins galette, red wine poached pear, verjus sauce - $35.00
Filet de bœuf grillé sauce aux poivres, Parmentier de paleron et asperges - Grilled beef tenderloin, beef Parmentier, asparagus, peppercorn sauce - $39.00
Noisettes de chevreuil rôti, pommes caramélisées aux canneberges, purée de céleri et poélée de pâtissons, sauce grand veneur - Venison medallions roasted, caramelized apple with cranberries, celery purée and patty pan squash, Grand Veneur sauce - $37.00
Carré d'agneau rôti au thym frais, mini ratatouille et tarte fine à la compote d'oignon au romarin et caviar d'aubergine gratiné au parmesan - Lamb rack roasted with thyme, ratatouille, thin onion tart with rosemary and eggplant caviar baked with parmesan - $40.00
Filet mignon de porc farci aux champignons, gratin de pâtes aux truffes, sauce aux morilles - Pork tenderloin stuffed with mushrooms, truffles pasta gratin, morel sauce - $33.00

Thee Course Menu

With wine pairing 89.00 or 54.00 without wine.

Sauteed jumbo shrimp with parsley and garlic, crab and sesame seed croquette, cocktail sauce or Butternut squash soup with chestnuts and cheese puff gougeres or Escargot cassolette with porcinis, parsley butter.

Sea bass roasted with poppy seeds, gnocchi sauteed with artichoke and sunchoke, champagne beurrre blanc or Grilled beef tenderloin, beef Parmentier, asparagus, peppercorn sauce or Pork tenderloin stuffed with mushrooms, truffles pasta gratin, morel sauce.

Warm chocolate and almond cake, crispy feuilletine and white chocolate mousse, praline sauce or Vanilla crème brulée, caramelized rice pudding and upside down caramel cream, crème brulée ice cream.

If a menu is presented here it is for guidance purposes only. Menus can change without notice and at some restaurants daily. If you have specific dietary needs or questions it is best to contact the restaurant directly for information. If you'd like to notify us that a menu has changed, or you can provide the complete information, please let us know through our email form.

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Average Reviewer Rating: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5
Number of Bistro de Paris Reviews: 2
5.0/5.05.0/5.05.0/5.05.0/5.05.0/5.0   June 14, 2007
Reviewer: RockDoc07 Long Island, NY     June 23, 2007
We knew that this was an absolute must visit during our trip to Epcot. We made the reservations exactly 30 days in advance of our visit. I would certainly recommend this, as people were being turned away for walkins. Also, we were told they were trying to make the restaurant feel a little more upscale and so they are trying to gradually phase in a sort of dress code like some of the other resorts on the property. We heard this and were planning on wearing shorts and tshirts to the park that day. My DW2B was wearing her French soccer jersey and is a French teacher so she went up to the host and started speaking French to her asking if we were ok for our reservations later that night. She sort of looked at me (jean shorts and tshirt) and after a few seconds said it was ok. I think it was the French and the jersey that won her over. So just be warned, they might go business casual pretty soon.

Anyway, onto the restaurant. We had someone said up VIP viewing for IllumiNations for us and so we were a little more pressed for time than we were originaly anticipating. I mention this because it kept us from doing the 4 course with wine-pairing flight menu. So instead we shared one bottle of wine and each had an appetizer and a main course.

Our waiter recommended a cocktail that we both thought we would try with our appetizers. She had crepes and I had a double consommee. Both were FANTASTIC. For our main course she had swordfish and I had a duck duet that was phenomenal. We had two bottles of perrier with our meal. For dessert we shared a cheese plate. Classic French touch to finish out a perfect meal.

Our service was amazing. Our watier (Guillame) was top notch. He was funny, very knowledgeable, offered a perfectly-paired wine for us given what we were having for our main course. He took care of us very well and spoke French with my fiancee which made her very happy.

The meal was a bit pricey but not any different than most other good French restaurants you could go to anywhere else. The atmosphere was lovely and we had a table overlooking the street below which DW2B said really looked a lot like a Parisian street. Everyone was super friendly, and we could see the lagoon and Spaceship Earth from our window seat which they saved for us (again, I think it was the French).

We will certainly eat here again on our next trip. We both agree this is the best French restaurant we have ever eaten at for overall experience outside of France.
 
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3.0/5.03.0/5.03.0/5.03.0/5.03.0/5.0   Oct 2001
Reviewer: kennyhues Campbell, CA     August 16, 2002
We stopped into the Bistro spontaneously for lunch. Megan had the Croque Monsieur, a fancied-up fried ham and cheese sandwich, and I had a tuna salad number whose fancy French name I can't recall. The sandwiches were quite good and fairly large. The Croque was crispy without being oily and the tuna salad was made more interesting and with a slathering of tasty olive tapenade. About halfway through lunch, we had a giggle over how mundane the food actually was despite the taste upgrades and fancy names. "We went to the France Pavilion at Epcot and had French food: Ham-n-cheese and tuna salad sandwiches!" Ice-ice-cold Perrier with lemon slices washed it all down delightfully. We both ended up taking leftovers with us when we left Epcot for our afternoon "siesta."
Our waitress spoke with a thick French accent, and was quite eager to please, though a little shy. We tried out some of our high-school French with her and we all had a laugh misunderstanding each other.
As with all WDW eateries, the price is high compared to the same meal in the outside world. I'd definitely recommend Bistro de Paris for lunch, though I doubt we'll return for a while, since there are so many options at Epcot we haven't yet tried. Dinner is another matter, and we will try the Bistro for dinner next time we visit.
 
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History and Trivia - Hide Section
  • At this location: Bistro de Paris is the first thing to make use of the second floor above Les Chefs de France.
  • The Attraction's History: the restaurant opened in June 3, 1984, as an attempt to relieve some of the crowding at the very popular Les Chefs de France restaurant.
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