Remy on the Disney Fantasy and the Disney Dream is a fine dining adult-only restaurant with menus by three Michelin-starred Chef Arnaud Lallement of L’Assisette Champenoise near Reims in France and Chef Scott Hunnel of Victoria and Albert’s at the Grand Floridian at Walt Disney World in Florida. When we recently sailed on the Disney Fantasy, the one thing that we wanted to do most of all was to have dinner at Remy. We were able to book our dinner reservation online ahead of our cruise and we could not wait to dine there.

Every time I read about Remy, I always see people talking about the food and the tasting menu they offer but I had not read much at all about the food when you dine at Remy as a vegetarian. I knew that they could accommodate different dietary requirements so the day before our reservation, I visited Remy to let them know in advance that I did not eat meat. There and then they promised me that I would have a wonderful dinner but it turned out to be simply the best meal I’ve ever eaten in my life!

There is a strict dress code (as there should be) to be able to dine at Remy which is enforced so we both brought clothes with us especially for this one evening of our cruise. I have seen some people online say that having a dress code is ridiculous but it is only after you dine at Remy and experience the incredible restaurant and special atmosphere for yourself that you see how out of place people not adhering to the dress code would be – leave the jeans, t-shirts, trainers and other casual clothes for the rest of the cruise.

Remy is located on both ships on Deck 12 Aft and as our dinner reservation was made for 8:00pm, we made our way up to the restaurant about fifteen minutes ahead of time. We were invited to wait in the Meridian Bar next to Remy before we were shown into the restaurant only a few minutes later. We also knew ahead of time that we could expect the whole dinner experience to take about three hours so if you dine at Remy, do not make any other plans on your cruise that night so you can enjoy every minute of your time there.

As Remy is inspired by the movie Ratatouille, we were first shown some of the wine on display which includes a bottle of Chateau Cheval Blanc 1947 which the critic Anton Ego orders in the movie which costs $25,000. There are more subtle nods to Ratatouille including a small Swarovski crystal Remy sitting in the chandelier in the ceiling overlooking the restaurant. These two photos were taken when we visited Remy several days later as we did not want to take them on the evening we dined there as to not cause a disturbance to the other diners.

Our Remy dining experience started with our incredible server Angelo preparing each of us a complimentary cocktail table side called the “Colette” (after the female character in the film) which is made with Tattinger Champagne, Grand Marnier, Grey Goose VX, cassis pearls and dried pineapple cubes.

We were also presented with two canapés each to start off our meal – both of my mine were a cauliflower cream with lime and black pepper whilst my boyfriend had one cauliflower one and one made with a fois gras mousse. They were beautiful and as I had no idea of what other food I would be eating that night, a wonderful preview of what was to come.

After being given a menu for the evening, Angelo explained that there were two different Tasting menus – one called “Saveur” by Chef Arnaud Lallement and the other called “Goût” by Chef Scott Hunnel with a la carte options so you can change the dishes if you wish. My boyfriend chose the “Saveur” menu with the wine pairing and Angelo said that my dinner would be based on the same menu by Arnaud Lallement but with some alterations to allow for not eating meat. There is also a water menu and we ordered a bottle of the Voss sparkling water.

The sourdough bread we were offered is baked on the ship using dough made in France. The bread along with the Normandy butter and the sea salt sprinkled on top was incredible and I had to use all of my willpower not to eat too much of it as I wanted to enjoy the rest of the meal.

We then both had the same amuse-bouche which was a parsnip cream served with a parmesan crisp dusted with black pepper.

Throughout the night as each course arrived, Angelo would explain every dish to us and as my boyfriend had ordered the wine pairing, Duncan the sommelier would introduce each wine and talk about how it complemented each course.

The first dish of the Saveur menu was called “Asperge Verte” which was asparagus served with crunchy tubes of creamy egg yolk, a sabayon sauce and sancho pepper. Despite never liking eggs at all in my life, it was beautiful.

Our next dish we were given was called “Petis Pois” and I’ve simply never eaten peas in my life as fresh and delicious as they were. To make my dish vegetarian, it was served with a sumac sauce instead of the standard shellfish sauce.

Instead of the lobster course on the Saveur menu, the next course that was brought out for me was gnocchi with crispy spinach and a white wine sauce. Now I love gnocchi anyway but I have never in my life tasted gnocchi like that. It simply melted in my mouth and nearly brought me to tears it was that beautiful. I got my boyfriend to try some and even he was speechless at how perfect it was. That was one of those emotional moments you can have with food and I can still remember that moment that I tasted it two months later as I’m writing this.

Whilst my boyfriend was served lamb for his main course, I had no idea what I would be having. Angelo then presented me with the most beautiful plate of food (my photo really does not do it any justice) I have ever seen in my life. It was a plate of vegetables all cooked and prepared different ways along with crispy tofu seasoned to perfection and various purées each with a different flavour. The preparation, precision and care that was put into this one course made me choke me up and I was truly speechless. I cannot truly describe how perfect it was and how delicious every mouthful was.

Chef Patrick Albert (the executive chef of Remy who looks a little like Chef Gusteau from Ratatouille) arrived at our table as he was walking around the restaurant to ask how our meal was and I could not express my gratitude enough to him for the food they had made for both of us so far. I knew that I would enjoy my dinner at Remy but I was completely blown away by everything so far. To have a meal as perfect as what we had was something else entirely.

After our incredible main course, the cheese trolley arrived at our table. We both adore cheese so we were served a selection of every cheese they had to offer along with dried fruit and honey. We both tried each cheese at the same time and spent a few minutes discussing the different flavours and what we liked about each one.

Our dessert was called “Fraise” and was strawberries served with strawberry sorbet and a strawberry sauce. So simple yet so fresh and mouthwateringly good.

The different food courses kept coming even after our first dessert and to celebrate my boyfriend’s birthday, we were each brought a slice of hazelnut and chocolate mousse with a chocolate ganache topping. It was heavenly.

For our Mignardises we were served a berry tart presented in a silver egg along with olive oil chocolates shaped like little chef hats and passion fruit rolls. Neither of us thought we could eat anything else at that point but we did – the berry tart was so light which made eating it so easy. We were both glad we had not eaten too much during the day which allowed us to be able to enjoy all the food that night at Remy.

Despite not wanting the evening to end, it was soon time to pay our bill. Dinner at Remy is currently an upcharge of $125 per person before adding any wine pairings or other drinks. Despite the cost, I honestly believe that it is worth every penny especially when you compare it to having a similar meal at a Michelin-starred restaurant on land. For us, it was something that we did not mind paying for especially when celebrating a special occasion.

As a parting gift I was presented with a beautiful red rose and we were also given some lollipops and petit fours to take back to our stateroom.

We spent three hours that night at Remy and the evening simply flew by. Dinner at Remy is a special experience not to be missed and both the food and the service is exquisite. I went to Remy wanting to be wowed with a vegetarian meal and I truly was. Our dinner was the highlight of our entire cruise and something we will always remember and we could not have asked for anything better – I cannot wait to dine there again on another cruise in the future.

Since this blog post was written back in 2019, some of the information may no longer be accurate or up to date. Be sure to do your own research and check official websites for the latest details before making any of your own travel plans.

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