Walt Disney World has offered guests the tasty Canadian dish, poutine, in various locations for quite some time now.  Recently, it was added to the Refreshment Port in Epcot’s World Showcase, so I sent Joseph on a taste-testing mission.  He was, of course, happy to oblige.  We’ve ordered the delicious Croissant Doughnut from this little snack stand before and this new offering sounded like a great addition.  If you’ve not heard of it before, poutine originated in Quebec in the 1950’s and consists of fries smothered in gravy and topped with cheese curds.

What makes the Refreshment Port’s poutine unusual is that the traditional brown gravy is replaced with the very popular Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup, like the kind served at Le Cellier.  Here’s what Joseph said about it…

Disney Dining – Poutine from Epcot’s Refreshment Port

by Joseph Green

It was delicious.  Not too salty, very fresh, the fries were not soggy at all (and I expected them to be, at least a little).  The serving size was generous and this would make excellent use of a snack credit on a Disney Dining Plan.  The poutine is assembled to order, so the temperature is good and hot.  The use of the cheese soup is genius.  In fact, the combination of fries and soup alone would have been perfect.  The cheese curds actually detracted from this version of poutine for me, although I know they’re supposed to be there.  I don’t know if the curds were completely tasteless or just seemed that way because of the soup.  They were also really rubbery – kind of like an overcooked scallop would be.  I was expecting them to be more the consistency of feta cheese.

For six bucks, this was a good value.  Grab your beer first, so the poutine is hot and fresh when you eat it.  I recommend the Innis & Gunn from the UK Beer Cart.  Pairs well with savory dishes.

I’m really enjoying trying new Disney foods and mom paying for it certainly helps my budget, so if there’s anything you’re interested in hearing about, leave it in the comments and I’ll add it to the list.  I even remembered to take all the “required” pictures this time.  Mom’s picky, but I’ll keep her.

Thanks for reading – Joe.