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dizneeat

10-07-2008, 03:46 PM

Nice pics... I so want to try WPE next time I'm in Disney!! :goodvibes

WPE is always a good choice!! :thumbsup2

Just started reading this thread today...thanks so much for spending the time on this and all the great reviews and Austria, what a beautiful country, my wife and I have to make another visit someday.

Looking forward to your California Grill review - we'll be dining there on Oct 18th - always one of our favorite Disney places.

Glad you liked the reviews so far! And thanks for the :thumbsup2 on my home country!!
We just LOVE the California Grill!!!

Bummer of a waiter. Sheesh.

So sweet of you to reward the nicely behaved little girls. That will help them stay so nice! LOL

Glad the food was good, even if the waiter wasn't. :sad2:

The waiter was a pain, but the girls were sooooo sweet, they made for the waiter!!!

loved that you treated the girls in the gift shop!:hug: when you get horrible service like that - do you tip less than usual??

We actually only tipped the 18% that were printed out on the receipt. We usually "round" up the 20% tip. But on this guy 18% were too much!

Your reviews are absolutely wonderful! I'm so glad I found them today. We're getting ready for our trip in November and I simply must try WPE. We've never eaten there but your reviews have sold me! Can't wait to hear the rest of your stories... :goodvibes

:thumbsup2 on WPE!! I will post more soon, we are only halfway through, LOL!

OMG, thanks for the frog warning.....EEEEEwwwwww.....:scared: :lmao:

Glad I could help!! :flower3:

You know the Podcast crew had dinner there around the same time you did and they had an awful experience with the server and the manager... they actually LEFT!!!

I think that that restaurant needs some help in the service dept. Glad the food was good though... :)

If this happens more often then they definitely need to do something about it! Such a waiter spoils the whole dinner!

Sounds like we had the same waiter at Captains Grill! Except when we had him he was soooo slow and kept forgetting things. We would ask where is this or that and everytime he would answer " Oh its the kitchens fault" or " Oh its so and sos fault". Never his. Very annoying to say the least.

Thats great about the girls and the "Dream" you bestowed upon them. See kids, behave. You never know whos watching and what good manners will get you ;) .

I am so enjoying your report. Can't wait for your Universal report.

I can't believe it was not just Francesco's worst day! And if it wasn't him they have a serious problem with waiters!
I am glad you enjoy the reviews and Universal is coming up soon!

Too funny. I was in Linz and, of course, tried the Linzer torte but it was not my favourite. Too heavy and too much dough. I'm more a fan of the Sahne Creme stuff.
Had such a laugh over your description of Francesco - you're such a good writer considering English is your second language. The frog family was so cute they didn't look real. Reminded me of one of those German fairy stories with animals that talk etc.

These froggies definitely were real - but you are right I always expected them to "speak" too :lmao:

As for the cake - I am not too big a fan of Linzertorte either. There is only one "Konditorei" where you can get a really good one :goodvibes , but I guess this would be more up your street - very yummy!

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dizneeat

10-07-2008, 04:01 PM

Oh my, that espresso looks like you could cut it with a knife....:scared:

It was quite good, just that there was absolutely no more crema! It had been sitting there too long.

Wow!!! I am so loving your food review that my family just got stuck eating leftovers for dinner so mommy could finish her "research"...
I just have one question;
Any chance of the next picture of an amphibian involving a plate and perhaps some melted butter? :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

No way my green friends would end up on a plate!!! The were friends - not food!! :lmao:

What?? Frogs legs??? I don't think they serve them there... or else you'd be seeing a lot of frogs hopping their way out the main gate!!!

I could not have put it any better way!!! :flower3:

It is so disappointing that you got a bad waiter, it spoils the experience doesn't it. Like you I love Wolfgang Puck Express and can't wait to be back there in December, we have also booked the upstairs Dining Room at the Cafe for Christmas Day, this will be a new one for us. Can't wait to read your Universal reviews. I am so, so hoping that the froggies at French Quarter don't feel the need to say either hello or goodbye to me, I so won't be offended by their lack of manners LOL

Please post a review of WPC!! I was thinking about it for our summer trip! Universal coming up soon. It is just hard to sneak DIS time in when I should be working! ;)

wow thanks for your help

You are very welcome! :goodvibes

Loving your reviews and photo's, cant wait to see what is left!

Thank you! There is lots more left, like Beaches and Cream, Coral Reef, Narcossee's and Maya Grill! So don't go away!

Faulous report!!! So happy to hear about Ohana. We have an 8:30, reservation and I was hoping it wouldn't suck!!!

We loved Ohana and the food was very good and tasty! I hope you'll have a wonderful experience too!

I just found your report and am only on page 11, but I just wanted to chime in and say that I love the Froggie pics and the food report is great too!:thumbsup2

Welcome Froggie friend!! :flower3: I am glad you liked the reviews!!

lovely report, I read from start to end, yikes! great job!:goodvibes

Wow!! Thank you for reading and I am glad you enjoyed it! :flower3:

deanie

10-07-2008, 07:35 PM

I just love :love: your dining reviews. I am really looking forward to the US reviews also. We have stayed at POR three times now but I don't recall ever seeing frogs. We did stay in the AB section so maybe the frogs like the fancier mansions!!

You had a long stay at WDW. How many times have you been? Were you able to get free dining for your whole stay? Thanks again for this very entertaining and informative review!:thumbsup2

adsrtw

10-07-2008, 09:27 PM

Wow, that sandwich looks yummy. Can't wait to hear about Cali Grill.

Disneylove1228

10-07-2008, 10:49 PM

LOVE LOVE LOVE your report!!!!!!!!!! =] wow!!! amazing work and organization!! Can't wait to read the rest!! <33

dizneeat

10-08-2008, 06:03 AM

I just realized I missed a few posts yesterday! Sorry!!!!!! :flower3:

I am LOVING this report! VERY well done!!!

Thank you!

You write so well and your pictures are great! May I ask, if it is not too personal, what do you do for a living in the real world? If this is too personal of a question, please ignore this post.

Kate

No Kate, it is not too personal! I am a teacher at a secondary modern school and teach students from the age of 10 - 14.
And thank you for your compliments!! :goodvibes

I cannot wait for your CG review, we are eating there for the first time in a few days!

Review of CG coming right up! You are so going to like it there! If you stay for the fireworks use the back walkway over the Contemporary. It is far less crowded! The fireworks are just amazing from up there!

Dem legs ain't hoppin' over at Epcot. They be yummy buttery treats at Bistro de Paris!

Caught up tonight, keep it coming!

NO yummy froggie legs!!! Remember Froggie is a friend, not food :lmao:

Karin~ (may I call you Karin??) Love your reviews. Your English is fabulous. I was lucky enough to visit Austria BC (before children) and was enchanted. Very beautiful country. I am guessing that "in real life" you are a teacher. Your posts are so well written and presented. Also I love that you travel to WDW with your brother. It gives me hope that someday my children may have that close a relationship right now their at the "he touched me.. he's looking at me .. I'm older than you ( yeah by a minute !! ) stage :rolleyes: ) Love the photos . Its so nice to see what you are describing. What was your favorite dessert?? And favorite meal?? Thanks again for sharing :flower3: Maureen

Yes, you are very welcome to call me by my real name! Thank you for reading my reviews. And thanks for the :thumbsup2 on Austria! Well, you were right about me being a teacher and I love travelling with my brother. We have a lot of the same interests NOW - it was not quite the same when we were kids, LOL! So there is hope for your kids!
Since you asked about a favourite dessert and a favourite meal - I have to admit that whenever I think about a favourite several come to mind. I LOVED the Creme Bruleé at WPE, but I enjoyed the dessert at the California Grill also. As for favourite meals - California Grill is always a highlight. To me it always depends on the whole experience - so I would rate the upcoming second visit to Le Cellier as one of our trip's highlights.

Loving your reviews and your nightly visitor :) We were also at POR this August from 14th to the 28th :goodvibes

Glad you like my reviews. Where did you stay at POR? We were at Oak Manor.

I just love :love: your dining reviews. I am really looking forward to the US reviews also. We have stayed at POR three times now but I don't recall ever seeing frogs. We did stay in the AB section so maybe the frogs like the fancier mansions!!

You had a long stay at WDW. How many times have you been? Were you able to get free dining for your whole stay? Thanks again for this very entertaining and informative review!:thumbsup2

We have stayed at POR several times and NEVER came across a frog. Only this summer we met them every evening. Maybe because it was so moist and all the Hurricanes.

This was our 10th visit to WDW and actually one of the shorter ones. We usually stay at WDW for about 4 weeks. With the airfare getting higher and higher it makes no sense to go for 10 days. The only exception was our christmas trip last December, but I had to take unpaid leave and a week was more than enough. We had two different stays at WDW this summer and yes, we were on the free dining both times. The first stay Aug 14 - 26 we were lucky enough the be able to book on the British site and the second part, Aug 30 - Sept 5 we were on the bounceback free dining.
Actually we are already booked for next year on the bounceback free dining as well. If all works out the way we want it we will spend 10 days travelling California, then a week at Disneyland, fly to Orlando, go on our first Disney cruise, spend 4 nights at USO and another 10 nights at WDW. Only 302 more sleeps, :rotfl2: !!!

Wow, that sandwich looks yummy. Can't wait to hear about Cali Grill.

That sandwich was sooooooooo good! I want one right now!

LOVE LOVE LOVE your report!!!!!!!!!! =] wow!!! amazing work and organization!! Can't wait to read the rest!! <33

Thank you!! Another installment coming right up!

dizneeat

10-08-2008, 06:58 AM

Aug 26 - dinner at the California Grill and a very late night snack from the Earl of Sandwich

We arrived at Universal, had Bell Services take care of our luggage and went to check in. NO line - good!! We were checked in in no time, the girl checking us in took care of bell services and off we went to check out our room. What a nice surprise, it was a partial Theme Park view. We could see the signs at City Walk and the Islands of Adventures Lighthouse and even the Hulk! The room was perfect. Bell Services called and brought up our luggage, we settled in and went to pick up our free tickets (they came with the hotel deal) and went to the Water Taxi. We were lucky since it was already ready to leave when we arrived, but they let us hop on. We went to the Studios Part, since we wanted to try the new Simpsons ride. Using the Universal Express that comes with the stay at a Universal Hotel is the best benefit ever! So we rode a few rides before it was already time to get ready to leave for the California Grill.
We valet parked the car, what a nice treat that Free Valet Parking comes as a perk with the DDE, now TIW card. We signed in on the second floor and were taken up the restaurant a minute later. They had told us that they were running behind, so we took the opportunity to walk outside onto the walkways and take a few photos of the sunset.

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About 10 minutes later our beeper went off and we were seated a table away from the window, but nevertheless with a wonderful view of the Magic Kingdom.

We ordered our drinks, diet cokes and a Whiskey Sour for Tom

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and a Strawberry Daiquiri for me. I have had one at the CG before and they are so good!

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We ordered a California Roll - Jumbo Lump Crab with Avocado and Cucumber as our starter to share and let me tell you - this was the BEST sushi we both ever had! It was out of this world good!

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After we had finished it we had a brief conversation with our server and realized that we had had him before as our server. He is definitely one of the best they have!! He was so helpful throughout the meal and we had LOTS of fun.
Next he brought us some of their wonderful bread. I have read a few bad reports especially about the bread, but to us this bread comes close to the bread we have at home and it is so nice to have such bread for a change. It has a fairly crispy crust and is sourdough based.

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He also brought out some olive oil for dipping. This is very strong olive oil the kind we use at home, so we LOVE dipping the bread into it.

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It was now time to order our main courses. Tom had the Pacific Halibut with Red Pepper-Fennel Compote, Cranberry Bean Galette, Buerre Blanc, and Serrano Ham. He had had that before and it won hands down. It was as delish as the first time around. He definintely cleaned his plate!

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I thought I'd try something new for a change and ordered the Roasted Lamb Tenderloin with Eggplant "two-ways", Rosemary Potatoes, Confit Garlic and Currant Tomatoes. Oh boy, was that the right choice. The meat was so moist and tender and so well seasoned and went so well with the eggplants! I enjoyed every little bite I took and cleaned my plate as well.

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After our main course we needed some coffee to go with our desserts. So Tom ordered another espresso (which we forgot to take a photo of) and I had a cappuccino with cinamon on top. I swear, when it came out the cinamon looked like a hidden mickey :goodvibes

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I am a chocolate lover, so I had to try the Chocolate Temptation Chocolate Pyramid with Chocolate Gelato, Berry Compote, and Chocolate Hazelnut Crunch. It was all that it said in its name. Pure chocolate temptation! Chocolate HEAVEN! So good, but so very rich! I LOVED it!!!!!

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Tom wanted to try the Peachy Keen Peach Cheesecake, Bellini "Bubble Tea", Spiced Tea Cake with Vanilla Creme Glace. It came on a long square plate and was so good (yes, we try each other's food, :lmao: ).

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This is the Peach Cheesecake

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the Bellini "Bubble Tea", which had some fruit in it

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and the Spiced Tea Cake with Vanilla Creme Glace.

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We finished our desserts about 5 minutes before the fireworks were going to start and thought that there was not enough time to pay and then go out to watch the fireworks, but our server made sure we went out and enjoyed the fireworks before we settled the bill.

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After the fireworks we came back and our table was cleared, glasses refilled and soon after our waiter returned with the bill. We paid, tipped well and left him one of the Disneyland Paris pins we always carry for Cast Members who are outstanding. This is when he realized HE knew US too! He actually told us off for not letting him know that we had been seated in his part before and told us to just ask for being seated in his part when we were coming back in September. It was such a wonderful and fun experience!

We then went down, picked up the car and went back to Universal.
Back at the room we discovered that we had had turndown service and that they had left two bottles of Fiji Water (they sell them at $3 a bottle) with the service.

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Tom than had to finish off a sandwich from the Earl of Sandwich which we had purchased with our last CS credit. It was the The Original 1762 - fresh roasted beef, cheddar and creamy horseradish sauce. We got a cookie with it, but I forgot to take a photo of it as well.

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We both fell into bed, it had been a really long day. And only 4 more nights until our friends Mary Ellen and Joe were to join us for another round of free dining.

To be continued ........
Next up - Island dining room, Bubba Gump and "Hot Now" Krispy Kreme doughnuts.

jeminni

10-08-2008, 07:15 AM

looking forward to the Bubba Gump review. That sushi looked magnificent. :goodvibes

DisneyMom5

10-08-2008, 08:12 AM

:worship:
You really know how to vacation! We only go every other year (or so), and we drive to FL, so we want to spend enough time to make it worth it.
Our first two trips were 6 days, and 5 days.

After that, dh decided he wanted to stay longer.

So I planned a 11 night, 10 day trip for last year. It was great!
I liked to call it our "luxurious, roomy vacation."

Now we are trying to figure out how to finance another trip like that.
With 9 total in our family, it get's more difficult the older (and more expensive at wdw) the kids get.

At the least, we hope to do 8 days. (Come on free dining.)

Thanks for continuing to post such awesome updates.

[ps - do you teach English???]

cdtommie

10-08-2008, 10:18 AM

Great Cali Grill review! I think that Halibut has my name on it on Oct 18. We love the sushi (especially the spicy sensation roll).

Heidict

10-08-2008, 11:07 AM

OP- The pictures are and reviews are great!! The wrap/sandwich thing at Wolfgang Pucks Express..........:eek: WOW, those look so good and I want one now!!! :sad1:

There is a recipe for the Backscratcher on page 50 of the Dis Recipe exchange.

Huh? A Dis Recipe Exchange Thread? Where is this at? I can't believe I never knew about this. Here, I have been drooling over food porn and I never knew that I could actually take a crack at cooking some of this at home.

mickeysgirl17

10-08-2008, 01:41 PM

Thanks for the Cali Grill Review. Awesome!

keelyhealthnut

10-08-2008, 01:57 PM

Wow! I just read your entire review from page 1! I'm pretty sure my husband didn't appreciate all of the things that I was telling him and the many times that I turned my laptop around to make him look at the pictures...all while he was watching his favorite show. :rolleyes1 Haha!

I have now added Tokyo Dining to our list of places to try. Pumpkin tempura is my favorite and they have some very creative vegetarian choices!

DisneyJo

10-08-2008, 02:35 PM

Glad you like my reviews. Where did you stay at POR? We were at Oak Manor. We were 2 buildings away in Acadian House :goodvibes

The desserts at CG look delicious, I love how they do 3 little tasters :thumbsup2

TigerKat

10-08-2008, 03:45 PM

Great Cali Grille update!:thumbsup2

DLo

10-08-2008, 03:55 PM

jedijill

10-08-2008, 04:05 PM

wow that chocolate temptation looks incredible. So glad you had such good service and food.

We haven't made it to universal on any of our trips. I'm the only one that likes coasters so it seems a waste for the rest of the family. Would you do a solo trip there? I'm thinking it will be the only way I can go and get to ride what I want without complaints.

I'm not Karin (nor do I play her on TV :lmao: ) but I did a solo trip to Universal a couple of years ago in May. I pretty much sailed through everything in both parks in one day. The coasters are great but I was a little let down in IOA because I don't do water rides and I skipped all of those. But the Hulk and Spiderman were awesome!

But back to the original programming...:happytv: .....Love your report! California Grill is my favorite place. I wish I had some Valrhona chocolate cake right now. :)

Jill in CO

jessrose18

10-08-2008, 04:08 PM

Next came the main courses. Tom had chosen the Tagliolini con Granchio, Pomodorini Alle Erbe - tagliolini pasta topped with crabmeat, sweet tomato and garlic and they were to die for. Not too garlicy, but well spiced and perfectly cooked pasta.

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I am searching for this dish on the Tutto menu, where is it??? What is the name of this dish, was it a special that evening? Thanks for any help!!!:surfweb:

dizneeat

10-08-2008, 04:22 PM

Hsminnie

10-08-2008, 06:32 PM

Here I sit, 25 days away from a measly 5 1/2 days in WDW reading this amazing review. By someone who CLAIMS English is not their first language. Hmph!

Seriously, thanks SO much. I have really enjoyed this report!!!

siestakeys04

10-08-2008, 07:56 PM

Everything looks great, I can't wait until 2009

DLo

10-08-2008, 08:06 PM

I'm not Karin (nor do I play her on TV :lmao: ) but I did a solo trip to Universal a couple of years ago in May. I pretty much sailed through everything in both parks in one day. The coasters are great but I was a little let down in IOA because I don't do water rides and I skipped all of those. But the Hulk and Spiderman were awesome!

But back to the original programming...:happytv: .....Love your report! California Grill is my favorite place. I wish I had some Valrhona chocolate cake right now. :)

Jill in CO

Thanks jedijill! I may have to look into it for a short trip next year.

Disneylove1228

10-08-2008, 08:42 PM

oh my gosh
if i didn't have to fit into a wedding dress in 20 days...
i'd think i'd have to drive to disney right now and go try some of these dishes!!!!!!!!!
And your English is great, you speak better than I do! LOL! :) :lmao:

dizneeat

10-10-2008, 03:03 PM

looking forward to the Bubba Gump review. That sushi looked magnificent. :goodvibes

Bubba Gump coming up VERY soon! I am working on it!

:worship:
You really know how to vacation! We only go every other year (or so), and we drive to FL, so we want to spend enough time to make it worth it.
Our first two trips were 6 days, and 5 days.

After that, dh decided he wanted to stay longer.

So I planned a 11 night, 10 day trip for last year. It was great!
I liked to call it our "luxurious, roomy vacation."

Now we are trying to figure out how to finance another trip like that.
With 9 total in our family, it get's more difficult the older (and more expensive at wdw) the kids get.

At the least, we hope to do 8 days. (Come on free dining.)

Thanks for continuing to post such awesome updates.

[ps - do you teach English???]

:goodvibes I guess we have a "travelling gene" ;) We do take a few long weekend trips within Europe, but travelling to the US has become so expensive with airfare that it just calls for a longer stay. I try not to book without a discount though. Last summer I had the two Free Dining deals, free tickets for Universal and the hotels before we got to Orlando were all specials as well.
But with 7 kids it must be quite expensive too!

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you for more free dining!

And yes, I DO teach English! :)

Great Cali Grill review! I think that Halibut has my name on it on Oct 18. We love the sushi (especially the spicy sensation roll).

:thumbsup2 Thanks for giving me suggestions on what to order next summer! ;)

OP- The pictures are and reviews are great!! The wrap/sandwich thing at Wolfgang Pucks Express..........:eek: WOW, those look so good and I want one now!!! :sad1:

Huh? A Dis Recipe Exchange Thread? Where is this at? I can't believe I never knew about this. Here, I have been drooling over food porn and I never knew that I could actually take a crack at cooking some of this at home.

All the sandwiches at WPE were wonderful! There are more to come! :lmao:

I don't know if you already found the recipe exchange thread - but here is a link to it. http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1575103

Thanks for the Cali Grill Review. Awesome!

:goodvibes Glad you enjoy the reviews!

Wow! I just read your entire review from page 1! I'm pretty sure my husband didn't appreciate all of the things that I was telling him and the many times that I turned my laptop around to make him look at the pictures...all while he was watching his favorite show. :rolleyes1 Haha!

I have now added Tokyo Dining to our list of places to try. Pumpkin tempura is my favorite and they have some very creative vegetarian choices!

:flower3: Thanks for taking all that time to read! You are really going to like the tempura at Tokyo Dining - it is just wonderful!!

We were 2 buildings away in Acadian House :goodvibes

The desserts at CG look delicious, I love how they do 3 little tasters :thumbsup2

Wow, you stayed nearly next door ;) Those dessert samplers are heavenly. We tried the blueberry one at Christmastime and it was to die for.

Great Cali Grille update!:thumbsup2

Thank you!!

wow that chocolate temptation looks incredible. So glad you had such good service and food.

We haven't made it to universal on any of our trips. I'm the only one that likes coasters so it seems a waste for the rest of the family. Would you do a solo trip there? I'm thinking it will be the only way I can go and get to ride what I want without complaints.

For a chocoholic like me the chocolate temptation was out of this world.

As for Universal - you can easily do a solo trip. We stay at the Royal Pacific booking a programme that is called Stay 4, play for free, where you'll receive free theme park tickets and they give you unlimited Universal Express and even in the summer we were able to do both parks in one day! You can also buy their Universal Express - they do not have any other form of Fast Pass.

I'm not Karin (nor do I play her on TV :lmao: ) but I did a solo trip to Universal a couple of years ago in May. I pretty much sailed through everything in both parks in one day. The coasters are great but I was a little let down in IOA because I don't do water rides and I skipped all of those. But the Hulk and Spiderman were awesome!

But back to the original programming...:happytv: .....Love your report! California Grill is my favorite place. I wish I had some Valrhona chocolate cake right now. :)

Jill in CO

Thanks for reading! I want some of that Valhrona cake now myself!!

Here I sit, 25 days away from a measly 5 1/2 days in WDW reading this amazing review. By someone who CLAIMS English is not their first language. Hmph!

Seriously, thanks SO much. I have really enjoyed this report!!!

Thanks for reading! And actually English definitely is NOT my first language! :goodvibes

Everything looks great, I can't wait until 2009

:thumbsup2

oh my gosh
if i didn't have to fit into a wedding dress in 20 days...
i'd think i'd have to drive to disney right now and go try some of these dishes!!!!!!!!!
And your English is great, you speak better than I do! LOL! :) :lmao:

You'll be able to sample to your heart's content during your honeymoon! I just finished reading your Planning Journal! Can't wait for your trip report.

dizneeat

10-10-2008, 04:06 PM

Aug 27 - breakfast at the Island Dining Room, a late lunch at Bubba Gump's and Krispy Kreme for an evening snack

After our first night at the Royal Pacific Resort we went down to the Island Dining Room for breakfast. We were seated right away at a very nice table towards the back of the restaurant. They offer a buffet and an a la carte menu. Since we are not really buffet people we chose the a la carte.

Tom ordered some coffee and some orange juice, and both were regular stuff. I had some hot tea, which was actually horrible!! But the food was really nice!!
Tom had the Egg White and Smoked Turkey Wrap - Egg whites, smoked turkey, baby spinach, mushrooms and roma tomatoes. He liked it very much and cleaned his plate.

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I had been dreaming about having the Tahitian French Toast A L'Orange - With Caramelized Bananas, Sweet Cinnamon Butter all year long. I had had them the year before and they were just SO good. So I ordered them and they did not disappoint. Soft gooey bread, drenched with caramelized banana and orange cest, how could you resist it.
Beware - the portion is HUGE!!!

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After breakfast we went back to the room to get the sunlotion and we were surprised that our room was already made!
We then headed to the Watertaxi and went to the Islands of Adventures. We went counter clockwise and walked on all the rides we wanted to ride. We rode the dragons a few times - you gotta love universal express for hotel guests and it was past midday when we reached Jurassic Park. We were both so thirsty, so we went to Thunder Falls Terrace for a drink. I had my usual diet coke and Tom chose to have a beer.

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We finished our round, but did not go on the water rides and by 3.30 we were done with all the rides. We then went out and explored the shops on city walk before we went to Bubba Gump's. There were very few guests so we were seated right away. We LOVE Bubba Gump's and had already been to the one in Miami and Fort Lauderdale on this trip, so this was our third visit within 2 weeks.

Tom had another beer, while I had my favourite drink there. Strawberry speckled lemonade - oh my, heaven in a glass.

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We shared the Cajun Shrimp - Sauteed in a hot and spicy Cajun butter sauce. Served with garlic bread for dipping. Very spicy and hot, but delish!!!

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Tom had the Bourbon Street Mahi Mahi - Charbroiled Cajun spiced Mahi Mahi with Bourbon Sauce and shrimp served over mashed potatoes. He tried this for the first time, but I guess he is going to have it again next summer if it is still on the menu! I tried it too and it was very good. Moist fish with a nice spicy finish, very good sauce and nice mash.

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I again opted to have one of my all time favourites, Dumb Luck Coconut Shrimp, served with Cajun marmalade and fries. Large crispy fried shrimp in a coconut batter. The Cajun marmelade is sweet with a tiny hint of chili! :love:

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While we were waiting for our main courses, our waiter came over to quiz us on our knowledge of Forrest Gump. Thankfully Tom watches these movies and remembers details :lmao: I am totally useless with it. We were too stuffed for dessert, so we left and since it looked like rain we went back to the resort.
We still had sweets from Goofy's so we had enough to snack on while we relaxed and waited for the rain to stop.

In the evening we went and did some more shopping in Kissimmee and decided to look for the Krispy Kreme doughnut shop I had heard so much about. After about 10 minutes we saw the sign - HOT NOW. We parked right there and went in. We got 4 glazed doughnuts fresh off the baking conveyer and a diet coke to share and sat in the shop to try one of the doughnuts. Boy, they were good. Soft and warm and melt in your mouth. We ate all four of them there on the spot!! Yum, yum!!!

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While gobbling down our doughnuts Tom pointed out a "hidden" Mickey in the shop. We were to find out why he was there some time later.

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We then went back to our resort, parked the car and went to our room. It was only 9pm but we were so tired.

To be continued ............
Next up - Island Dining Room for breakfast again, a light lunch at the Monster's Cafe, Starbuck's treats and dinner at Red Lobster

kid-at-heart

10-10-2008, 05:16 PM

Towers5

10-10-2008, 06:09 PM

Oh thank You so much for showing a picture of the No sugar added strawberry parfit from ABC comminsary.....Both my husband and I are diabetics and are always looking for sugar free desserts.

Redwitch

10-10-2008, 06:56 PM

Garsh, I'm caught up again - already! I'm really enjoying your report - your reviews and pictures are great. Of course, it making me hungry for Disney food. A week tomorrow and off we go!

irongirlof12

10-11-2008, 11:35 AM

I am soooo hungry right now, thanks for sharing your reviews. :thumbsup2

dizneeat

10-11-2008, 03:36 PM

And I assume you plan to tell us why Mickey was hanging out at the Krispy Kreme... I love the way you tell a story. Here in Michigan it is 5:36 p.m., the Kifta is in the oven and I am reading your food report wishing I had put dinner on sooner. Geeze you make me want to eat, eat, eat, everytime I read your posts. It is a good thing I am skinny. I think I have gained five pounds just from reading. :rotfl:

Kate

So, how was the Kifta :goodvibes ? Sorry about the five pounds ;)

And yes, the Krispy Kreme Mickey story is to be continued! :lmao:

Oh thank You so much for showing a picture of the No sugar added strawberry parfit from ABC comminsary.....Both my husband and I are diabetics and are always looking for sugar free desserts.

Glad I could help!

Garsh, I'm caught up again - already! I'm really enjoying your report - your reviews and pictures are great. Of course, it making me hungry for Disney food. A week tomorrow and off we go!

Yeah, for having caught up!!! :thumbsup2
I hope you have lots of yummy Disney food to tell us all about when you go next week! Don't forget that camera!!!;)

I am soooo hungry right now, thanks for sharing your reviews. :thumbsup2

You are very welcome!

DisneyJo

10-11-2008, 03:45 PM

We now have Krispy Kreme shops here, they're gorgeous aren't they :goodvibes

dizneeat

10-11-2008, 04:47 PM

Aug 28 - breakfast at the Island Dining Room, a light lunch at the Monster's Cafe, Starbuck's treats and dinner at Red Lobster

We got up earlier this day and were at the Island Dining Room at 8.30am. The girl who signed us in still remembered us from the day before which was nice. We were seated towards the back of the restaurant again. We both ordered coffee and orange juice today. Tom wanted to try the Islands All Meat Open Faced Omelette - With Portuguese sausage, Applewood smoked bacon, ham and Cheddar cheese. It was a huge serving that came with white toast. I tried just a tiny bit and it was very nice.

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I just love Eggs Benedict and these had a special twist, the Islands Eggs Benedict - Baby spinach, roma tomatoes, parmesan cheese and hollandaise. Oh heaven on earth for breakfast. If only one could have a breakfast like this every day! :thumbsup2

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Now remember we are staying at the Royal Pacific Resort for only four days, guess where we spent our morning ...........

guess again ...............

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Well, I guess the pumpkin coach gave it away! :rotfl2: We spent our morning shopping at Downtown Disney, before we went back to the hotel, parked the car and went to catch a water taxi. That day we wanted to go to the Studios Park. Their tickets never seem to work so it took ages to get into the park, but at least with the Universal Express we could really walk onto all the rides, Shrek, Jimmy Neutron, Twister, we rode the Mummy a few times and then decided it was time to eat again. So we went to the Monster's Cafe which has very nice pizza. We decided to share a Cheese Pizza

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and a Caesar salad with a breadstick

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The salad was mixed right there and was really fresh. We ordered two diet cokes to go with it. Both dishes were nice, but nothing to write home about, typical theme park stuff.

We had our desserts a little lateron when we passed Starbuck's. We don't have any Starbuck's here in Upper Austria, so they are a treat. We stopped to have some for dessert. I had the Caramel Frappuccino® Blended Coffee

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and Tom had the Mint Mocha Chip Frappuccino® blended coffee with Chocolate Whipped Cream

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They were both so YUMMY!!!!

We then went toward the San Francisco area and watched an employee make some of their "make your own" pop corn. Sweet popcorn with a few items you can choose. By the way they charge $ 9,- for a tiny container (about 2 hands full) of popcorn. Didn't buy any but had a laugh when we looked through the candies.

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:rotfl:

By then the dark clouds started rolling in so we headed towards the new Simpsons ride, which is really good fun, showed our Express cards again and rode it. We then picked up a few souvenirs in the Kwik-e-mart and headed towards the exit and the water taxi. The water taxi was about to leave when we arrived and they were nice enough to wait for us and let us get on. We arrived at the hotel just as the rain started.
We stayed at our room during the rain, downloaded some photos and did some laundry. By early evening the rain had stopped and we were thinking about where to have dinner.
We had always wanted to try Red Lobster, so we went on the internet to find one close to us and finally chose one in Kissimmee.
We started our meal with those delicious cheese rolls and some butter.

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I chose the trio of shrimp. Seaside Shrimp Trio

A generous sampling of our Walt’s Favorite Shrimp, savory garlic shrimp scampi and shrimp linguini Alfredo. All of them were very good. I loved the linguini Alfredo and the breaded shrimp. The Garlic Shrimp were swimming in butter and a bit on the heavy side.

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Tom had the Garlic Grilled Jumbo shrimp skewer and baby lobster tail skewer on pilaw rice and veg. Very nice as well.

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We were too stuffed to have dessert and went back to the resort. It was past 10pm when we finally arrived there and we just fell into bed.

To be continued .........
Next up - Island Dining Room for breakfast, a late lunch at Bubba Gump's and more Krispy Kreme Donuts (no, this is not a deja vue. We really had the same restaurants again!)

dizneeat

10-11-2008, 04:49 PM

We now have Krispy Kreme shops here, they're gorgeous aren't they :goodvibes

They are!!!! :goodvibes And I hope they have some at Bluewater, when I go to visit my aunt who lives in Kent too!
Where do you get yours?

vancesmom

10-12-2008, 03:25 PM

:goodvibes Love hearing about your adventures. You are really helping me feed some of my disney addiction.

dizneeat

10-12-2008, 04:05 PM

Aug 29 - Island Dining Room for breakfast, a late lunch at Bubba Gump's and more Krispy Kreme Doughnuts.

Our last day at Universal started like the other two, with a breakfast at the Island Dining Room.
We are there at around the same time as the day before and we didn't have to wait for a table. Today's breakfast was the Grilled Steak and Eggs - New York Strip and 3-Eggs any style and hollandaise for Tom, which he really enjoyed. The steak was cooked to order and the hollandaise was well flavoured.

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I had the Two Eggs Any Style - With your choice of breakfast meat. I ordered the eggs scrambled and some bacon to go with the Yukon Gold Potato Hash, Maui Onions and Sweet Peppers. It was really good. The eggs were still moist and soft, the bacon crispy and the potatoes VERY yummy.

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After that we took the water taxi over to citywalk and went to the Islands of Adventures. Again we went counter clockwise and went on the Cat in the Hat ride, the High in the Sky Train, watched Poseidon's Fury and rode the Dragons 6 times in a row. We then went over to Jurassic Park, skipped the Water rides and went on Spiderman, Dr. Doom's Fearfall and rode the Hulk twice.
In the early afternoon we were done with Islands of Adventures and went to Citywalk to shop. I had seen a few handbags and we then went to buy some of them.
Since we already were at Citywalk we just went over to Bubba Gump's for one more meal there this year. Again, in the afternoon the restaurant was rather empty and we were seated towards the back of the restaurant, which we shared with 6 other people.
Tom had another beer and I had another strawberry speckled lemonade and we both ordered a Classic Caesar Salad - Fresh grated Parmesan and croutons as our starter.

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I chose to be boring and order the Dumb Luck Coconut Shrimp served with Cajun marmalade and fries again. They are just soooooooo good!!!

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Tom chose the Mama Blue's Southern Charmed Fried Shrimp - With hot and crispy fries and cocktail sauce for dipping. These were rather spicey and tasted wonderful dipped in the sauces.

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We were too full for dessert so we decided to have something sweet lateron. When we left the restaurant it looked like rain so we decided to go back to the resort for a while. Again we caught the boat at the last minute and made it back to the resort before the rain. That rainshower didn't linger too long, so we decided to go back to the Studios Park one more time.
We were able to do Shrek again, rode the Mummy 3 times in a row and went on the Simpson's ride. By then it had gotten late and we headed back to the hotel, since we still had the packing to do.
But before we started the hard task of packing we went to Kissimmee again to pick up another batch of Krispy Kreme doughnuts. This time we went for the dozen!

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We were still intrigued by the Mickey hanging in the door, so asked if there was a reason for him hanging there. They pointed us towards a large Thank You poster from WDW, they had gotten after providing them with doughnuts during the Hurricane season of 2004. (Hurricanes Charley and Frances).

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Now Mickey is an honorary employee there. ;)

We went back to the Royal Pacific Hotel, snacked on our doughnuts and packed our bags to go back to Disney the next day. And to meet our friends Mary Ellen and Joe for another food feast!

To be continued .........
Next up - Pop Century Food Court, Beaches and Cream and dinner at the Coral Reef

dizneeat

10-12-2008, 04:10 PM

:goodvibes Love hearing about your adventures. You are really helping me feed some of my disney addiction.

Glad you like the reviews! :goodvibes

TigerKat

10-12-2008, 04:26 PM

It's refreshing to see reviews of some, dare I say it, non-Disney eateries!:thumbsup2

DLo

10-12-2008, 05:46 PM

OMG that Bubba Gumps looks awesome!! Of course, shrimp is one of my favorite things to eat. Krispy Kreme - love it. My bad for me breakfast of choice. Blueberry cake and choc. covered are my favorite.

DisneyMom5

10-12-2008, 05:48 PM

Those donuts look soooo good.

Glad you liked Red Lobster. Until we had gone to WDW on Free Dining, Red Lobster was the classiest place we had been too. :lmao:

But, that said, we do love the food there.

Great reviews! :thumbsup2

Tink rules

10-12-2008, 07:57 PM

:goodvibes Love hearing about your adventures. You are really helping me feed some of my disney addiction.

You have a Disney addiction???? :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Me too!!! :goodvibes

spatter1234

10-12-2008, 09:06 PM

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! I have spent all afternoon reading the 20 pages of reviews and on the phone with Disney Dining changing some of our ADRs for our January trip. This has been so much fun to read. It has also convinced me to lose at least 10 pounds before we leave so I don't have to feel so guilty as I am indulging in desserts with all of my meals. Also, I hope that my 2 DSs impress with their behavior. What a compliment for those children and the parents!!!!

PrincessMonkey

10-13-2008, 03:25 AM

Hi Dizneeat,

I just caught up with your newest dining reviews, and I was smiling when I read your review for Red Lobster. pirate: I have always enjoyed eating seafood at Red Lobster, and while it is not the most gourmet food in the world, it is most certainly a tasty meal.

Your detailed pictures reminded me of my past; I have special memories of eating at RL with my dad when I was younger. However, I haven't been to this restaurant since they closed their location in downtown Chicago a couple of years ago. I might have to search for a new location outside of the city just to have those warm garlic and cheese biscuits again.

This is such a wonderful thread. :grouphug:

kid-at-heart

10-13-2008, 09:31 AM

Yeaaa, finally I know why Mickey was hanging around Krispy Kreme. Thanks for the morning reading reward. Now I can happily go to class and teach my students how to manipulate other people and train their dogs to ring a bell instead of barking at the door.

Pirate's Princess

10-13-2008, 10:03 AM

You have a Disney addiction???? :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Me too!!! :goodvibes

Me three! It's comes and goes in waves. It's really bad now because some of my students when to Disney this past weekend. I want to go! I have to wait until January 2010 :( I'm so impatient!

And so jealous that you, Dizneeat, that you got to go twice! The food looks so yummy and I'm totally reconsidering Tutto Italia (yes I am planning this far away).

And as for Red Lobster....nothing beats those cheddar bay biscuits!

disneegrl4eva

10-13-2008, 06:42 PM

In the evening we went and did some more shopping in Kissimmee and decided to look for the Krispy Kreme doughnut shop I had heard so much about. After about 10 minutes we saw the sign - HOT NOW. We parked right there and went in. We got 4 glazed doughnuts fresh off the baking conveyer and a diet coke to share and sat in the shop to try one of the doughnuts. Boy, they were good. Soft and warm and melt in your mouth. We ate all four of them there on the spot!! Yum, yum!!!

We now have Krispy Kreme shops here, they're gorgeous aren't they :goodvibes

they are the best arent they...but you want to know something very sad??? they got rid of ALL of our KK donut places around here...I have to go either clear up to San Francisco area or down to LA area...and it stinks:sad1:

loving your TR and the pics are awesome...keep it coming:thumbsup2

CrispyCruiser

10-14-2008, 12:21 PM

I'm loving your reviews! Thank you for taking the time to share them! :cloud9:

dizneeat

10-15-2008, 03:48 PM

It's refreshing to see reviews of some, dare I say it, non-Disney eateries!:thumbsup2

But now we are done with it! ;) Let's get back to the good stuff!

OMG that Bubba Gumps looks awesome!! Of course, shrimp is one of my favorite things to eat. Krispy Kreme - love it. My bad for me breakfast of choice. Blueberry cake and choc. covered are my favorite.

Bubba IS awesome! Be prepared to be quizzed on the movie :lmao:
We didn't have enough time to try a lot of Krispy Kreme, hmmmm, we might need to go back for more! ::rotfl:

Those donuts look soooo good.

Glad you liked Red Lobster. Until we had gone to WDW on Free Dining, Red Lobster was the classiest place we had been too. :lmao:

But, that said, we do love the food there.

Great reviews! :thumbsup2

We had seen so many ads on Red Lobster, we needed to try once we were NOT at Disney. It was worth going there. NIce food!

You have a Disney addiction???? :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Me too!!! :goodvibes

So do I - let's start "Disney Addicts Anonymouse" (love to have the mouse at the end!)

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! I have spent all afternoon reading the 20 pages of reviews and on the phone with Disney Dining changing some of our ADRs for our January trip. This has been so much fun to read. It has also convinced me to lose at least 10 pounds before we leave so I don't have to feel so guilty as I am indulging in desserts with all of my meals. Also, I hope that my 2 DSs impress with their behavior. What a compliment for those children and the parents!!!!

Wow! Reading all 20 pages in one afternoon :thumbsup2. Losing weight to put it back on at Disney is the way to go :rotfl: .

Hi Dizneeat,

I just caught up with your newest dining reviews, and I was smiling when I read your review for Red Lobster. pirate: I have always enjoyed eating seafood at Red Lobster, and while it is not the most gourmet food in the world, it is most certainly a tasty meal.

Your detailed pictures reminded me of my past; I have special memories of eating at RL with my dad when I was younger. However, I haven't been to this restaurant since they closed their location in downtown Chicago a couple of years ago. I might have to search for a new location outside of the city just to have those warm garlic and cheese biscuits again.

This is such a wonderful thread. :grouphug:

Thank you so much! I am glad I could bring back some memories :goodvibes. We have been going to the US on a very regular basis since 1992 and this was our first brush with Red Lobster ;)

Yeaaa, finally I know why Mickey was hanging around Krispy Kreme. Thanks for the morning reading reward. Now I can happily go to class and teach my students how to manipulate other people and train their dogs to ring a bell instead of barking at the door.

Hmmmm, maybe I should teach my students how to manipulate other people too - maybe manipulate them to let me take the students on a Disney field trip! :rotfl:

Me three! It's comes and goes in waves. It's really bad now because some of my students when to Disney this past weekend. I want to go! I have to wait until January 2010 :( I'm so impatient!

And so jealous that you, Dizneeat, that you got to go twice! The food looks so yummy and I'm totally reconsidering Tutto Italia (yes I am planning this far away).

And as for Red Lobster....nothing beats those cheddar bay biscuits!

Welcome to the club! (DAA=Disney Addicts Anonymouse) Tutto is just such a treat, much better than the Ristaurante Alfredo! Put it on your list!!! - and hey, I am studying menus again already, LOL. I have 10 days of free dining in Sept 09 to fill!

they are the best arent they...but you want to know something very sad??? they got rid of ALL of our KK donut places around here...I have to go either clear up to San Francisco area or down to LA area...and it stinks:sad1:

loving your TR and the pics are awesome...keep it coming:thumbsup2

Thank you - that's so unfair about the KK in California! I need to check into it, since we have a trip down the California Coastline planned for next summer - and I was hoping for some KK along the way!

I'm loving your reviews! Thank you for taking the time to share them! :cloud9:

Thank you, it's fun to share! :flower3:

dizneeat

10-15-2008, 04:35 PM

Aug 30 - Pop Century Food Court, Beaches and Cream and dinner at the Coral Reef

It's time to go back to WDW!!! :banana: :cheer2: :yay:

That day started with getting our things together to move out of the Royal Pacific Hotel. We decided to have the rest of our Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and some coffee (we had one of those capsule coffee machines in the room) for breakfast to save some time. Around 9pm we called bell services, who promptly came to the room to pick up our luggage. Tom went to get the car and then they "loaded" everything into the car, means most of it was sitting in the back seat! We went to the parking lot, out of bell services sight, so we would not hurt their feelings :rotfl: when rearranging our luggage! Off we went to the Pop Century Resort. No long line at check in and we could not believe our luck, but our room was ready at 10.15!! Off we went in search of it, this time carrying a lot of luggage with us - unfortunately we didn't look close enough, since we hit the wrong building! After a LONG time tracking with loads of luggage (keep in mind, we had been travelling for 3 weeks by then) in tow, we finally found our room, hauled everything we had with us in it and went back for the second load.
By then it was nearly 11 and we needed to go to Hertz to return the convertible and pick up a car that was big enough for us and our friends Joe and Mary Ellen.
The only thing I just wanted was a snack! So off we went to the Food Court to pick up a Mickey bar. Sorry, no photo - I was too gready and started eating before remembering to take a photo.
We then headed to the car and off we went to the Hertz car return at the airport. Returned one car, picked up another one and off we went to the airport to pick up Mary Ellen and Joe!

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I need to explain about Mary Ellen and Joe. Obviously they are our friends. I met Mary Ellen on a Disney Board, where she asked a question and I happened to know the answer. We sent PM to each other for a few days until we started writing e-mails and have done so daily for the last 4 years. 2 years ago we decided it was time to actually meet and we both were lucky enough to grab Free Dining in 07 for a week. When we finally met we hit it off big time. It was a week full of laughter and Disney fun. When we were offered the bounce back for summer 08 we grabbed it as fast as we could. Now we were to meet for the second time.

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We arrived at the airport and noticed their plane had already landed, so we hoped they would still be in arrivals and waited with the poster we had made for them.

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Once we realized we had missed them we went to look for the Magical Express counter, criss crossing the airport in search for it! There we found them waiting for us. Joe rode on the ME to Pop, Mary Ellen went with us, criss crossing the airport again in search for the parking lot.
They then checked in and off we went to start our Dining Extravaganza at the one and only Beaches and Cream. It's the best way to start a vacation.
We arrived at the Yacht Club, went over to Beaches and Cream and were told it was about a 40 minute wait, but what the heck.
After 30 minutes it was our turn, we were led to a booth and seated, no need for a menu, we know what we want - a KITCHEN SINK Eight Scoops of Ice Cream served with all the Toppings in the house and a whole can of Whipped Cream and some water to wash it all down!

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Don't they look excited?

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And here's Mary Ellen enjoying one of the many cherries!

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Even though we were all hungry we could not finish it!!

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That's what they felt like after we were done with it! :rotfl:

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After indulging in this ice-cream dream we all went back to Pop century to unpack and relax for a while before going back to Epcot for our dinner at Coral Reef!

To be continued ............
Next up - dinner at Coral Reef

vikkii19

10-15-2008, 06:39 PM

Great review, can't wait for more.

TigerKat

10-15-2008, 07:15 PM

I'm excited for my next trip, I'll be meeting my best friend that I've never met in person. I met her here on the DIS two years ago and we are soul mates. We have so much in common, talk by phone often and we confide in each other daily. Strange? I say no, sometimes things just happen for a reason. We're both very excited along with our families!:goodvibes

FormrCastMbr

10-15-2008, 08:08 PM

Fantastic report! Thank you!

I'm excited for my next trip, I'll be meeting my best friend that I've never met in person. I met her here on the DIS two years ago and we are soul mates. We have so much in common, talk by phone often and we confide in each other daily. Strange? I say no, sometimes things just happen for a reason. We're both very excited along with our families!:goodvibes

Awww, you made me cry! It feels like we have know each other forever and just clicked from the start. We are very excited too! :goodvibes

TPCShauna

10-16-2008, 05:40 PM

That egg white and smoked turkey wrap looks fabulous! So much so that I am planning to make myself one at home. I don't eat egg yolks and it's always hard to find tasty egg white dishes. That one looks great!

Wonderful reviews as usual. I've always avoided Bubba Gump's thinking it was too chain-y to be any good, especially since I spent my summers growing up in New Orleans and like tasty Cajun food. Those dishes looked pretty tasty though so I might have to try the local one. It's not like I can get good Cajun food in California anywhere else. Thanks for all the pics!

MickeyNicki

10-16-2008, 06:05 PM

TigerKat

10-16-2008, 06:13 PM

I know, off topic, but that is the coolest thing ever! I consider you a friend too girl!

As do I, and I can't wait to meet you next year!:thumbsup2

amjb

10-16-2008, 08:14 PM

Joining this late but have to say what a delightful report!

How nice that you and your brother enjoy traveling together. It's great that you have a mutual interest in traveling, Disney and FOOD.

A-M

PS. I'm pro Froggie :)

dizneeat

10-17-2008, 03:23 PM

Great review, can't wait for more.

Thank you! :goodvibes More coming up shortly!

I'm excited for my next trip, I'll be meeting my best friend that I've never met in person. I met her here on the DIS two years ago and we are soul mates. We have so much in common, talk by phone often and we confide in each other daily. Strange? I say no, sometimes things just happen for a reason. We're both very excited along with our families!:goodvibes

I do so understand how you feel!

Fantastic report! Thank you!

Thank YOU!!

That egg white and smoked turkey wrap looks fabulous! So much so that I am planning to make myself one at home. I don't eat egg yolks and it's always hard to find tasty egg white dishes. That one looks great!

Wonderful reviews as usual. I've always avoided Bubba Gump's thinking it was too chain-y to be any good, especially since I spent my summers growing up in New Orleans and like tasty Cajun food. Those dishes looked pretty tasty though so I might have to try the local one. It's not like I can get good Cajun food in California anywhere else. Thanks for all the pics!

That wrap was sensational! We are so looking forward to eating at the Island Dining Room again next summer.
I have more Bubba Gump pix in my trip reports on my homepage. We LOVE to eat there!

Joining this late but have to say what a delightful report!

How nice that you and your brother enjoy traveling together. It's great that you have a mutual interest in traveling, Disney and FOOD.

A-M

PS. I'm pro Froggie :)

Thank you and :thumbsup2 on the Froggie!!!

dizneeat

10-17-2008, 03:46 PM

Aug 30 - dinner at Coral Reef

After relaxing for a while we drove over to Epcot again for dinner at the Coral Reef.

On the way to the restaurant it started pouring down, so our group of "yellows" entered the restaurant about 10 minutes prior to our reservation. We were handed a beeper and sat down, but about 5 minutes later we were seated.
When we got to our table divers were in the tank and held up a sign and threw some "confetti". It was definitely fun to watch.
Our waitress was a bit "strange". She stopped only briefly, handed us our menus and off she went again. We felt rather hurried by her behaviour. Nevertheless, we wanted to enjoy our first meal together. Tom ordered the Grilled Mahi Mahi - served with cashew-jasmine rice topped with a spicy pineapple chutney finished with a malibu rum beurre blanc. It was very good, moist fish and spicy rice and chutney. He liked it a lot.

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I had the Seafood Linguini with sauteed shrimp, mahi mahi, salmon, mussels, andouille sausage and slow-roasted tomatoes. Very good dish, even though the sausage was very spicy and nearly overpowered the delicate taste of the seafood.

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Mary Ellen and Joe both had the Grilled NY Strip Steak - served with potatoes au gratin, and broccolini

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As soon as we had finished our main course the server removed the plates and asked about dessert.

Tom chose the Tropical Fruit with Mango Sorbet - finished with a sea horse tuile which was light and fresh.

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I HAD to go for my favourite, the Chocolate Wave* - with brandied cherries! Love the liquid center and cherries. Yum, yum!!!

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There were very few people at the living seas, so we went on the Nemo ride and watched Turtle Talk before we went to World Showcase to watch the rest of Illuminations. After that we went home, because we had an early breakfast reservation at Trail's End.

To be continued .........
Next up - Trail's end breakfast and another lunch at Wolfgang Puck's, Narcoossee's for dinner

Lady V

10-18-2008, 12:35 PM

Wonderful!! I am loving it!!

traci

10-18-2008, 01:11 PM

oh my goodness y'all are just the custest and your trip report rocks :thumbsup2

TarheelPrincess

10-18-2008, 01:52 PM

I LOVE your report! Thank you for taking the time to post.

DisneyJo

10-18-2008, 03:40 PM

They are!!!! :goodvibes And I hope they have some at Bluewater, when I go to visit my aunt who lives in Kent too!
Where do you get yours? Bluewater :rotfl2: They have a shop there that makes them as you watch, it's on the top floor near the cinemas :thumbsup2

Can't believe you all didn't finish the kitchen sink, love the full up faces :rotfl2:

Pooh's-Honey-Pot

10-18-2008, 03:47 PM

Bluewater :rotfl2: They have a shop there that makes them as you watch, it's on the top floor near the cinemas :thumbsup2

Can't believe you all didn't finish the kitchen sink, love the full up faces :rotfl2:

Ohh Krispy Kremes! I do not need to be drooling this much at this time of night!! We are going to Bluewater in two weeks to do some Christmas shopping and I cant wait to get a dozen (or two dozen?!) for me and DH!!!

tinkerbellmichelle

10-18-2008, 05:05 PM

mmmm, loving your dining report - I'm ready to switch a couple of my choices based on your revews and photos!!! thanks ;) :cool1:

dizneeat

10-19-2008, 04:04 AM

Wonderful!! I am loving it!!

I LOVE your report! Thank you for taking the time to post.

I am glad you enjoy it! :goodvibes

oh my goodness y'all are just the custest and your trip report rocks :thumbsup2

Thank you!!!!!:flower3:

Bluewater :rotfl2: They have a shop there that makes them as you watch, it's on the top floor near the cinemas :thumbsup2

Can't believe you all didn't finish the kitchen sink, love the full up faces :rotfl2:

:rotfl: Good to know they have the real thing there! I better check the airlines to pay a visit to auntie!! ;)

Ohh Krispy Kremes! I do not need to be drooling this much at this time of night!! We are going to Bluewater in two weeks to do some Christmas shopping and I cant wait to get a dozen (or two dozen?!) for me and DH!!!

Lucky you going to Bluewater in only two weeks time! :thumbsup2

mmmm, loving your dining report - I'm ready to switch a couple of my choices based on your revews and photos!!! thanks ;) :cool1:

Thank you! Deciding where to eat is the hardest part! :surfweb:

dizneeat

10-19-2008, 05:14 AM

Aug 31 - Trail's end breakfast and another lunch at Wolfgang Puck's, Narcoossee's for dinner

After a good night's sleep we were up early for a breakfast with members of the Tagrel group for breakfast at Trail's End Buffet.

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Since we had never met the other people we were a bit nervous about meeting them, but we should not have been. We had lots of fun getting to know each other and were seated right on time.
Stupid me forgot to take photos, so all I can offer is this photo of all of us having breakfast together.

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The buffet is regular breakfast fare and was nice, but nothing out of the ordinary.

After our breakfast we went to DTD to do some window shopping and to pick up a few things for Mary Ellen and Joe's grandson. It was fun to let the grandmother to be let loose in the World of Disney :rotfl: . She filled those baskets pretty fast!
Unfortunately she than had an incident with one of her gift cards, which didn't work, so we had to visit Guest Relations and it took ages to sort it out.

By then it was early afternoon and we started getting hungry again. Well, because we already were at DTD why not visit WPE again? Mary Ellen and Joe had never been there and I had told her so much about the Creme Bruleé we had to just try with them.

Joe had the Rosemary Rotisserie Chicken - served with house-made garlic mashed potatoes

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while Mary Ellen and I had the Spicy Chicken and Sweet Peppers - all natural chicken, roasted red and yellow peppers, mozzarella, tomoatoes, leeks, crushed red chilis and fresh cilantro

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and Tom tried the Spaghetti with Meatballs and a side Caesar salad.

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Unfortunately they were out of Creme Bruleé, so we all chose a cookie for dessert, which we then took with us to eat for breakfast the next day.

We then went back to our resort to relax for a while before we went to Epcot to enjoy World Showcase.
The "Beatles" were about to play, so we grabbed a flake to get us in the mood and watched the show.

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Next were "Off Kilter". Mary Ellen is one of their biggest fans, so we watched one performance, then went to get some water and popcorn and watched a second performance.

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On the way out we rode Spaceship Earth before we went back to our resort to get changed for our dinner at Narcoossee's.
Unfortunately I need to add that this was the most disappointing restaurant we had done the whole time.
We were there right at our ADR time and checked in. They told us they were running behind, but since we heard that sentence in nearly every restaurant, we didn't give it much thought.
It did take 40 minutes for us to be seated!! Our reservation had been for 8.30! We were led to the elevated part of the restaurant and our server was quite nice, but didn't really want to be bothered with a seperate bill for extras for the DDE. He brought out water and asked for drinks. Joe ordered unsweetened iced tea, Mary Ellen had lemonade and Tom and I had diet cokes. Then we were served slightly warm bread and butter. Very nice bread. We then ordered our starters and main courses.

Tom and I shared the Crab Cakes - Green papaya and Remoulade sauce, which were very nice, even though they could have been a bit spicier, but that might just be my taste.

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We all had heard so much about watching the fireworks, so we were really looking forward to it. Just before they dimmed the light they plopped our plates in front of us and then the server disappeard. The light went out, we could not see the fireworks from where we were seated and we could not even see our food!
We had all chosen the Surf and Turf - twin medallions of filet mignon, butter poached lobster tail, potato gratin, and choron sauce.
I did not want to spoil it for the rest of my company, but my steak was nearly cold and overcooked and the lobster was rather cold and VERY chewy! I did not complain to the waiter for two reasons. First, as I said before I thought it was just my dish, but lateron we found out that all the food was served on cold plates, therefore cooled too fast. Fun fact - they brought it out holding it with a cloth :lmao: ! All the food was overcooked as well. And secondly there was NO way to complain, as the servers all disappeard the moment they dimmed the lights and reappeard only shortly after the lights went on again.

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We had to use a flash to take the photo, so yes, in a way, we made our own fireworks.

We were then asked for our dessert choices. Joe did not want any dessert, so he had coffee instead. Mary Ellen chose the Inspired by The Year of a Million Dreams - Almond-crusted Cheesecake with Lambert Cherry Sauce. She commented that it was very nice cheesecake and she liked it a lot.

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Tom had chosen the Gelato Sampler. It was very nice to look at. Four little dishes with small scoops of ice-cream. The waiter explained the flavours, they were dark chocolate, blueberry, lemon and mango. Tom tried but did not like the taste of the chocolate, well neither of us did, since it tasted like it had be flavoured with barbeque spice. Very odd taste for ice cream. Blueberry and lemon were your regular grocery store ice-cream, mango was very nice though.

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I am the Creme Bruleé sucker in our group and since I didn't get one at WPE I tried the Key Lime Creme Brulee at Narcoossee's. It had a very light lime taste but the sugar on top of it was burnt at half of the dish and it all tasted bitter and burnt.

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We didn't really wanna be bothered any more, just asked for the bill, paid and left. We used the Monorail to get to the MK for EMH, where we rode a few more rides and had a lot of photopass photos taken. We got back to the resort by 3am.

To be continued ........
Next up - WPE (yeah, again!!), Mama Melrose Fantasmic Dinner Package, Toluca Legs Turkey Company

andrewilley

10-19-2008, 07:28 AM

The "Beatles" were about to play, so we grabbed a flake to get us in the mood and watched the show.

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Ah, now that would be one of those "British Flakey" bars wouldn't it? [sits back to see if anyone else listens to the same podcasts as me... :) ]

I do like Flakes, but I'm really more of a Double Decker person.

Loving these trip and food reports by the way!

Andre

spatter1234

10-19-2008, 10:12 AM

So disappointed to hear your review of Narcoossee's. My DH and I had decided to put DSs in Cub's Den on our next trip and Narcoossee's will be our night out. We have never tried one of the Kid's Club (feeling guilty) but decided that they would probably love it after reading all of the reviews. I sure would hate to have a bad meal on our 1 night out in about 3 years! What restaurant would you recommend for a special night out? You are the dining queen. I am loving your reviews.

mickeysgirl17

10-20-2008, 08:56 AM

Yummy!

Pooh's-Honey-Pot

10-20-2008, 11:26 AM

DisneyJo

10-20-2008, 02:41 PM

Ooooooh Cadburys Flake :cloud9: I'm going to go and have a bit of chocolate now :rotfl:

So sorry about your Narcoossee's meal :sad1:

Tink rules

10-20-2008, 03:03 PM

I had a great time at Narcoosees in May...

If you are in doubt... try Citricos... they are getting great review since they redid the menu... :thumbsup2

andrewilley

10-20-2008, 04:03 PM

Yuck to double deckers . . . give me cadburys caramel any day!!!

Them's fightin' words! :)

Actually, I do quite like Caramel too - but before the name rebrand to "Cadbury's Dairy Milk with Caramel"

Andre

DebIreland

10-21-2008, 10:36 AM

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That's hilarious! :lmao: I love your reviews. Not finished reading yet but wanted to skip ahead to say you're doing a great job!! Being a non meat eater, I can't relate to all of them, but I must say your descriptions and photos are fantastic!!

I see you're going to DLRP soon. Lucky you! We just got back a few days ago and it was fantastic. I adore the Disneyland Park - it's so huge and the theming is out of this world. I can't get enough of Adventure Isle and the beach and pirate ship there - we went on Pirates of the Caribbean about 10 times!! Have you seen the DLRP Christmas website? It's absolutely magical!! It's here (http://www.disneymagicalchristmas.com/#/uk/christmas/)

Oh, no more anti-frog talk people! That guy in my avatar is best friends with a frog http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f258/DebIreland/kermit.jpg and you're hurting his feelings. :lmao:

Keira1387

10-21-2008, 04:14 PM

I am loving your reviews! :goodvibes

dizneeat

10-23-2008, 03:51 PM

Ah, now that would be one of those "British Flakey" bars wouldn't it? [sits back to see if anyone else listens to the same podcasts as me... :) ]

I do like Flakes, but I'm really more of a Double Decker person.

Loving these trip and food reports by the way!

Andre

You are absolutely correct - Cadbury Flake - very British! :lmao: Don't know about the Double Decker, never tried them!

So disappointed to hear your review of Narcoossee's. My DH and I had decided to put DSs in Cub's Den on our next trip and Narcoossee's will be our night out. We have never tried one of the Kid's Club (feeling guilty) but decided that they would probably love it after reading all of the reviews. I sure would hate to have a bad meal on our 1 night out in about 3 years! What restaurant would you recommend for a special night out? You are the dining queen. I am loving your reviews.

We picked Narcoossee's because of all the good reviews - didn't happen for us!
Our special restaurant is ALWAYS the California Grill!

Thanks for the praise!!!!:flower3:

Yummy!

:thumbsup2

I had to go buy a Flakey yesterday after seeing the picture!! Thank goodness it wasn't at Epcot prices!!

Yuck to double deckers . . . give me cadburys caramel any day!!!

:lmao:

Ooooooh Cadburys Flake :cloud9: I'm going to go and have a bit of chocolate now :rotfl:

So sorry about your Narcoossee's meal :sad1:

:thumbsup2

I had a great time at Narcoosees in May...

If you are in doubt... try Citricos... they are getting great review since they redid the menu... :thumbsup2

Thanks! I'll check it out!

That's hilarious! :lmao: I love your reviews. Not finished reading yet but wanted to skip ahead to say you're doing a great job!! Being a non meat eater, I can't relate to all of them, but I must say your descriptions and photos are fantastic!!

I see you're going to DLRP soon. Lucky you! We just got back a few days ago and it was fantastic. I adore the Disneyland Park - it's so huge and the theming is out of this world. I can't get enough of Adventure Isle and the beach and pirate ship there - we went on Pirates of the Caribbean about 10 times!! Have you seen the DLRP Christmas website? It's absolutely magical!! It's here (http://www.disneymagicalchristmas.com/#/uk/christmas/)

Oh, no more anti-frog talk people! That guy in my avatar is best friends with a frog http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f258/DebIreland/kermit.jpg and you're hurting his feelings. :lmao:

Thank you! DLRP is our European escape :goodvibes ! And yes, I did see their Christmas Website - need to check for any specials during our weekend trip!
And thanks for joining the "I love Froggie" club!!!!

I am loving your reviews! :goodvibes

Thank you!! :hug:

dizneeat

10-23-2008, 04:09 PM

Sept 1 - WPE, Mama Melrose Fantasmic Dinner Package, Toluca Legs Turkey Company

The day before had been a long day, so this day we decided not to rush into things. Mary Ellen and Joe were sure they would not be ready before 12.30, so we were on our way for ANOTHER early lunch at WPE! We managed to park very close to WPE and went over. Tom had another Rotisserie BBQ Beef Focaccia - slices of house roasted Niman Ranch rotisserie beef, sautéed mushrooms, carmelized onions and Wolfgang's signature BBQ sauce, topped with mozzarella, rolled in warm, all natural garlic focaccia bread. Served with a side of sour cream slaw. That is just so yummy!!

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I went for an old favourite as well, another Four Cheese Pesto - creamy goat cheese, mozzarella, fontina and Parmesan with Roma tomatoes, fresh basil, garlic-basil pesto sauce and sun dried tomatoes - so good!!!!!!!!!!!

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Tom tried another Frozen Yogurt - this time the chocolate/vanilla one with a crushed cookie topping. Well, what can I say - he finished it! ;)

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No need to ask what I had - yeah, another Creme Bruleé.

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After lunch we strolled through DTD, picked up a chocolate sample at Ghirardelli's and bought some soaps at Basin and then made our way back to the resort. We met up with Mary Ellen and Joe, who had had their lunch at the Pop Foodcourt and weren't very impressed with it. We then went out to the Hourglass lake to feed the fish and turtles. There are SO many turtles in there and we attracted a real lot of ducks as well, it was a really fun time.

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On the way back to our rooms we criss-crossed the resort and took a lot of photos there.

To be continued .............
Next up - Mama Melrose Fantasmic Dinner Package, Toluca Legs Turkey Company

dizneeat

10-24-2008, 05:46 AM

Sept 1 - Mama Melrose Fantasmic Dinner Package, Toluca Legs Turkey Company

We spent some time at our resort before we got ready for our 5.30 Fantasmic reservation at Mama Melrose. We all love the restaurant and went to pick up a FP before we headed over to Mama Melrose.
There were LOTS of people waiting and we saw a lot of walk ups being turned away. We waited about 15 minutes and were then shown to our table. First time we were seated in a booth there!! We were handed the menus and enjoyed ourselves when our server came over. She was an older lady and I swear she must have been a teacher before she worked at Disney. When we didn't pay close attention the first time she addressed us, the look on her face was hilarious!!
We ordered our drinks and starters. Mary Ellen, Joe and I had the Mozzarella and Tomatoes - with marinated sweet onions, balsamic drizzle, extra virgin olive oil and fresh basil, which was SO good. There were ripe, tasty tomatoes and the creamy mozzarella - yum!!

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Tom didn't want a starter for his own so ordered the Artisan Breads and Spreads - freshly baked breads served with an arugula and chive pesto, sun-dried tomato, roasted vegetable and roasted garlic spreads to share. What an idea!!! The breads were wonderful and the spreads and garlic were so tasty. We were ALL happy he had had such a good idea.

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Our main courses were the Grilled Pork Tenderloin on wild mushroom risotto and grilled asparagus for Tom and I. This is one of the best dishes I have ever had there. The tenderloin is soft and moist and the risotto is just cooked right. We have always loved it and it did not disappoint!

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Spicy Italian Sausage with rigatoni pasta, peppers, onions, and a tomato basil sauce topped with caprino cheese for Mary Ellen and Joe. Joe liked this very much. Mary Ellen wasn't sure about what to order, so just went along with Joe and she did not like it that much. She said there was too much sausage and it was far to spicy and hot for her.

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I was really waiting for our server to tell us off for not taking the plates out of her hands fast enough! Don't get me wrong - she wasn't rude or anything, but just the tone of her voice and the look on her face made you feel like you were back in school.

I actually don't remember what everyone had for dessert. Tom and I had the Warm Chocolate Truffle Cake.

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We were really stuffed after dinner and decided to do a few rides before going to see Fantasmic. One of these rides was the ToT, which Mary Ellen had only been on once. She didn't really like it then. Well, since we were all together she decided (or actually we talked her into it) to try it again. We were in the last row and she laughed the whole ride, but once she had gotten off she said that she felt funny. We were all hoping it would get better with a bit of fresh air and shopping, but nope, she got paler and paler and in the end decided she wanted to go back to the resort. They offered to take the bus, but we insisted on driving them back. Joe made sure she went to bed and we hoped she would feel better the next morning. We thought about staying at the resort as well, but since there was nothing we could do we went back to the Studios for EMH. We had quite a ball, riding a lot of the rides, even TSM. Before heading back to the resort we picked up some pop-corn, which I adore. There is nothing like it here! Sorry, no photo - I was digging into it right away. The Toluca Lake Turkey Company was still open, so we picked up a turkey leg for Tom, which we asked to be wrapped in foil to take it back to the resort. And it really was still warm when we got back to Pop, where we had it as a midnight snack.

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To be continued ........
Next up - Cosmic Ray's and Le Cellier

DisneyJo

10-24-2008, 06:26 AM

dizneeat

10-24-2008, 06:32 AM

How many times did you go to WGPE???? :rotfl: The food there does look really yummy :goodvibes

Glad you had nice food at MM, those breads are enormous aren't they :lmao: Sorry your friend felt ill, was it a big meal followed by TOT?

WPE - too many times to count :lmao: but, he is a fellow Austrian, so who cares :rotfl2: (there are MORE reviews of WPE :love: to come!!)

Those breads at MM were awesome! And there was more than enough for all of us!!
Well, there were a few hours between MM and ToT, so I don't think that the food (or full stomach) were to blame. She is just prone to motion sickness and we never expected it to be so bad!

dizneeat

10-25-2008, 01:27 PM

Sep 2 - Cosmic Ray's and Le Cellier

We woke up early and phoned Mary Ellen and Joe to discuss the day, but she was still feeling very weak and sick. So Tom went to the foodcourt to pick up some fruit which she wanted to try. After one piece she felt sick again. I looked through ALL my medication and offered her some rescue remedy, but the smell made her feel sick as well. Joe then decided that they would stay at the resort and we should go and enjoy the parks. We hesitated, but Mary Ellen insisted, since she was trying to sleep.
So Tom and I set out to go to Epcot, but on the way decided that we both felt more like Magic Kingdom. This is when I love having a car. :goodvibes We arrived and were blown away by all the Halloween decorations that were out. A week ago we had left WDW and now it was already transformed for Halloween. We took in most of the decorations on Main Street, checked out the new merchandise and went over to BTM to pick up a FP. Tried the Haunted Mansion and it had a wait, tried Peter Pan and it had a wait, tried Small World and it had just a 5 minute wait, so we went on it. Got front row :lmao: again, but asked a couple with two young kids if they wanted to swap with us. They were very happy! While we were on the ride we decided what to do next. For breakfast we had just shared some Coke and a cookie so we decided lunch was next. Tried Pinocchio's, but it was crowded, so we thought maybe Cosmic Ray's would be easier to get in. It was pretty packed, but the lines were manageable and there were still a few tables, so we got in line. Tom felt like trying their 1/2 Chicken and BBQ Rib Combination served with Mashed Potatoes and a seasonal vegetable. It was a HUGE portion!!! He loved it - his only complaint was that dishes on plastic plates, put onto cold tables in an airconditioned room get cold rather soon.

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I tried the Grilled Chicken Sandwich served with french fries. Unfortunately their condiments bar wasn't filled, so it was just plain grilled chicken with mayonnaise and ketchup, no lettuce, no tomato, so it tasted rather bland and dry. Plus it was quite a big sandwich on a rather dry roll, so I could not finish it!

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For dessert we decided to share some cakes. We had a Triple Chocolate Cake, which was surprisingly moist and nice. The frosting tasted chocolatey and even though it was sweet it wasn't too sweet.

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Our second dessert was the Carrot Cake. This was a wonderful treat! We had had Carrot Cake at the food court at POR, so we were surprised to find such a moist and yummy prepackaged cake. We loved the frosting on it - creamcheese I guess, which complimented the taste of the cake. Very nice, I would order that again! :goodvibes

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After lunch we went on several more rides in the Magic Kingdom

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before we went over to Epcot by Monorail later in the afternoon.

To be continued .........
Next up - a lonely dinner at Le Cellier.

DisneyJo

10-25-2008, 01:44 PM

How strange that the fixings bar wasn't open, the food looks nice for a CS though :)

andrewilley

10-25-2008, 02:21 PM

After reading this thread avidly for some time you've have thought that I'd have worked out by now that we were there the same time as you!! It's just clicked in my little brain. So hey there, Riverside roomies! (We were in building 14, upstairs water view)

Andre

DisneyMom5

10-26-2008, 02:25 PM

I've tried carrot cake at several WDW locations, and I have to say, that little pre-packaged carrot cake was the best. Go figure! LOL

Still enjoying your report (got to finish working on my own, but life gets in the way!)

dizneeat

10-26-2008, 04:23 PM

How strange that the fixings bar wasn't open, the food looks nice for a CS though :)

We thought it was strange too. But Tom checked all of them and all were empty. But the rib and chicken was a huge portion and very tasty.

After reading this thread avidly for some time you've have thought that I'd have worked out by now that we were there the same time as you!! It's just clicked in my little brain. So hey there, Riverside roomies! (We were in building 14, upstairs water view)

Andre

:rotfl2: Hey, we could have looked right over to you, LOL. I looked up the location of building 14 on YOUR site :lmao: and we were in Oak Manor, the wing that is bordering Arcadian House. We were on their second floor, corner room and water view, too! I love this resort, never been disappointed and we are already booked on the bounceback at POR for next September! Yeah, come on August (we'll go to DLR, then on a Disney cruise and top it all off with a free dining stay - now how's that for an icing on the cake?) :cloud9:

I've tried carrot cake at several WDW locations, and I have to say, that little pre-packaged carrot cake was the best. Go figure! LOL

Still enjoying your report (got to finish working on my own, but life gets in the way!)

Oh thank heavens I am not the only one who likes the prepackaged carrot cake!
By the way, life and school get in the way of finishing my report too! :rotfl:

dizneeat

10-26-2008, 05:11 PM

Sept 2 - dinner at Le Cellier (again!)

In the afternoon we took the Monorail over to Epcot. Since there was only a short line for Spaceship Earth we went on to check out or future.

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We then walked around for a while, exploring the shops, before we went over to Le Cellier at around 6pm. We had a reservation for 6.30 and we were hoping Mary Ellen and Joe would feel well enough to join us. We sat on a bench near the entrance to LeCellier but no Mary Ellen and Joe. By 6.30 we went to check in. Three weeks before we had been to Le Cellier and our server had then told us that if we liked our service we could request to be seated in his area. Well, we had wanted to show off to Mary Ellen and Joe, but since they didn't show up we just decided to be seated wherever they were to seat us. We did not know what we were letting ourselves in for. :rotfl:
After about 20 minutes wait and a few quizzes later we were finally seated. We had a table at the end of a bench and a family of four was seated next to us. They had two adorable little girls and they behaved like angels! I was really impressed. Our server came over, asked us if we had been to the restaurant again and was pleased when we told him, we had just been there 3 weeks ago. He took our drinks order, then said he guessed we had a favourite bread and he was going to guess and bring out more of it - it was the pretzel bread again.

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He also got down on his knees and explained the menu. They had a Chef's Special which allows guests on the regular DDP to order a starter, a main course and dessert from a limited menu. His advise was, that if we had not set our heart on the filet (and we hadn't) that this was a much better deal and he was definitely right. He brought out our drinks and some water and told us to take our time, he would be right back. Tom and I talked it over and then decided to try the limited menu.
When our server came over to take our order he winked when we said we would order from the Chef's menu. He was fun, commenting on anything and everything and made us feel especially welcome. (and not just us, everyone, as we witnessed with at least the family next to us).
We both ordered the Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup. If you have ever tried this, it is a very yummy, but very rich, creamy soup, even better with the pretzel bread. Now, up to this visit I have always had it served in a small bowl, not so this time!!!!
When he came over with the bowls they were HUGE soup bowls and his comment was that we could just use a "Canadian sized" portion of it. Made us LOL!!!! Needless to say, even though this WAS a huge portion, we ate it all.

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Tom had chosen the Herb-crusted Prime Rib as his main course and it was sooooo good. The meat was just cooked perfectly, slightly perfumed with herbs and was melt in your mouth. The potatoes were yummy too!

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I wanted to try the Pan-seared King Salmon with lentils, and this was what I got. It was quite a big piece of perfectly moist salmon on a well flavoured lentils. Unfortunately I had had to much of the yummy soup, so I could not finish it all, but I did my very best!!

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All the time while we were eating our server would "sneak" up on us and refill glasses or ask if we liked the food, then answering the question himself, since we always had our mouths full and all we could do was nod!
We were already sure he would get a HUGE tip, but he just kept going. When we were finished with our main courses, he said that we HAD TO have dessert. Yeah, right! ;) He then looked at me and told me that I looked like someone who would go for the Creme Bruleé - well yes, I did. I just love their Creme Bruleé, goes head to head with the one at WPE!

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Tom went for the Canadian Chocolate Moose, which was a much bigger portion that we expected. Very nice tasting mousse, I have to admit.

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Well, as we experienced before, a waiter can make or break your dining experience. This server made dining at Le Cellier a true experience. So when he came around to pick up our key to the world I told him that I needed a good look at his name tag, so I could mention him in my trip report. He showed his name tag to me and told me to use his real name if the review was good and to use his brother's name if it was bad - his brother's name was Patrick - the very Patrick we had been served by the last time and loved the experience as well. I could not believe it, so he made Patrick come over to our table. We had a short conversation, but didn't want to occupy too much of their time. Now, how much of a coincidence is this. Our server brought out the bill, we settled it with a HUGE tip AND a plan!
Before we left the restaurant I asked the greeters at the entrance if there was a manager around. I tried not to smile, not to give too much away. One of the greeters hunted down a manager, who didn't know what to expect. Well, it was ALL praise for our server and his dear brother!! You should have seen the HUGE grin that appeared on the manager's face. He told us that he would take a note of what we had said and that it would go in both their records. The conversation with the manager lasted for about 5 minutes and Tom later told me that most of the greeters were trying to listen in on the conversation. When we left, they ALL had big grins on their faces.
We were happy and stuffed after our dinner, so what better than to ride Mission Space. Yes, we CAN ride it on a full stomach! :lmao:

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We then got on the Monorail and back to the Magic Kingdom to catch Wishes. There was enough time to walk around a bit and shop a bit, before the fireworks. They were wonderful as always.

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After the fireworks it was time to leave and head back to the resort. At the exit these guys were waving at us!

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When we got back to the resort, the lights were out at Mary Ellens and Joe's room, so we didn't want to disturb them. When we came back to our room we were greeted by our Pal Mickey sitting in the "curtain-swing".

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Sorry, this photo didn't turn out too well, but there was one more surprise waiting for us ........... we had had some towel animals before, but what Maria left for us, was just incredible!!

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She also left a note that the towel animals we had gotten beforehand AND the doll were a present and we were to keep it! It now sits on my nightstand!! Thank you Maria!!

To be continued ...........
Next up - Columbia Harbour House, Main Street Bakery and Maya Grill

Pooh's-Honey-Pot

10-26-2008, 06:02 PM

Excellent update!! How lovely to get such excellent waiters twice in Le Cellier!

MikeAidanEoinMom

10-27-2008, 09:12 AM

OMG love your reviews and we love Patrick also :love: he is our favorite of all time waiter. We got him on two different trips. What is his brothers name so we can look out for him also

suzimar57

10-27-2008, 09:48 AM

great photos at le cellier - and the fireworks!

mickeysgirl17

10-27-2008, 10:02 AM

Great update!

tink,too

10-27-2008, 12:08 PM

Please tell us the name of Patrick's brother - your other great server. Hope they are still there in April as I am definately trying Le Cellier on our next trip! My DD7 would love that Chocolate "Moose" Mousse. :rotfl2:

You were also very lucky to have such a wonderfully creative mousekeeper. What a cute doll she made you! :cutie:

DisneyMom5

10-27-2008, 05:38 PM

We LOVE Le Cellier also, and feel that most of what people complain about IS poor service. The wait staff absolutely make or break it.

I do indeed want to know your waiter's name. :)

curlz2tite

10-27-2008, 07:30 PM

great reviews!! Some we have been to, some we are going back to & some I wish we were going to. yum, yum , yum,

TPCShauna

10-28-2008, 12:35 AM

I, too, would love to know Patrick's brother's name so I can potentially get one of these wonderful servers at our ressie in 6 short weeks!

Great reviews! Sorry Mary Ellen got sick. Nothing worse than that at Disney.

dizneeat

10-29-2008, 07:36 AM

Excellent update!! How lovely to get such excellent waiters twice in Le Cellier!

Thank you! We have been terribly lucky with Le Cellier, we always had great servers there, but those two brothers are the icing on the cake when it comes to servers.

great photos at le cellier - and the fireworks!

Thank you!

Great update!

Thank you!

great reviews!! Some we have been to, some we are going back to & some I wish we were going to. yum, yum , yum,

:thumbsup2

OMG love your reviews and we love Patrick also :love: he is our favorite of all time waiter. We got him on two different trips. What is his brothers name so we can look out for him also

Isn't Patrick one heck of a server? We didn't think there was someone who would be as fun as he was!

Please tell us the name of Patrick's brother - your other great server. Hope they are still there in April as I am definately trying Le Cellier on our next trip! My DD7 would love that Chocolate "Moose" Mousse. :rotfl2:

You were also very lucky to have such a wonderfully creative mousekeeper. What a cute doll she made you! :cutie:

I am quite sure they will be there in April. They are NOT on the exchange programme (manager told us that). They both live in Orlando and have been working for Disney for some time now.

Our Mousekeeper was such a nice lady! She left fun little touches every day, but the doll was just out of this world.

We LOVE Le Cellier also, and feel that most of what people complain about IS poor service. The wait staff absolutely make or break it.

I do indeed want to know your waiter's name. :)

I couldn't agree with you more - service can make or break your experience.

I, too, would love to know Patrick's brother's name so I can potentially get one of these wonderful servers at our ressie in 6 short weeks!

Great reviews! Sorry Mary Ellen got sick. Nothing worse than that at Disney.

Thank god, Mary Ellen recovered after that day!

And to all of you who wanted to know the name of Patrick's younger, but taller brother ............. I thought I could keep that for myself :lmao: but I guess IF I can share it, than it is with you, my dis-friends! :thumbsup2

His name is Brendan!:goodvibes

mom2my3kids

10-29-2008, 08:04 AM

A server and manager loves to hear praise with a job well done. Thank you for letting the manager know what good service you had..:thumbsup2

dizneeat

10-29-2008, 08:09 AM

Sept 3 - Columbia Harbour House, Main Street Bakery and Maya Grill

We were up early today. We had booked a Mickey's Magical Milestones Tour as a surprise for Mary Ellen and Joe and we didn't even know if she was feeling well enough to come along.
Well, to cut a long story short, she was feeling much better and had some tea and cookies in the room before we headed over to the MK. We arrived a little early for the tour, used the breakfast/tour entrance and were stunned! We had the MK nearly all to ourselves. Very few people were on Main Street, so it was the perfect time to take a few photos.

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We then signed in for the tour, picked up some water and waited outside. There were only 7 people on the tour including us. Our guide was Scott and he was very knowledgeable and fun to be with. The tour takes about 2 - 2 1/2 hours and starts outside the train station, then you ride the train to toon town were everyone was allowed to ride the barnstormer without even getting off, LOL! We did NOT allow Mary Ellen to ride - she might have gotten sick again, LOL! Next was our photopass time with Mickey and Minnie,

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before we headed towards Fantasyland, where Scott pointed out more Hidden Mickeys and we all watched Mickey's Philharmagic together. Then it was time to say goodbye, but only after we were awarded our ears!

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This is a real fun tour. It might not be the most informative tour if you are somewhat interested in Disney, but it is fun and shares a lot of little secrets and points out a lot of fun things in the parks.

After the tour we were hungry. So we went over to Columbia Harbour House to have some lunch.
We all had the Chicken Breast Nuggets and Fish - Served with French Fries. Your regular Theme Park Food, but we love the combo of fish and chicken nuggets.

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Again we all chose the same dessert, the Apple Crisp. It's one of our favourites.

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We stayed at the Magic Kingdom for quite some more time to do some more rides and have some more photopass photos taken.

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Before we left around 3.30 we had to spend one more snack credit. We went to the Main Street Bakery and had another Ice-cream cookie sandwich.

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To be continued ............
Next up - Maya Grill for dinner

dizneeat

10-29-2008, 08:12 AM

A server and manager loves to hear praise with a job well done. Thank you for letting the manager know what good service you had..:thumbsup2

Thank you! I know, people easily complain, but they very seldom praise! Brendan added so much to the magical experience we just NEEDED to let the manager know. And he seemed quite pleased to hear ALL about it! :goodvibes

dizneeat

10-29-2008, 04:41 PM

Sept 3 - Maya Grill for dinner

We had a longer break at the resort before we headed over to the Animal Kingdom for the Extra Magic Hours. We arrived there at around 6pm and the EMHs were already in full swing. We picked up our wristbands and walked around a bit exploring more of the shops. Mary Ellen was a bit disappointed, she had wanted to do the safari but that was already closed. So they decided to do "It's tough to be a bug" while Tom and I headed over to Expedition Everest to ride it a few more times before it was time to say goodbye to it. We managed to ride it 4 times until Mary Ellen and Joe came to watch us ride. They missed us coming down the big drop so we "had to" ride again. ;) Well, 5 times isn't bad, is it? We then slowly walked towards the exit and said goodbye to the AK for another year. Our next stop was the Coronado Springs resort, where we had an ADR at the Maya Grill for dinner. Mary Ellen and Joe hadn't been to the resort before, so we walked around a bit before we signed in for our ADR. They told the people ahead of us that there would be at least a 40 minute wait, but we were seated immediately. Our table was towards the back of the restaurant, so we were able to have a good look around. Silly me forgot to take photos of the restaurant. We ordered our drinks, diet cokes, lemonade and unsweetened ice-tea and started to study the menus.
Our server than brought over a variety of breads and some oil with herbs in it. The oil was very tasty and had a light hint of garlic.

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Mary Ellen, Joe and I chose Maya's Filet Mignon - with a baked potato with sour cream and butter and mixed vegetables. The filet was very nicely spiced and cooked exactly to our liking. The meat was tender and melt in your mouth. The vegetables were nice but nothing special, the baked potato was very good though.

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I guess Tom hit the jackpot!! He ordered the Mixed Grill - filet mignon, fresh catch and St. Louis Style ribs, also with a baked potato with sour cream and butter and mixed vegetables. Not only was it a HUGE potion, but the fish (I THINK it was tilapia) was cooked wonderfully, really moist and the ribs were spicy and tender. SO GOOD!!!!

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We were STUFFED after our main courses, but we were tempted by dessert. Joe was the only one who asked if he could substitute coffee for dessert and it was okay with the server. Mary Ellen and I chose the Chambord Chocolate Cake. Mary Ellen didn't like it very much, she said it tasted too much of dark chocolate. I on the other hand LOVE and ADORE dark chocolate and I LOVED the cake. The blueberry were a bit mushy but the cake was divine!

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Tom had the Spiced Churros, which he loved. They were just so yummy and sweet! Wonderful!

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We settled our bill and went back to our resort. We sat together for some time in our room before we called it a night and I started packing. We were to go home in 2 days time. :scared1: Why does time always fly when you are having fun???

To be continued ..........
Next up - Sunshine Seasons and another dinner at the California Grill :goodvibes

MickeyNicki

10-29-2008, 05:20 PM

Mickeyistheman

10-29-2008, 08:08 PM

Thank you so much for such a nice review of everything!

I am hungry now!

dizneeat

11-01-2008, 03:50 PM

Man I am kicking myself over the Maya Grill.....when we arrived Oct 17th I really wanted to eat there but DH had other ideas and preferred the Pepper Market, you know he always gets his way!

Your dinners looked to die for!

Oh MickeyNicky, just treat it as another reason you have to go back :lmao: But honestly the food was wonderful, just don't try the coffee, I don't think it's Nescrape, but it is its evil twin. Joe had some and it was very weak and disgusting, LOL.

Thank you so much for such a nice review of everything!

I am hungry now!

I am glad you like the reviews! :flower3:

kid-at-heart

11-01-2008, 04:21 PM

Well you have done it now. We all want to go on vacation with you :goodvibes . Thanks for all the great reviews!

DisneyJo

11-01-2008, 05:18 PM

How lovely of you to praise your waiters to the manager, glad you had a lovely meal too!

The tour sounds great and that ice cream sandwich :faint: I keep forgetting to get one :rotfl:

dizneeat

11-01-2008, 05:28 PM

Sept 4 - Sunshine Seasons and dinner at the California Grill

This was our last day together. We had a light breakfast at our rooms, before we headed over to Epcot. The crowds were very light, so we got on Spaceship Earth right away. I just love how you can now "create" your own future. One more stroll through Mousegear and riding Test Track before we went over to Sunshine Seasons to have some lunch. Before we ordered our food we picked up Fastpasses for Soarin. Then it was time to decide how to spend s few of those leftover counter service credits.
Mary Ellen wanted to try Turkey and Muenster Cheese on Foccacia with Chipotle Mayonnaise. It was huge and she liked it very much.

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Joe had the Half Rotisserie Chicken with Mashed Potatoes and rice. There was NOTHING left on the plate, so it must have been good!

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Tom and I chose the Asian offerings. We got one plate with Sweet and Sour Chicken, Mongolian Ginger Beef, rice and broccoli. Very yummy!

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The other plate had Sweet and Sour Chicken, Spicy Thai Chicken, Garlic Udon Noodles and Stirfry vegetables. The taste was good, very spicy, unfortunately things got cold very quickly. It's a shame I am such a slow eater.

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There are lots of desserts to chose from at Sunshine Seasons and these were our choices.
Joe had the Cinnamon Roll. HUGE!!

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Mary Ellen had the "Butterfinger" cheesecake (I think - I can't quite remember the correct name). She loves cheesecake and it was gone fast!

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Tom had this brownie, which I can't remember the proper name of - so if you do, please help me out!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)

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I CAN remember what I had - I had the Key Lime Pie. Not the best Key Lime Pie I ever had, but surprisingly good for a counter service. Very light and fluffy.

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After we had finished our lunch we went on the Living With The Land ride. Very nice and relaxing and I love the greenhouse part of it. How creative they are, when it comes to new planting ideas.
After that it was actually time to use our Soarin Fastpass. Once we had gotten to the last line down to where they assign your seats our line stopped and it didn't move for QUITE some time. We could see the other line moving, just ours was "stuck". Well, this is why!

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THE DREAM TEAM WAS THERE and handed out Dream-ears! Even though you shouldn't wear these "beauties" on Soarin, our whole glider was allowed to ride WITH our Dream-ears on! We wore them very proudly walking out and past people in line, hehe ;) !
We then went to check out the countries, rode the Mexico boat ride and Maelstrom. We checked out the store in China and I showed Mary Ellen all the products the "Germans" have borrowed from us Austrians, to sell as their own - I DO NOT like this!! Joe tried his first Espresso in Italy and we had a short break in "America". After that the men decided to recreate a bit of US history ;)

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Joe and Mary Ellen wanted to see the Hall of Presidents and listen to Off Kilter again, while Tom and I decided to ride Mission Space and Test Track again, before heading back to the resort to do some more packing and change for dinner.

To be continued ...............
Next up - dinner at the California Grill

dizneeat

11-01-2008, 05:32 PM

Well you have done it now. We all want to go on vacation with you :goodvibes . Thanks for all the great reviews!

You are very welcome to join us in 09!! ;)

How lovely of you to praise your waiters to the manager, glad you had a lovely meal too!

The tour sounds great and that ice cream sandwich :faint: I keep forgetting to get one :rotfl:

Brendan was just too good to be true and he added so much to our magical experience there that we HAD TO let the manager know :thumbsup2
As for the ice-cream sandwich - you need to get one - they are just so good and HUGE!!

DisneyMom5

11-01-2008, 06:08 PM

Another great update. :thumbsup2

I think that brownie was the Butter finger brownie. Looks good!

Sarilas

11-02-2008, 10:08 AM

We checked out the store in China and I showed Mary Ellen all the products the "Germans" have borrowed from us Austrians, to sell as their own - I DO NOT like this!!

Oooh! I want to know what was borrowed so I can look for the Austrian products in January!

jedijill

11-02-2008, 10:22 AM

Guten Morgen!

I love your review. I had to cancel my October trip so I am living vicariously though you.

I'm with you on the the stuff that the Germans are "borrowing" from Austria....the first time I saw the Mozart balls for sale it really took me back! (But they are very good!)

Jill in CO

dizneeat

11-04-2008, 04:35 PM

Another great update. :thumbsup2

I think that brownie was the Butter finger brownie. Looks good!

Thank you!! I knew it was something special, but really couldn't remember!!

Oooh! I want to know what was borrowed so I can look for the Austrian products in January!

Well, first of all Swarovski crystals are AUSTRIAN. They are selling a lot of their stuff. Then there are quite a few "traditional" fabrics, like tablecloths and napkins and stuff. Just turn them over and it will say Made in Austria!!!

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(I knew these would come in handy one day! :rotfl: )
Needless to say that there are very often sweets that are Austrian - like the Mozartballs (the ones they had lately were a cheap German copy of the real Austrian ones), plus they used to sell Mannerschnitten, which are as Viennese as something can get.
Needless to say, that I have yet to meet a German who hides a pickle on his christmas tree! :lmao:

Guten Morgen!

I love your review. I had to cancel my October trip so I am living vicariously though you.

I'm with you on the the stuff that the Germans are "borrowing" from Austria....the first time I saw the Mozart balls for sale it really took me back! (But they are very good!)

Jill in CO

Thank you!! You should try the "real" Austrian Mozart balls by Mirabell :thumbsup2 - they are out of this world yummy - not like the stuff they sell in Epcot Germany!

Sarilas

11-04-2008, 05:05 PM

[SIZE="4"](I knew these would come in handy one day! :rotfl: )

Thank YOU! I'll have four kids under foot while I'm shopping so it helps to have a game plan, and Austria is so very close to my heart that I HAVE to come home with something special!

I love the table coverings- that may very well be what I come home with!

dizneeat

11-05-2008, 06:26 AM

Thank YOU! I'll have four kids under foot while I'm shopping so it helps to have a game plan, and Austria is so very close to my heart that I HAVE to come home with something special!

I love the table coverings- that may very well be what I come home with!

You are very welcome! They do sell little fabric "baskets" for bread, you can see one in one of the shelves in the photo. These are really traditional Austrian!

DisneyJo

11-05-2008, 06:33 AM

Congrats on winning your ears and I'm always amazed that they sell Toblerone in Germany when it's Swiss :confused:

Sarilas

11-05-2008, 09:53 AM

You are very welcome! They do sell little fabric "baskets" for bread, you can see one in one of the shelves in the photo. These are really traditional Austrian!

That's fantastic! We serve bread with just about every meal and a bread basket would be a perfect souvenir! The blue and white fits in with our decor too... a match made in heaven!

dizneeat

11-05-2008, 01:54 PM

Congrats on winning your ears and I'm always amazed that they sell Toblerone in Germany when it's Swiss :confused:

I am SO with you!!! I can never believe what else they "borrow" from other countries, LOL! ;)

That's fantastic! We serve bread with just about every meal and a bread basket would be a perfect souvenir! The blue and white fits in with our decor too... a match made in heaven!

Great!! I am happy I could help! :goodvibes

dizneeat

11-05-2008, 02:12 PM

Aug 4 - Farewell dinner at the California Grill

Tom and I went home to the resort to do some more packing, having travelled for four weeks, we had gathered a LOT of stuff, which needed to be packed away carefully. We both then had a shower and got changed before we went over to the Contemporary for our farewell dinner.

We had our car Valet parked at the Contemporary and went to meet Mary Ellen and Joe, who had spent the rest of the day at Epcot. Right on time they arrived and I showed them the new restaurant "The Wave", where we had eaten two weeks prior. We made a note to ourselves to put The Wave on our list for next summer :goodvibes .

Then we signed in at the second floor and were taken upstairs immediately. Since we were early AND they were already running behind we decided to go outside and enjoy the few and the watch the sunset.

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We then went inside and got some seats and waited some more. After about 45 minutes Joe went to the podium to inquire about a possible seating time. That's when they discovered that there was a mistake and they didn't have us on the list until about 2 hours later. Thankfully that was resolved soon and we were seated within 5 minutes.

Tom had another Whiskey Sour

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while Mary Ellen and I had a Strawberry Daiquiri

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The server took our order and while we waited brought out some bread. butter and olive oil for dipping. Their sourdough bread is very nice and it was served fresh and warm. The oil they serve is very strong and tasty. Butter is still that - butter!

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We ordered some flatbreads to share as our starters. Mary Ellen and Joe had the "Chef's Garden" Heirloom Tomato Flatbread - Made with roasted garlic, provolone and arugula. Well, it was very nice.

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Tom and I had decided to try the Roasted Chicken Flatbread - Made with Applewood smoked bacon, crisp romaine, caramelized onions, and lemon mayo
which was sooooooo yummy! The lemon mayo corresponded so well with the romaine and the onions - I could have made a meal out of that flatbread alone.

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For our maincourses the Americans chose the Oak-fired Filet of Beef with Boniato Mashed Potatoes, Sauteed Haricot Vert and Teriyaki Barbeque Sauce. Joe had his without the greens and sauce. Both seemed to enjoy it and cleaned their plates.

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I finally talked Tom into trying my all time favourite dish at the California Grill, the Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Goat Cheese Polenta, Button Mushrooms and Zinfandel Glaze. No matter how stuffed I feel, this is the dish that is always eaten to the last bite! :thumbsup2

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Joe chose to have coffee instead of dessert. Tom and Mary Ellen had the Valrhona Chocolate Cake and Apricots Warm Chocolate Cake with Molten Center, House-made Apricot Ice Cream and Apricot Sauce. Another favourite, which never fails to please - what can you say against, warm gooey chocolate cake, paired with ice-cream.

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Well, the Creme Bruleé lover (= me) found out they now offer "The Original" - The California Grill's legendary butterscotch creme brulee with a duo of banana cakes, and caramelized bananas. Fab Creme Bruleé, the small chocolate cake that came with it was yummy, the other one was a bit dry.

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Tom and I had some coffee, Tom had Espresso (sorry, no photo) and I had another Cappuccino

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The timing was just perfect. When we had finished our desserts we went outside and watched the fireworks.

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and the Water Pageant

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We then settled the bill, picked up the car and went to Krispy Kreme to pick up some more fresh doughnuts for breakfast before we went back to the resort. This was our last day together. Tom and I had decided to get up early and check out of the resort to be able to hit the MK for the day, while Mary Ellen and Joe intended to sleep late, pack up things and hit the MK late in the day as they stayed for the MVMCP. This meant saying goodbye that evening. We sat in our room laughing and having fun for a long time, before we had a tearful goodbye and everyone went to one's rooms.

To be continued ............ only one more time
Next up - Peco's Bills, Wolfgang Puck's Express (yeah, again), Goofy's Candy Company and airplane food!

kid-at-heart

11-05-2008, 02:25 PM

NO, NO I don't want the story to end. You must continue to vacation forever...

TPCShauna

11-05-2008, 04:49 PM

Was the creme brulee more butterscotchy or banana-y? DH loves butterscotch but can take or leave banana so I'm wondering if he will like that.

Great update!

wdwthanksgiving

11-05-2008, 05:04 PM

what do you mean you are leaving and only have one more installment?!!!

keelyhealthnut

11-05-2008, 05:49 PM

Wow, your Le Cellier review was fantastic! I can't wait to go there!

dizneeat

11-06-2008, 02:46 AM

NO, NO I don't want the story to end. You must continue to vacation forever...

Well, it's about time to close THIS chapter :lmao: , but ..........

We are going to DLRP in early December and I intend to post a Dining review too.
We are going to DLRP AGAIN in June and I intend to post a Dining review too.
AND
Since it's going to be a milestone birthday for me next summer we have another trip planned. It includes
5 days at the Disneyland Resort in California - means LOTS of food reviews
3 nights at one of the new CBR Pirate Rooms with DDP -more food reviews
4 nights on the Disney Wonder - even more food reviews
and
11 nights on the free DDP (bounceback) - the ultimate in food reviews.

So, in a way ...... your wish is my command ;) We'll just take a short break and earn some money for Mickey! :lmao:

Was the creme brulee more butterscotchy or banana-y? DH loves butterscotch but can take or leave banana so I'm wondering if he will like that.

Great update!

Actually it had more of a banana taste then butterscotch. But even the banana taste was very faint and would only intensify if you had some of the caramelized bananas with it.

what do you mean you are leaving and only have one more installment?!!!

:goodvibes Yip, we needed to go home and "stock up" on Disneydollars. :rotfl:

Wow, your Le Cellier review was fantastic! I can't wait to go there!

I hope your experience there will be just like ours. :thumbsup2

dizneeat

11-06-2008, 04:16 AM

Sept 5 - Peco's Bills, Wolfgang Puck's Express (yeah, again), Goofy's Candy Company and airplane food!

Our last night at Pop Century Resort had ended, they had NOT forgotten to hang one of their "billing envelopes" on our door handle, so it was time to go. We finished some of our Cokes and the Krispy Kreme doughnuts before Tom drove the car over to the luggage loading zone and we started taking everything down. It took about 20 minutes to get everything down and into the car. When we were done with everything, we went over to Mary Ellen and Joe's room again, but everything was quiet and they had the "Privacy Please" in the lock, so we didn't want to disturb them and left Pop.
We always spend our last day at the Magic Kingdom, so this is where we went.
When we got there, they had finished all the Halloween decorations and it looked beautiful. We had lots of Photopass photos taken (in the end we ended up with 1400 photo - edited ones included). I can tell you it helps to tell the photographer you have already purchased the CD, they do a lot more poses with you!!
The park was really empty and we were able to go on ALL our favourite rides at least once more before we left. While we were in Frontierland we shared a CS credit at Pecos Bill's.
We had the Chili Cheese Fries and a diet coke. There was more than enough for the two of us to share. It's not a LIGHT snack!! but yummy!

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We went on Big Thunder Mountain 3 times in a row because wait times were really low and it was around mid day!

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Same with Space Mountain!

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Within 4 hours we were able to do everything we wanted at least once.

By 2 pm we needed to leave, we had two CS credits and a few snack credits left and we KNEW where to spend them!

We went to DTD for one last lunch at Wolfgang Puck's Express!!! We both decided to try a sandwich this time. Tom had the Roast Beef and Chedder (oven warmed) sandwich - thinly sliced Niman Ranch beef, sharp cheddar, mixed baby greens, tomato, Horseradish sauce and Dijon Aioli. It was just disneyliscious!!! So good!!!

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I had the Rotisserie Beef and Gorgonzola Pocket - house roasted Niman Ranch rotisserie beef, Gorganzola, red onions, chopped Romaine, Roma tomatoes and Horseradish Caesar . All I can say is YUM!!!!!! It was a HUGE serving, but so good!

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Needless to say we didn't want to leave without having dessert there once more. And yes, you guessed it - I had another Creme Bruleé. I still believe it is one of the best you can get in WDW!!!!

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Tom chose another frozen yoghurt. We nicknamed it the patriotic dessert, LOL. When I went to pick it up they only had a few strawberries left, so they offered blueberries as well. Now, this is what we got - very patriotic, don't you think?

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Next stop Goofy's Candy Company to spend the last two of our snack credits! Yes, we finished them ALL off!!!!

We got some some dipped Marshmallows and a rice krispy treat!

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By then it was really time to leave and head for the airport. We filled up the car, returned it to the Hertz car rental station near the airport and got onto the shuttle. We were really lucky because there were only about 5 families ahead of us at check in. We took our luggage over to the inspection and went to the Main Hall of the airport, where all the shops are. More windowshopping, before we finished off our Cokes and went through the security checks.
Our plane left on time and we were served dinner. What a shock from the wonderful food we had just enjoyed during the last 4 weeks.

Here are our dinner plates! The pasta was nice and the salad too. I did not care for the dessert at all!

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Then it was time for sleeping aid from Walgreens and a few hours of very uncomfortable sleeping in these airplane seats.

Next was breakfast - another plate of airplane food!

The fruit was quite nice, but the omelette tasted like cardboard!

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We had a stopover in Frankfurt and longed for some real food! Don't forget this is a 10 hour flight!!

We went to the airport restaurant and ordered pizza and a mixed salad each.
Tom had a ham and salami pizza.

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I had a cheese pizza, but both did not live up to WPE pizzas!!! By far NOT!!!!

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Well, that was it!!! The WISH my HEART made had come true. 18 days of Free Disney Dining (plus a few extra days at UO)
I hope you all enjoyed the "ride" and hope to see you all again in 5 more weeks when I will be reviewing some of the restaurants at DLRP!!

See you then and THANKS for reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Oh, by the way, if you want to read what else happened in between meals - visit my homepage! I am working on putting ALL our adventures up in the next few days!)

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