My Disney Diet up in smoke! .....Updated with Ohana!

[PiperGirlInWondrland]

Have you ever wondered how you can blow monthes of dieting and many nights at the gym in a matter of days? Luckily, I am here for you with the answers you've always wanted! :thumbsup2

Hope you can jump aboard for some Disney dining adventures! This trip we were traveling with our bil and sil, and their 2 daughters. Combined with our 3 kids we had a total of 9 in our party this trip. Good times!

First up - Grabbing our Resort Mugs and KONA lunch.

We checked into the Polynesian and got settled in. We had lunch planned at Kona but it wasn't time for our ADR yet, so we decided to grab our refillable mugs (included on the dlx dining) and relax by the pool. Luckily we were able to score a nice shaded table by the pool as it was blazing hot. (which I love).

We popped into Capt. Cooks and used our 5 mug credits for our mugs, and purchased a soy milk for my son.

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If we would have had to pay for this OOP it would have cost us $71.30 :scared1: Looking back, we could have used a snack credit for the soy milk, but as it was we charged $2.12 to the room. Somehow pre-paying for the dining plan always makes it seem like these were "free" once you get there! My bil and sil had never been on the dining plan before. I booked everything for them as well, so I momentarily revelled in my extreme brilliance as they enjoyed their mugs. :lmao:

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So you may be wondering who we are. Here's a shot I took of everyone relaxing at the table. From left to right, My bil Rob, my sil Kirsty, and see the stroller? That's my neice Lily(1) :rotfl: Wow, what a great group shot this is turning out to be! Note to self.....next trip make sure group shots include people's faces!

In the green tie dyed shirt is my dd Piper(6), then my dd Zoe(8) and pretty much hidden behind her is my neice Caitlin(4)! That's my DS Zach walking in the pic. Finally you have my DH Andy in the blue tee and totally in the poly spirit with his lei on. Now let me just stop here to say that these are the itchiest, most annoying things ever, especially when it's oh, I don't know, about a million degrees out....but of course everyone loved them! :lmao:

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Zach must have been assigned "mug guarding duty" while everyone else explored the pool area. Doesn't he look delighted? This could have nothing to do with my incessant photo taking!

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And finally, my bil's impression of the refillable mugs. I would like to say that along with the usual sodas Capt Cooks had a really delish Pomegranate Lemonade that we all gave the thumbs up!


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Next post.....Kona!

[maxiesmom]

Good start!:thumbsup2 I can't wait to hear what you thought of the Kona Cafe, I really love that restaurant.:lovestruc

[dizneeat]

I am in! :goodvibes

[danalee]

Me Too! :goodvibes

[Mich123]

Subscribing! Can't wait to read you next posts! :goodvibes

[PiperGirlInWondrland]

Good start!:thumbsup2 I can't wait to hear what you thought of the Kona Cafe, I really love that restaurant.:lovestruc

Hooray, my first reader, thanks for jumping aboard! :banana:

I am in! :goodvibes
Thanks for joining in, hope you enjoy the ride!

Me Too! :goodvibes

Hi! Thanks for joining in! I noticed you are from Pittsburgh, my DH is obsessed with the Steelers! :cool1:

Subscribing! Can't wait to read you next posts! :goodvibes

Thanks for subbing, Kona coming up now!

[PiperGirlInWondrland]

First things first, I noticed I forgot to tell you my name! Hi, I'm Kristen and I am a Disney dining addict :thumbsup2

I had reserved the earliest lunch seating for two reasons. First being we had left NY at some ridiculous hour like 4am to fly to Orlando and so we were starving. Secondly, we planned on relaxing at the resort today, and then having dinner at Ohana's :love: so I wanted to be hungry for that! The idea that we could be hungry again in a few hours after you see the amount of food we have coming up probably seems impossible, but don't worry my DH and BIL joked that they stretched their stomaches before we went on the trip so they could eat everything in sight!

We were quickly seated at a big table, and I was really looking forward to this meal as it had been years since I had eaten there.

Our waitress came around and got our drink and appetizer order. Everything took forever to come, which was pretty much the only thing we didn't enjoy about Kona's.

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My DS and I both ordered the Shrimp and Coconut Curry Soup. $6.99. My DS didn't like it but I would definitely order it again. It was probably too creamy for him, he doesn't like a lot of creamy sauces, etc. I of course consider sauces like ranch, alfredo, etc a food group in itself!

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My SIL ordered the Kona Salad. Mixed Greens, Blue Cheese, fresh Fruit,
Red Onions, and Smoked Almonds with Citrus Vinaigrette $7.99. She really enjoyed this, and from the looks of things so did Lily! See, she really does have a face! :lmao:

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Zoe ordered the kids chicken noodle soup, and Piper ordered the fruit cup. My neice Caitlin eats like 3 foods total so she skipped the appetizers. Both of these were good, basic starters.

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Lastly DH and BIL ordered the sticky wings. Glazed Chicken Wings with tangy Mustard Drizzle and Toasted Sesame Seeds $12.99. These are not included on the Deluxe Dining Plan, however our waitress did not tell them that until the bill came. I didn't think they were, but she didn't mention it when they ordered so they went with it and we ended up paying OOP for them. These of course were DELISH!

[danalee]

Hi! Thanks for joining in! I noticed you are from Pittsburgh, my DH is obsessed with the Steelers!

SWEET!! Tell him I said :thumbsup2 of course today we are in a deep Steeler No Play-Off Depression :sad2:

[binkytell]

looking forward to hearing more :surfweb:popcorn::

[PiperGirlInWondrland]

Next up the main course....we had a loooonnnng wait for these but everything was very good. At this point though it was taking so long (and our waitress would disappear for long periods of time) I was wishing we were hanging by the pool with a counter service meal. Once the food came though, all was well.

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Zoe had one of the kid's "complete meals" with grilled chicken breast, pasta in sauce, fruit and veggies. She was happy with her choice.

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Piper eats NO meat other than chicken, so she chose the Mickey shaped cheese ravioli plain with only parmesian cheese. She absolutely LOVED this.

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My ever adventerous niece Caitlin went for one of her 3 foods she eats....french fries. I just noticed she also ordered a hot dog roll minus the hot dog. :rotfl: Must have been good!

Now, on to the big kids!

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I am going to start off with this little piece of heaven :love: Oh my goodness, I spent the rest of the meal envying my BIL for the Island Chicken Sandwich - Grilled Chicken Breast with Bacon, Swiss Cheese, Curry-Mango Mayonnaise, and Fried Onions on a Kaiser Roll served with Asian Vegetable Slaw or House-made Potato Chips. $13.49

I believe I will have to go back to Kona just to order that sandwhich. Needless to say, he loved it! I'm surprised I controlled myself and didn't snatch it off his plate.

Go ahead....sink your teeth into this beauty

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Zach and Kirsty both ordered the Miso-glazed Mahi Mahi served with Asian Noodles and Baby Bok Choy $18.99. You can see in the pics the drinks went unrefilled and the apps were never cleared away. Again, the less than perfect service was our only complaint. We are very patient so we didn't let it bother us.

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Lily ate the majority of Kirsty's Mahi Mahi! That little angel couldn't get enough :love:
I don't know what Kirsty was doing in this pic but I have a feeling she would kill me for this pic :lmao:

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My DH Andy went for the Polynesian Plate Lunch – Pan-fried Chicken with Coconut and Mango Sauces served with Sticky Rice and Macaroni Salad $14.99. He really liked this and RAVED about the macaroni salad, declaring it the best he had ever had :rolleyes:


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Somehow in all this, I managed to forget to take a pic of my meal! I had the Stir-fried Asian Noodles with Peanuts, seasonal Vegetables, and Soy-Peanut Sauce $15.99. This was good, but it was NO Island Chicken Sandwich. Yummo!

Deserts are up next!

[PiperGirlInWondrland]

Hi! Thanks for joining in! I noticed you are from Pittsburgh, my DH is obsessed with the Steelers!

SWEET!! Tell him I said :thumbsup2 of course today we are in a deep Steeler No Play-Off Depression :sad2:

Same thing here for sure! :sad1:

[PiperGirlInWondrland]

I am in! :goodvibes

Dizneeat I forgot to mention that I spent a great deal of time drooling over your dining report, sooooo jealous of your many trips to Wolfgang Puck Express. I absolutely looooove :lovestruc that place and we never made it there this trip :sad1:

[dizneeat]

Dizneeat I forgot to mention that I spent a great deal of time drooling over your dining report, sooooo jealous of your many trips to Wolfgang Puck Express. I absolutely looooove :lovestruc that place and we never made it there this trip :sad1:

Just another reason to go back to WDW! ;) :rotfl: .......... yeah, right, as if we NEED a reason! :love:

[PiperGirlInWondrland]

So while we were waiting for desert, we entertained ourselves with a few photos....Kirsty and Lily walking around....

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Piper doing the desert happy dance with Andy looking like a bundle of joy in the background! :laughing:

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Zoe with Andy and another view of his 'my wife won't put the camera down' smile

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At this point in our meal it had been so long that Zach headed back to the room to get changed and head over to the gym at the GF, and Kirsty took Lily to the room for a nap.

But don't worry, us die-hards figured SOMEONE had to stay for desert for the sake of the disboarders and the dining report if nothing else. So the rest of us took one for the team and here ya go! :rotfl:


I was full by now so I let Piper choose my desert so we could share it.

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We ordered the cutest desert EVER. The Kona Cone!

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Andy and Zoe shared a Kilauea Torte. The menu describes it as an Explosion of warm liquid chocoldate inside chocolate cookie volcano $5.49.

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Consider that one for a moment. An EXPLOSION of chocolate. O M G. :lovestruc I am in heaven just thinking about that little torte right now, as I snuck a bite. It was delicious!

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Rob ordered the torte as well, and Caitlin ordered the kids make your own sundae.

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So, for the five of us, the total bill was $155.03. We used 5 dlx dining credits and charged the tip and sticky wings to the room. Overall, the food was really good, but the service was so slow that we were there for over 2 hours. I would return but next time I think we'll try breakfast as I am dying for the Tonga Toast!

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Stay tuned for dinner at Ohana's. Shockingly we managed to find room to fit another meal in for the day!

[Linda67]

Fantastic reviews and your photos are great
sooooo looking forward to hearing more :cool1:

[martinolichfamily]

Great reviews & pics! Yum-o!

Waiting to see more.....

[elizabethswan]

enjoying this review. my ds had gotten that chicken, bacon, onion ring sandwich before and we are returning to wdw and kona soon. i showed him the photo and he is hungry! looks like they have changed the mahi mahi i used to like. it used to be served with rice and differently. hmmmmm. we are also booked for ohana, but this will be our first time, so i will be watching for your photos of that meal. i seriously think the poly's food is some of our fav at disney. we enjoyed the luau last time as well, although i have read mixed reviews of that. on the night we went it was really great. thanks again for posting and i will try to keep up!popcorn::

[Symans3honeybees]

Love. Love your report. You have a really nice family there :thumbsup2

[PiperGirlInWondrland]

Fantastic reviews and your photos are great
sooooo looking forward to hearing more :cool1:

Glad you liked the review so far, thanks for joining in! Ohana's is coming up tonight!

Great reviews & pics! Yum-o!

Waiting to see more.....

Hi there, glad you liked everything so far, it definitely was delicious! Thanks for joining the review!

enjoying this review. my ds had gotten that chicken, bacon, onion ring sandwich before and we are returning to wdw and kona soon. i showed him the photo and he is hungry! looks like they have changed the mahi mahi i used to like. it used to be served with rice and differently. hmmmmm. we are also booked for ohana, but this will be our first time, so i will be watching for your photos of that meal. i seriously think the poly's food is some of our fav at disney. we enjoyed the luau last time as well, although i have read mixed reviews of that. on the night we went it was really great. thanks again for posting and i will try to keep up!popcorn::

That chicken sandwich was killing me. I was sitting across the table from him and I kept looking at that, maybe that's why I forgot to snap a pic of my own meal :lmao: You will definitely love Ohana's it is a must do for us! When are you going? We enjoyed the luau too when we went a few years ago, but it was soooo cold the night we went that I would never go in January again, that's for sure!

Love. Love your report. You have a really nice family there :thumbsup2

Awwww, thanks for the kind words! Glad you could join us! :goodvibes

[PiperGirlInWondrland]

So when we left off, we had just enjoyed our 1st lunch of the trip at Kona's. We spent the afternoon renting the Sea Raycers and hanging at the pool. Now clearly we were starving away so we decided to head over to our ADR at Ohana's to find sustenance......I mean, we can't faint away from starvation on the first day of our vacation, right? :rotfl: We love love Ohana's and I am happy to say that it did not disappoint us that night!

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After a brief wait in the lobby we were seated in a great spot....right by the grill in a nice big table, with a really great server named Cathy. I'll start right off by saying she was amazing! We settled Lily into her spot on the end with a straw to entertain her (my great parenting skills at work here folks!) and checked out the drink menu as the appetizers began coming out.

Here's Rob and Kirsty in their "I need alcohol" pose

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Rob and I decided to go for the Blue Glowtini. This was AWESOME. Maybe a little sweet for some, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. And I gave Lily the glow cube when I was done with the drink which she ended up carrying around for days so that was an added bonus! She dropped it later in the week at Chef Mickey's and Zach dove on the floor to save it for her from another kid who tried to take off with it. I promise no small children were injured in the process! :lmao:

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I forgot to write down the name of Kirsty's drink, but it was a tropical type drink that she declared fabulous! Cheers!

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The girls ordered drinks with tinkerbell glow clips on them, Lily liked these a lot too and put it right on her shirt! These are not included on the dining plan but our girls get them everytime we eat there, it's like a little tradition!

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While all this drink deliciousness was going on, Cathy was busy bringing us pineapple bread, dipping sauces, salad, sticky wings, noodles, dumplings and veggies. I stole a couple of these pics from a trip we took their a month earlier, but here you go!

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Pineapple Bread

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The salad......I REALLY love the salad here. I could eat a whole bowl of it right now. It's sooooo good, the dressing is my favorite! I think they sprinkle it with pixie dust :wizard:

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Of the dipping sauces, the peanut is by FAR my favorite. It really tastes great drizzled over both the noodles and the dumplings. Remember.....to me, sauces are a food group in themselves! I am pretty sure I hogged a whole bowl of it all to myself :rotfl:



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The noodles, dumplings, and mixed veggies. I have to admit I didn't even touch the veggies this time...I was too focused on the dumplings. I looove those!

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Can't forget the wings......these are really good, the sauce is a little tangy....just right!

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After all the starters, Cathy brought us the warm towels to clean up for the main course. These are always nice! You can also see Caitlin's cute little Tinkerbell cup in this pic. Nice little souveniers for the girls!

to be continued in the next post!

[PiperGirlInWondrland]

Cathy brought around the meat skewers of steak, pork, turkey and shrimp.

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All of these were really good but the shrimp are my favorite for sure. They are huge! They're messy being the peel and eat style, but they are very good and worth the work!

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You can see some of the other meats on my plate here, I didn't take pics of all the different skewers.

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If you followed along on my Kona review, you may remember that my neice Caitlin eats 3 foods, and Piper only eats chicken, so luckily Cathy hooked us up with this :love:


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When she brought it out, there was a load of chicken nuggets and a ton of fries on it, which the little ones gobbled up. In case you've never been, you can get other children's food such as the nuggets, fries, mac and cheese etc. but it needs to be ordered by requesting it from your server. If you are going to do so, I would recommend you do so right away as one trip we waited forever for this to show up. Luckily that night it came right out quickly.

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I really love the way Ohana's keeps the kids entertained as well. The girls had fun doing coconut broom races......

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Caitlin on the home stretch.....

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A little parade......



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And the limbo!

And now my absolute, hands down, favorite desert on EARTH. I am not normally a huge desert person, I usually end up sharing with someone or skipping it, but not with this. O M G. The best bread pudding ever, with vanilla ice cream and the banana sauce. I just mentally ate a bowl of this as I typed this. We actually had seconds on this, it was THAT good.


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Zoe gave it a big thumbs up too

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Cathy brought out this for the kids.....their own vanilla ice cream with colored Mickey sprinkles. Piper looooved this, so did Caitlin and Lily!

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Lastly, Cathy noticed we were celebrating Lily and Caitlin's first visit, so she brought out this

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Make a Disney wish girls!

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I don't know which was sweeter.....my neice.....

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or this pic with her and her cupcake!

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The total bill for the 5 of us came to $122.43, plus $49.81 OOP ($10.25 for the glowtini, $12.98 for the two tinkerbell punch, and gratuity. We used 5 deluxe dining credits, and charged the rest to the room as well as leaving a bit extra tip in cash.

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Overall once again Ohana's was a favorite, and we were scheduled to eat there again at the end of our trip.

We finished the night off after a great meal with a stop at the gift shop for the girls to get a new "baby" as they call them, as well as an autograph book and pen for the morning. It was a perfect Disney night!

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Still 125 deluxe dining credits to go! Stay tuned for Ohana's breakfast with Lilo and Stitch!

[Linda67]

Love the picture of your niece with the cupcake
That's how I like to eat them but I'm too old to do that in public now :rotfl2:

[SweetMommy]

I absolutely love your reviews and can't wait for more. I'm glad you posed the pics of the chicken nuggets and fries................my son is also very picky and now I know for sure I can take him there! :thumbsup2

[MusicMouse]

I'm joining in! Wow - your pictures are great! I see that your niece likes to eat cupcakes the same way as my DS2. :rotfl2: We have ADR's for 'Ohana in a couple of weeks. It will be our first time there. The food looks wonderful! I hope we get Cathy as a server, too. :goodvibes

[thechesters420]

I'm on board! Great food pics!!! It all looks so yummy.

[msce2]

I'm really glad you had a great meal at 'Ohana's. It was the polar opposite of what we experienced there. Gives me hope that if we gave it another try it might be better. Enjoying your reviews! TY!

[Disneygal4life]

OMG, we ate at Ohana when we went in October of last year. Seeing your pictures and reading your description makes me want to get on a plane and eat there tonight!! That bread pudding is to die for, the best I've ever had anywhere.

[elizabethswan]

love the ohana photos. can't wait to try it in february. thanks for posting!

[GingerJay]

Subscribing! Your descriptions are wonderful :)
We are paying OOP our next trip so the prices in your posts are extremely helpful :)

[PiperGirlInWondrland]

Love the picture of your niece with the cupcake
That's how I like to eat them but I'm too old to do that in public now :rotfl2:

Ha ha!! I wish we could get away with eating like that in public and somehow have it look adorable! :lmao:

I absolutely love your reviews and can't wait for more. I'm glad you posed the pics of the chicken nuggets and fries................my son is also very picky and now I know for sure I can take him there! :thumbsup2

I think it's great that they offer these options as we wouldn't be able to go there otherwise with such a picky little one! They were really good too, I "may" have snuck a fry or two ;)

I'm joining in! Wow - your pictures are great! I see that your niece likes to eat cupcakes the same way as my DS2. :rotfl2: We have ADR's for 'Ohana in a couple of weeks. It will be our first time there. The food looks wonderful! I hope we get Cathy as a server, too. :goodvibes

Ohhhh, have a GREAT time! I really wish we were going again that soon! I hope you get Cathy too!

I'm on board! Great food pics!!! It all looks so yummy.

Welcome! Thanks for joining in! :goodvibes

I'm really glad you had a great meal at 'Ohana's. It was the polar opposite of what we experienced there. Gives me hope that if we gave it another try it might be better. Enjoying your reviews! TY!

Give it another try, so far we have lucked out. I always get nervous with the mixed reviews but so far we have had great meals there!

OMG, we ate at Ohana when we went in October of last year. Seeing your pictures and reading your description makes me want to get on a plane and eat there tonight!! That bread pudding is to die for, the best I've ever had anywhere.

Isn't the bread pudding just the best? YUMMMMY!!! I'm hungry just thinking about it! If I could take a plane there tonight you know I would! We could meet there for the desert! :woohoo:

love the ohana photos. can't wait to try it in february. thanks for posting!

Thanks for coming on board for the reviews, glad you liked the pics! :goodvibes

Subscribing! Your descriptions are wonderful :)
We are paying OOP our next trip so the prices in your posts are extremely helpful :)

Glad those are helpful, I decided this trip rather than write down the prices I would take a pic of our receipts. It worked out great! I think my DH thought I was nuts though, but he knows how I am by now with the pics ;)

[butiflfeet]

I'm loving that you took pictures of your receipts! That's a great idea :thumbsup2

[Pooh&OurHunny]

Joining in and LOVE your food review. Pictures are great too...Can't wait for more.popcorn::
We will try Ohana on our next trip and I think my DS4 will enjoy the games.

[creativeamanda]

We are doing Ohana next trip.

125 Deluxe Credits Remain!?!? Man, ya'll did some eating, lol!

Thanks for the review of Ohana and Kona. We were weighing both of them. I'm glad we're going with Ohana.

[GoofySon'sMom]

Joining in a bit late! Love the reviews so far! :thumbsup2

Definitely want to try Kona for lunch on a future trip!

[SnwflkCts]

Great reviews and great pictures! :thumbsup2 I was excited seeing the 'Ohana review. We will be eating there in February and I can't wait!!!!! My mouth is watering over the thought of GIANT shrimp and the dessert! YUM! :lovestruc

[PiperGirlInWondrland]

I'm loving that you took pictures of your receipts! That's a great idea :thumbsup2

Thank you!!! :goodvibes

Joining in and LOVE your food review. Pictures are great too...Can't wait for more.popcorn::
We will try Ohana on our next trip and I think my DS4 will enjoy the games.

He will love it, they really do a great job of keeping the kids entertained which makes it really nice for the grown ups

We are doing Ohana next trip.

125 Deluxe Credits Remain!?!? Man, ya'll did some eating, lol!

We definitely didn't go hungry :rotfl:

Thanks for the review of Ohana and Kona. We were weighing both of them. I'm glad we're going with Ohana.

I would go with Ohana over Kona any day, but I think I will definitely give Kona another try someday

Joining in a bit late! Love the reviews so far! :thumbsup2

Definitely want to try Kona for lunch on a future trip!

Thanks for joining, everything was reallllly good! :thumbsup2

Great reviews and great pictures! :thumbsup2 I was excited seeing the 'Ohana review. We will be eating there in February and I can't wait!!!!! My mouth is watering over the thought of GIANT shrimp and the dessert! YUM! :lovestruc

I could go for some of those shrimp right now! :love:

[jenmc88]

I am really enjoying your reviews and the pictures are great. We are going back in September and I am trying to get all the new ideas that I can. We were also thinking about doing Kona's for lunch also. Now I can add Ohana's for dinner to my list.

[Giselle22]

Mmmmmm Kona and Ohana both look SO good!

[PiperGirlInWondrland]

Hope you are hungry for some breakfast!

It's normally our tradition to have breakfast at Ohana's on the morning we leave, but since we were staying at the Polynesian this trip we decided to go our first day. It always seems to me that this breakfast is somewhat overlooked due to the not being in a park, but it is fabulous and I'm ok if it doesn't get more popular so I can always get a ressie :rotfl:

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We were seated immediately for our 8:10am ADR. As you can see, Andy put on his familiar "bundle of joy" expression for the first photo of the day. Can't leave the room without it! :lmao:

When you first sit down, they bring you the most amazing juice - I am not a big juice drinker, but this is wonderful. You can also get coffee, water, tea, soft drinks, etc.

They also give you baskets of cinnamin rolls which were really good. They were nice and moist, not dry at all. YUMMM!

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Also to start is some wonderful fresh fruit. We especially love the pineapple and my girls always gobble up the grapes

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Then they bring you skillets of scrambled eggs, potatoes, bacon, sausage and biscuits.

The biscuits are ok, nothing special. The potatoes and bacon are really good. I am not a big fan of breakfast sausage, but Kirsty is from England, and she declared it "proper sausage" and gave it a big thumbs up :thumbsup2

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Next up are the scrambled eggs. I don't know what it is about them, but Andy has dubbed them the best scrambled eggs on earth. Moist without being runny, and really fluffy. We request seconds on the eggs, they are so good

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Best of all the servers bring around fresh mickey waffles! I don't normally eat waffles, but mickey waffles are scrumptious!

Here's a shot of my plate:

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And a happy Zoe.........

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Besides the great food, there are also parades

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and characters

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The big cheese himself is here, and was Lily's intro to characters. She wasn't feeling it but got a lot more comfortable with them as the trip went on

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The first time the bill came out, the server forgot to split it out. We quickly got that fixed. Zach was still deep in dreamland, so we used 4 delux dining credits and had 121 remaining!

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We jumped onto the monorail to the Magic Kingdom.....

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Hope you can come along for the ride!

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[Pooh&OurHunny]

thanks for the yummy update...and loving it. We never tried this character meal b/c my son is not into Lilo and Stictch and asked if he wanted to go and he said maybe another time. But the raisan bread looks really yummy and try it for our December trip (crossing my fingers but I have May trip to look forward to and adding Ohana dinner).
Can't wait to read more for the next yummy food...popcorn::

[bluechic03]

joining in! :surfweb: Looks Delicious so far :thumbsup2

[Linda67]

Your reviews and photos are wonderful :cool1:
looks like you are all having a great time :banana:

[Disney owl]

great reviews & photos

[SweetMommy]

Love, love, loving your reviews! Keep em' coming!!!!!!

[Mich123]

Great review of Ohana breakfast! That's one of our favorites, too...the characters are awesome and the food is delicious. And that juice is the best, you'd think my DD had been living in the desert and was making up for lost time...the CM told her to put her hand on the bottom of the table to stop the leaking pitcher! The cool thing was, the CM kept our pitcher filled the whole time.

[MiNniEDrEameR]

Joining in!!popcorn::Ohana's dinner is one of Dh and my favs!!! Can't wait for more

[elizabethswan]

no more updates???? we want to see what you ate next! popcorn::

[Cookie Princess]

Gotta hear more about how you spent all those remaning dining credits...YUM!!

[Pooh's-Honey-Pot]

Great reviews!! Ohanas dessert is the best!

[elizabethswan]

pipergirl, where are you?? bumping this in the hopes you will update. your reviews are so much fun to read and they are getting me psyched for my upcoming trip with ressies at ohana for breakfast and dinner! your reading audience awaits!

[MadiMouse]

I just love a family that knows how to eat. I'm in!!! ;)

[vinotinto]

Any more updates? popcorn::

[CinRell]

What a great review... want more! I hope everything is ok???

[angelsmith52]

I'm in! Please add more!

[PiperGirlInWondrland]

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't updated, life got crazy! I will get more up this week thanks for joining in I still have tons of pics, etc!!! :banana:

[elizabethswan]

so glad to see you are going to add to your dining review. this was one of the most fun reviews, and your readers want to hear more! thanks for checking in and we will watch for updates.

[martinolichfamily]

Here for more updates! :)

[wilma-bride]

I don't know how I missed this first time around but the title grabbed my attention and I had to read. great start to your reviews, I really hope you get a chance to finish them :)

[Gouden Leeuw]

Your title kills me. I feel the same way for my upcoming trip. I dunno if enough walking will be done to burn off all the food consumed.

Looking forward to getting caught up on the review.

[tiredsigh]

are great reviews of O'Hana. I love the breakfast there and am trying dinner in a few weeks. The pictures are :thumbsup2 Thanks!!

[spiroff.natasha]

We will be there next month and I can't wait to try a glowtini :cool1:

[monorail girl]

Hi! Love your reviews so far:banana: Ohana breakfast on our last day is sort of our tradition. I have to have a picture with the Mouse himself:thumbsup2

[canabrits2]

Just found your review thread today. Love your reviews and pics. Your family is TOOO cute!

[PiperGirlInWondrland]

Thanks for joining in! When we left off we were just heading to the Magic Kingdom for some fun! We hit some rides and then it was off to lunch at the Crystal Palace.

Piper was happy to find her favorite food in the kiddie section....mac and cheese. She added a bunch of big, juicy strawberries and a chocolate chip cookie and was good to go!

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Zoe went for turkey, a roll, a chicken nugget, carrots, grapes, and a chocolate chip cookie.

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Here are a pictures of my 2 plates which were a bunch of items from the salad bar. It was reallllly good and in my mind would balance out what I would be eating later. I "might" be saving a "tiny" bit of room for candy at tonight's MNSSHP. :rolleyes1

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The usual characters came around - Pooh, Eoyere, Tigger, and Piglet.

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The very best part of our lunch at Crystal Palace was our waitress Gwendolyn....she was awesome and we found out (by her nametag) that she was from our hometown! We talked about home with her, it was fun! She was a trip, so I snapped a pic of her and my bil Rob.

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Crystal Palace was great as usual. We really enjoyed our lunch. But don't worry, we aren't done eating for the day :laughing: Up next quick service during MNSSHP.

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Lunch for 2 children and 2 adults was 70.25 and we had 116 deluxe dining plan credits remaining!

[danalee]

We had Gwendolyn a couple years back! She is a riot, we were just talking about her the other day, saying we hope in September we get her again!:goodvibes

[PiperGirlInWondrland]

We had Gwendolyn a couple years back! She is a riot, we were just talking about her the other day, saying we hope in September we get her again!:goodvibes

How cool is that! We are going there again on August 8th, we hope we get her again too!

[mamasha]

I can't figure out why the wings at Kona were not included as long as it was shared by2? We had them on DDP:confused3
Love your report...especially all pics of the kid meals!

[Dani&TJsMom]

Loving your reviews! We have an ADR at Ohana's for breakfast in August. Can't wait to try it! Love all your pictures!

[PiperGirlInWondrland]

I can't figure out why the wings at Kona were not included as long as it was shared by2? We had them on DDP:confused3
Love your report...especially all pics of the kid meals!

Good question! :confused3 Our waitress was really slow and seemed to be totally thrown off by the dxdp, maybe she was new and after 2 hrs I was just happy to get out of there and out to the pool! lol

Glad you like the report! :goodvibes

[PiperGirlInWondrland]

Your title kills me. I feel the same way for my upcoming trip. I dunno if enough walking will be done to burn off all the food consumed.

Looking forward to getting caught up on the review.

LOL! I spend months walking on a treadmill to get ready to go, then consume all the food you see here, go figure! :rotfl: Actually though the walking definitely helps!

are great reviews of O'Hana. I love the breakfast there and am trying dinner in a few weeks. The pictures are :thumbsup2 Thanks!!

Enjoy your upcoming dinner there, I'm jealous! I can't wait until August when we go again!

We will be there next month and I can't wait to try a glowtini :cool1:

Ooooooohh, have one for me! I am sooooo getting that again next time we go, it was so good!

[PiperGirlInWondrland]

Hi! Love your reviews so far:banana: Ohana breakfast on our last day is sort of our tradition. I have to have a picture with the Mouse himself:thumbsup2

Thanks!!! Breakfast on check out day at Ohana's is usually our tradition too, that's so cool! I love Mickey in his hawaiin shirt! :cool1:


Just found your review thread today. Love your reviews and pics. Your family is TOOO cute!

Thanks for joining in and the kind words, welcome! :goodvibes

[wilma-bride]

Great update, so glad you are continuing with this :)

[kayrosek]

subbing can't wait to read more of your reviews!

[jlhill4444]

Love this review. Can't wait for more!

[serene56]

I have a question regarding Ohana.

All those people at that table and you get that bitty bowl of fruit?

what about the breakfast skillets-- how was that sharing?

We have 7 of us and after seeing your photos I am wondering if it will be a war-- will one section of the table be finished eating before the other half is even served?

[goldielocksraj]

Thanks for posting the picture of the receipt, since I've never used a DP before (but will be using DxDDP in December!), it's nice to get a "heads-up".

Besides pretending that it's mine and I'm there already . . .:cloud9:

[PiperGirlInWondrland]

I have a question regarding Ohana.

All those people at that table and you get that bitty bowl of fruit?

what about the breakfast skillets-- how was that sharing?

We have 7 of us and after seeing your photos I am wondering if it will be a war-- will one section of the table be finished eating before the other half is even served?


Actually there were several of each thing at the table.....we can definitely eat and there was tons of food. Plus they bring you more of anything you would like. Don't worry, you will love it! Everyone was definitely served at the same time! :thumbsup2

[PiperGirlInWondrland]

Thanks for posting the picture of the receipt, since I've never used a DP before (but will be using DxDDP in December!), it's nice to get a "heads-up".

Besides pretending that it's mine and I'm there already . . .:cloud9:

lol that's what I do on a daily basis, pretend I'm there already! :love: Glad the receipts help, it was SO much easier than writing the prices down!

[EKW]

I am loving your review! I have one kiddo who is SO finicky...your tip about Ohana's having kids food (chicken nuggets) by request is something I've never heard before! We will definitely give Ohana's a try on our next trip.

This is so much better than trying to look at menus and guess what the actual food will be like!

[disneyfav4ever]

Can't wait to read more!

[kaileighbug]

Can't wait to see more of your dining adventures. We are trying a few new places this time and hoping they turn out good. Definately having Ohana's twice this time. We absolutely loved it.:banana:

[nessalee77]

We will staying at the poly in August and eating dinner at Ohanna too! Can't wait to see if you review anymore of our picks!

[wish_upon_a_star35]

I really enjoyed looking at your pictures! We are doing breakfast at Ohana's on our visit in June and I am really looking forward to trying it out!! I have to remember to take pictures of all of the places we eat. I doubt if we will look so cute though! My son is a VERY messy eater so our pictures we'll probably be crazy!!!

[vinotinto]

Yeah! Another installment! Thanks for all the pics. Taking a pic of the receipts is such a great idea. That way you can remember what everyone had and how much it would cost OOP.