It's Time To Eat Again?!? 10 days of free dining with pics! **COMPLETE!**

[rentayenta]

Great report and I love the food porn!

 

[AnninIowa]

Subscribing!!

 

[Reese]

Another Ontario girl subbing. I have nine days left so I'll enjoy drooling over your meals .

 

[pooch]

love your reports! Now if you could stop everything else you're doing and post more please?

 

[Minniespal]

Brillant, looking forward to reading more.

 

[Matthews4Disney]

love your reports! Now if you could stop everything else you're doing and post more please?

EXACTLY! PLEEEEEEAAAAAASE?????? Laundry, work, cooking - WHATEVER! This is much more important! I really can't wait to read more. We leave in 11 days, and this is getting me so excited! Your reviews are full of great details and pictures. Now we just need more, more, more!

 

[MrsB1228]

Wow! Thanks for all the kind comments everyone! It's nice to know that people are reading and finding it helpful. I know I live on these boards before our trips and it was mainly due to the dining reports that I chose some of the restaurants we tried this year. Hopefully this will help someone else the same way.

Thanks for taking the time to post! The next installment will be up shortly.

 

[Lisa D]

We had ADR's at Nine Dragons on 8/24 which we missed due to a 2-hour downpour that night! We had a great meal at Spoodles instead, but having never eaten at Nine Dragons we are putting it on our "Must do" list for our next trip.

Lisa

 

[MrsB1228]

Day 3 – Sci-Fi Dine-In and Wolfgang Puck Express

This was our MGM morning, so after we had fun riding Rock n’ Roller Coaster, Tower of Terror, etc., we were ready for some lunch. We had an ADR at Sci-Fi for 11:40 AM. We checked in at 11:20 and were seated within 15 minutes. We’d never been to Sci-Fi before but were looking forward to trying it. It’s very impressive when you first walk into the actual restaurant area, you’d swear you stepped outside on a lovely clear night. There are stars twinkling overhead and both my kids got a real kick out of the car tables and the big screen showing clips from every old low-budget horror flick you can imagine (and some you can’t! LOL!!) The lighting is very low, to fit in with the general theme of being in a drive-in at night, and I’m sorry to say our pictures didn’t turn out at all. Cheryl used her camera here and the photos are too dark to see anything at all.

Our server was great and he took the time to explain how the dining plan worked. We were allowed to choose a milkshake (Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry or Oreo) for our beverage but the Pirate’s Punch (Minute Maid light raspberry lemonade served in a souvenir Pirate Cup with a glowing Tinker Bell or Captain Hook clip-on light) was not included on the DP and would be an extra charge.

DH: Frank chose the Crispy Onion Rings as his appetizer which he said weren’t bad, but he found them extremely greasy. He had the Smoked Baby Back Ribs for his entrée. He said they were cooked well, but weren’t very tender and had quite a bit of fat in them. He had a chocolate shake for his beverage which was pretty good but extremely thick. You definitely needed a spoon for it. Dessert was the Hot Fudge Sundae, which was huge!
Rating: 5/10

DS: Neil had exactly the same thing as his Dad, and his impressions of the meal were also the same. He loves onion rings but found these very greasy and he said they were also cold. Not a good combo.
Rating: 5/10

DD: Cheryl had the Crispy Onion Rings as her appetizer. Entrée: Angus Chuck Burger with cheddar cheese and bacon, with French fries on the side. She had a Diet Coke for her drink and chose the Fresh Fruit Salad for her dessert. Cheryl didn’t enjoy the onion rings either, and said hers were also cold. She said her burger was ok, but nothing special. She enjoyed the fruit salad (it was a mixture of cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon, grapes & strawberries.) They surprised her with a loaded Hot Fudge Sundae for her birthday, but she was too stuffed to eat any of it.
Rating: 5/10

Me: I had the Spinach and Artichoke Dip (A blend of mozzarella, swiss, and asiago with spinach, artichokes, and corn tortilla chips) for my appetizer, the Angus Chuck Burger with cheddar cheese and bacon, with onion rings instead of French fries. My drink was a chocolate shake, and I chose the Warm Apple & Pecan Crisp for dessert. I’m sorry to say the only part of this meal I really enjoyed was the dessert, which was very tasty. The dip was ok, nothing special, it probably would be more enjoyable if it were served with crusty bread rather than tortilla chips. My burger was burnt around the edges and was cold when I got it. I didn’t like the onion rings at all, they were cold and much too greasy. They hit your stomach like a lead weight and laid there for the rest of the day. I was sorry I didn’t choose the French fries as Cheryl said they were quite good.
Rating: 4/10 (mostly for the atmosphere)

My whole family agrees that this was our least favourite and most disappointing meal of the trip. We loved the atmosphere and it was a welcome break from the heat of the day (it was 97 degrees and sunny) but the food was not good at all. Our server was terrific, very friendly and helpful, and our service rating reflects that. The rating would have been higher if our food had arrived hot.

Would we go back? Nope. We’re happy we did it once, but once was enough.

Overall Rating: 5/10
Service: B+

Wolfgang Puck Express coming in next post!

 

[mickeyscoloradogirl]

I am enjoying your review....can't wait to hear more!

 

[MrsB1228]

Wolfgang Puck Express

We went back to our resort for an afternoon break and then headed to Downtown Disney around 4:30. We had already decided to try Wolfgang Puck Express and we were so happy we did!

DD: Cheryl had the Knife & Fork Chicken Caesar Salad (Sliced pan-roasted chicken breast, crisp romaine hearts, freshly grated parmesan, served on a toasted garlic and herb flatbread and topped with our signature Caesar dressing) She loved this!! The salad greens were fresh and crispy and the Caesar dressing was out-of-this-world good! The chicken was moist and flavorful but the flatbread was only so-so, Cheryl said it was very bland and there wasn’t much taste to it.
Rating: 8 ½ /10

DS: Neil chose the 4-Cheese Ravioli (Mozzarella, Cheddar, Fontina and Gorgonzola) served with a wedge of garlic bread. He raved about it! He gave me a taste and I had to agree with him … it was awesome!! The garlic bread wasn’t very good however; like Cheryl’s flatbread, it was rather tasteless.
Rating: 9/10

DH: Frank had the warm BBQ Chicken Sandwich (Sliced chicken breast in our sweet and tangy bbq sauce with melted provolone, tomato, and red onions,) which came with a side of homemade Yukon Gold potato chips. Frank loved every bite of this sandwich. He said the flavors all blended well and complemented each other beautifully. The chips were only so-so, but it didn’t really matter because the sandwich was very large and very satisfying.
Rating: 9/10

Me: I had the Rosemary Rotisserie Chicken (Juicy and crispy-skinned half chicken, served with garlic butter and your choice of side.) I had garlic mashed potatoes with it. OMG, this was incredible!! The chicken was juicy and full of flavor and the mashed potatoes were amazing! I ate every bite of this and enjoyed it immensely.
Rating: 9/10

Sorry, we'd already started eating before I remembered to take pics.

Dessert was a chocolate chip cookie.

This was our favourite CS location. The food was consistently good, everything was fresh and prepared when you ordered it instead of being made for the masses and kept under heat lamps. There’s great variety and we all think it’s an amazing value for a CS credit. We ate here three times during our ten day visit. The first two times we were here, the only dessert being offered were chocolate chip cookies, but they were delicious so we didn’t mind at all. On our final visit, they gave us the choice of a cookie, a brownie or crème brulee.

One final thought; because everything is prepared fresh, this takes a little longer than the other counter service locations. This isn’t a large place, so indoor seating in the air conditioning is very limited. We believe it’s well worth it for the quality of the food you get, but if it’s busy, it can be a little chaotic. You place your order, and they give you a card with a number on it to display on your table. You grab your dessert and drink before you sit down and they bring your entrée to your table when it’s ready. The also have wait-staff who will get you drink refills. Soda or lemonade is the only choice when you’re on the DDP.

Overall Rating: 9

Would we return? You betcha!!!!

Up next: Earl of Sandwich, Wolfgang Puck Express (again! ) and Raglan Road

 

[schatterjee]

Love reading your posts! Thanks for taking the time!

 

[Keyana]

Carol,
Thank you so much for taking the time to write such an awesome dining review...Complete with pictures!
K

 

[memomuffin]

Thanks for the great reviews!! I'm getting excited for our upcoming dining extravaganza - your detailed briefings provide good insight as to places that we must-do.

 

[ciera321]

Great start on the reviews and pictures!!! Keep up the good work...

 

[Stefy]

wow thanx for the reviews, can't wait to read the Boma review.

 

[kelleigh1]

Awesome reviews!

I need to make sure we find some time to get to Wolfgang Puck Express. Everything looked so good.

And I'm slightly regretting that we didn't choose Nine Dragons, but we're going with Le Cellier as our Epcot choice this time around. I'll have to remember Nine Dragons for a future visit.

 

[Busymom85]

Great review and pictures. Thanks for posting. I look forward to the rest.

 

[disneyeeyorefan]

That salad looks awesome
Too bad that restaurant isn't on the DDP 2008

 

[disneymomof1]

subscribing, loving all of your reviews and pics. Now we are totally excited that our trip is coming quickly, and your review has helped us decide to try Wolfgang Puck Express. Can't wait for more !!!