No more filet mignons! - 8 days of DxDDP; 4/29 Best/Worst

[let'sgo]

Can't wait!

 

[sctigger]

Sounds yummy.

 

[katiebelle21]

That' quite a list! I'm in!

 

[SunnieRN]

Going in Sept. and eating at many of the same places. Looking forward to this one!!

 

[lakelandcallsme]

i'm in

 

[oldhag]

sign me up too!!!!!!

 

[TigerKat]

Can't wait!!!!

 

[SweetMommy]

I'm in.....waiting patiently

 

[DLo]

Looking forward to your reviews. congrats on your marriage.

 

[diamondpixienc]

Count me in too! Can't wait to see the pics!

 

[luckytobeme88]

Words I never thought I'd say... But, the DxDDP happened and changed that.

Congrat
BTW, I know exactly how you feel

 

[Me&3]

I'm in

 

[MissMichelle]

Can't wait to read! Especially since I'll be leaving next weekend to head down and you have a few of the same places I do on there. Most we have already eaten at--but its nice to see if there are changes or how recent experiences are

 

[Cruz Family]

We are doing DDX in just a couple of weeks...can't wait to hear your thoughts.

 

[orangetiggs]

I'm in

 

[GoofySon'sMom]

Congratulations and I'm in!

 

[2manypets]

You went to a lot of Yummy places. Can't wait to hear how you like them.

 

[cattrix]

WooHoo, I'm in

We leave soon and are doing the DDP also, this year we tried to wise up and only do a TS for lunch and a Signature restaurant for dinner as we were STUFFED last year and felt like we just went from place to place to eat....can't wait to hear what you thought.

It makes me hungry just thinking about it!!

 

[Mocharilla]

Wow, I've got quite a group.

Well, tea review coming right up...

 

[Mocharilla]

Let's start this dining report off with something completely not food... A picture of my hubby in the lounge!

And here's the menu:

They quickly won bonus points with me for two reasons: One, they sat us an hour and a half early (our room wasn't ready, and we figured it was worth a shot). Two, they used sugar cubes!

Yes, I ate one.

We went with the Buckingham Palace tea.

Nic got the Nobo Whole Fruit:

It was SUPER sweet. Much moreso than we expected. And I was dumb and added sugar before tasting. But, it was very good (as long as you don't add sugar).

I got the Princess Breakfast Tea:

Nic really liked it. I thought it was a little weird, but good. It reminded me a little bit of cough syrup, so I didn't totally love it.

First of the food was the sandwiches:

I only wrote one note in my notebook on these. "GOOD!!" with three underlines. There is an onion tart that was a little too weird for me. Not a big fan of sweet onion things. There were five sandwiches. Egg Salad, Chicken Salad, Shrimp Salad, Pear and Gorgonzola, and Cucumber and Watercress. I subbed an extra egg salad instead of shrimp, and Ali subbed an extra chicken salad instead of egg.

Egg Salad - Very good. Not too much mayo/mustard. Loved it.
Chicken Salad - Didn't really have much chicken to it, but tasted really good.
Shrimp Salad - Nic liked it, although I didn't try it.
Pear and Gorgonzola - Really really good. Our server's favorite, and I can see why!
Cucumber and Watercress - Delicious! Very fresh. I like this paring at home, so I loved it there!

Next up was the scone and tart round.

Now, Nic is not a fan of scones at all, but even he loved this. Totally delicious. It was moist and the cream gave it a perfect very light sweetness. Wonderful. The raspberry tart was good, but nothing super special. Nothing like that scone. Mmmm....

Now, normally, they let you each choose two pastries. But, we were on our honeymoon, so they told us to each choose three!

Here's the tiramisu, raspberry swan, and chocolate covered eclair.

The tiramisu was very good, even though I usually don't like coffee flavoring. The raspberry swan was very strange. The raspberry was good, but the pastry was... not quite gross, but just not good. The chocolate eclair was just okay for me, but Nic really liked it.

And here's the fruit mousse, chocolate covered strawberry, and banana cake.

The fruit mousse was strawberry and mango. We thought it was very light and perfect. The chocolate covered strawberry was just that. But, we noticed it was well made. The chocolate actually stayed attached after a bite and didn't all fall off. The banana cake was by far our favorite. So delicious!!

Food - 8/10
We really enjoyed most of the food here. But, there were a few things we didn't love, so, only an 8.

Service - 7/10
Server's Name - Angela
While she was perfectly fine, I don't really feel she went above and beyond. Just kinda normal boring service.

Atmosphere - 9/10
We loved the atmosphere here! It was so nice to look either out at the grounds, or back into the lobby. It was quiet, but not silent. Beautiful.

Overall Experience - 8/10
While we really enjoyed it, and we'll probably go back, there were a few things we didn't like, and it wasn't perfect.


Total Cost of the Food: $41.54