Alright,
So this next restaurant was my pick and not everyone was thrilled as they thought it would be "weird" food.
When we arrived we got our pictures taken with Belle (which are included in the meal unlike at 1900 Park Fare and Chef Mickeys). Both the picture of Amber and Jett, as well as a 2nd with our whole family were brought to our family in lovely frames during out meal!
Akershus is unique in the fact that it has an appetizer buffet in addition to their menu. I did forget to take pictures of our plate but some of the items that were included were; soft breads, green salads, pasta salads, beet salad, about 3 types of meat, about 3 types of cheese (more unique types as well not a block of marble), cold fish (I believe there was salmon, shimp, pickled herring), marinated asperagus and a fruit assortment.
My mum, dad and I all had a great assortment, Jett made himself some little sandwiches and Amber ate a bun (this started the fun, note the sarcasm).
For our dinner my dad ordered the Seared Herb-Dusted Beef Tips. He didnt really like them, although he did finish most of his plate. He said the flavour was unusual and he didnt enjoy the beans (claimed they were a bit undercooked, I tried one however and they tasted fine to me).
My mum ordered the Grilled Pork Tenderloin. She said the pork was well seasoned and moist. The sauce also added a nice tang. The potato was yummy and the green beans (which she is usually not a fan of) were perfectly cooked with just a little bit of crunch in them. See to each is own
The one thing she wasnt too sure about were the two small "aliens" in the corner. They were likely olives? (if anyone knows for sure please do tell) but they were this strange blue tinge and looked very unappealing.
I had the Chefs Catch of the Day (which was cod, if I remember correctly). It was perfectly cooked, had great flavours and the vegetables and tomato with it were really great as well. The only thing that I was not fond of was the capers on top. I am not a fan of capers so put them on the side of my plate.
Jett ordered the Kids Cheese Pizza. He ate almost all of it (even after the sandwiches) so that is generally a sign it tasted good!
Now onto the person who made dinner... interesting. Akershus does not have chicken nuggets, fingers or any form of breaded chicken so Amber was not too pleased. She ended up ordering the Grilled Chicken, by itself and the picture below shows clearly how she felt about it.
Yes, that is a steak knife stabbing the chicken. I think she really wanted to try but anyone with someone in their house beyond picky knows that is not always possible. At that point (with all the pricesses circling and the waitress asking if anything was wrong with the chicken) she started to tear up (she said she was embarrased). Our first Princess to visit was Snow White and bless her! She sensed that something was wrong with Amber and started trying to cheer her up. When that didnt work Snow White took Amber by the hand and brought her over to the cold buffet where she gave her a little pep talk - saying even if she didnt like all the food (Snow White is apparently not a fan of Ariel`s food choices) she should still enjoy herself and that way she would have more room for dessert.
We didnt hear this conversation but Amber filled us in and Snow White made her feel SO much better. You, Snow White are the best. She even came back later in our meal to ask if Amber was enjoying herself. Many people may have just thought ``what a brat`` and move on but Snow really seemed to get her and went out of her way to ensure we all enjoyed our time at Akershus.
Below is a picture we snapped of the pep talk between Amber and Snow White. My mum was of course tearing up at this point so photocredits to me lol.
Finally, onto dessert and the best part of the meal!
Dessert included a chocolate mouse, rice cream and a puff pasty with marscarpone cheese and berries. Dessert was Heavenly.
My favourite was the rice cream, my mum the puff pastry and everyone else the chocolate mouse (which was SO rich). They brought out 2 plates and we finished about three quarters of it!
Whew! All done Akershus. Up next..... Animal Kingdom and Restaurant-saurus!