rentayenta
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 28, 2007
Our timing of RSR couldn't have been any more perfect or even planned. We scored!
Chloe grabbed the camera and snapped away:
Is this not magical?
After RSR everyone was hungry. Michael and I had reservations for The Napa Rose but we had to feed the kids. We headed over to the wharf area and they all decided on The Lucky Fortune Cookery. It's my least favorite of the wharf options but they love it.
They all ordered rice bowls with different sauces.
Asian Rice Bowl
Each bowl contains steamed rice and seared Asian vegetables. $10.49
-- Vegetable and rice bowl only - $9.29
Step 1: Choose your favorite
Chicken
Beef
Tofu
Step 2: Choose your sauce
Mandarin Orange
Spicy Korean
Thai Coconut Curry
Teriyaki
Chloe and Joshua got Mandarin Orange beef and Gabby got Teriyaki chicken. The coconut curry is my favorite but nobody was taking the bait. Lol!
While they ordered I grabbed Michael and I each a margarita from Rita's Baja Blenders.
Rita's Grand Margarita - Rita's Margarita with a splash of liqueur $7.75 Tou always have the extra liquor right?
The kids ate and we chatted and I could smell the Pacific Wharf Cafe. Love their clam chowder and bread bowls. I remembered they had the candy cane shaped sourdough loaves so I went to grab one. I was so happy and got the last one. The CM was so cute and could feel my enthusiasm, if not hear it. He said I was so happy that he needed to give me the snowman loaf as well. Free sourdough at Disney? You'd have thought I won the lottery.
Me and my bread:
It was approaching time for our 7:00 pm Napa Rose reservation and knew we wouldn't be back to DCA. I know us well enough to realize we wouldn't rush during dinner or want to come back after a few drinks. We snapped a few more photos and headed out.
We gave the kids some money and headed out. On our way The Little Mermaid had no wait so I invited Michael to take a spin with me inside our very own clam shell. I love that ride. It's just so happy.
In our absence the kids also rode that, Goofy's Sky School, Jumpin' Jellyfish, TSMM, and Soarin' one last time.
Because we snacked on a little of the kids' rice from their bowls, we weren't starving when we arrived at the Napa Rose. We hadn't planned on full meals anyway.
Our server was Saucy. His name was Saucy. He was outstanding.
We were sat without wait and totally underdressed though the hostess assured us that lots of folks come from the park. I wore a hoody to Napa Rose.
Saucy didn't bat an eye at our park attire and proceeded to take our drink orders and explain the menu. I'm guessing he does very well for himself.
Michael ordered a glass of red of which the name escapes me and I ordered a Mai Tai. Saucy brought our drinks and a hellavu good looking bread basket. I knew we had to save room for dessert because they had a seasonal adult hot chocolate with homemade doughnuts.
We ordered more than we could finish but I wanted to try a few things. Sorry no pics of the food but the moment sort of swept me away. Maybe it was the second Mai Tai?
We ordered and split:
Signature Pizzetta "La Quercia" - Smoked American Prosciutto, Red Flame Grapes, Caramelized Onions, & Cambozola Cheese $15.
Select Organically Grown Field Greens & Baby Lettuce - Shaved Marinated Cucumbers, Napa Rose Fresh Herb Vinaigrette. $12
Truffled "Mac & Cheese" Orecchiette Pasta - with Parmigiano-Reggiano. $12
I was hoping the truffled Mac & Cheese was the same as Club 33's and it was however it came in a teeny tiny copper pot not the BIG bowl we shared with Alison and Fran. It was so good and SO rich. I could have bathed in it. It's heaven.
Believe it or not, we took back half the pizza and half the Mac & Cheese. We did order another drink each and a dessert wine to share. Now for the hot chocolate and doughnuts. OMG. If you ever get the chance to order this, do it! It was amazing!
It was the most delicious chocolate and the doughnuts were the perfect compliment.
Our phone started to buzz about 8:30. Our nutty kids were back at the villa and missed us.
We headed back to the GCV with full bellies and a nice little buzz. We'll be back for sure when we're properly dressed and really hungry. I am glad we got to go and loved every minute.
Once back at the villa, we changed into swim suits and headed down to the pool. We just love the hot tub at the GCV. One final shot though of our view. This is edited as you can see some ugly roofline normally.
We chatted in the hot tub about the trip and how much we love Disney. I swear they must pipe pixie dust into the ventilation system.
The pool closes at 10:00.
We weren't quite ready for bed because we're the Sheets and we don't sleep at Disney.
What better way to end the night but to trot on down to the Hearthstone Lounge and pick up where we left off at the Napa Rose. The kids joined us. And why not order more food? It's vacation, right? I got another Mai Tai, Michael brought with him a glass of wine from the room, and the kids all ordered hot chocolate. They had the munchies so we also ordered:
2 of the Poached Shrimp - Poached Tiger Prawns sserved with a Vodka Infused Bloddy Mary inspired Cocktail Sauce and a Celery Stalk. $11.00 for Gabby and Joshua.
Two "Mini" Hamburgers - With Blue Cheese and Coleslaw $11.00 We got this minus the bleu, add cheddar as it was for Chloe. We also ordered a side of fries. And a few bowls of bar mix were consumed. Love their bar mix. I'm sure it's some Costco blend but its delicious.
Love these light fixtures:
And the lounge tree:
And one more pic of our view:
We'd be checking out of the GCV in the morning and into the DLH for our day at Disneyland. I was really happy we decided to stay where we did on the days we did and that we opted out of the EMH/MM.
Next up: the DLH and Disneyland.....
do you have WDW plans for this year? I know your cruise is in October. That's going to be so fun!
Though I'd gladly go into detail if you've got questions. 
I have looked at my photos multiple times daily. 
Sending hugs to our roomie Olga.
