Dinner at Artist Point - Part III (The Finale)
Okay, so first of all I am happy to tell you that for the very first time on this trip there was no sharing involved during the dessert course of our meal. Yep, we actually each ordered our own dessert this time.
Now for the bad news. I forgot to take a picture of the dessert menu.
But I am fairly certain that it looked like this:
Artist Point Cobbler - Seasonal Berries and House-made Black Raspberry Ice Cream 11.00
Warm Chocolate Cake - Warm Valrhona Chocolate with Grand Marnier Chantilly and Berry Seltzer 11.00
“Strawberry Mural” Strawberry Cheesecake - with House-made Sorbet, and Valrhona Chocolate Almond Semifreddo 11.00
Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée - with Chocolate-Hazelnut Biscotti 10.00
Local Orange Blossom Lace Cannoli - with Mountain Berry Mousse, White Chocolate Anglaise, Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam, and Micro Basil 10.00
Let's start now with our lowest rated dessert, shall we?
Warm Chocolate Cake - Warm Valrhona Chocolate with Grand Marnier Chantilly and Berry Seltzer
This was ordered by DD2. I think her low score was the result of it being compared to the similar dessert which we shared at bluezoo. Unfortunately this dessert fell quite short in the comparison, as she gave the bluezoo lava cake her highest rating, a magical "Tinkerbell".
As for me, I realized that I had not yet had one of my favorite desserts on this trip, Creme Brulee. You may recall that I had planned to try the PB & J creme brulee at Flying Fish, but sadly that was not meant to be.
So therefore I ordered this...
Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée with Chocolate-Hazelnut Biscotti
Now to be perfectly honest, I thought this was "Good" but in comparison to others that I have had, it seemed pretty average. However, in the interest of full disclosure,
Belle5 stated in her review that this was the favorite of the several desserts her group of 9 ordered at Artist Point.
So if you are a fan of creme brulee, I guess my advice to you would be to give this one a try and decide for yourself if it's a good, but average "Wendy" or a magical "Tinkerbell".
And that just leaves our highest rated dessert, which was ordered by DD1...
Artist Point Cobbler . . . Seasonal Berries and House-made Black Raspberry Ice Cream
(I think maybe she substituted the Raspberry for Vanilla Ice Cream)
Not only did she really enjoy eating this dessert, but the fact that it was served with her favorite Disney character, Tinkerbell, attached to it (in honor of her graduation) pushed her rating of it from a "Peter Pan" up to a "Tinkerbell".
And so our overall rating of this meal was sadly only a: Good
Now of course, my rating of our meal at Artist Point was a solid "Very Good" and I most definitely wish to return for dinner.
Although I'm sure that my DH and DD2 are in no hurry to return, I still have a little hope that DD1 would accompany me to Artist Point. She really enjoyed both "my" mushroom soup and her cobbler, so if she could just find an entree to her liking then she might like Artist Point as much as I do. But even if I am unable to convince her to give Artist Point another try, I might consider returning for a solo dinner while the rest of my family can dine at the other Wilderness Lodge restaurant.
Then, while my beverages are served in goblets, theirs might be served in giant glass jars.
While I will have no need to ask for ketchup, their request might be met this way.
A Creative Use for those extra bottles of ketchup
(As you can see, DS was quite impressed.
)
And while my napkin will remain in my lap, theirs might just end up on their heads.
Now don't get me wrong, I have had some very fun meals at Whispering Canyon.
But that was the past, now my heart belongs to Artist Point.
I might though consider joining my family at Whispering Canyon for dessert, if they still serve this...
NEXT UP: Lunch #1 at Tutto Gusto