We started flagging slightly after lunch as wed had such a busy morning. We decided to leave mid afternoon as we had a big night planned and we still had 2 full days to use our Express Passes, so it was all good!
As we walked through Citywalk, there was somewhere we had to stop. Since our 2011 trip, weve both become massive Jimmy Buffett fans as a result of our constant drinking at the little bar outside Margaritaville. This has now extended to include Alan Jackson ( <3) and now Zac Brown Band
were just country music obsessed!! Country isnt very big over here (understatement) but were still keeping our fingers crossed that one of those guys will come to the UK and do a gig
Or better still, will do a gig in Orlando when were over there!!
So, we had to visit the Margaritaville shop. It really didnt let us down and there was loads we wanted to buy! I was tempted by a cute vest top that had A woman to blame on which I thought was pretty awesome haha but it was like $30 eeep! We didnt buy anything on this visit but I chose a couple things for when we next went in
And, as we were right by the outside bar we figured it would be rude not to stop for a drink.
Just kidding, wed planned it all along! They have a Happy Hour every day, 3-6 and we timed it perfectly
We sat on a little table outside, under an umbrella. It was so amazingly relaxing with people drinking and laughing and Jimmy Buffet floating out from the speakers. Ahhhh, it was paradise. Benj got a normal marg and I got a raspberry marg as Im not too keen on the norms. They were freshly made and absolutely delicious. Our server was really sweet, we chatted for ages!
It was super relaxing and we enjoyed a nice chat as we sipped our drinks. There were 3 CUTE old men at the table in front of us talking about the parks and I was totally eavesdropping their convo! I have a thing about old people in parks, I absolutely love it. I was soooooo bad in Disney, if we saw an old couple or an old guy on his own who had Mickey memorabilia on, like a watch or something, I just melted with love <3 and to be honest, sometimes welled up. They are just so cute. Love them. I hope we can still go to Disney when were super old!!!
We then headed back to HRH, changed into our swim stuff and headed down to the pool. The pool there is SO COOL, we had to make the most of it!! We stayed there for a couple of hours drinking cocktails and reading magazines (I bought the Food Network magazine which I was SO excited about as I watch FN pretty much 24/7 and I was loving reading all the recipes from my favourite chefs! It was the Thanksgiving issue too so even better!!!
I need to get out more
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We went back to our room, changed, did our hair etc, and headed to Citywalk about 7.15. Dinner that night was to be at Bob Marleys Taste of Freedom which Benj was BEYOND excited about! He loves a bit of Bob! First though, we decided to go for cocktails at Margaritaville.
We sat round by the bar and the atmosphere was really good fun, lots of young people in groups drinking and eating. The volcano was so cool too, we loved it! Our server was a bit rubbish though
Ben ordered a margarita flight, regular, and he bought a frozen one. Ggrrrrrrrr. He really hadnt wanted a frozen one and I very nearly kicked off because it was so ignorant of him to bring the wrong one when Ben had specified regular. He even asked him!! How could you get that wrong!? Ooh it annoyed me. Benj told me not to though so I just sat there silently with steam coming out of my ears. Ha Im just kidding, I was over it. I had my own cocktail!! In my notes it says I had a fruity yum not sure if thats the name of the drink, my own description or something entirely different altogether
So yeah, we enjoyed our drinks here but the server was lame-o and didnt check on us again the entire time
so even if Id wanted to complain I wouldnt have been able to! In fact the service must have been bad because in my notes it says didnt leave 20% tip and a little shocked smiley face haha, jeepers! We aaaalways left 20%, something has to be bad for us not to.
Anyway! Onwards to Bobs! I wasnt THAT excited for the food tbh as it isnt to my personal taste (read: Italian haha) but Benji loves BM and reggae music AND Caribbean food so it was a no brainer. If hes happy, Im happy, anyway
(can I just apologise in advance, all my photos of this night seem to be blurry! Yes I was drinking but thats hardly unusual
not sure what happened but hopefully you get the gist!)
We were greeted by a lovely lady at Bobs gaff and led to an even nicer table, near the bar with a great view of the stage. A 4 seater too, what a treat! The décor was really cool and there were photos of Bob everywhere you looked, Benj was in heaven.
There arent many photos of Bobs online so I will share some (blurry) photos of the interior:
I fancied a wine so got a Pinot, whilst Benj got a beer.
I spent ages deciding what to order as nothing was leaping out at me, but in the end I chose to get two starters instead of a main
I chose Calamari and the cheese fondue. Benj ordered the stuffed peppers, with a side of yucca fries which we felt we needed to try.
The food all came out quickly and I apologise again for the photos but thats all we got folks
Both my dishes were lovely but I cant say I enjoyed them as much as some of the other food we had on this trip, however I did enjoy the wine! The atmosphere was more party anyway so it wasnt like we were having a romantic meal.
Ben absolutely loved his stuffed peppers and cleared his plate! The yucca fries were lovely too, especially with ketchup yum!
I asked Ben for an unabridged biography of Bob Marleys life during dinner and while he was more than happy to oblige, I did feel the need to whip his new retro phone out and scroll through 36 pages of Wikipedia to find out further info, which I then fed back to Ben. So by the end of the night, we both knew a LOT about BMs life.
He chose an 8 Year Appleton State Special Reserve rum (mouthful) as an after dinner tipple and our server was really helpful in talking him through the options and helping him choose. I probably had another wine...
The band came on at 9pm and we were rocking out to all of Bobs hits. Even I knew some of them! I cant stress how fab the atmosphere was, so fun and uplifting! Def recommend this restaurant, both for the food as although it wasnt my taste, it was all lovely AND just for some drinks or something while you watch the band
Very good fun.
Cutie enjoying the music
Ben was just about to order another rum butttttt I had to admit defeat and ask if we could possibly go back because I was a. very tired and b. very drunk. So we left about 11pm and headed back to HRH after a very fun night. It had been a new experience for us but one wed definitely repeat, I know Ben would loooove to go back! Maybe wed just go for drinks next time, after dinner somewhere else. There are so many eateries on Citywalk we havent been to!
The Verdict
Hmm, a tough one. I didnt enjoy the food that much but I think thats purely personal preference so I dont feel like I can really mark it down for that. Benj loved it and the atmosphere was great, so I think Ill give it a blue dress
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Well when you say it like that, it makes sense that we ate on our bed! Haha, it just felt weird 2 nights in a row... Hope you get to try Giordanos, it's the BEST!!! xxxx
The greeter said no problem and we were led to a cute, spacious booth.
We LOVE otters, I think Benj could watch them all day long (he loves it when they hold stuff in their paws lol) so we were keen! I needed the loo so we hopped out to quickly go before the otters
Yum! It was lasagna, fettucine alfredo and chicken parmigiana. It was MASSIVE! It all tasted amazing but it was so huge I didnt even stand a chance of finishing it 
which is SO EXCITING!! It's a very recent development, I'll do a little update in a bit for those who are interested!! Can't wait to start planning after Christmas! Won't be for 2 years or so but still, lots of excitement to come!! 
with maple syrup mayo! Utter filth! I was so excited. Benj opted for the veggie Krusty burger with curly fries 
