The tacos look good! Can't wait to read your report!
Hi there!
The tacos were definitely yummy. Pricey, but tasty. More updates coming up this weekend hopefully!
Ouch! That $20 no show charge sucks! Glad you got it sorted, albeit that it took time.
La Hacienda is probably one of the restaurants we'll never eat at (for the two reasons you mentioned - no TIW, limited choices). I have to admit, though, that your shrimp tacos do look delicious. But over $100 for 2 entrees and a couple of alcoholic drinks - yowzer!
Yeah that $20 fee is no bueno. It happened to us once before a few years ago, but it was my fault for not canceling in enough time, so I took it on the chin, but this time I was not paying. I specifically asked the girl and she said no charge. Very frustrating.
Rob was very disappointed by the choices there and for me I don't know what I would want for an entree outside of the shrimp tacos. The appetizers looked appealing though. I only recently realized that they don't accept TiW there, so we almost just cancled the ressie outright, but since there was the blackout date that day we just stuck to it. Disney needs more Mexican food options. We almost went off sight one night just because I was craving tacos so badly.
I really don't blame you on the Mcdonalds thing. DH and I swore off it when dd was born and we realized that the smell of poopy diapers and the smell of Mcdonalds food are one and the same. (Your welcome for that visual!
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That's okay. Their food is so nasty I pretty much associate it with poopy diapers anyway.
I just squealed with excitement to see you had started the report..yayy!
Your drive down seemed like insanely good timing...if I didn't have two little ones I would prob bypass flying and just haul it down there like you guys do. Kudos to you for driving through the night and heading straight into a park! That's totally awesome!
Onto the good stuff...McDonalds breakie=ehhhh only in dire emergencies lol
The Mango Blueberry Margarita looks delish...I think they serve one at the pool bar at Coronado Springs and I am dying to try one in the fall!!! The shrimp tacos look sooo yummy....I think they are similar or the same as the ones served on the 3 course dinner special at San Angel Inn (which I have an ADR for so I will have to try them). The rice and beans also look really good...I am such a sucker for good refried beans, I literally could make an entire meal out of those alone!
That stinks about the mishap with the charge and you losing almost an hour of valuable Disney time.
I would be quite upset as well! Also, the Hacienda bill is quite expensive for what you got but its Disney after all lol. I am so relieved to be getting the Free Dining promo for the fall, I have never been lucky to get it yet so it takes some of the spending guilt away (more money for Disney Dooney's and Vera's
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Your report is off to a great start!!! I usually don't comment this much or in depth but since you are a friend in real life...I prob will be an active commenter!
Can't wait to read more!!!
We always say that we are going to nap before we go into the park, but that never happens. It's like that old Disney World commercial where the little kid says, "I'm too excited to sleep!" I can't imagine making the drive with kids though. It's mentally grueling enough as it is. We took my little brother with us one time and he literally slept THE ENTIRE DRIVE. He woke up as we were pulling off I4. So sometimes it works out with kids too I guess.
The margarita was awesome! Highly recommend! I really like San Angel Inn. In fact, I kept pushing to eat there this trip, but Rob wasn't interested. Hopefully you get to try a shrimp taco there too.
I was able to stay calm about the $20 charge, but Rob was heated. We work in a call center and I think he was taking that long hold time very personally since people gripe at us for being on hold for more than 30 seconds. Disney needs to hire more people to man those phones because 30+ minutes on hold is ridiculous.
I'll tell you, I never really thought about prices as much until these past couple of trips. The prices for food are so outrageous sometimes. There are times I can deal with it and times I just can't. Free dining is such a great offer. We utilized it a few times, but then we've been using DVC more and more over the past 5 years, so unfortunately we can't take advantage of that too.
I'm glad you're commenting! Always great to chat with friends on here!
I am enjoying reading your dining review...but my jaw dropped when I read that you left South Jersey at 1:30am and got to WDW at 3:30 pm the next day AND you stopped for breakfast! So you got to Disney in 13 hours. That is insane. I live in NJ and I thought it was a 17 hour drive. Where exactly in Jersey do you live? Could you PM me the route that you take!!!
I'm not the OP but we drive from south jersey. About 10 minutes from Philly. It takes us 14 1/2 hours with stops and two kids. We leave around 4 am and stop for breakfast, lunch and bathroom breaks. I bet if we didn't have kids it'd be quicker. We take 95 straight through.
Exactly what mi vida loca said. 95 all the way! I am right by Delaware Memorial Bridge, so once I'm over the bridge I just hop on 95 and take it straight to sunny Florida. It's 95 most of the way until you reach I4 which you're only on for 60-70 miles I believe.
Our stops are usually pretty fast. Only twice have we ever stopped at a restaurant as opposed to fast food stops. When Rob drives we get there fast too because he drives like a maniac.
When I do some of the driving it takes a little longer.
And now I want some shrimp tacos....
Great report so far, bring on MORE!!!
I could go for some too! I did have tacos today actually, but not with yummy shrimp.
I tasted the shrimp tacos during F&W last year, and while they were good, they really didn't stand out as a must-have for me. It seemed kind of bland to me, but maybe if I ordered it at the restaurant, I'd have been able to throw some salsa on there for that spiciness I wanted.
The decor looks so nice, and you can't beat those views, but for some reason, it always gets cancelled and replaced with another WS restaurant.
Those short ribs do look good, though! I've started ordering short ribs out a lot more and they're becoming one of my favorites!
Can't wait to follow along with you!
What's funny is that they didn't stand out much for me either at F&W, but I liked them enough to have them here and I enjoyed them more. Maybe it was because I got to sit and relax with them and had all the sides to enhance it as well.
It was always the same case for me too. Always pushed aside for something else. It would be nice to eat here during Illuminations. That was the original plan with the 8pm ressie, but our hunger won out over fireworks.
I also find that I really enjoy short ribs now. I have had some great ones in WDW.
I was so thrilled to finally get my paws on one this trip after searching endlessly for one back in October. Thank you Mouse Gears! Got my Disney Visa discount here too which made it even better.
