Morimoto Asia
I'm going to start out with being frank here. This isn't going to be a nice review. I purposely didn't write it last night when I got to the room so at least my tone would be less ragetastic.
Let's Begin!
The drive to Walt Disney World took way longer than it should have. We left the house by 3:20PM and we didn't arrive at Animal Kingdom Lodge until 7:15PM. Normally, our drive takes between 2.75 and 3 hours but the traffic between Sarasota and Tampa made me want to road rage hardcore while I was driving. We checked in at Kidani Village and headed to our room. We got settled. A 1 Bedroom for 2 People is SOOO MUCH room! We would never book our points on this but having been a free upgrade, we're going to enjoy it!
We hopped on the bus to Disney Springs and arrived there by 8:20PM. We did a quick look at the art store but quickly decided against spending $5000 on a Stitch painting as I'm not insane despite how cute and perfect it was for our bedroom. My limit to Disney Art purchases in the past has been like $395.
We walked to Morimoto Asia and checked in about 30 minutes early to our reservation. We had to wait a bit to be seated but we were at our table right before 9PM.
Our server was not really quick to greet us but once he did finally visit the table, we placed our orders. I got a cocktail, appetizer and entree. My husband just did an appetizer and entree (more so really 2 side dishes)
My drink was dropped off after 10 minutes and right after that my husband's appetizer was given to him.
Hibiscus Sazerac - Templeton Rye, Hibiscus, Absinthe served with Lemon Peel
The presentation of my drink could have been a little better but it was exactly what I needed after that horrible drive up! Nice and strong!
Edamame - Sea Salt
My husband enjoyed his edamame. He was able to eat all of those and have them cleared from the table and us wait an additional 5 minutes until my appetizer was actually served.
Rock Shrimp Tempura - Signature Tempura Rock Shrimp, Spicy Gochujang Aioli
I really enjoyed my rock shrimp tempura. They were super crisp and it was spicy without being too spicy! This was cleared from the table and we proceeded to wait.
And wait
And wait
30 Minutes Later, my entree was brought to the table without my husband's.
Morimoto Peking Duck - Carved House-Roasted Whole Duck, Served w/ Steamed Flour Pancakes, Apricot Sweet Chili and Hoisin Miso
My husband told me to go ahead and eat before it was cold, his had to be out soon, right?
My Peking Duck was perfect! The stick was perfectly crispy. The meat cooked well and the thin fat layer having the wonderful ummphh that I love on a well prepared duck. The hoisin miso sauce was great on the pancakes to make like a duck taco with the cucumber and duck. I had about 3 of those before I decided to just eat the meat. Once I was 50% done with the plate, I was too full to continue.
If you notice in that conversation, I still hadn't said anything about my husband getting his food served. That is because it hadn't. In fact, I had stopped eating from being full and waited a few minutes until the server finally visited our table to 1) check on my meal and 2) ask if everything was ok. My husband stated "Well, I never got my food. Cancel it. We need a box and the check" The server was like well let me if the food is there. My husband responded "I've been waiting almost an hour since my appetizer for Fried Rice and Wok Vegetables. I'm done. Cancel my order" This seemed to frazzle the server.
It took him about 10 minutes to even bring me the box for my duck and when he did that he still didn't have the check. When I was boxing my duck up, my husband's food finally showed up which he sent away as he said its been cancelled like 15 minutes ago. The food runner was really confused and walked away.
The server arrived with our bill having removed my husband's dishes and I handed the credit card. My husband went to the restroom.
The manager did arrive then and was like, Can I get you Dessert? I tried to explain, we were tired of waiting and just wanted back to our hotel. We did not want dessert, especially seeing how bad the timing and service was all evening. No discount was offered or anything else.
We finally get our check and credit card back and left.