SweetSerenity
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- Joined
- May 8, 2009
Day Two: Dinner- Columbia Harbour House
The Magic Kingdom stayed open until 1 AM for EMH so we waited until about 7 to head over for a quick service dinner. Columbia Harbour House is hands down one of my favorite counter services on the property. I love the ambiance of the restaurant and even though I've been there when it was so crowded there was hardly a seat in the house, it's never seemed loud to me.
I have always gotten the fish and chicken combination, but after seeing my family get the shrimp during our 2009 trip, I knew I wanted to try it. The shrimp were big and fried to a nice golden brown while the fries were hot and tasted fresh. I'm picky about coleslaw (surprise surprise), but I did try it and it tasted. . . fine? I'm not really the person to trust when it comes to an opinion on coleslaw.
I did enjoy the shrimp, but their fish is delicious. Now if only they had a fish and shrimp combo. . .
For dessert, I had the apple crisp. I am so glad they started warming this. Honestly, I think it improved the taste 100% from when it used to be served cold. It's not extremely sweet and has a nice, mild cinnamon flavor. The pastry doesn't flake all over the place when you cut into it, which is nice because who likes wearing crumbs?
My mom had the shrimp, too, which is what's on the other side of the tray. She doesn't usually give you more of a description than "mmm", "good", "I've had better", or "delicious" but I know she did like it. She also got the chocolate cake, but being as she is a chocoholic she ate every single bite with a smile on her face. So, that's a good sign, right?
I don't have much more to say about the restaurant than I love this place and YES, I will be returning here again and again.
Total Price= $33.05- 1 CS used per person
Later that evening, we decided to use a snack credit. My aunt and uncle had insisted before we left that we get a turkey leg. We knew we'd have to pay out of pocket for it, but we decided to split one. So we went to The Lunching Pad in Tomorrowland.
Once we got there, I saw they have sweet cream cheese pretzels. Oh, boy, do I have an addiction to these! I've never had one from Walt Disney World, but have eaten them frequently at hockey games back home. I was even more excited to learn I could use it as a snack credit. So we got one of those to split as well.
I'd never had a turkey leg before, but I knew instantly it wouldn't be my last. Smoking it seemed to completely change the texture and taste so that it didn't really taste like turkey to me, but I have no idea what it did taste like. Falling into my mom's habit, I'll just say it was "delicious." Really, though, it was huge with tons of meat piled on that leg. It wasn't greasy either, which made it even better to me. I'm glad that we split it because I'm certain I couldn't eat a whole one by myself.
I had high hopes for this little treat, and it didn't disappoint me for one second. Warm and soft with a sweet cream cheese filling, this was so delightful that I almost didn't want to share. I wish I had gotten another one before we left for home, but I didn't. I'd say this was well worth the snack credit!
My mom also bought a soft drink, though she chose to pay out of pocket for it and save the snack credits for more expensive treats.
Prices:
Turkey Leg- $7.79
Soft drink- $2.19
Total Cost for Out of Pocket= $10.63 (including tax)
Cream Cheese Pretzel- $4.29 + tax= $4.57- 1 Snack used
The Magic Kingdom stayed open until 1 AM for EMH so we waited until about 7 to head over for a quick service dinner. Columbia Harbour House is hands down one of my favorite counter services on the property. I love the ambiance of the restaurant and even though I've been there when it was so crowded there was hardly a seat in the house, it's never seemed loud to me.
I have always gotten the fish and chicken combination, but after seeing my family get the shrimp during our 2009 trip, I knew I wanted to try it. The shrimp were big and fried to a nice golden brown while the fries were hot and tasted fresh. I'm picky about coleslaw (surprise surprise), but I did try it and it tasted. . . fine? I'm not really the person to trust when it comes to an opinion on coleslaw.
I did enjoy the shrimp, but their fish is delicious. Now if only they had a fish and shrimp combo. . .
For dessert, I had the apple crisp. I am so glad they started warming this. Honestly, I think it improved the taste 100% from when it used to be served cold. It's not extremely sweet and has a nice, mild cinnamon flavor. The pastry doesn't flake all over the place when you cut into it, which is nice because who likes wearing crumbs?
My mom had the shrimp, too, which is what's on the other side of the tray. She doesn't usually give you more of a description than "mmm", "good", "I've had better", or "delicious" but I know she did like it. She also got the chocolate cake, but being as she is a chocoholic she ate every single bite with a smile on her face. So, that's a good sign, right?
I don't have much more to say about the restaurant than I love this place and YES, I will be returning here again and again.
Total Price= $33.05- 1 CS used per person
Later that evening, we decided to use a snack credit. My aunt and uncle had insisted before we left that we get a turkey leg. We knew we'd have to pay out of pocket for it, but we decided to split one. So we went to The Lunching Pad in Tomorrowland.
Once we got there, I saw they have sweet cream cheese pretzels. Oh, boy, do I have an addiction to these! I've never had one from Walt Disney World, but have eaten them frequently at hockey games back home. I was even more excited to learn I could use it as a snack credit. So we got one of those to split as well.
I'd never had a turkey leg before, but I knew instantly it wouldn't be my last. Smoking it seemed to completely change the texture and taste so that it didn't really taste like turkey to me, but I have no idea what it did taste like. Falling into my mom's habit, I'll just say it was "delicious." Really, though, it was huge with tons of meat piled on that leg. It wasn't greasy either, which made it even better to me. I'm glad that we split it because I'm certain I couldn't eat a whole one by myself.
I had high hopes for this little treat, and it didn't disappoint me for one second. Warm and soft with a sweet cream cheese filling, this was so delightful that I almost didn't want to share. I wish I had gotten another one before we left for home, but I didn't. I'd say this was well worth the snack credit!
My mom also bought a soft drink, though she chose to pay out of pocket for it and save the snack credits for more expensive treats.
Prices:
Turkey Leg- $7.79
Soft drink- $2.19
Total Cost for Out of Pocket= $10.63 (including tax)
Cream Cheese Pretzel- $4.29 + tax= $4.57- 1 Snack used
But I'm glad to hear you enjoyed your appetizer and dessert!
I did ask if it had been discontinued permanently with the response of "for now", but she did say would pass the word along to the chef. Anyway, though I missed my favorite sweet treat, I wasn't too upset by trying the Sticky Toffee Pudding. 
But now that the airfare is booked and those pesky ADRs completed, it's back to finishing what I started!
I asked her if it was dry or rubbery, but she said no. She ate it without complaint and said it was good. 
) and have a sandwich. If anyone out there has had something tasty from one of the counter services as this park that I've missed somewhere, please please enlighten me! 
(I know this response is a little old, but somehow I missed this thread before...)
It looks like a rubber dog chew toy to me, but I was trying to be polite in the beginning! 
