TillyMarigold
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 23, 2009
Trip dates September 5-14, 2009 ... completed March 30, 2010.
The Cast ...
Me: Violet, 31, originally from New Jersey, former Epcot attractions CM, now a professional language geek, married for 5 years to ...
Chernabog: DH, also 31, originally from Scotland, currently sort of between jobs (he got laid off in July, was working a temp gig just before we left, but is supposed to go back to that same place on a temp-to-perm basis next week), never been to Disney ... he didn't grow up on Disney like I did, and living in the UK never got the Disney Channel. His favorite Disney movies are Aladdin, Mulan, and Fantasia (could you tell? yes, he chose his own pseudonym, I wanted to call him Wart).
... and together, we live with our two cats, one dog, no kids, in the Land of Enchantment. Our favorite things about Disney and the world in general are noticing the small things, watching street performers, and going out to eat. Oh, and we're total geeks. And nerds. Both. And we have a weird sense of humor. You have been warned.
Also, we tend to eat ... I'd say we practice ethical eating but it sounds so New Age and snobby, doesn't it? The gist of it is that we have fairly clear guidelines for what we'll eat and what we won't eat, and we follow them about 90% of the time. The other 10% we break them and refuse to feel guilty.
Anyway the guidelines are, we eat primarily vegetarian, eat a fair amount of seafood (about once every two or three days, maybe?), but in general will not eat other meats unless they are organic/free range/etc. Our plan going in was that at most meals, one of us would order the vegetarian entrée and one would order the seafood entrée and we'd share, unless the restaurant had meat that met our standards (many restaurants at Disney do have free range chicken, and WPE has organic bacon and beef, which meant my first roast beef sandwich in over a decade...)
Before I should tell you where we ate, I should point out that (1) I've always enjoyed every meal I've had at Disney and (2) I am perversely proud of not booking one single TS meal the same as where I've eaten before! (I've eaten at Crystal Palace, Cinderella's Round Table, Coral Reef, Le Cellier, Biergarten, 50s Prime Time Cafe, Whispering Canyon, Garden Grill back when it had breakfast, and Chef Mickey's before it was a buffet.)
On to the first review! (Columbia Harbour House dinner)
The Index:
Table Service:
Narcoossee's (D) (page 3, post 31)
Kona (D) (page 3, post 43)
Boma (B) (page 4, posts 47 and 57)
Akershus (D) (page 5, post 65)
Mama Melrose's (you call this dinner? I call it lunch ...) (page 6, post 77)
Jiko (D) (page 6, post 89)
Sci-Fi Dine In (L) (page 7, post 95)
Cape May Café (B) (page 8, post 108)
Kouzzina (D) (page 8, post 112)
Counter Service:
Columbia Harbour House I (D) (page 1, post 2)
Wolfgang Puck Express I (B) (page 1, post 11)
Sassagoula Food & Floatworks I (B) (page 3, post 33)
Columbia Harbour House II (L) (page 3, post 40)
Picnic in the Park (L) (page 4, post 50)
Sunshine Seasons (D) (page 4, post 57)
Sassagoula Food & Floatworks II (B) (page 5, post 62)
Liberty Inn (L) (page 5, post 63)
Riverside Mill (B) (page 5, post 67)
Restaurantosaurus (L) (page 6, post 88)
Starring Rolls (B) (page 7, post 92)
Wolfgang Puck Express II (D) (page 7, post 98)
Pizzafari (B) (page 9, post 122)
Sassagoula Food & Floatworks III (L) (page 9, post 122)
Snacks
Magic Kingdom Frontierland Pretzel (page 1, post 11)
Epcot Land Pavilion Cart Frozen Raspberry Lemonade (page 3, post 41 ... yes, it's out of order)
Epcot Italy Pavilion Gelato (page 2, post 26)
Magic Kingdom Mrs. Potts' Cupboard Sundaes (page 3, post 42)
Animal Kingdom Asia Cart Jalapeño Cheese Pretzel (page 4, post 50)
Epcot China Green Tea Plum Bao Bing & Plum Wine (page 5, post 66)
WinterSummerland Mickey Ice Cream Bar and Mickey Ice Cream Sandwich (page 5, post 70)
Studios Sunset Blvd. Pretzel & Anaheim Produce Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream (page 6, post 84)
Animal Kingdom Camp Minnie-Mickey Soft Serve Waffle Cone (page 8, post 111)
Studios Starring Rolls plain bagel and chocolate chip muffin (page 7, post 92)
Magic Kingdom Auntie Gravity's Coke float and root beer float (page 8, post 111)
Epcot China Strawberry Oolong Bao Bing (page 8, post 111)
POFQ Beignets (page 8, post 111)
Animal Kingdom Royal Anandapur Tea Company iced raspberry black tea (page 9, post 122)
POFQ Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich (page 9, post 122)
Chocolate covered coconut patties (bought at POFQ gift shop) (page 9, post 122)
The Cast ...
Me: Violet, 31, originally from New Jersey, former Epcot attractions CM, now a professional language geek, married for 5 years to ...
Chernabog: DH, also 31, originally from Scotland, currently sort of between jobs (he got laid off in July, was working a temp gig just before we left, but is supposed to go back to that same place on a temp-to-perm basis next week), never been to Disney ... he didn't grow up on Disney like I did, and living in the UK never got the Disney Channel. His favorite Disney movies are Aladdin, Mulan, and Fantasia (could you tell? yes, he chose his own pseudonym, I wanted to call him Wart).
... and together, we live with our two cats, one dog, no kids, in the Land of Enchantment. Our favorite things about Disney and the world in general are noticing the small things, watching street performers, and going out to eat. Oh, and we're total geeks. And nerds. Both. And we have a weird sense of humor. You have been warned.
Also, we tend to eat ... I'd say we practice ethical eating but it sounds so New Age and snobby, doesn't it? The gist of it is that we have fairly clear guidelines for what we'll eat and what we won't eat, and we follow them about 90% of the time. The other 10% we break them and refuse to feel guilty.
Anyway the guidelines are, we eat primarily vegetarian, eat a fair amount of seafood (about once every two or three days, maybe?), but in general will not eat other meats unless they are organic/free range/etc. Our plan going in was that at most meals, one of us would order the vegetarian entrée and one would order the seafood entrée and we'd share, unless the restaurant had meat that met our standards (many restaurants at Disney do have free range chicken, and WPE has organic bacon and beef, which meant my first roast beef sandwich in over a decade...)
Before I should tell you where we ate, I should point out that (1) I've always enjoyed every meal I've had at Disney and (2) I am perversely proud of not booking one single TS meal the same as where I've eaten before! (I've eaten at Crystal Palace, Cinderella's Round Table, Coral Reef, Le Cellier, Biergarten, 50s Prime Time Cafe, Whispering Canyon, Garden Grill back when it had breakfast, and Chef Mickey's before it was a buffet.)
On to the first review! (Columbia Harbour House dinner)
The Index:
Table Service:
Narcoossee's (D) (page 3, post 31)
Kona (D) (page 3, post 43)
Boma (B) (page 4, posts 47 and 57)
Akershus (D) (page 5, post 65)
Mama Melrose's (you call this dinner? I call it lunch ...) (page 6, post 77)
Jiko (D) (page 6, post 89)
Sci-Fi Dine In (L) (page 7, post 95)
Cape May Café (B) (page 8, post 108)
Kouzzina (D) (page 8, post 112)
Counter Service:
Columbia Harbour House I (D) (page 1, post 2)
Wolfgang Puck Express I (B) (page 1, post 11)
Sassagoula Food & Floatworks I (B) (page 3, post 33)
Columbia Harbour House II (L) (page 3, post 40)
Picnic in the Park (L) (page 4, post 50)
Sunshine Seasons (D) (page 4, post 57)
Sassagoula Food & Floatworks II (B) (page 5, post 62)
Liberty Inn (L) (page 5, post 63)
Riverside Mill (B) (page 5, post 67)
Restaurantosaurus (L) (page 6, post 88)
Starring Rolls (B) (page 7, post 92)
Wolfgang Puck Express II (D) (page 7, post 98)
Pizzafari (B) (page 9, post 122)
Sassagoula Food & Floatworks III (L) (page 9, post 122)
Snacks
Magic Kingdom Frontierland Pretzel (page 1, post 11)
Epcot Land Pavilion Cart Frozen Raspberry Lemonade (page 3, post 41 ... yes, it's out of order)
Epcot Italy Pavilion Gelato (page 2, post 26)
Magic Kingdom Mrs. Potts' Cupboard Sundaes (page 3, post 42)
Animal Kingdom Asia Cart Jalapeño Cheese Pretzel (page 4, post 50)
Epcot China Green Tea Plum Bao Bing & Plum Wine (page 5, post 66)
WinterSummerland Mickey Ice Cream Bar and Mickey Ice Cream Sandwich (page 5, post 70)
Studios Sunset Blvd. Pretzel & Anaheim Produce Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream (page 6, post 84)
Animal Kingdom Camp Minnie-Mickey Soft Serve Waffle Cone (page 8, post 111)
Studios Starring Rolls plain bagel and chocolate chip muffin (page 7, post 92)
Magic Kingdom Auntie Gravity's Coke float and root beer float (page 8, post 111)
Epcot China Strawberry Oolong Bao Bing (page 8, post 111)
POFQ Beignets (page 8, post 111)
Animal Kingdom Royal Anandapur Tea Company iced raspberry black tea (page 9, post 122)
POFQ Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich (page 9, post 122)
Chocolate covered coconut patties (bought at POFQ gift shop) (page 9, post 122)