Erikarate
married her prince
- Joined
- Jul 23, 2001
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RECAP...
The players:
Me, DH, DD 9, DS 7.
Where we stayed:
4 days at Portofino Bay Concierge(Universal Studios), 9 days at BoardWalk Villas 9 (1 BR unit)
Rating Scale:
10- everything perfect...food, service, atmosphere (very rare)
9- excellent, almost perfect
7-8- very good, overall great experience
5-6- mediocre, might not return
3-4- bad, not returning
1-2- should close this place down!!!
Wednesday, July 14
Day 7 of our trip. DS was dying to go on Mission Space. He was disappointed when we came in Dec. for MVMCP that we didn't get a chance to ride it and made up promise we would this trip. No problem, I too was dying to ride it.
So we arrived at EPCOT for early opening and headed directly to MS. FYI however, if entering via the "international gateway" located near the "EPCOT resorts" (i.e. BoardWalk), they will not let you through the turnstiles until 8am. This was different than previously when they let us walk through the countries and wait for the rope to drop in future world. Needless to say by the time we got to the ride we had a 20 min. wait. BTW is was awesome!
Our journey to Mars helped us work up an appetite and we were in the mood for some eggs...
breakfast, Electric Umbrella
We had been here and thought it was decent for breakfast. I had the egg sandwich on a bagel, DH had the cheese omelette, and the kids had French Toast sticks. Everything was good. It's a nice place to escape the heat...tables are spaced out better than at Peco Bill (see part V).
Overall rating: 7 1/2 - would come back. Fast easy meal.
We ended up staying at EPCOT for 6 HOURS. This is a lot for us. The kids were hungry and although we didn't want to spoil dinner, we decided to get a snack to hold us over...
lunch/snack, Sommerfest
We ended up at Germany's counter service place. DD and DS split a hot pretzel and DH and I split a hot dog with kraut. Everything was good, though I wish the pretzel (I sampled it of course) was hotter. Also, if it didn't give me a headache, I would have had a tall cold beer. It looked good, but I've never been able to drink during the day without regretting it, LOL.
Overall rating: 7 1/2 - might come back...good food, but not enough to go out of my way for.
We rested back at our room, showered and adventure out for the evening. Mid-vacation, we generally do and "adults night" and put the kids in babysitting.
Kids dinner, Neverland Club
Located at the Poly, DH and I think this is the best place for childcare. You enter through Wendy's window into Neverland. There are lots of video games and craft projects and more for the kids to do. They made lots of friends and didn't want to leave even after being there 4 1/2 hours.
We told them to eat/drink whatever they wanted (even coke which is a rare treat at our house). They had from reports the ususal...pizza, mac and cheese, fries etc. from the kiddie food bar they set up for them.
My only complaint was at check-in the CM was rude and told me if I lost my receipt I would not get my kids back. She also made a big deal about making sure I don't lose the beeper or damage it...it wasn't WHAT she said, but the manner in which she said it which was scolding me like a child!
Overall rating: 8 1/2 - Basic food, excellent atmosphere!!!
After dropping the kids at Neverland Club, DH and I drove over to Yacht and Beach for our dinner...
Dinner, Yachtsman Steakhouse
Of all the times we've stayed at BWV, we haven't had the chance to eat here, though we've wanted to. Decor was what you'd expect lots of wood and nautical artifacts everywhere.
Our server was friendly, originally from Hong Kong I believe. He brought us out sourdough bread and butter and roasted garlic...YUM.
We started with 2 caesar salads. They were nice and cold with a creamy dressing and cruncy croutons. Perfect. DH and I decided on the Chateaubriand for two, cooked medium with a side order of broccoli. The portions were enormous and I ate about half. The beef was tender and cooked to perfection, served with bernaise, crushed potatoes and sauteed mushroons and also swiss chard. The mushrooms had a sherry (I think) glaze that was unbelieveable. I could make a meal out of just these and the broccoli.
For dessert DH ordered us the sampler which had mini versions of all their desserts. WOW! My favorite was the key lime pie.
Service was great. The food, perfection. I think we've found ourselves a new favorite place (at least second to Calif. Grill).
Overall rating: 9 1/2 - beat CG's rating this trip...
More to come soon!!!!
The players:
Me, DH, DD 9, DS 7.
Where we stayed:
4 days at Portofino Bay Concierge(Universal Studios), 9 days at BoardWalk Villas 9 (1 BR unit)
Rating Scale:
10- everything perfect...food, service, atmosphere (very rare)
9- excellent, almost perfect
7-8- very good, overall great experience
5-6- mediocre, might not return
3-4- bad, not returning
1-2- should close this place down!!!
Wednesday, July 14
Day 7 of our trip. DS was dying to go on Mission Space. He was disappointed when we came in Dec. for MVMCP that we didn't get a chance to ride it and made up promise we would this trip. No problem, I too was dying to ride it.
So we arrived at EPCOT for early opening and headed directly to MS. FYI however, if entering via the "international gateway" located near the "EPCOT resorts" (i.e. BoardWalk), they will not let you through the turnstiles until 8am. This was different than previously when they let us walk through the countries and wait for the rope to drop in future world. Needless to say by the time we got to the ride we had a 20 min. wait. BTW is was awesome!
Our journey to Mars helped us work up an appetite and we were in the mood for some eggs...
breakfast, Electric Umbrella
We had been here and thought it was decent for breakfast. I had the egg sandwich on a bagel, DH had the cheese omelette, and the kids had French Toast sticks. Everything was good. It's a nice place to escape the heat...tables are spaced out better than at Peco Bill (see part V).
Overall rating: 7 1/2 - would come back. Fast easy meal.
We ended up staying at EPCOT for 6 HOURS. This is a lot for us. The kids were hungry and although we didn't want to spoil dinner, we decided to get a snack to hold us over...
lunch/snack, Sommerfest
We ended up at Germany's counter service place. DD and DS split a hot pretzel and DH and I split a hot dog with kraut. Everything was good, though I wish the pretzel (I sampled it of course) was hotter. Also, if it didn't give me a headache, I would have had a tall cold beer. It looked good, but I've never been able to drink during the day without regretting it, LOL.
Overall rating: 7 1/2 - might come back...good food, but not enough to go out of my way for.
We rested back at our room, showered and adventure out for the evening. Mid-vacation, we generally do and "adults night" and put the kids in babysitting.
Kids dinner, Neverland Club
Located at the Poly, DH and I think this is the best place for childcare. You enter through Wendy's window into Neverland. There are lots of video games and craft projects and more for the kids to do. They made lots of friends and didn't want to leave even after being there 4 1/2 hours.
We told them to eat/drink whatever they wanted (even coke which is a rare treat at our house). They had from reports the ususal...pizza, mac and cheese, fries etc. from the kiddie food bar they set up for them.
My only complaint was at check-in the CM was rude and told me if I lost my receipt I would not get my kids back. She also made a big deal about making sure I don't lose the beeper or damage it...it wasn't WHAT she said, but the manner in which she said it which was scolding me like a child!
Overall rating: 8 1/2 - Basic food, excellent atmosphere!!!
After dropping the kids at Neverland Club, DH and I drove over to Yacht and Beach for our dinner...
Dinner, Yachtsman Steakhouse
Of all the times we've stayed at BWV, we haven't had the chance to eat here, though we've wanted to. Decor was what you'd expect lots of wood and nautical artifacts everywhere.
Our server was friendly, originally from Hong Kong I believe. He brought us out sourdough bread and butter and roasted garlic...YUM.
We started with 2 caesar salads. They were nice and cold with a creamy dressing and cruncy croutons. Perfect. DH and I decided on the Chateaubriand for two, cooked medium with a side order of broccoli. The portions were enormous and I ate about half. The beef was tender and cooked to perfection, served with bernaise, crushed potatoes and sauteed mushroons and also swiss chard. The mushrooms had a sherry (I think) glaze that was unbelieveable. I could make a meal out of just these and the broccoli.
For dessert DH ordered us the sampler which had mini versions of all their desserts. WOW! My favorite was the key lime pie.
Service was great. The food, perfection. I think we've found ourselves a new favorite place (at least second to Calif. Grill).
Overall rating: 9 1/2 - beat CG's rating this trip...
More to come soon!!!!
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