18 Friends and Family - 5 Days - Lots of Food Porn - And Drinking 'round the world!

[JenLynn]

An awesome week with 18 of my closest friends and family members! We had an awesome time and ate some fantastic food.

Our group ranged in age from 20 months to 61 years. Some of those in our group are very picky eaters. Others (my DH) will eat just about anything!

We were also celebrating that I passed my National Boards for teaching so we ‘ate and drank around the world’ and had the best night ever!

Reviews will definitely include lots of food porn … so I hope you enjoy!

Day 1 (AK and dinners around WDW):
Animal Kingdom – snacks
Flame Tree BBQ - lunch
The Wave – dinner (DH and I) - Post #8 - food porn included!
TRex – dinner (my parents, sister’s family, and my children)
Portobello Yacht Club DTD – dinner (2 families)

Day 2 (DHS and MK):
Starring Rolls – breakfast and snacks
Backlot Express – lunch
Tony’s Town Square – dinner - all 18 of us! We ordered just about everything on the menu! LOL
MVMCP – snacks

Day 3 (Epcot):
Kona Café – breakfast – again, all 18 of us!
FutureWorld – snacks
Sunshine Seasons Terrace – lunch
World Showcase – Eating and DRINKING around the world!!! Very fun night!

Day 4 (DTD and DHS):
Chef Mickey’s – breakfast
Earl of Sandwich – lunch for myself and my friend (shopping and lunch without kids – yay!)
Contempo Café – lunch for DH and kids
DHS – snacks (during Fantasmic)
Pizza – room service from Bay Lake Tower
Top of the World Lounge (Bay Lake Tower) - drinks

Day 5 (Departure Day):
Contempo Café – lunch
Grand Floridian Gingerbread House - snacks

As I get each review written, I'll update this post with the link or post #.

 

[cdrn1]

Can't wait!

 

[jakenjess]

Sounds like a wonderful trip! Looking forward to the reviews!

 

[mom2ee]

this sounds great!

and congrats on the "passing of the boards"

 

[AR81]

Can't wait for the reviews! It looks like you stayed at the Bay lake towers-I bet it was as amazing as everyone says it is...

 

[JenLynn]

Can't wait for the reviews! It looks like you stayed at the Bay lake towers-I bet it was as amazing as everyone says it is...

Yep, stayed at Bay Lake Tower. My kids kept saying "Wow, it even smells new!" LOL Walking to MK was very convenient and all of the stores and restaurants nearby in the Contemp was also very nice.

 

[JenLynn]

this sounds great!
and congrats on the "passing of the boards"

Thanks a bunch! Celebrating in WDW with my friends and family was an awesome end to a long process!

 

[JenLynn]

The Wave:
Well, DH and I had a special dinner planned at Citricos for just the 2 of us while my parents took the kids to TRex in Downtown Disney.

But .... we waited at the Contemporary for almost 30 minutes for a resort monorail ... but no go! Finally, the attendents told us the monorails weren't running (aka: broken down) but we could get a bus to Poly or GF at the lobby. Well, the lobby was a mad house of people trying to get to their desired places. DH and I realized we were never going to get to GF for our Citricos ADRs. We checked with California Grille and The Wave. Both restaurants said there was room for us to eat at the lounge/bar area and we could order from the full menu. The Wave said they also had room in the dining room itself. DH didn't like the looks of the menu at the Cali Grille so we went to eat at The Wave.

Now, I have to say that I was really not excited about this .. I would have preferred Cali Grille and didn't particularly like the looks of the menu at the Wave. But ... we had a seat at the bar and the bartenders were out of this world helpful, nice, and accomodating. DH had a Miller Light while I had the Tropi-Glow Cocktail ... very yummy. The appetizers on the bar menu looked yummy so we were hoping to try a few of them with dinner.

We were seated just 5 minutes after starting our drinks at the bar and were walked to a table for 4 nestled in a back room. It was quiet and dim (no windows ... also no cellphone service for me).

DH noticed the appetizers from the bar were not also on the main menu and asked if we could order them anyway. No problem.

We split the Lump Crab Meat and Black Bean Nachos (from the bar menu). These were served cold and were very yummy! DH and I both said we wished it came with a few more chips so we could scrape up the rest of the toppings!
I highly recommend this appetizer!

I ordered the Linguine but asked for no clams. Again, the staff was very accomodating and they gave me extra shrimp in place of the clams. The linguine was delicious. The shrimp were perfectly done. The chunky tomato broth was fantastic! Again, I'd recommend this! (And would like to go back there and get this again!!!)

DH ordered 2 appetizers as his meal (one off the bar menu, one off the dining room menu). He ordered beef skewers which he said were good, and the lettuce cups filled with chicken and spices, he also enjoyed this.

Finally, we decided to share a dessert. The dessert menu is organized in trios of different tastes. We decided to try the No Sugar Added Temptation. It was amazing!!! There was a small version of three delicious selections: creme brulee, berries with cream, and a mint chocolate mousse. WOW!

So, what started off looking like a crappy, ruined evening, turned in to a wonderful meal and a happy accident ... it is what DH and I call "Disney Magic."

 

[oybolshoi]

One of these days we're going to try the Wave ... some day. I'm glad your evening turned out well.

 

[pinkxray]

can't wait for more!

 

[Linda67]

It's funny how sometimes you just happen to end up in an unplanned restaurant and it turns out to be great

 

[Jerry@dvcstore]

Nice Pictures. Looks Yummy.