7 days of Deluxe Dining...full reviews with lots of pics!!! UPDATED w/ link to TR!

[momto2inKC]

Great dining report! Thanks so much for sharing your reviews

 

[Melisa1]

Great report and pics!

 

[caa1277]

Excellent report!!!!

Can't wait for your Trip Report.......looking forward to reading about your great trip!


Now with that said............GET TO TYPIN!!!!

 

[whogirl'smom]

I really enjoyed all of your reviews! We are eating at several of the same places in Oct.

If you go back to 1900 Park Fare for breakfast, I think you will appreciate the little back room more. That's where we were seated and the characters actually spent more room back there and even came through twice! It was also away from the cacophony of the main dining room. Of course I want to be in the main room come Oct. so we can see Cinderella dance!

 

[DisneycrazedX6]

Fantastic report and pictures!! I read alot of these reports and yours by far is THE BEST!!! Others will have alot to live up to! Your kids are adorable and their nicknames are great. Enjoy the rest of the summer!!

 

[vcgirl925]

LOVED LOVED LOVED your reviews. Made me so hungry and it made me even more excited for our upcomming trip! We are going to a couple of the restaurants you mentioned so they were very helpful as well. Thanks again and your girls are adorable!

 

[FinallyDisney]

Thanks - I loved reading your reviews. Your girls are just beautiful!

 

[MomtoEmIs&Ow]

Superstar really got into the napkin twirl!

SO CUTE!!!

 

[fenfur]

WOW, Impressive, and amazing, oh and super YUMMY! Can't wait to read your TR and hear how your beautiful daughters enjoyed their trip.

 

[TigerKat]

Thanks for sharing, great job! Can't wait for the TR!!

 

[DarlingDumbo]

wonderful reviews, you had me drooling on the screen

 

[Magic2000]

Brown Derby is a favorite of ours too (although we missed out this trip)! It will definitely be on our list for next summer!

Yachtsman Steakhouse is a definite favorite of ours - great steaks!!! Desserts are WONDERFUL too!!!

Great report - really enjoyed reading and especially seeing the pictures! Made me hungry!

 

[Blondie_K22]

Thanks for such a wonderful report! We're also considering many of the places that you visited for our upcoming trip. Can't wait to see your trip report!!

 

[mrsturtle]

wow! great detailed reviews and pics. thanks for such great info. will help everyone plan their trips!!!

 

[charlielinda]

Your reviews are wonderful. Let us know when you post your trip report!

 

[Paparazzimama]

I enjoyed your reviews tremendously! Can't wait for the TR and hopefully to see more pictures of your beautiful family enjoying their Disney vacation! Thanks for all of the helpful info - you helped affirm some dining decisions that I was a little hesitant about.

 

[Minniespal]

Excellent

 

[Disney_Angel]

Thursday, July 24th ~ Hollywood Brown Derby dinner

I had been hesitant to book this because it was a 2-credit meal, but we wanted to do a sit-down dinner and none of the other places appealed to us. So Brown Derby it was!

I had inquired about doing a Fantasmic package, but the latest ADR I could get was 4:50, which was too early considering we had just eaten at Sci-Fi for lunch. So I skipped that and booked a 6:30 ADR.

We arrived at 6:25 and were seated within 5 minutes. The restaurant was about 3/4 full, so I wonder if they were taking walk ups. We had a lovely server named Lynn. First we ordered drinks. For the kids it was the usual -- white milk, apple juice and Sprite. I don't even need to say what I ordered. DH needed a drink, so he got a Jack Daniels on the rocks.

First, Lynn brought us a basket of warm crusty rolls with butter. They really hit the spot!

Appetizers were first. Superstar is a big fan of carrots and celery with dip, and even though she had a terrible experience at Coral Reef the other night with the awful dressing, she decided to give it a go again.

This time the dressing was thick, creamy and delicious! Superstar ate all the celery and most of the carrots.

Grumpy normally likes carrots and dip, but tonight she was in the mood for Chicken Noodle Soup. Bashful had the same.

There was a lot of onion and celery in this (and not a lot of chicken or noodles, which were macaroni noodles) so Bashful was having nothing to do with it. She attempted to pick out the noodles but that became so frustrating she gave up and just chowed on the bread. Grumpy, OTOH, loved it! Well, she loved the broth, I should say. When she was done she had a bowl full of veggies and noodles with no broth.

Mr. Picky ordered the Cobb Salad.

The menu calls it a Cobb Salad for 2, but they made him a salad for 1 since I was not interested (I hate blue cheese and am not fond of bacon in my salad). He said it was fantastic! Heavy on the blue cheese, which is just the way he likes it.

I chose the Blue Jumbo Lump Crab Cake with Potato Crust, savoy cabbage slaw, dijon mustard and remoulade sauces.

Lynn recommended this and I am so glad she did. It was FABULOUS! The crust was nice and crispy, it was full of crab, and the sauce was delicious. I usually try and eat only half an appetizer to save room for dessert, but I ate the WHOLE DARN THING!

Entrees were up next. Superstar ordered the Grilled Cheese with brown sugar apples.

This was your typical grilled cheese. I liked that it was on wheat bread, and the sugar was a nice touch on the apples. Superstar loved it.

Grumpy had a hankering for some fish, so she chose the Tempura Grouper Strips with steamed broccoli and dipping sauce.

She loved the fish and the dipping sauce. Broccoli is her absolute favorite vegetable, but it has to be cooked until soft. This was a little too crisp for her tastes, so she wouldn't eat it.

Bashful is where the problems came in. Silly mama forgot to check the menus and make SURE there was macaroni and cheese. Well...there wasn't. I could tell things were heading south...Bashful was halfway out of her chair slumped to the ground, lip trembling and I could see her mind working fast, deciding when would be the most opportune time to start screaming. So explained the situation to Lynn, who spoke with the chef. God bless them...they threw together some cooked macaroni noodles with melted American cheese mixed in.

They actually apologized that was the best they could do, meanwhile I am bowing at their feet for making Bashful happy. And you know what...she LOVED it! She ate almost the whole bowl, and it was a BIG bowl. There was definitely some pixie dust in the air that night.

Mr. Picky ordered....drumroll please.....the steak!

I can't remember the kind of steak it was, because it's not on the menu at Allears. But the filet was not an option...this may be a strip? Anyway, it came with potatoes, cremini mushrooms and some kind of sauce. Mr. Picky is deathly allergic to mushrooms, and since the sauce and potatoes had been prepped along with the mushrooms, they gave him a freshly cut potato, and no sauce. But the dish was STILL amazing! They seasoned the potatoes nicely, the steak was so tender and delicious, you really didn't need the sauce. Although I am sure it would have been even more amazing prepared with all the accompaniments.

And I had the Hijiki Crusted Ahi Tuna seared "rare" with sesame long beans, pickled diakon, soy and wasabi sauces.

I had some delicious things throughout my stay, but when I bit into this, I truly felt I had died and gone to heaven! The tuna was cooked perfectly, and the sauce was UNBELIEVABLE!!!! It definitely contained soy and wasabi, 2 of my favorites (as sushi is my absolute favorite food, other than ice cream). I ate every last little morsel of this and sopped up the sauce as well. AMAZING!

Dessert was last! All 3 girls chose the Hidden Treasure.

This is a layer of Oreo crumbles and gummy worms, topped with a scoop of ice cream and a homemade (yes, it was really homemade) Toll House cookie. Definitely a step up from the normal kid's sundae, as you would expect from a 2-credit restaurant. The girls LOVED them!

Mr. Picky opted for the Flourless Chocolate Cake with port wine chocolate sauce, fresh berries, and sweetened creme fraiche.

Helloooooooo. Have I died? Because this tastes like heaven! It was so rich and decadent, but Mr. Picky only allowed me one tiny taste so he could snarf it up himself. Fine! Two can play at that game.

I chose the famous Grapefruit Cake.

Light, creamy, delicious....in a word, SUPERB! I did allow Mr. Picky one tiny bite in return, and he agreed it was just as good as the chocolate cake, just completely different. This is the perfect dish for summer...light, airy and a great end to a heavy meal. Two MASSIVE thumbs up from us!

All in all, we absolutely loved Brown Derby. This was the BEST meal of our trip, bar none! Every single thing we ate, both children and adults, we loved (well, only Bashful would like a bowl full of noodles with melted fake cheese, but I digress). We have absolutely zero complaints about the service or the food. It was simply divine and a wonderful experience!

Up next...Ohana breakfast

Lemondog thanks for the review of the Hollywood Brown Derby

We have TWO ADRs for HBD this September. We wanted to do the Fantasmic package as we loved the show last year. I was really afraid it would rain so I made two ressies. I figured at best we would see Fantasmic two times and have two great meals. At worst we would see Fantasmic once and have two great meals.

I wonder if we saw Fantasmic the first time and were deciding not to see it a second time would we be allowed to give someone out passes? Is that allowed? I do not want to break any rules. But I hate to see them wasted.

 

[biscuitgirl]

Thanks for such a great dining review thread. Your review of CP makes me so excited to eat there in Sept. I can't wait for Ohana and Boma too! You were very quick and thorough! I can't see you pics at work, but I will definitely look them up when I get home!

 

[Cyndibear]

Thanks for a wonderful dining report. Great job on photos and reviews. We too enjoy dining at Disney. It is a big part of our trips and we plan our ADR's very carefully. Nice to hear you enjoyed your dining!!

Cyndi