8 days of Dlx Dining means 20 ADRs and lots of food *New 4/21 Tutto Italia

[wdw1972]

Looking forward to the rest - thank you so far!

 

[chocolateMinnie]

enjoyed your reviews so far, looking forward to the rest, that is a lot of food and I am very very envious!!

 

[janloz]

Love your pictures and review of LeCellier and Crystal Palace--two of our favorites. I LOVE that puffed french toast at Crystal Palace and it is the first thing I hit when we get there!

It was sinfully good.

I am in!

Welcome!

Glad I found this, enjoying everything so far!

Thanks!

Looking forward to the rest - thank you so far!

Welcome!

enjoyed your reviews so far, looking forward to the rest, that is a lot of food and I am very very envious!!

Thanks. I hope to have a few more up later today.

 

[txmomto1]

great reviews!

 

[janloz]

Tony's Town Square Sunday 11/30: This ADR was one that I was really concerned about since I had read many bad reviews about TTT. We checked in a little early for our 1:10pm ADR and since it was down pour raining it was very busy in there. We received a pager and sat down to watch Lady & the Tramp that was showing on the TV in the waiting area. There is also a very nice gift shop in the same building and in the back is a Photopass studio. I believe the Bibbity Bobbity Boutique girls can come there and have photos taken. When we were there, Santa was in back and there was no line so DD had her picture taken with him.

We were finally buzzed to go in and were seated in the main dining room in the far back corner on the right. It was quiter there but we could still see the Lady & Tramp statue in the middle of the room. Our CM was Rhonda and she was very nice and gave us good service. She got our drinks quickly and brought out nice warm bread which was quickly gone. Here is what we ordered:

DH: No app. (full of bread ), Chicken Parmigiana , Chocolate Gelato
Me: Tomato and Mozzarella Salad, Tony's Flatbread, Ice Cream Bomb
DS: No App. (same bread thing), Meatball Sub (no cheese, no onions), Ice Cream Bomb
DD: Carrots, Pasta with butter (See a pattern yet??), Ice Cream Sundae

Obviously, the bread was very good since the guys didn't get apps. The Tomato/Mozz Salad was very good, I do not like raw tomatoes but the cheese & onions in balsamic were very good. As a side note, my mom had the soup of the day which was butternut squash which she said was excellent. Our entrees were very large so the guys really didn't mind not having apps. My flatbead had Smoked Chicken, Caramelized Onions, Fontina, Spinach, and Red Pepper Sauce and was very good. Everyone at the table tried a piece and really liked it. DS loved the Meatball sub and was very happy that they actually got the special request correct. He only ate about 1/2 of it since it was so big. The chicken parm was also good, not the best that he ever had but not the worst either. He ate most of it so it hit the spot. Again, buttered pasta is hard to ruin.

When ordering desserts, DD was upset since again the only choices on most kids menus are fruit cup or make your own sundaes and Rhonda brought the dessert menus with all the tempting choices for the adults so I let her order using my credit. So she ate some of the make your own most the candy and a lot of my Ice Cream Bomb which was a scoop of chocolate and vanilla ice cream that was covered with a hard chocolate candy shell. Yummy!! DS also ordered the same and several at the table shared. DH got the chocolate gelato which he said was good.

In the end, we were pleasantly surprised with TTT, both the food and the atmosphere and would probably go back again during MK visit. The total cost would have been $100.84 but we used 4 TS credits and only paid $14.58 OOP for tip.

Rating:

Food: 1/2
Service:
Atmosphere:
Value:

 

[Mocharilla]

Great reviews! But, I'm confused. Is Tony's Town Tavern the same as Tony's Town Square Restaurant? Or are they different restaurants? We've never eaten there, so I was wondering.

 

[29apr00]

Signing on!

I'm so glad you had a good review of Tony's.!! We are going there next year for a special anniversary dinner, Lady and the Tramp is a thing for us. I'm very much looking forward to the dinner so i'm glad to read another good review!

I love CP! The atmosphere, the decor, and the food are so great!!

Yummy on Le Cellier!! Wish they would do a big refurb and make it about 2x bigger!!

Can't wait for the rest!!

 

[janloz]

50's Prime TimeSunday, Nov 30th: I booked it at 7pm when I knew it was late EMH at HS so we could see some stuff in the park before and after dinner. We went to see Osborne Lights which were amazing

and then heading over to 50's PT to check in. We were given a pager and told they were running a little late (have you noticed another pattern for our group. ) and to have a seat in the waiting area which was decorated for Christmas. I did ask for Uncle Tim as a server but we later found out that he was out for a few weeks after having surgery.

Finally after waiting about 20 minutes, we were called in and seated again at a table in the back of the restaurant. With larger party, I guess that is what happens. We had 2 TVs in our area showing all the old TV shows which the kids loved.

Our CM was "Aunt Sue" which is funny since my SIL's name is also Sue. She had a great personality and was very attentive and played along well. My DH was texting with SIL and Aunt Sue wanted to know what was going on and told him to put it away. So he takes a photo and sends to SIL who then takes photo of herself and textes to Aunt Sue to "Back off!" When Aunt Sue almost died laughing. Back to why you are reading my DINING report, the food. We ordered:

DH: Shrimp Cocktail, Chicken Caesar and Coffee Ice Cream
Me: Mowie Wowie with glow cube , Onion Rings, Meatloaf, Brownie Sundae
DS: Chicken Noodle Soup, Meatloaf, Brownie Sundae
DD: Fruit Salad, Chicken Nuggets, Sundae

The green one was mine and it was YUMMY!! Mowie Wowie -- Malibu rum, melon liqueur, peach schnapps, orange and pineapple juices. The other is my mom's and it the Blue "Glow-Tini" inspired by the Year of a Million Dreams - Skyy citrus vodka, peach schnapps, blue curacao, sweet-and-sour, and pineapple juice with a sugared rim $9.75. She said it was really good too. I thought about having another after the day I had but didn't want to be stumbling out of there. It was strong.

DH wasn't very hungry so he got the shrimp cocktail which he said was good and just the chicken caesar which was large enough for dinner and also good. Again, ice cream for dessert. I got the onion rings that come with horseradish sauce, they were very greasy and I only ate a few but the sauce was a little spicy which I like. The meatloaf was good, not too dry, the string beans were nice a crisp, the potatoes ok. DS got the same thing and didnt care for the tomato sauce on top. The Brownie Sundae was good but didn't really care for all the "Stuff" on it including caramel corn. DS liked the soup but didn't finish it but he did eat most of the meatloaf and all of the sundae. DD didn't care for the fruit salad just eating out the cantaloupe, ate most of the nuggets & fires and AGAIN had the make your own sundae.

Now, since we were celebrating DS's bday during this trip they added it to all the ADRs. Some of the CMs made a point of saying "Happy Birthday" while at other places it was never mentioned. Well, at the end of the meal, Aunt Sue called Mark over and made him help her clear the table then brought out a cupcake with a candle in it and asked the whole room (about 6-8 tables to sing Happy Birthday!) Well, he kept giving me the evil eye but I think secretly enjoyed it.

The manager Ric is holding the cupcake (he was pin trading with both kids) and Aunt Sue is in the background.

The total was $126.47 and we used 4 TS credits, OOP cost were $28.43 which was $9.50 for the drink plus $18.28 tip.

The ratings:

Food: 1/2
Service:
Atmosphere:
Value:

50's PT remains one of our favorite places to eat and we will return next time we are at HS but maybe this time for lunch to try that menu.

Up next Akerhaus Princess Breakfast for the girls and WCC for boys......

 

[janloz]

Great reviews! But, I'm confused. Is Tony's Town Tavern the same as Tony's Town Square Restaurant? Or are they different restaurants? We've never eaten there, so I was wondering.

Sorry, you are right, I mixed it with name of Liberty tree. I will fix it. Thanks.

 

[Mocharilla]

Sorry, you are right, I mixed it with name of Liberty tree. I will fix it. Thanks.

Oh! I was just really confused, since we've never eaten there. I'm just dumb.

Love the 50's review We did it for lunch and really enjoyed it. We'll be back again for lunch next summer!

I'm really looking forward to Akerhaus(?) since we may switch our CMC to it if it looks good. We're just leery of the food, so I'm interested to hear what you guys thought.

 

[goodmorningirl]

yay! great jobs reviewing!

 

[onelilspark]

We do 50s PT for lunch a lot, especially since we're not overly fond of the choices for CS in HS. The menu isn't too different from that at dinner, but they have some nice lunch choices.

 

[janloz]

yay! great jobs reviewing!

Thanks

We do 50s PT for lunch a lot, especially since we're not overly fond of the choices for CS in HS. The menu isn't too different from that at dinner, but they have some nice lunch choices.

I noticed that too but 50s PT is one of our favorites so we will try lunch since for us HS is not a full day park. We tried the Commissary on this trip and it was horrible, more on that soon.

 

[Nohal]

Great reviews. Your pictures are fabulous! Waiting for more.

 

[disneyjunkie]

 

[janloz]

Great reviews. Your pictures are fabulous! Waiting for more.

I have a lot more pics in my TR, the link is in my signature.

 

[natalielongstaff]

fab reviews, thanks

 

[Ciciwoowoo]

I'm enjoying your review! I should know better than to read food reviews late at night though. I keep raiding the Christmas Cookies!

 

[wilma-bride]

Great reviews so far - got to agree about the puffed french toast at CP, it's outstandingly good

 

[lucky978]

Loving your reviews, too. We are going in April and there are alot of restaurants on your list that are on my list! Looking forward to reading more!!! Going to check out your trip report now...