Aug 27 - breakfast at the Island Dining Room, a late lunch at Bubba Gump's and Krispy Kreme for an evening snack
After our first night at the Royal Pacific Resort we went down to the Island Dining Room for breakfast. We were seated right away at a very nice table towards the back of the restaurant. They offer a buffet and an a la carte menu. Since we are not really buffet people we chose the a la carte.
Tom ordered some coffee and some orange juice, and both were regular stuff. I had some hot tea, which was actually horrible!! But the food was really nice!!
Tom had the Egg White and Smoked Turkey Wrap - Egg whites, smoked turkey, baby spinach, mushrooms and roma tomatoes. He liked it very much and cleaned his plate.
I had been dreaming about having the Tahitian French Toast A L'Orange - With Caramelized Bananas, Sweet Cinnamon Butter all year long. I had had them the year before and they were just SO good. So I ordered them and they did not disappoint. Soft gooey bread, drenched with caramelized banana and orange cest, how could you resist it.
Beware - the portion is HUGE!!!
After breakfast we went back to the room to get the sunlotion and we were surprised that our room was already made!
We then headed to the Watertaxi and went to the Islands of Adventures. We went counter clockwise and walked on all the rides we wanted to ride. We rode the dragons a few times - you gotta love universal express for hotel guests and it was past midday when we reached Jurassic Park. We were both so thirsty, so we went to Thunder Falls Terrace for a drink. I had my usual diet coke and Tom chose to have a beer.
We finished our round, but did not go on the water rides and by 3.30 we were done with all the rides. We then went out and explored the shops on city walk before we went to Bubba Gump's. There were very few guests so we were seated right away. We LOVE Bubba Gump's and had already been to the one in Miami and Fort Lauderdale on this trip, so this was our third visit within 2 weeks.
Tom had another beer, while I had my favourite drink there. Strawberry speckled lemonade - oh my, heaven in a glass.
We shared the Cajun Shrimp - Sauteed in a hot and spicy Cajun butter sauce. Served with garlic bread for dipping. Very spicy and hot, but delish!!!
Tom had the Bourbon Street Mahi Mahi - Charbroiled Cajun spiced Mahi Mahi with Bourbon Sauce and shrimp served over mashed potatoes. He tried this for the first time, but I guess he is going to have it again next summer if it is still on the menu! I tried it too and it was very good. Moist fish with a nice spicy finish, very good sauce and nice mash.
I again opted to have one of my all time favourites, Dumb Luck Coconut Shrimp, served with Cajun marmalade and fries. Large crispy fried shrimp in a coconut batter. The Cajun marmelade is sweet with a tiny hint of chili!
While we were waiting for our main courses, our waiter came over to quiz us on our knowledge of Forrest Gump. Thankfully Tom watches these movies and remembers details
I am totally useless with it. We were too stuffed for dessert, so we left and since it looked like rain we went back to the resort.
We still had sweets from Goofy's so we had enough to snack on while we relaxed and waited for the rain to stop.
In the evening we went and did some more shopping in Kissimmee and decided to look for the Krispy Kreme doughnut shop I had heard so much about. After about 10 minutes we saw the sign - HOT NOW. We parked right there and went in. We got 4 glazed doughnuts fresh off the baking conveyer and a diet coke to share and sat in the shop to try one of the doughnuts. Boy, they were good. Soft and warm and melt in your mouth. We ate all four of them there on the spot!! Yum, yum!!!
While gobbling down our doughnuts Tom pointed out a "hidden" Mickey in the shop. We were to find out why he was there some time later.
We then went back to our resort, parked the car and went to our room. It was only 9pm but we were so tired.
To be continued ............
Next up - Island Dining Room for breakfast again, a light lunch at the Monster's Cafe, Starbuck's treats and dinner at Red Lobster
WOW, those look so good and I want one now!!! 
Haha!
.....Love your report! California Grill is my favorite place. I wish I had some Valrhona chocolate cake right now. 
We do take a few long weekend trips within Europe, but travelling to the US has become so expensive with airfare that it just calls for a longer stay. I try not to book without a discount though. Last summer I had the two Free Dining deals, free tickets for Universal and the hotels before we got to Orlando were all specials as well. 
Thanks for taking all that time to read! You are really going to like the tempura at Tokyo Dining - it is just wonderful!!
