A Foodies Foray into Fantastic Finds 4/26-5/6 COMPLETE!
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Ok I managed to lose the company early so I am going to get the first reviews in tonight. 
For once we managed to score a wonderfully timed flight out of Montreal. Normally to catch a flight we end up hauling our sorry butts out of bed at the inhumane hour of 4:00 am, dress, brush our teeth, and then dress sleeping children who we then have to carry out to the car. They are still a bit too young to get the excitement of the day and are more interested in curling up into the fetal position while you try to get their pants on!
This time however, our flight took off at 9:30 am and landed in Orlando at 12:30. Yes thats right folks, a direct flight! Needless to say by the time we made our way via the occasionally speedy Magical Express to the beautiful Polynesian resort, we were hungry! We really didnt want to eat too much though since we had much anticipated adrs at Kona Café later on. So we decided to get one adult meal and one child meal and split them. This was our fist time at the Polynesian and so it took us a few tries to find captain Cooks but once we arrived, DH took the girls to find a free table while I tried to figure out the complex touch screen system. Ok look at all the thumb nails so lets try Noodle Stir Fry! And for the kids, you cant go wrong with chicken nuggets. After that it all got very confusing. To make a long story short, after holding up the line a couple of times, I finally got the dining plan all straight and headed to the table with grub!
The Noodle Stir Fry was fantastic! I have actually been trying to nab the recipe ever since I got home so if anyone out there has it, please feel free to forward it on! It has amazing flavor and tender chicken pieces, semi-crunchy vegetables and soft udon noodles. DH and I fought over the last bites.
The chicken nuggets went over well. The girls ate them all along with grapes and Jell-O but they were more interested in our noodles. Both girls are fairly adventurous eaters. The have little choice since at my house you are rarely served the same meal twice in at least a month! They really did like our dessert however. it was a chocolate muffin with loads of icing, a chocolate micky and sprinkles.
We headed out to Magic Kingdom for a quick trip and the returned for a 6:05 adr at the Kona Café. I have to say we were a tiny bit late for this adr. We knew we would be but tried to squeeze in that one last ride. We had no trouble getting a table however and we were quickly led to a table for 4. The girls were given some crayons and stuff to color with.
The new dining plan doesnt include appetizers but honestly I think that is my favorite part of the meal. Sometimes I would rather just have the appetizer and a dessert along with maybe a nice wine or cocktail and forget the whole entrée! So when we did order and appetizer, it was usually something I wanted but DH agreed to share. Today we ordered the pot stickers; Wok seared duck dumplings with creamy ginger soy sauce
These were wonderful. I have not had a lot of duck before and what I did have I wasnt that fond of but here the pot stickers were little bundles of flavor and the sauce accompanies it very well. There were a lot more on the plate but I remember a little late to take the picture. We were quite hungry!
About the time we were done the appetizer, the waitress appeared with a giant roll and some macadamia nut butter. I had forgotten about this and apparently our waitress almost did herself! Thank goodness she didnt though as this was a little slice of heaven. In my experience mixing butter with sugar and nuts is usually a prelude to licking the spoon. Well I am here to tell you that if you go heavy on the butter and spread the whole thing on a warm soft bread roll, the result is almost better than batter!
For an entrée I ordered the Tuna Oscar - Served with fried green tomatoes, tempura-fried jumbo lump crab, and wasabi hollandaise. I have read a lot about this and since I love sushi and wasabi I figured this was a good choice. I have to say it was just ok. I think this may have just been because it wasnt what I expected. I loved tempura fried jumbo crab and I loved the sauce, but there was so much tuna there was no way I was going to finish it all. The tuna was too warm to suit me I think.
DH headed straight for the Beef Teriyaki. Did I mention he likes steaks? This turned out to be his favorite steak of the week. He has yet to stop talking about it. It was cooked just to his liking, charred a bit on the outside and slightly pink on the inside. The sauce was absolutely amazing with grilled pineapple. He ordered this again later in the week when we returned for an impromptu encore.
The kids menu I find very unadventurous. DH5 had the chicken noodle soup, and the mac and cheese. She polished off the soup, but barely touched the mac and cheese. I have no idea what that says about the mac and cheese but the way I see it, she loved the soup and what 5 year old eats more than an entire bowl of soup for a meal?
DD 3 ordered grilled chicken, pasta with sauce and melted cheese and veggies. She didnt eat a whole lot of it, but she ate a ton of bread beforehand. This girl is a sucker for a warm baguette so this was like candy for her. She is a pretty tiny little thing so after the bread, the rest of her meal held little appeal.
For Dessert we decided to skip the kids desserts and order a Kona Kone for us all to share and we got the Chocolate Macadamia Nut Tart to take back to the hotel room. The girls loved the Kone. They adore cotton candy and the generic smarties went over well too. I appreciated the flat bottomed cone which was glued to the plate with chocolate. It made me think of the taco shell commercials where they guys keep trying to find a way to keep the taco shell standing up but I digress Even together the four of us could not finish the cone so we finally gave up and headed for our room.
Later on when the girls were asleep and DH and I were sitting out on our little patio I caved in and dove into the macadamia nut torte. I never did take a picture of it more's the pity. I ended up eating the whole thing! It is the sweetest dessert I may have ever had. It is like caramel pie with macadamia nuts and chocolate on top. Delish!
So to wrap up the day, we loved the food at Captain Cooks even if the computerized system left me more than a little confused as to the procedure. So far it is the best counter service food we have ever encountered at a resort.
Kona Café was probably on of our favorite restaurants now and we will definitely be returning on our next trip no matter how many new places there are to explore!
Up next: Fanning the Flames and Is it a Yak or a Yeti?
For once we managed to score a wonderfully timed flight out of Montreal. Normally to catch a flight we end up hauling our sorry butts out of bed at the inhumane hour of 4:00 am, dress, brush our teeth, and then dress sleeping children who we then have to carry out to the car. They are still a bit too young to get the excitement of the day and are more interested in curling up into the fetal position while you try to get their pants on!
This time however, our flight took off at 9:30 am and landed in Orlando at 12:30. Yes thats right folks, a direct flight! Needless to say by the time we made our way via the occasionally speedy Magical Express to the beautiful Polynesian resort, we were hungry! We really didnt want to eat too much though since we had much anticipated adrs at Kona Café later on. So we decided to get one adult meal and one child meal and split them. This was our fist time at the Polynesian and so it took us a few tries to find captain Cooks but once we arrived, DH took the girls to find a free table while I tried to figure out the complex touch screen system. Ok look at all the thumb nails so lets try Noodle Stir Fry! And for the kids, you cant go wrong with chicken nuggets. After that it all got very confusing. To make a long story short, after holding up the line a couple of times, I finally got the dining plan all straight and headed to the table with grub!
The Noodle Stir Fry was fantastic! I have actually been trying to nab the recipe ever since I got home so if anyone out there has it, please feel free to forward it on! It has amazing flavor and tender chicken pieces, semi-crunchy vegetables and soft udon noodles. DH and I fought over the last bites.
The chicken nuggets went over well. The girls ate them all along with grapes and Jell-O but they were more interested in our noodles. Both girls are fairly adventurous eaters. The have little choice since at my house you are rarely served the same meal twice in at least a month! They really did like our dessert however. it was a chocolate muffin with loads of icing, a chocolate micky and sprinkles.
We headed out to Magic Kingdom for a quick trip and the returned for a 6:05 adr at the Kona Café. I have to say we were a tiny bit late for this adr. We knew we would be but tried to squeeze in that one last ride. We had no trouble getting a table however and we were quickly led to a table for 4. The girls were given some crayons and stuff to color with.
The new dining plan doesnt include appetizers but honestly I think that is my favorite part of the meal. Sometimes I would rather just have the appetizer and a dessert along with maybe a nice wine or cocktail and forget the whole entrée! So when we did order and appetizer, it was usually something I wanted but DH agreed to share. Today we ordered the pot stickers; Wok seared duck dumplings with creamy ginger soy sauce
These were wonderful. I have not had a lot of duck before and what I did have I wasnt that fond of but here the pot stickers were little bundles of flavor and the sauce accompanies it very well. There were a lot more on the plate but I remember a little late to take the picture. We were quite hungry!
About the time we were done the appetizer, the waitress appeared with a giant roll and some macadamia nut butter. I had forgotten about this and apparently our waitress almost did herself! Thank goodness she didnt though as this was a little slice of heaven. In my experience mixing butter with sugar and nuts is usually a prelude to licking the spoon. Well I am here to tell you that if you go heavy on the butter and spread the whole thing on a warm soft bread roll, the result is almost better than batter!
For an entrée I ordered the Tuna Oscar - Served with fried green tomatoes, tempura-fried jumbo lump crab, and wasabi hollandaise. I have read a lot about this and since I love sushi and wasabi I figured this was a good choice. I have to say it was just ok. I think this may have just been because it wasnt what I expected. I loved tempura fried jumbo crab and I loved the sauce, but there was so much tuna there was no way I was going to finish it all. The tuna was too warm to suit me I think.
DH headed straight for the Beef Teriyaki. Did I mention he likes steaks? This turned out to be his favorite steak of the week. He has yet to stop talking about it. It was cooked just to his liking, charred a bit on the outside and slightly pink on the inside. The sauce was absolutely amazing with grilled pineapple. He ordered this again later in the week when we returned for an impromptu encore.
The kids menu I find very unadventurous. DH5 had the chicken noodle soup, and the mac and cheese. She polished off the soup, but barely touched the mac and cheese. I have no idea what that says about the mac and cheese but the way I see it, she loved the soup and what 5 year old eats more than an entire bowl of soup for a meal?
DD 3 ordered grilled chicken, pasta with sauce and melted cheese and veggies. She didnt eat a whole lot of it, but she ate a ton of bread beforehand. This girl is a sucker for a warm baguette so this was like candy for her. She is a pretty tiny little thing so after the bread, the rest of her meal held little appeal.
For Dessert we decided to skip the kids desserts and order a Kona Kone for us all to share and we got the Chocolate Macadamia Nut Tart to take back to the hotel room. The girls loved the Kone. They adore cotton candy and the generic smarties went over well too. I appreciated the flat bottomed cone which was glued to the plate with chocolate. It made me think of the taco shell commercials where they guys keep trying to find a way to keep the taco shell standing up but I digress Even together the four of us could not finish the cone so we finally gave up and headed for our room.
Later on when the girls were asleep and DH and I were sitting out on our little patio I caved in and dove into the macadamia nut torte. I never did take a picture of it more's the pity. I ended up eating the whole thing! It is the sweetest dessert I may have ever had. It is like caramel pie with macadamia nuts and chocolate on top. Delish!
So to wrap up the day, we loved the food at Captain Cooks even if the computerized system left me more than a little confused as to the procedure. So far it is the best counter service food we have ever encountered at a resort.
Kona Café was probably on of our favorite restaurants now and we will definitely be returning on our next trip no matter how many new places there are to explore!
Up next: Fanning the Flames and Is it a Yak or a Yeti?
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Great start. Can't wait for more.
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I keep seeing dinner reviews for Kona that make me wonder if we need to break out of our dining rut ... depending on how things shake out for the F&W Festival we may just have to try Kona for dinner.
If nothing else at least I can finally have a big silly drink in a pineapple!
If nothing else at least I can finally have a big silly drink in a pineapple!
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About the time we were done the appetizer, the waitress appeared with a giant roll and some macadamia nut butter. I had forgotten about this and apparently our waitress almost did herself! Thank goodness she didnt though as this was a little slice of heaven. In my experience mixing butter with sugar and nuts is usually a prelude to licking the spoon. Well I am here to tell you that if you go heavy on the butter and spread the whole thing on a warm soft bread roll, the result is almost better than batter!
This is the only picture I didn't take when I reviewed this dinner from my October report. I thought the bread was good and addictive. At least the four piggies at my table required a SECOND LOAF.
I tasted my sister's teriyaki steak (as I had the prime rib), and I agree that it was very flavorful. I think next time, though...you need to order the pomegranate-glazed pork chop. My mom had that to replace her tasteless fish dish (not the tuna oscar). I took a bite and it really was terrific!
Great reviews so far!
I keep seeing dinner reviews for Kona that make me wonder if we need to break out of our dining rut ... depending on how things shake out for the F&W Festival we may just have to try Kona for dinner.
If nothing else at least I can finally have a big silly drink in a pineapple!
The big pineapple drink tastes good but the size is misleading. The actuale part of the pineapple carved out of the middle isn't that big and on top of that mine was half filled with ice so the actual drink, was gone pretty darn quick and all I was left with was this big silly pineapple! I hope you have better luck.
This is the only picture I didn't take when I reviewed this dinner from my October report. I thought the bread was good and addictive. At least the four piggies at my table required a SECOND LOAF.
I tasted my sister's teriyaki steak (as I had the prime rib), and I agree that it was very flavorful. I think next time, though...you need to order the pomegranate-glazed pork chop. My mom had that to replace her tasteless fish dish (not the tuna oscar). I took a bite and it really was terrific!
Great reviews so far!
I may take you up on that suggestion. I hadn't really looked at the pork chop one, but I just may. I also debated on the pan-asian noodles with shrimp. If it was anything like the noodle stir-fry I had down at Cook's Cafe I am all in! Who am I kidding, I would go for the appy's and desserts alone.
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I also debated on the pan-asian noodles with shrimp. If it was anything like the noodle stir-fry I had down at Cook's Cafe I am all in! Who am I kidding, I would go for the appy's and desserts alone.
I had the noodle dish at Kona Oct 07 and it was nothing like I thought....I was thinking it was going to be a savory dish like lo mein but the recipe changed a week or so before to a sweet and sour dish loaded with pineapple and peppers. I did not read the revised description, I thought it was the same as the one online so it was my fault....it was terrible...way too sweet. I did love the shrimp and DH finished the noodles once he added salt and pepper. Again it was not bad it just wasnt my tastes
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Subbing!! Looks yummy!
Today we were up bright and early. Preschoolers have been our alarm clocks for the last 5 years. Never once has my DH been late to work due to sleeping in. That doesnt mean is he ever on time though. We took our time and made our way to Captain Cooks for breakfast. Sure enough DD3 trips and scrapes up her knee and just above her eye. Being supermom, I am expecting this and have packed my trusty wipes, polysporin and princess bandaids! 
All patched up, DH grabs a table outside since it was such a beautiful morning and I head back to try to conquer the computerized meal ordering system. It was at this time that I discovered something very useful. Quick Service meals are not divided between adult and children. So since my kids are pretty adventurous eaters, I basically ordered two adult meals at every breakfast and lunch and there was plenty of food for all of us. Genius I say!
So I ordered up a tonga toast with sausage. This I couldnt wait to try and I was thrilled to read on these boards that you could find it at Captain Cooks too. This was a very delicious creation of bananas stuffed between two fat slices of sourdough bread, deep fried and then rolled in sugar. How can you go wrong? For all you weight watchers out there, consider this your extra 35 points for the week or just close your eyes and enjoy!
The sausage was really good too. They werent you usual shriveled sticks, but nice and big and juicy. I truly cant remember what else I ordered and I didnt take pictures this time but I am sure it was your bacon eggs usual breakfast. We all made short work of it and then headed off to Animal Kingdom.
The day goes by so fast at Animal Kingdom. Because it is such a huge park, you find yourself at lunchtime and all you have done is the jungle safari and a bird show! But to beat the crowds we headed to the Flame Tree barbeque for lunch just before noon.
Again DH took the girls to find an available table while I stood in line for lunch. The line was very short but by the time I collected my order I looked back and the lines stretch on and on! I ordered the famous Smoked Half-Chicken that came with baked beans and corn bread and then a hot dog meal because that is what my children wanted today. The chicken was amazing! The smoked flavoring delicious and there was enough chicken there to satisfy all of us. Gary really enjoyed the corn muffin and I devoured the baked beans. They were delicious and sweet. The girls at their hot dog and then mooched the good stuff from us. Next time I will just get two adult meals here too since they liked ours better than their own plain stuff. I chose key lime pie for dessert and it was just so-so. Nothing to write home about or to you readers either I guess. I probably should have gone with the chocolate cake. I will definitely return here though. It was a fabulous choice for a quick service!
Ok yes I forgot my camera here too, but I promise I redeem myself at dinner! Sometimes my stomach takes over my brain.
We had adrs at the Yak and Yeti for 5:00 and we had not trouble being seated. I had really been looking forward to this meal. I love Asian food and I love trying out a new restaurant. I was so happy to hear that animal Kingdom was finally getting a full service restaurant. Our server was very nice but really chatty. I learned more about her during the meal than I ever wanted to know. And keep in mind I dont mind friendly service but this was a whole new level of friendly.
I ordered chicken bites for DD5 which came with fried rice and carrots. She took one bite of the chicken bites and said yuck! They were tough and stringy. The waitress happily took them back and brought her out the vegetable lo mein instead. DD5 really liked this dish and I was grateful to the waitress for helping us with this one. I almost never send a dish back. I am a little too shy for that. I snapped a picture of the chicken bites but forgot the lo mein.
DD3 ordered the same meal of chicken bites and with enough ketchup she thought they were fine. The real draw here for her was ketchup. I dont think it matter what was under the ketchup.
I ordered the Shaoxing Steak & Shrimp - Skirt steak, tempura-battered shrimp, jasmine rice, stir-fried veggies, and chili plum dipping sauce. This was absolutely delish! This had to be my favorite entrée of the trip! The skirt steak was beautifully marinated and very juicy and tender. There was so much of it too! It was wrapped creatively around the jasmine rice which I also love. The shrimp were perfectly cooked and the tempura hot and crispy. I could not have asked for a better entrée.
DH however, ordered the Crispy Honey Chicken - Tempura chicken, broccoli, carrots and honey sauce in his attempt to not always order steak. Mistake! The chicken pieces were the exact same chicken bites from the childrens meal that were so tough and stringy. It was listed under the wok section of the menu so we were expecting a nice juicy concoction of chicken and veggies and sauce. Well rice on one side, some chicken bites on the other with a sauce and some veggies poured over them that did nothing to soften them up. He really didnt enjoy it.
For dessert DH ordered the Chocolate Brownie Sundae. This thing was huge! DH barely made a dent in it even with the help of the girls. But he said that this was the best part of his meal so far.
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The kids desserts were very unimaginative and I feel they could have done so much better. They had a choice between a prepackaged chocolate chip cookie and an ice cream sundae. They were getting very restless and since I knew they would take bits of DHs sundae I just ordered the cookies.
I ordered the mango pie at first and then before she left the table I changed my order to Fried Wontons - Skewers of fresh pineapple and cream cheese wontons with vanilla ice cream and honey vanilla drizzle. She seemed to be writing this down but when the desserts came, mine was the mango pie. I almost didnt say anything but I had been really interested in the fried wontons so I spoke up and said that I had ordered the wontons. The CM that had brought the desserts was not our original waitress so she looked at me confused and then picked it up and headed to the kitchen. About 5 minutes later our waitress came by and apologized for the mix up and said that she could have sworn I had ordered the mango pie but the order had now been put in for the fried wontons and it would just be a couple of minutes. Well a couple turned out to be about 15 and by the time the kids were ready to jump out the window. When they arrived I asked for the bill and tossed them back as quickly as I could. I was in a hurry but I really liked this dessert. The cream cheese wontons were different but with the ice cream and vanilla sauce they were really good. The grilled pineapple skewers were delicious. I have to say this was a very creative dessert and I appreciated it!
Sorry I seem to have already eaten some pineapple here. They generally don't serve you empty skewers.
Ok so bill time was an adventure. It took forever for her to bring us the bill and at this point the kids are beyond tired and the bill she gives me for the dining plan has no amounts on it at all. So how am I to calculate the tip? I flag down the waitress and she tells me that it is about $35 per person and to base my tip on that. Well I know that the girls meals were not $35 each and from what I could figure neither were ours. She told me my other option was to get a menu and figure it out myself. Ok so I ask for a menu. She hurries off saying no problem and then we se her sending another server to get it. He looked less than pleased. Another 10 minutes pass and by now DH had taken the girls out of the restaurant and left me to handle the rest. Yet a third server arrived with the menu but handed it to the people at the table next to us. They thanked him and set it aside. Ok now I figured the odds of the table next to us requesting a menu at the same time I did were slim so I walked over to them and politely asked if I might borrow their menu. They said they were surprised at getting a menu and of course I could borrow it! So I sat down and started doing to math. I came up with a number finally and then I had to tell our server what the amount was so that she could go and run it through. She looked less than happy with the amount I had given her and of course it took her another 10 minutes to come back with my card and the receipt. Upon leaving it dawned on me that I forgot to add on the desserts in the total so I had not given her a 20% tip. But really considering how hard they make it for people to tip and how disinterested she was in helping us get through the process in the first place and for all the wait times, I certainly didnt go back to add more.
So my final review on Yak and Yeti is that the meals are hit and miss. Definitely order the skirt steak!! The service is still working out the kinks and the billing system is not ready for the revised dining plan. I would still go back for that meal alone but this time I would keep track of the dollar amount I am ordering from the beginning!
Up Next: A Stitch in Time and Gasp-arilla Grill
All patched up, DH grabs a table outside since it was such a beautiful morning and I head back to try to conquer the computerized meal ordering system. It was at this time that I discovered something very useful. Quick Service meals are not divided between adult and children. So since my kids are pretty adventurous eaters, I basically ordered two adult meals at every breakfast and lunch and there was plenty of food for all of us. Genius I say!
So I ordered up a tonga toast with sausage. This I couldnt wait to try and I was thrilled to read on these boards that you could find it at Captain Cooks too. This was a very delicious creation of bananas stuffed between two fat slices of sourdough bread, deep fried and then rolled in sugar. How can you go wrong? For all you weight watchers out there, consider this your extra 35 points for the week or just close your eyes and enjoy!
The sausage was really good too. They werent you usual shriveled sticks, but nice and big and juicy. I truly cant remember what else I ordered and I didnt take pictures this time but I am sure it was your bacon eggs usual breakfast. We all made short work of it and then headed off to Animal Kingdom.The day goes by so fast at Animal Kingdom. Because it is such a huge park, you find yourself at lunchtime and all you have done is the jungle safari and a bird show! But to beat the crowds we headed to the Flame Tree barbeque for lunch just before noon.
Again DH took the girls to find an available table while I stood in line for lunch. The line was very short but by the time I collected my order I looked back and the lines stretch on and on! I ordered the famous Smoked Half-Chicken that came with baked beans and corn bread and then a hot dog meal because that is what my children wanted today. The chicken was amazing! The smoked flavoring delicious and there was enough chicken there to satisfy all of us. Gary really enjoyed the corn muffin and I devoured the baked beans. They were delicious and sweet. The girls at their hot dog and then mooched the good stuff from us. Next time I will just get two adult meals here too since they liked ours better than their own plain stuff. I chose key lime pie for dessert and it was just so-so. Nothing to write home about or to you readers either I guess. I probably should have gone with the chocolate cake. I will definitely return here though. It was a fabulous choice for a quick service!
Ok yes I forgot my camera here too, but I promise I redeem myself at dinner! Sometimes my stomach takes over my brain.
We had adrs at the Yak and Yeti for 5:00 and we had not trouble being seated. I had really been looking forward to this meal. I love Asian food and I love trying out a new restaurant. I was so happy to hear that animal Kingdom was finally getting a full service restaurant. Our server was very nice but really chatty. I learned more about her during the meal than I ever wanted to know. And keep in mind I dont mind friendly service but this was a whole new level of friendly.
I ordered chicken bites for DD5 which came with fried rice and carrots. She took one bite of the chicken bites and said yuck! They were tough and stringy. The waitress happily took them back and brought her out the vegetable lo mein instead. DD5 really liked this dish and I was grateful to the waitress for helping us with this one. I almost never send a dish back. I am a little too shy for that. I snapped a picture of the chicken bites but forgot the lo mein.
DD3 ordered the same meal of chicken bites and with enough ketchup she thought they were fine. The real draw here for her was ketchup. I dont think it matter what was under the ketchup.
I ordered the Shaoxing Steak & Shrimp - Skirt steak, tempura-battered shrimp, jasmine rice, stir-fried veggies, and chili plum dipping sauce. This was absolutely delish! This had to be my favorite entrée of the trip! The skirt steak was beautifully marinated and very juicy and tender. There was so much of it too! It was wrapped creatively around the jasmine rice which I also love. The shrimp were perfectly cooked and the tempura hot and crispy. I could not have asked for a better entrée.
DH however, ordered the Crispy Honey Chicken - Tempura chicken, broccoli, carrots and honey sauce in his attempt to not always order steak. Mistake! The chicken pieces were the exact same chicken bites from the childrens meal that were so tough and stringy. It was listed under the wok section of the menu so we were expecting a nice juicy concoction of chicken and veggies and sauce. Well rice on one side, some chicken bites on the other with a sauce and some veggies poured over them that did nothing to soften them up. He really didnt enjoy it.
For dessert DH ordered the Chocolate Brownie Sundae. This thing was huge! DH barely made a dent in it even with the help of the girls. But he said that this was the best part of his meal so far.
Before:
After:
The kids desserts were very unimaginative and I feel they could have done so much better. They had a choice between a prepackaged chocolate chip cookie and an ice cream sundae. They were getting very restless and since I knew they would take bits of DHs sundae I just ordered the cookies.
I ordered the mango pie at first and then before she left the table I changed my order to Fried Wontons - Skewers of fresh pineapple and cream cheese wontons with vanilla ice cream and honey vanilla drizzle. She seemed to be writing this down but when the desserts came, mine was the mango pie. I almost didnt say anything but I had been really interested in the fried wontons so I spoke up and said that I had ordered the wontons. The CM that had brought the desserts was not our original waitress so she looked at me confused and then picked it up and headed to the kitchen. About 5 minutes later our waitress came by and apologized for the mix up and said that she could have sworn I had ordered the mango pie but the order had now been put in for the fried wontons and it would just be a couple of minutes. Well a couple turned out to be about 15 and by the time the kids were ready to jump out the window. When they arrived I asked for the bill and tossed them back as quickly as I could. I was in a hurry but I really liked this dessert. The cream cheese wontons were different but with the ice cream and vanilla sauce they were really good. The grilled pineapple skewers were delicious. I have to say this was a very creative dessert and I appreciated it!
Sorry I seem to have already eaten some pineapple here. They generally don't serve you empty skewers.
Ok so bill time was an adventure. It took forever for her to bring us the bill and at this point the kids are beyond tired and the bill she gives me for the dining plan has no amounts on it at all. So how am I to calculate the tip? I flag down the waitress and she tells me that it is about $35 per person and to base my tip on that. Well I know that the girls meals were not $35 each and from what I could figure neither were ours. She told me my other option was to get a menu and figure it out myself. Ok so I ask for a menu. She hurries off saying no problem and then we se her sending another server to get it. He looked less than pleased. Another 10 minutes pass and by now DH had taken the girls out of the restaurant and left me to handle the rest. Yet a third server arrived with the menu but handed it to the people at the table next to us. They thanked him and set it aside. Ok now I figured the odds of the table next to us requesting a menu at the same time I did were slim so I walked over to them and politely asked if I might borrow their menu. They said they were surprised at getting a menu and of course I could borrow it! So I sat down and started doing to math. I came up with a number finally and then I had to tell our server what the amount was so that she could go and run it through. She looked less than happy with the amount I had given her and of course it took her another 10 minutes to come back with my card and the receipt. Upon leaving it dawned on me that I forgot to add on the desserts in the total so I had not given her a 20% tip. But really considering how hard they make it for people to tip and how disinterested she was in helping us get through the process in the first place and for all the wait times, I certainly didnt go back to add more.
So my final review on Yak and Yeti is that the meals are hit and miss. Definitely order the skirt steak!! The service is still working out the kinks and the billing system is not ready for the revised dining plan. I would still go back for that meal alone but this time I would keep track of the dollar amount I am ordering from the beginning!
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Avojeo
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Great reviews so far!!!
I just wanted to add my 2 cents about Yak and Yeti. The food was okay. But our server wasn't the greatest and we waited 15 minutes for drinks. When it came to get our ticket and to pay for tip, he suggest the $35 dollars a day since this was the cost of DDP for each person. He explain that is how patrons should be tipping at the resturants. However our bill only said $37.00 which I know is was not the correct amount, so we tip $4.00. Mainly for the lack of service and being told we could not have the correct amount of our bill.
Needless to say we will leave this one off our list in December
I just wanted to add my 2 cents about Yak and Yeti. The food was okay. But our server wasn't the greatest and we waited 15 minutes for drinks. When it came to get our ticket and to pay for tip, he suggest the $35 dollars a day since this was the cost of DDP for each person. He explain that is how patrons should be tipping at the resturants. However our bill only said $37.00 which I know is was not the correct amount, so we tip $4.00. Mainly for the lack of service and being told we could not have the correct amount of our bill.
Needless to say we will leave this one off our list in December
John's Mom
Jambo Wildbunch Gang
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Thanks for sharing your review!
BriarRosie
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That burns my biscuits! They're suggesting the DAILY value, which includes the counter service meal and snack! If I had been on the DDP and encountered that, I would have filled out a comment card at Guest Relations to make sure someone was aware of these "Operating Participants" schemes to get a padded tip.
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