A short, but very sweet dining review 5/27-6/2

[kdluscher]

Hello everyone and welcome to my first dining review. I have been reading dining reviews for years and have never had the time or energy to write one myself. This year I told myself I was going to write one no matter what. Now this review is going to be short, sweet, and to the point. There will not be any pictures because my fiance thought it was weird to take pictures of our food. He did not want any attention directed towards us because the "just engaged" buttons were enough for him. Now a little bit about us...

I am Kristen, a 25 year old cook from Ohio. My whole life revolves around food, just like my Disney vacations. I will be honest with you, I do not consider myself a food snob, but I will tell you when food is not up to par. I like to go into restaurants with an open mind. I work in a small, family-owned Italian restaurant, so I may be a little bit of an Italian food snob, but hey, I'm allowed to be.

My fiance is Brandon, a 20 year old mill worker, who just learned to love Disney last year. He is much less of a food critic then me. He just eats, whether it is good or bad. As long as iti s food he does not care. He usually does not have much say on where we eat because he can find something to eat almost anywhere.

We were in Disney from May 26-June 2 for free dining. Our first night we were not on the dining plan and we paid out of pocket. We were also celebrating our engagement while on this trip. We stayed at Coronado Springs, which was a first for us and we really enjoyed it. But more on that in my trip report. Now I will tell you that we eat most of our breakfasts in our room because I always being breakfast foods with us. But other than that, the rest of our meals are Disney restaurants. Here is a list of where we ate...

May 26~Earl of Sandwich (dinner), Ghiradelli's (dessert)
May 27~Casey's Corner (lunch), Tony's Town Square (dinner), MK snack cart, Pepper Market (snack)
May 28~Starring Rolls (lunch), Cape May Clam Bake (dinner), Rix Cafe (snack)
May 29~Sunshine Seasons (lunch), Chefs de France (dinner), Kringla Bakery (snack)
May 30~Flame Tree BBQ (lunch), Captain Hooks (snack), Whispering Canyon Cafe (dinner)
May 31~Main Street Bakery (breakfast), Peco's Bill (lunch), Kona Cafe (dinner)
June 1~Pepper Market (lunch), Turf Club Bar and Grill (dinner), Aloha Isle (snack)
June 2~Rix Cafe (breakfast)


Day 1-May 26:

Dinner:
This day was our arrival day. We had a late flight and arrived into MCO around 6:30, by the time we got to Coronado, it was about 7:30 and we were hungry! We found our room, changed our clothes and headed off to DTD since we didn't have any tickets for this day. We decided we would try Earl of Sandwich because I had heard so many good reviews of it. When we got there the line was very long, but we knew it had to be worth it.

I got the Cannonballs, which is a meatball sub with macaroni salad and a coke. It was really good! The sauce was sweet too, which I really enjoyed. The macaroni salad was also good and I am not even a big macaroni salad fan.

DF got the Hawaiian BBQ sub with macaroni salad and a coke. He loved it. The BBQ sauce had a hint of smokiness in it, mixed with the sweetness of the pineapple and ham made it really good. The bite I had was really good. I can see why the place was so busy.

Overall it was a really good meal. It was just what we needed after a long flight. We paid out of pocket for this meal, I think it was around $20, which is not bad for a Disney meal. We will definitely go back here again.

Dessrt:

After EoS, we headed over to Ghiradelli's. The line was out the door!! I really wanted to try one of their sundaes so I told Brandon we would wait it out. And it is a good thing we did because it was amazing!

I had the Rocky Road Sundae. It was huge. It had two scoops of rocky road ice cream and a scoop of marshmallow ice cream, plus whipped cream and chocolate covered almonds. It was so good, but too big for me to finish.

Brandon had the Very Berry Sundae. This was also very good. It was vanilla ice cream with different fruit sauces. I think it had blueberry and strawberry sauces plus som efresh berries. I tried to the blueberry sauce...let me just say..I could have eaten a whole bowl of that on its own.

Another very good dining experience. There are so many more sundaes that I want to try from there, so we will definitely be going back there again. The only downfall is the price, it is a bit on the expensive side, around $20 for two sundaes, but the quality of the ice cream and the size of the sundaes make it well worth it. Like I always say, we are in Disney, it is going to be expensive. Overall, I feel that it was a great first night in Disney, with two good dining experiences.

Up Next...Day 2, how will this food turn out???

 

[LorieR]

Thanks!!! Looking forward to your next post

 

[candy0730]

Count me in!

 

[kdluscher]

Day 2 May 27:
This day was our first full day and we spent it at Magic Kingdom. We ate breakfast in our room as usual and got to the park in time for RD. This day of DDP started and we used it for most of our meals.

Lunch:

We got hungry around 11:00 this day and headed over to Casey's Corner. This is a tradition for me. Every time I go to Magic Kingdom I have to eat at Casey's at least once. There is something about eating hot dogs in the happiest place on earth. Going in there we were expected the same old menu, hot dog or corn dog nugget. Well, we were pleasantly surprised that there was a new menu with new hot dogs. I could not find this new menu anywhere online, but after much exploring, I finally found the menu on wdwmagic.com.

I got a plain old hot dog meal because I prefer hotdogs with ketchup and relish, it also comes with fries, a large coke, and cracker jacks. My hot dog was really good. I was also surprised to see that the size of the hot dogs got bigger.

DF got a new hot dog. The Barbecue Slaw Dog. It is a hot dog with about a pound of pulled pork, cole slaw, and BBQ sauce and it also comes with fries, a large coke, and he picked a brownie for dessert. This hot dog was so big he had to scrape some of the topping off of it in order to take a bite. He said it was the best hot dog he ever had. All in all a good meal. The price was about $20, but we used two CS credits.

Snack:

We got hungry and hot around 2, so we decided to stop at a snack cart and get strawberry popsicles while we waited for our Space Mountain fastpass time. These popsicles were really refreshing. We paid OOP and they were $6.50.

Dinner:

This night we had a 5:10 ADR at Tony's Town Square. There is a little back story of how this ADR came to be. Last year we were watching a parade and a lady was sitting out on the patio eating. She had chicken parm and Brandon thought it looked so good. When we got home we looked at the menu and thought it looked pretty good and we would try it. Well, as I mentioned before I work in an Italian restaurant and Brandon worked there for about 2 years as a dishwasher. We are so used to eating at a place that makes everything fresh, so we tried to go into this ADR with an open mind.

First of all, our server looked like he would rather be anywhere but there and I felt rushed right from the beginning. We both ordered Cokes and the bread came out right away. It was ordinary rolls with olive oil. I ordered the Shrimp Scampi and Brandon had the chicken parm. Our food literally came out in 5 minutes. I thought that was way too fast. I understand you want to turn tables, but really?! My meal was pretty good, but there was a little too much oil for my taste and the shrimp seemed a little overcooked. Brandon said his chicken parm was really good, but there wasn't any sauce on the pasta. We asked our server, but he didn't bring us out any and kept forgetting, so he just ate the pasta plain.

For dessert, I got the lemon walnut cake and Brandon had the cheesecake of the day, which was espresso. My cake was a little dry and could tell it had been sitting in the cooler for a few days. The cheesecake though was really good and even got Brandon's "best dessert of the trip" award. So at least he had a good ending to his meal.

Overall it was an ok meal, but I definitely would not go back there again. I felt rushed and the food was only mediocre and the serrvice was just ok.


UP Next...Day 2 part 2

 

[DaisyMaisie]

Looking forward to more!

 

[kdluscher]

Day 2 Part 2:

So I forgot to mention in my last post the actual cost of Tony's. After tax and tip it would have cost about $70. Luckily, we used two TS credits. I would have been upset if I was actually paying that amount for a mediocre meal. Thank you free dining!

Late Night Snack:

So after we ate at Tony's we went back to the resort for a little while and my stomach was a little upset as well. Just as we were getting ready to head back out to watch Wishes, the heavens opened up and it started pouring down rain. We decided we would just stay in that night. But of course, we were hungry...why not try out the Pepper Market.

I was not that hungry and my stomach was still kind of upset, so I settled on the sundae bar. I had vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce, and sprinkles. It was just what I needed. It tasted great. I felt like I was a little kid again because I don't normally eat ice cream like that at home. It was really good.

DF was a lot more hungry than me, so he went over towards the grill. He got a grilled chicken sandwich with mozzarella cheese and french fries. He was very surprised when the chef cooked all of his food to order. I mean, it is a food court, many places have things pre-cooked. His chicken was very moist and his fries were very hot. It was actually a very good meal and a perfect late night snack. We paid OOP for this meal and it cost us close to $18. Which isn't too bad. After this experience we decide we are going back to Pepper Market again.


Up Next...Hollywood Studios Eats...

 

[kdluscher]

Day 3 May 28

This day was our Holllywood Studios day. It is always a struggle for me to find us a place to eat here, but there CS options are lacking to me. I feel that they are just mediocre and most of them serve relatively the same things. But thanks to everyone one the disboards, I found a new favorite DHS counter service restaurant.

Lunch:

So what is that place you ask? Starring Rolls Cafe, of course. Now I know that they do not serve much, but what they do serve is really good food. We got hungry around 11ish and headed over towards Starring Rolls. I always used to think that this place was a bakery and only served baked goods, but when I heard they served sandwiches and I saw the pictures, I knew I had to try them.

When we got in the door, the place was packed. We already knew ahead of time what we wanted. I got the Black Forest Ham sandwich with cheetos, a sprite, and butterfinger cupcake. Oh my gosh, there was like a pound of meat on this sandwich. It also had argula and some sort of dressing. Boy, was it good. I almost ate the whole thing too! I am not a huge argula fan, but I felt that it complimented the meat great. Now onto that cupcake...I had heard great things about the butterfinger cupcake, so I thought I had to try it. The actual cake part was really moist and had a little bit of chocolate fudge in the middle, but the icing for me, was too sweet. I took a few bites of it, but I just couldn't eat.

DF got the Turkey Foccacia with BBQ chips, a coke, and a marble cupcake. His sandwich also had a pound of meat on it, cheese, and roasted peppers. He really liked it and of course, ate the whole thing. He felt the same way about his cupcake as I did mine, the cake was good, but the icing was too sweet.

This meal would have cost close to $30, but we used two CS credits. Overall, we were very impressed and will go back and try it again, just with different desserts maybe.

Dinner:

This night we tried another new place for us. Cape May Cafe Clam Bake. We both love seafood, but in Northeastern Ohio, we do not have anything fresh and the only 'seafood' restaurant we have is red lobster. So when I saw a seafood buffet, I knew we would love it and had to try it.

We got there right at 5:00 for our ADR and were seating immediately. The buffet had a good selection of foods, like crab legs, boiled mussels and clams, clam chowder, salads, pastas, ribs, chickens, vegetables, and corn bread. There was something for everyone. DF had never had crab legs before and he thought they were great. The meat was very juicy and melt in your mouth. Really, everything we tried we liked. What I really liked was how there were chefs out there constantly checking and restocking the line, even if the item was not completely empty. All the food was always hot and fresh looking. Things like that always impress me. There is nothing worse than going up to a buffet and seeing something almost empty and all crusty and dried up at the bottom. It turns me off from that food, but not at Cape May. It was alays fresh.

The dessert bar was not that great, but the cookies we ate were pretty good. At the end of our meal, our server brought us out a celebration cake for our engagement. It was like a chocolate mousse. It was good, but I am glad we shared it because it was too sweet for us to eat the whole thing by ourselves. Overall, we really enjoyed this restaurant and DF says we have to go back here again. After tax and tip the total was about $90, but we used 2 TS credits. It was well worth the walk over to the Beach Club and we will be back in the future.

Snack:

After Fantasmic, we headed back to our resort. I think we got back around 10:30 and we both were ready for a snack. We stopped in the Rix Cafe for a drink refill and saw gelato, so we got some. I had strawberry and DF has espresso. It was so light and refreshing. I really enjoyed it. It was about $7.00, but we used two snack credits.


Overall...this day was filled with really good dining choices. Now onto our Epcot day...

 

[phabric]

I enjoyed reading your reviews.

 

[danalee]

great reviews

 

[kdluscher]

Day 3 May 29:

This day we headed over to Epcot. We always love going to Epcot because there are so many different food choices so we never have a problem deciding on what to eat.

Lunch:

For lunch this day we decided to eat at Sunshine Seasons Food Court inside the Land building. We had fastpasses for Soarin at 10:30, so we rode that and ate right after at about 11:00. We were both in the mood for something stir-fry like, so Sunshine Seasons is the best place to go.

I had sweet and sour chicken, noodles, and steamed broccoli, a coke, and strawberry shortcake for dessert. DF had cashew chicken, noodles, and stir-fry vegetables, a coke, and strawberry shortcake for dessrt. The portion size for this is a lot bigger than we though, which of course made us happy. My sweet and sour chicken was really good and it had pineapple chunks as well, which really helped to add a sweet flavor to it. DF said his cashew chicken was good, but not as spicy as they had made it seem. Now, the noodles, they were similar to lo mein noodles, but better. They had a sweet taste to them and went really well with my chicken. Both vegetables were really good as well. The strawberry shortcake was so good. The only thing I did not like is that it did not have a big strawberry flavor to it. I was expecting more strawberries I guess. But it was still good.

This meal would have cost $32.95, but we used two CS credits. Overall, it was a good meal. Every time I have ever eaten here, I have always had a good meal and I will continue to come back here.

Dinner:

This night we had a 5:00 ADR at Chefs de France. This was another first for us, but we were excited to eat here. Too bad I didn't see Remy, though We were seated right away into an empty restaurant. It really did not start to fill up until the end of our meal. Anyways, our waiter here was a young man from France. He knew his menu and was very helpful in explaining it to us. We both started off with Sprites and a hot baguette. The baguette was a little tough, but the warm bread was really good.

I ordered the filet with black peppercorn sauce, potato gratin, and green beans. My filet was cooked perfectly (medium) and it melted in my mouth. I got the sauce on the side because I prefer to put it on at my own liking becuase sometimes chefs tend to drown everything on your plate in sauce. Plus, I was afraid the sauce might be too peppery for my taste, but I was pleasantly surprised by it. It was like an au jus with a little pepper taste. It was wonderful. The potatoes were ok in my opinion. They were not what I was expecting at all. My server described them as au gratin potatoes, but these ones were not as cheesy as I thought they would be. I also could taste nutmeg in them as well. The green beans were delicious though. I cleaned my plate, so the potatoes couldn't have been that bad!

DF had the beef short ribs with cabernet wine sauce, pasta, pearl onions, and mushrooms. He had seen pictures of this online and knew it was what he wanted. I had a bite and it was so good. The short ribs were so tender, they fell apart on the plate and the sauce was very rich and rustic. That whole dish was jsut super delicious and of course DF cleaned his plate.

For dessert, I had the sorbet trio, which the flavors were mango, kiwi, and peach. Now, let me tell you all, I am a little bit leery when it comes to sorbet. In the restaurant I work in we serve sorbet and it comes in a big ice cream tub and almost looks like shaved ice by the time I get it out of the tub because it is so rock hard. This totally disgusts me and turns me away from sorbet, but I was on vacation and I try to try new things on vacation, thus I ordered the sorbet. My server told me the sorbet is made in house. Well, when it came out it looked so smooth and nothing like what I am used to. Each flavor, tasted so good, I seriously wanted another bowl of it when I was done. It was the best dessert I had on the trip! It totally changed my mind about sorbet. Df had the profiteroles with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce. He loved it. The hot chocolate sauce and the cold ice cream complimented each other so well. And the profiteroles were light and fluffy. Another great dessert.

This meal would have cost us over $100, but we used two TS credits. I would have paid OOP for this meal if I had to. This was my favorite meal of the whole trip!

Snack:

While we were waiting for Illuminations to start, we started to get a little hungry. So I remembered from earlier that day the sweet pretzels we saw at Kringla Bakery in Norway. So I ran over to Norway and grabbed us two sweet pretzels. They had almonds and a vanilla glaze. They were very yummy and not as sweet as I thought. But it was a very good and different snack.

They would have cost almost $10, but we used two snack credits.

Overall, we had a great food day, in my opinion in was my favorite food day of the whole trip. I still think about my meal at Chefs de France. I will defintiely be going back there.

Up Next...Animal Kingdom eats..

 

[kdluscher]

Day 4 May 30:

This day was our Animal Kingdom day. We spent about 5 or 6 hours in the park and then spent the rest of our night at our resort and a restaurant.

Lunch:

We got hungry around 11:30 or so this day and of course ate at Flametree BBQ. We ate here last year and Brandon really enjoyed it so I told him we could go back again. I had the smoked half chicken with baked beans, cole slaw, a coke, and chocolate cake. Let me just tell you that this is one heck of a meal. For a counter service, you receive a fairly large portion. The chicken was very moist, but the skin was a little fatty, so I peeled that off. The baked beans and cole slaw were really good as well. The baked beans have pieces of pulled pork in it, which make them even better. The chocolate cake was way too sweet for my taste, so I only ate about half of it.

Brandon had the pulled pork sandwich with baked beans, a coke, and key lime pie. The pulled pork is very good. It has a little bit of a tang in the back of your throat, but other than that it is pretty sweet tasting. The key lime pie comes in a little cup and the top jello-y layer is very tart tasting, but the custard part underneath is very good.

This meal would have cost almost $30, but we used two CS credits. Overall, it is a really good counter service meal and the portion size is huge! We will definitely be going back there.

Snack:

We left AK around 3ish or so and we were hot and a little hungry. Plus we weren't eating dinner until 8:20, so we needed a snack. So, what was my wonderful idea? Let's catch a bus to the Poly and grab a dole whip at Captin Cook's. Let me tell you...best idea ever!!! We grabbed two dole whips (which would not be our only ones) and enjoyed them outside by the pool. The would have cost $6, but we used a couple snack credits as well. I am so glad that the Poly has dole whips because I did not want to run all the way into the MK for a dole whip and not ride any rides. Anyways...best snack ever!!!!

Dinner:

For dinner this night we went to Whispering Canyon Cafe at the Wildreness Lodge. This is Brandon's favorite restaurant in all of Disney and we have to go there every trip. We got there a little early and checked in, but they were really busy and we didn't get seated until around 8:30. They sat us way back in the back part of the restaurant, which is a lot quieter than sitting in the front with the kids running around.

Of course, we got the canyon skillet and strawberry milkshakes to drink. For those of you who have never eaten here...the canyon skillet is all you care to eat and it is a lot of food, but it is the best value for the dining plan. The skillet comes with salad, corn bread, bbq chicken, beef brisket, ribs, puller pork, mashed potatoes, baked beans, and corn on the cob. Everything is so good on this skillet...I do not even have a bad thing to say about this meal except that you have to be rolled out the door when you are done. And their milkshakes...omg...they are amazing! Not too thick, but not too thin. Just plain good. We were way too full for dessert, so we just passed on that.

After tax and tip this meal would have cost close to $85, but we used two TS credits. This meal is such a great deal with the dining plan and it is good food and you never leave there hungry. We are definitely going back there again.


Up Next...Magic Kingdom eats again...

 

[kdluscher]

Sorry all that I have been gone for so long. I work in a restaurant and it is graduation season. I have been working everyday straight and am finally caught up on my homework. I am determined to finish this dining review.

So when I left off, I had just finished eating at Whispering Canyon. We are onto Day 5.

Day 5 May 31:

This day we went back to Magic Kingdom. We did not eat breakfast in our room this day because we had extra snack credits, so we decided after riding a few rides we would grab some breakfast in the park.

Breakfast:

We got hungry around 9ish this morning since we did not eat in our room. Of course, we had to try Main Street Bakery. Well, let me just say that the line was out the door and we almost did not stay in the line, but I am very glad we did because ti was well worth it. We pondered back and forth about what we wanted to eat and after we saw some other people's food, we knew exactly what we were going to get.

We decided we were going to split an apple turnover and a cinnamon roll. First, the apple turnover. This thing was very large. The filling was so good, but it was the top that really made the whole thing delicious. It had coarse sugar on the top of it and it was so good. But the real star of the show was the cinnamon roll. This thing had to be at least a pound or two. It took up the whole entire plate and then some. It was so hot and the topping and cinnamon sugar were just gooey and melting all over. It was the best cinnamon roll I had ever had!! It was well worth the twenty minute wait in line. It was like heaven on a plate.

We used two snack credits and also paid OOP for two chocolate milks, which were about $6.00. All in all, I will definitely hands down be going back here again!

Lunch:

We ate lunch around 11:30 or so. We decided to try Peco's Bill. We ended up walking through there on our first MK day and when Brandon saw the toppings bar he said we had to go back there. So, thus, we were there again. We both got a taco salad, cokes, and carrot cake for dessert. I put lettuce, tomoato, cheese, and sour cream on my taco salad. Brandon put almost every topping on his...lettuce, cheese, grilled onions, sauted mushrooms, salsa, sour cream, etc. We both agreed that the salad part of the salad was really good. It really hit the spot that day. But the shell was super hard around the edges and very soggy at the bottom. But we just ate the middle and really enjoyed it. The carrot cake was well, the same old carrot cake that you get at all CS. It was nothing special.

The meal would have cost $30, but we used two CS credits. Overall, it was a decent meal and we may go back, but it is not a must do.

Dinner:

This night for dinner we had a 5:30 ADR at Kona Cafe. Last year was our first time to Kona and we really enjoyed it and had to come back again this year.

I had the Ginger Crusted Ribeye with mashed yukon potatoes, and broccolini. I had this last year and had to have it again this year. Let me just say, it did not disappoint. First off, this steak is very big and I can only eat half of it. Second off, it was cooked perfectly (medium) and it melts in your mouth. The side dishes are not bad, but the steak really takes the cake. I really enjoyed this meal, I jsut wish I wouldn't have eaten lunch so late so I would have had more room for my steak. But it was still good.

Brandon got the Pan Asian Noodles, which is egg noodles with chicken, pineapple, vegetables, and sweet and sour sauce. He said it was his favorite meal of the whole trip. The bite that I tried was really good. It was really a meal that I would have enjoyed myself. He said that the flavors were excellent.

For dessert I got the chocolate fondue with fresh fruit. It is fruit with chocolate to dip it in, but it is a really good ending to the meal. The chocolate was a little rich for me, so by the end I was just eating the fruit. The fruit was very fresh and delicious. Brandon had the pineapple upside down cake. It was very moist and had a great flavor. Brandon also had a pomegrante lemonade with his meal. He said it was really good and the pomegrante flavor wasn't too strong. I am not a pmegrante fan, so I did not care for it as much, but he drank two glasses so it must have been good.

This meal would have cost close to $80 after tax and tip, but we used 2 TS credits. We will definitely try to make a trip back here again.


Up Next...Our Last Day...What Will We Eat???

 

[momtotaryn]

Great reviews! I especially love reading about the same restaurants we've been to, such as Flame Tree BBQ and Kona Cafe! We really enjoyed both places too! We were at Kona Cafe for dinner one day after you! It was my favorite!

 

[cymbaldiva]

I'm really enjoying your reviews - thank you for sharing!!!

 

[kdluscher]

Day 6 June 1:

This day was our last whole day at WDW and our free day. We just kind of meandered to several parks. We had a late start to this day because I was not feeling well. So we finally made it to DHS by about 10:00. We left there around noon when it started to rain and headed back to our resort.

Lunch:

For lunch we decided to try the Pepper Market again. I had the chicken quesadilla, which is served with beans and rice, but I did not get it with any sides. It was very large and stuffed full of cheese, chicken, and peppers. Add some sour cream and it was very good. Brandon got a chili burger with fries. This was a hamburger with chili on top. It was very messy, but he said it tasted good. The fries were nice and hot as well. We also split an order of the Market Nachos. Seriously, I should have just gotten that as my meal because they were so good. They come with cheese, chicken, pico de gallo, lettuce, black beans, sour cream, and cheese sauce plus a huge pile of nachos. We got our stuff to go and they could not even close the to-go container. It was so big!! But seriously, one of the best nachos plates I have ever had.

For dessert I got some type of chocolate oreo cake and Brandon had a cinnamon roll. Both were good, but a little too sweet for us. Plus, after eating all that food we were almost too full. We used two CS credits to pay for the quesadilla and the burger, but paid cash for the nachos. The nachos cost us $9.00. Which I feel is a really good value.

Let me just say that the Pepper Market is a great CS deal, especially for those on the dining plan. There are so many options and the portions are huge. You definitely get your money's worth. If I ever stay at Coronado Springs again I will defintely eat more meals at this food court.

Dinner:

For dinner this night we had a 5:10 ADR at the Turf Club Bar & Grill at the Saratoga Springs Resort. We had a little trouble determining where the main part of this resort was, since we had never been there before, but we eventually found our way. I had heard nothing but good reviews for the Turf Club, so I wanted to try it.

I had the Mint Crusted Lamb Chops with mashed potatoes and broccolini. It comes with gouda polenta, but I am not a big polenta fan so I switched it for mashed potatoes. I got my lamb chops cooked medium rare. They came out perfect. These lamb chops melted in my mouth. They came with a dijon mustard sauce along with a mint glaze, together these flavors all complimented each other very well. It was so good, I could have eaten more. This meal was very close to be my favorite meal, almost tying with my Chefs de france meal.

Brandon did not have as good of an experience as me. He ordered the roasted free range chicken with shiitake mushroom risotto and sweet and sour cherry glaze. Now, by all means this dish was not horrible, but I think he was expecting a little more from it. It was just chicken really. The risotto was good, but nothing compared to Le Cellier. His meal was just mediocre to him and he said if we ever go back there he would get the lamb chops because they were like heaven in his mouth.

For dessert, I had the apple pie with vanilla ice cream. I thought that this dessert was good. The apples were cooked perfectly and the ice cream just added to the dish. It was a good end to the meal. Brandon had the chocolate espresso torte. He said it was really good, but not as good as the one at Tony's.

This meal cost close to $75, but we used our last two TS credits. Overall, my meal was wonderful and we would defintely consider coming back here for the lamb chops.

Snack:

This night we headed back to MK to watch the parade and Wishes. Of course after the MSEP, we headed over to Aloha Isle and got another dole whip. I got the regular dole whip and Brandon got a vanilla one. The vanilla was good, but I still love the pineapple. This was a good way to end a great trip. We used two snack credits for these snacks.

Up Next...Breakfast and final thoughts...

 

[cajunbaby1]

Thanks for the great report!! I will be there in 75 days and am very excited to try some of the places y'all went.