A Solo WDW Culinary Tour: 7 Days of Dining (10/30-11/6)

[DayOwlVT]

And now for my general comments: I was seated at the Cooking Place, which is a bar-like table space in front of the chefs preparing the appetizer plates. I have read many positive accounts of the experience at this table, and I was expecting a great time, however, when I got there, at least one of the chefs was having a pretty bad night, another chef was working with an obvious cold, and everyone seemed generally low.

Oh wow, good point. I wouldn't care if the chef wasn't friendly, but being a bit germophobic, I wouldn't want to see that the guy handling my food had a cold.

This seems like a good place to write about an idea I have for Disney restaurants: It might be nice if the larger WDW restaurants tried to seat adults without children in one area of the dining room. I'm not asking for a child-free zone, just a general attempt to accommodate diners without children. Clearly, we can't rely on all parents to do the right thing and remove the long-term screamers and/or food throwers from the dining room. A little more peaceful dining wouldn't be a hardship. I suspect this idea is going to generate some controversy, but even the most lovely children tend to be a little rambunctious at Disney. What harm is it to offer adults with no kids a modicum of peace?

Amen, sing it sister! From your lips to Robert Iger's ears. I'm sure parents have learned how to tune out their kids' screaming, but it grates on me like fingernails on a chalkboard. Nothing ruins my composure quicker than a screaming kid. However, being a nonconfrontational type, I've never had the guts to ask to be moved to a quieter area when this has happened. Having read your story, I'm going to definitely keep that in mind if it happens to me again.

Anyway, thank you so much for your solo dining review. I enjoy all food reviews, but especially the solo dining ones, because I travel alone a lot and it's nice to see what other people's experiences have been like in that area.
I really appreciated all the details in yours. Thanks!

 

[Leota]

Loved your reviews! There were so many similarities in my thoughts/approaches to food that I have. I was especially chuckling at the healthy eating - disappointment with the hummus (did it have that fizzy soad flavor? I've had that happen in WDW with Hummus - not good) Other thoughts I share with you are the overuse of sugar in Boma foods & the exact experience with Studio Catering. Altho, we did stop in for just the Dip Trio & really enjoyed that. The sandwiches were pretty awful tho.
We are completely addicted to Quinoa since we had it at Boma. My son esp. I also like your kid-free zone idea, tho I doubt it will ever happen.

I'd personally like to see you do a review of your F&WF grazings as well of PotS review, regardless of F&WF being over with.

 

[D&R love Disney]

I loved reading your dining reviews!

 

[swandiverpatt]

Sign me up for the kids-free zone, too!

 

[whacked]

loved your reviews.

I find that reviews often tend to be "we loved it" without any explaination.

I laughed at the shiitake "bleep" in reviews too.

I agree with your take on the ravioli. I think sometimes (high end) resturants try too hard to make a "signature" or standout dish that is too complicated, or has unusual ingredient combinations that don't always work.

My aunt calls it the "Peanut butter with lima beans" effect.

 

[Micca]

Enjoyed your review AnnB. Last trip to Boma we encountered a small child that shreiked like a banshee...and the acoustics in that room enhance every decibel