Another DR? And yes, it was live! Now complete..!

[scanne]

Thanks for posting the breakfast menu at Sunshine Seasons. I've been trying to find a breakfast spot in Epcot other than Akershus and you hit the mark! Now I'm off to update my itinerary!

 

[DisneyJen]

Just found this review and am loving it!

We just inherited some BlueGreen points so I would love it if you post some photos of the resort.

We just love Yachtsman's and have toyed with going to Shula's. Which do you prefer?

Thanks!

 

[AUDramaQueen]

Whew...all caught up now. Sorry to be so late ;-)

Loving your reviews! Thanks for taking the time to post!!

 

[Maybelle]

Great reviews!!! I'm really enjoying reading through your dining journey and looking through all the pics....makes me hungry!!

BTW, not dining related, I know, but how was the Behind the seeds tour??

 

[sand2270]

great reviews!

Did you pre-order the celebration bag? I was looking on the Disney site and it said they are available at most buffet and character meals and pre-ordering isn't necessary. I was wondering if that meant you could ask for one when you get there? I would like to get m daughter one and my preference is to have it waiting at the table when we get to our Chef Mickey's breakfast.

EDIT: I saw that you answered the same question in an earlier post.

 

[paras4ri]

Thanks for sharing your wonderful trip...and meals with us!

 

[wilma-bride]

Hi Jen, been away from the DIS for a couple of days and just got caught up. Firstly, it is NOT a good idea to read food reviews first thing int he morning after a day spent drinking - I am so hungry this morning I could eat a horse - or several cinnamon rolls at least. Shula's sounds like a good deal, given that your valet parking and child care is included. How did the steak compare to Yachtsman because I remember you loved it there on a previous trip? Glad to hear you had a little drink by the pool at Kidani. I am so looking forward to staying there.

 

[LiteBrite]

Today was snacking around day...we started sharing breakfast at the MK at the Main Street Bakery. For one CS credit we got a ham, egg and cheese croissant, a cinnamon roll and a strawberries and cream smoothie. I paid cash for an oj and a banana:

So am I the only idiot who looked at the picture of the croissant right after the picture of the banana and thought that you stuffed the banana in the croissant for a joke? I only thought it for half a second, I promise!

And finally, when we got back from the MK, we decided to hang out at the Kidani pool. DH got me one of the orange cream drinks (YUM!) and the tandoori chicken caesar salad:

The drink was wonderful - like a liquid creamsicle!

Yum - creamsicles were always my favorite thing when the ice cream truck came when I was a kid. Something tells me this beverage would be a little different.

This morning we woke up at the crack of dawn and stumbled out into the sunshine to have breakfast at one of our favorites - Kona Cafe. DH and I have had breakfast here as a tradition every trip when DS does the Grand Floridian Pirate Cruise. This trip we skipped the cruise and brought him with to breakfast.

We were seated immediately and started with Lillikoi juice for DS, OJ for DH and a Cafe Mocha for me:

After stirring in the whipped cream

The cafe mocha was perfect!

Mmmm - I love breakfast at Kona, and that mocha looks wonderful.

DS decided on the Mickey pancakes and sausage:

How cute!

I ordered my favorite - the blueberry pancakes (three large!) and sausage:

Top:

bottom:

Just look at all those beautiful blueberries! Wow!

DH decided on his usual - the Big Kahuna. This has eggs (he got scrambled), macadamia nut pancakes, french toast, sausage, ham, bacon and breakfast potatoes. He loves this:

He enjoyed this as usual, but gave me his sausage which I couldn't eat. All in all, a fantastic breakfast tradition!

Hubby and I once got a Big Kahuna to share, along with an extra side of fresh fruit, and it was really plenty for the 2 of us. That thing is huge!

One of my all time favorites EVER ANYWHERE! A tiny bit of cake, tons of fresh whipped cream and fresh strawberries. I let DH have a little bit and then I enjoyed the rest myself. YUM~!!!!

Why oh why didn't I get one of these? I'm kicking myself now!

 

[slk537]

I'm a Coke Zero fan too I'm loving your live report!

It's absolutely my favorite - all the resort shops have it too

Great reviews, I've got to go to Kona & get me a Big Kahuna platter. That Strawberry Shortcake from SS looks delicious too! I'm probably going to weigh 200 lbs after my Sept trip.

Enjoy your downtime.

DH gets the Big Kahuna every trip - just loves it! It's a little (lot!) bit of everything.

Great reviews!!!!! It's so neat that there is a Sweet Tomatoes near Disney now! Can't wait to read more!

VERY near!

Looks like A LOT of good food and some good reviews too! I have to try that strawberry shortcake. It looks delicious. I can't wait for strawberry season to come around to make my own along with some homemade strawberry jelly!!!! We ate at WC last time in Feb 08 and enjoyed it also. DH and myself both got the same desserts as you two and also in a to go box. I thought both were very good and have been craving them since. We want to try Yachtsman on our next visit. Have you ever ate there? It'll be our 25th wedding anniversary trip w/o kids!!!!! This trip report is just making me wish it was Nov 29th already. Enjoy the down time today but we'll be waiting for more pics!!!!

We have done Yachtsman almost every trip - it's been date night for DH and me with DS in the Sandcastle Club. I suspect we'll go back to it next trip.

Thanks for posting the breakfast menu at Sunshine Seasons. I've been trying to find a breakfast spot in Epcot other than Akershus and you hit the mark! Now I'm off to update my itinerary!

Everything looked and smelled really good - I wouldn't hesitate! If you're looking for another place close to Epcot, the Boardwalk Bakery is outstanding.

Just found this review and am loving it!

We just inherited some BlueGreen points so I would love it if you post some photos of the resort.

We just love Yachtsman's and have toyed with going to Shula's. Which do you prefer?

Thanks!

I have lots of photos of the Fountains - I think I'll be doing a "review" when I get home on the offsite resorts board. I'll post a few here though. We really enjoyed it!

Whew...all caught up now. Sorry to be so late ;-)

Loving your reviews! Thanks for taking the time to post!!

Thanks!

Great reviews!!! I'm really enjoying reading through your dining journey and looking through all the pics....makes me hungry!!

BTW, not dining related, I know, but how was the Behind the seeds tour??

LOVED it!!! It was absolutely intriguing and we had a fantastic time. DS got to release ladybugs and feed alligators, which was a highlight.

great reviews!

Did you pre-order the celebration bag? I was looking on the Disney site and it said they are available at most buffet and character meals and pre-ordering isn't necessary. I was wondering if that meant you could ask for one when you get there? I would like to get m daughter one and my preference is to have it waiting at the table when we get to our Chef Mickey's breakfast.

EDIT: I saw that you answered the same question in an earlier post.

That's how we did it at CMC and it was great!

Thanks for sharing your wonderful trip...and meals with us!

You are so welcome!

Hi Jen, been away from the DIS for a couple of days and just got caught up. Firstly, it is NOT a good idea to read food reviews first thing int he morning after a day spent drinking - I am so hungry this morning I could eat a horse - or several cinnamon rolls at least. Shula's sounds like a good deal, given that your valet parking and child care is included. How did the steak compare to Yachtsman because I remember you loved it there on a previous trip? Glad to hear you had a little drink by the pool at Kidani. I am so looking forward to staying there.

Hey Joh! I really expected the steak at Shula's would blow YSH out of the water, but it was really just very good. We've had a great time using the extra TS credits for breakfasts we were going to pay OOP for, but I think next time we'll skip Shula's and do YSH. But it was a GREAT experience!

So am I the only idiot who looked at the picture of the croissant right after the picture of the banana and thought that you stuffed the banana in the croissant for a joke? I only thought it for half a second, I promise!

I love it! That does sound like something I'd do...


Yum - creamsicles were always my favorite thing when the ice cream truck came when I was a kid. Something tells me this beverage would be a little different.

Just a tiny bit...

Mmmm - I love breakfast at Kona, and that mocha looks wonderful.

I'm really picky about mine and it was absolutely fantastic!

How cute!





Just look at all those beautiful blueberries! Wow!




Hubby and I once got a Big Kahuna to share, along with an extra side of fresh fruit, and it was really plenty for the 2 of us. That thing is huge!

It totally would be enough to share...if DH was willing...

Why oh why didn't I get one of these? I'm kicking myself now!

The shortcake is my absolute favorite!

 

[slk537]

So yesterday was supposed to be our "down" day, right? Yeah.... We ended up having breakfast at Cape May and then headed over to Epcot for an hour or two. Or seven. Yup, ended up doing all of WS and had a blast, but got pretty sunburned. We came back to the resort and decided to switch our dinner ADR from a 6:00 at Spoodles to 8:20 at Spoodles. DS had time to do the Camp Kidani activity (which he LOVED!), DH and I got some pool time in while DS was at Camp, and then we headed over to the Boardwalk for dinner. The rest of the evening was on the BW and we had a great time.

Therefore...TODAY became veg day! We had breakfast at Boma and then camped out here to watch a movie and relax in the AC. We then decided to hit the Pepper Market for lunch, since we've never been to CSR. We also cancelled our 6:00 ADR at Tutto for a late ADR at the Wave. We've never been there, and are looking forward to trying it out. Plus, MK has EMH tonight so we want to hit the park when the sun is down.

So...on with the food!

Cape May Cafe breakfast:

We started out with a few plates of fruit - absolutely beautiful and fresh!

Then on to some hot items:

Eggs, bacon, cream cheese pastry (minus cream cheese...?) Chocolate chip muffin and biscuits and gravy - all very good.

breakfast potatoes (good), bacon and sausage (good), eggs (decent), lemon poppyseed bread (okay) and bread pudding with vanilla sauce (excellent, but had raisins...yuck). Mickey waffle? Perfect.

More breakfast:

And finally - yum!

We enjoyed this breakfast - Goofy sat down and played tic tac toe with DS and beat him by cheating...DS loved it! We haven't done a character meal in a while and it was really nice.

 

[slk537]

Snacks at World Showcase:

Breakfast was late-ish so we really weren't hungry much. It was also REALLY hot. So my first snack (OOP) was this lovely item we found in Canada:

Yes, it looks like a plain bottle of water. But look closely - it is 1.5 LITERS of water! WOO HOO! For $3.50, it was worth every single penny for the cold delicious water on a horribly hot day.

Next we wanted another drink and decided to get a little snack. We used a CS credit at the Tangierine Cafe and it was outstanding!

We decided to get the Chef's Special of the day - Moroccan "sliders" of chicken, falafel and lamb in mini pitas. We got a large pink lemonade and a baklava for dessert.

My favorite was the lamb, but I'm partial. The falafel and chicken were both very, very good. The lemonade was tart and sweet and I really liked the crunchy and sweet baklava.

A great snack to share! I wish it wasn't a "special" because I'd enjoy it on a future trip.

 

[slk537]

desserts from WCC - leftovers!

When we got back to the room after Epcot, we relaxed and enjoyed our desserts from the night before:

DS's cookies:

S'mores cheesecake:

Apple Pie

This was a great snack break!

 

[slk537]

While DS was at the Camp Kidani, DH and I hit the pool. We refilled our mugs and saw this menu for private dining, poolside. It's all menu items from Sanaa. We had seen a family do this earlier in the week and it was interesting to see items and prices. Looks like a great idea for dinner around the pool!

 

[torsie24]

MMMM, those mini pittas look lovely!!!

 

[slk537]

Oops! Double post!

 

[slk537]

Spoodles!

Oh Spoodles, how I will mourn you....

We did use TS credits here, but started out with the main item I will miss from this moment on. Thank God Allears has the recipes...

The Mediterranean Dips:

There is a garlic feta dip, almonds and olives, a garlic cucumber dip, a Moroccan dip I can't remember, hummus and tons of pita. My all time favorite is the feta dip, with an olive for extra salty goodness.

The bread and tapenade that comes will all meals:

DS ordered the chicken noodle soup, which never came. He decided he was full of pita, so he didn't care. His entree was Mickey ravioli, which he liked:

I ordered the Rigatoni with Italian sausage, tomatoes and portobello mushrooms, minus the mushrooms. The chicken I had last trip was no longer on the menu and all I really wanted was the dips, so I didn't really care about my entree. I'd had this before and liked it, so I got it again. And again, it was very good.

DH ordered the Oak Grilled Steak Kabobs. He enjoyed his meal:

For dessert, DS ordered the "make your own pizza" dessert. It was a very soft sugar cookie, already scored in pizza slices served with strawberry "pizza sauce", white chocolate shavings "cheese" and strawberry slices "pepperoni". He asked for chocolate sauce and received that too:

He didn't really like eating this, but had a ball making it. I tried it and it was really good.

I ordered the Celebration Lemon Pound Cake with sesame seeds and Marscapone cream and limoncello:

This was very good, but I had to leave much of it since I was so full.

DH ordered the Chocolate Cherry Semi Freddo - he loves chocolate with cherries and really enjoyed this. I tried it and it was excellent!

All in all, I will miss the Mediterranean Dips, but the rest of the meal was so so. Probably a good way to say goodbye, as I won't miss it as much as I thought I would.

 

[slk537]

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY ALL!

This morning we had brunch at Boma and it was very nice, but a bit frustrating. The line to check in was very long, but we were seated shortly. Every mother was given a carnation, which was very lovely and we were seated and given juice and water right away.

The lines at the carving station was crazy - it wound through into the dining room and people were not into the "grazing" thing of going up to the pod you wanted. In order to bypass the carving station and get french toast or bacon, etc you would literally have to cut in the line to do so. This made it feel like much of our meal was spent in line waiting for one or two items.

The food itself was REALLY good though!

DS's cheese omelet (made to order), bacon and toast:

My onion and ham, cheddar and swiss omelet (excellent!!), apple turnover (meh), blueberry muffin (very soft and fresh - loved it!) and banana bread (so good!)

DS's banana bread and blueberry muffin:

Carved turkey (very moist) and more banana bread:

A huge pile of bacon:

Challah raisin French toast:

Juice:

More hot items:

Overall, the food was delicious and the service was okay, but I am really disappointed in the chaos at Boma this trip. It is strange - the AKL, Jambo House overall seems crazy busy compared to the serenity over here of Kidani. But I still love both.

 

[slk537]

This was a first for us - we've never been to CSR and we decided to explore a little and have some lunch. I took a few photos at the bakery right off of the gift shop as well.

This isn't food, actually, but how cute is this?

Bakery items:

These cinnamon rolls were HUGE! Bigger than my hand outstretched!

Gelato:

Assorted pastries:

And a breakfast menu outside the shop:

 

[torsie24]

I looove this bag!!

Have you seen it anywhere other than CSR?

 

[slk537]

I didn't get a good photo of DS's meal...he had a glass of orange juice, a slice of cheese pizza he did NOT enjoy (it was okay), a huge orange wedge and a chocolate chip cookie.

DH and I both ordered from the Mexican entrees. I had the chicken quesadilla with rice and black beans and a diet coke and DH had the steak fajitas and rice and black beans:

These were completely made to order while we waited and were huge and excellent - we were very impressed! There was too much food, but it was all very, very good!

For dessert, we paid OOP ($1) for churros for DS - these were cold and crunchy so he was a little disappointed.

He ended up sharing with DH and with me. DH got a very good chocolate cake:

I got more strawberry shortcake. This was a lot more cake that Sunshine Seasons, but tons of fresh whipped cream and the berries were good so I loved this:

All in all, a very good meal and truly a beautiful resort...!