Anyone had the grilled salmon at Columbia Harbour House?

[Mrs. Bradbury]

I saw on a new menu that it's a new addition. How was it?

Thanks!

 

[Batch]

I haven't tried the salmon or lobster roll yet but here's a recent review from Disney Food Blog http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2011/08/30/guest-review-new-columbia-harbour-house-menu-in-magic-kingdom/

Both look tasty!

 

[want2bamommy]

Oooh I'd like to hear if anyone has ordered this too as it sounds great!

 

[dancin Disney style]

My DH had it a couple of weeks ago. The best you will ever get out of him for most things is ...'it's OK'. He said the salmon was... 'good'. So I would take that as an excellent review.

I don't eat fish so I didn't try it but it looked really nice.

 

[tinka-belle]

DH had the salmon plate and I had the lobster roll a couple of weeks ago. He was impressed with the salmon, said it was very good for a CS place. The lobster roll was OK too, not huge though. Kind of the size McD's used to have, good for a light meal but not if you're really hungry.

 

[TheRustyScupper]

Our Ratings of Columbia House: (8/29/2011)
. . . food price value: C
. . . food quality: B
. . . food quantity per serving: B
. . . food prep speed: B
. . . food selection: D
. . . seating quantity: C
. . . seating comfort: D
. . . eatery atmosphere: C
. . . eatery convenience: C
. . . staff friendliness: B
. . . staff helpfulness: B
. . . character interaction: n/a

NOTE: The menus at several QS eateries changed, as did
Columbia House. They now offer a lobster roll and salmon dish,
along with old favorites. The lobster roll was surprising well
balanced and tasty. My friend's salmon was good. However, my
other friend's salmon was insultingly overcooked. I would try
the lobster roll and clam chowder, but leave the salmon. It is
too hard to cook properly to order at a fast food outlet.

 

[kathyell]

I had the salmon the very day the new menu was introduced, and I was pleasantly surprised. I thought it was cooked well, especially for a counter service location where you might expect the level of cooking to be a little spotty.

While the flavor in the sauce that is brushed on the salmon was tasty, I thought the salmon needed a little something. I really wished I could have gotten a little side of the sauce it's cooked in. (Note, however, that I did not ask, so I don't know if that could have been accommodated or not.)

I ended up mixing some malt wine vinegar with a tartar sauce packet and I used that as a sort of impromptu sauce. (That may sound not so good to some of you, I realize, but I could eat malt wine vinegar on anything or possibly even just down a glass of it, so that sauce combo was acceptable to me.)

The broccoli was a little over-steamed and the cous cous was a little bland. I'd recommend some salt or something else you find palatable for the cous cous and hope that your broccoli portion is served up after a little less time in the steamer than mine spent in there.

Here is a picture I took of my plate of salmon:



Note that the chicken and fish combo basket they used to have on the menu was removed when the new menu items were added. RIP, my favorite menu item. You can't even get it off the menu, as it were, as the register CMs have no way to ring it up anymore.

 

[Mrs. Bradbury]

Thanks everybody! Sounds like it's a winner! I love Columbia Harbour House and we eat there every trip . . . sounds like we might be eating there more than once from now on!

 

[kateybee]

I'm looking forward to trying that salmon next week!! Being from Maine, the photos I've seen of the lobster rolls makes me want to cry- what's up with all of the insane amount of crap in there with the lobster?! Soooo much mayo! I'll be happier seeing the Linda Bean lobster roll at the F&W festival. Hoping they are pure lobster like we have at the flagship LB store nearby.

 

[nichellecr]

I had the grilled salmon and loved it. I was happy with how it was seasoned. In my case, I found the broccoli to be cooked to my liking- steamed but still a little crisp, and I enjoyed the couscous which I thought was nicely seasoned and not dry and bland as couscous can sometimes be.

Definitely recommended.