Hi - just got back from Disney yesterday and felt I should 'pay it forward' with a dining review, since I read so many as we were planning our trip. Our group included: Jill (DW34); Jeff (DH33); Joe (DF67); Mike (DB31) and Maggie (DD5). We had a wonderful time and had some great food as well - hope you find this report helpful!
DAY 1: Day of arrival
We arrived at our hotel around 3pm and immediately decided to head to MK for a few rides before dinner. We hadn't had any lunch, but decided just to snack before dinner. DH and DF had a hot dog from one of the CS's on Main Street and said they were good. DD and I split a Churro and pretzel from a cart in Fantasyland - yummy!
That night we had dinner at Citrico's in the Grand Floridian. Our ADR was for 7:50pm and we had to wait about 20 minutes before we were seated. The restaurant was very full and pretty loud as well. We had a great server named Daniel - he was amazingly sweet to our DD and did lots of little extras for her throughout the meal. However, he was terribly overworked with too many tables, and thus service was very slow. DH, DB and DF had the romaine salad and said it was pretty good. I had the warm goat cheese salad and thought it was wonderful. For entrees - DB, DH and I had the Filet Sicilian with the Quattro Formaggio Potatoes (you had me at 4 cheese, ha!). I found my steak to be overdone - I ordered Med Well and it was def Well Done. However, like I said, service was so slow, that I didn't dare send it back to the kitchen. The steak was ok, but honestly, I have had better at Longhorn. My DH ordered his med and got his med well - so I guess the advice here is to order it rarer than you usually do. My DF ordered the chicken and said his was very good. My DD ordered the petit filet from the kids menu. Hers was very well done too - but she ate most of it and said it was good. I did think the kid's portions were pretty large - so two small kids could prob share one kids meal. For dessert, Daniel brought DD her own chocolate crown - just to be nice. We all shared the chocolate banana torte (?) , tiramisu, and creme brulee - the desserts were awesome!! To top it all off, Daniel brought DD a bag filled with stickers and mickey head straws!
I think I would try Citricos again - just not during peak hours and I would order my steak med if I wanted med well.
Maggie with her special chocolate crown
Stay tuned for Day 2 - Princess Breakfast in Norway, CS for lunch in Epcot (can't think of the name of it right now) and Les Chefs for dinner!
DAY 1: Day of arrival
We arrived at our hotel around 3pm and immediately decided to head to MK for a few rides before dinner. We hadn't had any lunch, but decided just to snack before dinner. DH and DF had a hot dog from one of the CS's on Main Street and said they were good. DD and I split a Churro and pretzel from a cart in Fantasyland - yummy!
That night we had dinner at Citrico's in the Grand Floridian. Our ADR was for 7:50pm and we had to wait about 20 minutes before we were seated. The restaurant was very full and pretty loud as well. We had a great server named Daniel - he was amazingly sweet to our DD and did lots of little extras for her throughout the meal. However, he was terribly overworked with too many tables, and thus service was very slow. DH, DB and DF had the romaine salad and said it was pretty good. I had the warm goat cheese salad and thought it was wonderful. For entrees - DB, DH and I had the Filet Sicilian with the Quattro Formaggio Potatoes (you had me at 4 cheese, ha!). I found my steak to be overdone - I ordered Med Well and it was def Well Done. However, like I said, service was so slow, that I didn't dare send it back to the kitchen. The steak was ok, but honestly, I have had better at Longhorn. My DH ordered his med and got his med well - so I guess the advice here is to order it rarer than you usually do. My DF ordered the chicken and said his was very good. My DD ordered the petit filet from the kids menu. Hers was very well done too - but she ate most of it and said it was good. I did think the kid's portions were pretty large - so two small kids could prob share one kids meal. For dessert, Daniel brought DD her own chocolate crown - just to be nice. We all shared the chocolate banana torte (?) , tiramisu, and creme brulee - the desserts were awesome!! To top it all off, Daniel brought DD a bag filled with stickers and mickey head straws!
I think I would try Citricos again - just not during peak hours and I would order my steak med if I wanted med well.
Maggie with her special chocolate crown
Stay tuned for Day 2 - Princess Breakfast in Norway, CS for lunch in Epcot (can't think of the name of it right now) and Les Chefs for dinner!
We arrived right on time and were taken to meet Belle within 5 minutes. The staff immediately treat DD5 like a princess and give her the royal treatment - so cute! First stop on your way to your table is to meet Belle, get an autograph and have your picture taken. They do have someone on hand to do the photopass thing with Belle (but this is the only princess at this meal where photopass is involved). Next we were taken to our table and a waitress promptly came to introduce herself, pour drinks and explain how things work. We were encouraged to go up to a small buffet which included some scary looking goat cheese, salami, cut up fruit, and an assortment of danishes, croissants and biscuits. As we returned from the buffet we were brought a family style platter of sausages, bacon, scrambled eggs and hash brown casserole. After about 15 minutes or so, the princesses all made the rounds and would stop at each table for autographs and photos. During our meal, we got to meet Jasmine, Snow White, Mulan and Aurora. The princesses were so friendly and took time to chat a little with each table - I really did not feel like they were rushing through things at all. I can't stress enough how well organized this restaurant is. Everything occured very promptly and the service was great. The buffet food was so-so...but I thought the family style food that was brought to the table was pretty good - especially the eggs and sausage. I definitely felt we got our money's worth and I would do this character meal again in a heartbeat. Also -for those Moms who worry about these things - just to let you know, most of the girls here were not in full princess costume. My DD came in a cute Cinderella tank top and she felt very comfortable with what she wore. So all in all - we give this two thumbs up!
Keep 'em coming!!!
