Bad Pictures and Mediocre reviews...enjoy Updated 11/6

[Quacktatty]

So I came back from my trip with no real desire to do another dining review, but since I went through the effort of photographing most of my food I figured I might as well go ahead and share.

 

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Plaza - Lunch

This was a spontaneous decision, I didn't really plan to eat at The Plaza, but I was starving and I heard they had good french fries.

I sat in the front of the restaurant next to the windows - my view

I managed to catch quite a bit of the 3:00 parade from my seat.

I ordered the Tuna Croissant with fries.

The tuna was good, very chunky and not too much mayo. The croissant was a disappointment. I wanted it to be buttery and maybe even warm, but it was neither. The fries were the best part of the meal, probably one of the best things I ate my entire trip. They are thick cut instead of the thin fries you get elsewhere on property.

For dessert I had a Brownie Sundae.

This was enough for three people to share, I didn't come close to finishing it. The ice cream was good, you can't screw up vanilla ice cream that bad, but the brownie itself was cold...not what I was expecting or really wanted. Oh well. I only ate about 1/3 of the brownie anyway.

 

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T-Rex Dinner

This was a very late meal for me, I think I sat at the bar around 9:30 or so, maybe even later. I ordered a Cotton Candy Cosmo - very good, but by the time I wanted to order another the bar was being shutdown for the evening.

For my meal it was the Appetizer Sampler but I substituted the chicken quesadillas for mozzarella sticks since I don't really eat chicken.

Since you can't probably tell from the picture this includes Bruschetta which is actually pretty good. It's tomato, eggplant and an herb cheese spread with the pieces of the bruschetta bread. There is also the mozzarella sticks, your standard mozzarella sticks, not very good. Onion rings which are just typical onion rings and then a queso dip with chips. The queso was already hardening by the time it reached me so I didn't eat much of it...it's pretty much just like the stuff out of a jar that you get at the grocery store.

No dessert but the lady next to me offered to share hers. Her and her son ordered some monster dessert with cakes and ice creams, far too much for two people, so she asked if I wanted any. I turned her down because frankly that's gross.

 

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Flame Tree - Lunch

I get the same thing every time I eat here, a pork sandwich with coleslaw instead of beans. The pork seemed rather fatty this day, but it was edible, I drowned it in quite a bit of barbecue sauce.

 

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Snack

I was in the mood for some soft serve and I always like to stop at the blue ice cream truck in Asia at Animal Kingdom. I noticed the people before me had kind of a funky looking ice cream, but I was craving it so I went and ordered anyway. I shouldn't have.

There was something wrong with the batch...it was too heavy, I can't really explain it but it wasn't the normal soft serve texture, oh well.

 

[Quacktatty]

Food and Wine Deminar - Gina Greene

Gina Greene is a Magic Kingdom chef and was making a corn and crab soup.

I arrived a little late for the demo but managed to get a front table. I quickly realized that it was the table of crazy ladies that I would see repeatedly throughout my trip.

Pam Smith wasn't doing all the hosting this year, instead we had a guy named John Eiken, I'm making up that spelling since I never did get the correct one. He pronounced it ee-ken. I liked him better than Pam.

The wine guy whose name I don't remember or what wine he was presenting was good and his wine was tasty.

Gina Greene seemed like a nice person, but was clearly not a presenter. She did do a good job of cooking and talking though and her soup was very good. This was a good warm up deminar, can't have too much excitement for the first one.

 

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'Ohana

'Ohana is one of my favorite restaurants and did not disappoint.

I arrived to a relatively quiet lobby after a nice walk from the TTC. I decided to park there instead of the Poly itself for some reason, I don't remember why but I do remember regretting it when it came time to leave.

I was seated quickly by the hostess and given my bread then my server came around to take my drink order. I ordered a Very Berry Punch.

At this point the food came fast and furious. The poor guy doing the running kept laughing because there was just no room on my table. I was at a three top and I have no idea how two more people would have been able to eat there with me.

Salad with Honey Lime Dressing

I only had a bit of the salad as I was saving room for the good stuff, but it was tasty.

Potstickers

These are good, very crispy which I love.

Sticky Wings

Only had one or two of these because I generally avoid poultry. They were good though and was glad that I did try them. They are better than the wings that Kona serves which I find too mustardy.

Lo Mein Noodles

These are the best part of the meal for me. I don't know what it is, but just thinking about them makes my mouth water.

When it came time to get the meats I was pleasantly surprised when my waiter brought the shrimp first. Usually it's Pork, chicken first and then steak, shrimp later. I gladly took about a dozen shrimp and started eating.

I had a hard time peeling these than I have in the past and was eating a lot more shell than I would like, but they were still very good, especially when dipped in the sweet and sour sauce.

When my waiter came back to check on me and ask if I wanted the other meats I declined as I was happy with just the shrimp. I really didn't want to over stuff myself like I usually do at 'Ohana and I succeeded.

Last but not least was the dessert.

I love the sauce that they pour over the top and love the ice cream, again, can't go wrong with vanilla. The bread pudding itself leaves a little bit to be desired so I don't ever eat too much of it.

It was a very good meal all in all and I will certainly be back again.

 

[chloelovesdisney]

Great reviews, right to the point. Thanks!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Quacktatty, I could not help but notice the title of your TR and instantly fell in love. These days with all the political ads a bit of honesty was quite refreshing.

The pictures were not all that bad and the reviews were not mediocre so I have been lied to yet once again.

Aopears as though you had a great time and that is all that matters.

Slightly Goofy

 

[2Tiggies]

A very enjoyable review actually. Shame about your ice cream. Was that the Andapur Bus? I love the icecream there. DD had one last month but I had a giant ghost Mickey popcorn bucket with no help to eat it so I didn't get an icecream. I did have a taste and it was good as always. They must have had a not so good batch.

We really enjoyed Ohana too. Service and food was great. We will be back for sure. I love your descriptions not only of the food but of your dining experiences.

 

[Pooh&OurHunny]

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Quacktatty]

Great reviews, right to the point. Thanks!

Thanks!

Quacktatty, I could not help but notice the title of your TR and instantly fell in love. These days with all the political ads a bit of honesty was quite refreshing.

The pictures were not all that bad and the reviews were not mediocre so I have been lied to yet once again.

Aopears as though you had a great time and that is all that matters.

I didn't want to give anybody the false sense that this would be an interesting review, I'm all about honesty.

A very enjoyable review actually. Shame about your ice cream. Was that the Andapur Bus? I love the icecream there. DD had one last month but I had a giant ghost Mickey popcorn bucket with no help to eat it so I didn't get an icecream. I did have a taste and it was good as always. They must have had a not so good batch.

We really enjoyed Ohana too. Service and food was great. We will be back for sure. I love your descriptions not only of the food but of your dining experiences.

Yes, the Anandapur bus...usually it's very good but I think something was wrong with the batch I got.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Quacktatty]

Earl of Sandwich

If you don't like gross pictures you should probably stop reading this post now...

I ordered the Holiday Special sandwich at EOS which was Turkey, Stuffing, Gravy and Cranberry Sauce. What a sad looking sandwich

It didn't taste great, it didn't taste horrible either, but I think the stuffing was too mushy. If you have a D'Angelo's in your area they make a much better sandwich called the Thanksgiving Toasted and instead of putting gravy on the sandwich itself, it's given to you on the side to use as a dip. Kind of like a French Dip on steroids.

I also had macaroni salad which for me is a never fail at EOS.

I got a great table in the shade outside and enjoyed people watching while I ate.

 

[Quacktatty]

F&W Deminar - Chef TJ Sudwisa

After hearing so much about Chef TJ on the boards, I knew that I needed to take advantage of his Food and Wine appearance. Before he even came out to cook I knew he would be good. His line, while not quite as long as the celebrity chefs, was already fairly long when I arrived about 30 minutes early. In fact, Deb Wills from Allears.net was there waiting to see Chef TJ too. She was busy talking with folks in front of her so I didn't get a chance to say hello at that moment.

The host was that John guy again and he brought out Michael Flannery the world's most self important vodka guy. Okay, so that's probably not his official title, but it's what I dubbed him after my experiences. He made us a vodka sour drink using Belvedere Pink Vodka.

The drink was good, I'll give him that.

Before Chef TJ came out his staff of sous chefs came out and gave everyone a gift.

It was a little bottle of spices on a necklace. I love free stuff and the spices smelled great, kind of like a house mixture of spices - garlic, salt, pepper, onion powder, etc. I have yet to use it but i think it would go really well with a steak.

Chef TJ came out after that with lots of fanfare, he walked through the crowd with a pan tossing around something that smelled great, never figured out what it was though - it wasn't anything he used in his recipes.

The cooking started and we got two items - first was Mango Lime Tostones. They were basically plantains topped with a mango salsa.

The tostone was good but would have been much better had it been served warm.

The next item was a mango tart. The tart was tiny, but very tasty.

Chef TJ took some questions throughout and even asked the audience while cooking if anybody was allergic to nuts. He must get that a lot

After the deminar was over I hung back for a few minutes to speak with Deb from All Ears. She was really nice and gave me some All Ears trading cards, we even talked a little bit about Chef TJ's popularity and wondered if he had any idea the internet fame he has gained.

This deminar was well worth my time and money, a great experience for sure.

 

[djm195]

Great review.

After reading your thread I think I'll try Ohana's --everything looks so good.

 

[Quacktatty]

F&W Deminar - Bil Mitchell, Publix Apron's Cooking School

I don't really know who this guy is and he wasn't very popular with the crowd, but he was making some kind of pasta dish so I signed up.

The wine guy had some kind of wine from New Zealand that was named after an endangered bird, maybe you can tell from the picture what it was.

The chef did a great job demonstrating, probably because he's a teacher and does it for a living.

His dish had quite a bit too it, pasta, pancetta, sausage and squash. It's something I would make for myself, probably without the pancetta, but I really enjoyed it.

 

[Quacktatty]

F&W Kiosks

Champagne & Desserts

Pear Strudel

This was really good, I'm a big fan of pear. I was going to get the three dessert sampler plate, but I really wasn't in the mood for chocolate, the pear cake hit the spot. It was kind of like a lemon bar, but with pear instead.

Poland

Pierogi and Kielbasa and Strawberry Balsamic Chiller

The pierogi is Mrs. T's...I know this because I have them for dinner quite often. The good thing is that I really like Mrs. T's. The onions were great and I really like the sour cream which is something I don't do at home. The kielbasa was better than last year since it was actually warm.

The Strawberry Balsamic Chiller was really good. It was on the thick side, probably because of the strawberry and not overly slushy like frozen drinks can be. I really liked the flavor combination, it was something I had tried last year at the Chopin vodka tasting and really enjoyed so I was glad to see it make an appearance at the Poland booth this year.

Italy

Ravioli

This was okay. From the photos I expected it to be a big giant ravioli when in fact it was 4 or 5 little raviolis covered up with cheese. The ravioli were really heavy on the filling, a little too much for my tastes.

Hops and Barley

Pecan Bread Pudding

i liked half of this. It was unevenly cooked. The part that was cook well was tasty and almost even a little crispy, but in a good way. The part that was undercooked was mushy and while the taste was still good, the texture was off putting. I also could have used some more pecans, but I love pecans so it's probably just me.

 

[Quacktatty]

Magic Kingdom Snacks

There isn't too much that needs to be said about these two items

Dole Whip Float

I will say that I got an extra smoosh of dole whip...I could tell it was extra big because I always eat my Dole Whip Float while walking through the Swiss Family Treehouse. Instead of finishing as I was coming down the last set up steps I was still eating right up to the point where I walked through the exit gates.

Cream Cheese Pretzel

This is the perfect snack to have while riding the TTA. The only thing you have to do is hide it before getting on, if they see you with food you will not be allowed to board.

 

[onelilspark]

Even though they're rather mediocre reviews, accompanied by some bad photos, I'm rather enjoying the review.

Thanks for taking the time

Also: that pasta dish looks wonderful...but then again, I'm a sucker for pasta!

 

[wdwfanatic316]

Really enjoying your reviews! Thanks for sharing!