Best Off-Site Restaurant's Thread

[neonurse]

bump just want to keep it going. Great suggestions!!

 

[Mysteria]

I was happy to see this pop up again just as I wanted to find it. I thought I'd have to go digging for it.

 

[DaddyDon]

I still love Orlando Ale House! Yummie! I ate at Landry's this past summer and it was quite good...The oysters rockafeller....was to die for....I ate a shulas a couple years ago...thank god it was free my bil knew the beef supplier...And the tab was picked up or i would still be busting suds...lol We allways when we come to town start at Fridays??? i dont know but we do...we love pucks express at dtd also...the lemon rosemary chicken is screaming my name now!!!!!!!I love Orlando!!!!!!!

 

[Bayoubailey]

I think to many people use the Disboards for selling things. Its just not right! And also, I think the Tower of Terror is the coolest ride ever! It seems so scary , But its not!

 

[GemmaPixie]

I think to many people use the Disboards for selling things. Its just not right! And also, I think the Tower of Terror is the coolest ride ever! It seems so scary , But its not!

How random is that for this thread!!

 

[Gabriel&Nana]

BUMP

 

[maciec]

Heading down next Thursday so I will be sure to report back!

 

[DaddyDon]

Whats the beef...get a life Noone is selling any thing here ...All i see is your bad attitude .........Tink take her away.............and make her leave her wings at the gate!

I think to many people use the Disboards for selling things. Its just not right! And also, I think the Tower of Terror is the coolest ride ever! It seems so scary , But its not!

 

[Mysteria]

I think to many people use the Disboards for selling things. Its just not right! And also, I think the Tower of Terror is the coolest ride ever! It seems so scary , But its not!

Did you perhaps post this in the wrong place?

 

[medalla74]

bump

 

[maciec]

Well, we didn't do too much eating out this trip. We went to Flippers and the Ale House.

Ale House: why oh why do I tell myself that it's ok to order seafood in Florida?!?!?!?! I ordered the shrimp and crab quesadillas and they were yucky! DH had a hamburger and said that it was good. The kids had mimi hamburgers and chicken tenders. Both said that they were good. For an appetizer we got cheese sticks (they were good) and chicken kickers (they were good also)

Flippers: Great specialty pizzas. DH and DD got the white pizza and DS and I got a 1/2 ham and pineapple 1/2 cheese. They really have good pizza here. Oh and we had cheese sticks here too. They were good. I had a spinach salad that was also good.

We went to the Crystal Palace at MK prior to MNSSHP for dinner and loved it! There was a good variety and everything was good.

Rainforest Cafe at Animal Kingdom was a disappointment this time. We have always had good food there. Oh well. We go every year for the kids. I don't want to return, but I am sure that we will. Plus they took the bruchetta off of the menu that I love BOO!

 

[Figment22]

We're here in Orlando now for Thanksgiving week. I just get so tired of eating at the same national chain restaurants that I really wanted to try some other places to eat. At the recommendation of someone in this thread many, many pages ago, we ate at TooJays, which is a NY style delicatessen. It is excellent. The matzoh ball soup is delicious; the sandwiches are overstuffed with great cuts of meat. Between the various family members we had pastrami, roast beef and turkey; all were excellent. My younger son had cheese blintzes with sour cream and fruit topping. Yummmmm. I highly recommend TooJays. It's located in the Dr. Phillips Center off West Sand Lake Road.

Secondly, and only from reading the listing in the Florida AAA guidebook, we ate at Ciao Italia. This is more expensive, but really good. I had a delicious pork tenderloin with gorgonzola cheese and figs over roasted vegetables. It's a very pretty place, although it's located in a strip mall near Sea World, just off International Drive south of the convention center. It's a bit more upscale but it's not at all stuffy and the wait staff was efficient and very personable. We were wearing jeans and collared shirts; I saw some people in nice shorts while others were more dressed up. There were a couple of families with kids and they do have a children's menu. They also offer a 10% AAA discount.

Two thumbs up for TooJays and Ciao Italia!

 

[neonurse]

Just got back from disney on wednesday. Wanted to warn you about Golden Corral on 192 in kissimmee. DIRTY, Smelly, and so so food. Golden corral on 535 was excellent, clean and great food. Worth the drive. Also found out on our last day that it is a much shorter drive from kissimmee if you take I 4 there is a cut off at 535 and right at the set of lights you'll see Bahama breeze, go straight thru the light and take the first left and you will see the golden corral. Must try the shadow cake (choc and vanilla cake with sweet icing...OMG, I LOVE IT!!!) Cici's is also on that street. If you take a right at the light (just coming off of I 4 at 535) at 535 just down a bit (not sure how far) and its on your left. Sizzler on 192 was a nice surprize for dinner and breakfast. Clean and good food. Their dinner you order a steak, burger etc and it comes with the salad bar with tones of stuff. Not as great as GC but close.

We ordered a pizza from Giordanos and it was good but $39(pick up) for 2 large (thin crust- which was normal crust for us) is a bit pricey for me. We live in Ontario where there is alot of great italian pizza for $10 for a large. Not worth it to me.
HTH

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

neonurse, thanks for the report. We enjoy the Golden Corral at home and eat there a couple of times a week at least. If we lived nearer and did not have gas costs to take into account I would give up cooking altogether and eat there every single day because with our senior discount it would be cheaper. We often eat at the GC you liked so much. It is a prototype so it is a step above the regular GC and you cannot beat the price, especially if you grab one of the coupon books they have in the lobby. We eat a late breakfast there before going into certain parks where we do not care for the food, or prices. Since we stay on site and I dread getting out on the interstates I just take Buena Vista down through the property and take a right at Crossroads and a left at the first light after the overpass to get to GC.

Figment22, I ate at Ciao Italia once and still daydream about the place. I would like to try the deli too but get lost easily. Luckily I got a Garmin at WM yesterday so maybe that will help.

maciec, did you have the onion rings at the Ale House? We love that place and go about once a trip.

Since this trip will be all OP we will be using many of the tips on this thread. I do not mind wasting so much with Free, or nearly so, Food but will not waste our own dollars. I cannot eat that darned much food anyhow.

Two weeks to go until we return. No snow, please????

Slightly Goofy

 

[neonurse]

Hope you have fabulous trip and weather. When we were there Nov 8-21 it was sunny and 72-80 except one day was 65. Have a blast and spread some pixie dust.

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

neonurse, the weather reports show it getting sort of cool, down in the low 60's when we are there. Would not bother me but I hate having to carry around a jacket or coat earlier in the day. No matter what it will be warmer than here so I refuse to complain, much.

Are you going to write a TR? I posted the beginnings of mine today.

I spread Pixie Dust and other things wherever I go.

SG/Linda

 

[neonurse]

Anything is better than what we have today in Ontario. Gray, freezing and snow. Have a blast.

I am not a writter so I will leave the TR to the professional. But if anyone has questions for me ask away!!!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

neonurse, one of the things I most enjoy at DW is trying new foods however since we already did the Free Food thing last trip (24 days of it) and this trip is a budget one and we will be paying OP it will be CS all the way.

Did you try any CS's that you liked and did they have anything unusual in the way of food that you could reccomend??

Slightly Goofy/Linda

who is going off her diet for ten whole days!!!! 108 pounds gone so far though.

 

[neonurse]

SlightlyGoofy,
The only CS we went to pecos bill cafe (MK) and they had a large chicken wrap. They have a nice toppings bar with fried onions, fried mushrooms, lettuce an tomatoes that you could fill up the wrap. We have also had the veggie burgers in the park. They are so so. My husband and a couple of times split a double cheeseburger and bought and extra bun for 79 cents. Really saved us a bit of money considering a single burger and fries are $7 and double is $8 I didn't eat the fries anyway. We also ate at cosmic rays starlight cafe(MK) They have roasted chicken but I couldn't get to it. They have separate lines for different food ei burger, sandwiches and salads, then chicken. So my kids and DH wanted burgers and they we saving a seat so I coudn't wait in another line (mile long) but I have heard they are good. They also have the topping bar. Most of the time we packed lunches for the parks, had a mickey bar or popcorn in the afternoon. We usually went out for dinner to cici's, golden corral or sizzler. The buffets are the right price and good for all the kids. No wait and they can choose what they want.

How have you lost 108 lbs!!! Way to go. I was at 46 before my trip and now after too many mickey bars and buffets I am up 7 lbs. We were gone for 2 weeks. Now I am having trouble getting back on track. It doesn't help that I have a cold. we have alot of kids junk from halloween still around so that isn't helping either. Any words of wisdom???? Feel free to PM me

 

[Kate and Pete]

subscribing - keep em coming!