I LOVE LOVE LOVE reading the Dining Reviews. That said, I didn't take ANY pictures which I know people love to see so I'll write up a brief summary instead of hits and misses. We were on the DDP, 2 adults and 2 children under 10.
Many of our CS meals were back at the hotel (Old Key West). We hit the parks early, took afternoon breaks so CS by the pool, and then dinners back at the park.
Where we ate:
8/25 (arrival): Wolfgang Puck Express. Always a fam fave. I was worried that the online menus didn't show BBQ Chicken Pizza, but it was there! Not as good as I remembered. We also had a Margarita Pizza (not a hit with the kids) and an order of Spaghetti with Meatballs (yum). For dessert we got some brownies (too dry) and chocolate chip cookies (yum) to go.
8/26: Hollywood & Vine F! package. We had a bit of everything. Overall food was good, hot and fresh.
8/27: Crystal Palace pre-RD breakfast - the food was just OK. I tried the puffed french toast for the first time and was honestly not a fan. It looked like it had been sitting for a while (our ADR was for 8:35). Scrambled eggs a little runny. We still had plenty to eat but had to wait a while for Tigger. Long enough that we actually got up to leave. Kids needed 1 of 1207 potty breaks of the day and as we got out of the restroom saw Tigger 1 table away from our former table. We ran over, our server told us to just sit back down since they hadn't cleared the table yet so we got our pics.
8/28: Coral Reef lunch. I was a bit apprehensive about this one since it got so many mixed reviews. It turned out to be everyone's favorite meal of the trip! I had the mahi mahi which was DELICIOUS and that sauce, yum. The shrimp on the plate were a bit dried out but it otherwise would've been a perfect dish. My bf had the steak, which he said was the best steak of the week. He's not a very adventurous eater. At this point I felt the kids had enough fried foods so I steered them towards grilled chicken for my ds5 - who loved it and dipped into the chutney which was on the side. My dd8 had the grilled salmon which she thought was just OK (a bit plain, she's more adventurous) so I gave her some of my mahi which she loved. We were really full for dessert but I tried the chocolate wave which was good and everyone else just had fruit and/or vanilla ice cream.
8/28: Rose & Crown dinner. I was most nervous about this one. I didn't think the menu was all that appealing but it always gets great reviews and I *REALLY* wanted a great view of Illuminations so was hopeful. At checkin I asked for a table with a view, they said they'd put in the request but couldn't guarantee it. I was THRILLED when we were led to the first row of the outdoor patio area, front and center!! We had about a 20 minute wait so checked in at 7:30 and were seated close to 8. OK, the food. I had the steak and fish - delicious. My bf had the Shepherd's pie - delicious. Both kids got the fish & chip - dd8 liked it, ds5 didn't so I ended up sharing my steak with him which he enjoyed. Dessert, I can't remember what I had but it was good - something chocolatey. We got 2 specialty drinks both in the souvenir glass which were both yummy.
I'll finish the rest shortly. Questions are welcome as well.
Many of our CS meals were back at the hotel (Old Key West). We hit the parks early, took afternoon breaks so CS by the pool, and then dinners back at the park.
Where we ate:
8/25 (arrival): Wolfgang Puck Express. Always a fam fave. I was worried that the online menus didn't show BBQ Chicken Pizza, but it was there! Not as good as I remembered. We also had a Margarita Pizza (not a hit with the kids) and an order of Spaghetti with Meatballs (yum). For dessert we got some brownies (too dry) and chocolate chip cookies (yum) to go.
8/26: Hollywood & Vine F! package. We had a bit of everything. Overall food was good, hot and fresh.
8/27: Crystal Palace pre-RD breakfast - the food was just OK. I tried the puffed french toast for the first time and was honestly not a fan. It looked like it had been sitting for a while (our ADR was for 8:35). Scrambled eggs a little runny. We still had plenty to eat but had to wait a while for Tigger. Long enough that we actually got up to leave. Kids needed 1 of 1207 potty breaks of the day and as we got out of the restroom saw Tigger 1 table away from our former table. We ran over, our server told us to just sit back down since they hadn't cleared the table yet so we got our pics.
8/28: Coral Reef lunch. I was a bit apprehensive about this one since it got so many mixed reviews. It turned out to be everyone's favorite meal of the trip! I had the mahi mahi which was DELICIOUS and that sauce, yum. The shrimp on the plate were a bit dried out but it otherwise would've been a perfect dish. My bf had the steak, which he said was the best steak of the week. He's not a very adventurous eater. At this point I felt the kids had enough fried foods so I steered them towards grilled chicken for my ds5 - who loved it and dipped into the chutney which was on the side. My dd8 had the grilled salmon which she thought was just OK (a bit plain, she's more adventurous) so I gave her some of my mahi which she loved. We were really full for dessert but I tried the chocolate wave which was good and everyone else just had fruit and/or vanilla ice cream.
8/28: Rose & Crown dinner. I was most nervous about this one. I didn't think the menu was all that appealing but it always gets great reviews and I *REALLY* wanted a great view of Illuminations so was hopeful. At checkin I asked for a table with a view, they said they'd put in the request but couldn't guarantee it. I was THRILLED when we were led to the first row of the outdoor patio area, front and center!! We had about a 20 minute wait so checked in at 7:30 and were seated close to 8. OK, the food. I had the steak and fish - delicious. My bf had the Shepherd's pie - delicious. Both kids got the fish & chip - dd8 liked it, ds5 didn't so I ended up sharing my steak with him which he enjoyed. Dessert, I can't remember what I had but it was good - something chocolatey. We got 2 specialty drinks both in the souvenir glass which were both yummy.
I'll finish the rest shortly. Questions are welcome as well.
There were a lot of vegetarian options. Overall food was good and characters were fun. And I think I swallowed down about 3 cups of the jungle juice. Yum.
