Che Fartsmith's
December 31, 2017
Easily one of our favourite meals from our 2017 trip was at Homecomin’. We actually loved it so much that we decided it was the perfect venue for our wedding reception- fried chicken while wearing a wedding dress? Yes please! We knew we would not be brave enough to enter any of the theme parks on New Year’s Eve, so we planned on spending time in Disney Springs that night. Despite having the reception booked at Homecomin’ the following week, we decided we needed to eat there on our own as well. We made a late reservation, 8:50pm since we were going to be volunteering at Give Kids the World until 6pm and we weren’t sure how long it would take to get back to Disney property.
After walking around Disney Springs, we checked in to Homecomin’ early where they told us we probably wouldn’t be seated until our ADR time since they were busy. They handed us a pager, and Luke decided to run to the public bathroom right across from the restaurant since we were expecting a 15-20 minute wait. Of course, the pager went off about 90 seconds later and we were led to a table in the bar side of the restaurant. - I was excited for a minimal wait since I'd been dreaming about their food haha!
We were handed menus which we didn’t really need since we knew exactly what we both wanted to order already.
Of course, first up were drinks! I ordered my favourite, the
Moonshine Mash - watermelon infused moonshine, fresh watermelon, lime juice and simple syrup, $12. My drink was as delicious as I remembered it, and it was not the last one I had on this trip...
Luke opted for the
Rumshine Punch - strawberry rumshine, blackberry brandy, banana liqueur, pineapple juice and house-made grenadine, $12
For food, we both pretty much knew what we wanted before we even got there. Luke wanted a few appetizers so he ordered the
Church Lady Deviled Eggs - HFK style whole deviled eggs, $12 and the
Thigh-High Chicken Biscuits - three biscuits topped with Chef Art Smith's famous fried chicken thighs and bread and butter pickles. Drizzled with honey, $15.
Luke had tried the deviled eggs the previous year, and they once again did not disappoint. I rarely (if ever eat eggs), so I skipped trying these. The chicken biscuits were a new item for us to try, but we'd read/heard lots of great things about them - and they were fantastic! I'm not even a big fan of chicken thighs, I prefer white meat, but this stuff was cooked so well I enjoyed it. I'm also not a big fan of pickles, so I did remove those from the few bites I had, but the honey was a nice addition to the already delicious biscuits. Luke loves their hot sauce, and added it to both his eggs and his chicken biscuits.
I wanted fried chicken, so I ordered
Art’s Famous Fried Chicken - buttermilk brined for 24 hours then perfectly fried served with creamy mashed potatoes and a cheddar drop biscuit, $28.
At one point, Luke asked me if I was angry at him for something since I was being so quiet - I was just too busy stuffing my face with fried chicken that I didn’t even realize I wasn’t talking! I guess that’s a sign I was enjoying my meal haha. The chicken is so juicy and tender, the cheddar drop biscuits are amazing (I’ve heard that the secret ingredient in those is cream cheese, but I have no proof of this) and the mashed potatoes were creamy and delicious. I did have a side of gravy as well - which is southern sausage gravy and has a really great flavour!
At some point, Luke ordered another drink, a
Muleshine - Tim Smith's Climax Moonshine, peach puree, fresh lime juice and a splash of Q Spectacular Ginger Beer, $13.
Luke loves mules, so I'm surprised he didn't start with this drink! He actually preferred his first drink a bit more, but there was nothing left of this one.
Despite being stuffed, there’s always room for dessert when you’re at Homecomin’ - there's only a few options, but all the ones we've tried have been great!
We decided to share something, so we ordered a slice of
Hamilton County Chocolate Pecan Pie - a 100 year-old traditional Smith Family Farm recipe. Served with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream, $10.
This was amazing - my new favourite dessert! It seriously doesn't look like much, but it was so rich and chocolately and filled with pecans - and those pecans by the scoop of ice cream were candied -yum! We actually have one of Chef Art Smith's cookbooks, and Luke made this pie one day. It turned out really well, and was so delicious!
The place was really busy this night, since it was NYE. People were having a good time, and since we were sitting beside the bar we could see the amount of drinks the bartenders were making - it was a lot. The service was a little slow that night, since it was one of the bartenders assigned to our table - but no real complaints!
Our total bill came to $100.64 after saving 10% with my annual pass.
TIW black out day - But I was able to save 10% using my Annual Pass
Predicted food budget: $2631.67
Estimated Cost of this meal: $152.30 ( I budgeted more drinking, it was NYE after all! But, we were tired and didn't feel like any more)
Actual Cost: $100.64
Over/Under: Under by $51.66
Remaining: $2346.73