Cinnamon Roll Tour 2009 - 14 days of free DDP!

[Flossbolna]

WPE breakfast looks fantastic. I wish we had the time to eat there, but I don't see us spending a morning at DTD... I can't give up my prime park touring time...

 

[Stefy]

Oh yummy waffles, they look divine

 

[irongirlof12]

WPE breakfast looks fantastic. I wish we had the time to eat there, but I don't see us spending a morning at DTD... I can't give up my prime park touring time...

I know what you mean, it was very quiet in there, we had a day out of disney planned so it wokred well for us that day. amazing value for money tho

Oh yummy waffles, they look divine

They were amazing, we had trouble doing them justice really.

 

[plutosgirl]

Loving all the pictures!! Thanks for the great reviews!! Enjoying them!

 

[irongirlof12]

Lunch at T-REX

I had booked a lunch ressie at T-Rex for 1pm. Man it was busy. We mosey on up to the outside podium and got in line in the heat of the sun. The staff went to great lengths with each customer to advise them that the meal could not be incl. on the DDP. Yes I understood this. Yes that was fine! Jeez

We were seated pretty quickly our server was Natalia.
I ordered a Mango Mojito - delish.

We didn't want apps as we were still full from breakfast, so we just ordered mains.

DH had the Bronto Burger. he said this was really juicy and a big burger!

DD12 had fish n chips, they were served in a conical devise, she enjoyed this.

I had Lasagna. this was really fresh and tasty, much better than I was expecting.

DD7 had nuggets, fries and carrot sticks, she played with her food more than she ate...oh well

We didn't have desserts ( but we did happen to wander into ghiradelli's for a free chocci sample

Review:

Lighting level : 7/10 Every 20 mins or so there is a meteor shower. 1st time i t happens you think wow, the 2nd time you think, ok nice, the 3rd time you think - enough already, and we were only their for mains, if you had 3 courses it would really get on your nerves.

Noise level: 7/10 - very noisy. esp. when t'he shower' arrives.

Ambience: 9/10 great scenery, sounds and moving parts, (ahem) always something to look at, and make sure you pop to the restroom, the detail continues in there too.

Service: 8/10 our server was efficient and helpful. I got a free souvenier glass as I had ordered a cocktail- nice touch. no complaints at all. not at all pushy and accepted our no for desserts quite well.

food quality: 8/10 - much better than I expected. really big portion sizes and a bigger range of menu items than most disney run places.

Dine again? : yes we would, but I am not so sure that you would want to eat here if you didn't have kids in tow. maybe just a drink at the bar would suffice. This place is very popular with families because of the theming and not at all romantic, kids rush around the restaurant to see all of the dino's scattered about.

 

[Stefy]

Great review, those fish and chips look yummy

 

[mamaboogie]

Andrea - fantastic reviews and amazing pictures!

I was interested to hear about Olivia's as we are staying at OKW next August and intend to book Olivia's for our first night meal.

I love the over abundance of the desserts! We collected lots when we were at CBR last year and also had them most mornings for breakfast!

Glad you enjoyed CG - it's a must do for us every visit. We're hoping to try Narcossees this time too.

 

[MyTalula]

Love your WPE & T-Rex pictures & reviews... we're really going to try hard to make it to both of those places in February!! Thanks for taking the time to do this report!!!

 

[irongirlof12]

Great review, those fish and chips look yummy

they were very good according to my DD12

Andrea - fantastic reviews and amazing pictures!

I was interested to hear about Olivia's as we are staying at OKW next August and intend to book Olivia's for our first night meal.

I love the over abundance of the desserts! We collected lots when we were at CBR last year and also had them most mornings for breakfast!

Glad you enjoyed CG - it's a must do for us every visit. We're hoping to try Narcossees this time too.

we had a lot of desserts for breakfast- only in disney right

Love your WPE & T-Rex pictures & reviews... we're really going to try hard to make it to both of those places in February!! Thanks for taking the time to do this report!!!

Thanks

 

[irongirlof12]

Sunday 6th September 2009

Off to Anna Maria Island today. so a quick breakfast for Goods to Go- Old Key West.

We had a croissant with cheese & bacon, A cinnamon roll and Choc chip muffin..

We ate sandwiches on the beach for lunch that we have got with our DDP from goods to go -but we did treat ourselves to an icecream sunade at anna maria island at a cute little place neat the beach.

We we got back we chilled on our balcony with a bollte of this :

and after headed to MK and ate at Pinoccios place. food was ok and definaltey fodder for the masses type> I had Chicken Parmegana

everyone else opted for pizza

yet another dessert for later I think it's strawberry cheesecake.

 

[goodfood4ursoul]

Wish I'd seen this before we went to Restaurant Marrakesh!
Your food looks DIVINE- what you would expect from Morrocco- a variety of interesting foods.

Not only did we feel unwelcome at RM- we waited 7 minutes at our table before anyone gave us water or menu or spoke to us- but the food was BLAH! and i would much rather have had your yummy meals!
The belly dancing was not worth the mediocre food and 2 TS credits!

 

[irongirlof12]

monday 6th September 2009 Labor Day

Breakfast at Sunshine Seasons in Epcot.

Adult breakfast platter

Kids breakfast platter

don't quite know what this is - some sort of sandwich with breakfast items in ?

we also got juice and coffees/milks, in with our counter service credits.

 

[irongirlof12]

we wandered around the showcase and the candy art lady at Japan made a dog for DD7

For lunch we shared a meal at Lotus blossom Cafe. we had Orange Chicken and red bean ice cream and DD7 had the kids meal with milk. We always eat here as we love this type of food. Delish and good portion sizes.

A little peckish later so we stopped at Kringla Bakery and had a cake each. I also got a viking coffee. wow, treat yourself to one of these!

Chocolate mousse

Cherry Danish

Almond danish

and DD7 had a cookie

Very fresh and good portion sizes. yum

 

[NuttyDisneyMom]

Thanks for your review of Goods to Go!!! We're going to be at SSR for half our stay and were going to grab a few breakfasts from there. It looks GREAT!

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Wish I'd seen this before we went to Restaurant Marrakesh!
Your food looks DIVINE- what you would expect from Morrocco- a variety of interesting foods.

Not only did we feel unwelcome at RM- we waited 7 minutes at our table before anyone gave us water or menu or spoke to us- but the food was BLAH! and i would much rather have had your yummy meals!
The belly dancing was not worth the mediocre food and 2 TS credits!

I like Tangerine much better then Marrakesh. Tangerine is my favorite CS, while Marrakesh I've only been to once, and am not rushing back to.

 

[Stefy]

Yummy looking Cherry Danish (those are really good). Whats the Viking Coffee like?

 

[irongirlof12]

Thanks for your review of Goods to Go!!! We're going to be at SSR for half our stay and were going to grab a few breakfasts from there. It looks GREAT!

yes they were fine, I was disappointed with the bacon, but I am with all disney bacon

I like Tangerine much better then Marrakesh. Tangerine is my favorite CS, while Marrakesh I've only been to once, and am not rushing back to.

The food is cooked fresh for you, and the portion sizes are great. excellent food and great value for money.

Yummy looking Cherry Danish (those are really good). Whats the Viking Coffee like?

the danish was divine. The coffee was rich and had the addition of a not insignificant amount of alcohol. this would be perfect on a cooler day.

 

[Tink2312]

Just catching up - great reviews

Those brekkies from Sunshine Seasons look yummy...and those Kringla desserts...

We'll be checking in to SSR in 3 1/2 weeks for our free DDP trip Can't wait to try all these yummy foods

 

[irongirlof12]

Dinner at Coral Reef

I had made and ADR for 4:10 pm, so we wandered over in plenty of time. The podium area was quite busy and noisy and we had to wait longer than other places for our pager to go off, but we were in the air-con so it didn't really matter too much.

We were seated in the 3rd row of seating back fromthe tanks with quite a good view of this fella, who seemed to go for a swim and then come back to his place - quite amusing, he had a little nip at a ray that was resting there and the ray soon moved off. " get out of my chair dude"

We didn't order apps as we were so full from our cakes from Kringla bakery.

we did make some room for the bread and butter. nice and fresh.

I had Roasted Scottish Salmon - with leek fondue, Orecchiette pasta, asparagus, and red wine reduction $23.99. this was so yummy, but I don't like asparagus so DH ate those. ( yucky green sticks )

Both DH and DD12 had Grilled New York Strip Steak - served with roasted potatoes, watercress, and tomotoes tossed in caramelized shallot vinaigrette $30.99. they both loved it.

DD7 opted for pizza, now there's a surprise

for dessert we all had The Chocolate Wave - served with raspberries $7.99 ( DD& had ice-cream) I love this dessert and it is so well presented., a word of warning. that little purple mickey is rock hard and could seriously damage your nashers leave it alone.

we used 4 tabler service credits, but the bill came to $132.49 and the tip was $23 - we all had a cola each as well.

Review:

Lighting level: 8/10 - nice lights, check out the lights in the reception/check-in area, they are cool. there is a nice glow from the enormous tank too.

Noise level: 8/10 not too bad really, there is a low hum and the odd clatter but you can hear everyone in your group well enough.

Ambience: 9/10 very fishy indeed. Our kids were given a card to id all of the critters in the tank, which kept them amused for some time. It is very relaxing. i would avoid the table at the front of the tank as people seem to let their kids rush up to the tank and they squeze past you to do so. Also, everyone is looking in your direction, so no private moments. theres not a bad seat in the place so head to the back troups!

Service: 9/10 our server was Amy and she was very welcoming and friendly, we wanted for nothing.

food quality: 8/10 we really enjoyed our meal and it's one of our favorite places to eat. The portion sizes are not as large as some other restaurants, so you might want to have apps or a side.

dine again ? : absolutley, where else can you eat fish and watch it swim by? a unique dining experience and the choc wave is worth waiting for.

 

[Tink2312]

Glad you enjoyed Coral Reef - a positive review for CR at last

We've booked an ADR for our next trip, but have been a bit iffy on going with all the less than positive reviews, but the food looks great

Can't beat the setting either

Looking forward to reading more