Critiques on my possible ADR's & meal ideas??

[Beautybelle43]

Ok, trying to narrow down our ADR's for our 2 week WDW wedding/honeymoon. Based on past goodies and must trys from dining reviews I've read, I've made a list of meals I don't want to miss out on.

I would love your opinions!!

Just in case this is helpful to you, here's a little background info.

We are doing a split-stay between WL & POR. 14 days total. We are going to Universal for one day and maybe Discovery Cove (if we can afford it!!), we plan to spend 1-2 days hanging out in the resort,renting boats and surrey bikes. We love Epcot best and love finding excuses to visit other resorts.

DF will basically eat anything!! He doesn't really have a food preference, except he is not keen on going to a steak house of any sort because he works at one (he does enjoy steak though!).

I'm much more picky. I don't eat steak, hot dogs & burgers (EXCEPT for B&C burgers!), but I do like meatballs, love non-slimey grilled chicken & chicken parm, turkey, and ham, but I'm VERY picky (to the degree of being nauseaus!) about meat quality, love most pizza & am a sucker for chicken strips. I love cheese. Love deli sandwiches, multigrain breads, and fresh salads. I eat some seafood like some sushi, tuna, crab legs, lobster, and scallops, hate anything with pineapple or thick sweet sauces (no hawaiian food for me & not huge on asian food), don't eat pasta (except for mac & cheese) or rice (except for sushi rice).

We are also generally shy & do NOT like having spectacles made of ourselves (i.e. restaurant staff making a scene out of the fact that we'll be just married). We'll wear our pins, we just don't want to be center of attention. We'll gladly take any free desserts they offer though

We like fun places, but generally prefer to not eat at too many rowdy dinners with screaming kids. We generally prefer our dinners to be a break away from the "park scene" (we do enjoy eating some dinner s at the parks, but not always a big song and dance type place). We also are interested in romantic restaurants, but no interest in V&A's because we're not huge fans of gourmet food.

We are light drinkers, but do enjoy a good beer (especially ales) &/or glass of red wine.

Ok, here goes:

Breakfasts:
1) Crystal Palace (MK): buffet w/Pooh characters
2) Kona Cafe (POLY): macademia pancakes & coffee press!
3) Riverside Mill (POR): create your own yogurt & grits
4) We are fine with stuff we pack & quick bagels and egg sandwiches for the rest, unless you have any more suggestions

Lunches:
1) Tony's Town Square (MK): not sure what to order
2) Main St Bakery (MK): ham sandwiches, frozen lattes, and maybe a sugar cookie ice cream sandwich!
3) Sunshine Seasons (EP): not sure what to order, but I'd like it to be some sort or chicken with salad
4) Tangierine Cafe (EP): chicken shwarma plate
5) Pizzafari (DAK): DF & I like to split the hot italian sandwich & a pizza
6) Starring Rolls (DHS)-turkey & brie sandwich
7) Spoodles (BW): cheese pizza
8) Beaches & Cream (BCR): cheeseburger & fries, share a No Way Jose sundae!
9) Somewhere at Universal (will be there for one day)
10) Garden View Tea Room (GF): this will be our wedding reception lunch
11) Roaring Forks (WL): grilled chicken salad w/vegetable soup


Dinners:
1) LTT (MK): the all you can eat meal
2) World Showcase CS places (EP): want to snack around the world one night for dinner. Some ideas are: pretzel/beer in Germany, fish & chips in UK. Anything else?
3) Biergarten (EP) buffet dinner
4) Chefs de France (EP): maybe the mushroom flatbread & french onion soup
5) 50's Prime Time Cafe (DHS): grilled chicken plate & smores
6) Captain Cooks (POLY): either adult grilled cheese or turkey sandwich-any thoughts on the adult grilled cheese??
7) California Grill (CR): Wishes viewing for Yellowfin Tuna 3 Ways & Honey Crunch Cake. **Hows the tuna???
8) Artist's Point (WL) portobello soup & either pan seared scallops, potato potstickers, roasted chicken, or pork chop-thoughts??
9) 1900 Park Fare (GF): buffet with those hilarious step sisters & lady tremaine!
10) Boma (AKL) buffet
11) Fultons Crab House (DTD): king crab claws and lobster tail dinner

Snacks not to miss:
1) EP: schoolbread, caramel apple *what else??
2) MK: stuffed pretzels, cinnamon glazed almonds, handmade ice cream cookie sandwich
3) DAK: soft serve ice cream, frozen banana, Mickey ice cream cookie head
4) DTD: rice krispie treat from Goofy's Candy Co
what else??

Please let me know your thoughts on any specific meal choices or restaurants-thanks!!!

 

[spaceace510]

for another snack in EP, you might try a Funnel Cake, they are soooo good! And Also from goofy's in DTD, they have Icee like things, where you get a cup, and you get to personalize with different tops and bottoms, almost like a Mr. Potato Head

 

[spaceace510]

sorry for not including in the last post...but could you do Kona instead of Captains Cooks? I think that might be better... a much better place at the Poly. Also if you haven't you can look up the menus of the restaurants online from AllEars.Net

http://www.allearsnet.com/menu/menus.htm

 

[Beautybelle43]

Thanks! DF does love funnel cakes-they have them at Epcot in America pavilion right?

Well, we plan to do Kona for breakfast one day. We have a little tradition of watching Wishes & Electric Water Parade from the Poly beach on our first night and we like to picnic there for dinner while we watch.

That's why I've got Captain Cooks there for dinner. I love their turkey sandwiches and Poly chips, but the grilled cheese looks interesting-not sure if it's worth trying-??

Oh yes, I'm an avid reader of the menus!! (a little too avid ) Unfortunately, I just haven't tried too much on them

 

[DisneyGirlie]

For lunch at Tony's, my favorite meal is the baked ziti. I don't think it's on the dinner menu. When I had dinner there two years ago, it wasn't on the dinner menu and that's a huge reason why we only go for lunch now.

I think your snacking around the world idea at EPCOT is good. I'd definitely stop in the patisserie in France. They have awesome sweets and I absolutely love their ham and cheese (jambon et fromage) sandwich.

Just wanted to say that IMO dinner at LTT is great! Yummy food and amazing character interaction.

 

[spaceace510]

1. yes i believe they are in America
2. there is no need to break the tradition
3. report back on that sandwich

 

[spaceace510]

Reading this has brought memories from my trip... but for another breakfast, you could try Ohana. Pretty "standard" fare, but it was fairly empty which lead to a lot of character, I mean ALOT! Mickey made me a hat out of my napkin! That might be a pretty good option...

 

[belleatheart]

For sure the Baked Ziti, and Kona Breakfast! It was delish!

 

[Shir Kahn]

No Dole Whips on the MK agenda??

I know you said you hate anything with pineapple, but a lot of people who have said that have also said that they loved the Dole Whips!