Diet? What Diet? 8 nights on the DxDP with pics!...Complete! Narcoosee's, 8/7

[ljcrochet]

Congrats on getting engaged.

 

[pezaddict231]

Thanks for all the congrats!

Kelleigh1 - Thanks so much! That's so sweet. I can laugh about the waffles now but DF had to take me outside of the store for a time out!

Tigerkat - I know it was the best! But sometimes he wanted to get his own dessert...and I didn't like that so much since this was the first year he really ordered dessert at all! Ricardo was the best!

Torsie24 - I love their safari outfits, we even saw Minnie later in the day in her safari outfit and her little boots are so stylish and cute! We didn't even want to leave we were having such a great time with him!

 

[pezaddict231]

Day 3: Lunch at Tutto Italia

We weren't originally going to go here until I read some great reviews about it on the Dis. Being from NY, we are able to get really good Italian food anytime we want, so we usually avoid it on vacation because it just doesn't taste the same. Everyone said it was great though, and the pics looked wonderful. So I cancelled Teppen Edo and booked Tutto Italia.

Now, we're not the most time conscious people sometimes. And we really underestimated how long it would take to get to Epcot from the GF, and then Italy is way on the other side and it was crazy hot out! We ended up getting there around 30 minutes late but it was not a problem and they seated us right away.

I love how the servers in Epcot are from each respective country, it really is like going around the world!

I had a Melograno Splash - pomegranate juice, ice and soda. I'm usually not a huge fan of seltzer but this was so refreshing and crisp. DF took a sip and really liked it too.

For appetizers, I had the Prosciutto di Parma - ham with thin slices of seasonal melon. It looks like just prosciutto on the top but there were very thin slices of very ripe melon right underneath it. I loved the salty prosciutto and the sweet melon. This was so simple but so good.

DF had the minestrone soup. He thought this was really good.

For our entrees we both got the Chicken Cutlet Milanese with baby arugula salad and heirloom tomatoes. It was so hot that we felt that pasta would be too heavy. This sounded perfect and it was so good! The portion was huge though, we could have really shared it. The chicken was juicy and crispy and the salad had a nice creamy lemon dressing.

And we had to have dessert!

I had the Copetta Sotto Bosco - berries, zabaglione cream gelato and chocolate sauce. This was AMAZING! That zabaglione cream gelato is so mild and tasty. The whipped cream, I don't know what it is, tastes richer and better than any whipped cream I've ever had in my life! They must use a special type of cream to make it. YUM!

DF had a sorbet, it was raspberry. DF thinks raspberry is the king of sorbets, so he enjoyed it.

They also sang us a fun italian celebration song when they brought out our desserts and brought out a small plate that a candle in whipped cream on it. At first I thought that was a little strange but figured they did it that way since we had already ordered dessert and a third might be overkill. But that cream was so tasty that we ate that right up too!

This restaurant is also so beautiful inside and a great place to have a meal. We would definitely go back and we both thought it was better than Le Cellier!

 

[jeminni]

Thanks for the Tutto Italia review. We really enjoyed it in December when we were there and today I just made a reservation for there in September.

 

[Shenanigoat]

Great review and- Congratulations on your engagement! You gotta hold onto a man who lets you have his dessert.

 

[Lynn5700]

HI!! Congrats on your engagement! Your fiance did a great job, your ring is gorgeous!! Were you surprised?

Loving your reviews!!! We can't wait to try Yachtsman, that mac and cheese looks soooooo good!!!!

 

[iluvpluto27]

Congratulations on your engagement. I'm really enjoying your reviews and pics.

I really like Tutto and I may have to try the Copetta thing on our next visit, it sounds really good.

 

[torsie24]

Wow! Great tutto review! Just when I think I'm all set with my ADR decisions!

 

[disneygirlinnj]

I LOVE Tutto! I know your hesitation eating there, we felt the same way the first time since we're from Jersey. But in Sept we're going to eat there twice (lunch and dinner)...can't wait! I love that prosciutto... making my mouth water just thinking of it.

 

[natalielongstaff]

Great review of Tutto

 

[kimgof]

Congratulations on your engagement! I am loving your reviews! We are eating at Tutto in August for the first time and can't wait!

 

[pezaddict231]

Thanks for following along! Probably won't have time to update today, the South is stealing another one of my friends (she's moving to Charlotte) and tonight is her going away party

Congratulations on your engagement. I'm really enjoying your reviews and pics.

Thanks! I enjoy writing them and covertly taking the pics in the restaurant so people didn't think I was a total weirdo !

I really like Tutto and I may have to try the Copetta thing on our next visit, it sounds really good.

It was seriously sooo good. Definitely one of the top desserts of the trip!

HI!! Congrats on your engagement! Your fiance did a great job, your ring is gorgeous!! Were you surprised?

Loving your reviews!!! We can't wait to try Yachtsman, that mac and cheese looks soooooo good!!!!

Thanks so much! I love it too, I gave him three different styles I liked, but now seeing my ring I know it is so me, and I don't think I would have liked the others nearly as much! I kinda had a feeling, but I wasn't completely sure. DF is not too good at keeping secrets. One day he told me he had to "go on a secret mission", he said he was going to say he was going to his friend's house or his mom's but he didn't want to lie to me:rotfl. But there were other strange things, like how he insisted we dress up for dinner and he was even thinking of wearing a suit! Luckily I talked him out of that one! It was though, so beyond anything I could have ever expected and it was just perfect, I wouldn't change a thing!

That mac and cheese was so good, but maybe you could get it as a side-dish with your entree or as an appetizer, we were way too full to eat it, we only had a few bites.

Great review and- Congratulations on your engagement! You gotta hold onto a man who lets you have his dessert.

So true! and he loves Disney, what more could I ask for?!

Thanks for the Tutto Italia review. We really enjoyed it in December when we were there and today I just made a reservation for there in September.

You're welcome! Yum! Can't wait to hear about it when you go!

Congratulations on your engagement! I am loving your reviews! We are eating at Tutto in August for the first time and can't wait!

Thanks so much! . It is really delicious, you'll have a great time! The whole atmosphere and the great food, it's our fav at Epcot now!

Great review of Tutto

Thanks!

I LOVE Tutto! I know your hesitation eating there, we felt the same way the first time since we're from Jersey. But in Sept we're going to eat there twice (lunch and dinner)...can't wait! I love that prosciutto... making my mouth water just thinking of it.

I'm so glad we went! Oooh I bet dinner is even better! It's really so simple but so good!

Wow! Great tutto review! Just when I think I'm all set with my ADR decisions!

Lol, that's what happened to me to, I was all set, then I read a bunch of reviews and that's how we ended up going to Tutto and The Wave! I really liked the DxDP though because it gave us a chance to try a bunch of new restaurants and go back to our favorites!

 

[pezaddict231]

Congratulations on your engagement! I am loving your reviews! We are eating at Tutto in August for the first time and can't wait!

Still mastering the multi-quote. Thanks! You will love it!

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Oh, I just found your reviews and read the CRT part - HOW SPECIAL!! Great pictures.

Congratulations!! Now CRT will be even more of a special place for you!!

going to go keep reading now!

 

[mickey2minnie1]

Best wishes! I am going to make ressies for my parents in October. My father is from Italy and I think he will love being immersed in the culture.

Thanks for the reviews. You sealed that deal.

 

[pezaddict231]

Congratulations!! Now CRT will be even more of a special place for you!!

Thanks! Yeah, DF says it's our castle now and whenever we look at it we can remember that day.

Best wishes! I am going to make ressies for my parents in October. My father is from Italy and I think he will love being immersed in the culture.

Thanks for the reviews. You sealed that deal.

He will love it. The restaurant is so pretty and the food is great!

 

[pezaddict231]

Day 2: Snack

You can't tour the WS and not stop for a snack. I am a huge fan of soft pretzels so we stopped at Sommerfest.

We got a soft pretzel, a water and a bottle of soda. We managed to snag a table inside so it was a nice little break.

The pretzel was nice and warm, big enough for us to share, but I wish it had more salt. I like a nice salty pretzel. I also liked when they're soaked in butter like at Auntie Anne's, but I guess that's not really authentic...

I meant to also try the famous schoolbread but we never did make it to Norway that day.

 

[Lynn5700]

Aww good!! Glad it was perfect. So sweet! You going to have your wedding at disney?? lol

I'm loving this review so much. Getting me excited for our trip in Jan! Can't wait to eat Disney food again!

 

[Lynn5700]

sorry, duplicate post

 

[pezaddict231]

Day 2: Dinner at The Wave

The Wave had also had all sorts of good reviews so we decided to try it out. Later on a started having doubts about whether or not the menu was a little too out there for us and decided maybe we would try to go to Raglan Road that day instead. Well we were just too tired to try to get to DTD, so we stuck with the Wave. We must have gotten there right as the restaurant was opening, so they checked us in and asked us to wait in the lounge. We only waited a few minutes and then we were led to our table. I like the look of this restaurant, it's really nice inside and not every crowded (although we were also eating at around 5 pm).

They gave us a multigrain bread with a soft butter with Hawaiian sea salt sprinkled on top. Even though the bread wasn't warm the butter was nice and soft and we really liked the sea salt.

I had the watermelon salad, it had walnuts and goat cheese on arugula (I think) with a balsamic vinegrette. It was actually very good but they were a little stingy with the goat cheese. The watermelon on the bottom was unusual but added a nice flavor and made the salad really refreshing.

DF was having some trouble finding an appetizer he liked, we don't eat seafood and they didn't really have a basic salad on the menu, so he went with the lettuce wraps, I'm pretty sure the meat was chicken. He didn't like it, but this really isn't his type of thing.

For our entrees we both had the Grilled beef tenderloin, it as served with roasted tomatoes and a mashed potato. The steak was really good and tender. You didn't even need a steak knife to cut it, we just used our butter knives. The mashed potatoes were made from a certain type of potato and were slightly sweet and really delicious. I want to say boniato potato? but I could be wrong. The tomatoes were really ripe and fresh, and while I like tomatoes this was kind of an odd choice. I would have preferred carrots or some type of green bean maybe.

For Dessert, I had the creamy indulgence. I heard they used to let you mix and match, but they don't really let you do that anymore. Here's what it is: Creamy Indulgence - Cheesecake with Raspberry Coulis, Coconut Panna Cotta with Passion Fruit Drizzle, or Chocolate-Passion Fruit Mousse with Pecan-Olive Brittle. This was just okay, I liked that the desserts were small and you got to try a few different things, but none of them were that great. The best of the three was the cheesecake, but it was just a regular cheesecake.

DF had the Freshly Crafted Sorbets - Lemon-basil, Pineapple or Strawberry. He liked the pineapple and strawberry. He does not like lemon-basil (he's had it before) and I don't blame him, tastes more like a spa treatment than a dessert. A woman at the table next to us LOVED it though, so it's just a matter of preference.

We had a good meal here. The steak was outstanding and it's a good value for 1 ts. But overall it didn't really wow us, and while we may go back one day we're not in any rush to go back. It just wasn't really our style, but we were glad we tried it.