Restaurant Reviews
Sat. Feb. 1-Friday Feb. 7- Please keep in mind that I was 21 weeks pregnant at this time. My tastes may be a little off at the moment and I was not able to enjoy wine or alcoholic drinks with any of the meals (this could seriously affect my ratings .A good glass of wine (or 4 glasses) can make anything taste good LOL).
Cast- DH (late 20s), myself (late 20s), 2 yo DD
Sat. Feb. 1- 2:00 PM- late lunch at Kona Café- No PS
**Potstickers, sticky wings, crab cakes, and ko ko puffs all good. My DH still raves about the burger that he had there. The service was good too. Rating out of 10: 8
Sat. Feb. 1- 7:00 PM- Dinner at OHanas- with a PS
**I was not overly impressed. The salad made a good impression on me. None of the other appetizers really thrilled me though. The steak was good. The dipping sauces were good. But nothing was outstanding. The shrimp was particularly too spicy for me, and I think that my DH found the meats to be too under-done. The service though was GREAT, and we got to watch the fireworks with the music piped in. Rating out of 10: 7
Sun. Feb 2- 7:00 AM- Room Service from Kona
**I had to try the Tonga Toast and could not get a PS at Kona early enough to still make it to MK EE, so we ordered it from room service. Guess what? I didnt like it. I have no idea what is wrong with me. It was way too rich and sweet. Inedible for me Rating out of 10: <4
Snack: MK-11:00 AM
**Dole Whip .pinapple/vanilla swirl. I didnt like it. I dont see what all the hoopla was about. Whats wrong with me? Great CM at the stand though. Rating out of 10: 5
Sun. Feb 2- 11:45 AM- Crystal Palace Lunch- Got PS at 11:00 by walking up to the window.
**We had dinner here once before but my DH didnt really find too much that he liked that first time. We found the food much better this time. I remember the salmon, and the sandwich fixings, and the mashed potatoes, and the desserts .Im sure that there was more. The food was good. The service was acceptable, but not outstanding. The character interaction was BAD. It took FOREVER to see all the characters. We were sitting there long after we had finished eating and still hadnt seen Pooh and Tigger yet. PLEASE .I beg of you wait for the characters to come to your table. Do not grab them out of turn. EEEEK!!! I think we were there until 1:30 PM or something ridiculous like that. Ughhh .. Rating out of 10: 7 (would have been higher with better character interaction)
Sun. Feb 2- 7:30 PM- Artist Point- Had PS
**I was disappointed here also. I had the cedar plank salmon. My DH had the buffalo. We shared a sausage appetizer. None of us found the dishes to be spectacular. I probably should have tried something else. The salmon actually made me sick later that night. Probably a pregnancy thing. We did however have the cobbler and YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY The service was acceptable, but not outstanding. Rating out of 10: 7 (would have been lower without the cobbler).
Mon. Feb 3- 10:00 AM- Breakfast at Captain Cooks- No PS
**We had croissant, bacon, French toast sticks, all fine .easier on the pocketbook too. Rating out of 10: 7 (would have been lower except that it was worth the $$$ spent).
Mon. Feb 3- 2:00 PM- Late lunch at Beaches and Cream- No PS
**No trouble getting a table. The service bordered on bad. We had burgers, fries, cherry and vanilla cokes and the No Way Jose .all was fine, but nothing spectacular. I guess that I just expect good food if Im going to be paying high prices Rating out of 10: 7 (almost not worth the $$$).
Mon. Feb 3- 9:30 PM- Late dinner takeout from Spoodle Window- No PS
**Greek salad (good), pizza (fine) .. Rating out of 10: 7 (worth the $$$ spent).
Tues. Feb 4- 7:30 AM- Breakfast from Boardwalk Bakery - No PS
**Chocolate Croissant (good) Rating out of 10: 7 (worth the $$$ spent).
Tues. Feb 4- 2:00 PM- Lunch at counter at Prime Time - No PS
**I was by myself but wanted to sample the food from Prime Time so I sat at the bar. PB&J shake (very good), and fried chicken with mashed potatoes (OK). Still havent found anything delicious. Service good. Rating out of 10: 7 (almost not worth the $$$).
Tues. Feb 4- 5:00 PM- Snack at Japan take-out- No PS
**Rainbow Kaki-Ghori (sp?)- Didnt fall in love with this one either. Just OK. Rating out of 10: 7 (worth the $$$ spent).
Tues. Feb 4- 7:30 PM- Dinner at LeCellier- No PS
**We tried this place for lunch once before and did not particularly like it (had even tried the cheese soup), but I thought based on the reviews that I would give it another shot for dinner this time. I made sure to try the mushroom fillet and even added on a lobster tail at the recommendation of the server. My DH, I believe, had a strip steak. Once again .we found nothing special about this meal whatsoever. The service was good, but just not worth the money. We didnt even try dessert. Rating out of 10: 7 (almost not worth the $$$).
Wed. Feb 5- 7:30 AM- Breakfast from Boardwalk Bakery- No PS
**Chocolate and Vanilla pretzel (pretty good) Rating out of 10: 8 (worth the $$$ spent).
Wed. Feb 5- 11:00 AM- Lunch from Coral Reef- No PS
**Seated by the tank (yeah!!). We ate here for lunch last time and WE FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS PLACE. It is what turned us on to dining around the world in the first place. We had hoped that this meal would salvage our dismal week of dining, but they changed the menu or something. I did have the scallop appetizer that was in a delicious sauce, but then I wanted a shrimp dish since that is what I had had on the previous trip. The only shrimp dish that I could find was Cajun. I should have known better. The waiter even recommended the mahi-mahi (always listen to your server), but I insisted on the Cajun shrimp dumb, dumb, dumb. My DH had the steak (Im thinking he would have been much happier with the chicken), and we both came away disappointed. The dessert helped (Sorbet and THE CHOCOLATE WAVE ..YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY), but we were quite disappointed with all of our meals thus far (except maybe Kona). Rating out of 10: 7.5 (The chocolate wave helped raise this score).
Wed. Feb 5- 8:30 PM- Take out from ESPN- No PS
**Burgers and Fries (good) and easier on the pocketbook. Rating out of 10: 7.5 (worth the $$$ spent).
Thurs. Feb 6- 11:00 AM- Lunch from Fultons- No PS
**I dont know why we continued to torture ourselves but I had really wanted to try Fultons so we convinced ourselves to try it. It was good, but not excellent. I had the lobster bisque and the crab claws. My DH had the fish and chips. It was all good. The service was good. It was expensive. Rating out of 10: 7 (almost not worth the $$$).
Thurs. Feb 6- 8:00 PM- Dinner from Bomas- No PS
**Im glad that we continued to try because Bomas was a pleasant suprise. I tried a scoop of everything that I could and really liked some of it, and was just moderately happy that I had tried the others, but I really dont think that you could go wrong with this place. Very good. My DH loved the pork. LOVED IT!! Said he couldnt stop eating it at one point. I got full. It was a good value. Good service. The desserts are DELICIOUS. I love the zebra domes. Rating out of 10: 8.5 (would have been higher if I could have had wine Im sure LOL).
Fri. Feb 7- 8:00 AM- Continental Breakfast at the hotel-good
Fri. Feb 7- 12:30 PM- Pizza Hut Buffet offsite-we have stopped trying ..LOL
Fri. Feb 7- 4:30 PM- Snack from France Pastry Shop
**The Napoleon (sp?) dessert .YUMMMY>>>>>>>they all look heavenly. Couldnt eat it all.
Fri. Feb 7- 7:00 PM- Dinner at Ackershus (sp?)
**Good buffet. I guess that we have found that the buffets are more for us this time around. The last time it was the complete opposite. Not sure what was up with that. I found things that I liked/didnt but it was a good value. I tried the rice cream, but guess what? I didnt like it. I have no idea what is wrong with me. LOL Rating out of 10: 8
On the last trip, I found the buffet restaurants to be just fine but found the food at the sit-downs to be spectacular. I could not find any meals at the sit-downs that I really liked this time. They were all expensive and disappointing, thus making the idea of the buffets more appealing to me .LOL. It was all fine I just think that I could have been just as happy with counter and/or buffets and I would have spent a lot less money. Do, however, keep in mind that I was not allowed to partake in alcohol (which makes everything taste better LOL), and may have certain food aversions at the moment ..LOL.
3 notables that I sadly was not able to make it to (and havent been lucky enough to ever have visited) are California Grill, Flying Fish, and Yachtsman. They all sound appealing to me and we just werent able to fit them in. Im sure that one of them would have been a hit. Oh well Ill wait until I can enjoy wine again LOL.
Sat. Feb. 1-Friday Feb. 7- Please keep in mind that I was 21 weeks pregnant at this time. My tastes may be a little off at the moment and I was not able to enjoy wine or alcoholic drinks with any of the meals (this could seriously affect my ratings .A good glass of wine (or 4 glasses) can make anything taste good LOL).
Cast- DH (late 20s), myself (late 20s), 2 yo DD
Sat. Feb. 1- 2:00 PM- late lunch at Kona Café- No PS
**Potstickers, sticky wings, crab cakes, and ko ko puffs all good. My DH still raves about the burger that he had there. The service was good too. Rating out of 10: 8
Sat. Feb. 1- 7:00 PM- Dinner at OHanas- with a PS
**I was not overly impressed. The salad made a good impression on me. None of the other appetizers really thrilled me though. The steak was good. The dipping sauces were good. But nothing was outstanding. The shrimp was particularly too spicy for me, and I think that my DH found the meats to be too under-done. The service though was GREAT, and we got to watch the fireworks with the music piped in. Rating out of 10: 7
Sun. Feb 2- 7:00 AM- Room Service from Kona
**I had to try the Tonga Toast and could not get a PS at Kona early enough to still make it to MK EE, so we ordered it from room service. Guess what? I didnt like it. I have no idea what is wrong with me. It was way too rich and sweet. Inedible for me Rating out of 10: <4
Snack: MK-11:00 AM
**Dole Whip .pinapple/vanilla swirl. I didnt like it. I dont see what all the hoopla was about. Whats wrong with me? Great CM at the stand though. Rating out of 10: 5
Sun. Feb 2- 11:45 AM- Crystal Palace Lunch- Got PS at 11:00 by walking up to the window.
**We had dinner here once before but my DH didnt really find too much that he liked that first time. We found the food much better this time. I remember the salmon, and the sandwich fixings, and the mashed potatoes, and the desserts .Im sure that there was more. The food was good. The service was acceptable, but not outstanding. The character interaction was BAD. It took FOREVER to see all the characters. We were sitting there long after we had finished eating and still hadnt seen Pooh and Tigger yet. PLEASE .I beg of you wait for the characters to come to your table. Do not grab them out of turn. EEEEK!!! I think we were there until 1:30 PM or something ridiculous like that. Ughhh .. Rating out of 10: 7 (would have been higher with better character interaction)
Sun. Feb 2- 7:30 PM- Artist Point- Had PS
**I was disappointed here also. I had the cedar plank salmon. My DH had the buffalo. We shared a sausage appetizer. None of us found the dishes to be spectacular. I probably should have tried something else. The salmon actually made me sick later that night. Probably a pregnancy thing. We did however have the cobbler and YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY The service was acceptable, but not outstanding. Rating out of 10: 7 (would have been lower without the cobbler).
Mon. Feb 3- 10:00 AM- Breakfast at Captain Cooks- No PS
**We had croissant, bacon, French toast sticks, all fine .easier on the pocketbook too. Rating out of 10: 7 (would have been lower except that it was worth the $$$ spent).
Mon. Feb 3- 2:00 PM- Late lunch at Beaches and Cream- No PS
**No trouble getting a table. The service bordered on bad. We had burgers, fries, cherry and vanilla cokes and the No Way Jose .all was fine, but nothing spectacular. I guess that I just expect good food if Im going to be paying high prices Rating out of 10: 7 (almost not worth the $$$).
Mon. Feb 3- 9:30 PM- Late dinner takeout from Spoodle Window- No PS
**Greek salad (good), pizza (fine) .. Rating out of 10: 7 (worth the $$$ spent).
Tues. Feb 4- 7:30 AM- Breakfast from Boardwalk Bakery - No PS
**Chocolate Croissant (good) Rating out of 10: 7 (worth the $$$ spent).
Tues. Feb 4- 2:00 PM- Lunch at counter at Prime Time - No PS
**I was by myself but wanted to sample the food from Prime Time so I sat at the bar. PB&J shake (very good), and fried chicken with mashed potatoes (OK). Still havent found anything delicious. Service good. Rating out of 10: 7 (almost not worth the $$$).
Tues. Feb 4- 5:00 PM- Snack at Japan take-out- No PS
**Rainbow Kaki-Ghori (sp?)- Didnt fall in love with this one either. Just OK. Rating out of 10: 7 (worth the $$$ spent).
Tues. Feb 4- 7:30 PM- Dinner at LeCellier- No PS
**We tried this place for lunch once before and did not particularly like it (had even tried the cheese soup), but I thought based on the reviews that I would give it another shot for dinner this time. I made sure to try the mushroom fillet and even added on a lobster tail at the recommendation of the server. My DH, I believe, had a strip steak. Once again .we found nothing special about this meal whatsoever. The service was good, but just not worth the money. We didnt even try dessert. Rating out of 10: 7 (almost not worth the $$$).
Wed. Feb 5- 7:30 AM- Breakfast from Boardwalk Bakery- No PS
**Chocolate and Vanilla pretzel (pretty good) Rating out of 10: 8 (worth the $$$ spent).
Wed. Feb 5- 11:00 AM- Lunch from Coral Reef- No PS
**Seated by the tank (yeah!!). We ate here for lunch last time and WE FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS PLACE. It is what turned us on to dining around the world in the first place. We had hoped that this meal would salvage our dismal week of dining, but they changed the menu or something. I did have the scallop appetizer that was in a delicious sauce, but then I wanted a shrimp dish since that is what I had had on the previous trip. The only shrimp dish that I could find was Cajun. I should have known better. The waiter even recommended the mahi-mahi (always listen to your server), but I insisted on the Cajun shrimp dumb, dumb, dumb. My DH had the steak (Im thinking he would have been much happier with the chicken), and we both came away disappointed. The dessert helped (Sorbet and THE CHOCOLATE WAVE ..YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY), but we were quite disappointed with all of our meals thus far (except maybe Kona). Rating out of 10: 7.5 (The chocolate wave helped raise this score).
Wed. Feb 5- 8:30 PM- Take out from ESPN- No PS
**Burgers and Fries (good) and easier on the pocketbook. Rating out of 10: 7.5 (worth the $$$ spent).
Thurs. Feb 6- 11:00 AM- Lunch from Fultons- No PS
**I dont know why we continued to torture ourselves but I had really wanted to try Fultons so we convinced ourselves to try it. It was good, but not excellent. I had the lobster bisque and the crab claws. My DH had the fish and chips. It was all good. The service was good. It was expensive. Rating out of 10: 7 (almost not worth the $$$).
Thurs. Feb 6- 8:00 PM- Dinner from Bomas- No PS
**Im glad that we continued to try because Bomas was a pleasant suprise. I tried a scoop of everything that I could and really liked some of it, and was just moderately happy that I had tried the others, but I really dont think that you could go wrong with this place. Very good. My DH loved the pork. LOVED IT!! Said he couldnt stop eating it at one point. I got full. It was a good value. Good service. The desserts are DELICIOUS. I love the zebra domes. Rating out of 10: 8.5 (would have been higher if I could have had wine Im sure LOL).
Fri. Feb 7- 8:00 AM- Continental Breakfast at the hotel-good
Fri. Feb 7- 12:30 PM- Pizza Hut Buffet offsite-we have stopped trying ..LOL
Fri. Feb 7- 4:30 PM- Snack from France Pastry Shop
**The Napoleon (sp?) dessert .YUMMMY>>>>>>>they all look heavenly. Couldnt eat it all.
Fri. Feb 7- 7:00 PM- Dinner at Ackershus (sp?)
**Good buffet. I guess that we have found that the buffets are more for us this time around. The last time it was the complete opposite. Not sure what was up with that. I found things that I liked/didnt but it was a good value. I tried the rice cream, but guess what? I didnt like it. I have no idea what is wrong with me. LOL Rating out of 10: 8
On the last trip, I found the buffet restaurants to be just fine but found the food at the sit-downs to be spectacular. I could not find any meals at the sit-downs that I really liked this time. They were all expensive and disappointing, thus making the idea of the buffets more appealing to me .LOL. It was all fine I just think that I could have been just as happy with counter and/or buffets and I would have spent a lot less money. Do, however, keep in mind that I was not allowed to partake in alcohol (which makes everything taste better LOL), and may have certain food aversions at the moment ..LOL.
3 notables that I sadly was not able to make it to (and havent been lucky enough to ever have visited) are California Grill, Flying Fish, and Yachtsman. They all sound appealing to me and we just werent able to fit them in. Im sure that one of them would have been a hit. Oh well Ill wait until I can enjoy wine again LOL.
I have yet to try Coral Reef (at least not since 1983!) or Boma. I'm anxious to give them a try, especially after your review.
