Dining Review Virgin - sorry no pics 4/6-/4/12

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This is my first time posting a dining review, so be gentle with me ;) This was actually a business trip for dh, which I took advantage of and decided to tag along. We stayed at the Swan and paid cash for all meals.

Sunday, April 6th - Our first meal on arrival day was at the soggy Magic Kingdom, not a sunny start to our trip, but hey we are in Disney :cool1: We headed for lunch at Columbia Harbor House. I had the Anchors Aweigh sandwich with Kettle Chips, while dh had the Fried Fish Basket. I just love this tuna sandwich, not too much mayo, not too fishy, just the right balance. Dh said his fish was good, crispy breading and pretty filling. For dinner we had adrs at Tonys Town Square...I know they have gotten a pretty bad rap a lot of the time, but I was pleasantly pleased with our meal and service. We decided to split an appetizer, entree and dessert, since neither of us were famished as we had snacked on a dole whip float :love: earlier in the day. First came the bread and dipping sauce, the bread was fresh and the dipping sauce not bad. For our appetizer we had the calamari, which was very yummy, the breading was perfect, not soggy, not burnt, just right. For our entree, the Spaghetti with Sweet Italian Sausage. This was a huge entree, I am not sure if it was this big because they knew we were sharing or if this is the normal size, but even sharing we had a hard time finishing this off. And finally dessert was the Pistachio Creme Brulee. Okay, I love Creme Brulee and I love Pistachios, so this was a heavenly dessert for me. I really had a hard time sharing, because I wanted this all to myself.

Coming up next....solo lunch at Sunshine Seasons and dinner at Biergarten.
 
Don't be worried, you've started out great!:goodvibes

My very first trip to WDW was a tag along of DH's business trip! 22 years later, it's now my favorite place on earth!!

At CHH can you substitute anything else for the kettle chips?
 

good review - you're doing fine!

ah, pistachio creme brulee -could use some right now! :)
 
Thanks for joining in...I was worried I would come back today and no one would have responded :eek:

Monday April 7th - Dh went downstairs in the Swan and grabbed some coffee and a bagel for him and a coffee and a Chocolate Croissant :love: for me, you will see this will be my usual breakfast, and thank goodness they have Starbucks coffee. I went solo today to Epcot while dh had his meetings and was in The Land right before 11:00 and decided to have lunch here. I have never eaten here before, but have always seen good things about it. I ordered the Turkey and Muenster on Foccacia with Chipotle Mayo. This was extremely good and just the perfect portion size, plus I got a bag of baked lays chips. The desserts looked really good, but I stayed away since I knew I was having a big dinner at Biergarten this evening. Before heading back to the hotel to meet dh, I stopped in Japan and grabbed a Rainbow Kaki Gori, which hit the spot on this sunny day. Our dinner at Biergarten was wonderful as usual, I think we have hit this restaurant every trip and have never had a bad experience. We were seated with two older couples, who did not realize they were sharing a table :confused: and then a mother and teenage son joined as shortly thereafter and they were extremely nice. The soup today was a Potatoe Leek, very good, but not as thick as I would have liked. The pretzel bread, cold salads, red cabbage, spaetzle, pork and salmon were all very good. Dh had some cold sausage, which he said tasted like slim jims, and he had the chicken as well, plus a few things off the kids section, such as mac and cheese and chicken nuggets. From the dessert section we had a cookie with glazed almond slices on top and the apple streudel both were good as well. Dh also had a beer, can't remember the name, but he enjoyed it and I stopped in France after dinner to grab a Grey Goose Citron Slush, and all was good this evening. :hippie:
 
At CHH can you substitute anything else for the kettle chips?

Not really sure, it is set up like you are ordering a "value meal from McD's" and just listed the sandwich with kettle chips. I do know they had other sides such as fries and cole slaw, so perhaps they would let you.
 
You're doing a fine job - everybody has a different way of tackling their reviews and there is no right or wrong ... just have fun and tell us about the glorious food!

I love the rainbow kaki gori ... they taste so good, especially when the weather is hot. And you stopped for an alcoholic slushie! Sounds like a good trip already!!! :goodvibes
 
Thanks for the reviews! :goodvibes I am looking forward to hitting a bunch of the places you have already mentioned. I want to try that Anchors Aweigh sandwich, the kaki gori, AND the Grey Goose shushie!
 
Thanks for the great review on Tonys, we are dining there in August for the first time and I was a bit worried with all the bad reviews. :goodvibes
 
just saw samantha brown on her recent TV show getting a grand marnier orange slush - but the citron version you got sounds just as refreshing, maybe more, like a frozen lemonade!

ok, continue! popcorn::
 
Excellent............thanks for posting.
 
Okay now we are on to day three, which was spent at Hollywood Studios.

Tuesday, April 8th - Breakfast was the same, Chocolate Croissant and Starbucks for me, dh opted for the Large Croissant this time along with a Starbucks. As 11:00 a.m. rolled around I was starting to get hungry, I checked my schedule and saw that Backlot Express opened at 11:30, so I headed in that direction. I showed up at 11:35 and the place had a quite a line already, so I can only imagine what it would have been like if I had waited till later in the day. I chose the Grilled Turkey and Cheese with arugala and red peppers and french fries. The sandwich was a decent size, but it wasn't really all that warm and the cheese not fully melted. Fries were fresh and decent as far as french fries go. Not a great experience, but it would do. After a day of wandering and riding, decided to grab something cold to drink, now I can't remember the name of the place but it is a candy type store connected to the gift shops on Sunset Blvd., hope you get the picture from that wonderful description :rotfl: Anyway, I got a Mango Slush drink, that was quite good to drink while I watched the new Block Party Parade. Dinner that night with dh was at 50's Prime Time Diner, we had a 6:35 p.m. adr, but dh was feeling hungry around 6:00 so we checked in early and only had to wait about 10 minutes. We had a marvelous server who had the right of balance of playfulness and seriousness. We both decided to try Dad's Electric Lemonade, which is a very nice drink, and I was surpised at how strong, for some reason I figured Disney would try watering down the drinks, but not this one :banana: For our entrees I had the Old Fashioned Pot Roast, beef was pretty tender, I could have used some more mashed potatoes, but overall, a nice meal. Dh ordered the Traditional Meatloaf, which he claimed to be good, but not as good as mine, not sure if that was true or if he was just sucking up :laughing: Dh did not finish his green beans however and tried to put them on my plate and our waiter came over and fed them to him, it was quite amusing. For dessert, my choice was the S'mores :love: , my love of chocolate was completely met with this dessert and I would highly recommend this. Dh ordered the Brownie Sundae, which was really huge. I picked off a bit of the carmel corn, but dh had a hard time finishing this. I would absolutely come here again and might try and change my adrs in June to add this to bring the kiddos.

Up next...Pinnochio Village Haus and Big River Grille and Brewing Works
 
I've had the grilled turkey sandwich a couple of times at Backlot and luckily both times it was warm and the cheese was melted. It is actually quite good when done right.:goodvibes Loving your reviews!!!!
 
Thank you for sharing your meals with us. I am counting down to our May trip and am enjoying reading your reviews.
 
Great reviews. :thumbsup2

It's great to hear another good review of Biergarten and 50's Prime Time, for awhile they were getting pretty bum wraps on the boards and now it's seems to have turned around.

I can't wait for Big River, we have it for our list of maybes...

Great job!:goodvibes
 













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