I just got back this morning and thought I'd share some reviews of our table service restaurants. We were on the dinng plan and both me and my DH thought it was great.
Les Chefs de France - Nice atmosphere, good service and nice food. It was my first day so I was still getting used to the portion sizes so couldn't eat much, but what I did eat was nice. I had the French onion soup which was good but a huge bowl of it. my DH had the tomato anf goats cheese tart which was the size of a pizza!!! but really good, he managed to finish it which I was surprised about. For my entree I had the sole fillet which was breaded, served with rice and lemon butter sauce, the fish and sauce were nice but the rice was overcooked. For dessert we shared the sampler which had a nice selection of deserts on.
Liberty Tree tavern - Really liked this one but again huge portions. I had crab cakes which were good, my DH had the fried cheese which was excellent to start. Then I had the peasants feast which was good but there was no way I could finish it, i think there was about half a turkey on the plate. DH had Amber waves of grain which he described as a weird combination of flavours. I really can't remember what we had for desert but I think it was nice.
Sci-fi -One of the best for atmosphere but worst for food. It started well with good onion rings and a spinach dip for appetisers. Both of those were really tasty and I paid out of pocket for a Marshas Martian cocktail which was my favourite cocktail of the trip. For entrees they made my DH a veggie burger as there was no veggie entree on the menu, he said it was alright. I had the barbeque chicken sandwich which I didn't enjoy. The chicken had a funny texture but I was aready full from the appetiser so just ate the fries. We split a strawberry milkshake and chocolate moon pie for dessert, the moon pie looked great but was too sickly and we didn't finish it.
California Grill - Really loved the food here, one of my highlights of the trip. I had the Big Bang roll to start which was amazing, I'm still dreaming of that sushi. DH has the goats cheese ravioli which he said was good. I had the salmon for my main and again it was great, cooked to perfection and the sauce complemented it beautifully. DH had some mushroom risotto thing which he said was good but not great. For dessert I had the chocolate pudding with berries which was lovely bu quite filling and my husband had a banoffie type thing which I can't remember the name of but it was really good.
Boma- Really enjoyed this buffet. It was great for my DH as there was lots of vegetarian food on offer. We had to wait about 10 mins for a table and it was actually the first place we had to wait any time at all. The desserts were great, the bread pudding with chocolate sauce was to die for and the zebra domes were great as well.
Yachtsman- Again I really liked this place. My one criticism would be that a big party came in as we were finishing our entrees and the service became non-existant for a while. I had the farmers salad to start, and the land and sea for my entree. The salad was nice and the land and sea was excellent. The steak was really good and the mashed potatoes were devine. My DH had ravioli for his entree which again he thought was nice but not spectacular. We had the dessert sampler to share and I thought it was excellent, nicely presented and all the desserts were great. I especcially liked the sorbet presented in a chocolate cup. Overall it pretty much tied with the Cali Grill for best signature meal.
Rose and Crown - Not one of my favourites either for service or food. We were seated almost immediatley and our server came out and took our drink and food orders. My DH enjoyed being able to order boddingtons! I had the lamb and barley soup which was actually really nice but was barely warm, I would have sent it back but I couldn't see my server anywhere. DH had stewed mushrooms which he said were good. Literally 5 minutes after the appetisers arrived, the entrees were delivered. Even our server came up to mention that it was a bit quick! I had fish and chips which were ok but the batter was a bit soggy. My husband had the curried vegetables which were a bit too spicy for him. For dessert I had the chocolate guiness cake which was nice and my husband had the sticky toffee pudding which he thought was just alright.
Alfredos - I liked this one. The tables were very close together but the service was good and food nice. We got seated almost immediately and ordered a bottle of wine to go with the meal. I ordered calamari to start and wasn't too impressed, there was alot of it and some was good but some was a bit rubbery. DH had the tuscan bean soup which was really tasty. I had the trio of pasta for my entree which I really enjoyed, all three were excellent but the lasagne was especially good. DH had the fettuccine Alfredo which was one of his best meals of the trip, being vegetarian meant a lot of his menu choices were pasta and this was his favourite of all of them. For dessert I had the chocolate mousse and DH had the tiramisu, both were really good.
I'll continue these later after I get some sleep
Les Chefs de France - Nice atmosphere, good service and nice food. It was my first day so I was still getting used to the portion sizes so couldn't eat much, but what I did eat was nice. I had the French onion soup which was good but a huge bowl of it. my DH had the tomato anf goats cheese tart which was the size of a pizza!!! but really good, he managed to finish it which I was surprised about. For my entree I had the sole fillet which was breaded, served with rice and lemon butter sauce, the fish and sauce were nice but the rice was overcooked. For dessert we shared the sampler which had a nice selection of deserts on.
Liberty Tree tavern - Really liked this one but again huge portions. I had crab cakes which were good, my DH had the fried cheese which was excellent to start. Then I had the peasants feast which was good but there was no way I could finish it, i think there was about half a turkey on the plate. DH had Amber waves of grain which he described as a weird combination of flavours. I really can't remember what we had for desert but I think it was nice.
Sci-fi -One of the best for atmosphere but worst for food. It started well with good onion rings and a spinach dip for appetisers. Both of those were really tasty and I paid out of pocket for a Marshas Martian cocktail which was my favourite cocktail of the trip. For entrees they made my DH a veggie burger as there was no veggie entree on the menu, he said it was alright. I had the barbeque chicken sandwich which I didn't enjoy. The chicken had a funny texture but I was aready full from the appetiser so just ate the fries. We split a strawberry milkshake and chocolate moon pie for dessert, the moon pie looked great but was too sickly and we didn't finish it.
California Grill - Really loved the food here, one of my highlights of the trip. I had the Big Bang roll to start which was amazing, I'm still dreaming of that sushi. DH has the goats cheese ravioli which he said was good. I had the salmon for my main and again it was great, cooked to perfection and the sauce complemented it beautifully. DH had some mushroom risotto thing which he said was good but not great. For dessert I had the chocolate pudding with berries which was lovely bu quite filling and my husband had a banoffie type thing which I can't remember the name of but it was really good.
Boma- Really enjoyed this buffet. It was great for my DH as there was lots of vegetarian food on offer. We had to wait about 10 mins for a table and it was actually the first place we had to wait any time at all. The desserts were great, the bread pudding with chocolate sauce was to die for and the zebra domes were great as well.
Yachtsman- Again I really liked this place. My one criticism would be that a big party came in as we were finishing our entrees and the service became non-existant for a while. I had the farmers salad to start, and the land and sea for my entree. The salad was nice and the land and sea was excellent. The steak was really good and the mashed potatoes were devine. My DH had ravioli for his entree which again he thought was nice but not spectacular. We had the dessert sampler to share and I thought it was excellent, nicely presented and all the desserts were great. I especcially liked the sorbet presented in a chocolate cup. Overall it pretty much tied with the Cali Grill for best signature meal.
Rose and Crown - Not one of my favourites either for service or food. We were seated almost immediatley and our server came out and took our drink and food orders. My DH enjoyed being able to order boddingtons! I had the lamb and barley soup which was actually really nice but was barely warm, I would have sent it back but I couldn't see my server anywhere. DH had stewed mushrooms which he said were good. Literally 5 minutes after the appetisers arrived, the entrees were delivered. Even our server came up to mention that it was a bit quick! I had fish and chips which were ok but the batter was a bit soggy. My husband had the curried vegetables which were a bit too spicy for him. For dessert I had the chocolate guiness cake which was nice and my husband had the sticky toffee pudding which he thought was just alright.
Alfredos - I liked this one. The tables were very close together but the service was good and food nice. We got seated almost immediately and ordered a bottle of wine to go with the meal. I ordered calamari to start and wasn't too impressed, there was alot of it and some was good but some was a bit rubbery. DH had the tuscan bean soup which was really tasty. I had the trio of pasta for my entree which I really enjoyed, all three were excellent but the lasagne was especially good. DH had the fettuccine Alfredo which was one of his best meals of the trip, being vegetarian meant a lot of his menu choices were pasta and this was his favourite of all of them. For dessert I had the chocolate mousse and DH had the tiramisu, both were really good.
I'll continue these later after I get some sleep
