Dinner #5: Restaurant Akershus
We had to take Sophia to see her beloved princesses, and I decided to wait until shes old enough to remember the experience before going to CRT, so we had a 6:00 ADR at Restaurant Akershus in Norway. Id heard mixed reviews of this place before going, so I was a little apprehensive.
We were running late and so sprinted through much of Epcot to get to the Norway pavilion in time. Sophia had also fallen asleep in the stroller on the way, but miraculously woke up just as we were arriving. She had insisted that she would wear her Snow White costume, so I pulled the costume on over her shorts and we were ready to go.
Diners first go to the cold buffet and then are served hot entrees at the table. The cold salads were very good. We especially liked the tomato salad. The kids devoured bread from the buffet as we waited for our entrees and the princesses.
I ordered salmon, my husband ordered pasta with chicken, Anthony chose pasta with meatball, and Nick and Sophia opted for pizza. Everyone liked their food except for me. While the potatoes that came with the salmon were very, very good, the salmon itself was so overcooked that it was inedible. The seasoning seemed fine, from what I could tell, but the salmon was just very dry, so I did not eat it. Nick and Sophia loved the pizza, and Sophia even managed to keep the Snow White dress clean while she ate. Anthony ate most of his pasta, and John liked his meal as well.
Desserts here are very good. The rice pudding was very good, and I do not usually like rice pudding. The chocolate mousse cake was so good that we asked for second on that. Suddenly, my overcooked salmon didnt matter so much because I had the wonderful desserts to fill up on!
Of course, throughout the meal we had princesses, and they were very good. First was Aurora who was so, so sweet, and told Sophia, You look just like my friend Snow White. She even gave Sophia a kiss on the cheek. Jasmine teased the boys by asking Sophia, So these are your dwarves? Belle was in her blue dress and talked to Sophia about reading (because as Sophia said, that was the dress Belle read a lot in). We also were visited by Alice. The CM was so much into character that she was a little confusing to Sophia, but she did pose for a cute picture. Also, before sitting down, Sophia got her picture taken with Ariel in her gown.
All in all, this is the place to visit if you want to meet princesses. The food, with the exception of my overcooked salmon, is certainly fine.
Overall Grade: B
We had to take Sophia to see her beloved princesses, and I decided to wait until shes old enough to remember the experience before going to CRT, so we had a 6:00 ADR at Restaurant Akershus in Norway. Id heard mixed reviews of this place before going, so I was a little apprehensive.
We were running late and so sprinted through much of Epcot to get to the Norway pavilion in time. Sophia had also fallen asleep in the stroller on the way, but miraculously woke up just as we were arriving. She had insisted that she would wear her Snow White costume, so I pulled the costume on over her shorts and we were ready to go.
Diners first go to the cold buffet and then are served hot entrees at the table. The cold salads were very good. We especially liked the tomato salad. The kids devoured bread from the buffet as we waited for our entrees and the princesses.
I ordered salmon, my husband ordered pasta with chicken, Anthony chose pasta with meatball, and Nick and Sophia opted for pizza. Everyone liked their food except for me. While the potatoes that came with the salmon were very, very good, the salmon itself was so overcooked that it was inedible. The seasoning seemed fine, from what I could tell, but the salmon was just very dry, so I did not eat it. Nick and Sophia loved the pizza, and Sophia even managed to keep the Snow White dress clean while she ate. Anthony ate most of his pasta, and John liked his meal as well.
Desserts here are very good. The rice pudding was very good, and I do not usually like rice pudding. The chocolate mousse cake was so good that we asked for second on that. Suddenly, my overcooked salmon didnt matter so much because I had the wonderful desserts to fill up on!
Of course, throughout the meal we had princesses, and they were very good. First was Aurora who was so, so sweet, and told Sophia, You look just like my friend Snow White. She even gave Sophia a kiss on the cheek. Jasmine teased the boys by asking Sophia, So these are your dwarves? Belle was in her blue dress and talked to Sophia about reading (because as Sophia said, that was the dress Belle read a lot in). We also were visited by Alice. The CM was so much into character that she was a little confusing to Sophia, but she did pose for a cute picture. Also, before sitting down, Sophia got her picture taken with Ariel in her gown.
All in all, this is the place to visit if you want to meet princesses. The food, with the exception of my overcooked salmon, is certainly fine.
Overall Grade: B
