bigbabyblues
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- Mar 25, 2004
DH planned this trip as a surprise for me, and he made all the ADRs. There were a couple of places that I probably wouldn't have chosen, but we didn't have a bad meal! He did note on the ADRs that we were celebrating our 10th anniversary, some places we got something, sometimes we didn't.
Friday, February 2
EVERYTHING POP food court--Nothing exciting here, we split an adult breakfast platter. It was bacon, scrambled eggs, breakfast potatoes, sausage and a biscuit. Everything was hot and fresh, and there was plenty for both of us. We also had orange juice. Not fancy, but no complaints. (1 c/s credit used)
CANTINA de SAN ANGEL--lunch. We split a wet burrito and a coke. The burrito was really good, it came with lettuce, tomatoes, salsa and sour cream on the side in a big take-out container; the container was crammed full. There was plenty for both of us, but we finished it off! I'm not a big mexican fan, but this was great! For dessert we had a churro, DH ate it, so I can't say, but it didn't take him long to finish it! (1 c/s credit used)
CORAL REEF--dinner Our first "real" meal of the trip, and one I probably would not have chosen, just because I don't like seafood. We checked in early, about 4:40 or so; our ADR was for 5:00, but we were seated within about 5 minutes anyway. The hostess gave us personalized menus that said Happy Anniversary with our names on them. Our server, Bung, was great. DH had a beer, and I ordered the octopus juice (pina colada with something else, not sure what); it was very good, and did not have the alcohol taste at all. Tasted more like a smoothie. I had the BBQ beef for an appetizer. That would have almost been enough for me altogether! It was 2 pieces of BBQ beef with polenta. I had never had polenta before, but it was good. The beef was very good too; I managed to eat most of it. DH had some kind of seafood soufflé for his appetizer and he liked it as well. While we were waiting for our food (not long of a wait), DH gave me a diamond wedding band for an anniversary present; another present, the trip counts too! He had the mahi-mahi with couscous, and he liked it. I didnt try any of it, but it looked good. I ordered the prime rib. They didnt tell me that it was the whole cow, but thats about what it looked like on the plate. That thing was huge! It looked to be almost as big as a beef roast wed make for our family and have leftovers. I ordered it well done, but part of it was a little pink; not that it mattered, the thing was huge and there was no way I could have eaten it all anyway, so I ate around the pink parts. The green beans were too crunchy for my liking, but I ate a few bites of them, and the baked potato was fine; not much you can say about it. Our plates were taken away, but the server was taking forever to take our dessert orders. I thought he was just busy, but several minutes later, he brought out the cake that DH had ordered for us. It was delicious, chocolate cake with chocolate filling between the layers, chocolate icing with some kind of darker chocolate on the very top, and cut strawberries around the outside. They had written Happy 10th Anniversary on the plate with chocolate also. I was so surprised about the cake, had no idea hed done that. A few minutes later, Bung was back, with two glasses of champagne for us, our gift from the Coral Reef. When we finished what we were able of the cake (and it wasnt much!), server came back and informed us that since we were on the dining plan, we were each entitled to a dessert, and did we want that? Then he laughed. It was funny, there was no way we wanted anything else to eat at all! Cost of meals (not including the cake or beverages) $94.90 (2 dining credits used). If you're interested, the drinks and cake came to $32 and some change.
Next up, Main Street Bakery, Big River Grille, California Grill
Friday, February 2
EVERYTHING POP food court--Nothing exciting here, we split an adult breakfast platter. It was bacon, scrambled eggs, breakfast potatoes, sausage and a biscuit. Everything was hot and fresh, and there was plenty for both of us. We also had orange juice. Not fancy, but no complaints. (1 c/s credit used)
CANTINA de SAN ANGEL--lunch. We split a wet burrito and a coke. The burrito was really good, it came with lettuce, tomatoes, salsa and sour cream on the side in a big take-out container; the container was crammed full. There was plenty for both of us, but we finished it off! I'm not a big mexican fan, but this was great! For dessert we had a churro, DH ate it, so I can't say, but it didn't take him long to finish it! (1 c/s credit used)
CORAL REEF--dinner Our first "real" meal of the trip, and one I probably would not have chosen, just because I don't like seafood. We checked in early, about 4:40 or so; our ADR was for 5:00, but we were seated within about 5 minutes anyway. The hostess gave us personalized menus that said Happy Anniversary with our names on them. Our server, Bung, was great. DH had a beer, and I ordered the octopus juice (pina colada with something else, not sure what); it was very good, and did not have the alcohol taste at all. Tasted more like a smoothie. I had the BBQ beef for an appetizer. That would have almost been enough for me altogether! It was 2 pieces of BBQ beef with polenta. I had never had polenta before, but it was good. The beef was very good too; I managed to eat most of it. DH had some kind of seafood soufflé for his appetizer and he liked it as well. While we were waiting for our food (not long of a wait), DH gave me a diamond wedding band for an anniversary present; another present, the trip counts too! He had the mahi-mahi with couscous, and he liked it. I didnt try any of it, but it looked good. I ordered the prime rib. They didnt tell me that it was the whole cow, but thats about what it looked like on the plate. That thing was huge! It looked to be almost as big as a beef roast wed make for our family and have leftovers. I ordered it well done, but part of it was a little pink; not that it mattered, the thing was huge and there was no way I could have eaten it all anyway, so I ate around the pink parts. The green beans were too crunchy for my liking, but I ate a few bites of them, and the baked potato was fine; not much you can say about it. Our plates were taken away, but the server was taking forever to take our dessert orders. I thought he was just busy, but several minutes later, he brought out the cake that DH had ordered for us. It was delicious, chocolate cake with chocolate filling between the layers, chocolate icing with some kind of darker chocolate on the very top, and cut strawberries around the outside. They had written Happy 10th Anniversary on the plate with chocolate also. I was so surprised about the cake, had no idea hed done that. A few minutes later, Bung was back, with two glasses of champagne for us, our gift from the Coral Reef. When we finished what we were able of the cake (and it wasnt much!), server came back and informed us that since we were on the dining plan, we were each entitled to a dessert, and did we want that? Then he laughed. It was funny, there was no way we wanted anything else to eat at all! Cost of meals (not including the cake or beverages) $94.90 (2 dining credits used). If you're interested, the drinks and cake came to $32 and some change.
Next up, Main Street Bakery, Big River Grille, California Grill
Our ADR was for 7:30, with Wishes at 8:00. We checked in about 6:45, a little early; better than late! He asked for a table by the window, and of course, they couldnt guarantee it, but she said she would try. The hostess called upstairs and they told her we could probably be seated next to the windows close to our ADR time, if we wanted to wait. No problem. We were taken upstairs to wait; the bar was packed, the chairs were packed, so we walked out on the observation deck. Only one other person out there, but it was COLD! We went back inside and found a couple of chairs. About 7:05 our pager went off, and we were seated at a table for two beside the window with a great view of the castle. There was Mickey confetti on the table. Our server was Rich, and he was good. I had heard reports of servers being a little off if you were using the dining plan, but that was not our experience at all. He recommended appetizers and meals for us, and took our orders. Another CM came over with a camera and took our picture, and one with our camera. A little while later, he brought us a picture in a card for our anniversary. I thought that was nice. We both had iced tea, and it was good, but I had to put quite a bit of sugar in it; I like sweet tea! We both had the goat-cheese ravioli for our appetizer, and it was very good. So good, that DH found a cookbook with it and brought it home! For dinner, I had the pork tenderloin and Chris had the filet. Both of us were debating between the two, so we decided to each get one and we would try them both. I didn't end up trying any of DH's, but he ate all of my mushrooms (gross! But he really liked them), some of the pork, and a couple bites of the polenta. The polenta was a little rich, but it was very good; different from the polenta at the Coral Reef, I thought that was interesting. We both really liked our meals, and Wishes started when we were about halfway through. We had a nice view from our table, they piped in the music, and it was so much warmer than watching from anywhere else! For dessert, Chris had the banana butterscotch buzz thing and I had the chocolate cake with hot chocolate sauce inside with vanilla ice cream. Wonderful, but I couldnt finish it all. 4 dining credits used, cost of meal was $130 something. Well worth it, even if we had paid cash.
Enjoyed reading your reviews. Thanks for sharing them with us. We're trying Big River Grille this summer for the first time. Can't wait!
