Hello, all! I'm going to take a crack at my first dining reviews here on the DIS. I have been reading reviews for years, and the insight provided by fellow Disney lovers has helped me enjoy some delicious food at WDW. This trip was from July 14-20 at one of our favorite resorts, Disney's Wilderness Lodge. I will be sharing my thoughts about my meals and some general observations about the things my kids consumed along the way.
Me - Alisa - 34, mom of two and sometimes picky eater. I do not care for sweet sauces on "dinner" foods. I'm also not into hot or spicy stuff. Also, I don't eat mayo. Ever. I love meat, seafood, and rich desserts. As a side note, I think I may have developed a lactose intolerance issue over the last few years. It started when I was pregnant with Jimmy and has continued to worsen over the last five years. I love dairy, but it does NOT love me, especially when I consume it late in the day. This does NOT stop me, however. I am a grown up and will continue to eat ice cream and cheese as I please. I do suffer the consequences for my stupidy and can live with that for now.
Jimmy - 4 - my boy baby, even though he's getting bigger and bigger everyday. He is all about chicken nuggets, mac-n-cheese, pasta with butter and "Jimmy" cheese, and ice cream. Fortunately, Disney is all about these things, too.
Annabel - 2 - my girl baby and our last baby. She is a great eater and will try pretty much anything.
Also on this trip were my sister and her son. I didn't really ask them too many questions about their meals, so I'm sticking to what the kids and I ate.
I wish I had the chance to take pics of the food, but I barely took pics of our trip. This is life traveling with two small children. Also, I do not have a cost breakdown of our meals. Someday when my children are a bit more self-sufficient, I will be able to provide you all with photos of our food and what it cost us to eat it. At that time they might decide their mom is a wacko for taking pictures and detailed notes about what we ate, and I may be posting from the asylum.
What I can give you is my take on what I ate and whether or not I'd return to those places on a later trip.
We left Philly at 7:00 A.M. I had grabbed some boxes of Fruit Loops from the Comfort Inn before our 5:00 A.M. shuttle arrived. I also had Goldfish and fruit snacks packed in my travel bag for the kids. Once we arrived at the airport and made it to our gate, I grabbed them some chocolate milk for the kids and got myself a diet Coke and bacon, egg, and cheese crossanwich from Burger King. Not a breakfast of champions, but it filled the void. The kids enjoyed their cereal and milk while watching Herbie - Fully Loaded.
We each had a little bag of airplane shaped cinnamon crackers and our cup of juice (for the kids) and diet Coke for me complements of SWA. Needless to say, we were all hungry when we arrived at WL. Sadly, our room was not ready at 11:00 A.M., so we hopped on the boat to MK, grabbed a bus to the Beach Club, and made our way to Beaches and Cream.
Beaches and Cream - Lunch
For those of you who have been to B&C before, you know it's a good idea to get there before the lunch rush hits. We made it right in time. While we would have preferred a booth, we squeezed our five bodies around the small, round table. Keep in mind my sister and I had been awake since about 3:00 A.M., and the kids had been up since about 4:00 A.M. We were hot, tired, and hungry. The chances that we would make it though the meal without incident were rapidly decreasing.
My sister and I decided to share the double cheeseburger with bacon, lettuce, and tomatoes. We opted for the onion rings instead of the fries. I also ordered a vanilla Coke. Jimmy and Annabel shared the grilled cheese with fries and grapes. I don't think this is on their menu, but the waitress named this as one of their options. Each had an apple juice. Our server has been there since I started going there back in 2005. She's a very nice blonde woman whose name escapes me at the moment. She brought us our burger, which was already split, as were the onion rings. She was great about refilling our drinks. The burger and onion rings was delicious and just enough to eat so I could have room for a banana split. However, the toddler meltdown was about to take place. Annabel had had enough and wanted out of the restaurant, out of the resort, maybe even out of the trip alltogether. It was tough to tell while she cried and thrashed in my arms. I, luckily, had finished the majority of my food, so we took a walk to the ladies room so I could cool her off and attempt to calm her down. Sorry if any of you were eating when she pitched her fit. She's hit the terrible twos with a vengenance. I'm just glad we got her calmed down enough so we could finish our meals and settle up with the kind waitress.
When we returned to B&C, Annabel decided that my sister was a much more suitable guardian, so she and her auntie left and took a walk. There went my banana split. Oh, well, I settled for sharing Jimmy's Mickey sundae. He had the scoop of vanilla ice cream, with Oreo ears, and cherry nose and tail. He had a good time slopping his way though his ice cream, which I think sat on the counter for a bit because it melted really quickly. I did eat the Oreos. He doesn't really like them too much, at least that's what I told myself as I removed them from his sundae and ate them.
Like I said, I don't have a total for our bill. We did pay OOP, and our server did not charge me for Annabel's additional apple juice. We left her a nice tip to make up for the screaming and head spinning on Annabel's part.
We love B&C and will go back as often as we can. Our service was great, and the food was very good. Like most others who love this restaurant, I wish it was bigger and had better seating options.
We got the text that our room was ready, so we headed back to WL to get settled and clean ourselves up for dinner at 1900 Park Fare.
Up next, dinner with Cindy, her man, and three lovely ladies...
ETA - We were on the regular dining plan for this trip. However, we did pay OOP for some meals, like Beaches & Cream. We kind of got off track with our credits, which I blame on traveling with three children and much changing of our plans.
However, we just rolled with it, which for a planning/control freak like me, was a bit of an adjustment.
Me - Alisa - 34, mom of two and sometimes picky eater. I do not care for sweet sauces on "dinner" foods. I'm also not into hot or spicy stuff. Also, I don't eat mayo. Ever. I love meat, seafood, and rich desserts. As a side note, I think I may have developed a lactose intolerance issue over the last few years. It started when I was pregnant with Jimmy and has continued to worsen over the last five years. I love dairy, but it does NOT love me, especially when I consume it late in the day. This does NOT stop me, however. I am a grown up and will continue to eat ice cream and cheese as I please. I do suffer the consequences for my stupidy and can live with that for now.
Jimmy - 4 - my boy baby, even though he's getting bigger and bigger everyday. He is all about chicken nuggets, mac-n-cheese, pasta with butter and "Jimmy" cheese, and ice cream. Fortunately, Disney is all about these things, too.
Annabel - 2 - my girl baby and our last baby. She is a great eater and will try pretty much anything.
Also on this trip were my sister and her son. I didn't really ask them too many questions about their meals, so I'm sticking to what the kids and I ate.
I wish I had the chance to take pics of the food, but I barely took pics of our trip. This is life traveling with two small children. Also, I do not have a cost breakdown of our meals. Someday when my children are a bit more self-sufficient, I will be able to provide you all with photos of our food and what it cost us to eat it. At that time they might decide their mom is a wacko for taking pictures and detailed notes about what we ate, and I may be posting from the asylum.
What I can give you is my take on what I ate and whether or not I'd return to those places on a later trip.
We left Philly at 7:00 A.M. I had grabbed some boxes of Fruit Loops from the Comfort Inn before our 5:00 A.M. shuttle arrived. I also had Goldfish and fruit snacks packed in my travel bag for the kids. Once we arrived at the airport and made it to our gate, I grabbed them some chocolate milk for the kids and got myself a diet Coke and bacon, egg, and cheese crossanwich from Burger King. Not a breakfast of champions, but it filled the void. The kids enjoyed their cereal and milk while watching Herbie - Fully Loaded.
We each had a little bag of airplane shaped cinnamon crackers and our cup of juice (for the kids) and diet Coke for me complements of SWA. Needless to say, we were all hungry when we arrived at WL. Sadly, our room was not ready at 11:00 A.M., so we hopped on the boat to MK, grabbed a bus to the Beach Club, and made our way to Beaches and Cream.
Beaches and Cream - Lunch
For those of you who have been to B&C before, you know it's a good idea to get there before the lunch rush hits. We made it right in time. While we would have preferred a booth, we squeezed our five bodies around the small, round table. Keep in mind my sister and I had been awake since about 3:00 A.M., and the kids had been up since about 4:00 A.M. We were hot, tired, and hungry. The chances that we would make it though the meal without incident were rapidly decreasing.
My sister and I decided to share the double cheeseburger with bacon, lettuce, and tomatoes. We opted for the onion rings instead of the fries. I also ordered a vanilla Coke. Jimmy and Annabel shared the grilled cheese with fries and grapes. I don't think this is on their menu, but the waitress named this as one of their options. Each had an apple juice. Our server has been there since I started going there back in 2005. She's a very nice blonde woman whose name escapes me at the moment. She brought us our burger, which was already split, as were the onion rings. She was great about refilling our drinks. The burger and onion rings was delicious and just enough to eat so I could have room for a banana split. However, the toddler meltdown was about to take place. Annabel had had enough and wanted out of the restaurant, out of the resort, maybe even out of the trip alltogether. It was tough to tell while she cried and thrashed in my arms. I, luckily, had finished the majority of my food, so we took a walk to the ladies room so I could cool her off and attempt to calm her down. Sorry if any of you were eating when she pitched her fit. She's hit the terrible twos with a vengenance. I'm just glad we got her calmed down enough so we could finish our meals and settle up with the kind waitress.
When we returned to B&C, Annabel decided that my sister was a much more suitable guardian, so she and her auntie left and took a walk. There went my banana split. Oh, well, I settled for sharing Jimmy's Mickey sundae. He had the scoop of vanilla ice cream, with Oreo ears, and cherry nose and tail. He had a good time slopping his way though his ice cream, which I think sat on the counter for a bit because it melted really quickly. I did eat the Oreos. He doesn't really like them too much, at least that's what I told myself as I removed them from his sundae and ate them.
Like I said, I don't have a total for our bill. We did pay OOP, and our server did not charge me for Annabel's additional apple juice. We left her a nice tip to make up for the screaming and head spinning on Annabel's part.
We love B&C and will go back as often as we can. Our service was great, and the food was very good. Like most others who love this restaurant, I wish it was bigger and had better seating options.
We got the text that our room was ready, so we headed back to WL to get settled and clean ourselves up for dinner at 1900 Park Fare.
Up next, dinner with Cindy, her man, and three lovely ladies...
ETA - We were on the regular dining plan for this trip. However, we did pay OOP for some meals, like Beaches & Cream. We kind of got off track with our credits, which I blame on traveling with three children and much changing of our plans.
However, we just rolled with it, which for a planning/control freak like me, was a bit of an adjustment.
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