Wandering and pondering continued
The pictures do not do the resort justice:
We had a little bit of time before our ADR so we went into the store near Olivia's to look around a bit. We weren't actually planning on buying anything, just looking. Most of my pictures of OKW are on my old cellphone with the cracked screen which keeps me from unlocking the phone. I'm too cheap to pay to repair it (I already paid $70 to repair the screen of Hunter's old iphone so I could use it.) and had uploaded some to my computer before I broke it. Oh well, it is what it is and it's not worth worrying over.
We checked in for our ADR and were taken to a table almost immediately. Within just a minute of us having been seated, the waitress was there taking our drink orders. I took this blurry picture of the interior of the restaurant.The fans look like the same ones that are in Old Port Royale at the CBR.
As you can see, the drinks were brought out quickly and you can also see that there were quite a few empty tables . A few of them would be taken a little later on in the evening but it was never filled to capacity. As with the other restaurants that we visited, we pretty much knew what we were going to order because we had looked at the menus before the trip. John did ask what the catch of the day was and while I don't remember what it was, I do remember that she said that it was similar to sea bass which John loves. The waitress put our orders in and came back with a loaf of bread that was so declicious that we finished it off in no time. Don't judge! We Southern folk like our bread!
A second loaf was brought from the kitchen and soon thereafter so were our entrees. Hunter ordered Olivia's Classic Burger - topped with Applewood-smoked Bacon and Cheddar, Lettuce, Tomato, and Onion.
Shrimp and Grits - Sauteed Shrimp with Vegetables, Tasso Ham, and fresh Herbs served over Olivia's Famous Grits
John's catch of the the day with Roasted Potatoes, Succotash, and Lemon-Tarragon Butter
Every single thing was absolutely delicious! So much so that we cleaned our plates. Well, I had about two spoons of the shrimp and grits left but that was it. During the meal, our waitress came to refill the drinks and ask if we needed anything. When it came time for dessert, were were simply too full. But, the waitress insisted that we order the bread pudding to share and have the other desserts to go. Did somebody say bread pudding? Oh yeah, we'll take one to share.
Banana Bread Pudding Sundae - served warm with Bananas Foster topping and Vanilla Bean Ice Cream:
The two desserts to go were the
Flourless Chocolate Cake - with fresh Seasonal Berries and the
Mascarpone Cheesecake - with Seasonal Fruit.
After eating the banana bread pudding, we asked for our check , scanned our magic bands and left the tip for our waitress. Everything was so good....the food, the service, the atmosphere. Olivia's is definitely a return-to restaurant for our family.
**Up next: Are you tired? I'm not! Let's do somethin'!
