Disney Dining Reviews with lots of Pics! 1/7-1/13 COMPLETED 3/2

[DaniandRyan]

Ok, I finally have the pics uploaded and ready to go!

To answer the above poster's question, we were on the dining plan (regular not deluxe).

First up is Sunshine Seasons, where we had lunch on the first day of our trip. I had read a lot of reviews of Sunshine Seasons here on the boards and was really looking forward to trying it since there are so many different things to choose from.

After looking around at all the different sections, I decided on the Turkey and Muenster Cheese on Foccacia with Chipotle Mayonnaise, or as the friendly CM serving it was calling it, Turkey with "Monster Cheese"! DBF was going to order the Ham and Salami Grinder, but when he saw how good my sandwich looked when the CM was cutting it for me, he decided to have the same. After we got our sandwiches, we went over to the pastry area to choose our desserts. I chose the Key Lime Pie, and DBF chose the Soarin' Brulee.
Here is a picture of DBF's tray:

And my tray:

We both LOVED the sandwich. There were lots of fresh, leafy greens on the sandwich along with the turkey and cheese, and the bread was great too. It tasted like something you'd find at Panera.

My key lime pie was huge but it was very light which was a nice surprise. Instead of being creamy like most key lime pies I've had, it had more of a mousse-like texture. I thought that for a counter service dessert it was excellent!

DBF's Soarin' Brulee was great too (I would know, I snuck a spoonful or two!) I like creme brulee best when it's just made so it's still warm, but for a counter service creme brulee it was better than we had expected.

We both loved it here and are definitely planning on returning on our next vacation!

 

[DaniandRyan]

Can't wait to read it ! Sounds like you had a great mix of table service and counter service. Just wondering - did you visit the Animal Kingdom and not eat, or did you not visit that park ?

We did visit Animal Kingdom but only for about half a day and we did not eat there. Our original plan was to try to get in to Yak and Yeti for lunch that day, but we got everything done that we wanted to do pretty early so we ended up leaving and going to Hollywood Studios and eventually eating lunch at Pizza Planet that day.

We had planned on going back to AK another day during our trip but the park's early closing time made it a little difficult and we never got back.

 

[poffles]

Absolutely love food reports with pictures! I am addicted and await more of you review.

 

[mpmluvstigger]

Cant wait for more!!!!

 

[DaniandRyan]

Later on that day we were walking around World Showcase and I had to stop when I saw this:

DBF and I decided to share a Fiesta margarita, which was layered with Lime, Strawberry, Green Apple, and Mango

It was HUGE, even the two of us couldn't finish one. I liked the Lime, Strawberry, and Mango flavors but I wasn't too crazy about the Green Apple. DBF liked the Strawberry the most. I've read other people's reviews that have said they thought it was too strong, but it didn't seem too strong to me. But then again I love tequila so no amount is too much!

Next up is our dinner at Le Cellier!

 

[angelmav]

Loving your reviews and pic's!

 

[disneymom2twins]

Off to a great start!!!

 

[mindyd]

great reviews!

 

[jakenjess]

Great start! I love Sunshine Seasons, and also those Margaritas!

 

[wilma-bride]

Fantastic! I am definitely having that Turkey and Muenster cheese sandwich at Sunshine Seasons next time we're there

 

[TigerKat]

Fantastic! I am definitely having that Turkey and Muenster cheese sandwich at Sunshine Seasons next time we're there

You're gonna love it!

 

[BaBeeCee14]

Great reviews so far! Can't wait to hear more! Did the DDP still work out ok for you guys with the new changes?

 

[DaniandRyan]

Great reviews so far! Can't wait to hear more! Did the DDP still work out ok for you guys with the new changes?

This was our first time using the DDP. I was upset about the changes, especially the tip not being included anymore. I'm not really sure if we would use it again, I saved all our receipts and I'll have to eventually total everything up and see if it was really worth it.

 

[SmallWorld71]

Enjoying everything so far!

 

[jessrose18]

subscribing

 

[dvc at last !]

subscribing........

 

[arieljasmine]

Enjoying your reports. We must have similar tastes as I am partial to a Sunshine Seasons sandwich and a margarita myself - though I can't say me and DH have ever had any trouble finishing one

Laur's

 

[momtoBrandon&Jacob]

 

[DisneyJo]

Great start your sandwich and the desserts looked yummy

 

[DaniandRyan]

The first dinner of our trip was at Le Cellier. Neither of us had ever been there before and we were very excited to try it. We arrived and were seated in the Manitoba (...I think?) section. Our waiter came and explained to us that on the dining plan we could have a non-alcoholic specialty drink so we both ordered the Chocolate Raspberry Shake, and we both ordered the Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup as an appetizer. The shake was soooo good, I finished it before we even fininshed our appetizers! If you've ever had those little Ghirardelli chocolate squares with the raspberry filling in the middle, it tasted just like that. We both loved the cheese soup, especially along with the pretzel bread.

For our entrees, I had the Filet with maple barbecue sauce and cream cheese mashed potatoes, and DBF had the Mushroom Filet with cream cheese mashed potatoes instead of risotto. DBF loved his filet. I tried a tiny piece of his and it was really good, I really liked the sauce that was on it. My filet was good, the only thing wrong with it was that I ordered it well done but it was completely pink throughout. I didn't eat much of it and I probably should have sent it back but I was pretty full already from eating all the pretzel bread! We both loved the cream cheese mashed potatoes.


My plate:

DBF's plate:

For our dessert, I had the Seasonal Sorbet, which was Mandarin Orange:

DBF had the Chocolate Moose, which he had been looking forward to getting ever since he saw a picture of it here on the DIS:

I loved the sorbet, it was nice to have something light since I was already so full! DBF loved the moose but couldn't finish much of it since he was so full too.

Our waiter seemed very very confused by the new dining plans and messed up our check a few times, but that's understandable since the new plans had only been in effect for a week. We liked it here and will probably come back on our next trip.