Alright, Ohana here it comes
. We had just finished up with our Dole Whip snacks and we had about 50 minutes to get to Ohana for our ADR. It was very crowded at MK, so we decided to head over early. Well we are glad we did as it took all 50 minutes to get out of the park, wait for the boat, and to get over to the Polynesian. Once there, we enjoyed the theming of the resort. The high humidity added to make it more Polynesian feeling - very much like Hawaii in the summer time, but with no ocean breezes.
We made our way upstairs to check in, were handed a pager and waited about 10 minutes to be seated. This was our longest wait so far; not bad at all. The greeter walked us to our table, and explained that this was a restaurant that served everything family style (so for us this would be just like eating at home, except we didn't have to cook
) and it was all you care to eat. Our server was very friendly and so was the entire staff. On a side note - we often notice when we come to WDW that the cast members, in any capacity, are always a bit more friendly than they are at Disneyland where we visit many times a year. Don't know if it is southern hospitality or what, but it is a noticeable difference between both coasts. I know this was 
but I just had to mention it.
Back to the food...As usual, we started digging in before I thought to snap some pics, but here is one of the salad after we dug in already. Nicely done with a wonderful lemon dressing. Refreshing and a good way to start:
Then came the appetizers - yes plural, as in 2 of them. The chicken wings were heavily sauced and were tasty:
And the second dish was the pot stickers, with a drizzle of sweet and sour sauce over them. I have eaten lots of pot stickers in my day, and these were just ok. The big downer for me was that the ends, where they pinch them closed, were very hard. Usually they get that way if they have been sitting out. It didn't ruin them as the family ripped through them, and it was only 1 of 2 items we got seconds on - but they weren't a great representation of pot stickers:
On to the main course. Essentially, Ohana is a meat fest
and they served us Beef, Turkey, Pork Chop, and Shrimp, all on huge skewers. They also served some dipping sauces. From the top left going clockwise, we have a spicy mustard sauce, then a peanut sauce, followed by a sweet and sour sauce. Served in Hidden Mickey style:
We also were served 2 sides, one of veggies which was 90% broccoli, and noodles, which were oddly sweet tasting. Not in a bad way, but just different than most Asian style noodles. This is the other dish we got seconds of, as there was not much in the first serving to go around. Plus, DD7 is a carb-o-holic, and had to get her fix:
So where is the meat pictures you ask...well here you go. Here is one of my DW getting ready to knock out the whole rack of pork:
And here she is again demanding the whole skewer of beef:
And one more of her taking the entire restaurants serving of shrimp:
Sorry - there has been a slight delay in writing this review. DW just thumped me
for my comments above, so I officially take back anything I said about DW eating anything. I think she just ate a bite of salad
.
Now that we are all friends again around here
I can get back to the review. Actually, all of the pictures with DW were stagged, as I was too busy eating to take pictures. So, when they came back and asked us if we wanted seconds, I had them pose with DW so you all could get a shot of what they had to offer.
The meats were all good. The beef was not the best cut in the world, but was cooked tender and was excellent with the spicy mustard sauce (not too spicy). The turkey was a bit dry, as turkey breast can get that way sometime - but the seasoning on it was fantastic!!. The pork was tender and the shrimp was good too. On the shrimp side of things, it had a nice tasty sauce on the outside of it. Problem was, it was peel and eat shrimp, so you peeled all the sauce away. DW suggests that they should marinate the shrimp in this tasty sauce and the shrimp will pick up more flavor even after peeling.
Now, onto the best part of the meal - the Banana Fosters Bread Pudding with Ice Cream. Here is my evil scientist looking DD getting ready to attack it:
This is the best dessert so far. I love bread pudding, and the banana fosters sauce was awesome!!! Warm and gooey, with a cooling of ice cream on top. I love you bread pudding
!!
Here is one final one of the boys, with my DS9 trying to pose like a tiki:
Now for the math
- If we paid OOP, Ohana would have cost us $122.43 - but we had to sacrifice 3 adult TS credits and 2 kid TS credits. Well worth it.
So for the day, for lunch dinner and snacks, OOP would have ran us $197.37. We spent $141.95 on the dining plan - we are still in the black!!
. We had just finished up with our Dole Whip snacks and we had about 50 minutes to get to Ohana for our ADR. It was very crowded at MK, so we decided to head over early. Well we are glad we did as it took all 50 minutes to get out of the park, wait for the boat, and to get over to the Polynesian. Once there, we enjoyed the theming of the resort. The high humidity added to make it more Polynesian feeling - very much like Hawaii in the summer time, but with no ocean breezes.We made our way upstairs to check in, were handed a pager and waited about 10 minutes to be seated. This was our longest wait so far; not bad at all. The greeter walked us to our table, and explained that this was a restaurant that served everything family style (so for us this would be just like eating at home, except we didn't have to cook
) and it was all you care to eat. Our server was very friendly and so was the entire staff. On a side note - we often notice when we come to WDW that the cast members, in any capacity, are always a bit more friendly than they are at Disneyland where we visit many times a year. Don't know if it is southern hospitality or what, but it is a noticeable difference between both coasts. I know this was but I just had to mention it.Back to the food...As usual, we started digging in before I thought to snap some pics, but here is one of the salad after we dug in already. Nicely done with a wonderful lemon dressing. Refreshing and a good way to start:
Then came the appetizers - yes plural, as in 2 of them. The chicken wings were heavily sauced and were tasty:
And the second dish was the pot stickers, with a drizzle of sweet and sour sauce over them. I have eaten lots of pot stickers in my day, and these were just ok. The big downer for me was that the ends, where they pinch them closed, were very hard. Usually they get that way if they have been sitting out. It didn't ruin them as the family ripped through them, and it was only 1 of 2 items we got seconds on - but they weren't a great representation of pot stickers:
On to the main course. Essentially, Ohana is a meat fest
and they served us Beef, Turkey, Pork Chop, and Shrimp, all on huge skewers. They also served some dipping sauces. From the top left going clockwise, we have a spicy mustard sauce, then a peanut sauce, followed by a sweet and sour sauce. Served in Hidden Mickey style:
We also were served 2 sides, one of veggies which was 90% broccoli, and noodles, which were oddly sweet tasting. Not in a bad way, but just different than most Asian style noodles. This is the other dish we got seconds of, as there was not much in the first serving to go around. Plus, DD7 is a carb-o-holic, and had to get her fix:
So where is the meat pictures you ask...well here you go. Here is one of my DW getting ready to knock out the whole rack of pork:
And here she is again demanding the whole skewer of beef:
And one more of her taking the entire restaurants serving of shrimp:
Sorry - there has been a slight delay in writing this review. DW just thumped me
for my comments above, so I officially take back anything I said about DW eating anything. I think she just ate a bite of salad. Now that we are all friends again around here
I can get back to the review. Actually, all of the pictures with DW were stagged, as I was too busy eating to take pictures. So, when they came back and asked us if we wanted seconds, I had them pose with DW so you all could get a shot of what they had to offer.The meats were all good. The beef was not the best cut in the world, but was cooked tender and was excellent with the spicy mustard sauce (not too spicy). The turkey was a bit dry, as turkey breast can get that way sometime - but the seasoning on it was fantastic!!. The pork was tender and the shrimp was good too. On the shrimp side of things, it had a nice tasty sauce on the outside of it. Problem was, it was peel and eat shrimp, so you peeled all the sauce away. DW suggests that they should marinate the shrimp in this tasty sauce and the shrimp will pick up more flavor even after peeling.
Now, onto the best part of the meal - the Banana Fosters Bread Pudding with Ice Cream. Here is my evil scientist looking DD getting ready to attack it:
This is the best dessert so far. I love bread pudding, and the banana fosters sauce was awesome!!! Warm and gooey, with a cooling of ice cream on top. I love you bread pudding
!!Here is one final one of the boys, with my DS9 trying to pose like a tiki:
Now for the math
- If we paid OOP, Ohana would have cost us $122.43 - but we had to sacrifice 3 adult TS credits and 2 kid TS credits. Well worth it.So for the day, for lunch dinner and snacks, OOP would have ran us $197.37. We spent $141.95 on the dining plan - we are still in the black!!
) for our pallets.
