We (DW, DD7, and I) are just back from our 6/1-6/7 stay at the Polynesian. Thanks for all the wonderful advise we received from this forum. Let me give you a brief culinary review...
--We spent some money on food, and how! We only ate counter service a few times, but they were good! We just didn't want to miss anything, and when you haven't been on vacation in 5 years, you tend to splurge
--we stayed at the Polynesian and ate at Ohana's 3 times (1 character breakfast and 2 dinners). The dinners were fantastic - the grilled turkey and shrimp were out of this world! The salad and wontons as well. We ate at Kona 3 times as well (breakfast, lunch, dinner). All 3 meals here were different and delicious. high marks for both of these.
--Best meal of the trip - Chefs de France. Hands down. Caroline was our waitress and she spent time with our DD7 teaching her French and just being sweet. DD7 ordered off of the child's menu, but once she tasted the Lobster bisque, she had to have her own bowl. She loved the bread and the butter. The shrimp in risotto dish I had and DW's chicken cordon bleu were great and Caroline helped with some good wine selections. Great place!
--Character breakfast at Norway Wednesday morning! Cinderella showed up! They say she rarely leaves the castle, but here she was! Mary Poppins, Jasmine, Sleeping Beauty rounded out the cast. The breakfast was really good here too! DD7 ate well here. potato dish was really good.
--Mama Melrose's was good. They have a good selection of dishes, here. It a good atmosphere. It's well hidden, though, know where you are going...
--Whispering Canyon Cafe was a hoot! My wife mentioned she was cold and they brought here a horse blanket! I laughed!! I got the skillet, but she had the veggie pasta. It was really good, she said.
--Tangiere Cafe in Morocco was great! Even though it is counter service, they had a great selection and the lamb is great! DD7 had her normal cheese pizza - it was good, too!
--Rainforest Cafe at AK - my only "won't ever do that again" of the whole trip. Food was OK, but the service was slow and we wanted to get back in the park. If you're not in a hurry, this is the place for you!
--Columbia Harbor house - MK - having heard unfavorable reviews, i was mildly pleased with everything here. We ate upstairs and had a great view of the folks coming by. A good stop for us. DW had the humus/veggie sandwich and I had the chicken strips, while DD7 had mac-n-cheese, I think. It was either that or pizza, but you didn't need to be psychic to know that, did you?
--Cosmic Ray's for supper Friday night - everything else was closing down for the evening, but we ducked in here for some fast food fill up before ENight. The fries were fantastic. I thought I'd be sick of them by now, but those were very tasty.
Let me know if you have any questions about the food or prices at any of these locations. Thanks.
--We spent some money on food, and how! We only ate counter service a few times, but they were good! We just didn't want to miss anything, and when you haven't been on vacation in 5 years, you tend to splurge
--we stayed at the Polynesian and ate at Ohana's 3 times (1 character breakfast and 2 dinners). The dinners were fantastic - the grilled turkey and shrimp were out of this world! The salad and wontons as well. We ate at Kona 3 times as well (breakfast, lunch, dinner). All 3 meals here were different and delicious. high marks for both of these.
--Best meal of the trip - Chefs de France. Hands down. Caroline was our waitress and she spent time with our DD7 teaching her French and just being sweet. DD7 ordered off of the child's menu, but once she tasted the Lobster bisque, she had to have her own bowl. She loved the bread and the butter. The shrimp in risotto dish I had and DW's chicken cordon bleu were great and Caroline helped with some good wine selections. Great place!
--Character breakfast at Norway Wednesday morning! Cinderella showed up! They say she rarely leaves the castle, but here she was! Mary Poppins, Jasmine, Sleeping Beauty rounded out the cast. The breakfast was really good here too! DD7 ate well here. potato dish was really good.
--Mama Melrose's was good. They have a good selection of dishes, here. It a good atmosphere. It's well hidden, though, know where you are going...
--Whispering Canyon Cafe was a hoot! My wife mentioned she was cold and they brought here a horse blanket! I laughed!! I got the skillet, but she had the veggie pasta. It was really good, she said.
--Tangiere Cafe in Morocco was great! Even though it is counter service, they had a great selection and the lamb is great! DD7 had her normal cheese pizza - it was good, too!
--Rainforest Cafe at AK - my only "won't ever do that again" of the whole trip. Food was OK, but the service was slow and we wanted to get back in the park. If you're not in a hurry, this is the place for you!
--Columbia Harbor house - MK - having heard unfavorable reviews, i was mildly pleased with everything here. We ate upstairs and had a great view of the folks coming by. A good stop for us. DW had the humus/veggie sandwich and I had the chicken strips, while DD7 had mac-n-cheese, I think. It was either that or pizza, but you didn't need to be psychic to know that, did you?
--Cosmic Ray's for supper Friday night - everything else was closing down for the evening, but we ducked in here for some fast food fill up before ENight. The fries were fantastic. I thought I'd be sick of them by now, but those were very tasty.
Let me know if you have any questions about the food or prices at any of these locations. Thanks.
