The players: DMother, Myself (DD22), DBrother (DS16)
The trip: 9/5 to 9/9, free dining for four nights. This was my mother's first vacation in almost 4 years! It still had to be short though, since my brother is in high school, and my mother runs a business. The good news is, we still got to do a ton of stuff in only 5 days because the lines were so short! We walked on almost every ride!
Coral Reef - Lunch:
This was our first meal of the vacation, and I was very excited for it since I booked a diver and a special menu for my mother during this meal. My mom has had a really rough year, she divorced my father (they were married 23 years), her father passed away, her grandmother passed away the year before that, as well as other things. My mother is my best friend, and she would do anything for my brother and me. She really deserved and needed this vacation!
Mom's Meal:
Grilled Pork Chops
Bailey's & Jack Daniel Mousse
She said the mashed potatoes were amazing and the meat was cooked perfectly. She also loved her personalized menu (thanks Debbi!):
My Meal (Oh, and DBrother copied me):
Grilled Chicken Breast
I'm not a fish eater, and I don't eat much red meat either so my only real option was the grilled chicken. It was cooked very well, a little on the bland side, but the rest of the dish made up for it spice-wise. The portion sizes were perfect, I didn't want to feel stuffed since I had a long night of EPCOT ahead!
The Chocolate Wave (for him)
Tropical Fruit Mango Sorbet (for me)
The cookie was yummy and the sorbet was sweet! The fruit at the bottom was a little too cold for my tastes, I like my fruit at room-temperature, but all-in-all it was a yummy light desert.
Here's a video of the diver with the sign. It's dark in the restaurant, and I'd never used this camera for a video before so I apologize for that.
The sign says, "Thanks for everything, we love you Mom!" She was shocked and started crying, it was a great magical treat! 
The restaurant itself was VERY loud, I would not recommend it for a quiet meal. I don't think I would go again unless I had a window seat, as the restaurant is rather dark, and I don't think you would be able to see anything in the tank from the other seats. It was definitely a nice place to visit for the experience just once, and the diver and menu made it worth our while.
Our waiter was a little quirky, but he kept our drinks filled and was quick on getting our orders and deserts.
7/10 - The loudness was very distracting, but the food was good (not grand) and the service excellent. Definitely worth at least one visit to Coral Reef for the atmosphere.
Coming up:
Cape May Cafe - Character Breakfast
Le Cellier - Dinner
Crystal Palace - Character Breakfast
The trip: 9/5 to 9/9, free dining for four nights. This was my mother's first vacation in almost 4 years! It still had to be short though, since my brother is in high school, and my mother runs a business. The good news is, we still got to do a ton of stuff in only 5 days because the lines were so short! We walked on almost every ride!
Coral Reef - Lunch:
This was our first meal of the vacation, and I was very excited for it since I booked a diver and a special menu for my mother during this meal. My mom has had a really rough year, she divorced my father (they were married 23 years), her father passed away, her grandmother passed away the year before that, as well as other things. My mother is my best friend, and she would do anything for my brother and me. She really deserved and needed this vacation!
Mom's Meal:
Grilled Pork Chops
Bailey's & Jack Daniel Mousse
She said the mashed potatoes were amazing and the meat was cooked perfectly. She also loved her personalized menu (thanks Debbi!):
My Meal (Oh, and DBrother copied me):
Grilled Chicken Breast
I'm not a fish eater, and I don't eat much red meat either so my only real option was the grilled chicken. It was cooked very well, a little on the bland side, but the rest of the dish made up for it spice-wise. The portion sizes were perfect, I didn't want to feel stuffed since I had a long night of EPCOT ahead!
The Chocolate Wave (for him)
Tropical Fruit Mango Sorbet (for me)
The cookie was yummy and the sorbet was sweet! The fruit at the bottom was a little too cold for my tastes, I like my fruit at room-temperature, but all-in-all it was a yummy light desert.
Here's a video of the diver with the sign. It's dark in the restaurant, and I'd never used this camera for a video before so I apologize for that.
The sign says, "Thanks for everything, we love you Mom!" She was shocked and started crying, it was a great magical treat! The restaurant itself was VERY loud, I would not recommend it for a quiet meal. I don't think I would go again unless I had a window seat, as the restaurant is rather dark, and I don't think you would be able to see anything in the tank from the other seats. It was definitely a nice place to visit for the experience just once, and the diver and menu made it worth our while.
Our waiter was a little quirky, but he kept our drinks filled and was quick on getting our orders and deserts.
7/10 - The loudness was very distracting, but the food was good (not grand) and the service excellent. Definitely worth at least one visit to Coral Reef for the atmosphere.
Coming up:
Cape May Cafe - Character Breakfast
Le Cellier - Dinner
Crystal Palace - Character Breakfast
By the time we got to the bus stop outside of ASMusic, it was almost 8:10! We took a bus to Hollywood Studios and from there ran to the boat that was just docking. We weren't completely sure where to go after getting off the boat, but some very helpful joggers pointed us in the right direction. We were 7 minutes late, but we were still able to check-in. Woo! 
Goofy even got my brother into the breakfast:
