makinorlando
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DD9 and I spent the day in EPCOT yesterday, and one of the highlights of the day certainly was our lunch at Garden Grill! Tara's favorite characters are Chip & Dale (no princesses for this girl!)
We arrived at the podium around 11:25, I had a later ADR, but it seemed to work better to see if they had something available, in nothing flat we were seated at a table on the lower level. Our server Victor promptly arrived at our table and took our drink orders. It was at this moment that Tara told me I never told her that the restaurant revolved! She liked it here.
In no time at all - Chip & Dale were visiting our table! They are just too much fun. I loved that at this time they came together! Aren't they cute in their overalls?
Our drinks and a loaf of yummy bread with tasty flavored butter arrived. Cranberry flavor maybe? I wasn't able to place it yesterday, although I should have been able too!
In a matter of minutes our lunches arrived. Tara had the kids platter of mac & cheese/french fries/chicken nuggets. My platter arrived with turkey with a cranberry sauce, thinly sliced beef with a bit of gravy & fried catfish. Also some smashed potatoes and snap peas (is that what you call peas still in the pod?) and a couple baby carrots! YUMMY!
I was very happy with the food, and found everything tasty and enjoyable. Now I had looked at the menu several times, and I did not think it was really for me - maybe dinner is different, and that is what I had looked at in the past, or maybe things have changed. I had also considered asking for the vegetarian dish, but I am ever so happy that I stuck with the normal fare! Tara even liked the peas and she tried some catfish as well.
There was more than enough food on the platter that was served to me, but Victor asked if we would like more of anything. I asked for more veggies as well as another piece of catfish, as Tara wanted a little more. He returned with a plate full of peas and a plate full of just fried catfish! We ate just a little of this - I felt bad that so much was brought to the table.
In the mean time Mickey visited us, as well as Pluto, and Chip again on his own, then Dale. Mickey & Pluto stopped by a couple times as well.
Shortly after, Victor cleared our plates and brought DESSERT. Tara got the decorate yourself cupcake - she is not a cupcake eater, but she decorated it very pretty, and left a note with it that it was for Chip! She only ate the gummy worm that came with it, and in fact asked for another one and Victor brought her a bowl full.
The grown up dessert was like a-pop over type pastry filled with cream, covered with a fruit sauce, as little whipped cream and chocolate shavings. Now I have been watching what I eat and exercising, but I knew this would probably be our big meal for the day.. so I indulged! I was not disappointed. It tasted as heavnly as it looked!
I have to say that I was pleasantly suprised by the food. It was tasty. (I know wish I had made T-giving ADRs here!) The characters were great, and the revolving restaurant and basic atmosphere of the restaurant was nice.
This concludes my quest to do all of the character meals (at least one meal per location - if they have b-fast & dinner - in same cases we have not done both meals) in 2006 - with 3 months to spare! We still have four more at locations that we have already been to over the next three months!
After lunch we rode "Living with the Land" with the new recorded narration - this keeps the line moving much quicker it seems since the number of boats in service is not limited to the number of CMs assigned to the ride.
We decided to do the Behind the Seeds Tour as well, and had a really nice time on this as well. We learned some interesting facts, Tara was able to let some ladybugs loose to help control the pest population, and she also feed the fish. We got to taste a cucumber that was grown there too!
We arrived at the podium around 11:25, I had a later ADR, but it seemed to work better to see if they had something available, in nothing flat we were seated at a table on the lower level. Our server Victor promptly arrived at our table and took our drink orders. It was at this moment that Tara told me I never told her that the restaurant revolved! She liked it here.
In no time at all - Chip & Dale were visiting our table! They are just too much fun. I loved that at this time they came together! Aren't they cute in their overalls?
Our drinks and a loaf of yummy bread with tasty flavored butter arrived. Cranberry flavor maybe? I wasn't able to place it yesterday, although I should have been able too!
In a matter of minutes our lunches arrived. Tara had the kids platter of mac & cheese/french fries/chicken nuggets. My platter arrived with turkey with a cranberry sauce, thinly sliced beef with a bit of gravy & fried catfish. Also some smashed potatoes and snap peas (is that what you call peas still in the pod?) and a couple baby carrots! YUMMY!
I was very happy with the food, and found everything tasty and enjoyable. Now I had looked at the menu several times, and I did not think it was really for me - maybe dinner is different, and that is what I had looked at in the past, or maybe things have changed. I had also considered asking for the vegetarian dish, but I am ever so happy that I stuck with the normal fare! Tara even liked the peas and she tried some catfish as well.
There was more than enough food on the platter that was served to me, but Victor asked if we would like more of anything. I asked for more veggies as well as another piece of catfish, as Tara wanted a little more. He returned with a plate full of peas and a plate full of just fried catfish! We ate just a little of this - I felt bad that so much was brought to the table.
In the mean time Mickey visited us, as well as Pluto, and Chip again on his own, then Dale. Mickey & Pluto stopped by a couple times as well.
Shortly after, Victor cleared our plates and brought DESSERT. Tara got the decorate yourself cupcake - she is not a cupcake eater, but she decorated it very pretty, and left a note with it that it was for Chip! She only ate the gummy worm that came with it, and in fact asked for another one and Victor brought her a bowl full.
The grown up dessert was like a-pop over type pastry filled with cream, covered with a fruit sauce, as little whipped cream and chocolate shavings. Now I have been watching what I eat and exercising, but I knew this would probably be our big meal for the day.. so I indulged! I was not disappointed. It tasted as heavnly as it looked!
I have to say that I was pleasantly suprised by the food. It was tasty. (I know wish I had made T-giving ADRs here!) The characters were great, and the revolving restaurant and basic atmosphere of the restaurant was nice.
This concludes my quest to do all of the character meals (at least one meal per location - if they have b-fast & dinner - in same cases we have not done both meals) in 2006 - with 3 months to spare! We still have four more at locations that we have already been to over the next three months!
After lunch we rode "Living with the Land" with the new recorded narration - this keeps the line moving much quicker it seems since the number of boats in service is not limited to the number of CMs assigned to the ride.
We decided to do the Behind the Seeds Tour as well, and had a really nice time on this as well. We learned some interesting facts, Tara was able to let some ladybugs loose to help control the pest population, and she also feed the fish. We got to taste a cucumber that was grown there too!
Thanks for the info and the pics!
