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12/09
We decided another relaxation day was in order, so we slept in and had no real plans until a late dinner this evening. After getting up for the day, I decided that I wanted to go see the boardwalk resort area, as its one of the few nooks of WDW that I havent yet explored.
We drove down to the Boardwalk resort, and had the chance to pop into the
Boardwalk Bakery. I was ridiculously enticed by all of the outrageous treats, and after sampling a delicious rice crispy treat, I began to snap some pictures of the holiday fun.
After deciding that I should probably eat some sort of lunch before indulging my sweet tooth (crazy, right?!) I settled on a
turkey sandwich.
This thing was a monster! Fresh meat, really good fresh bread, and crispy vegetables made this a perfect midday lunch. I was pretty full, and after some dissuading from the always thoughtful wife, I decided to pass on the oreo bon bon cupcake (a decision I still regret..)
We explored a little more, and I finally got to see Beaches and Cream, the oft raved about on the disboards restaurant.
After this we headed back to the resort for some more relaxation.
Dinner rolled around, and we made our way to Downtown Disney for our 8pm reservations at
Raglan Road.
I had never eaten here before, but have only heard good things. We were promptly seated right near the entertainment of a live band on stage, and throughout the meal we got to see the Irish Dancers do their thing (which they do really, really well!)
Our meal started with the
Irish soda bread, with Guinness reduction.
Oh. Boy. The bread was soft and warm, and the reduction? I could eat this with a spoon. HOLY CRAP. If youre the kind of person who passes up the bread offering, make an exception, and dont. Soaking up that sauce with the warm bread transports you to a happy place. You may even see a leprechaun.
Next, we split an appetizer, the
Smokie City - Creamy smoked haddock and Dubliner cheese dip with potatoes, tomatoes, and crostinis
Its not on the menu any longer, but it was toasted bread with a cheese/seafood dipping mixture. It was really, really good, and didnt last long. We inhaled this stuff. I was using the soda bread after the supplied bread ran out, it was that good.
Christina ordered the
Raglan Risotto.
As a big fan of risotto, she really enjoyed this. They were kind enough to skimp on the mushrooms, as Christina doesnt like them, but it was delicious none the less.
I was debating between the shepherds pie and the
Banger and Booz, and well..
The Banger & Booz won out. Thanks to a recommendation from our server, I went with this dish, and Im glad I did. Really, really good stuff here. Perfectly made mashed potatoes, and really delicious sausage. Juicy and packed full of flavor, This was a perfect Irish meal, not that I know anything about the topic..
We decided to skip dessert.
Haha, yeah right. I only made this reservation for one reason.
Gers Bread & Butter Pudding.
I cant put this bad boy into words.
Its served like this:
We deconstructed it into this:
Poured the supplied vanilla and caramel sauce on it until it looked like this:
And then shoved a ridiculous amount of it into our mouths (despite the entire time saying how we couldnt possibly eat any more..) until it looked like this:
This dessert is easily, hands down, the second best dessert of the trip. Im going to put my neck out there for Ohanas bread pudding masterpiece and say that it just barely (and I mean BARELY) edges out Raglan Roads offering as best bread pudding ever.
Nothing taking away from Gers Bread pudding though. Its served warm, its perfectly crispy where it should be, and when coupled with the sauces, its just sugar heaven.
What a perfect meal. If you havent been to Raglan Road, I suggest you run.