How We Ate The World for Free. COMPLETED! #189 Our final food quest.

[Verity Chambers]

Food at Kona looks great!!

 

[arieljasmine]

More great reviews, thanks for sharing. I loved Raglan Road when we went last year. If they still do it, the appetizer we had was the pate and chutney and it was very tasty (if you like that sort of thing).

Laur's

 

[ittybittybabynurse]

Thanks! Going to POP in April, can't wait!

 

[BabyPiglet]

Decision made! We are definitely cancelling our Wolgang Puck ADR in favour of Raglan Road next trip - we've eaten there twice before but I forget how good it is until I see another review. Thanks Jenny

Oh wow, that's great! I hope you have a great dinner there, wilma-bride.

Food at Kona looks great!!

Oooh, and it was!

More great reviews, thanks for sharing. I loved Raglan Road when we went last year. If they still do it, the appetizer we had was the pate and chutney and it was very tasty (if you like that sort of thing).

Laur's

Thanks for the suggestion. I've been looking over the menu trying to figure out what I'll get in September for appetizer. That does sound great.

Thanks! Going to POP in April, can't wait!

Hope you have a fun trip! POP is a great resort.

 

[BabyPiglet]

So today was our MGM -cough- day! I was really looking forward to all the shows, and to see if I could come over my fear of TOT.

Anyways, we got to MGM (okay, DHS) at around 11 o'clock and were running a bit late. We grabbed a map and started looking for Sci Fi. I had been looking forward to eating here as it sounded like it had an awesome atmosphere. Once we finally found it (this place is really tucked away) we checked in at the reception area. They seated us immediately at a table near the back.

Wow. I love the atmosphere here. It really feels like it's night, and you're just sitting around at a drive-in. Our waiter was named Kevin (I think) and he seemed okay at first.

I went ahead and ordered a vanilla shake and water, and my parents got a diet coke and coke.

It was pretty good. Just a basic vanilla shake. Cold, creamy and sweet.

For appetizers we got spinach and artichoke dip, and onion rings.

The dip was pretty flavorless and the chips were kind of stale. We didn't eat very much of it at all. Oh...where should I start about the onion rings...

I know it's weird, but I love dipping onion rings into ranch dressing (call me a hick ) and these were kind of dry so they really needed it. We repeatedly asked Kevin for some but I don't think he even acknowledged that he heard us. Great, we have one of those waiters who thinks we're not worthy of service because we're on the free DDP. I finally just gave up and ate some of them dry.

My mom and dad split a hamburger. My dad likes mushrooms and my mom despises them so they said "Please put some mushrooms on the side."

Yeah. He brought out a hamburger with extra mushrooms, and mushrooms on the side. By this time my mom and I were getting cranky and ticked off at Kevin so she didn't even asked for it to be taken back (Believe me, she usually does in those situations). She thought she would just share with me instead. My dad did like this hamburger though.

I ordered the BBQ Chicken sandwich.

I don't know how to go about saying this without sounding to negative...
This was really dry and had almost no flavor. I picked at the fries and ate a couple bites of it. My mom took a bite and wasn't impressed at all so she just sat there and ate fries like me.

We only ordered one dessert and it was a hot fudge sundae. My mom ate most of it though. It was pretty good. A typical hot fudge sundae, but pretty good.

By this time we had just given up on Kevin. I don't know what his beef was. We usually tip extra if the service is decent, but no way were we going to do that here. Maybe he was just having a cranky day.

All in all, I was dissapointed. I had been so looking forward to this place, and the atmosphere was really neat. We do plan to go back here in September to enjoy the clips and decore. Maybe we just ordered wrong this time, but we're not going to be expecting great food. Hopefully we'll have a better waiter/waitress.

Well, on we go! After that we watched most of the shows, and mostly just walked around and enjoyed the decore of DHS. I really love the theming here. We had an ADR at 50's PrimeTime so we made our way over to that side.

Wow wow wow, this placed was jam-packed! We checked in and made our way to the sitting area...standing area. The decorations are so adorable, and again, I think the atmosphere is so cute. We stood there debating whether we should just leave or not. Yes. No. Yes. No. Maybe....Yes.

So my dad went and un-checked us out and all of us pushed our way towards the door. We had eaten there in 2001, and weren't really impressed then anyways. We decided to just go back to the resort and eat. The bus stops weren't very crowded at all (because everyone was at 50's. ) and we got home pretty soon.

Everyone was starving at this point and there was no way we were sharing. I wondered around deciding what I wanted to eat and finally settled on chicken strips, fries, chocolate thing and a bottle of water. When I was a kid, I loved WDW chicken strips. It's practically the only thing I ate. Anyways, here they are.

Yum. I can imagine most of you know what these taste like. Crispy, hot and perfectly cooked. I can't quite remember what the dessert was called, chocolate tiramasu? Maybe? Anyways, I think I liked it.

My mom got a steak wrap, cheese fries and a brownie.

My mom says it tasted the same as it did the first day. Good flavour, and hot. The brownie was really sweet, and rich. I don't think she ate much of it.

My dad ordered a burger, fries and chocolate pudding.

Why yes, my dad is around 5 or 6 years old. Burger, fries. I think you guys know what those taste like. He really liked the pudding, he didn't eat those gummy worms though. Blechhh. Gummy things.

We all enjoyed our dinner and then went to rest at the pool. Well...me and my mom rested. My dad did laundry.

Coming up next...Magic Kingdom day with lots of POP and dinner at Wolfgang Puck Express. Mmmmm, was the creme brulee as good this time? You'll just have to wait and seee.

Btw, the next two days might be boring because it's mostly comprised of places we've already eaten but I'll be posting them anyways. I'll be posting a lot of updates this week because I just finished my Business class though, so it won't be long til I get to more good stuff. Stay tuned!

 

[MrsPiglet]

Ok, you said you just finished your business class. Actually what she didn't tell is she is homeschooled and she just finished her last class. She now is waiting on her diploma and she is only 15 years old. She will turn 16 in March. I am so proud of her. She is planning on getting a job after her birthday since she has decided to take a year off of school.

Ok Jenny since you have more time, we want more reviews. Honestly I think we were all tired of table service and waiting for the reservations. It really was just too much food. But we can't wait to go back in September.

 

[BabyPiglet]

Ok, you said you just finished your business class. Actually what she didn't tell is she is homeschooled and she just finished her last class. She now is waiting on her diploma and she is only 15 years old. She will turn 16 in March. I am so proud of her. She is planning on getting a job after her birthday since she has decided to take a year off of school.

Ok Jenny since you have more time, we want more reviews. Honestly I think we were all tired of table service and waiting for the reservations. It really was just too much food. But we can't wait to go back in September.

Haha, thanks Mom. Yeah I can't wait either! Only 200 some odd days left!

 

[TigerKat]

Ok, you said you just finished your business class. Actually what she didn't tell is she is homeschooled and she just finished her last class. She now is waiting on her diploma and she is only 15 years old. She will turn 16 in March. I am so proud of her. She is planning on getting a job after her birthday since she has decided to take a year off of school.

You should be so very proud!!!!

 

[BabyPiglet]

You should be so very proud!!!!

I did it primarily so I could start college early.

 

[TigerKat]

I did it primarily so I could start college early.

Doesn't matter why, still praise worthy!!!!

 

[Girldreamer02]

So, after we got our room fiasco straightened out we decided to roam around a little bit. We went over to Port Orleans to browse (I had been wanting to stay here) and then took the boat over to DTD.

When we arrived, I just wasn't feeling the Disney magic. Maybe it's because of the room mix-up, or maybe I was just cranky. Never the less, I had to get some Disney in me. I immediately thought about creme brulee (I can't find the stuff anywhere in my town). Thankfully, my mom had remembered about the brulee at WPExpress and the reviews about how good it was. So I went in, snack credit in hand, and bought just one of them. You may think I was trying to save credits, but nope. It was really really hot outside and if you mix in too much dairy product... Nahhhh, I think I'll pass on that joy. So I bought just one for us to share.

Oh my gosh. This stuff is amazing! You break into the crunchy, carmelized sugar on top, and it goozes this wonderous delight. Warm, creamy..mmmm. I loved the texture. But be warned, this thing is very sweet. So you don't need too much of it!

Will I return for more? Absolutely.

Okay, after that we just wondered around DTD (didn't buy anything as it was to early in the trip) for a few hours. We planned to take the bus over to Contemporary for our ADR at Chef Mickey's. Wellll....that didn't quite work out. As most of you now know, the bus system was down at this time. So instead, we took the boat over to Saratoga Springs. Then we walked all the way through to their bus stop (boy that's a big resort!) and got on the one headed for Magic Kingdom.

Do you know how hard it is to pass Magic Kingdom without running through the turnstiles like a crazy woman?! Well, I tried to hold back as we walked to the monorails. By the time we got on the monorail, we still had about 30 minutes to kill...do you know where I'm going with this? Yep, like a bunch of children we just road the monorail over and over and over and over again until it was around 8 o'clock and we had to finally get off and go to dinner.

Now let me back track a little bit. A week before we left was my dad's birthday and so dinner at Chef Mickey's was supposed to be his birthday dinner (he didn't know that of course). When we checked in, I shooed my Dad off somewhere to take pictures while we confirmed the cake was there.

We didn't wait long here at all. Immediately after getting our picture taken we were led to a table. Our server was named Thea, and she was very friendly and attentive. We placed our drink orders and made our way to the buffet.

My cold plate. There's salad, potato salad, artichoke medley and some cheese. The salad was fine, nothing to write home about (although I am...) The potato salad and cheese both had a very strong, funny taste to them. To this day I can't pinpoint what the flavor was, but it was just nasty. The artichokes were very bland.

Mom's cold plate. Salad, potato salad, and shrimp salad. The said the same thing about the potato salad as I did. I tried a bite of the shrimp and they seemed very mushy.

My dad's "cold" plate. I don't know if I've mentioned already but he happens to adore shrimp. As do all of us. I didn't try one of these but he devoured them so I s'pose they were "good".

My hot plate. As you can see, I'm one of those "can't have my food touching each other" types. From the top going clockwise...Parmesan Mashed Potatoes, Mickey Ravioli, Broccoli, Penne with cheese and mushroom sauce, Salmon with Pesto Coulis. I know people rave about those potatoes, but I thought they were just alright. I didn't know the pasta had mushrooms in it, because I despise those little funky things. The ravioli was cold and sort of tasted like spaghetti-o's. The salmon was yummy, the flavor was subtle but it was cooked perfectly. I think I went back for seconds of this.

Mom's plate. Top going down clockwise...Mickey Ravioli, some sort of beef, Parmesan Mashed Potatoes, Mickeyroni and cheese, Chicken leg?. She didn't like any of this really. She ate some, but just didn't care for it.

Dad's manly plate. I'm not sure what all this is. I see beef, mashed potatoes, ribs, and maybe chicken? He said it was "alright" but thought the 'BBQ' was very fatty as well as that beef.

If you haven't noticed, this is a character restaurant. They all seemed very rushed and I felt uncomfortable taking pictures with them. The only one who seemed really 'in character' was Pluto. The whole thing was extremely off-putting.

They brought out my Dad's cake while I was at the buffet, so I didn't get to see his initial reaction. We was red when I got back though.

We were stuffed at this point so couldn't really eat any of it. They boxed it up with a plastic cake spatula for us to take back to the room. (Note: Next time you bring food home, bring something to eat it on.) We only realized this after we got back and when we wanted to eat some we had to eat it with our fingers! I told ya we were hicks.

Will we eat here again? Definitely not. The food was less than mediocre and nobody enjoyed the uncomfortable atmosphere.

That night we had a DIS meet but couldn't stay long as we were about to collapse on the ground from exhaustion. It was fun meeting everyone though. Finally we got back to our room, threw on some PJ's and melted into the beds.

Coming up next - Main Street Bakery, POP Food court, and Nine Dragons. How will it turn out? Will they be a success or a disaster? You'll just have to wait and seeeee.

I can't stand to have my food touch either and to think I thought I was the only strange one around. Hehe. At least I am in good company...enjoying the review!

 

[arieljasmine]

Great reviews. I love the atmosphere in the Sci-Fi but the food is really so-so. It's a real shame as I love sitting watching those movie clips.

Laur's

 

[BabyPiglet]

Great reviews. I love the atmosphere in the Sci-Fi but the food is really so-so. It's a real shame as I love sitting watching those movie clips.

Laur's

I can't stand to have my food touch either and to think I thought I was the only strange one around. Hehe. At least I am in good company...enjoying the review!

Thanks Ashley!

Update coming later today.

 

[my3disneygirls]

Ok, you said you just finished your business class. Actually what she didn't tell is she is homeschooled and she just finished her last class. She now is waiting on her diploma and she is only 15 years old. She will turn 16 in March. I am so proud of her. She is planning on getting a job after her birthday since she has decided to take a year off of school.

Ok Jenny since you have more time, we want more reviews. Honestly I think we were all tired of table service and waiting for the reservations. It really was just too much food. But we can't wait to go back in September.

WOW! What an accomplishment. I bet you are so proud.

BabyPiglet, reading your posts I would never known you are almost 16. You are so well spoken. I am enjoying your reviews and don't get too crazy with work, enjoy your year off from school. You deserve it.

 

[BabyPiglet]

WOW! What an accomplishment. I bet you are so proud.

BabyPiglet, reading your posts I would never known you are almost 16. You are so well spoken. I am enjoying your reviews and don't get too crazy with work, enjoy your year off from school. You deserve it.

Thanks so much! Nah, I won't get too crazy. I'm just getting a job to occupy my mind for a year. I'd rathar work than just sit around the house. I'd get so bored!

 

[BabyPiglet]

This was yet another Magic Kingdom day. We got up really early so decided to head over there for EMH. But first, FUEL!

I ordered a crossiant sandwich comprising of eggs, cheese and bacon.

Mm, this was surprisingly good. I was expecting some wimpy little thing like you get from Burger King, but this was big! I swear there was about an 1 1/2 of eggs on it. It also had a decent sized slab of cheddar, and a couple of bacon strips. It was hot and fresh because they had just made everything. Very good especially because I wasn't in a sweet pasty kinda mood.

My mom ordered a chocolate crossaint. One of her true loves.

Since I am running out of adjectives for "yummy". I'll just type in what my mom said when I asked her about it. She recalls the memory quite fondly..."Yum. Yummy Yum." Yep, that's what you get from this thread. Nice detailed reviews.

My Dad got the breakfast plate.

It comes with scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes and a biscuit. He liked it well enough. Better than his omelet the first day. The potatoes were still party raw though.

EMH that morning was wonderful. Hardly anyone was there, and we rode Buzz Lightyear 5 times in a row. I'm so awful at that ride, but it was still so much fun! We also rode somethings in Fronteirland and Fantasyland.

Around noon the park was filling up and we were running out of gas anyways so we just went back to the resort. We weren't really hungry so we didn't get much food. I have pictures but they're all washed out and you can barely make out what they are, let alone see any food porny details.

Me and my mom got a burger and cheese fries. It was good and filling. We also ordered a yummy sundae to split. This time with 2 vanilla scoops and one chocolate. My dad got some chili fries, and said they were "Good."

After that we just napped a little, cleaned up and changed clothes, etc. All that good stuff. My DISer buddy (Eeyorefan1 - Jess) called and said she'd be at DTD that night so we decided to meet there.

When we got there we decided to eat at Wolfgang Puck Express since their creme brulee was so good.

This restaurant is a little weird. Their seating is outside and they actually serve you. But it's technically a counter service. The seating is pretty awful actually. The tables seemed dirty because of being outside, so of course I requested a server to clean it off first.

I ordered the Spicy BBQ Chicken sandwich and a diet coke. It came with chips.

When they say spicy, they mean spicy. Wow. The flavor was good under all those spicy tones though. They bread was yummy, soft and chewy. The chips were disgusting. Soggy and stale. I wish people would just stick to serving Lay's.

My mom wasn't very hungry so she just ordered some fries.

They sure don't skimp on the fries, eh? Super crispy, hot and fresh. They also were very flavorful. Yummo!

My dad got... I can't remember and it's not on the menu. Asian slaw something. It was served in a pita.

He ate it and said it was good. Again, the chips are just gross.

Our desserts.

Mmmm. Perfection. Just as before. But this time we were full so we couldn't eat as much! Sadly we just couldn't finish it all.

All in All, we'll be back here. I could tell the quality of everything was good, we just didn't order the best items. I'd also like to try the coveted Earl of Sandwich. There seems to be a lot of good eats to be found at DTD!

After that we roamed around DTD and had a great (but short) DIS meet. They were off to Earl Of Sandwich so we couldn't talk long, but it was nice none the less.

After buying some drinks at McDonalds (in DTD) we left and sauntered back to the resort. This was a great lazy day.

Coming up next....Not much. I wish I could say somethin' cool here like I usually do, but my upcoming reviews won't be anything extra-ordinary. Wanna hear about the great food and fun times anyways? Wait and seeee.

 

[Verity Chambers]

More great reviews! Chicken strips are a staple on our holiday, it's all DH eats!

Are the cheesy fries covered in cheese sauce or real cheese? We don't really have cheese sauce here in the UK like you do. xxx

 

[arieljasmine]

Thanks for sharing your next day. That breakfast croissant looks really tasty. I could also definitely fancy that spicy chicken at Wolfgang Pucks.

Laur's

 

[DisneyJo]

I think yum, yummy, yum is a great way to describe food, at least we know she enjoyed it

 

[BabyPiglet]

More great reviews! Chicken strips are a staple on our holiday, it's all DH eats!

Are the cheesy fries covered in cheese sauce or real cheese? We don't really have cheese sauce here in the UK like you do. xxx

It's ooey gooey cheese sauce.

Thanks for sharing your next day. That breakfast croissant looks really tasty. I could also definitely fancy that spicy chicken at Wolfgang Pucks.

Laur's

After posting that picture, I was craving it all night long!

I think yum, yummy, yum is a great way to describe food, at least we know she enjoyed it

Oh yes, she definitely enjoyed them.