I'm back! Family trip with DDE, Aug 13-20! Pics included, of course! updated 11/2

[Camster0307]

I MUST get to Tutto's! Everything looked delicious - especially that crabmeat pasta dish!

AAAAAAnd well, my brother smuggled in some booze, so we added a bit of rum to it. Yummy in the tummy

OH NO HE DIDN'T!!!!! I want to PARTY with him!

I'm not sure if there's any way to say this without royally creeping you out, but your brother Chris is HOT!

 

[Sprinkles204]

I noticed you said that the menu for Italy had changed. Could you post the picture you took of the menu? There was one thing I really wanted to order, and I want to make sure it is still there. Thanks!

 

[Junior-Beto]

Chef Mickey's, dinner, 8.13.08

Our ADR was for 7:35, but I really wanted to catch Spectro this night, so we got there a bit early, checked in at 7pm, and were seated right away.

We were there on the same day at 8:05pm.

 

[marsh0013]

Loving your reviews and pix.....I do have a question, tho....where is the Tune In Lounge??? Sounds like a spot I should visit then again, you have such a way with words (and a camera).....everything looks wonderful

Thanks!

Tune In Lounge is the bar attached to the 50's Prime Time Cafe, in MGM. it's very close to the Indy show. definitely check it out

Now that's an idea!

yeah...i have smart brothers!

Oh my! The pictures of your brother, Chris, and your mother's Cannelloni are making me a bit giddy....

hehe, i know, i have good looking siblings

great update and pics.

we enjoyed it when we ate there to.

that italian margartia was too much for me. too much of a lemon tatse

i can see how you say its too much of a lemon taste, but i think that's actually what i love about it!

Oh my gosh! I really thought I subscribed a few days ago and posted. I'm so far behind. I am a salad girl too. I will have to check out your May report ~ very curious about the citrus dressing. Sounds tasty to me. Awesome report, so far! Can't wait to read more.

ah don't worry! i'm kinda slow in updating, so you haven't missed too much! thanks for signing on!

I'm not sure if there's any way to say this without royally creeping you out, but your brother Chris is HOT!

Oh, and I'm loving the reviews, too.

haha, yeah, that's ok. not creeping me out, i'm aware of the good looks bestowed upon my little brothers! i'll be sure to pass on the compliments

By all means, keep the adult beverage recommendations coming!

will do!

Awesome review of Tutto! I had booked Il Mulino for our last dinner in Oct and DH and I were looking at your Tutto pictures, he looks to me and says "We are eating there again right?" Flashforward to 2 minutes ago and I just dumped Il Mulino and added Tutto!

thanks so much! i'm so glad my review helped you guys make a decision. i've read your food reports, and am honored that you've stopped by mine!

Great reviews! I am glad to see that you enjoyed the tea at GF and Tutto Italia, I am trying both of them for the first time in December.

yup, definitely! hope you enjoy as much as we did!

Great reviews! That french toast loaf just looks heavenly I can't believe I ever missed it! Can't wait for the rest.

oh yes, my first try of french toast loaf was based on the DIS recommendation. the DIS normally doesn't steer me wrong

Great Reviews. Looking forward to your Tusker House breakfast review!

thanks! tusker is coming up soon!

Awesome reviews Count me in, Cannot wait to hear about Tusker House

thank you very much, and it's coming!

Great reviews! Can't wait for our ADR at Tutto Italia in Oct. Your pictures are awesome and thanks for sharing.

thanks and you're welcome

tutto Italia looks great. I cant wait to order the pasta with crabmeat. We're going to be there at 2 for the candlelight processional dinner, I hope they have the dipping breads and olives for the early meals too.

i'm pretty sure they do the breads and dipping oil and all that good stuff at lunch too. if for some reason they don't, i'd ask and i bet you'd get it!

Oh my gosh! A idea is born!

i must say, it wasn't an original idea...once again, taken from the DIS! this one was definitely a keeper

wow! Am I jealous! That tutto italia dinner looks superb....and I'm sitting here with my KD....lame-o! Great reviews, thanks for sharing!

thank you!

Yummy!!!

really enjoying you reviews, all that food looks so delicious, making me very excited abou my upcoming trip (espeically trying some of those adult beverages!!!)

cant wait to read the rest of your report.

absolutely indulge yourself! show no restraint, and order all the adult beverages you can handle!

I MUST get to Tutto's! Everything looked delicious - especially that crabmeat pasta dish!



OH NO HE DIDN'T!!!!! I want to PARTY with him!

camster, OH YES HE DID! haha, he sure is fun, you're right! when i'm with my brothers, no one is ever bored!

I noticed you said that the menu for Italy had changed. Could you post the picture you took of the menu? There was one thing I really wanted to order, and I want to make sure it is still there. Thanks!

surely...i will do that in the next post

We were there on the same day at 8:05pm.

sweet! we probably *just* missed each other! as we were leaving right as you were coming. hope you enjoyed it!

 

[marsh0013]

here are the menu pics from Tutto Italia

 

[Jenvenza]

That Italian restaurant looks sooooo good! The pasta with the crab.....yummmmmmm...I think I am drooling....

 

[wilma-bride]

Great update Marcia - looking forward to that Tusker House brekkie

 

[marsh0013]

That Italian restaurant looks sooooo good! The pasta with the crab.....yummmmmmm...I think I am drooling....

seriously, it was delish! everybody loved it!

Great update Marcia - looking forward to that Tusker House brekkie

thanks! and the brekkie is coming up right now i promise!

 

[englishrose47]

Hi Marsh I found you and as usual am loving your reviews!

 

[marsh0013]

Tusker House, breakfast, 8.16.08

So this morning, we did the AM EMH, as we did most mornings, but today was at Animal Kingdom. I made an ADR at Tusker House for a 10:30am breakfast. Stephen decided to sleep in and just meet us at breakfast, so he showed up with perfect timing, at 10:25, while we were waiting to be seated. Here's the pic they took of us with my camera

Since it was a buffet, I went the just take pics of my plate route again. Kept everybody happy that way. So on my first plate, I got lots of fruit, some sweet potato thingy, and regular potato wedges and a bit of scrambled eggs.

The fruit was awesome! So sweet and fresh. The sweet potato thingy had coconut in it, and I really don't like coconut, so I tried to eat around it, since I really love sweet potatoes. At this point, there was no ketchup on our table, so I had to ask for some from our server. He brought me a nice big bunch of it. Yum, I LOVE KETCHUP!

Next up, I got some yogurt with granola

Here's my mom with her Bday cupcake, and a plate of her food...not really sure what she has on there, but it's some other food for you to look at!

Here's a bowl with some bread pudding with vanilla sauce, and a Mickey waffle. Good stuff.

And I think this was Pap? I put cinnamon on it

And last but not least, a plate with some sort of orange bread, fritatta type thingy, piece of ham, and more potato wedges. Oh, and you can see my refill of ketchup in the background!

Overall, I really liked this breakfast. I know Stephen got really excited when he saw that there were Krispy Kreme donuts, but he said they were kinda stale. So that was a bummer. But everything else was wonderful and fresh. And the character interaction was great. But more on that in the regular trippie, this one's for the food! It's a typical buffet with a little bit of African flavor to set it apart. Thumbs up from us!

next up: dinner at San Angel Inn

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Tutto Italia looks wonderful, I can't wait to eat there.

 

[HonnyDipp]

Thanks for sharing the pics! Everything looks so good!

 

[mickeysgirl17]

Thanks for the updates! I can't wait to try tutto italia and tusker house. I have ADR's for December. Patiently awaiting for San angel inn!

 

[PiperGirlInWondrland]

I am SO getting that Cannelloni dish when we go in December, now I can't WAIT that looks awesome! Great reviews, looking forward to more!

 

[wilma-bride]

That breakfast sounds great

 

[marsh0013]

Hi Marsh I found you and as usual am loving your reviews!

yay!!! rosie is here!!!

Tutto Italia looks wonderful, I can't wait to eat there.

you will love it!

Thanks for sharing the pics! Everything looks so good!

you're welcome!

Thanks for the updates! I can't wait to try tutto italia and tusker house. I have ADR's for December. Patiently awaiting for San angel inn!

you're welcome! i hope you love them as much as we did!

I am SO getting that Cannelloni dish when we go in December, now I can't WAIT that looks awesome! Great reviews, looking forward to more!

yeah, she really loved it! and thanks

That breakfast sounds great

yup, good stuff! yummy!

 

[marsh0013]

San Angel Inn, dinner, 8.16.08

So I was kinda worried about this dinner. Not like, a lot worried, but just a little. Since it gets such mixed reviews here on the DIS. But I figured we'd give it a shot ourselves. Especially since the people who liked it seemed to like the same kind of Mexican that we did. And I'm very glad we did! We checked in a little before our ADR time of 6:30, and we had to wait about 20 minutes for our table. I think this was the longest we waited for any of our ADR's, but this was also the one closest to "prime" dining times. So I snapped a pic of the entrance while we waited

They first brought us out the chips and salsa. It was fine, plain old chips, and spicy salsa. My brothers polished off at least this much plus a refill. Suffice to say, they did fine by us.

My mom ordered herself a Mango Margarita, because when in Mexico...

I would have ordered one, but my favorite is the Green Apple, and they only have it outside at the stand, so I waited. The boys ordered Pink Lemonades, and added their own (smuggled in...once again!) vodka. Bad boys! Sorry, no pics of those.

Hmm, I'm trying to remember what everyone ordered, but the menu on AllEars is not the same one we had.

Okay, so for an appetizer, my brothers shared I think it was Duck Soft Tacos. Yeah, that sounds about right. They both enjoyed these. They said the Duck was really nice

Big surprise here, I ordered the salad. And gave some to my mom. It was good! It had avocado on it, yum!

For our main meals, I ordered the Fish Dish. It's not on the internet menu. It was a white fish over rice, covered in a Mexican/tomato type sauce with onions and peppers. It was very good. I love fish, so this was perfect for me

My mom ordered the Chicken, which had a creamy spicy sauce on it. I think it had cheese of some sort too. She liked it, but was a bit overpowered by the spiciness of it. And she said the chicken was a little dry. But what can you expect with chicken breast? Overall, she gave it thumbs up though

Stephen ordered the Plato Mexicano - Beef Tenderloin Tampiquena, chicken enchilada, and beef flauta, served with sour cream, black refried beans and Mexican rice. But he got it without the sour cream and beans. Hmm, and I don't see any rice in the pic, so maybe it doesn't come with that anymore. He ate it all up, plus all of the rice that I couldn't finish from mine. He's not really hard to please, as long as it fills him up, he's good.

Chris noticed there was a Lamb Dish on the menu, and he just could not resist. He was a bit worried because it had like pureed beets or something, you can see them in the picture, the red pool. But he was very excited about the Lamb, so he went for it. And he was so glad he did! Pretty sure the white stuff was some sort of risotto or something, it was cheesy. He absolutely LOVED this dish! He said the lamb was absolutely perfect, nice and tender, he was in heaven.

And here's an ambiance pic, it's really nice in there

And a family pic

Oh, let's not forget the Green Apple Margarita I got once we left!

We all really liked this meal. I'm so glad we went and gave it a chance ourselves and didn't just rely on other people's reviews.

Sunshine Seasons, snack 8.16.08

Before dinner, my mom wanted to get a snack, so we got on line for a pretzel at a cart.

See those two pretzels? Yeah, the person in front of us ordered them both, and they didn't have any more! So what to do? My mom really wanted a pretzel, and we couldn't find another stand! Crazy! So I suggested we go to the Land and see if they had anything there. Once we got down to Sunshine Seasons, I remembered about the free birthday cookie, so my mom went up with her birthday button and got her free chocolate chip cookie. That hit the spot!

Adventurer's Club, drinks, 8.16.08

And another bonus review! Me and my mom went to the Adventurer's Club this evening, as we had never been and wanted to go before they closed. Here's our first round of drinks...I got a Kungaloosh and mom got a Samantha's Passion Punch. Good drinks! I'm sad we won't get to have them again!

next up: dinner/snack at 50's PTC

 

[PiperGirlInWondrland]

We're also going to give San Angel a try for ourselves in December....I'm glad to hear you liked it as it does get so many mixed reviews

 

[englishrose47]

Great reviews again Marsh!! I am going twice next year, and when we all go in September we are doing Tusker House , DD's friend who is also coming with her 2 kids is a huge Mickey fan. I did it when it was Donald's Breakfastsaurus and we liked it . Can't wait to try Tusker House out !!

 

[wilma-bride]

Despite some previous negative reviews, San Angel Inn actually looks pretty good. I love lamb and that dish your brother had looks really nice.

Shame your Mom didn't get her pretzel but a free birthday cookie can't be a bad alternative

Thanks for another great round of reviews