"Is it time to eat again already?!" **7 days of free dining with pics!!**

[AliceInDisboardland!]

We just returned from 7 days/6 nights at the Poly with free dining - and boy did we eat! Between a week of free dining at Disney and then Thanksgiving dinner at home - we are officially "Pooh sized"! We managed to remember to take pictures of almost everything we ate and are looking forward to sharing our dining experiences with you all! First, let me introduce the cast:

Sarah (Me): 26 year old lover of all things Disney. I have been bitten by the Disney bug (influenced by my sister) and now spend lots of time perusing the DisBoards! My favorite character is Alice in Wonderland! I spent the weeks leading up to the trip sending out a "food pic of the day" to my mom and sister to get them ready for a week on the DDP! I was most excited to try Whispering Canyon Cafe and to get a cinnamon bun from Main Street Bakery!

Kelly (DS): 28 year old Dis-oholic! Kelly is my older sister and will be working on our full trip report. She is the original trip planner in the family and we have at least one or two phone conversations per day talking Dis! Her favorite characters are the "originals" - Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, Pluto, etc. Kelly was most excited to go to Chef Mickey's Breakfast!

Nora (DN): 2 years old and this will be her 3rd trip to the House of Mouse! Nora is a princess in training and loves to watch Mickey Mouse Club House. She knows all the princesses by heart, but her favorite is "Princess Rella"! She was most excited for the princess lunch in Norway!

Debbie (DM): 50 years old and wonders how she raised such Disney-obsessed daughters?! She's content to let my sister and me do all the planning, but loves Disney as much as the rest of us! Her favorite character is Snow White and she was most looking forward to all the desserts that are included on the DDP!

Our format will be the following:

-Restaurant
-What we ate
-Credits used
-Likes
-Dislikes
-Would we eat here again

Here is the list of what we are going to review:

-Captain Cooks (Lunch)
-Whispering Canyon Cafe (Dinner)
-Akershus Royal Banquet Hall (Lunch)
-Cosmic Rays (Dinner)
-Captain Cooks (Midnight Snack)
-Captain Cooks (Breakfast)
-Pizzafari (Lunch)
-Kona Cafe (Dinner)
-Main Street Bakery (Breakfast)
-Chef Mickey's (Brunch)
-Mama Melrose's (Fantasmic Dinner Package)
-Keys to the Kingdom Tour - Liberty Tree Tavern (Lunch included with the tour)
-Sunshine Seasons (Lunch/Dinner)
-Epcot - Snacks around the world!
-Captain Cooks (Breakfast)
-Wolfgang Puck's Express (Lunch)
-Tutto Italiana (Dinner)
-Captain Cooks (Breakfast and Lunch to go)

We actually made it to all our ressies this time, except for lunch at Coral Reef, because we got stuck on the monorail for 30 minutes! The worst part was we could see Coral Reef from the monorail, just couldn't get there! lol... I guess there was a suspicious package left on the platform and they had to bring in a bomb sniffing dog! Oh well, as you will see - we didn't go hungry

First up is Captain Cooks for Lunch. We arrived at the Poly and were able to check in right away, which was great because we were hungry! After getting settled in the room, Kelly and I ran down to check out Captain Cooks for some takeout to bring back to the room.

Captain Cooks (Lunch)

We decided to share the Multi-Grain Turkey Club with Poly Chips (it came cut into 3 pieces which was perfect since there were 3 of us)

and the Poly Tossed Salad

For our drinks we chose Coke and Iced Tea and for desserts we picked a fruit cup and apple pie bar

We also paid OOP for a milk for Nora

Total Credits used: 2 CS

Likes: We very much enjoyed our first lunch at the Poly. The turkey club was fresh and yummy - not too much honey mustard. The Poly chips were also very tasty and something I am already craving! The Poly Tossed Salad was also very good, although we are not huge fans of blue cheese, so you'll see that later in the trip we request it without (which is easy to do on the computerized ordering machines). The dressing on this salad was very good and they didn't put too much on (might be wise to order it on the side though if you are worried about not liking it). Nora enjoyed the fruit cup (the girl loves grapes) and we all were pleasantly surprised at the apple pie bar - very yummy and a great alternative if you are having chocolate overload!

Dislikes: The only complaint we have is what I already mentioned earlier about the blue cheese being very strong on the salad - easy fix. Other than that, this was a great start to our trip!

Would we eat here again: Yes! And we did, many times!

Next up - Dinner at Whispering Canyon Cafe!

 

[mickeymotto]

Great start! Can't wait to see the rest!

 

[bonnielynn]

Can't wait..

 

[jeminni]

I'm in. Looking forward to more.

 

[kkayluvsdis]

Oink. I'm ready to go back now! Great start Sis!

 

[DarkwingDuck1979]

Man, I want to go back soooo bad.

 

[KatMark]

I'm in and waiting for more.

 

[Kurby]

so far so good

 

[PrincessDebs]

Count me in

 

[iluvpluto27]

Great start, looking forward to the next update.

 

[tndisneyfan]

Looking forward to more reviews

 

[TigerKat]

I'm in.....

 

[MickeyNicki]

Count me in for this one!

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Can't wait to read the rest of your reviews.

 

[skellingtonfreak]

Count me in!

 

[Jenvenza]

Count me in for this one!!

 

[Atlanta WDW Fan]

I'm in...I am so ready to be back at the mouse!

 

[AliceInDisboardland!]

Welcome to everyone who has jumped on board! Hope you are ready to drool!!

Whispering Canyon Cafe (Dinner)

We were all very excited to try this restaurant because it was one of the many ressies we had to skip on our last trip due to Nora and I getting sick halfway through our trip. We also were excited to checkout the Wilderness Lodge as Kelly always talks about wanting to stay there. We took the monorail over to MK and had a hard time walking past the entrance to MK and boarding the boat to WL. It was a quick boat ride and we were all very impressed with the WL. Very beautiful and definitely on our list of places to stay on a future trip!

We were seated almost immediately upon our arrival and were given a great table in the corner overlooking the lobby. The atmosphere was very fun and Nora enjoyed all the antics! Our waiter for the evening was Raphael and he took great care of us! After throwing some napkins and straws at us Raphael took our order - we didn't even need the menus - like the good Dissers that we are - we had studied this menu beforehand and knew we had to try the skillet and bottomless milkshakes. It wasn't long before Raphael brought us these beauties!

Strawberry Milkshake

Chocolate Milkshake

Raspberry Smoothie

These are included on the DDP so how can you not order one? They were all delicious but very heavy - you've been warned!

Then came the cornbread and salad...

So between the milkshake cornbread and salad we were all on our way to being completely stuffed! The cornbread was amazingly good and I think I had at least 2 pieces while waiting for the skillet to arrive. The salad was also good and had an Italian tasting dressing. But really, who wants salad?! Bring on the goods!!

Here it is - the famous all you can eat skillet! Mashed potatoes, coleslaw, cowboy beans, corn on the cob, smoked pork ribs, pulled pork, oven-roasted chicken, and smoked brisket.

Holy cow this is a lot of food. However, you will notice that the waiters disappear for quite a while after they give you your skillet, so if you want refills you should try and catch him soon after it arrives. The pork ribs were soooo good - falling off the bone. The chicken also was very good and had good flavor. They also give you bbq sauce for everything - mmmm I wish I could have some right now!

During the meal there were a variety of antics. Nora joined in on the hokey pokey and watched the older kids compete in a horse race around the restaurant. There was also some napkin waving...

As you can imagine, we were all COMPLETELY STUFFED after this meal. I wish I had been smart enough to limit my milkshake and cornbread intake at the beginning of the meal so I could have enjoyed the actual meal more! But it wasn't like we were gonna turn down dessert!

Since we were celebrating mom's 50th bday - Raphael brought her a piece of chocolate cake with a candle in it. He even sang happy birthday

Nora helped with the cake (I think she only ate sweets the whole trip!)

Since we thought we might explode if we ate even one more bite - we got the other 2 desserts to go...

S'mores Cheesecake

Apple Pie

Dessert Menu

After dinner we headed back on the boat to MK and were lucky enough to catch the fireworks on the way! We then boarded the monorail (or mon-e-rail as Nora calls it) and made it back to the Poly where we dug into our other desserts! The apple pie was good, but can't compare to mom's homemade pie and actually we all liked the apple tart we got from Captain Cooks better! The S'mores cheesecake was alright, but nothing to write home about (we also aren't huge cheesecake people so maybe you shouldn't take our word for it).

Total Credits Used: 3 Table Service

Likes: I was not disappointed with this place at all. I thought the atmosphere was fun and very good for Nora because she could be as loud as she wanted and it was alright if she wanted to get up and walk around. The food was flavorful and filling! Those milkshakes are a meal by themselves!!

Dislikes: I guess I thought from reading on these boards that the antics might be a little crazier, but it seems like a place that you could have a different experience each time you go, which is cool. I think I have read other people on here say that they had problems with their waiter disappearing, which I could sort of see happening with Raphael. But we weren't in a huge hurry and didn't need refills so it didn't bother us!

Would we eat here again: Yes! Hopefully we will get to stay at the WL on a future trip - regardless, this is somewhere I would like to try again.

Next Up: Akershus Royal Banquet Hall (Lunch)

If you are interested in reading more about our trip to the Poly - take a look at my sister's full trip report. She will be linking to this food report for all our dining experiences!

 

[Roxychica7]

Subbing!

 

[Disneyvirg]

Yummy!

I'm on board! I love your extra little hints - like be careful of the bleu cheese dressing on the Poly salad and to go easy on the milk shakes at WCC!

Looking forward to more!