It was chocolate cake
. The little boy belonging to the family in front of us was full on french kissing the railing while we were waiting
so that was fun to watch.
Those both look delicious and refreshing, especially yours!Steve's is the Snow Leopard Salvation-Snow Leopard Vodka, Belle de Brillet Pear Liqueur, Mint, Lime Juice, Ginger Beer
Mine is the Lamu Libation-Star African Rum Cruzan Banana Rum, Guava Puree, Tropical Juices, Gosling's 151 Rum Float
Very soon our server, Mark from Long Island came over. He recognized our "accents", our lack of if you ask meas NY and he has relatives by us, so we had a nice conversation about LI and upstate. He then brought us over some of their bread and dipping sauce:
I normally don't get my beef rare, but wow that looks amazing. You can tell how tender it is.Next up were our entrees and we both ordered the same thing. I knew way ahead of time what I was going with but Steve had a tough time deciding between this and 2 other offerings. In the end we were both more than happy with our decision to get the Wagyu Striploin and Braised Short Rib: with Rainbow Carrots, Roasted Peruvian Purple Potatoes, Chimichurri
I know the meat probably looks a little rare for some of you and truthfully, I normally like it less red than this, but this was like buttah. Perfect, and if it were cooked differently I don't know that it would have been as good! The potatoes also were delicious and the chimichurri sauce was just heavenly and had a nice kick to it. Steve enjoyed both meats evenly but my favorite was the wagyu beef. I would get this again in a heartbeat.
That looks like pure chocolate heaven! It definitely does look like a chocolate lint ball though.As mentioned above chocolate is my go-to sweet, so I got the South American Chocolate Ganache: served with Caramelized Bananas and Cocoa Nib Tuile:
Look at all the yummy things on this plate! The schmear was raspberry, my favorite of the berriesThen hiding behind the cocoa nib you have a sweet creamy semi-whipped cream atop a dark chocolaty cake-y candy bar dessert. I let Steve have the bananas because between the jelly raspberry thingy's with my cheese plate, the schmear here and the spoonfuls of dragon FRUIT and passion FRUIT sorbets, I was at my limit of fruit for the day lol.
I was questioning the furry thing that looked a little like brown lint on my plate; we couldn't figure out what it was. It was soft, like lint..........
I'm with ya on the moscato colada. It looked so pretty, but I was kind of disappointed. After about half I had had enough.
I had the Black Cherry Mule, which in theory sounded good, but I didn't particularly can for it. I think the ginger beer didn't work here.
OK, so I'm late to the party, but any report that starts off with a bra has to be good!
I only went to LTT once, in 2010 and i think it was just the family style dinner. It was OK, but nothing that has ever made me want to go back. Until seeing this picture. That looks awesome, and right up my alley, being a very meat and potatoes guy. If the keep the a la carte menu, I might have to try it sometime. Plus it would give me a chance to get the legendary ooey gooey toffee cake.
I can't, either! At first I wasn't sold on it but after reading multiple reviews and checking out the menu a couple times I decided I have to go
The fried greem tomato sandwich is exactly why I want to go there lol! The main reason I'm thinking of not going there is because Steve and I both loved LTT lunch SO much, I just can't make up my mind if I want to go back there instead. And I plan to get the fried green tomato app at Homecomin' so I'll still get to have some of those........tough decisions when it comes to Disney!
I'm actually rather picky myself - no seafood or strange meats, hardly any vegetables - which is why we hadn't done Tiffins previously. But I knew I'd be ok with this one dish and now I've seen another I want to try, plus I knew I'd enjoy the cheese plate app. If there's even one entree you'd eat or just like, 2 apps, I think you'll be fineYour Tiffin's meal looks good. I'm with you on Steve's
I'm curious, too! I hate to sound down about it, it's just not what I was expecting and not my favorite nighttime show. But that doesn't mean it's bad................
I'm doing the Tiffins RoL pkg this week, so I feel like this post was just for me
I don't know if you've done it yet or not, but I hope you enjoy/enjoyed it as much as we did!Funny you ask. I always eat my meat medium, so when we ordered this Mark said, "it comes out rare, is that ok?" Steve said yes and I was like, "um......" and I asked him if it would still taste ok if it was more towards medium. I didn't know if maybe that particular cut was best when rare. He said it would still be fine and he'd tell them to cook it a bit more. So technically that's not even how they normally serve it I guess; more like their version of medium! I few bites were still more rare than I could handle but I'd say 9/10 of it were
I have never seen that pasta dish until Kari's review! I don't know if it's regularly on the menu or if it was a special, I need to look at the menu again, but if it's always there it'll be what I order next time!So we decided recently that we don't really want to do TH for the package and are thinking of doing Tiffins instead! That is definitely what Josh would order, and then I would try some of it
'Ohana is hard to pass up
It's been a couple years since we've eaten there but I actually was just thinking to ask the boys if they'd like to eat there again in August.
Funny you ask. I always eat my meat medium, so when we ordered this Mark said, "it comes out rare, is that ok?" Steve said yes and I was like, "um......" and I asked him if it would still taste ok if it was more towards medium. I didn't know if maybe that particular cut was best when rare. He said it would still be fine and he'd tell them to cook it a bit more. So technically that's not even how they normally serve it I guess; more like their version of medium! I few bites were still more rare than I could handle but I'd say 9/10 of it were
So Jealous!!!! YEAH! Don't change that one!
I feel like the Plaza is such an easy one to skip or overlook.
Both of those look fantastic!Steve's is the Snow Leopard Salvation-Snow Leopard Vodka, Belle de Brillet Pear Liqueur, Mint, Lime Juice, Ginger Beer
Mine is the Lamu Libation-Star African Rum Cruzan Banana Rum, Guava Puree, Tropical Juices, Gosling's 151 Rum Float
The redder the better for me! But they do say that really good cuts of meat should be eaten redder than fully cooked. Glad you liked it!
Too funny!I asked what it was. Chocolate cake! Duh! They bake the cake, crumble it and stick it on there!
So I ate it.
It was chocolate cake
I love this feature with the new magic band technology! I think it is so cool.
Man, that is NOT a stellar review... I feel like we might like it just because my expectations aren't that high for the show at this point.Not to bring up a sore subject there but I think JB: Alive with Magic had more of a story line to it
I wonder why it doesn't come all the way down? I thought you could see if from Fort Wilderness, too.
I am so glad they brought back the a la carte menu! I'm not a fan of most of the MK TS options so now this one can stay on our list.
Awesome! I'm jealous actually since we can't go this year for Thanksgiving. It's such a great way to get in to the holiday spirit!
Oh, you should most definitely try to make time to at least go out to GP, especially if it's after dark, even if you don't have a drink. It's pretty spectacular as weird as that sounds!
Right? No seafood for me! I made such a face when they brought it out to him lol, but so many people seem to like it. To each their ownI really enjoyed your review of Tiffins except the Octopus
We are sistah's from another mistahLooks like we are mind melding on Tiffins this weekend
That's how I felt when I saw your picture and review of your pasta dish. Which is exactly what I'm ordering next time we go. I know you like your meat crawling across your plate and like I explained to Samantha @xlsm, they normally serve it rare and I requested mine be cooked a bit more. So if you get it it'll be redder than this!I'm suddenly having ordering envy and wishing I had tried this. That looks and sounds amazing and perfectly red in my estimation
Normally I stick without thinking
but thought better this time.Just something else we have in common
I guess we need to go start heading up mountain climbing tours in Asia together!My gut tells me Casey will not be impressed, although the floats are pretty and the lights are, too. But no storyline and no characters which I remember her missing and asking about at JB lol. But I supposed if you never see it you'll keep wondering what it's like??
You have GOT to stay there again soon, like on the trip you book when you return from your Nov. tripWL was already my favorite resort, but with the addition of Geyser Point and being able to get some adult beverages late at night I think I love it even more
As sure as I know Casey won't be thrilled with RoL I know without a doubt you will LOVE GP, the view, drinks, food menu, and all changes made since your last stay there Aw, so glad you're reading through that monstrosity and enjoying it! Yup, I think we're down to 16 days?? I've been so busy I lose track lol!!You're getting so close to your next trip! So excited for you!
That just means at some point we'll have to meet up in Disney for dessert, and of course the requisiteWe'd get along very, very well. This is my go-to move for desserts... or just eating in general
Really though sometimes there is a dessert on a menu that doesn't have chocolate or PB, I want to try it, but I'm afraid I'll be craving one of the other 2 afterwards so I forgo it for what I know will satisfy me. Sad and strange that so much thought goes into my desserts, right??That's really the main reason we saw it, because I love to see anything new whether I'm excited about it or not. So now I can say I've seen it; if we didn't, I'd just keep wondering about it.....
Strange, my Ipad is doing the same thing
I can read fine but as soon as I go to post it gives me trouble. Very annoying.Now you must be at 30 if not less!! I told you, your trip is coming fast (at least for me lol!)!
Think of it as the avocado margarita in a way: sounds weird but tastes better than it sounds. I bet ya you'd like it!
Ugh, so disappointing when you FINALLY have a kid-free night and it doesn't go as well as you'd hoped! At least you still had a date night
We don't have a Longhorn right here but there's one about an hour away and a few people I know who live out that way like it. On the upside, the only not-real-good steak any of us has ever had in Disney was the kids steak at BOG. All the rest, really good to fantastic!I remember this about you lol
And this too!
I hadn't heard about it being replaced as soon as 2020 but I supposed I can see that. Speaking of 2020, and I can't believe I'm writing this, but I will most definitely be going for the 50th anniversary since..............it'll be MY 50th
Hmm, I think they'd make it at the bar?? Because a picture of it on some type of menu does hang on the bar. It just wasn't on the actual paper bar menu we looked at that night. So my guess is that more than likely you can get it right from the bar, too.
It didn't have a strong Black Cherry flavor, more like a.....pink lemonade flavor? But try that Cascadia Sangria first, so you can report to me this time
I feel you
We aren't getting back there this month and when we go in Aug., Tusker House is just a better idea with the boys. Ah well, what we do for them.....It truly was, and while I'm extremely excited to finally going back to AKL this month and in August, I'm sad neither trip involves WL.Your evening at WL sounds like it was lovely!
I'm looking forward to seeing what you do end up ordering!!
It's disappointing, right? Such high hopes.......at this point I don't even know what I WAS expecting. Just to say "WOW" at least 5 times I guess.
Sadly I don't, I'm sorry! I didn't think to ask, but you probably could. We saw it again later in our trip but it was closer to 9:45ish and already full so my only uneducated guess is morning vs. afternoon. But that's every uneducated and could be 99% wrong
I think your best bet is asking someone maybe in GS there on Main St?I get it medium and normally shy far away from rare meat, so when our server told us it's served rare I requested it be cooked a bit more. I think they still stayed on the rarer side because technically it would taste better. Whatever their reasoning for normally serving it rare, mine tasted fantastic!
Yup. When my friend Renee @ArielSRL clued me in on the existence of this drink, I got excited. I love Moscato and I thought that's what this was all about! It's very pretty but not something I'll be ordering again.
I'm so glad we stopped in there and it won't be our last time! It can be a nice short break during the day, doesn't even have to take much time away from park touring if you just go in there and don't do a Tiffins meal. Most definitely worth it.
I hope you do! And I was also surprised. Actually I hadn't much thought about it but while we were sitting there, a family came down and the mom kept telling the kids the EWP would be by soon. The youngest child was not having it so after about 20 minutes they left and another family with older kids came and was saying the same thing, that the water parade should be coming by. Eventually we started seeing it lit up down by the dock which was behind us, or over to our left, but it never came by us. Not sure where it went from there since it went dark lol but it makes more sense to go by GP now that people will be out there every, or at least most, nights.
I figured that would grab me some readersOK, so I'm late to the party, but any report that starts off with a bra has to be good!
That's still how the dinner is, your only option is family style. That's why we opted for lunch because we have no interest in the all you can eat.
My guess is that the keep the a la carte menu since so many were upset when they took it away! Not going to lie, dessert was the main reason I wanted to go
The rest of the meal being awesome was just a big bonus! But I do recommend trying it for lunch next time you get down there Have a great time! And why are you spending time on the Dis while on your vacation
I'll bet that's why they normally serve this rare, makes perfect sense.
So do I! I'm still waiting for our names to appear on IASW and HM!
I believe you can, which is another reason it's weird it didn't come all the way down to GP. Normally I'm directionally challenged but I'm also pretty sure it should go directly by WL to get to FW?? So it would make sense to go by GP. Who knows. It could've even been a freak night that caused it not to go by when we were there, I should probably pose the question on the WL resort thread so I can stop wondering about it.
Now that I think about it. The first time we stayed at Wilderness Lodge we were in the wing closer to the original DVC and ALLLLLLLLL the way at the end of the hallway. We actually had a view out to the water. It was a fantastic view but so far away from the Quick Service with a stroller. But that's besides the point. I remember EWP being SUPER loud each night going by! Maybe it was just a freak night....
31 today...1 month! So you were a little off but I think it seems like it should be less because the days are dragging by. Probably doesn't help that it is the end of the school year, too...because these days are so friggin' long.....ugh.
Yay! That will be so fun!I hadn't heard about it being replaced as soon as 2020 but I supposed I can see that. Speaking of 2020, and I can't believe I'm writing this, but I will most definitely be going for the 50th anniversary since..............it'll be MY 50th
I will definitely be finding out...you can bet on it!
Yes ma'am!It didn't have a strong Black Cherry flavor, more like a.....pink lemonade flavor? But try that Cascadia Sangria first, so you can report to me this time
It's a dirty job but someone has to do it......Yes, and I am so sorry it wasn't that great...but so happy you found that out for me...HAHAHAHA!
I guess I didn't really process what she wrote because I remembering reading that part but it didn't register what it meant. Yeh, that had to have been an off night. Right??
It does make more sense that it would go by, because why wouldn't it?? First I thought they just waited a few minutes before lighting it up again, kept it sitting there out on the water creepily dark. But we were there another 30 minutes or so after it went dark and it never came back on. Maybe they had technical problems? IDK, but between you and @ArielSRL hopefully I'll be able to find out for sure if it goes by GP because now I'm all curious
Look at all the yummy things on this plate! The schmear was raspberry, my favorite of the berries
I believe I know where the confusion lies, though. Back in 2015 we were booked here for Thanksgiving brunch. As a few of you know, I spent the wee hours of that morning like this and ended up spending the day in bed with a horrendous stomach virus, except for a quick venture out to Beaches and Cream and an attempt to eat a little something which failed. Steve technically did not cancel our Wave ADR because he's a man, I could barely speak or move a finger let alone make a phone call, yet we were never charged the no show fee. So I guess they have us as being there before. Who knows, maybe some family of 4 was hanging around hoping to get in, found out we didn't show up and pretended to be us for the day Whatever the reasoning it was nice to feel welcome.
The one to the right is plain butter and in the middle is some type of jelly:
Doesn't normally happen before noon but, well, sometimes................
Yes! I actually saw it on another menu and now can't remember where
I want it again so bad! Might try fitting a visit to WL in on our Aug. trip especially since the boys have never seen my favorite resort.Yes again! I wasn't big on chocolate and raspberry but we often had desserts of that nature because my dad loved the combination. After he passed away, my sister and I started a tradition of eating his favorite foods on his bday and the anniversary of his death and that was something I picked once, and so for the past almost 20 years it's become one of my fave combinations
I felt the same when it first opened and I was disappointed, because I really wanted to go there. Eventually reading reviews the Wagyu grew on me lol. But I will say that sometimes when people are eating certain types of seafood dishes around me the smell makes me feel
What about the apps, could you make a meal with a couple of those?
The chocolate dessert is what i'm anticipating mmmm. Glad you didn't have to get seated too early for the show and still ended up with good seats - i haven't read too many reviews just because I want to see the show for myself and make my own decisions on it.
