Day 7: Columbia Harbor House & Tonys Town Square
This was our MK day so after a fun morning of rides and shows, (we went to Mickeys Philharmagic three times! I love that show!
) we were ready for some lunch. One of our favourite places in the Magic Kingdom is Columbia Harbor House, and we arrived, hot and hungry, at 11:30. It wasnt very busy yet, so we were able to get our order quickly and then head upstairs for a table by the window where we could eat and watch the activity in the street below.
DH had:
Fried Chicken Strips - Served with choice of either French Fries or Apple Slices. He had fries, a Coke and the Apple Crisp (although it was really more of an apple blossom.)
He enjoyed this very much. The chicken strips are solid pieces of white meat (no processed junk) and the fries werent greasy and were delicious. The apple crisp was also a hit, and was gone in a flash. LOL!
Rating: 8/10
DD & DS both had:
Captain's Special - Fried Chicken Strips and Fish - Served with choice of French Fries or Apple Slices. They each had fries as their side. Neil chose Chocolate Milk and the Apple Crisp while Cheryl had Diet Coke and Strawberry Yogurt.
They really enjoyed this! They loved both the chicken and the fish and really enjoyed the fries as well. Neil loved his apple crisp and Cheryl enjoyed her yogurt.
Rating: 9/10
I had:
Anchors Aweigh Sandwich - white tuna with lettuce and tomato. It came with potato chips, and I had Chocolate Milk and the Apple Crisp.
I love this sandwich! Its served on toasted multi-grain bread and has just the right amount of mayo. Some places either make their tuna salad too dry or too sloppy, but CHHs is perfect! Yummy!! I really enjoyed the apple crisp, it was my favourite CS dessert.
Rating: 9/10
We took a break after lunch and went back to the resort to rest and get out of the heat. It was H-O-T that day, whew!! We headed back to the MK around four, we had a 5:45 ADR at Tonys Town Square and Cheryl and I wanted to stay for the evening to shop and watch Spectro and Wishes.
We checked in at Tonys at 5:30 and were seated after a 20 minute wait. Our table was decorated with Mickey confetti and streamers for Cheryls birthday, which was a nice surprise.
Hmm
what shall I order?
No specialty drinks were included on the DP here, so we all ordered sodas or iced tea.
For our appetizers, we ordered:
DD & DS:
Garlic Breadsticks & Dipping Sauce
Their unanimous opinion of these? Gross!! They said they had absolutely no flavor and the dipping sauce was simply cold pasta sauce. They had one taste and left the rest.
Rating: 1/10 (and they said theyre being generous
)
DH had:
Italian Vegetable Soup
Frank loves vegetable soup and he really enjoyed this! According to our server, there are two different soups available every day. The Italian Vegetable is always available while the other one changes daily. That day (Saturday) the other soup was Broccoli/Cheddar.
Rating: 9/10
I ordered:
Spinach and Artichoke Dip - three cheese blend, tomatoes, and served with grilled bread.
This was delicious and 1000% better than the dip I had at Sci-Fi! The flavors all worked well together and the dip was served nice and hot so the cheese was wonderfully gooey when you spread it on the bread. I shared with Cheryl and Neil since their appetizer was so disappointing and this is more than enough to share. Its very filling.
Rating: 9/10
Entrée time!
DH & DS both ordered:
Spaghetti & Meatballs
Both Frank and Neil enjoyed this and they each cleaned their plate. Its certainly not a complex dish, and if I were paying out of pocket I would be appalled at the price, but its simple and satisfying and they both enjoy it.
Rating: 7/10
DD wanted a pizza, but the only one on the menu that night was a four cheese one that contained feta. Cheryl hates feta and asked if they could make her one without it. Our server checked, said it was no problem and told Cheryl the chef would make her one with mozzarella, gorgonzola, provolone and parmesan as well as tomato sauce, oregano and basil. Here is the end result.
She loved it and ate every bite!
Rating: 9/10
I ordered the
Baked Ziti
This was absolutely delicious and I cleaned my plate! I've tried many different items from Tony's menu, and this is hands down my favourite. I'd love to have some now!
Rating: 8/10
I apologize, I forgot to take a picture of our dessert. On the DP, you are served a sample of the restaurants most popular desserts. We received two plates between the four of us, and each plate contained Tiramisu, Amaretto Cheesecake and Chocolate Chip Cannoli. They were ok, but nothing to get really excited about. My favourite was the cheesecake while Frank devoured the Tiramisu. The kids didnt really enjoy any of them and just picked.
Rating: 5/10
Our server brought out a special dessert for Cheryls birthday, and I did remember to take a picture of that one.
She was too full to eat much of it, so her brother helped her out. <g>
We go to Tonys every trip and have always enjoyed our meals there. Its certainly not gourmet, and we have better Italian restaurants here at home, but the whole experience is what makes it special, and this restaurant is beautiful inside. Besides, Lady and the Tramp is DDs favourite movie, so we couldnt get away with skipping it.
Overall Rating: 6 ½ /10
Service: B
After DH & DS left to go back to the resort, DD and I did some shopping and stopped at the Main Street Confectionary to check out the goodies. The smell of fudge made my mouth water, then I saw this display and decided to take a photo.
And heres a close-up
It contains a large rice crispy treat along with some chocolate fudge and peanut brittle. The price was $8.50.
We closed out the night with Spectro and Wishes.
It was a perfect end to a wonderful day!
Coming up next: WPE (last time, I promise ) and Spoodles.