Jaclyn & Chris' Engagement Trip Dining Review ~ 01/12 Riverside Mill

[bluechic03]

thanks for the feedback! I relaly want to try those cream cheese wantons YUM

 

[Belle_373]

Jumping on your dining review; I am curious about your dining choices we have not done yet! Thanks!!) I've got a a lot of reading to do

Thanks for reading!

DBF and I are not big AK fans, but I want to try Yak and Yeti so badly! That dessert looks SO yummy! I love pineapple!

Me too! If only they had served the wontons with a side of dole whip.

thanks for the feedback! I relaly want to try those cream cheese wantons YUM

Your welcome. I'm glad I could help.

 

[Belle_373]

Tonight was our Downtown Disney night. I wanted to do some shopping before dinner so we arrived via the POR boat around 6:30pm. Our dinner at reservations at Raglan Road wasn’t until 8:30pm so we had a lot of time to kill.

We browsed through a few shops and around 7pm I started getting really hungry. I was also starting to get a sore throat my this point in the trip so I thought some ice cream would help.

We stopped at Ghirardelli’s and I got a gold rush sundae and a bottle of water.

Gold Rush Sundae $7.95

It was as good as always and really helped to sooth my sore throat for a bit.

By 8 o’clock we were all shopped out and Chris was getting hungry so we thought we’d try to be seated early. Luckily Raglan Road was pretty quite tonight and they had no problem seating us in the main room before our ADR. I also request the main room because I like having a good view of the live band.

I was saddened when I looked over the menu. They had taken of the Serious Sirloin Steak from the menu. I noticed a couple other menu items had been taken off as well. When our server arrived I asked him about this. He told us that they had changed the menu because of free dining. I asked if was possible for me to order that Serious Sirloin Steak as I was not on the dining plan. He smiled and said that shouldn’t be a problem because they still keep a supply of steaks for people “ in the know”.

Serious Sirloin Steak: 10 oz sirloin topped with Irish whiskey glazed, drizzled with gresh basil oil. Served with mashed potatoes and topped with crispy fried onion strings $26.50

My steak was sheer perfection. It’s one of my favorite dishes on property. I love the crispy fried onions strings they place on top of the steak. It just adds so much flavor to the dish.

Chris ordered the Keen Eye for the Shepards Pie and a coke. He also ordered pint of Guinness. $6.75

Keen Eye for the Sheperds Pie: We give the traditional Shepherd's Pie (prime beef and lamb) a much-needed makeover with our contemporary twist to this favorite dish $17.50

Chris’ Sheperds pie was always really good. It was also nice and hot. Back in April I ordered this entrée and it was served lukewarm.

While we were eating our meals we were able to enjoy the live Irish band.

The band is one of the reasons we enjoy Raglan Road so much.

There was no need to order dessert as I had already enjoyed a pre-dinner course of ice cream for Ghirardelli’s.

I must say that I was really impressed with our meal and service at Raglan Road. The first couple of meals we had there were amazing and then the past two meals were only so so. But I still made an ADR here this trip because Chris is an Irish boy who loves his pubs and I’m so glad I did.

Total with TIW:$57.12

Up Next: Lunch at Riverside Mill

 

[jenbear123]

MMMMmmmmmmmm! That sundae looks delicious! Okay, I'm sold. I'm definitely making a stop at Ghirardelli in Feb Raglan Road looks yummy too but there still doesn't seem to be anything that really grabs me to make me want to eat there.

 

[Belle_373]

MMMMmmmmmmmm! That sundae looks delicious! Okay, I'm sold. I'm definitely making a stop at Ghirardelli in Feb Raglan Road looks yummy too but there still doesn't seem to be anything that really grabs me to make me want to eat there.

You could always just stop in one night and sit at the bar. A lot of people just stop in for a drink and to listen to the entertainment.

 

[Nancy for Disney]

Great review of Raglan Road. I am glad you liked the steak. We ate here in Dec and the steak was too rare. DH ordered it medium. I thought it was quite tastey though as I like it rare.

 

[klacey1]

That steak looks sooo delicious! My dad is Irish so we always had Shepard's pie, etc. growing up. I was never a huge fan of that style of cooking, but your steak looks like it gives Irish food a good name!

 

[NMW]

Subscribing! We are also reading your TR. Congrats on the engagement!

 

[Belle_373]

Great review of Raglan Road. I am glad you liked the steak. We ate here in Dec and the steak was too rare. DH ordered it medium. I thought it was quite tastey though as I like it rare.

I'm a medium-well girl myself. I just started eating steak a couple of years ago and I can't eat if it's too rare either.

That steak looks sooo delicious! My dad is Irish so we always had Shepard's pie, etc. growing up. I was never a huge fan of that style of cooking, but your steak looks like it gives Irish food a good name!

I come from an Irish background as well. There was a lots of meat and potato meals for dinner when I was a kid.

Subscribing! We are also reading your TR. Congrats on the engagement!

Thanks!

 

[Belle_373]

Sorry for the long delays between my dining reviews. I just started a new job in mid-December and my body’s adjusting to my new schedule. I’ve been so tired during the evening and on weekends I haven’t had the energy to DIS. I know…the horror! I promise I will try to update as much as possible. Thanks for sticking with me.

Today we spend the morning at DHS. Originally we had lunch scheduled at Prime Time 50’s Café but we weren’t in the mood for a sit down meal and I didn’t feel like eating at a counter service at DHS.

For the past couple of years Chris has been asking if we could just eat pizza in our room one day. Well today I finally agreed. I canceled our Prime Time 50s ADRS and grabbed a bus back to POR. Chris went to the Riverside Mill and ordered a large pizza while I went back to the room to grab our refillable mugs.

Large Pepperoni Pizza $15.49

I’ve read some negative reviews of the pizza on property so I didn’t have the highest expectations. I must say I was pleasantly surprised. The pizza was perfectly cooked. It has crispy pepperoni and dough that wasn’t over or under cooked.

We also got a bottle of water to share and 2 chocolate cupcakes with vanilla frosting (sorry I forgot to take a picture of the cupcakes.) The cupcakes were so good. Chocolate with vanilla frosting is my favorite type of cupcake/cake combo. The cake was was so light and the frosting wasn’t too sweet.

I found this lunch option to be a great deal. We had plenty of leftovers which Chris enjoyed as a late night snack. We just asked for extra plates and the plastic covers when we got our pizza so that we could store the leftovers in the mini fridge. It worked out great! Our lunch wasn’t fancy but it was nice just to be able to eat lunch in our room. We even had time to hit the pool before our daily afternoon nap.

Total:$23.87

Coming up Next: Dinner at Kona Cafe

 

[jenbear123]

I don't know why, but those pizzas never look very appetizing. They remind me of the greasy, yuckiness that is Pizza Hut...

No worries about the delay in updates. Congrats on the new job Excited to hear about Kona Cafe!

 

[Linda67]

thanks for another great reveiw
Can't wait to hear what you think of Kona as we have a first time ADR there in March

 

[lindsayp]

yums! great review can't wait to read more!

 

[summersalt]

I just read about your proposal and enjoyed your pictures. My husband and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary in that same swing back in May. Congratulations to you guys! Hopefully, you two will be celebrating 20 years back at the "magical swing"!

 

[jenbear123]

Hey Jaclyn, where'd you disappear to?!?! I want to hear more dining reviews!

 

[DisTeach1]

Chris had his usual and ordered the Big Kahuna and a coffee. He is such a creature of habit. He believes if you find something you like, why change it?

That's a good thing! Isn't that why he proposed...He found something he liked, and he's not changing it...

Very adventurous of you guys to go out of your way for breakfast...We never do that! But we have a kid and a mother in law...we stick to breakfast at the parks or at our resort.

 

[Belle_373]

I don't know why, but those pizzas never look very appetizing. They remind me of the greasy, yuckiness that is Pizza Hut...
No worries about the delay in updates. Congrats on the new job Excited to hear about Kona Cafe!

Ah, see I like pizza hut pizza. I find most pizza too greasy so I always do the napkin press.

thanks for another great reveiw
Can't wait to hear what you think of Kona as we have a first time ADR there in March

Kona is a great place for dinner. I always have to go once a trip.

yums! great review can't wait to read more!

Thanks for reading!

I just read about your proposal and enjoyed your pictures. My husband and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary in that same swing back in May. Congratulations to you guys! Hopefully, you two will be celebrating 20 years back at the "magical swing"!

It’s so nice to hear that the swing is magical for other people. Congrats on your 20th wedding anniversary! No better place to celebrate than Disney!

Hey Jaclyn, where'd you disappear to?!?! I want to hear more dining reviews!

I’m still here! Work has been keeping me busy!

Chris had his usual and ordered the Big Kahuna and a coffee. He is such a creature of habit. He believes if you find something you like, why change it?

That's a good thing! Isn't that why he proposed...He found something he liked, and he's not changing it...
Very adventurous of you guys to go out of your way for breakfast...We never do that! But we have a kid and a mother in law...we stick to breakfast at the parks or at our resort.

True enough!

 

[jenbear123]

I'm not the only one who does the napkin press! My DBF is always giving me funny looks when I'm absorbing all the, what he likes to call, good stuff.

Glad to see you're still around. Hope to see an update soon (no pressure of course)

 

[lindsayp]

great reviews cant wait to read more