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

[GoofySon'sMom]

Oh man, I cannot wait to try Flying Fish! I don't like fishy fish either, hoping I don't lose my nerve on trying the Snapper!

 

[MickeyNicki]

I had that shrimp dish last month and it was awesome and I was shocked at the amount of shrimp in that dish! Incredible!

 

[jenbear123]

Great review on Flying Fish. I've never had the desire to eat there though. Not sure why....

You two are such a cute couple!

My favourite sushi place is the Ginza chain. They have a few locations throughout the GTA. I'm not sure where you are located but I'm sure any of the locations wouldn't be too far a drive for you. Here is their website You can see menus and pictures (just like Disney! ) Give them a try when you can. Their sushi is consistently good and fresh.

If you're looking for an all-you-can-eat sushi place, there's one off Yonge Street, south of Highway 7, called "V.I.P. sushi". Good place if you are in the mood for lots of sushi! The service is sub-par but their food is quite good. It's cheaper to go during the week than it is on the weekends.

Thanks for the info on Tokyo Dining. I'll be paying OOP with my TIW card (do they accept that there?) so no problemo with ordering off the sushi menu. I'm glad to hear that their sushi is good. Especially coming from a fellow sushi lover Can't wait to give it a try!

 

[TigerKat]

Have to agree the White Chocolate Creme Brulee was hands down the best creme brulee I've ever had!

 

[Calgary DISHeads]

I am a creme brulee FREAK and a white chocolate FREAK - can't believe I'm going to miss it!! Can't fit in FF this trip - next time I guess

 

[BecBennett]

Congrats on your engagement! Yay for another 2011 Disney Bride! In all honesty I’ve been secretly dreaming about a Disney wedding for years, all thanks to the wonderful Disbride’s on the wedding forum. I have some preliminary stuff planned. My DF wants to have the ceremony at the Wedding Pavilion (I always thought I’d have the ceremony at Sea Breeze Point), I’d love to have the reception at California Grill, followed by an Illuminations Dessert Party. We’re hoping to have around 20 guests so I’m not sure if it will be cheaper to go with an Escape or the Wishes package. Things will probably change as we get closer. It’s so hard because you can’t really have anything 100% planned until 1 year to 8 months out with Disney. Have you check out Carrie’s (Lurkyloo’s) Disney Weddings and Honeymoons e-book? It’s excellent! It’s helped me so much with my preliminary planning.

I forgot to mention that Yoshi is the sushi chef at California Grill. It would have been neat if it was Yoshi from Nintendo.

I do have Carrie's book, I love it, I only just got the updated one though so I'm re-reading it. Just reading it makes me feel organised!

That Creme-brulee looks so good! If I had the money I swear I'd open up a store in town here that just sold yummy deserts!

 

[Belle_373]

Hi Jaclyn!

Congrats on your engagement! Loving your dining reviews so far, and happy that your trip was so magical! My DH and I actually celebrated our honeymoon there last year at the same time!

Can't wait to read more!

Thank you!

Oh man, I cannot wait to try Flying Fish! I don't like fishy fish either, hoping I don't lose my nerve on trying the Snapper!

I’m a really picky fish eater. Up until a couple years ago I wouldn’t even eat fish and chips. With the snapper you won’t even realize your eating fish.

I had that shrimp dish last month and it was awesome and I was shocked at the amount of shrimp in that dish! Incredible!

Yes, there was definitely more shrimp in the dish than expected.

Great review on Flying Fish. I've never had the desire to eat there though. Not sure why....

You two are such a cute couple!

My favourite sushi place is the Ginza chain. They have a few locations throughout the GTA. I'm not sure where you are located but I'm sure any of the locations wouldn't be too far a drive for you. Here is their website You can see menus and pictures (just like Disney! ) Give them a try when you can. Their sushi is consistently good and fresh.

If you're looking for an all-you-can-eat sushi place, there's one off Yonge Street, south of Highway 7, called "V.I.P. sushi". Good place if you are in the mood for lots of sushi! The service is sub-par but their food is quite good. It's cheaper to go during the week than it is on the weekends.

Thanks for the info on Tokyo Dining. I'll be paying OOP with my TIW card (do they accept that there?) so no problemo with ordering off the sushi menu. I'm glad to hear that their sushi is good. Especially coming from a fellow sushi lover Can't wait to give it a try!

Thanks for the recommendations. I’ll definitely check out Ginza Sushi! Their menu looks awesome.

Unfortunately, Tokyo Dining doesn’t accept the TIW card. There’s only a 10% discount at lunch for AP holders.

Have to agree the White Chocolate Creme Brulee was hands down the best creme brulee I've ever had!

I would go back to Flying Fish just for the crème brulee.

I am a creme brulee FREAK and a white chocolate FREAK - can't believe I'm going to miss it!! Can't fit in FF this trip - next time I guess

That’s the great thing about going back to Disney you always have new places to try!

I do have Carrie's book, I love it, I only just got the updated one though so I'm re-reading it. Just reading it makes me feel organised!

That Creme-brulee looks so good! If I had the money I swear I'd open up a store in town here that just sold yummy deserts!

If you ever do open a store like that I’ll definitely pay a visit!

 

[Linda67]

Hi!

It’s funny I always eat my breakfast while reading dining reviews. It always makes me wish I was eating something better than a bagel.


Morning - just had my oatmeal and back for more lovely pics of food

 

[Nancy for Disney]

Flying Fish looks so yummy. Thank you for all the wonderful pictures.

 

[klacey1]

Mmmm, whenever I see the Red Snapper, my mouth waters!

 

[moosemom]

What a great engagement story - and a lovely thought for your parents to go to all that trouble to 'take you out to celebrate!"

I'm enjoying both your tale and your reviews!

 

[Belle_373]

Morning - just had my oatmeal and back for more lovely pics of food

Welcome back!

Flying Fish looks so yummy. Thank you for all the wonderful pictures.

Your welcome! Flying Fish was very yummy.

Mmmm, whenever I see the Red Snapper, my mouth waters!

Mine too!

What a great engagement story - and a lovely thought for your parents to go to all that trouble to 'take you out to celebrate!"

I'm enjoying both your tale and your reviews!

Thank You! It was very sweet of my parents.

 

[lizzyb]

Great reviews soo far!

Congrats on the engagement!

 

[Belle_373]

Great reviews soo far!

Congrats on the engagement!

Thank you!

 

[Belle_373]

We spent this morning at Animal Kingdom and decided we didn’t really feel like eating anywhere at AK for lunch. We decided to just head to DTD and go to WPE for lunch. An hour and a half later we finally arrived at DTD. Disney transportation can be such a pain sometimes, especially when trying to get to DTD from a park.

If I don’t eat every so often I get very dizzy and sick to my stomach. By the time we got to DTD I was about to pass out. I felt so weak and just looked at Chris and said “FOOD!”

When we arrived it was busier than normal. I think it had something to with free dining and WPE being one of the greatest options for your CS credits.

We decided to just share a meal because we thought we might want to share at sandwich at Earl of Sandwich (I had never eaten there before and I was really wanted to try one of their sandwiches. However, I always find it hard to go not stop at WPE for lunch when I’m at DTD) or stop at Ghirardelli’s after we spent some time wandering around. This never ended up happening so in hindsight we each could have ordered our own meals.

Meatball & Parmesan Pizza $13.95

The pizza tasted just as good as always. The only issue we had was that it was very difficult to eat, even with a fork and knife, because the toppings kept falling off. The pizza just seemed thrown together compared to other times we’ve had this pizza. It still tasted great though and we had no problem finishing it!

I was also disappointment in the service we received. Our waitress arrived at our table and saw that we were sharing the pizza and offered to bring us an extra plate. Great! We really need an extra plate because the pizza was so difficult to eat. Well she never came back with a plate. We actually had to flag her down to get our plate. I realize that it’s only a counter service restaurant but we usually receive excellent service here. I think a lot of it had to do with it being free dining and it being busier than usual.

Side of Mac & Cheese $3.95

The Mac & Cheese was excellent. It was a little on the cool side but other than that it was nice and rich and creamy.

Chris and I would go back to WPE. It is one of our favorite places to dine at in DTD. However, I don’t think we would go back when it’s really busy. The quality of the food and service just wasn’t the same.

Total with AP Discount $22.24

Up Next: Dinner at Tokyo Dining

 

[pezaddict231]

Congrats! How sweet of your DF! Your ring is beautiful! How sweet of your parents to help you celebrate your engagement. Loving all your reviews and looking forward to hearing more.

 

[Lynn5700]

Hey! WGPE looks so good. We are going to have breakfast there one morning on our next trip.

So are you guys planning on having a DFTW?

 

[Belle_373]

Congrats! How sweet of your DF! Your ring is beautiful! How sweet of your parents to help you celebrate your engagement. Loving all your reviews and looking forward to hearing more.

Thank You!

Hey! WGPE looks so good. We are going to have breakfast there one morning on our next trip.

So are you guys planning on having a DFTW?

I’ve always wanted to try WGPE for breakfast. Their breakfast menu looks excellent!

We’re planning on having a DFTW. I couldn’t imagine getting married anywhere else. Disney puts together such beautiful weddings. We’re probably going to do an Escape package as were only having around 20 guests come to the wedding.

 

[Belle_373]

After spending some time wandering World Showcase we walked over to the Japan Pavilion and checked in at 7:00pm for our 7:10pm ADR. I couldn’t believe how crowded it was in the lobby. I have been many times before including for free dining last year and I have never seen it this busy. I really think more people were aware of free dining this year because of the free dining commercials Disney did this year.

We were seated at 7:30pm at a four top in the sushi bar area. We were really hoping for a seat by the window but we weren’t about to complain. We just wanted to eat.

Chris and I are both sushi lovers so whenever we go to Tokyo Dining we both just order off the sushi menu.

I ordered the Grilled Salmon Roll $7.00 & Spicy Tuna Roll $7.50

Tokyo Dining’s spicy tuna roll is the best spicy tuna roll I’ve ever had. I always order it when I come here. The grilled salmon was a little dry but it was still good.

Chris ordered the California Roll and the Salmon Roll.

California Roll $7.50

Salmon Roll $6.00

I really enjoyed the California Roll. I’m not a huge fan of salmon rolls as I find they are too bland, but Chris loves them.

During our meal the Sushi Chef’s did a demonstration. This was very interested to watch, however, we were seated right beside the partition to the lobby and many guests were peering through the empty slots in the wood panels to watch this demonstration. We found this a little rude as a few people (adults mind you) had their heads stuck through partition and their heads were literally hovering over our table.

I would definitely return to Tokyo Dining (and we did later this trip for lunch). The sushi is always fresh and the service is excellent. It’s such a light and refreshing meal and it allows you plenty of room to grab dessert later at Beaches & Cream.

Total $32.97

Up Next: Beaches & Cream

 

[Belle_373]

Hello Everyone , I am Jaclyn and I have an addiction to ice cream.

I’m wanted to preface this review by letting everyone know that I have a really bad addiction to ice cream, like really bad. If there was only one food I could eat for the rest of my life it would be ice cream. There was even time where I would become physical ill when I ate ice cream. Chris thought I was lactose intolerant, but I didn’t care. I love ice cream too much, and I soldiered through and conquered by “lactose intolerance.” This is why you will see so many Beaches and Cream & Ghirardelli reviews. By the end of the trip the servers at Beaches & Cream new us as “regulars.”

I ordered a Two Scoop Hot Fudge Sundae $ 4.98

I’m really picky about my ice cream habit and prefer not to have whipped cream on my ice cream. I find it dilutes the taste of the ice cream. Chris makes fun of me endlessly for this, but I love him anyways.

Chris ordered the Strawberry Shortcake $5.99

Chris really enjoyed the strawberry shortcake; however, the strawberry shortcake did not love him back. He discovered this trip that he is most likely lactose intolerant. Chris does not have the love of ice cream that I do so he did not feel the need to power through, like I did, so you will not see him ordering any ice cream for the rest of this trip.

This is a multiple must do restaurant for me when in Disney World and I highly recommend it.

Total with TIW $11.33

Coming Up Next: Dinner at Tony’s Town Square