Here's part of a review I did from my last trip. The full review is here:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1467257
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After visiting the Animal Kingdom I headed over to the Animal Kingdom Lodge for dinner at Jiko which means The Cooking Place in Swahili. I asked to be seated at the cooking place if it was available and I lucked out and got to sit there. Now this has its good and bad points. The counter height is a bit higher then the normal tables and as a wheelchair user I felt like I was a kid eating at the grown ups table for the first time. But I was given the choice of the counter or a table and Im glad I sat at the counter.
As you can see in this picture there were a fair amount of kids around me. They were no trouble at all. I knew about the young boy beside me of course but I didnt even realize the tables behind me had children at them until I got home and saw the picture. Its great to see kids who can handle dining at a nice restaurant.
Michael was my waiter. We talked about the menu a bit and what wine to choose. I decided on 2 glasses one white and one red but I couldnt tell you much about them other then they went well with what I ordered. He brought out some nice bread with great butter.
My appetizer was the Tikka Marinated Ahi Tuna. Sitting at the cooking place I must have seen them make it 25 times that night. It was great and I could see why so many people were ordering it.
Siham (cant remember how this was spelled) was great. We talked between courses and shed slip me some of whatever she was cooking. I enjoyed sitting at the cooking place and she was a big part of the reason.
My main course was the famous Oak-Grilled Filet Mignon with macaroni and cheese. Now Ive been doubtful about the whole idea of mac and cheese at an upscale restaurant but this mac and cheese was great. Its like they took the cheeses from a really good potatoes au gratin and used that for the cheese in mac and cheese. I want to find the recipe for this and try it at home. The filet was really good and had a nice smoky taste to it and the wine reduction really set everything off well. I was really happy with my choice.
Dessert was a pistachio crème brulee with a layered chocolate bottom and a cup of coffee. The crème brulee disappointed me at first because the top was only slightly crunchy
but then I tasted it! I have to say this was my favorite dessert of the trip. It was great!
Now I did have one problem with dessert. They really need to serve the coffee in a mug. ROFL. I couldnt get my finger into the little hole in the cup! It was cute
Overall I had a great meal at Jiko. Its going to be a tough choice in the future between Jiko and Boma.