DH and I have been to V&A's twice, and you are so right - it's an experience! We have had one experience beyond this that beat out V&A's, believe it or not! We had dinner at the Chef's Table on the RCCL Oasis this past August, and the meal was out of this world AMAZING!!! If I make it back onto the Oasis, and they are still doing Chef's Table, I will eat there twice in a trip. I seriously cannot say enough good things about that meal, and I love V&A's!
I am so glad you were able to pull off the surprise, and the video was awesome. Can't wait to hear more about the upcoming surprises!
And btw, you can pass along my thoughts about her IB program. My daughter is going to a pretty tough engineering school, and while she was tops in her class in HS, this school is kicking her butt. She was so not prepared by her HS. So, if anything, your daughter will be ready for college, and may even think it's a piece of cake compared to her IB HS program. She might not realized it now, but I promise she'll look back and realize how lucky she was to complete the program!
Havent sailed on RCCL. That has to be an unbelievable place to beat out V&A. A few other meals Ive experienced were as good or were better than V&A but never the total experience. Second surprise coming soon.
Her Middle school principal has a daughter going to college right now. He told a group of parents that it is cake compared to High School. I am sure her college academic experience wont be a snap but she is prepared.
Psych! DOH! I should have known from the picture with a jacket and tie. There is pretty much only one place that people dress up like that.
What a great surprise! I Just love V&A's! We've been there three times, twice in the dining room and once at the Chef's table. I can't wait to try the QV room. So great to see what they do for a vegetarian menu.
I know what you mean about the Kurobota Pork Tenderloin, Chef Hummel seems to really like it and I can see why! Just the right amount of fat to the pork ratio. Though we will be going to CG instead of V&A's on our next trip, I'm really looking forward to V&A's for our trip next May. Thanks for a great report and a wonderful meal! I can't wait to enjoy it again for myself!
Admit it though, despite the jacket pic, I fooled you. Never tried the Chefs table. The couple of times I tried to reserve it, it was already booked. One of these days. The tenderloin was unbelievably good. We also did CG this trip. Not nearly as good as V&A. But I am getting ahead of myself.
My DDs are sending their collective "go get 'em" for this next year. In California, the University of California will give you 30 semester units if you have your full IB diploma with a score of 30 or more. And they have told me that some of their HS teachers were harder and better teachers than some of their college profs. It will be worth it.
30 Credits. Wow. I will pass the good wishes to mine from yours. I noticed that the IB kids have their own sub-culture. Not only in their school but nationwide. She shows me stuff from her Facebook page things like You know you are an IBer if... College recruiters say it is a big plus to have an IB certification.
Nicely done!
I thought so.
Hey y'all look at this here fancy food!
Hand me the fancy pot passers, will you. (attempt at a Beverly Hillbillies reference)
Me neither. Unless it is breaded, fried and covered in tartar sauce. I'm guessing V&A probably doesn't serve that dish.:rotfl2
Funny thing. My friend from the UK is a big fish eater. We went out and I actually ordered a Mahi-Mahi sandwich. It wasnt bad. Not nearly as good as a burger but healthier. Also had them bring me extra tarter sauce.
I hear you there. I typically tip around 20% unless they do the automatic 18%. I guess it isn't the servers fault, but it kind of irritates me and I won't tip anymore based on the principle of it. I'm sure V&A deserved it though for an experience like that. I mean anyone who will bring you a stool to sit your camera on deserves to be tipped well.
You have to be a crummy server to get less than 20% from me. I was a server in a former life. Hate leaving 18% but I hate even more being dictated how much I will tip. Seen too many bad/lazy servers at the restaurant where I worked. V&A, Prime Time and a few others are typically worthy of breaking my rule. The stool kind of floored me even though it wasnt my first time there. On an earlier visit, the strap on DDs dress broke. Before she could get embarrassed, Victoria came back with a safety pin and asked if she could pin the strap for her.
Every time I leave there, I tell DD next time is on her. Hasnt worked out that way.
Looks like quite the experience. I've never been to V&A's. I think it looks like it would be an incredible experience to try, but I don't know if my palate is quite adventurous enough to really enjoy the whole menu though. I'd still love to get there sometime just so I can say I did it though.
I thought so too. Look what I had; lobster, shrimp, chicken, pork and chocolate. Sure they were uber-prepared but that is the basics of what I dined on. As with the fish, they will do anything they can to provide you with options. Like substituting the chicken for the fish dish.
I don't think I'd like beets very much, but was that presentation BEAUTIFUL! That plate is just too pretty to eat; good thing it is beets and not something yummy!
What a fun surprise. Can't wait to read more.
She discovered that she was also not a beet fan. She did eat much of it though. The presentation was awesome. Wish I could get better pics of all the food because they are not only tasty but beautifully presented. She didnt pull the too pretty to eat trick.
What a great report about V & A! My DH refuses to bring a jacket to WDW, so I will never be enjoying V & A unless I do it with a girlfriend or other family member. It looks amazing! Thanks for taking the time to post!
P.S. Did you bring home a menu or were you able to actually remember and spell all of those fabulous dishes?
Hide a jacket in your bag. I have a photographic memory so remembered everything. OK, lying there. They do give you a nicely done personalized menu to take with you, which helped with the descriptions. Tried to scan it but my printer will only scan letter size docs. Another nice touch is they give the females in the party a red rose. Of course the men dont get anything.
Nice!!!!! Oh, and Pig Stomach is not so bad. Its a Pennsylvania Dutch thing, we stuff the stomach with cut up smoked and fresh sausage, diced potatoes, onions, parsley, salt and pepper and bake it in the oven. Then we heat butter in a cast iron pan and brown it and then pour milk in the pan and have that as a type of gravy. You don't have to eat the stomach but it is yummy. Other people have stuffed it with other things, but this is how my Mom made it.
Cyndi
Sorry but no. No way am I eating stomach. I am not that adventurous.
Isn't this what is otherwise known as Scrapple?
Heard about scrapple. Definitely something for me to avoid.
I like this picture. Just sharin'.
What? Dont like rhino butts?
OMG - Where's the shaking the head smiley? Writing late at night?
I love it as well. Though unless we have the relativeséfriends along I must do it alone. Not quite as fun that way but still a thrill after all these years.
Oh and a princess as a rebel spy - I didn't catch it was as in your princess at first - and got all excited that Disney actually had redid the princesses just for me. Oh well - one can dream.
Not writing late at night. Just had to do it. Real princesses are a really good idea.
I just lost a post TWICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But Ièm OMG - now the frigginè francophone keyboard is back. Accent a ksdfjlasdjfl;asdkfjls. Which means no question marks and no apostrophes. Swearing in french.
I must laugh - I bet my response to your lessons was going to get me thrown off the disboards. I bet.
And God saved me because he loves me and has nothing better to do. Insert HUGE WINK everyone.
I will return at some point.
Buy a Mac. Sorry to hear the computer troubles though. I would have DD help me with a reply in French but she it over at a friends house.
No you're not imagining. They did and it drives me insane since I ADORE WDW at night.
on the purple. Loved it.
Another ride I sometimes am forced to do on my own. My first time this guy was in pure glee. OMG - I just caught that and I'm keeping it in.
Anyway I was trying to say he was in pure glee to taunt the freshie with his knowledge.
That stinks that they no longer reboot fastpases for EMH. Funny about the solo rides. I will be doing it many times soon. We did the single rider line at EPCOT for the first time and it really cuts down time in line. I imagine it is really fun when you are paired with a newbie.
A side note, hows your Mac working for you? We just bought the Mac Book Pro and love it, though I don't think we're using it to the full potential!
