Just Back - here's where we ate... (Part 1)

[zillow]

Enjoyed this trip immensely and overall the food was good - I have a 4-year old daughter with severe food allergies to nuts, peanuts and shellfish so I was really happy with how accomodating everyone was.

Chef Mickeys Dinner - we ate here the first night. Seated quickly (we had a party of 8) and the chef came out immediately to walk me through the buffet. He was very attentive and where there was a possible cross-contamination risk (person using the pesto spatula to dish out ravioli for example) he offered to bring her food from the back. Food was fresh and hot. I loved the fish (I think that it was Cod) and the key lime pie. My daughter LOVED the Mickey shaped ravioli - unfortunately we didn't find them again during the trip. Chef came out after our meals to make sure that DD had had enough to eat. Character interaction was good.

Artist Point - This is my new favorite restaurant! We ate here twice, calling for a PS the same day that we ate there. We had venison spring rolls (surprising kick to them), salmon, and a creme brulee/bread pudding dessert and the cobbler. My husband says the cobbler is the best dessert he has ever had (It was very good but would have to contain chocolate to get a higher rating from me.) The staff was wonderful and different wait staff kept stopping by to entertain my children. One waitress even fed my 16 month old ice cream while I ate my dessert. Since my daughter either didn't like what was on the menu or couldn't have it because of the allergies, they offered to make her a grill cheese and she loved it. They also offered to substitute any sides of our entrees that had nuts.
The second meal here I had the tenderloin and loved it - especially the tomatoe! My husband had the pork chop and said it was the best pork chop he's ever had! Can't wait to eat there again on our next trip.

1900 Park Fare - We did the Cinderella dinner here. The food was quite good (most of the party thought better than Chef Mickeys). I loved the mashed potatoes here and the cream of mushroom soup. Dessert offering didn't seem as vast as at Chef Mickeys but the key lime pie was good again. Chef walked us through the buffet and there was more here that she could eat. We also got a birthday cake for my husband's aunt who's turning 70. Character interaction was brief - never saw the fairy Godmother as she seemed to be perpetually on break. Prince charming was charming though ...

Enough for now - next part will have SciFi Dine-in, Whispering Canyon Cafe, Princess Storybook breakfast and Victoria and Alberts!

 

[Alice28]

Thanks for the reviews! it's good to hear how attentive & accomodating the chefs were to your daughter's allergies.

 

[pennyplanner]

Thanks for the reviews, Zillow. I can't help but feel good about a chef reviewing the dishes with you. That is the extra "Disney mile" I like to associate with WDW.

My DS has a classmate with peanut allergies so I can relate if only from a classroom snack perspective.

Keep those reviews coming!!!

--penny

 

[SamSam]

Terrific reviews!!!! It's been awhile since we've eaten at Artist's Pointe, but after reading your reviews I'm definitely ready to go back.

 

[Annie&Hallie'sMom]

Thank you for posting your reviews. I'm adult who's lived with severe food allergies and WDW is really the only place where they understand.

 

[Strings]

Thank You so much for posting. We're headed down in October. Lately, I've been hearing thet chefs aren't as accomodating to allergies. It was so reassuring to hear your good experiences. DD has many serious allergies. Any restaurant you'd avoid? I'm glad you had a good time. Thanks for the info, and I'll watch for further reviews.

 

[zillow]

Strings, as far as the allergies and avoiding restaurants, it depends upon your daughter's allergies. With my DD she is allergic to tree nuts, peanuts and shellfish (mainly crustaceans). I plan to avoid Boma with her even though I'm dying to try it myself - will make it an adults only evening (we always bring babysitters with us). I've heard that many of the dishes contain nuts and so I'd be afraid of the cross-contamination issues from one dish to the other and also just that the aromas, steam, etc. are in the air.
I also avoid ice cream parlors (Beaches and Cream for example) since nuts tend to fly around these places. And for the seafood allergy, I avoid restaurants that primarily serve seafood since it would only have to touch my daughter for her to react. Her allergist says that shrimp is particularly nasty since it's actually more allergenic while it's being cooked. He told me about a woman who died while on vacation on a tropical island when a waiter walked past with a platter full of sizzling shrimp. Scary stuff. For this reason, I'll also avoid O'hanas with her in the future.
I had the allergies noted on my PS and did try to call a few times ahead since they gave me a number to do that but I found that was fruitless tag playing. Every hostess immediately mentioned that the chef would be right out when we got there. The allergies where always written on the PS and highlighted so they take it quite seriously.
On another tact, I was quite pleased with Song Airlines. They offered to make our section of the plane nut free! I've never had another airline offer that. I had inquired long ago whether they served nuts as a snack and they must have noted it on our reservations because they called us to the podium to talk about it while we were waiting to board.
Good luck with your meal choices and don't forget that epi-pen!

 

[Ron from Michigan]

Thanks for the great reviews. We have wanted to try Artist Point for a long time but never seem too. After reading your great review we are going to make sure we eat there in Dec. We did eat at Whispering Canyon for the first time on this past trip and loved it.

 

[Minniespal]

Wonderful reviews ~ Thanx for sharing.

 

[slp87]

Enjoyed the reviews. I'm sure you're glad to have a vacation where the chefs are so attentive to special needs.

 

[Krissalee]

Fantastic reviews! Thanks for sharing them.

 

[Princesstimes2]

Thanks for the reviews. That was nice that the chefs walked you through the buffets. That is a big help.