So I left off with the noodles. I think rice, regular Lo Mein noodles, Roasted Potatoes or even baked potatoes would have been a better side item. These were too sweet and we already had 'Sweet' with the wings and the dipping sauces. This is a personal preference.. we were enjoying everything else so the noodles weren't that important - there was enough food .
The steak finally made it's way around to us. I found it to be a bit dry and over cooked.. I told my husband this and he agreed.. but no sooner than we made that statement (which was overheard apparently) a fresh , medium/rare skewer made it's way to our table
.. our server also magically appeared with new plates
.. this second go at the meat was very well received by all. I guess the rule is , don't be afraid to ask for your meat more rare or more well done.. it is possible, even , when you don't expect it.
I was stuffed by now, but , really wanted to try this well reviewed masterpiece of a desert!! DH was not.. so when the skewer dude (what my kids called him.. LOL) came by and asked me if I wanted more.. I said no thank you and he ran off.. what the problem was, both DS and DH wanted more .. he had the turkey and pork which is what they wanted.. it took 10 more minutes for the skewer dude to come back and he only had steak.. but that was ok too.. but still, first skewer dude should have asked EVERYONE first. Our server was very attentive - so we never wanted for anything..
Finally we all gave up on the main dishes and readied ourselves for desert.. DD 12 (nut allergy) was presented with a very large platter of fresh fruit.. it was amazing .. along with a dish of dipping yogurt.
The rest of us were presented with a large platter of bread pudding, a cup of banana's foster and a bowl of vanilla ice cream. Two extra bowls of ice cream were also brought incase the kids didn't like the bread pudding. DD 12 was also served ice cream.
DH took one bite of the bread pudding and went yuck.. Oh My.. I was so dissapointed.. how could that be..
.. I told him to put the ice cream and the banana's on it and try again and
that made ALL the difference.. he liked it alot - was it his favorite???.. no.. would he order it over other things he had this week ??.. no, but he really liked it. My response is going to be the same. I liked it alot, but, not enough to go out of my way to get it. It is a perfect ending to this meal though.
We also ordered some coffee which was very nice.. and even had time for a second cup. We never felt pushed or rushed in this meal. Actually, we were encouraged to indulge more.. I really liked the 'vibe' here..
Overall.. we liked this alot, ranked it third on our list for the week.. after Chef's and Kona .. The kids like the 'serving' style, and I enjoyed the pace of new fresh food being presented. Nothing was OMG good .. but a nice overall meal in a nice setting.
The lounge act was cheesy but fit the place perfectly. The kids had fun with it and it enhanced the ambience rather than took away from it. It made it more family friendly. Depending on where you are seated this could be more or less annoying while you are trying to eat or if you are just some adults trying to have some dinner conversation.
So.. I give it an all around 8 -- you get more food quality food here than a buffet for the same price. The options, though, limited are sure to please most people - especially your meat eaters. Nothing stood out as overly memorable in terms of food, though the total experience was memorable, it is a place we would return to without hesitation. Though I would make a later ADR as it was too close to lunch for all that food. I think 6:30ish would be a fine time to eat here. Getting here from Magic Kingdom or Epcot was a breeze and a nice reprieve from the parks via tram.
So that was our last offical ADR.. we still have one more day (an add on day) but we had 9 CS meals left over and 9 snacks.. even though they should have been gone.. my kids just could not eat that much.. so we planned on using them up on the last day .. We ate at Disney Studios for lunch that day (not memorable at all) and at Cosmic Ray's for dinner - I will review both when finished.. we also used our last CS meals up at the Main Street Bakery .. where you can choose THREE items and drink .. on our way out of the park at 9 , we used our last two CS meals and got 6 items.. two chocolate muffins, two coffee Cakes, one Coissant and one large cookie and two bottles of water. These were our on the road snacks for our 9 hour drive home.. I will also review these and the other snacks and lunches we had throughout our week next..
Some of those places will be..
Pizza Planet , Dis Studios
Yak and Yetis Counter Service AK
Cosmic Rays
Colombia Harbor House
Sunshine Seasons
Tangerine Cafe
(the place at the Mexico Pavillion for CS .. name escapes me)
China counter service
Beach Club Market place
Main Street Bakery
France Crepe's cart
Margarita Stand Mexico
Various Snacks..
Waffle Cones (France)
Slushies
Crepes France
French Fries (Dis Studios)
Beach Club market place muffins, yogurt parfaits..
Milk Shakes
Egg Rolls
and more...
.... she had a meltdown. then the mom appeared, (so she must have been at the next station filling her own plate, not tending the child). They didn't even look to see where the food went (divided between me and the floor)! The guy behind the dessert station handed me some napkins, so I wiped the creamy stuff and worse of the mess of my leg and sneaks, and back at the table got a wet cloth from the server to do damage control on the sneaker (bless her heart, she was going to try to clean up my sneaker... I really would not expect her to do that!). Just a little red stain remains.
