Just got back and our dining reviews.....

Beauty

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Lets see I'm going to make it short and sweet,

Friday night was Wilderness Lodge which was pretty good. The chicken wing appetizer was wonderful!! The nachos were good, DH ate every bite of his soup and my mom ate all of her salad. I got the pork chops which were good, the others got steak which they said was just okay. Now the mashed potatos were the bomb!!!! Desserts were caramel and apple pie and chocolate cake and were all good. Our server was hillarious and talked in a high voice. I would give the restaurant a B+ and will definately eat here again but probably stick to the skillet.

Saturday was 1900 Park Faire. The Strawberry Soup is the most yummy stuff imaginable. The buffet was okay, standard buffet food nothing out of the ordinary except the Strawberry Soup. The characters were very interactive, Cinderella, Prince Charming and Perla and Suzie. I would give the restaurant a C but the Strawberry Soup gets an A+ I would probably go back just for the soup.

Sunday was Cinderella's Castle and was our best meal overall. DH and I had the Cheese Soup appetizer which was very good although not as good as Le Cellier's Cheese Soup but still good. DS had Spring Rolls which were very good and mom had the salad. We all had prime rib and it was SUPER. It was so yummy and tender. Mom and I got the slipper dessert and DH and DS got something chocolate. The chocolate in the slipper is yummy but the actual slipper isn't good at all. Service was supreme. I had read where people were rushed. We weren't rushed at all. We actually stayed and talked and listened to the fireworks outside. We also watched a proposal which was so sweet. I would give the food an A+ with the exception of the slipper. It was excellent!

Monday was O'Hana's new menu. I wasn't feeling well so I got a Mudslide which helped a bit. The new potatos were yummy to me. They were really good. The rest of the appetizers were good, I didn't eat the mixed veggies but my mom ate a good bit of them and she loved the salad. The shrimp did come with the appetizers and was really good. The "green" dipping sauce was good. I didn't care for the peanut and the other sauce. The steak and pork and sausage were all good. The turkey tasted a lot like lime. The dessert was pineapple bread pudding with vanilla ice cream and banana foster sauce. It was really really good. We got a super table which looked out at the castle. They did dim the lights and we were able to watch wishes. We weren't rushed even though we were finished eating 15 minutes before the fireworks started. John-Cole had one of the huge snowcones and ate almost all of it. I would give the new O'Hana an A and we will definately go back.

Tuesday was LeCellier. It was packed full as usual. Our server was wonderful and told us that LeCellier is now number 2 on all of Disney property. John and I both had the Soup, excellent as always. Mama had the Cesar salad which was HUGE pieces of lettuce which she had to cut up herself. She said that was weird having to cut up her salad but it was good. J.C. had the beef kabob which he ate all of. Everyone except myself had a 14oz. steak which was very good. Mama said her steak was a bit tough but had a good taste. I had the surf and turf special which was a 5oz. steak and lobster tail. It was so yummy. The steak could be cut with a fork and the lobster was good as well. It was MY personal favorite meal. For dessert J.C. had the chocolate mousse, John the smores and mom and I the cobbler. The mousse was really good. John didn't care for the smores but the cobbler was good. I would give the meal an A and mine an A+. Yep we will be back!

Wednesday was Sci-Fi. John had the chili, John-Cole and mom had the onion rings and I had the Spinich/artichoke dip. All of our appetizers were yummy. John-Cole had a hamburger, John the turkey sandwich and mom and I the steak sandwich. J.C. enjoyed his burger but the steak sandwich was yucky to both my mom and I, really yucky. The cheesecake was also yucky but the Caramel and Chocolate sundae was good. I would give the meal a D for myself. The appetizer was good but the cheesecake and steak sandwich were both horrible. I think if we do ever go back we will stick to burgers. The service was also very slow. I do feel like we wasted a table service with this meal.

Thursday we ate at Concourse. Appetizers were salad, shellfish bisque, chicken wings and onion soup. It was all very good. Our steaks were all very good as well. The desserts were super! The peach and berry cobbler was yummy as was the special cheesecake. I just honestly can't think of one bad thing to say about this restaurant. It was very very yummy and I would give it an A. There was not one thing bad here, everything was good and fresh.

Friday we decided to use 2 credits and do the Hoop De Doo. OMG it was hillarious. It was so much fun. The food was plentyful, bread, salad with yummy Italian dressing, Corn on the Cob, Baked Beans, fried chicken, ribs (super tender) and strawberry shortcake for dessert. We all had a super time. We laughed and laughed. It is an excellent show. I would definately like to go back even for the price of $50 per person. Its stupid comedy which John-Cole loves. We all had a good time. I would give the show an A+ and the food a A, its just down home cookin....LOL!


As for Counter Service we ate at Pinocchio (The Canoli is to die for!!!!!!!!) Flame Tree BBQ, Cosmic Rays, Pop Food Court, Caribbean Food Court and the Land. All of the above were good, regular counter service food except the Canoli which was an A+++++++++++++++ :rotfl:

The one counter service that stood out though was Saturday night at Tangerine in Morocco. We had lamb and chicken and it was excellent. It was heads and tails above the Marakkesh where we ate at Christmas time. It was by far our best deal on Counter Service and the best tasteing (well with the exception of the Canoli at Pinocchios :teeth: )

I haven't added up all the totals of our food yet but I am suspecting well over $1,000 dollars worth of food for 4 adults and our vacation was only $2,000 for 9 nights at Pop Century with all of our Park Hopper Passes and 5 Plus Options. So by far this is the best Disney deal ever and we will definately book again if it becomes available in the future.

Wow this was long, any questions please ask!
 
You really did get a great deal! Your report made me hungry. I agree with you about Sci Fi. I really love the place, but I refuse to get anything besides, burgers, fries, onion rings and shakes. Thanks for the reviews. :)
 

O.K. Beth you are making me VERY hungry. Well I was thinking of sci-fi for the 3 ds and myself while dh is at his swan conference, but I think I will skip it and let them pick something else. Doesn't sound very appetizing.
 
Nice review ! I enjoyed the dinner at Park Fare and Ohanas also! :cool1:

Hmm going to have do something about my countdown lol :p
 
Hi, Thank you for the reviews. Very informative! I do have a couple of questions.

Everyone says the spinach/artichoke dip at Sci-Fi is pretty good. What kind of portion is it? Is it big enough to share or big enough for 1 person to order as their lunch?

Also, wondered if anything at the POP food court really stands out in your mind? We're checking in to POP next Friday and would like any recommendations for anything yummy. I heard the tye-dye cheesecake is very good.

Thanks! :wave:
 
Oh gosh, I was planning on ordering that steak sandwich at Sci-Fi! What made it so yucky? I was dying to try the onion rings but didn't want the fries!

Sounds like you had a blast!

--penny
:goodvibes
 
Thanks for the great reviews....worried about that Slipper Dessert though...I have been SO looking forward to it. What dessert would you recommend for dinner at the castle?

I believe "proper" Ceasar salad is made with whole leaves of Romaine lettuce....could that be what happened??

I just ate and I am still hungry!

PS....can't remember the name of who posted...but I LOVE the blooming rose...it made me happy!
 
Sounds like we'll have to stop into Pinocchio's for dessert! Thanks for the reviews!!!
 
Thanks so much for the reviews, they were well written. :cool1:
 
OOOO The Cannoli at Pinocchios, did I mention the Cannoli.......ROTFLOL!!!!!! YES YES YES its worth it just for the Cannoli, it has chocolate on both ends.....YUM!

Lets see about the questions,

The Spinach dip is a large portion. You could share that and a main meal for two or you could definately eat it all by yourself as a meal in itself. The steak sandwich had this weird lettuce vinegar sauce on it and a HUGE mushroom. The steak was tough and just didn't have a good taste. It isn't really a sandwich as it only has one piece of soggy type bread like French Toast. It just wasn't good to either of us. Now the burger John-Cole said was yummy and the sundaes were excellent. The onion rings were good as well but way to many, two or three people could easily share an order of these.

The Pop Food Court was okay, P.O. Riverside is much better though. We had burgers, just okay, the Tye Dye Cheesecake was very good! My mother had a pita type chicken sandwich with alot of garlic and alot of feta cheese. I thought it was very good however she didn't care for it. John-Cole had a meatball sub which was okay. Its standard food court fare.

As for Cinderella's dessert I saw the berry dessert on another table and it looked YUMMY, I think I would try that if we went again.
 
Great reviews. Thanks for posting them.

Beauty said:
Friday we decided to use 2 credits and do the Hoop De Doo. ...The food was plentyful, bread, salad with yummy Italian dressing, Corn on the Cob...

Seems like such a minor thing in all of your details on all of your meals, but was it really Corn on the COB at HDDR? They had been serving it off the cob mixed with onions. Not appealling to me at all - but I would LOVE to have some corn on the COB. Ours is done until next summer up here in SW PA . :(
 
"I wasn't feeling well so I got a Mudslide which helped a bit"

my kinda gal - thanks for the reviews, I am on the fence for dinner at the castle, but this made me think maybe we'll give it a try!
 
great reviews Beauty, thanks for sharing!!

Tamie
 


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