JUST UPDATED 10/22!! 9 DAYS AND NIGHTS OF GRAZING AND DOWNRIGHT GORGING tons of pics!

[nurseypoo5]

Day 5 is finally here THE MAGIC KINGDOM! Yippee, I get to finally see “THE Mouse”. Funny how the mouse is absent, except for shows at the other parks. Or was that just us? Seems like I never saw that sneaky highly intelligent and adorable rodent except the MK.

I wont go into detail on in this thread about out days at the parks, but if you would like to read more just follow the link in my siggy for my complete trip report

After a fun morning at the MK, we got hungry and headed over to Columbia Harbor house. LOVED LOVED LOVED THIS PLACE! By 11:15 there was already a line to wait in, but DH had no trouble finding a table by the window upstairs. I loved the country kitchen tables with the high back chairs. Very cozy, lights dimmed and very cool. I could have stayed inside here for a couple of hours and people watched.

me being the serving wench!


This would be one my DS’s favorite meals of the week. My DS loves fish, and there was something about this fish that made him clean his plate, which is something we rarely get to see.

DD, DS and I had fish and chicken. It was very hot, and fresh and crispy. Everything was freshly cooked just before we got it, which I’m sure makes it even better.

My DH had the ham and cheese sandwich, which he said was very good and fresh.

Dessert was chocolate cake, and I have to say I thought this was one of the best desserts this week, no joking. It was so moist and if you love a lot of frosting you'll love this. I do but DD scraped half hers off. It was really good, and we all finished ours off.

I’m realizing as I give you my trip report my Foodie side pops out big time. I tended to snap more pics of our food than the MK LOL. It’s ok, though, with almost 1,000 pics taken, surely I have enough LOL.

We were never hungry enough today to get a snack, tho I did try a dole whip later in the evening, but didnt snap a pic. Oh dont worry there will be one later! lol!

 

[nurseypoo5]

4:30 comes really fast and we head over to the Poly. Again, I can not say enough good things about renting a car. We never used a bus, and were able to take breaks during the day and make it to the store for stuff. I loved being able to get from POR to the Poly in 5 minutes.

We arrive at Poly to have dinner with our DD at 5pm. This restaurant is NOT in the same caliber as many restaurants as far as décor and ambience go. However it is one of the better restaurants for food quality. We had the smallest table for four adult meals. We couldnt fit our appetizers on the same table as our main courses, so we HAD to finish our appys before our dinner could come out. I should have asked for a round table. So here is my heads up to you all. Ask for a round table, you will have a lot more room! Even the rectable tables with 2 people on each side would have been bigger, I had the feeling our table was really meant for 2.

Lilo and stitch carved from chocolate, cool huh?
We start with appetizers.

DS ordered Wings. After they came, we all wished we had ordered them. OMG yum. Just yum. I love it when I get wings with out a lot of fat and fried crispy, but the sauce on these was just yum. If you think these wings are the same as Ohana, you’re wrong. Ohana has nothing on these wings baby!

Sticky Wings - crispy wings in a garlic glaze with a tangy mustard drizzle and toasted sesame seeds $7.19

DD, DH and I all ordered Crab Cakes. They were very good, They don't compare to those wings though.

Crab Cakes - pan-seared lump crab cakes with Asian tartar and pineapple relish $10.19

Now of course this is the one restaurant that doesn’t ask about allergies. My DD has a mild allergy to nuts in that it makes her mouth itch and throat itch. Nothing serious, just uncomfortable. DD orders the Mahi minus the nuts, but it comes out with the macadamia nuts. We had to send this back, which takes quite a while. In the meantime we all dig in, sorry DD!

this was awsome!
Macadamia Mahi Mahi - served with mushroom risotto, sauteed bok choy, lime beurre blanc and crispy fried onions $20.49


DH and I ordered the Steak. YUM. What can I say, it was delicious. Loved the mashed potatoes.

DS ordered the Shrimp and scallops, minus the scallops. Fish for my son, does anyone see a pattern lol??

Shrimp and Scallops - panko breaded shrimp and pan seared scallops with sticky rice and ponzu, spicy guava-passion fruit and wasabi cream sauces $20.49


Deserts were great. By far the prettiest deserts in the World!

Sons suprise birthday dessert! I loved this, was like a pastry with custard..so yum.

Kilauea Torte

White Chocolate Cheesecake

Kiddie Kone

Apple Brown Betty


All in all a very very good dining choice and a great choice for those wanting a break from the MK. It’s a short monorail ride. Or you can do what we did and drive to the Poly and leave your car there and take the monorail back after close. There is a catch, the parking pass isn’t all day, so it’s really only good to do this for your evening meal.

Food *****, Service ***, Ambience **

 

[dec2901]

thanks for the reviews and pics. You have made me soooo glad that I have booked Kona!

Thanks again!

 

[momofdbsdc]

Your reviews are really making me hungry!!!! A quick question though. How does one reserve a diver at Coral Reef. I am planning a surprise vow renewal for my husband, and i thought that this would be an awesome way to let him in on it. Thanks again for the reviews and any info you can share!!!!

 

[nurseypoo5]

Your reviews are really making me hungry!!!! A quick question though. How does one reserve a diver at Coral Reef. I am planning a surprise vow renewal for my husband, and i thought that this would be an awesome way to let him in on it. Thanks again for the reviews and any info you can share!!!!

407-560-6784 thats the number i called. I started calling around 8:30 am and kept hitting redial till i got thru. I finally got Tasha who was FANTASTIC and oh so nice.

there is a whole thread on this...
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1195299&page=1&pp=15

enjoy! It was probably one of the MOST memorable experiences of the week, and my sons favorite disney moment. I'm so glad we made it our first dinner of the week. It just set the tone!

 

[ppony]

I'll just echo everyone else's comment! GREAT reviews and OMG! THE PIX!!!! I've never been more excited to get there and EAT! And to think I was going to skip Epcot this time!??!? MUST try that school bread! And LOL, my family doens't care for coconut either. Bummer for me huh? ALL MINE!
THANKS for taking all the time and efforts to take the pictures and write!!! You rock!

 

[nurseypoo5]

I'll just echo everyone else's comment! GREAT reviews and OMG! THE PIX!!!! I've never been more excited to get there and EAT! And to think I was going to skip Epcot this time!??!? MUST try that school bread! And LOL, my family doens't care for coconut either. Bummer for me huh? ALL MINE!
THANKS for taking all the time and efforts to take the pictures and write!!! You rock!

ECHO ECHO...PLEASE ECHO Makes me feel great that people are reading this,and with no comments i start to wonder lol.

Omg tonight while sifting thru photos i thought i lost all my pics to animal kingdom and Cali grill. I cried for an hour till i found them in a "folder" under POR. good grief. I was so happy!

Skip epcot??!! Well this was my first time, and i cant imagine skipping it. Everyone said we would love MK best..well DS loved MGM best, DD and I loved Epcot best, and my DH loved AK best. Our least fave was MK. Not to say we didnt enjoy it (we went twice) but we LOVED epcot. Went 3 times this trip. I had Friday (our second to last day) as an open day..probably MK day..but nope we went to epcot.

I loved loved the worlds! (and lord yes they have the BEST food in WDW there! and liquier too, tho as you heard, im not fond of those, unless im on my way OUT of the park LOL)

 

[Accash]

Can I start a cheer
I WANT MORE :
I WANT MORE
I WANT MORE

My DH came home last night and asked if you updated this thread yet. LOL That's the ACcash seal of approval right there

Melissa

 

[Quinn222]

Great reviews and I love the pictures! Makes me want to go back to Kona next time just for that kiddie cone. I have the recipe for those wings BTW and they come out great every time.

 

[shovan]

Great Reviews! Beautiful Pics! It's been quite a while since we've eaten at Kona's, looks like it's time to get back there!

 

[Local_Girl]

Terrific reviews and pics...thanks so much for posting! Hoping to try Kona on our next trip...your pics make the food look absolutely delicious!

 

[ppony]

ECHO ECHO...PLEASE ECHO

Tee hee hee!

Skip epcot??!!

Yeah, it's our least favorite park. Just our personal taste. LOADS of people love it! We're usually pretty bored there. BUT, we never looked at it from a FOOD point of view. YOU shed light single handedly on that one! Grazing along will be fun I think! And this ill be teh first time our son will see the worlds. We didn't take hmn to them when he was 3 so it might be more interesting this time seeing them through him.

AND I've made a ressie for Kona now purly on your pix! We had eaten there for breakfast once but never tried dinner! MMMMMMMMM

THANK YOU!!!!!

 

[nurseypoo5]

Tee hee hee!


Yeah, it's our least favorite park. Just our personal taste. LOADS of people love it! We're usually pretty bored there. BUT, we never looked at it from a FOOD point of view. YOU shed light single handedly on that one! Grazing along will be fun I think! And this ill be teh first time our son will see the worlds. We didn't take hmn to them when he was 3 so it might be more interesting this time seeing them through him.

AND I've made a ressie for Kona now purly on your pix! We had eaten there for breakfast once but never tried dinner! MMMMMMMMM

THANK YOU!!!!!

Does your DS like pokemon yet? My DS loves Epcot because in Japan they have a Hello Kitty/Pokemon store. We promised him on our last day (he wanted to do MGM again, but i just couldnt) that he could pick out something at the Pokemon store,and he went wild. He actually like world showecase though. we so most of our characters at epcot for autographs,
alladin, jasmine, genie,minnie, goofy, donald,stitch, chip and dale, and a few more.


It might be Sat night before i get another installment here. Have to work a lot till then, and then catagorize my pics for the new update but i WILL be updating i promise!

 

[mycutiepatooties]

This is my very first post on this forum. I HAD to join in because I just wanted to tell you how helpful your photos and food reviews have been. I have been reading and gaining great info. from this site which is helping me to plan our WDW trip in May 07. I know it must be an incredible amount of work to post all of this info. PLUS the amazing pictures. So THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! It has been so helpful. I'll be anxious to see your next posting.

 

[All Morganic]

I am so happy that I stumbled upon your Food Report. We have ressies at some of the places you went to and enjoyed. I'm gonna give myself a pat on the back for that

I'm looking forward to trying Earl of Sandwich, too! Thanks for your mad photog skillz!

 

[ppony]

Does your DS like pokemon yet?

Not yet. He'd have to wrestle the Nintendo DS away from my DH! And here I thought I was getting a little game for my hubby that he might mildly enjoy sometimes but he's become completely addicted. Darn it! But anyway, I think DS would love Pokemon because he LOVES cute little animals! LOVES. I'm just delaying the inevitable I know.

Anyway! I'm really jazzed about eating around the world now! You helped me get a new plan entirely for the Epcot day! THANK YOU! Your poor photobucket account! overload!

 

[nurseypoo5]

Not yet. He'd have to wrestle the Nintendo DS away from my DH! And here I thought I was getting a little game for my hubby that he might mildly enjoy sometimes but he's become completely addicted. Darn it! But anyway, I think DS would love Pokemon because he LOVES cute little animals! LOVES. I'm just delaying the inevitable I know.

Anyway! I'm really jazzed about eating around the world now! You helped me get a new plan entirely for the Epcot day! THANK YOU! Your poor photobucket account! overload!

i know, i need to go empty! LOL

 

[nurseypoo5]

you know, its been way over a year and im about embarrassed i never finished this, i might need to finish it and print it out so i can relive it

on my to do list if anyones interested in the last couple of days

 

[TigerKat]

I'm ready when you are!

 

[mickeysgirl17]

Love the updates