KnJ's Feasting w/ Pics

[KnJ]

Here is what will be reviewed and I will update with the post number once I complete the review

Nine Dragons Lunch posts 1 and 2
Crystal Palace Dinner post 6
Cape May Breakfast posts 9 and 10
Chefs de France Dinner posts 20, 21, and 22
Le Cellier Dinner posts 35, 36, and 37
Coral Reef Dinner posts 40, 41, and 43
Cape May Dinner post 66 and 67
Cape May Breakfast (yes again)
Marrakesh Dinner
Beaches and Cream Dessert post 30

CS
Sunshine Seasons post 25
Yakitori House post 26
Liberty Inn post 23
Sommerfest post 68
Tangerine Cafe post 70
Kringlapost 51
Earl of Sandwich

Cast:
Me: 25, and very picky eater, prefers foods to be not spicy and plain, loves chicken and desserts
DH: 30, exact opposite, loves flavor and spice, not picky at all

Ratings
I will rate categories on a 1-5 point scale, but instead will use the bouncing figment

=does not meet expectations
= just ok, maybe had some problems
=meets expectations
= exceeded expectations
= went above and beyond what thought possible.

I will try to rate all restaurants in the same area such as: service, atmosphere, wait time, and rate each individual dish

Will also include whether I will return and if I would recommend it

First up will be Nine Dragon

 

[KnJ]

Nine Dragons is one of our favorites. We love this not so popular gem.

Wait time: We decided on our first day that Nine Dragons would be great for lunch, we just walked right up and were sat immediately

Atmosphere: We love that it is so quiet, and has great music to set the mood and enhance the atmosphere. The design is gorgeous as well.

Service: We also get great service hear, nothing that extraordinary, but good, quick, polite service

Now for the drinks:

Orange Blossom: I love fruity mixed beverages

Tsingtao Beer: according to DH it is no different than American light beer

part 2 coming up shortly

 

[KnJ]

Food:
We ordered the lunch sampler for two, so will rate each piece separately

I had the Won Ton Soup: It was fabulous!!!

DH had the hot and sour soup nothing special but good

Vegetables: they were ok

Honey Sesame Chicken: It was wonderful!!!

Pepper Steak: DH thought it was not spicy enought, but I loved it!

and of course a picture of the rice

Would we return: Yes definately! We love this place, always a good meal with pleasant service with beautiful decor

Would we recommend: Yes!!!

Up next.....Crystal Palace

 

[MedCruise07]

Thanks for reviewing this restaurant--we will be trying it for the first time on our upcoming trip. Do you happen to remember what the options were for dessert at lunch?

 

[DizzDoll]

We had lunch at Nine Dragons in August - my son and I had the honey sesame chicken and it was DELICIOUS. My daughter had General Tsao's and that too was good. Nephew had chicken and broccoli and rest of party had stir fried veggies which didn't look too good and I think they were less than impressed. But I too would recommend Nine Dragons, and I've read some negative reviews about it. The decor is beautiful.

 

[KnJ]

Need to give some backround on our experience. I was not feeling 100%, going from extreme heat from being outside, to being extremely cold once inside a building really made me kinda ill. Plus, I froze on a two hour plane ride, even had a couple of blankets and shivered the entire time. So, I really wasn't looking forward to eating, but tried it anyway. This was the first time for my DH and myself at the Crystal Palace.

Wait time to be seated: When we walked up to check in for our ADR there were tons of people waiting outside, so we figured we would be waiting as well. Our thing started buzzing after 2 minutes! They must have been taking a lot of walk ups

Character interaction: We only had our picture taken with Piglet the entire time we were there. Granted, the characters really focused on tables with kids, and kinda just bypassed us when they saw us. They also did this parade with kids, so if you have kids you might have a great experience.

Service: ok, nothing extraordinary

Food: overall wasn't bad, but wasn't awesome either, not a single dish stands out as being special

Food pics:
I do apologize, but I cannot identify any of the specifics on the plates, once again none of the food stood out as being special.

DH's first plate

My first plate

My dessert plate plus some more noodles

DH's dessert plate

Would we return: Nope, nothing special

would we recommend: If you have kids, it would be worth while

up next...not sure

 

[Minniespal]

Excellent, looking forward to reading more.

 

[KnJ]

Thanks for reviewing this restaurant--we will be trying it for the first time on our upcoming trip. Do you happen to remember what the options were for dessert at lunch?

honestly don't remember, but looked at the menu on allearsnet.com and it lists the desserts as Ginger ice cream, ginger cake, or raspberry chocolate mousse cake. Those choices seem somewhat familiar.

 

[KnJ]

This was our first, and not last, experience at Cape May. It wasn't very crowded, and the food was pretty good

Wait time: we checked in and were seated immediately. They also walked us through what was where on the buffet, very nice.

Character interaction: They were awesome, every time they came by they stopped at our table for quite awhile. Goofy even sat down next to my husband and aksed us some questions by writing on the paper on the table. So here are a few of our pics.

Goofy writing on table next to DH

Both of us with Chip

We also had our picture taken with Minnie


Service: Our server was very friendly and even took our picture together with Chip

Next post will be of the food

 

[KnJ]

Food: Food was good and hot. DH loved the Blintz, which is a cream cheese and cottage cheese wrapped in something with I believe raspberry sauce.

and some pics:

DH first plate

My first plate:

DH second plate

My bowl of Froot Loops!!!!

would we return: Yes definately, and we did later on in the week
Would we recommend: definately, the character interaction is fabulous and the food is good!!

 

[Melisa1]

Great review so far!!!!! Waiting for more!

 

[KnJ]

I have always spent my EPCOT worldshowcase days drinking the margaritas from Mexico. I never even turned my head towards another stand, gotta have my margarita. Well, I finally opened my eyes and discovered my new favorite world showcase drink, The Habibi Daquari from Morrocco stand. It is just a strawberry daquari with rum and a dash of orange blossom water. Even better news is that it is about $1.50 (estimate) cheaper than the margaritas!!

overall rating:

pic:

 

[Busymom85]

Great reviews and pictures. Thanks for taking the time.

 

[KAC2005]

Great reviews!

 

[TigerKat]

I'm hopping on board!!!!

 

[sandybobandy]

lol-love the desserts and noodles plate!!

What did Goofy write on the table? I hope it wasn't something like, "My name is Bob." Hahaha!

 

[donaldtutter]

Great reviews!! Love the bouncing Figment rating system!

 

[familyS]

Thanks for taking the time to write reviews rating each part of the experience. The bouncing figment is great- makes the ratings very noticeable .

 

[KnJ]

lol-love the desserts and noodles plate!!

What did Goofy write on the table? I hope it wasn't something like, "My name is Bob." Hahaha!

Actually he asked us where we are from. Then when he found out we were from Indiana, he asked us if we have ever been to holiday world, then he commented on liking the rollercoasters there. Definately a unique character interaction.

 

[KnJ]

This was our second trip the restaurant and were looking forward to it. When we walked up we were shocked by how many walk ups or how far behind they were. It took us about 7 minutes to get up to the podium to check in

Wait time to be seated: I know an ADR is not a guarantee of a time to be sat, I always expect to wait some, but we waited about 25 minutes and this was after the line of checking in

Atmosphere: love the idea and very beautiful, just too crowded. We were so close to the table next to us, we had some wonderful conversations. They were wondering why we were taking pictures of our food, so we had to explain to them about the disboards. then we asked them about their entrees. So, Chefs gets extra points for the ambiance, but loses some for being so cramped

Service: Honestly, I don't remember our server, so nothing special, but nothing bad, met expectations

Drink
Some type of beer: Really don't remember it either, so must not have been bad, or really good

Next post will be the food