kathymc
<font color=indigo><font color=teal>Dances in the
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Saturday May 5
Headed right to AK after arrival and ate at Tusker House. DH and I got the roast chicken and my mom and dad got the wrap and soup. Everything was really good. I cant believe they are going to change this over to a buffet. Its always been one of our favorite lunch spots.
Dinner tonight was at Shulas. My DH had been wanting to eat here for a long time and our expectations were high. We all started with a martini or a cocktail as we waited for the waiter to bring over the cuts of meat. We all picked the filet. I would have liked to try something different but the cuts were all too large! We ordered two of the potatoes and the potato pancake. We could have all shared just one potato they were so large. We ordered a nice bottle of wine, large wine list. Only bad/weird thing about the night was they brought the wine out really early, while we still had our cocktails so it just sat there for a while before our meals came out. Other than that, service was top notch and we all agreed that the filet was probably the best cut of meat we had ever had and all were cooked to perfection. Would we return probably not, just because it was really quite expensive. But for a special treat it was worth it.
Sunday May 6th
Today we went over to Universal. Ate burgers at the diner and then had a good meal of shrimp and more shrimp at Bubba Gumps
Monday May 7th
We hemmed and hawed over doing the dining plan but just decided to go ahead and try it and it started today. MK day today so we headed over for lunch at Cosmic Rays. All four of us got the chef salad. Really large and fresh and we all had the carrot cake which was surprisingly good.
Dinner was at Kona café. Weve had great breakfasts here and lunch on our last trip so we were anxious to see how dinner would fare. Everyone had different apps. From the chowder to the wings to the pot stickers to the crab cakes everything was yummy. My dad and I got the mahi-mahi. I didnt really like it at first but it grew on me when all the flavors mixed. Danny got the shrimp and scallops which were pretty good and my mom got the steak which she said was delicious. We all had some tropical drink and enjoyed our meals. For dessert Dad got the apple pie thing, mom and I got cheesecake and DH got the Kilauea Torte wow if you like chocolate thats the one for you. Everything was really great and Id definitely return again.
Tuesday May 8th
I dont think I had ever even thought of going to the Tangierine Café before, but there are a couple of trip reporters that tout this as one of the best meals in Epcot. Im up for that so it made the list this trip. Everyone got the Shawarma lamb and chicken platter (I got just chicken.) Its a ton of food and really quite tasty. We all got a Moroccan beer and the baklava for dessert. If you are looking for something a little different give it a try.
Our favorite restaurant is LeCellier this was our 4th or 5th dinner here. I started with the special martini with the glow cube YUM. Mom had a cosmo, dad had a cold beer and DH had a cocktail. DH started with the cheddar soup and the rest of us got the tomato stack. Now we havent had good/ripe tomatoes around where we live for a while, so while we were only eating a tomato, you would have thought we were eating chocolate soufflé! We were all oohing and ahhing over how good these tomatoes were. We all decided on the filet and everything was delicious. For dessert mom and I had the crème brulee and DH and dad got some berry shortcake thing. They were good but I think we were too full to truly enjoy. Another great meal.
Wednesday May 9th
Today was spent by the pool at OKW so we got lunch at Goods to Go. I got a ham and cheese sandwich and everyone else got burgers. They make them fresh so they were better than standard park burgers. We all got ice cream or pie for dessert. (you can go back later to get the ice cream which was nice)
The other place I was really looking forward to was Raglan Road. Its gotten mixed reviews on the boards so I told my family I wasnt sure what to expect. Well we all had great meals and a wonderful night. Our reservations were for 8:00. We got their a little early and checked in and got called. I didnt want to sit right away as I didnt want to feel like we had to leave before the music started. My DH told them we really wanted to be there for the band and she said. Oh then wait a little because I have you in the room away from the band. So we wait another 5 minutes and get brought to our table Right in front of the band! We were afraid they would be too loud for mom and dad but they loved it.
So on to the food. DH and I got the scallop forest to share and mom and dad both got the drunk chicken. The chicken was a little dry, but the scallops were yummy (but really not enough scallops for the price.) Dad got the fish and chips which he loved, mom got the sesame seed haddock, which when it came out she made a funny face at, but when she tasted it she said it tasted much better than it looked. DH got the steak which was ok and I got the It's Not Bleedin' Chowder. At first it was ok but once again, once the flavors mixed it was really good. The mussels were too big for me to eat but there was plenty of other fish and scallops to eat instead. Dad and DH had pints of Guiness and I had the beer flight. I liked the Smithwicks (?) the best so I ordered a pint after I finished the flight. They all had irish coffee after the meal. For dessert mom and dad both got an apple pie/tart thing and DH and I split the sampler. It had the bread and butter pudding, the dunbrody kiss and I think a cheesecake thing. OMG! I would just come back here just for the dessert. It was fantastic! Just before our desserts came, the band began to play and we had a great time singing and clapping along. This was definitely a great night.
Thursday May 10th
The other place my DH has wanted to go to was the Sci Fi. I hadnt heard much good things about it so I thought we would try it for lunch. What a cute place and mom and dad really enjoyed it. We got onion rings and spinach dip and BLT soup and just shared between all of us. Soup was quite good! On the recco of the waitress we all got the Rueben. She said it would be the best we ever had. Well, it wasnt it wasnt bad. Just we have had better. Everyone had Sundays and I had a chocolate shake for dessert. Kind of full so we never even had dinner that day, just a pretzle and a beer at Fantasmic later that night.
Friday May 11th
Went to the Grand Floridian Café for breakfast. All of us had mimosas to start they were huge! DH got steak and eggs and the rest of us got eggs benedict. It was delicious. Had a sweet waitress and all of us cleaned our plates. We paid for this meal out of pocket.
Went to Olivias for dinner. We all started with some fruity drinks and either got crab cakes or wings which were good wings were really spicy. Dad got the pork chop that he kept raving about and the rest of us got the prime rib. It was just ok and mine was really quite fatty. Danny got a long island ice tea that was gross and had the waitress take it away. So this was probably the worst meal of the trip. Not bad but not that great.
Over to Epcot for EMH and tried the yummy frozen drinks from France. I preferred the orange one.
Saturday May 12th
Our last day. We have two counter services left and a handful of snack credits. (we didnt feel hungry enough most days for snacks so most of our credits went for tonic, milk, water and donuts for the room) Went for lunch at El Pirata y el Perico. Its never been open when weve visited. We all got tacos or taco salad. These were really good! You can really load up the toppings at the topping bar (you should have seen how large some people were making them.) The dessert was a yummy ice cream bar.
For supper we grabbed some sandwiches at Earl of Sandwich and brought them back to OKW 3 Scuddettos and one Full Montagu. We just grabbed a cold beer and ate them by the water before it was time to catch our flight home. Used our last 4 snack credits in the gift shop on bags of nuts.
Do I think the dining plan worked for us yes, we probably saved money but all in all it was too much food as we would never have so many apps and desserts (we dont really do sweets.) Will we do it again, I am not sure. Even with the hot weather and all that walking DH gained 5 pounds and I gained 1 ½.
Headed right to AK after arrival and ate at Tusker House. DH and I got the roast chicken and my mom and dad got the wrap and soup. Everything was really good. I cant believe they are going to change this over to a buffet. Its always been one of our favorite lunch spots.
Dinner tonight was at Shulas. My DH had been wanting to eat here for a long time and our expectations were high. We all started with a martini or a cocktail as we waited for the waiter to bring over the cuts of meat. We all picked the filet. I would have liked to try something different but the cuts were all too large! We ordered two of the potatoes and the potato pancake. We could have all shared just one potato they were so large. We ordered a nice bottle of wine, large wine list. Only bad/weird thing about the night was they brought the wine out really early, while we still had our cocktails so it just sat there for a while before our meals came out. Other than that, service was top notch and we all agreed that the filet was probably the best cut of meat we had ever had and all were cooked to perfection. Would we return probably not, just because it was really quite expensive. But for a special treat it was worth it.
Sunday May 6th
Today we went over to Universal. Ate burgers at the diner and then had a good meal of shrimp and more shrimp at Bubba Gumps
Monday May 7th
We hemmed and hawed over doing the dining plan but just decided to go ahead and try it and it started today. MK day today so we headed over for lunch at Cosmic Rays. All four of us got the chef salad. Really large and fresh and we all had the carrot cake which was surprisingly good.
Dinner was at Kona café. Weve had great breakfasts here and lunch on our last trip so we were anxious to see how dinner would fare. Everyone had different apps. From the chowder to the wings to the pot stickers to the crab cakes everything was yummy. My dad and I got the mahi-mahi. I didnt really like it at first but it grew on me when all the flavors mixed. Danny got the shrimp and scallops which were pretty good and my mom got the steak which she said was delicious. We all had some tropical drink and enjoyed our meals. For dessert Dad got the apple pie thing, mom and I got cheesecake and DH got the Kilauea Torte wow if you like chocolate thats the one for you. Everything was really great and Id definitely return again.
Tuesday May 8th
I dont think I had ever even thought of going to the Tangierine Café before, but there are a couple of trip reporters that tout this as one of the best meals in Epcot. Im up for that so it made the list this trip. Everyone got the Shawarma lamb and chicken platter (I got just chicken.) Its a ton of food and really quite tasty. We all got a Moroccan beer and the baklava for dessert. If you are looking for something a little different give it a try.
Our favorite restaurant is LeCellier this was our 4th or 5th dinner here. I started with the special martini with the glow cube YUM. Mom had a cosmo, dad had a cold beer and DH had a cocktail. DH started with the cheddar soup and the rest of us got the tomato stack. Now we havent had good/ripe tomatoes around where we live for a while, so while we were only eating a tomato, you would have thought we were eating chocolate soufflé! We were all oohing and ahhing over how good these tomatoes were. We all decided on the filet and everything was delicious. For dessert mom and I had the crème brulee and DH and dad got some berry shortcake thing. They were good but I think we were too full to truly enjoy. Another great meal.
Wednesday May 9th
Today was spent by the pool at OKW so we got lunch at Goods to Go. I got a ham and cheese sandwich and everyone else got burgers. They make them fresh so they were better than standard park burgers. We all got ice cream or pie for dessert. (you can go back later to get the ice cream which was nice)
The other place I was really looking forward to was Raglan Road. Its gotten mixed reviews on the boards so I told my family I wasnt sure what to expect. Well we all had great meals and a wonderful night. Our reservations were for 8:00. We got their a little early and checked in and got called. I didnt want to sit right away as I didnt want to feel like we had to leave before the music started. My DH told them we really wanted to be there for the band and she said. Oh then wait a little because I have you in the room away from the band. So we wait another 5 minutes and get brought to our table Right in front of the band! We were afraid they would be too loud for mom and dad but they loved it.
So on to the food. DH and I got the scallop forest to share and mom and dad both got the drunk chicken. The chicken was a little dry, but the scallops were yummy (but really not enough scallops for the price.) Dad got the fish and chips which he loved, mom got the sesame seed haddock, which when it came out she made a funny face at, but when she tasted it she said it tasted much better than it looked. DH got the steak which was ok and I got the It's Not Bleedin' Chowder. At first it was ok but once again, once the flavors mixed it was really good. The mussels were too big for me to eat but there was plenty of other fish and scallops to eat instead. Dad and DH had pints of Guiness and I had the beer flight. I liked the Smithwicks (?) the best so I ordered a pint after I finished the flight. They all had irish coffee after the meal. For dessert mom and dad both got an apple pie/tart thing and DH and I split the sampler. It had the bread and butter pudding, the dunbrody kiss and I think a cheesecake thing. OMG! I would just come back here just for the dessert. It was fantastic! Just before our desserts came, the band began to play and we had a great time singing and clapping along. This was definitely a great night.
Thursday May 10th
The other place my DH has wanted to go to was the Sci Fi. I hadnt heard much good things about it so I thought we would try it for lunch. What a cute place and mom and dad really enjoyed it. We got onion rings and spinach dip and BLT soup and just shared between all of us. Soup was quite good! On the recco of the waitress we all got the Rueben. She said it would be the best we ever had. Well, it wasnt it wasnt bad. Just we have had better. Everyone had Sundays and I had a chocolate shake for dessert. Kind of full so we never even had dinner that day, just a pretzle and a beer at Fantasmic later that night.
Friday May 11th
Went to the Grand Floridian Café for breakfast. All of us had mimosas to start they were huge! DH got steak and eggs and the rest of us got eggs benedict. It was delicious. Had a sweet waitress and all of us cleaned our plates. We paid for this meal out of pocket.
Went to Olivias for dinner. We all started with some fruity drinks and either got crab cakes or wings which were good wings were really spicy. Dad got the pork chop that he kept raving about and the rest of us got the prime rib. It was just ok and mine was really quite fatty. Danny got a long island ice tea that was gross and had the waitress take it away. So this was probably the worst meal of the trip. Not bad but not that great.
Over to Epcot for EMH and tried the yummy frozen drinks from France. I preferred the orange one.
Saturday May 12th
Our last day. We have two counter services left and a handful of snack credits. (we didnt feel hungry enough most days for snacks so most of our credits went for tonic, milk, water and donuts for the room) Went for lunch at El Pirata y el Perico. Its never been open when weve visited. We all got tacos or taco salad. These were really good! You can really load up the toppings at the topping bar (you should have seen how large some people were making them.) The dessert was a yummy ice cream bar.
For supper we grabbed some sandwiches at Earl of Sandwich and brought them back to OKW 3 Scuddettos and one Full Montagu. We just grabbed a cold beer and ate them by the water before it was time to catch our flight home. Used our last 4 snack credits in the gift shop on bags of nuts.
Do I think the dining plan worked for us yes, we probably saved money but all in all it was too much food as we would never have so many apps and desserts (we dont really do sweets.) Will we do it again, I am not sure. Even with the hot weather and all that walking DH gained 5 pounds and I gained 1 ½.
