Here Ye Here Ye! The Lee Family from Texas is HUNGRY! Aka that airport crummy breakfast has worn off!
But before long we landed, a rental car was procured and were driving through these gates! We decided not to bother checking in at the Gaylord until the evening and went straight to the MK since it would be our only full day to tour together.
It had been a while since I wasn't staying on property so the TTC was an adventure. Took the ferry across the Seven Seas Lagoon and we were instantly hungry!
See how grumpy and irate and peckish we seem?
What to do? Our ADR wasn't for an hour but we didn't want to spoil our appetites for later so we did what any plucky colonists would do and headed straight to Liberty Square and asked if we could be seated early. 10 minutes? No problem. We had barely gotten into the lobby and snapped this controversial "is it or isn't it?" pic.
(I say it is a hidden Mickey and he thinks it's just a coincidence and I am stretching - anyone want to weigh in and settle this?) when we were called to our table in the bright and empty Paul Revere Room.
A few menu shots more for my reference than anything but it may interest someone.
I should have done the Colony Salad but I thought I would try something unique and try the Liberty Boy's Sandwich. It sounded really interesting and the ingredients sounded like they would blend well and I think they would but maybe the proportions were off.
It's a big sandwich and it looked like it was going to be a great nutty grainy bread colonial inspired bread and it LOOKED like it was too but it was just yeasty and a little sweet - if held up but the seeds were for decoration not a flavor indication. They ended up all over my hands. The pork was tender and yummy and with the promise of the sweetness of carmelized shallots balancing off the peppery arugula and pickled jalapeños I think it would be a good base. But maybe I thought there would be more pop from the description.
I realize it's a theme park so it has to appeal to the masses but I was sad that I had ordered something that didn't deliver for me. I am from Texas so jalapeños don't scare me a bit because if you don't use the seeds and remove the pith you get great flavor without too much heat but they couldn't off set arugula that was swimming in some kind of dressing that was oily and overly sweet and didn't remind me of mushroom mayo at all. I guess I expected a smear of flavored mayo, fresh greens and the accompaniments and it came as a dressed salad that drowned the peppery arugula taste and it asked too much of three tiny little super thinly sliced jalapeños that were pretty good flavor wise with not much zing and some pickled tang but they were just being asked to work too hard. It was a bust for me.
And to add insult to injury the fruit wasn't ripe and the melon was kinda hard. I did deconstruct it and ate half as a sandwich to experience it as it was intended and then with the other half ate just the filling and it was better that way. Maybe I was just expecting something else but I wouldn't order this again.
And wait! It gets worse! Jesse's order was perfection!
I tried to convince him in the interest of fair and balanced dining we should swap halves and share but he wanted every bit of this. The bun was nice and toasted so that it didn't get soggy and it had his favorite things - bacon, beef and cheddar. I had sandwich envy but he did share a fry or three with me and while I don't normally like steak fries and prefer thinner crispy ones these were pillowy perfection. Crispy and hot and salted and then fluffy inside. I never thought I would write a love letter to a fry but they were pretty darned good.
We continued our is it a hidden Mickey debate and both climbed the stairs to freshen up and discussed how that bathroom is, from a map view, not in Liberty Square but in Frintierland over a shared order of Ooey Gooey Toffee cake.
I had told Jesse this dessert would change his life! Maybe I oversold it a bit! Yummy, a little too sweet for me but the ice cream fixes that and while not a life changing experience, it changed my afternoon and I declared it pretty darn good. I brightened up and paid the bill with a smile and decided that my lackluster sandwich was an experience that left me more room for snacks later. There is a perk right?
All told it came to $48.33 pre tip and for a sit down lunch in a theme park I call it a bargain. We paid OOP and left with a beautiful afternoon laid out in front of us and were off to explore the Kingdom.
Next Up - Jess realizes he has never had a Dole Whip - and he still hasn't.
) but I love your review so far! Happy Birthday! I can't think of any better place to celebrate. And OMG your Dick Van Dyke picture!!!!! I think I would have hyperventilated! He's been a favorite since I was a little girl. Can't wait to see more of your review! Hope you're having a wonderful time! Am I using enough exclamation points?!?!? P.S. We live in the Dallas area too 
