Mickey shaped food tastes better! -COMPLETE- 14 days with PICS

[torsie24]

Great review so far - thank you!!

Can't wait for more!

You will see from my photos that Mickey shaped foods DEFINITELY get a big thumbs up from me!!

So I was instantly drawn to your DR!!!

 

[MinnieNurse]

Just came over from the Disney Food pictures thread to read your review on Marrakesh. Loved that review and now cant wait to read your entire thread.

 

[anbouk]

Wonderful reviews! Can't wait for more

Been there done that goin' back!

 

[Pirate Me]

Loving all your food reviews - and thanks for explaining how goofys works!

Thank you and you're welcome!

subscribing. love the reviews!!! thanks!

Thanks!

AWESOME REVIEWS! Waiting impatiently for our next trip...not coming soon enough! Cannot wait to eat at some of these restaurants

Thanks! I know how hard it is to wait patiently for a trip!!

Great reviews! What an awesome upgrade to CL!

Thank you! It was.

Great review so far - thank you!!

Can't wait for more!

You will see from my photos that Mickey shaped foods DEFINITELY get a big thumbs up from me!!

So I was instantly drawn to your DR!!!

Definitely a Mickey fan!! I wish they sold more Mickey shaped food at home BUT they still do have some at the supermarket. Have ya seen the Disney farm fresh eggs with character prints on the shell?

Just came over from the Disney Food pictures thread to read your review on Marrakesh. Loved that review and now cant wait to read your entire thread.

Thanks.

Wonderful reviews! Can't wait for more

Been there done that goin' back!

A great motto! Can't wait until the next trip.


Coming up with Yak 'n' Yeti CS.

 

[Pirate Me]

Here we are at Animal Kingdom! I love it here but my only complaint is that there aren't enough food options! We only like two CS restaurants here and they are Yak 'n' Yeti CS and Flame Tree BBQ. This is the first time we are trying Yak 'n' Yeti CS so we wanted to get it in instead of eating the same CS meal that we always eat (Flame Tree).

We have Yak 'n' Yeti TS on the ADR list for the next trip because that didn't happen on this trip. I just wish that both restaurants had a different name.

Okay, at Yak 'n' Yeti CS we all got a similar meal. Two Shrimp Lo Mein $10.99 and two Honey Chicken $8.99

Shrimp Lo Mein:

This isn't what I got so I have no idea what it tastes like. All I know is that there was a lot of shrimp in there!

Honey Chicken:

Oh, wait. Those look like chicken nuggets! Well they sure taste like 'em too. But a bit sweeter. The breading was mushy, not at all crispy. I would've liked it a bit crispier. Oh well. Under the chicken was white rice. I liked how it tasted with all the juice from the chicken going down to the bottom.

C had

Chicken Bites $4.99

Chicken nuggets and fries. It was part of a Kid's pick so it came with 2 sides and a drink.

Kids' Picks
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]All meals include choice of 2 side items: Carrot Sticks, Applesauce, Fruit Punch Gelatin or Chicken Fried Rice.
Choice of 1% Mickey Milk, Small Bottled Water or Apple Juice[/FONT]

He chose fries and chicken fried rice as his 2 side items. They let him get fries because he doesn't eat vegetables and fruit punch gelatin didn't sound appetizing to him.

Dessert! But I only have reviews for two of the four desserts. We took the other desserts back to the hotel and forgot about it...it got thrown away.

But here it is anyway:

Mango pie:

Chocolate cake:

Eh, they were prepackaged anyway.

BUT I did eat this:

Minute Maid Frozen Lemonade:

Yum! Like lemon sorbet. Very soft, cold, and refreshing.

And a cookie:

(and lots of hot sauce and soy sauce )

The cookie was really big and I split it with C back at the hotel. Chewy! We gladly ate it up.

Prices of the desserts:

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Chocolate Cake $3.59
Mango Mini Pie $3.59
Frozen Lemonade $2.99
Chocolate Chip Cookie $2.99[/FONT]​

Oh, look at that. We got one of every dessert on the menu!


This place definitely won't compare to your local Chinese restaurant but it'll do here in Disney.

Alright, just one complaint about this place. The whole CS sitting area here is UNSHADED! There are two tables with umbrellas and that's it!! Well, it started raining. And raining. And raaaaaaaaaaaaining. We were wet, our food was wet, and our sodas were wet (remember, AK doesn't give you cup tops and straws). The poor families under the two umbrella tables were smooshed because all the other eaters went under their umbrellas! So we ate in the rain. I wonder if it changed since then?

Overall, a good experience other than the rain.

 

[PinkTink63]

 

[Pirate Me]

Oh, a favorite! We were pretty excited about today for a long time. Yachtsman is a favorite of ours and now we try to make it there on all of our trips. Since we stayed at the Beach Club it was an easy walk over to the other side. Although I love the Beach Club's atmosphere the most, the Yacht Club is gorgeous on the inside as well! We always get a photo by the Captain's wheel.

First thing to see at Yachtsman's is the butcher that cuts the meat in there. They showcase all the different steaks they have for all to see in a window from inside the little room.

Here are the different steaks:

We were seated in a table all the way in a corner. It was nice there. The lights at Yachtsman's are dimly lit which is why I'll warn you now: I was too afraid to turn on the flash. I thought it would bother the people at other tables so I left the flash off. I'm sorry!

This is what it looked like from our table.

First, we received the onion pull apart rolls. I love these! They're slightly sweet from the onion. They come with a seasoned/herb butter and onions.
You can see that there are white rolls in the mix too.

G got the [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Lobster Bisque - Maine Lobster and Creme Fraiche finished with Brandy $9.00[/FONT]

Oh, I know, you can't see it! But this was the worst picture of the night. I didn't taste it but there wasn't a lot of it in there.

D wanted [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Caesar Salad[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] - Crisp Romaine Lettuce, Aged Parmesan Cheese and Garlic Sourdough Croutons $9.00[/FONT]

No, that wasn't the whole portion! Just my piece. Just saying, though, I do hate when they give you the whole leaf as a salad. I don't like cutting my own salad.

We all shared some [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Seared Maine Diver Scallops with Diamond white cheddar risotto and aged sherry vinaigrette $14.00

This was one scallop on my plate:

All I managed to grab before they wolfed it all down.

I wasn't hungry today. I think I had too much bread. So I asked if I could order off the children's menu and to my surprise, they let me. I got the chicken breast that came with cooked carrots and mashed potatoes.

It's a nice big portion for a kid's menu! It was $9. That chicken was SO moist! Again, I love mashed potatoes and these were gooood. Creamy and it had potato chunks and bits of skin, which I love in mashed. I don't like it too smooth/thin so this was perfect. The portion was also perfect. I can't eat carrots cooked, though, so I didn't touch them. Ick, just don't like them.

BUT the menu changed since then! Now I only see Chicken Strips for the same price. How could they replace that with breaded chicken fingers? Everyone's cutting down, I guess.

This is the children's steak:

which is also a nice portion. This is still on the kid's menu for $12, what we paid then too.

Okay. This is unidentified.

Help? I think it's rib-eye, but the menu says fried onions and red wine butter. This has mashed potatoes unless we omitted fried onions for them.

We got sauteed mushrooms on the side:

I love these. They're served hot and they're so good on top of the steaks. We make them at home now every time we put steaks on the grill. Actually, I have to admit that they come out even better at home!

One more that I don't know what it is! The pictures are dark and blurry so I'm not sure. [/FONT]
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Dessert here is really good. Going into the restaurant, they have all the desserts out on the table to make it easier (or harder!) to decide what you would like:

Two of these:

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Trio of Valrhona Chocolate - passion fruit, banana, and orange-scented white chocolate $11.00[/FONT]
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I didn't like the combinations at all. It looks really good but I hated how this tasted. My least favorite was the orange one.

And two of these:

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Chocolate Brownie $6.00

Yum! This is the second time we've gotten this as dessert here. The brownies (actually one is a perfect dessert for two since they give you two brownies in each one) are so moist and fudgy! Topped with rich vanilla ice cream. I'm not a fan of vanilla (actually, nobody in our family is!) but I still liked it together with the brownie. I didn't think of asking for chocolate instead.


Overall, Yachtsman Steakhouse was a great experience. We will continue to eat here and have even closed a ressie for it for our trip this year.
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[gardengirl628]

Just catching up! Thanks for the reviews! Can't wait to read more!

 

[Pirate Me]

Just catching up! Thanks for the reviews! Can't wait to read more!

More coming up. My laptop broke and I thought I lost all my food pictures. Staples recovered all my documents and I transfered them all. Phew!

 

[Pirate Me]

Crystal Palace is a tradition for us. It started on our first trip to Disney and we've been here once on every trip since. It's not so much the food, but that they have Winnie the Pooh & Friends there. The Pooh Parade is adorable! Chip joins in occasionally.

Food! The buffet is like most Disney breakfast buffets in some ways. Here, they have the breakfast lasagna, Pooh's Puffed french toast, and then the usual breakfast food.

Here's some of what the buffet had:

Breakfast pizza:

Pastries, muffins, cakes, donut holes:

White gravy, Mickey waffles, scrambled eggs.

Omelette (fritatta?) , pancakes:

Potatoes, sausage:

Tomatoes, cucumbers, cubed cheese:

Eggs, jams, cream cheese, strawberries:

Puffed french toast, more breakfast pizza:

Now to our plates. I just pile everything on, so lets see how I'll identify everything.

Mickey shaped waffles! They're light and fluffy, crispy outside. And of course, being Mickey shaped is helpful too.

I see a biscuit in the left under the fritatta/omelette. I love biscuits. They're so chewy and flaky. I bought refridgerated biscuit dough from the supermarket (because our biscuits come from McD's or KFC ) and tried it out..it was nothing like a real biscuit. More like a dinner roll. Yes, I read the label. It said biscuit.

The fritatta/omelette. I'm not sure what the difference is so I'll refer to it as both. Yum! I won't eat eggs scrambled, sunny-side up, or boiled, but I will eat them if they're in an omelette or a fritatta (with everything, please).

Puffed french toast: That dark brown ball of fried dough covered in cinnamon sugar in the corner. I heard of it here and had to try it. Ooh, it's so good! Crispy on the outside but very light and chewy on the inside. I dunked them in the maple syrup.

Breakfast pizza: This was C's favorite. All he ate was breakfast pizza and bacon here and at Chef Mickey's. The dough is too chewy, though. I like thin crust, crispy and burnt. The pizza is very doughy, covered in scrambled eggs and cheese. I looked up the recipe online and it seems very simple. Most online actually used meat but this didn't.

Pancakes. Light and fluffy, this was taken before they were drowned in maple syrup. Another biscuit, potatoes. Too much oil on the potatoes...they stayed on the plate.

Disney has the freshest fruit! The grapes are crunchy and sweet. Watermelon, my favorite summer fruit, very refreshing and not mushy at all. Seedless chunks, too! I don't buy watermelon with seeds at home. Pineapple, another favorite, was very sweet. There's some cantelope in the back under the grapes, but I don't like cantelope so I didn't eat it. At the buffets we usually send one person up to get fruit on a plate and we'll share it.

French toast and maple syrup. This was the puffed french toast that was conveniently located riiiiiiiiight next to the maple syrup.

There was also this dish that I didn't take a picture of called Pooh's Breakfast Lasagna. Yum! It's like a warm bread pudding, like a cinnamon blueberry cake. It's pretty moist and it LOOKS disgusting but it tastes sooooooooo good!! My favorite, and I found the recipe online for this one as well.

All in all, our favorite tradition remains. We got tons of pictures of Pooh & Pals, clapped for the Pooh parade, and ate our favorite breakfast foods.

 

[Ms. Heimlich]

Wow. and Yummy!

I am loving your reviews.

You have made me want to stay in the club level if I can ever afford it!

Anyway.... Thanks for all the great thoughts!

 

[torsie24]

Oooh, CP looks great!!!!

Thank you!!

 

[abc999]

I have to ask for your mushroom recipe. I love the mushrooms at Yachtsman.

 

[Pooh&OurHunny]

Yachtsman dessert looks yummy. I think we need to add this to our next trip.

 

[SunnieRN]

Fantastic reviews!! If things go as planned with my son in law, we will be staying club level at AK next February!! Looking forward to the rest of your reviews!!

 

[Pirate Me]

Wow. and Yummy!

I am loving your reviews.

You have made me want to stay in the club level if I can ever afford it!

Anyway.... Thanks for all the great thoughts!

Thank you! I'd love to stay again at CL as well.

Oooh, CP looks great!!!!

Thank you!!

Thanks for reading.

I have to ask for your mushroom recipe. I love the mushrooms at Yachtsman.

I don't have an exact recipe/measurements for it..just something thrown together to top the steaks. Cut up a medium onion and sautee it in a little butter or oil (we use olive oil). Then add in the mushrooms with the onions. I buy the mushrooms in a package at the supermarket; I think it's a pound. We get them sliced but you can get the button mushrooms whole too and slice them yourself. Throw in a splash of wine, either red or white by personal preference. We use red more, but both work fine. They'll turn dark and you'll definitely know when they're ready. Sprinkle with pepper and salt and serve warm.

Yachtsman dessert looks yummy. I think we need to add this to our next trip.

If you like steak you should definitely consider it.

Fantastic reviews!! If things go as planned with my son in law, we will be staying club level at AK next February!! Looking forward to the rest of your reviews!!

Thank you! Can't wait until our first AKL trip. The only thing we're worried about is being too far from Epcot. At the BCV, we can walk to Epcot and we did every day at some point. Now we'll need the bus.

 

[Pirate Me]

We're hungry again! After that big Crystal Palace breakfast, we walked around the Magic Kingdom and went for some rides. It was past lunchtime and we needed to fill up! Our noses had an idea when they caught the whiff of buttered popcorn from the Main Street carts.

Do you smell that butter? Hear that popcorn poppin'?

Main Street popcorn! Yum. Why does popcorn taste better in Disney? I bought the large bucket and to refill, we got the small box. The small box was on the DDP as a snack credit, but the large bucket wasn't.



Then it was time for a real lunch. We donated some of the popcorn to the birds at our feet.

The only place we get brontosaurus legs is at Disney, so we might as well go ahead and get some now. Funny story..one year we all got our turkey legs and were eating them when this family passed by and said "Look at that, they sell brontasaurus legs!" and the name stuck since. Don't think about all the stares you'll get when grabbing this with your hand and chompin' down. They don't know how good it tastes!

For drinks, they let us get Icees on the DDP.

I got blue raspberry, D got Coke.

Very sweet and refreshing, but you can get them back at home. I had one today, actually. I prefer using a spoon over a straw. When it gets liquidy, I don't want anymore.

Brontas-er..I mean turkey legs:

The skin is very crispy. Inside is moist and salty. I saw a Disney special once where they were making turkey legs. They inject the turkey legs with salt. The only thing is that every time we have them, I argue that it tastes so much like ham and not turkey. Oh, well. Ham or turkey, they're still great! Con: pretty greasy, don't want to feel icky on a hot Orlando day.

Chips.

We're not hungry anymore. Off to more rides. But just have to share a story. You know how Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor is like Turtle Talk with Crush where the monsters (or turtle) interact with the audience? Here, at the Laugh Floor they put your picture on the screen up front. They picked C! It was adorable. The monster asked him what he wants to be when he grows up. C said "a cowboy" and the monster said "a cowboy? well, good luck with that one!". It was so cute. I wanted to take a picture of him on the screen but a CM told me that I couldn't. Oh, well.

Next up, we head back the hotel to swim then walk to Epcot's World Showcase.

 

[boldlyreal]

WOW, I am thrilled to read your post. Finally an answer about the Turkey leg meal. I was never sure if you could get it was a CS with the DDP if you went to The Lunching Pad in MK or Toluca in DS. You have helped me!

 

[amandaluvsgoofy]

I just read your reviews and everything is great! You've definitely inspired to try a few places on our trip in August! Keep up the good work!!

 

[mickey2000]