Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm - 9 Days of Disney Dining (food report)

[mhmcduff]

Excellent reviews!!

 

[medleblute]

I'm really enjoying your reviews and pictures. We are taking DD3 to CRT in March and can't wait!

 

[raftislander]

Just found this thread and love the report, photos and fun! The picture of your daughter and Stitch was fabulous. Thank you for the pictures, they are really helpful. My DH and DD will look at pictures but not read. I am trying to get them to voice some restaurant preferences for our trip next year (March 26-April 2) but all I get is "that's six months away!" Right. But for the new resssie system, I'd be behind! Keep the reviews coming!

 

[Crystal_27]

Excellent reviews!!

Thank you!

I'm really enjoying your reviews and pictures. We are taking DD3 to CRT in March and can't wait!

Thanks for reading, Medleblute! Yeah, CRT is one of our "must-dos." We love the food, the atmosphere, and, of course, the princesses!

Just found this thread and love the report, photos and fun! The picture of your daughter and Stitch was fabulous. Thank you for the pictures, they are really helpful. My DH and DD will look at pictures but not read. I am trying to get them to voice some restaurant preferences for our trip next year (March 26-April 2) but all I get is "that's six months away!" Right. But for the new resssie system, I'd be behind! Keep the reviews coming!

Oh, thank for you reading! I think it's hysterical that you say that your DH won't read and will only look at pictures - mine is the same way (although since I did so much planning for this trip, I think he's gotten bitten by the planning bug).

We are also trying to plan a trip for next year either February (to take advantage of the low crowds) or March (to celebrate DD's 5th birthday). We will probably opt for February, though, because I believe her birthday (March 26th) will fall smack in the middle of Spring Break.

Anyway, thanks again for reading.

 

[habg1]

Thanks for the review of Captain Cook's. We are staying there in Nov. and heard both neg. and pos things about Captain Cook's. Was DD disappointed about no Mickey Waffles?

 

[accountingbabe08]

Yummy review. I'm subbing so I can read more. Bring on the reviews.

 

[Crystal_27]

Thanks for the review of Captain Cook's. We are staying there in Nov. and heard both neg. and pos things about Captain Cook's. Was DD disappointed about no Mickey Waffles?

Actually, Captain Cooks does serve Mickey waffles (or at least they did when we were there) - both in child and adult breakfast meals. We got those later in the trip, but my DD is more of a "eggs and bacon and sausage" type of girl, so the platter was more her style. Also, I was a bit worried because I had read so much about the ordering system being difficult. It was easy and very user friendly.

Yummy review. I'm subbing so I can read more. Bring on the reviews.

Thank you!

 

[nikkers]

I am enjoying your review! Great pics. Thanks for sharing.

 

[DLo]

Glad you reviewed Capt. Cooks. Staying at Poly next month and it seems like it gets mixed reviews. I will be ordering that flatbread for sure.

 

[disneygirl89]

Yum! The Dole Whip and sandwiches are making me drool!

 

[Crystal_27]

Since we wanted the Fantasmic Dinner Package, Mama Melrose seemed to be the best option for us, and I loved that in booking the dinner package we were going to get an appetizer in addition to the entree and the dessert. Since it had began to pour at the Studios, we checked into Mama Melrose about 30 minutes before our ADR time and the lobby was jam packed. I thought that we were going to have a wait, but we actually got seated within 5 minutes or so.

Mama Melrose is decorated very nicely, with twinkling lights overhead and knick-knacks covering every imaginable space on the walls. In case anyone is interested, I really liked the seats we had for Fantasmic too - definitely a big perk of eating here.

Since appetizers were included with our meal, DH opted for the ceasar salad, DD opted for the vegetable soup, and I opted for the artisan breads.

I thought that DD's soup absolutely blew the other appetizers out of the water - I wish I had ordered it for myself. DH's salad was also very good, but he ended up trading most of it to me because he loved, loved, loved the bread. I wasn't really a fan of either of the spreads that went with the bread, so I was happy to make the trade.

For entrees, DH and I both ordered the chicken parmesan and DD ordered grilled chicken with macaroni, vegetables, and fruit.

The chicken parmesan was not very appetizing to either of us. Do you see the tomato paste stuff that is one of the spreads for the artisan bread? Well, it tasted like that same paste was what covered the chicken parmesan and it was just too overwhelming. DD, however, really really loved her meal and ate almost all of her chicken and macaroni.

Now, for the best part: dessert!

I think that both DH and I had the best desserts of our trip here at Mama Melrose. DH opted for the hazelnut cheesecake (made with ricotta cheese) and I opted for the tiramisu. Even though DD had what appeared to be a complete meal, she was also offered dessert and opted for the ice cream sundae.

DH really loves cheesecake and has sampled many a cheesecake in his lifetime, but he proclaimed that the ricotta cheesecake here was the best he had ever had. I was offered a tiny bite and do agree that it was fabulous. However, I was really too busy to care about his dessert because my tiramisu was so, so, so, so, so, so delish. I think that even though we had a sub-par entree, we will be coming back for the desserts. WOW!!

Total here with tip was $97.07.

Thanks again everyone for reading. Next up: Whispering Canyon.

 

[Crystal_27]

I am enjoying your review! Great pics. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks - glad to hear that you're enjoying them!

Glad you reviewed Capt. Cooks. Staying at Poly next month and it seems like it gets mixed reviews. I will be ordering that flatbread for sure.

Oh, yes - the flatbread is not to be missed.

Yum! The Dole Whip and sandwiches are making me drool!

Yes, all of my food pictures are making me so want to go back and eat myself silly!

 

[Disney owl]

great reviews thanks

 

[Crystal_27]

In case any of you don't know, Whispering Canyon is supposed to be a restaurant wherein the servers are supposed to be zany and funny, and there are supposed to be antics all around. We picked Whispering Canyon because we thought it was going to be a hoot and also because we were looking forward to trying their skillet.

We had a 2:20 p.m. ADR but ended up wanting to eat a bit earlier so we showed up around 1:00 p.m. The restaurant was only filled with 4 or 5 other families and we were taken to our table right away. I thought that our waitress got off to a great start when she threw straws and napkins at us. Unfortunately, that's apparently the only trick our waitress knew (and we saw her interactions with other customers, so I can feel confident in saying that - - all she did was throw napkins and straws). Frankly, we knew after about 20 minutes that we were going to be lucky to get any service at all, let alone anything to laugh about (which really is sad because the restaurant was practically empty and there were plenty of other servers who were having fun with their customers).

However, despite the fact that our server was checked out, we did find the food very good. We all ordered the skillet, and DD and I also ordered milkshakes when we found out they were offered with the Dining Plan. As if the skillet wasn't enough food, DD also ended up with a salad somehow.

The skillet came with coleslaw (which none of us touched), corn bread (which was so good I could have eaten as my entire meal), beans (which were given a thumbs up from DH and DD), corn (which DD tried and loved), mashed potatoes (which were very good), ribs (which were incredible), chicken (which was good), and sausage (which was very good). I actually thought that the skillet came with shrimp as well, so DD was a bit disappointed that she didn't get the shrimp I had been promising her all day.

Also, we had a difficult time getting seconds on anything because of our server issues. We did finally manage to flag our waitress down to ask for more ribs, but only actually ended up getting 6 more, which DD polished off all by herself.

For dessert, DH opted for the smores cheesecake (big surprise, right? ) , DD opted for the dirt and worms, and I opted for the chocolate cake.

Honestly, I don't think that any of the desserts were that great, or maybe we were just all ready to be back at our resort because we ended up leaving more than we ate. Total cost with tip (and yes we still tipped 18% even though our server was absent ) was $88.89.

Up next: snacks from Goofy's Candy Company and Pecos Bill

 

[Crystal_27]

great reviews thanks

Thank you!!

 

[Donald is #1]

The skillet came with coleslaw (which none of us touched), corn bread (which was so good I could have eaten as my entire meal), beans (which were given a thumbs up from DH and DD), corn (which DD tried and loved), mashed potatoes (which were very good), ribs (which were incredible), chicken (which was good), and sausage (which was very good). I actually thought that the skillet came with shrimp as well, so DD was a bit disappointed that she didn't get the shrimp I had been promising her all day.

I was confused when I read this in your report since I just read another dining report in the last couple of days that mentioned the shrimp. I just went and checked the menus on AllEarsNet. It looks like the skillet is slightly different at lunch than dinner and that the shrimp are included with dinner.

 

[DLo]

Can't wait for Goofy's. Somehow we had missed before last year. Mistake!! We already plan a trip there on our first night.

As for WCC, we went 2 years in a row for dinner and each time had a not so fun waiter. It definitley makes for a different experience. We just tried to have fun through the tables around us. Oh, well, the food was pretty good.

 

[adsrtw]

The s'mores cheesecake looks awesome. I get so fired up when I get bad service in an empty restaurant. Drives me crazy!

 

[jinkies04]

Thanks for the thorough reviews. We are doing Whispering Canyon for a supper! Hoping we have a more engaging server than you did!

 

[TarheelPrincess]

I was confused when I read this in your report since I just read another dining report in the last couple of days that mentioned the shrimp. I just went and checked the menus on AllEarsNet. It looks like the skillet is slightly different at lunch than dinner and that the shrimp are included with dinner.

I didn't get shrimp with my supper last week, but beef brisket came with the skillet. Our server said that the shrimp are rotated often with other meats. I was also looking forward to the shrimp too.