April 16-22 Myself (26) and DS (6) - who I can say picked not ate My mother then joined us on the evening of April 18th.
I will only post onsite or places of interest.
April 16th - Lunch - We ate at the POR food court. We were starving and tired as we were up at 3am. We got to the food court around noon. It was not crowed at all. I went and got a cheeseburger and fries. My son wanted pizza so I went and ordered him a pizza. There were 2 people in line and the lady behind that counter took so long and kept messing up the orders. I was there for 15 minutes, which was crazy with only 2 people ahead of me. I finally ordered the pizza and she gave me a ticket and told me to come back in 10 minutes, which was fine. I went and paid and sat down in a seat where I could see my son when I went and got the pizza. I started eating my burger. I let my son start in on his worms and dirt because he was starving. I went up for the pizza and waited for an extra 10 minutes before it was done. Finally I brought him the pizza. My son took one bite and started gagging. I then tried it, because who knows with kids. It was inedible, horrible, raw in the inside and I can't describe what the taste of the cheese was. So, by this time the food court was packed. I couldn't even deal with telling someone about it at that point so I went and got him some chicken nuggets and he had that. My burger got cold during all this, so I grabbed a worms and dirt for myself and called it a day. So my first impression of the food court was not good.
Dinner - That night we went to DTD. We went to Planet Hollywood. We had 1/2 wait. Many people in there I was chatting with had an almost 2 hour wait. With only 2 of us, the wait wasn't bad. We went up to the bar and I had a much-needed beer while waiting. I had the fajitas with fries and my son had the chicken fingers. it was very good. It was strange how quickly the food came out. It was under 5 minutes, I am not kidding. Where they are so big and busy they must have the food cooked 1/2 way or something. For desert my son got the make your own sundae. It was cute. It came out on a tray with little cups of all the toppings and he could do what he wanted with it. I ordered the strawberry cheesecake. When I was about to take a bite, I noticed it was strawberry shortcake. I ate it anyways. I wanted to get out of there and figured I had never had one of these and now was the time to try it. it was very good.
April 17th - Breakfast - We had a PS 9:25 for Crystal Palace breakfast. We got there about 9:15 and were seated within 5 minutes. The food was not very good. I ate it because I was hungry. I just felt like the food wasn't very fresh, maybe because of the time we got there. I usually love the breakfast here. I got some eggs and smothered them in ketchup. The pancakes were ok and the kids waffles were gross. When I was up there, the food just didn't look good. My son had a waffle and a banana. He said he didn't like the waffle, it was hard, but I made him eat it. They also had some small donuts, so we had a few of them. The characters were great. They all came around to out table and I was very happy with them. Piglet was up near the food, so we went and had a visit with him. Even thought I didn't like the food this time, I would go back here. I like the look of the place and my son loves Pooh and friends.
Dinner - We had a 5:00 PS for Liberty Tree Tavern. And let me tell you did I eat. I was starving. We got there a few minutes before 5:00 and did not have a wait. The place was ot busy at all. The waitress asked me if my son would like something off the childrens menu and thank God she did because he would have never eaten the other food. So he got chicken fingers, again, and he ate them all. I started out with the totally awesome bread. Oh he had a roll, which really surprised me. His theory is bread shouldn't be eaten unless it comes out of the toaster. The butter was soooo good. Then they served a salad. I picked at that, as I was feeling full from the 3 rolls and gallon of coke I had. Then came the meal. They served a plate with 2 slices of ham, 2 slices of turkey, and 3 slices of a thin (london broil I thought it was) beef on top of. Then I got a bowl of potatoes, mac & cheese, carrots. I ate all of it except the carrots because I don't like carrots. I was so full so I didnt order any more but I could have had all I wanted. For desert my son had a bowl of vanilla ice cream and I had the apple crisp thing they served with vanilla ice cream. I ate every single bite of that. Oh and the characters .It was great. They came around numerous times and it was really fun. It was the best character interaction that I have ever been a part of. Goofy was there and Pluto. I kept calling Pluto Goofy and everyone around me was going crazy. It was funny. I am definitely going back here for dinner the next time.
April 18th Breakfast I had a 10:30 PS for Boatwrights, but I cancelled it. We were going to Universal that day so we wanted to hurry since they close so early. So we went to the food court. I almost had a heart attack when I saw the lines. But we had to eat. My son got 2 bowls of fruit loops and a banana. What kids doesnt like pancakes??? It blows my mind. I wanted pancakes and French toast, so I ordered the pancakes and a kid French toast, no sides. The pancakes were ok, and the French toast was hard and gross. I guess I just didnt have a good experience in the POR food court.
Dinner I picked my mother up and we had a 9:00pm PS for Chef Mickeys. I feel like some of my reviews are negative, but this one is bad. We got there, had a few minutes wait, took our pictures and sat down. It was really crowed. I went up and got my son some chicken fingers and mac & cheese and a slice of Goofys pizza. I couldnt even breath when I went up there it smelled so disgusting. I brought his food back and then went up for myself. I felt like I was in a food kitchen and was eating slop. I just dont eat that stuff. It was nasty. There were Mickey shaped ravioli. They were hard and gross. There was some meat slop, for lack of a better word. They had prime rib and something else on the carving station. I cant even remember it all because I guess I blocked it out of my mind. Oh and the rolls were hard. I got some stuff and took one bite of the prime rib and I did not eat anything. My mother got a plate and she did not even eat one bite. My son had one bite of the chicken fingers and said they were not chicken fingers. Anyways, the desert bar was nice. They had ice cream with tons of toppings, cheese cake, chocolate cake and tons a pastries. My son had some ice cream and cookies. My mother and I did not have any desert because we were so disgusted by the food. I would just think that a restaurant in the Contempory hotel would be good. So $75 + tip was given to Disney for nothing. I wouldnt have minded but the character interaction was bad. A few came around and it was fun. Dale walked right by and my son was devastated. Minnie walked by the table and gave us a wave. My son was dying for Minnies autograph as it was one of the only ones he needed. So I put my foot down and told the waiter. He said he would see what he could do. We waited and waited, so finally I said lets go. Low and behold we saw her on the way out, so I stopped the coordinator and she let us have a minute with Minnie. Thank God. So, we would never go back here if it were the last place on earth.
April 19th Lunch We had a 3:10 PS at the Sci-Fi Café. I oly can go 100% positive here. This was an awesome place. The whole atmosphere was so cool. I never pictured it to be like that. My mother and I got a cheeseburger and fries and my son of course got chicken fingers. I ate every single piece of everything on my plate, as did my mother. My so and I split a brownie ice cream desert and it was great. I had a Corona with my burger and it was very refreshing. I would have to eat here again. All the food I saw coming out looked great. The people were fun and my son got is own drivers license. The cars you sit in were great and so were the movies. I give this place an A+ for food and atmosphere.
April 20th Lunch My son wanted to go to the PacMan café on International Drive. We got some food. He got a pizza that was shaped like PacMan. It was good, I tried it. I had an order of mozzarella sticks and my mother some garlic bread. It was a nice snack.
Dinner We had a PS for 9:20 at Whispering Canyon . That was the only time I could get. There was only our party and 2 others in the place. The fun just wasnt there. Out waitress was about to have her baby any day, thats how pregnant she was. She threw the straws at my son and that was it. We tried to make jokes, but she just wasnt having it. My mother asked the bus boy if my son could have a hat and he made him one. My son had a good time, but I think I was expecting more. He asked for ketchup and he got 1 bottle of ketchup. So I was disappointed. I order the skillet and wow is all I can say. It was so good. I have heard of pulled pork, but never knew what it was. It was just so yummy. The corn bread was the best I ever had. My mother had the steak and said it was superb. My son ate take a guess chicken fingers. The food was excellent. We had a few drinks, beer and gin & tonic for my mother. I was planning on ordering a Pepsi and hoping for a gallon of it, but I was 99% sure it wasnt going to happen, so I said the heck with it and had a beer. I had a really scrumptious apple crisp desert and my son had vanilla ice cream. I really wanted more fun. Next time, because we will go back, I will try to get a 6:00 or 7:00 seating when I am sure things are very lively.
April 21th Lunch - Beaches & Cream I want to stay at the Beach club next time we go, so I wanted to check it out and I wanted a kitchen sink. We went there and it was so cute. It was a really nice looking place. I had a burger and fries and my mother had a turkey sandwich with onion rings. They were excellent. The bun on the burger was lightly toasted with butter, awesome!! My son ordered a grilled cheese. No he didnt change his mind, they did not have chicken fingers. So I saw someone get a kitchen sink. The lights flicker and they make a huge deal and scream and yell, I was so excited to get one. But did this happen, no. My son btw, was out of control on this trip, huge attitude, may get into it more in my trip report. In my eyes a 6 year old should not know what an attitude is and how to have one, but kids these days. We should be on Dr Phil, for kids who cause nightmares on vacation. Anyways, he was so fresh, refused to eat even after I gave him $20 bucks for the arcade while we were waiting for out food. It was cool because I asked the waitress for a table were I could see my son in the arcade, nice touch. So he was out of control and I just could not reward his behavior with that ice cream. I was so mad walking out of that place. The waitress tried to console me. So I liked Beaches & Cream and plan on going back there again.
April 22 Outback at MCO Just thought I would write about it since we all go to the airport. My mother and I had burgers and fries and my son chicken fingers. I had a margarita to calm my nerves before getting on the plane. We all ate everything on out plates. Maybe because we love the Outback here in Boston, I dont know. But it was nice and it was quick.
We also had breakfast at Dennys. Up here in Boston we would never go into Dennys. It is just gross up here, but let me tell you. I would go to Dennys in Florida before I would go to the Ritz for brunch. We went 2x. It was the best breakfast I ever had in my life.
So hope you all enjoy my reviews and I hope some of them were not to negative.
I will only post onsite or places of interest.
April 16th - Lunch - We ate at the POR food court. We were starving and tired as we were up at 3am. We got to the food court around noon. It was not crowed at all. I went and got a cheeseburger and fries. My son wanted pizza so I went and ordered him a pizza. There were 2 people in line and the lady behind that counter took so long and kept messing up the orders. I was there for 15 minutes, which was crazy with only 2 people ahead of me. I finally ordered the pizza and she gave me a ticket and told me to come back in 10 minutes, which was fine. I went and paid and sat down in a seat where I could see my son when I went and got the pizza. I started eating my burger. I let my son start in on his worms and dirt because he was starving. I went up for the pizza and waited for an extra 10 minutes before it was done. Finally I brought him the pizza. My son took one bite and started gagging. I then tried it, because who knows with kids. It was inedible, horrible, raw in the inside and I can't describe what the taste of the cheese was. So, by this time the food court was packed. I couldn't even deal with telling someone about it at that point so I went and got him some chicken nuggets and he had that. My burger got cold during all this, so I grabbed a worms and dirt for myself and called it a day. So my first impression of the food court was not good.
Dinner - That night we went to DTD. We went to Planet Hollywood. We had 1/2 wait. Many people in there I was chatting with had an almost 2 hour wait. With only 2 of us, the wait wasn't bad. We went up to the bar and I had a much-needed beer while waiting. I had the fajitas with fries and my son had the chicken fingers. it was very good. It was strange how quickly the food came out. It was under 5 minutes, I am not kidding. Where they are so big and busy they must have the food cooked 1/2 way or something. For desert my son got the make your own sundae. It was cute. It came out on a tray with little cups of all the toppings and he could do what he wanted with it. I ordered the strawberry cheesecake. When I was about to take a bite, I noticed it was strawberry shortcake. I ate it anyways. I wanted to get out of there and figured I had never had one of these and now was the time to try it. it was very good.
April 17th - Breakfast - We had a PS 9:25 for Crystal Palace breakfast. We got there about 9:15 and were seated within 5 minutes. The food was not very good. I ate it because I was hungry. I just felt like the food wasn't very fresh, maybe because of the time we got there. I usually love the breakfast here. I got some eggs and smothered them in ketchup. The pancakes were ok and the kids waffles were gross. When I was up there, the food just didn't look good. My son had a waffle and a banana. He said he didn't like the waffle, it was hard, but I made him eat it. They also had some small donuts, so we had a few of them. The characters were great. They all came around to out table and I was very happy with them. Piglet was up near the food, so we went and had a visit with him. Even thought I didn't like the food this time, I would go back here. I like the look of the place and my son loves Pooh and friends.
Dinner - We had a 5:00 PS for Liberty Tree Tavern. And let me tell you did I eat. I was starving. We got there a few minutes before 5:00 and did not have a wait. The place was ot busy at all. The waitress asked me if my son would like something off the childrens menu and thank God she did because he would have never eaten the other food. So he got chicken fingers, again, and he ate them all. I started out with the totally awesome bread. Oh he had a roll, which really surprised me. His theory is bread shouldn't be eaten unless it comes out of the toaster. The butter was soooo good. Then they served a salad. I picked at that, as I was feeling full from the 3 rolls and gallon of coke I had. Then came the meal. They served a plate with 2 slices of ham, 2 slices of turkey, and 3 slices of a thin (london broil I thought it was) beef on top of. Then I got a bowl of potatoes, mac & cheese, carrots. I ate all of it except the carrots because I don't like carrots. I was so full so I didnt order any more but I could have had all I wanted. For desert my son had a bowl of vanilla ice cream and I had the apple crisp thing they served with vanilla ice cream. I ate every single bite of that. Oh and the characters .It was great. They came around numerous times and it was really fun. It was the best character interaction that I have ever been a part of. Goofy was there and Pluto. I kept calling Pluto Goofy and everyone around me was going crazy. It was funny. I am definitely going back here for dinner the next time.
April 18th Breakfast I had a 10:30 PS for Boatwrights, but I cancelled it. We were going to Universal that day so we wanted to hurry since they close so early. So we went to the food court. I almost had a heart attack when I saw the lines. But we had to eat. My son got 2 bowls of fruit loops and a banana. What kids doesnt like pancakes??? It blows my mind. I wanted pancakes and French toast, so I ordered the pancakes and a kid French toast, no sides. The pancakes were ok, and the French toast was hard and gross. I guess I just didnt have a good experience in the POR food court.
Dinner I picked my mother up and we had a 9:00pm PS for Chef Mickeys. I feel like some of my reviews are negative, but this one is bad. We got there, had a few minutes wait, took our pictures and sat down. It was really crowed. I went up and got my son some chicken fingers and mac & cheese and a slice of Goofys pizza. I couldnt even breath when I went up there it smelled so disgusting. I brought his food back and then went up for myself. I felt like I was in a food kitchen and was eating slop. I just dont eat that stuff. It was nasty. There were Mickey shaped ravioli. They were hard and gross. There was some meat slop, for lack of a better word. They had prime rib and something else on the carving station. I cant even remember it all because I guess I blocked it out of my mind. Oh and the rolls were hard. I got some stuff and took one bite of the prime rib and I did not eat anything. My mother got a plate and she did not even eat one bite. My son had one bite of the chicken fingers and said they were not chicken fingers. Anyways, the desert bar was nice. They had ice cream with tons of toppings, cheese cake, chocolate cake and tons a pastries. My son had some ice cream and cookies. My mother and I did not have any desert because we were so disgusted by the food. I would just think that a restaurant in the Contempory hotel would be good. So $75 + tip was given to Disney for nothing. I wouldnt have minded but the character interaction was bad. A few came around and it was fun. Dale walked right by and my son was devastated. Minnie walked by the table and gave us a wave. My son was dying for Minnies autograph as it was one of the only ones he needed. So I put my foot down and told the waiter. He said he would see what he could do. We waited and waited, so finally I said lets go. Low and behold we saw her on the way out, so I stopped the coordinator and she let us have a minute with Minnie. Thank God. So, we would never go back here if it were the last place on earth.
April 19th Lunch We had a 3:10 PS at the Sci-Fi Café. I oly can go 100% positive here. This was an awesome place. The whole atmosphere was so cool. I never pictured it to be like that. My mother and I got a cheeseburger and fries and my son of course got chicken fingers. I ate every single piece of everything on my plate, as did my mother. My so and I split a brownie ice cream desert and it was great. I had a Corona with my burger and it was very refreshing. I would have to eat here again. All the food I saw coming out looked great. The people were fun and my son got is own drivers license. The cars you sit in were great and so were the movies. I give this place an A+ for food and atmosphere.
April 20th Lunch My son wanted to go to the PacMan café on International Drive. We got some food. He got a pizza that was shaped like PacMan. It was good, I tried it. I had an order of mozzarella sticks and my mother some garlic bread. It was a nice snack.
Dinner We had a PS for 9:20 at Whispering Canyon . That was the only time I could get. There was only our party and 2 others in the place. The fun just wasnt there. Out waitress was about to have her baby any day, thats how pregnant she was. She threw the straws at my son and that was it. We tried to make jokes, but she just wasnt having it. My mother asked the bus boy if my son could have a hat and he made him one. My son had a good time, but I think I was expecting more. He asked for ketchup and he got 1 bottle of ketchup. So I was disappointed. I order the skillet and wow is all I can say. It was so good. I have heard of pulled pork, but never knew what it was. It was just so yummy. The corn bread was the best I ever had. My mother had the steak and said it was superb. My son ate take a guess chicken fingers. The food was excellent. We had a few drinks, beer and gin & tonic for my mother. I was planning on ordering a Pepsi and hoping for a gallon of it, but I was 99% sure it wasnt going to happen, so I said the heck with it and had a beer. I had a really scrumptious apple crisp desert and my son had vanilla ice cream. I really wanted more fun. Next time, because we will go back, I will try to get a 6:00 or 7:00 seating when I am sure things are very lively.
April 21th Lunch - Beaches & Cream I want to stay at the Beach club next time we go, so I wanted to check it out and I wanted a kitchen sink. We went there and it was so cute. It was a really nice looking place. I had a burger and fries and my mother had a turkey sandwich with onion rings. They were excellent. The bun on the burger was lightly toasted with butter, awesome!! My son ordered a grilled cheese. No he didnt change his mind, they did not have chicken fingers. So I saw someone get a kitchen sink. The lights flicker and they make a huge deal and scream and yell, I was so excited to get one. But did this happen, no. My son btw, was out of control on this trip, huge attitude, may get into it more in my trip report. In my eyes a 6 year old should not know what an attitude is and how to have one, but kids these days. We should be on Dr Phil, for kids who cause nightmares on vacation. Anyways, he was so fresh, refused to eat even after I gave him $20 bucks for the arcade while we were waiting for out food. It was cool because I asked the waitress for a table were I could see my son in the arcade, nice touch. So he was out of control and I just could not reward his behavior with that ice cream. I was so mad walking out of that place. The waitress tried to console me. So I liked Beaches & Cream and plan on going back there again.
April 22 Outback at MCO Just thought I would write about it since we all go to the airport. My mother and I had burgers and fries and my son chicken fingers. I had a margarita to calm my nerves before getting on the plane. We all ate everything on out plates. Maybe because we love the Outback here in Boston, I dont know. But it was nice and it was quick.
We also had breakfast at Dennys. Up here in Boston we would never go into Dennys. It is just gross up here, but let me tell you. I would go to Dennys in Florida before I would go to the Ritz for brunch. We went 2x. It was the best breakfast I ever had in my life.
So hope you all enjoy my reviews and I hope some of them were not to negative.
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