My Disneyland dining reviews, with pictures

[dreamin_disney]

That was mine. I still have dreams about it. YUM.

You won't find it on the menu listings, it's not actually a restaurant. Pooh's Corner is a shop back by the Winnie the Pooh ride. One section is souveniers and another is a candy shop. They've got tons of treats including cookies, chocolate dipped pretzel rods, chocolate dipped marshmallows (and the famous Tigger Tails), fudge, and all kinds of other treats.

They might also sell the Smore at Candy Palace on Main Street. I haven't actually looked for it there, but they have a lot of the same candy at both places.

I've levied in ca all my life and never really seen disneyland like i have on this thread-lol! This smore thingy looks sooooooooooo yummy! I will have to try one on my next trip

 

[dreamin_disney]

And of course, no Pooh Corner photos are complete until you include one of someone trying to eat a Tigger Tail!!

Poohs corner is on my list for next visit. I'm so hungry now-lol!
BTW- where did you get the 1st time visit pins? are those free?

 

[XTinabell]

Are those chocolate strawberries seriously 4.25 each? I can buy an entire basket of strawberries for less than that, buy my own choclate and make my own for CHEAPER than ONE of those strawberries!!

 

[mommaU4]

Poohs corner is on my list for next visit. I'm so hungry now-lol!
BTW- where did you get the 1st time visit pins? are those free?

They have 1st time buttons at City Hall along with ones for birthday and other occasions.

There is a thread I came across on how to make Tigger Tails at home for those of you who are fans of them:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1909291

Are those chocolate strawberries seriously 4.25 each? I can buy an entire basket of strawberries for less than that, buy my own choclate and make my own for CHEAPER than ONE of those strawberries!!

YES! They are. I actually bought one back in June because I just had to try it. It tasted good, but ummmmm, I won't be buying one again. Not at that price. There are much more yummy treats in the parks for that price. IMO.

 

[thmar]

Are those chocolate strawberries seriously 4.25 each? I can buy an entire basket of strawberries for less than that, buy my own choclate and make my own for CHEAPER than ONE of those strawberries!!

I know, but the real treat is that they are in Disneyland! I love chocolate strawberries and love Disneyland so when I buy one there I'm getting the best of both.

 

[lapdwife]

My friend's husband is a chef at Ralph Brennans... so that's a good choice. We were very disappointed in Tortilla Joe's and under no circumstances will we return. BUT...we live in Los Angeles and may have a different idea of mexican food. Have you thought of House of Blues also? Very yummy!

YUMMY! I just reserved our Disney Restaurants for our Sept trip. Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen, Cafe Orleans, Blue Bayou, Carnation Café, Wine Country Tratoria, Tortilla Joe, Storyteller's Cafe.

I have not seen any reviews of Tortilla Joe, is it any good?

Any recommendations or opinions on our choice of restos? Please consider that we are trying to stay "on budget" and do not wish to eat at many expensive restaurants (only Blue Bayou). Also, we are not interested in character dining or sit down breakfast. Thanks!!!!

Another thing, I've seen a few posts about chimichangas... Can you get them with chicken or beef but WITHOUT the beans? Thanks again and again!!!!

 

[lapdwife]

We're going for my birthday this week and dh and I are going to dinner alone. The kids can have some one on one time with Princess night time stories in the room.

Catal or The Vineyard Room? What's your vote?

 

[KerTggr]

Catal or The Vineyard Room? What's your vote?

Vineyard Room!

 

[travelmel]

Blue Bayou anyone? I finally got to eat there! yay..the portions if you don't "split" the plate are great, and prices about like I expected..AWESOME!AWESOME atmosphere..you guys need to try it.I met another fellow DISboarder for dinner and we split the Tesoro Island chicken.

Wow! You have a GREAT camera! We had no idea that our table looked like that as it was too dark to see it! no complaints though!

 

[travelmel]

From our DL trip 7/13/08. This is a repeat post from my TR but I can't post anything new for awhile so I'll post this here! I know there have probably been alot of posts about the BB but.... here goes nothin'

My girls really enjoyed the online Magic Kingdom game called, Virtual Magic Kingdom (VMK). It was recently taken off the "air" and it is really a shame because it was GREAT! I won't take the time to explain it but suffice to say it gave you a GREAT fix of you were jonesin' for some DL time.

One of the things you could do was go on a "date" to the Blue Bayou. You would go with a friend and sit down at a table and wave to the "gator-waiter." When he arrived you had to say, "Clownfish please" and then you got your meal and made small talk with you date. The date was a real person.. typically aged 10-13 who was hanging out at the VMK that day, too. Sounds weird but it was SO cute!

Anyway... the girls GLOVED it (wink) and were so mesmorized with the Blue Bayou that it made the entire meal glow!

That is one happy cornball family right there!

this is my lucky table!

We were seated by the water and the girls were just ITCHING to order the clownfish.. they were on pins and needles!


What? no clownfish? I'll have the mac and chees then..

The girls raved over the mac and cheese..they were on a roll enjoying everything from the size of the noodle to the color of the fake cheese!



My husband and I split the yummy, yummy pork chop plate. This is a blurry picture (as were most of them on this trip!) but the food portion pictured here is already half of the meal.. it was a good portion. The white/green things were asparagus.. tres elegant! woo woo

The food was not undelicious

One caveat (SP??)... they still charge the split plate fee of $4 (no problem, I already knew about it) but now the new policy is no extra soup/salad! What?

Yummy yummy wedgie for my tummy

The kids meals come with a drink and the waiter said mint julips were covered so she tried one! We all tasted it and decided it was good... I would have preferred it with ice tea.

It was so cute that THEIR nostalgia was taking center stage over mine for a change!

Where the Gator-waiter would stand...take my picture, take my picture!

The girls got kids meals which came with this hat...they wore it for the picture only!

Dead mum's tell no tales...

WARNING: Do not read the following if you are a devout Disneyian...

Ok, mini rant: I noticed during planning that the prices at WDW were RIDICULOUS at $26-$39 per plate PERIOD at most places.. now I know that some will balk and say that's a great value but pishaw! The prices at BB used to be market prices.. and cheaper at lunch! Now, the menu looks just like a stock WDW set up with increased prices and less for the money. END MINI RANT... yes I know you think it's worth it... I know, I know... but it's just my two cents. We paid... we were VERY happy... I can still have an opinion.

Moving on........
Nobody can be irrirtated at this masterpiece of culinary genius!
Davy Jones will not be gettin his hands on this ship!

The candle really does something for the picture...I stole that idea from another poster

Overall it was a GREAT meal with GREAT ambiance and FANTASTIC service.. we loved it and will remember it for years to come. We had fun talking and waving to the people going by in the boat..we could hear the fiddle of the guy on his porch.. it was peacful and pretty, and cool. Everything you've heard it to be. We loved it.

I do wish they'd bring back VMK!

Bathroom cuteness

It's late...more adventures to come! Goodnight!

 

[DisneyLover4Ever!]

These are some of my reviews for the places my family ate at this past week.


Corn Dog Castle: My entire family loved the corn dogs and I was surprised at the size of corn dog comared to the stick. Everyone who reccomended the Corn Dog Castle thank you! I'm glad we tried it.

Wine Country Trattoria: This was probably one of the best restaurants I've eaten at for a long time! It was so good we decided to go back a second time.

First Time

Me: Chicken Bruschetta Salad

DDad: Tuscan Salad

DMom: Chickken Alfredo Lasagna (I had this the second time and loved it too!)

DSis: Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce

And for Dessert...The "Freshly Picked" Orange Sorbet:

I loved the Orange Sorbet; it was really refreshing and for those of you who have not tried it...Do.

I'll post more reviews later when I get more pics uploaded.

 

[travelmel]

All the Trattoria pics look so yummy! I wish we would have tried that place. I hope it makes the cut during the remodel of DCA...

 

[MirandaPen]

I wish they would make veggie corn dogs!!!!

 

[MonkeyDishwasher]

I wish they would make veggie corn dogs!!!!

...But they'd probably end up cooked in the same oil as the non-veggie type.

 

[pycees312]

My kids and I just went through every page of this thread! (It took us two sessions in two days.) My kids are 3 and 2! They called out who got to eat each dish of food--it was pretty cute. Mostly Mom and Dad got the "real" food and they called all the sweets!

So, we're going in October and I'll take pics of our food. Just a question...
Is there anything that anyone really wants a picture of?

It seems like there are multiple pictures of all the really desired stuff. These pictures definately talked me into certain foods-- like Monte Cristo, Pomme Frites, Goofy's breakfast, Bengel BBQ, Mickey beignets, Mickey pancake, Micey pretzel, and even a corn dog from DL. The kids definately want a Tigger tail.
And you talked me out of Lilo and Stitch breakfast, Mint Julep, I can't remember what else, but I'll know when I see it!

Well I'll just take pics of whatever we have, and add my reviews! Sounds like fun!

First off thanks to all those who posted pics. I'm going to Disneyland again in 2 weeks and this time we wanted to go out of the box and try some different places.with our kids we tend to do the counterservice meals normally but not this trip...lol at least that is the plan

We loved the lilo and stich breakfast. the hawaiian salmon yuuumy!! and for us the charcter interaction was great since it wasnt very busy. we went may 23-25/08

 

[DisneyLover4Ever!]

Some more pics from the Wine Country Trattoria:

DSis: Broccoli Cheese Soup

DMom: Chicken Panini

DDad: Pizzetta Salad

I had the Chicken Alfredo Lasagna and thought it was very good; and once again we had the Orange Sorbet and once again it was terrific.

 

[MTCruiser]

I agree....the corn dogs are great.

 

[Pooh'sTwin]

Thanks for the pic of the sorbet at Wine Country! It is indeed amazing. Such a fresh taste and so refreshing on a warm Cali day!

p.s. Those corn dogs are wonderful too, a must do! Now if only there had been a picture of the mango from the farmer's market-esque area my three fave DCA treats would have been shown. Love to get the mango and a water, then go cool off with them in It's Tought to Be A Bug.

 

[IASWAM]

I wish they would make veggie corn dogs!!!!

They do. It's a hunk-o-cheese battered and deep fried. No meat whatsoever.

 

[bennyb98]

DROOL..... must have corn dog...