My Disneyland dining reviews, with pictures

[mommaU4]

Ariel's Grotto meal.

First off, this was our first visit to this place and since I'd heard bad reviews I wasn't expecting much at all. But I was pleasantly surprised!! We were seated within 5 minutes of checking in. And our server was great, friendly and attentive. Food was good too. Maybe we just got lucky......

One thing I didn't know about was this: Adults: Outdoor Seating: $29.99, plus tax, Indoor Seating: $31.99, plus tax. Had I known about the separate pricing I would have sat outside, but oh well.

First up was the: Bakery Basket of whole-grain, sourdough-epi and spiral rolls.

Next they filled the three tier tower with: A salad of tender greens, served with Ariel's Grotto house vinaigrette.

And then the: Salami, marinated mozzarella, string cheese, Roma tomatoes, gherkins, olives, red pepper bracelets, watermelon triangles, chilled crunchy veggies with Pesto and Ranch dips, and "Jewels of the Sea" fruit gelatin

I ordered the Herb-Crusted Chicken Breast
Served with Cheddar-herb mashed potatoes and medley of seasonal vegetables.

The girls ordered the Meatball Lollipops
Hearty ground turkey nestled atop spaghetti and house Marinara sauce.
Served with fresh fruit

Then they bring out the dessert platter.

Seahorse lava cake, chocolate-chip strips, cheesecake tarts with raspberries, s'more chocolate bites and a white chocolate conch shell of garden-fresh berries.

The updated menu can be found here: http://allears.net/dlr/din/menu/menus.htm

Before you used to be able to choose your appetizer, entree and dessert. Now the appetizer and dessert are all the same. All you choose is your entree.

I'd go back again. The interaction with the Princesses was GREAT! It wasn't too busy on a Saturday afternoon in October and I simply don't have one complaint. Well, maybe the price. It was over $80 for the 3 of us. No way could I afford to take my DH and older kids as well. Not that they care about the Princesses, but still. I wish it was a tad cheaper.

 

[mommaU4]

I know that at Rancho delZ the fruit cups with kids meals have been the pre-packaged type.

Ah, that explains it. One of the few places my kids haven't eaten.

Holy moly. I drool at cheesy ooey gooey goodness. I must order this. It looks amazing.

Yes, cheesy, ooey, gooey goodness is a good way to describe it. I was kind of worried from the description if it was really good. But it was.


OKay, more food pics! Some yummy treats from Marceline's in DTD.

 

[Stacerita]

Ah, that explains it. One of the few places my kids haven't eaten.

Yes, cheesy, ooey, gooey goodness is a good way to describe it. I was kind of worried from the description if it was really good. But it was.


OKay, more food pics! Some yummy treats from Marceline's in DTD.

When I was at DTD yesterday I sooooo wanted to stop at Marcelines and get something yummy and gooey. But I didn't want to ruin the walk I had just had. So I didn't. Then you go and post these pics? Darn, I should have stopped in.

 

[Ms. K]

Every time I open this thread, I just get hungry

 

[mareeld86]

its 75 days until i go and now all I want is the food...... I cant wait!

 

[mommaU4]

Ruben wanted Mexican so he went to Cocina Cucamonga for a chicken burrito:

I got my usual Broccoli and Cheese soup in a bread bowl:

We never go to DCA without getting a sourdough Mickey. But since it was Halloween time, we had to get a sourdough jack-o-lantern. So cute and so good!

A Tinkerbell Twist. My addiction! Sooooo good!!!!!!!

Ahhh, so refreshing! LOL

 

[dr&momto2boys]

I took pictures (when I remembered) of the food and snacks we ate at DL in early October.

The night we checked into GCH, we ordered room service (which comes from Storyteller's) for DH and me, and got the kids some uncrustables from White Water Snacks.

I had the kid's filet or primerib or whatever they called it. DH had Some kind of corn soup and ravioli. Sorry I didn't keep notes on what it was exactly that we ordered!

We had breakfast with Chip & Dale and Koda & Kenai at Storyteller's on our first morning. We had the buffet. Our waitress also asked us we wanted Mickey waffles and brought them right over.

We had a corndog from Corndog Castle as an 11:00am snack. (I shared one with the 2 kids.) It certainly didn't disappoint!

I think we had lunch by the pool. Just Pizza and salad from Whitewater Snacks. No picture, sorry! We were swimming.

We had dinner at Cafe Orleans. DH got the French Onion soup. DH and I split the Monte Cristo. (Shown split in the picture.) He had no choice in the matter. I knew how big it was from everyone else's reviews and I couldn't order it by myself and wouldn't miss out on it! The kids split Spaghetti with chicken. We always get the sauce on the side--less messy since we can put less sauce on it. I forgot about the Pomme Frites or we would have shared those too! We had to have the Mickey beignets for dessert. The service here was pretty poor, but that's another story. The food was good.

More to come...

 

[Lynzer Torte]

dr&momto2boys:
I think you mean Cafe Orleans, not Carnation Cafe, right?

 

[dr&momto2boys]

On day 2, we lined up early at security for magic morning. DH waited in line for La Brea Bakery to open to get us some breakfast. He didn't realize until he went to pay that they don't take Disney credit (we got used to charging everything on our room key.) He hadn't brought any cash or real credit cards! He had to run back to the room to get money! We had a yogurt parfait--yum! And a sweet roll--dry and yuck. No pics, sorry.

We MUST have had other snacks that day because we didn't eat lunch until 1pm. The kids had Mickey suckers.

Just so I don't feel/look like such a bad mom. The way they/we eat on vacation is MUCH different than the way we eat at home!

We had reservations at Carnation Cafe for lunch, but cancelled because it was sooo hot outside! We went to Storytellers instead. DS made his own pizza. He only likes cheese-so that wasn't too complicated! I had chicken ceasar salad and DH had the corn soup/cowder again and some other kind of salad with blue cheese crumbles.

We shared this cookie (from the GCH gift shop) a while after lunch.

We ate dinner at the parade that night. The kids shared a fruit plate and a "healthy" snack box. The box had whole grain Goldfish crackers, apple slices, yogurt, and cheese I think. DH and I had take-out from Rancho del Zocalo. It was a little difficult to eat during the parade! DH doesn't think of these things! Sorry no pics!

 

[dr&momto2boys]

dr&momto2boys:
I think you mean Cafe Orleans, not Carnation Cafe, right?

Oops! Yes, I'll change it!

 

[dr&momto2boys]

We shared a couple items from White Water Snacks for breakfast. DH got them and brought them to the room while we got ready.

We had lunch at Wine Country Trattoria. They brought breadsticks to share. The kids split a grilled cheese sandwich. I had Lasagna. DH had some kind of salad. I think it was called Bruschetta salad. We had the orange sorbet for dessert. I thought the kids would think it was way too cool. It was very good.

We got the kids in their swimming trunks and let them play in the water area for a while. Again, it was sooo hot! We shared a Mickey ice cream sandwich. Boy, those things are really frozen solid!

We had a late dinner at Goofy's Kitchen. The kids items were kind of unique. They couldn't resist the PB&J pizza. The food was okay. The desserts were plentiful!

The pumpkin thing was cute, but yuck. The chocolate dipped cheesecake on a stick was delicious! We skipped the cupcakes after reading this thread.

 

[disneymom23]

dr&momto2boys,

Thanks for sharing your pics. Your boys are just adorable. I love the pic with the Mickey lollipops.

 

[kaoden39]

The salad from Storyteller looks wonderful. I was wondering is there an age when they are "too" old to make their own pizzas? My 12 year old son would so love that.

 

[dr&momto2boys]

I think we had random breakfast items again today, like yogurt, muffins, fruit, whatever we could eat while we waited for DL to open.

We shared a german chocolate cake brownie while we waited in the longest line we encountered the whle trip. The one for the Princess Faire. Oh my!

We had lunch at Hungry Bear Restaurant. We went there because I read they had mini corndogs as a kids meal choice. They didn't. We had burgers. The kids had chicken nuggets and healthy snack box (and some of our onion rings and fries.)

At some point, DH got himself and the boys a churro.

We had dinner at the Blue Bayou. I won't go into how bad the service was! A trip report will be coming one of these days. The kids had macaroni and cheese and spaghetti. I had chicken gumbo and short ribs. DH had wedge salad and a filet.

We shared the cookie boat and the creme brulee trio. Way more dessert than we needed but we had to try them! The cookie was so much better than I expected. Someone tell me--were we supposed to/allowed to keep the treasure chest that was on the creme brulee plate? I'll be bummed if we were.

 

[dr&momto2boys]

The salad from Storyteller looks wonderful. I was wondering is there an age when they are "too" old to make their own pizzas? My 12 year old son would so love that.

It's on the kids menu. Is that 12 and under? They probably wuoldn't care how old someone is anyway. I think the only options were cheese or cheese and pepperoni though, so it's not as cool as it could be!

 

[dr&momto2boys]

We only had a couple of hours to spend in DL this day. Again, it was quick breakfast from White Water. I took a picture of the Mickey pretzels while we were there, but we never tried one.

We had really worn the kids out by this time. You can see the oldest trying to catch a few more ZZZ's in the back of the stroller, while the little one eats his breakfast.

We managed to grab a couple more snacks just before we left. The famous Dole Whip. I had to have a rice crispy treat. The boys settled for sucker. (Boy, they're easy when they're young!)

 

[kaoden39]

It's on the kids menu. Is that 12 and under? They probably wuoldn't care how old someone is anyway. I think the only options were cheese or cheese and pepperoni though, so it's not as cool as it could be!

You know they could probably make a mint if they let grown up's make their own pizzas with healthier alternatives. I know that I might actually do that. My DH on the other hand would go as unhealthy as possible. Congratualations on the baby.

 

[travelmel]

Great food pics! DL has some hidden gems and I am always seeing new things! Thanks for sharing.

Is the Wine Country Tratoria the one that closed?

 

[dr&momto2boys]

dr&momto2boys,

Thanks for sharing your pics. Your boys are just adorable. I love the pic with the Mickey lollipops.

Thank you!

 

[Krissy Marissy]

Wow...GREAT food pics! I am drooling over here! How were the burgers at hungry bear? Are they better than the village haus ones? Looks like you all had fun.