My Disneyland dining reviews, with pictures

[keahgirl8]

Wow that chicken baked potato looks amazing!!

It is amazing...and enormous!

 

[sophies*mom]

I just went through every page of this thread and it was so worth it! I don't know why I never took pictures of my DLR food before!

It makes me excited for our trip!

 

[abbie13_15]

I just came across a new (new to me) website with tons of food pictures and current reviews! www.yelp.com Type disneyland in the location and they have every quick service to full service restaurant. Kinda cool...check it out.

 

[yupikgal]

Yes Abbie13, I always check Yelp for reviews. Very good resource!

 

[TwingleMum]

It's actually part of this sticky under "Dining Information": http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1072276

Thanks so much. I always have a hard time finding it.

 

[franandaj]

We got the crazy insane garlic cheese bread and waited for the rest of our orders.

Gumbo

French Onion Soup

Mushroom Bisque

And we all split the calamari

Then the piece de resistance! Chocolate Bread Pudding Souffle!

 

[franandaj]

Here is the Lounge.

I hadn’t had my coffee yet, so I was thrilled to see this.

One can’t have tea without “tea sandwiches”

Scones with Chocolate Sabayon and Jam

I wasn’t quite sure how to operate this machine, but the helpful host showed me and I made a cup of cappuccino.

They had fruit

Cookies

They had these

And some snacks

But the best thing there had to be this!

One of our plates:

And my plate:

 

[franandaj]

Here’s what they had for Happy Hour. These were like mini Beef Wellingtons and the dipping sauce was nice and spicy!

An assortment of Cheese and Fruit

Veggies (I didn’t see the dip until the second night)

They were also pouring your choice of Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and White Zinfandel

 

[franandaj]

Pulled Pork Sliders

Fried Chicken

Turns out this was a good move because we were still hungry enough to order Bourbon Bread Pudding, which was covered in a Caramel Sauce.

 

[franandaj]

There were dry cereals, Frosted Flakes, Fruit Loops, Kashi something and Raisin Bran. Today I noticed that they have little boxes of Rice Krispies hidden away

Sliced meats and cheeses. There was also salami when the plates were brought out, but evidently that is the most popular meat, because it was always gone first. There was Ham and I think Capicolla and some other type of meat. Muenster cheese, cheddar and swiss.

Fruit, Banana Bread, Muffins and other breads.

Bagels and Cream Cheese, they had blueberry flavor in addition to regular.

Oatmeal (not fresh granted), but they had golden raisins, brown sugar and stuff in those little tins.

They had various juices and milk too

They also had the same Coffee service as they had at afternoon tea. Here was my breakfast.

 

[franandaj]

 

[franandaj]

 

[franandaj]

Beef Soft Tacos from Cucina Cucamonga

From the new Pizza Pasta and Salad place at Paradise Pier

a salad with lots of funky things, and no meat

kids Alfredo Pasta

kids spaghetti and meatballs

BBQ Chicken Flatbread

 

[nicolispicoli]

Great post franandaj! Especially the GCH concierge, we're considering it for our oct. trip!

 

[tiggrbaby]

Great pics, Alison!

 

[disneychrista]

From the new Pizza Pasta and Salad place at Paradise Pier
a salad with lots of funky things, and no meat

The Boardwalk Field Greens. This is my new favorite thing at the parks.

 

[forevercruising]

franandaj:

When does the afternoon tea at the Storyteller's Lounge take place? What is the cost? Do we have to make reservations?

It looks fabulous and seems like a great memory-maker! I'd love the details!

 

[franandaj]

Great post franandaj! Especially the GCH concierge, we're considering it for our oct. trip!

I estimate that in Disney costs we ate about $100-150 worth of food. Not that we would have eaten that much paying for it, but the Disney value of what we ate probably equaled that, and to have it in one place was awesome!

Great pics, Alison!

Thanks!

The Boardwalk Field Greens. This is my new favorite thing at the parks.

I'm glad there is something for everyone!

franandaj:

When does the afternoon tea at the Storyteller's Lounge take place? What is the cost? Do we have to make reservations?

It looks fabulous and seems like a great memory-maker! I'd love the details!

The afternoon tea was in the Concierge Lounge of the GCH, you need to book a room on that level to have access. Unless you will take full advantage of the lounge, it's not necessarily worth it, unless you can use the other perks available to you.

 

[hungrygreenhippo]

Here are my food pics from my Tinker Bell Half Marathon trip. For some reason I kept forgetting to take photos of dinner so I'll just mention what I had briefly...

Corn chowder in a bread bowl at Pacific Wharf Cafe - I think maybe I built this up too much in my mind based on reading reviews. It was tasty, but not something I'll be getting again. The soup needed to be hotter and there wasn't enough of it.

Chicken fusilli pasta and a side salad from Redd Rockett's Pizza Port - I split this with a friend and it was nice to have some greens in addition to the pasta. The flavor of the pasta was great but it was way undercooked to where some of the pieces were still crunchy. I probably should have asked for a fresh order, but didn't think of it until afterward.

Turkey breast sandwich from River Belle Terrace - The turkey was freshly sliced and tasted amazing. This wasn't thin deli meat, but thick slices of turkey like you'd have on Thanksgiving. They gave you the turkey and bread and there was a condiment station to "build your own sandwich". I added lettuce and cranberry jelly. The cranberry jelly was too sweet for my liking. The sandwich also comes with baked beans and a side dish. I swapped the beans for grapes, and for the side dish I had a pasta salad that I enjoyed.

Okay, now on to the photos! First is Tangaroa Terrace where I had lunch the day I arrived and breakfast the day I left.

This is the crispy tofu salad. I'm glad I asked for the dressing on the side because it was too acidic for me. I ended up going back to ask for a side of the other dressing that comes with the chicken salad and liked it a lot better.

And this is the breakfast Wrap with scrambled eggs, ham, avocado, and cheese. Sorry, I didn't think to take the second photo until after I'd had a bite. It looks good here, but the way the wrap was folded, all the ingredients ended up in the middle so the ends of the wrap were mainly just egg.

The best meal of the trip was the fried green tomato sandwich at Hungry Bear Restaurant. This completely exceeded my expectations! All the textures and flavors of the sandwich blended perfectly together. The cupcake was good, but too large for one person, especially after just devouring the sandwich. It probably would have been better as a snack later in the day, but I didn't want to make another trip back to Hungry Bear just for the cupcake.

I went to Paradise Garden Grill for lunch after the half marathon and thought it was a great post-race meal... filling, but not too heavy. I had the vegetable and tofu skewer with the chimichurri sauch and the tandoori-spiced yogurt. It's so nice that they let you try more than one side. I thought the tandoori-spiced yogurt went well with the skewer, and I enjoyed dipping the pita in the chimichurri sauce. The flavors of the cucumber salad and rice were also good.

Overall I thought Disneyland did a nice job offering a good selection of meals that aren't just your typical amusement park food of hamburgers, pizza, etc. I'd definitely eat at Hungry Bear Restaurant or Paradise Garden Grill if they were local restaurants.

Before leaving I picked up one last sweet treat from Marceline's Confectionery in Downtown Disney to take home with me. These were almost too cute to eat... but I did.

 

[NorCalGal]

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