My Disneyland dining reviews, with pictures

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Storytellers Cafe
It was really nice that because grandson is under 3, at all of the buffet places he was allowed to eat without charge! even in Ariels grotto there was no charge for his cheesy noodles. the only time we paid for him to eat was if we ordered him a meal off of a childrens menu. We all had the buffet so the meals are very similar. the salmon was amazing here as well

My plate from the buffet, the corn chowder they had was simply devine!! it was a charred nebraska corn chowder with chicken bacon and cilantro, I ate 2 bowls of it!

some of the desserts

 

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The Disneyland Hotel, poolside ordering

banana cabana and something like a blue hawaiian but I do not remember what it was called. also tried a mai tai, wow was it strong but tasty! and we tried the 2 non alcoholic smoothy drinks. one tasted like an orange creamsicle and the other tasted like fresh raspberries and cream

grandson had the chicken nugget meal a few times. came with grapes and very good potatoe chips

 

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Trader Sams tiki bar

fish tacos sooooo good!!

pupu platter. everything was delicious. they should swap out the deep fried beans for deep fried pickles though! and you can see our drinks, the Krakatoa punch and Shipwreck on the rocks both of which made different thing happen in the bar, like the volcano erupting in the windows, and then a storm in the windows and the ship sinking inside the glass bottle which was a super cool effect!

cheese burger and yam fries

Schweitzer Falls (non alcohol)

 

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Riverbelle Terrace
mark twain and steamboat. I wish they had better eggs. these are too much like what you get in the hospital or something the scrambled cheesy eggs inside the cones in the new Cozy Cone Hotel are AWESOME! bacon and sausage both are realllllly good, and because we were there early the potatoes had not been simmering long enough. If you go later, they have been cooking longer and the flavors are more developed and the potatoes are softer

mark twain with sausage instead of bacon

 

[TheZue]

Great pictures! I can hardly wait for carnation cafe

And your grandson is adorable.

 

[viaggiamo]

Oh YUM! Thanks for posting smiley_face2.
Have just added Tiki bar to my list of places to eat.

C

 

[DisneytheKid]

Wow Smiley_Face2! Thank you for the great pictures! You literally put up pics of each area I want to try! Thanks again

 

[love2go2disney2]

Loved all the pics!!! Cant wait until October

 

[KaChow]

Looks amazing, and we will for sure head to the Tiki Bar!

 

[kaoden39]

Oh it all looks so good!

 

[DisneyIsMagical]

Cafe Orleans- Mickey Beignets

Cafe Orleans- Pommes Frites

Big Thunder Ranch BBQ- Fruit Cobbler topped with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Downtown Disney- Holiday treats

 

[kylie71]

Love the Cafe Orleans!!! and your pics!
Cannot wait to eat exactly what is pictured! Outside, overlooking the River's of America!!
Thanks for sharing!

Lori

 

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mmmmmm from the candy store in Pooh Corner

Carnation Cafe breakfast time
Oscars choice with bacon, this was seriously the best bacon any of us have ever ever eaten!

another Oscars choice with the new turkey sausage, it was extremely tasty, but I still like the other kind they had better.

the yogurt fruit parfait

grandsons childs menu mickey waffle with strawberries and bacon, can't believe the size of the childs menu meals all over the park!! We think they are an awesome value and always include fresh fruit which is great!

It is so great they have made the Carnation Cafe so much bigger so no more need to wait so long for a meal. It is lovely inside but we still like to sit outside best! the cushions they have on the booths is the most uncomfortable place I have ever had a meal! they keep slipping off the bench, and are extremely low, I felt like I was a very little kid sitting a the grownups table!! lol....

 

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I am sadly a cake pop junky.... and was thinking before our trip, "I wish Disneyland did cake pops" well I was happy to see they did, but the ones from Starbucks are soooo much better! happily you can get them at the Fiddler Fifer Practicle pig cafe in DCA. Just because it's shaped like Mickey doesn't make it taste better cake was too pastey with not enough good flavor and chocolate was too thick for a cake pop. Maybe they can sneak over and steal the recipe? lol...

 

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Flo's V8 cafe
sorry was so excited I didn't get good pictures of the actual plates of food here, but maybe you can see we had the striploin with mashed potatoes, gravy, and cole slaw. It was very good, but I had in my head it would be like the roasted strip loin at Blue Bayou, and could be ordered rare if you like. I didn't even think to ask this, and it came very well done, like a typical family roast beef dinner. It was very good and I would get it again.
Daughter had the Citrus turkey salad which she said was yummy, and grandson got a childs roastbeef sandwich meal in the car which is like a little lunch box and well worth the money! such a cool souvenier and he can take his snack to preschool in it now
Oh, and the strawberry rhubarb pie was deeeeeelicious!!

our view from where we were sitting in the cafe

 

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Plaza Inn
I have posted pictures of the chicken dinner a few times before, so I didn't take any this time, but we had the new strawberry shortcake dessert, and the chocolate cake both of which were sooooooooooooo good!!

and we planned the meal so we would be sitting there outside at the edge of the patio when the parade was going by at 6:30 it was awesome!!

 

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had to take a break after that last picture of chocolate cake..... sadly all I have is my tin of Ghirardelli chocolate... speaking of which, we tried out their new soda fountain and chocolate shop in DCA.
In a sugar induced frenzy we demolished our various treats without even a thought of pictures!! I shared the Golden Gate banana split with daughter which was of course to die for! hubby had the world famous hot fudge sunday and grandson...well that was a failure daughter wanted to get him a singel kids cone, but asked if they dip them in chocolate ala McD's. well no they don't do that so he ordered up something which came as the chocolate in the bottom of a cup, and a single scoop vanilla icecream turned upside down on it. of couse the chocolate hardened inside the cup, the icecream stuck to it and the cone pulled off of it, he ended up eating part of it with a spoon. next time it's just a plain kids cone. mmmmm time for another Ghirardelli chocolate

 

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Tortilla Joes
This was such a good dinner!! we loved the quacamole made tableside, it tasted exactly like the one I do at home!
ribs

fish tacos soooooooo yummy!

do not remember what daughters dinner was....she loved it though! I'll ask her and update my post later

 

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Carthay Circle Theater Restaurant
now don't stone me, but we are not really wine drinkers so we did not have any wine with our meals. I had a rosewater soda drink won't do that again lol... hubby and daughter and grandson all had Shirly Temples, which because they were made in a "fancy" restaurant were not what they were used to but they said they were pretty good anyway.

Halibut Civiche and the Signature firecracker Duck wings both excellent and I want some of the Civiche NOW!!! lol...

Crispy Gorditas. daughter really liked them, me not so much now that halibut civiche.......

Jamaican jerked king fish....OMG how good can anything taste?? daughter and I both had this entree.

Grilled Rib Eye cooked to absolute perfection!!

and once again in a sugar induced frenzy I did not take a picture of the fried banana split monte cristo sundae..... Do not miss out on this!! we shared but I wished I had my own!! lol....
grandson once again had cheesy noodles.... that kid is going to start looking like a cheesy noodle..... sorry no picture, but it was very lovely and extremely tasty! we all had to have a bite to see if they were putting as much effort into the kids food and yes they are!

papa and Jacob waiting for dinner in the lounge

 

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Jolly Holiday bakery
giant mickey head cookie, mommy and gramma had cheesecake, (you can't see it here)& decaf caramel machiato's while we watched the fireworks through the trees. Not the best view for sure, but an awesome experience none the less!