My Disneyland dining reviews, with pictures

[aidensmom31]

I love this thread, I am making a list of all the things I want to try

 

[figment_jii]

Figment's HalloweenTime 2013 trip...continued...

Blue Bayou - Figment recently rediscovered the Blue Bayou restaurant. The meal was very good last time and he was anxious to try it again. Last time he was seated at a table near the entrance which kind of detracted from the atmosphere of the resturant (because the light from outside was pretty bright and he couldn't really see the PotC ride at all!). This time he asked for a table by the water and got one!

Bread - the meal begins with bread service. Nice, warm crusty bread.

Gumb - each entree comes with a cup of gumbo or a salad. Figment opted for the gumbo. It was very good (in fact, it's a big part of the reason he went to the Blue Bayou).

Mint Julep - Figment had the mint julep to drink. It's the same as the one served at the French Market (non-alcholic), but this ones comes with unlimited refills! Figment drank four of them!

Slow-Roasted Beef Strip Loin served with crispy shoestring onions, Blue Bayou au gratin potatoes, seasonal vegetables and Armagnac green peppercorn sauce. This was a huge piece of meat! It had good flavor and was very tender.

Royal Street Seafood Jambalaya - shrimp, fish, tasso ham, andouille sausage and chicken, over "dirty rice". Lots of seafood and very good flavor. It has a slight bite, but was still good.

Buccaneer's Boneless Beef Short Ribs - This was Figment's favorite entree! Braised short ribs, Boursin cheese mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables, and Cabernet reduction. The meat was "fork tender" with excellent flavor.

Overall Figment really liked the Blue Bayou. He especially liked being seated near the water and would definitely ask for a water side table in the future!

 

[Here4mydisneyfix]

I concur with Figment! The Boneless short ribs ARE the best thing at BB!! It's what we get every time!

 

[julieheyer]

Will be eating these more than one time next month!

Can you guys tell me a bit more about the Cove Bar? Can kids eat up there too? It sounds like a nice option for early dinner for us (considering the lounge at Carthay Circle too). Dh would love fish tacos-are they breaded? He's GF so can't have breading.

Tia-not much info on Cove Bar that I can find.

 

[figment_jii]

Figment's HalloweenTime 2013 trip...continued...

Brennan's Jazz Kitchen - this is a staple of Figment's trips. He likes to end his trips down to DLR with brunch at the Jazz Kitchen.

Bourbon Street Samples - Popcorn Calamari, Coconut Shrimp, Louisiana Meat Pies, Parmesan Artichoke Hearts. Everything is so tasty, but Figment's favorites are the calamari and artichoke hearts.

Creole Caesar Salad - Romaine Hearts, Roma Tomatoes, Parmesan Cheese, Creole Caesar Dressing, Rosemary Ciabatta Toast with Crispy Crawfish Tails. After all that fried food on the sampler, Figment thought he'd have a salad for lunch. It was very good!

Crab Cakes & Eggs - Pontalba Potatoes & Creole Hollandaise. Crab cakes! Figment loves crab cakes!

BBQ Shrimp & Grits - “New Orleans” Style BBQ Sauce and Andouille Grits. This is Figment's favorite dish at Brennan's. He gets it with mild spice and it's really good!

Harbour Galley - Figment read that they had lobster rolls and he wanted to try one!

Lobster Roll - Buttered Brioche Roll served with Old Bay Seasoned Home-Style Chips. It was okay, but there wasn't very much lobster and it was mostly filler. He's glad he tried it once, but it's not something he'd have a second time.

Royal Street Veranda - Figment went there just before park closing to have a late night snack.

Steak Gumbo - It had a slight bite, but good flavor.

Kooky Spooky Gingerbread Man - Figment asked for the purple one (the icing came in two colors). The cookie tasted okay, but it was more fun to look at.

Troubadour Tavern - Figment had been here in years, but he'd read about the bratwurst and pretzel bites and wanted to give them a try.

Bratwurst Sausage - Garlic & Herb Brioche with Hickory Smoked Bacon Sauerkraut. Figment liked this! It had bacon!

Pretzel Bites with Cheese Sauce - nice warm pretzel bites with cheese sauce. Figment liked these, but they are definitely best when hot/warm.

 

[Zbugz]

Figment's HalloweenTime 2013 trip...continued...

I always love your pics and reports, Figment_jii. Thanks for sharing!

 

[smiley_face2]

Figment's HalloweenTime 2013 trip...continued...

thanks for posting all those!! No trip to DL would be complete without Ralph Brennan's barbecue shrimp and grits!! best thing ever!!
We shared the banana's foster prepared with much gusto and fire, table side, this time too, it was sooo yummy!

 

[figment_jii]

Thanks Zbugz and smiley_face2. I have to finish posting the photos from the Halloween trip before Figment leaves for the Holiday trip!

Figment's HalloweenTime 2013 trip...continued...and finished!

Snacks - no trip to DLR would be complete without checking out all of the snacks and yummies around the parks. Some are things Figment ate, other are things he just looked at.

Pineapple Juice in Tiki Cup - the Tiki Juice Bar has pineapple juice available in a souvenir Tiki Totem cup. It's plain pineapple juice, but Figment really likes pineapple juice and it's another souvie cup to add to his growing collection.

Root Beer Float in a Lone Ranger Boot Cup - the Golden Horseshoe has root beer (or whatever soda you want) with vanilla soft serve available in a souvenir cup. (Recent Disney Food Blog indicate they've gone back to the clear, non-Lone Ranger boot mugs. Figment is going to check this out the next time he's at DL.) Root beer floats are messy, but very yummy.

Mickey Pretzel - Figment things that having a nice, warm, soft Mickey pretzel while waiting for a parade is a great way to pass the time!

Minnie Witch Caramel/Chocolate Apple - Figment took home a Minnie Witch caramel/chocolate apple. It's much easier to eat the apple at home (after cutting it into slices). It's very sweet and gooey, but yummy. (He picked the Minnie Witch because it was the only one with Milk Chocolate; the other were either white or dark chocolate at Marceline's.)

Now some snack that Figment only look at...
Spider Cake Pop - Figment saw it at the candy shop on Main Street. It's cake pop that looks like a spider. Very fitting for Halloween...

Pumpkin Mickey and Candy Cakepops - a few more cake pop designs.

Jack Skellington Cakepop - more cakepops...

Mickey Bat Cookie - Cute looking...

Caramel Apples - lots of styles of caramel apples

Figment is heading off to DLR soon, so he'll be back with another round of photos in the new year!

 

[sophies*mom]

Every time I come back to this thread, it makes me hungry!!

Any recent photos?

 

[spacemermaid]

From my trip last week...holiday treats:





Assorted treats at Jolly Holiday.



Mint julep & gingerbread beignets from the Mint Julep Bar. These were sooooo good...however, their presentation was very...un-Disney. It was just the beignets in a bag with a bunch of sugar & cinnamon at the bottom. No container besides the paper bag, no napkins, even. Oh well...I'd buy them again, they were YUMMY!



Santa Mickey & Minnie cookies at Pooh's Corner...I didn't eat one, but they were very cute & seemed to be fresh & soft.






Treats from the Candy Palace on Main Street.

(I have many more food pics from this trip & will post them after I get them uploaded & edited )

 

[kaoden39]

I look forward to seeing them.

 

[sophies*mom]

What fun looking Christmas treats!

 

[franandaj]

figmentjill and spacermaid thank you so much for posting your photos!!!!

I don't get out DL nearly as much as I should and don't see the treats as much as I should. We were out there last week and had a Wetzel dog and some beignets and bread pudding from Brennans to go but no pics. We stopped by Marcelines and really went through withdrawl as we bought nothing!!!!!!!

I did drive by the Chicken Pie shop on Euclid a couple weeks ago and thought, I NEED to go there for dinner, but since I was on my was to the Anaheim Hospital ET, it wasn't the time.

Perhaps some time in the future.....

 

[JessiLynn015]

I'd just like to trade places with Figment for your next trip, please!

Everything looks amazing though! It's funny how I get more excited about our trip once I start looking at all the food. YUM!

 

[stitchaholic]

OMG , how far is slater's 50/50 from DL ???? Those pics made me feel like Homer Simpson " must have burger "

 

[disneychrista]

OMG , how far is slater's 50/50 from DL ???? Those pics made me feel like Homer Simpson " must have burger "

The Anaheim Hills location is about 20 - 25 minutes away. We went to the Huntington Beach location, because we were going to the beach anyway.

 

[lucysmom]

Well, I finally got to try the corn dog from the wagon at the top of Main Street. OMG! I waited in that line longer than I did for any ride, but it was definitely a good corn dog! don't know if I will brave that line again, though.

Now, character meal reviews. We ate dinner at Goofy's. It was good, but Goofy was more subdued than last year. The character interaction just wasn't the same. Not sure we will do this one again.

Minnie's breakfast was a nightmare. Two guys making omelets and hundreds of people trying to get food. The place was seriously overbooked. Missed lots of characters while waiting in line for food. Will not do Minnie's ever again.

Surf's Up breakfast at the PPH was super fantastic. Many more interesting food choices than Minnie's. A photo with Mickey. At Minnie's you just get a photo on the patio. NO waiting for anything. We will definitely do that breakfast again.

Blue Bayou was a mixed bag. We waited for a waterside table which was super. The gumbo was nice. Salad was good. Bottomless mint julips! But the actual entree was lacking. My steak was fatty, very fatty. I don't think they trimmed it at all. The vegetables were three hunks of carrots. Presentation looked like it was all just thrown in a pile on a too large plate. Might do this again just because, but it really didn't live up to the signature reputation. Was definitely not as good as last year.

Favorite restaurant was Storyteller's. Everything we ate there was well prepared, presented, and priced. Service was super. The evening buffet was delicious. Corn chowder best on property, heck, best I have ever had!

 

[sophies*mom]

Bumping for more photos

 

[kaoden39]

We leave on Sunday. Hopefully I remember to take pictures of the food.

 

[spacemermaid]

Sorry it's taken me so long to post these; I got the flu that's going around but fortunately that's over with now! The pics:



Cheshire Cat cake pop from Candy Palace...it was delicious, but very rich (I ate half of it & kept the rest in the bag to eat after I got back to the hotel that night )




Monte Cristo from Blue Bayou...I quite enjoyed the new plating/garnish/dipping sauces that it had this time. The vanilla bean sauce is the same dipping sauce that's served with Mickey beignets & it is soooooo good with the Monte Cristo! The fruit skewer, besides adding visual interest, was also yummy. I did miss the famous BB scalloped potatoes, but I can't complain...this was more than enough food.



Bottomless mint julep, aka "the #2 reason I go to Blue Bayou". (the first is the atmosphere)



Turkey dinner from Flo's...easily the best meal I had on the last trip. I don't normally enjoy cranberry sauce, but the cranberry sauce at Flo's is delicious...it has something extra...ginger, maybe? SO GOOD! I could sit and eat an entire pot of the BBQ beans. Loved, loved, loved the decor at Flo's, too.



Grape soda from the Cozy Cones...it looked better than it tasted...reminded me of concentrated grape juice without water added & with carbonation...but it was cute



Speaking of the Cozy Cones...I LOVE the chili cone!!! Here it is with a Pear-a-Dice (pear and cactus fruit) soda, also from the Cozy Cones. Confession: I might like these sodas even more than mint juleps...this was the first time I had one & I'm surprised that they aren't more popular.