Nine days of delicious Disney dining...

[jacksgirl]

So, we returned home from nine days at WDW yesterday. Traveling party was me, DH, DS, and my parents. We were on the regular DDP. Unfortunately, I didn't get alot of food pics, but I will try to describe the experiences and food as best I can.

Sunday, Nov. 8th
Old Port Royale at CBR -- DH had a Cuban sandwich and fries. It was amazing. I had it later in the week and it was just as good. DS had the lime chicken wrap. He loved it. My dad had an angus bacon burger and mom had the blackened mahi sandwich with fries. They were just ok. I honestly don't remember what I had that day. I was so tired. It was ok, nothing spectacular. The vanilla monkey cupcake and the chocolate monkey cupcake were both awesome.

ABC Commissary -- This was soo good! My mom and I had the sriracha bacon burger with fries. It was amazing! Dad had the angus bacon burger and said it was really good too. DS had a salad of some sort. He ate all of it so it must have been good. I can't remember what DH had but he said it was good.

Monday, Nov. 9th
Sunshine Seasons -- Everyone's food was great here. Mom, Dad and I all had the pork chop with mashed potatoes and green beans. It was really good, although heavy for lunch. DS had a salad again, and ate it all again. Can't remember what DH had, but he said it was good. We had red velvet cupcakes, strawberry shortcakes, and chocolate cake for dessert. Everyone was happy with their food.

Ohana -- OMG!! Our favorite once again. The bread was fantastic, the salad was fantastic, the noodles were fantastic, the potstickers and wings were fantastic, the steak, shrimp and chicken were fantastic, and the bread pudding was absolutely amazing as always. The service was good and the atmosphere was fun and festive. They turned down the lights and piped in the music from Wishes, and we had a great table close to the window for it.

Tuesday, Nov. 10th
AK -- I can't remember the name of the cart but it's in Asia close to Everest. We had teriyaki beef sliders for a snack credit because we had an early dinner reservation that night. This was probably my favorite sandwich of the whole trip. It was yummy!

Updated to say the beef slider was at Bradley Falls -- get one!

1900 Park Fare -- The food was wonderful here, as always. It's heavier on seafood now, but we love seafood so that's a good thing for us. Everything was hot and fresh and good. The strawberry soup never fails to please. The character interaction is so fun here too. We loved everything about it.

Wednesday, Nov. 11th
ABC Commissary -- We ate here again, and it was just as good as the first time. The sriracha burgers are the bomb!

Sci-Fi Dine In -- The food here was surprisingly good this time. My parents loved it. They had the steak, which was cooked perfectly. I had the steak as well, and it was a perfect medium rare. DH always has the Reuben here, and it didn't disappoint. DS had the seasonal burger and he ate every bite. DH had the homemade candy bar for dessert. He loved it. My dad and DS had the hot fudge sundae. They both loved it. My mom and I had the same dessert, but I've gone blank. It's the other new one, and we both thought it was great.

 

[jacksgirl]

Thursday, Nov. 12th
Tusker House (breakfast) -- This was our favorite breakfast of the trip. The pap was wonderful; the cornbread topped corn beef hash was awesome; the standard bacon, sausage, eggs, Mickey waffles were great. There was fresh fruit, Krispy Kreme donut holes, cheese and preserves, pastries, and so much more, along with great coffee and the equally great special juice. The character interaction was good, and we all left stuffed.

There was a glitch with our reservation this night. We had a ressie at Raglan Road for 6:05, but construction crews cut a line that day and their kitchen was out of order, so they had to push everyone ressies back, with no guarantee that they would get to them at all. Fortunately for us, I am a Landry's Select member, and we were planning to have dinner at T-Rex another day, so I asked Raglan Road to switch my dinner ressie there to the day planned for T-Rex. We walked over to T-Rex and walked right in to be seated with my Select card (I love this card!). We love the food here, and we were seated in the ice cave (per my request). It was fun. Mom had the ribs, which just peeled off the bone with a fork. Dad had the fish and chips, which he liked, even though it wasn't catfish (which he thinks is the only fish). DH and I had the seasonal special chicken parm and shrimp cannelloni -- OMG so good! DS had french onion soup and the pteradactyl salad -- he said it was great! For dessert, we shared the Chocolate Extinction, which was awesome as always.

Friday, Nov. 13th
I can't remember if we ate lunch this day. Maybe we did. I don't know. But for dinner ---

Biergarten -- This was DH's favorite. Sausages and kraut, sauerbraten, schnitzel, warm potato salad, cold potato salad, so many amazing things. We left here stuffed!

Saturday, Nov. 14th
Ohana (breakfast) -- This was not our favorite breakfast this time. It was good, and service was good, just not spectacular like I remembered. The character interaction was good, and it was nice to have them bring it to your table, rather than going to the buffet. I love the sausages here, and the potatoes, and the juice. We may do 1900 Park Fare breakfast instead of this one next time.

Hoop de Doo Revue -- Everyone loved this! We have done the Luau (and love it), but this was our first time to do HDDR. Loads of good food -- ribs, fried chicken (this was better than the ribs), mashed potatoes, beans, vegetables, wonderful corn bread, and strawberry shortcake. We ate sooo much food! The show was corny but hilarious. We will definitely do this again.

Sunday, Nov. 15th
Old Port Royale -- I had the Cuban -- YUM! Mom and Dad had the bounty platter. They both liked it. DH and DS had the italian turkey sandwich. Both said it was good, but not as good as the Cuban. We had guava and cheese danishes -- they were yummy!

Minnie's Holiday Dine -- This was the biggest surprise of the trip. I have always read really bad reviews about H&V, and we've never been there. This turned out to be one of my favorite meals. Lobster mac and cheese, shrimp, pear and fennel salad, caesar salad, apricot stuffed pork loin, fish and chips, carved turkey and ham, green bean casserole, butternut squash ravioli, sweet potato casserole -- too much to list, and all fabulous. The dessert spread was also grand -- DS probably ate 20 chocolate dipped strawberries. There were lots of yummy seasonal desserts. The restaurant was so festive with the Christmas decorations. Santa Goofy was there, and Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Daisy all looked so cute in their Christmas outfits!! I loved this place!!

 

[samsteele]

Thank you for your dining report! I agree that Sunshine Seasons at Epcot is one of the best CS spots in WDW. I also enjoy Biergarten . . . but have learned not to go near the place when its a busy holiday weekend as they don't seem to handle crowds well. My experience at Ohana for dinner last year wasn't that great so I am wary of trying it again with so many other great dining experiences available. If you enjoyed Tusker House for breakfast, I would recommend you try Boma at AK Lodge for dinner on your next vacation. Also great food. Glad you had a great vacation and good dining experiences!

 

[Owlpost23]

So nice and positive!

 

[pumba]

I can see my food in front of me...you are a good reviewer....we love Ohana dinner too..and I am looking forward to our next trip...Tusker house breakfast another favorite...thanks so much for taking the time to write out this review...

 

[Iambatman85]

Great Reviews. We are staying at CBR in January and it looks like we are doing a lot of the same dining.

 

[jacksgirl]

Monday, November 16th
Be Our Guest lunch -- This was our first time here. The line was long to get in with your ADR, but it moved quickly. We sat in the West Wing, which was cool, but I think I like the ballroom better. The snow outside the windows is so beautiful, and it was all decorated for Christmas. DH and I had the Croque Monsieur. It was very good, although not as good as the one at Les Halles de Boulangerie. DS and my mom had the turkey sandwich. They both went on and on about how good it was, and it was HUGE! My dad had the braised pork, and he ate all of it. He actually said it was good instead of "it's alright," so it must have been great. We all had the strawberry cupcake except DH. It was amazing. From the frosting to the filling to the cupcake itself, just amazing. DH had the chocolate orange eclair thing. He loved it. I tasted it, and it was good, but not as good as the strawberry cupcake.

Raglan Road dinner - Mom and I had the steak again. It was good, but not as good as Sci-Fi. Dad and DH had fish and chips. They both enjoyed it. DS ordered fish and chips, but wasn't feeling well, so didn't eat much. We all had the bread and butter pudding for dessert except my dad -- OMG! So good. Dad had the strawberry crumble. He really enjoyed it. All in all, Raglan Road was good, but not as good as I remember. This is another one we may not do next time.