Our Dining around the World- Days 1 & 2

[HayGan]

Ok, so we just returned from a wonderful Disney vacation and I’m am suffering the post-Disney blues. I figured writing up a report of the meals and the trip might help me relive some of the magic, so here goes the dining plan/meal report (I’ll do a review of our first few days in a few days ):

DISCLAIMER: This report contains plenty of use of credits as credits so if you are one who wants to believe that there are adult credits and child credits – this isn’t the report for you

Use of credits: We were told at check-in that we had a total number of credits and they could be used however we wanted. We told the server at each meal how many credits we were using and who they were for and we never once had a problem. Each meal was calculated correctly and our receipt would show the total number of credits remaining.

Cast includes:
Me (33) – Totally consumed by planning for the past year and overjoyed that we are finally at Disney! Somewhat picky eater but can also be adventurous!
DH (37) – Excited to be on vacation and even more excited to shut me up about planning the Disney vacation! Will eat just about anything!
DS (5 ½) – Just wants to ride Splash Mountain as many times as possible and is happy with a diet consisting of French fries, French fries and possibly a hamburger or chicken on the side to keep him fueled to continue riding Splash Mountain.
DS (almost 4) – Another kid who just wants to ride as long as you fill up his gas tank with anything drowned it in ketchup or that resembles a popsicle.

Part-time cast member – My DM (can’t say or she would kill me ) Just happy to be at Disney with her grandsons and her favorite daughter and son-in-law (who were paying for everything )

Day 1

Check in early at Poly and begin the dining plan (staying 4 days so we have a total of 16 table service, 16 counter service and 16 snack credits)

Breakfast – Sunshine SeasonsMeet my mom at Epcot (Soarin’) since she is staying at the Carribean Beach Resort. We have breakfast at Sunshine Seasons. Couple of bagels with cream cheese, strawberries with cream, bananas and juice/water. Standard quick breakfast fare.
Payed $20.04 out of pocket – no credits used

Lunch – No lunch because needed naps more and early dinner at LeCellier

Dinner – LeCellier
Cost – 3 TS credits used (value - $146) and $24.87 OOP (kids’ meals and additional tip)
Rating – 5 out of 5 mouse ears
Did you know that British Columbia is the only Canadian province with both a rainforest and a desert? Well now you do! Learned this little fact at this meal but now what you are really reading this for, the report…

This was our hands down favorite meal (food wise) of the whole trip! We had reservations for 4 but they were able to accommodate our party of 5 without any problem (I never could get that illusive ADR for 5 .) They were very busy and we did have to wait about 25 minutes to get a table (which wasn’t to good since we didn’t eat lunch!) Anyway here were our meal selections:
DH: Shrimp cocktail, 14oz New York Strip steak and Canadian Club Cake
Me: Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup, 7oz Filet Mignon and Maple Crème Brulee
DM: Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup, Free Range Chicken and Maple Crème Brulee
Kids: Chicken strips, French fries and vanilla ice cream

Everything was wonderful except for the cheese soup! I had been salivating over trying this stuff and I must say I was rather disappointed. It was ok but I have had much better. None of us thought that it was something that we would order again. Now the bread (especially that pretzel bread) was wonderful!!! As for the entrees, I tried all 3 dishes and my favorite was my filet. The meat was so delicious and tender and the sauce on it was excellent. The other 2 dishes were fantastic as well and definitely enjoyed by their respective diners! The kids devoured their chicken and French fries as well as their ice cream. As for the deserts, everything was spectacular (I thought that the cake was a little to rich but DH it!) This will definitely be a stop on all future trips!

We forgot to take pictures earlier but here are the deserts:
Maple Creme Brulee

Canadian Club Cake

 

[HayGan]

Day 2
Breakfast – Crystal Palace
Cost – 3 TS credits used (value - $70) and $24.87 OOP (kids’ meals and additional tip)
Meal Rating – 4 out of 5 mouse ears
Experience Rating – Level 4 out of 5 levels of pixie dust

We had 8:20 reservations for CP which was great because the park didn’t open until 9am so Main Street was pretty empty and I got some great shots of Main Street without lots of people. We were seated within 5 minutes of arrival and had a great table with a perfect view of the castle. The food was pretty good (I really loved the potatoes.) The breakfast lasagna was a little unusual but I enjoyed it. The characters were great and we were bombarded with 4 of them in a 5 minute time span. This will also be a stop on our next trip!

Lunch – Captain Cook’s
Cost – 5 CS credits (value - $60)
Meal Rating – 3 out of 5 mouse ears

Me - Chicken Sandwich, fries, blondie brownie, bottle of Tropicana juice
DH – Chicken Sandwich, fries, chocolate brownie, bottle of Tropicana
DM- Pulled Pork sandwich, fries, mickey rice krispies treat with chocolate, bottle of water
DSs – Chicken strips, fires, mickey rice krispie treat and milks

This meal took forever! We waited almost 20 minutes to get our food and they weren’t even busy! We took the food back to our room. Everything was good except that my sandwich was a little dry. We were told that for our deserts we could have picked pretty much anything including poptarts and ice cream treats. Wasn’t spectacular but average for counter service meals. Really convenient if staying at the Poly.


Dinner – Cinderella’s Royal Table
Cost – 3 TS credits used (value - $148) and $21.58 OOP (kids’ meals and additional tip)
Meal Rating – 4 out of 5 mouse ears
Experience Rating – Level 5 out of 5 levels of pixie dust

Me- Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail, Pork Tenderloin and Key Lime Crème Brulee
DH – Seafood Spring Roll, Prime Rib – King Cut and Chocolate Fairytale
DM- Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail, Spice Crusted Ahi Tuna and Bibbiddi Bobbiddi Brew
DSs – Chicken tenders, fries and vanilla ice cream (what a shock!)

Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail

Pork Tenderloin

Ahi Tuna

Filet Mignon - King Cut

This meal was our favorite experience. The castle was beautifully decorated for the holidays and Cinderella even came down to pose for photos in front of the tree (see my signature) This was another case where they were able to accommodate our party of 5 even though the reservation was for 4 (I’m not saying that they can always do this but they were able to accommodate us.) What can I say, the shrimp were huge and delicious, we all really enjoyed our entrees (my mom really loved her tuna – she described it as perfect!) The deserts were delicious (we did pay separately for the mug for my mom.)
This is a must do for us now!

Well, that is enough for now. More to follow.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask

 

[zippehsmom]

Sounds good so far. I can't wait to read the rest. Thanks for sharing .

 

[Minniespal]

Enjoyed reading your reviews ~ Thanx for posting.

Lovely piccies.

 

[dixiedizfan]

HayGan, thanks for taking the time to post your reviews and for the wonderful pictures! One question: What kind of sauce was on your filet at LeCellier ... was it the Maple BBQ Glaze? Thinking of trying that when we go next month.

 

[wdwobsessed]

Thank you so much for posting! I too plan on using credits as credits so I was so glad to read this report!

WDWO

 

[wdwobsessed]

I do have one question ....

I have read reports that at CS places they will not let you get 3 adult TS meals if you only show 2 adults on your room key? Did you have any trouble with this?

Thanks

WDWO

 

[3princesses4us]

Thanks for including pics with your reviews! I love that. I also hope to pool credits this coming fall so I won't judge!

 

[HayGan]

HayGan, thanks for taking the time to post your reviews and for the wonderful pictures! One question: What kind of sauce was on your filet at LeCellier ... was it the Maple BBQ Glaze? Thinking of trying that when we go next month.

Yes, it was the maple BBQ glaze and it was delicious! It was by far my favorite meal!

I do have one question ....

I have read reports that at CS places they will not let you get 3 adult TS meals if you only show 2 adults on your room key? Did you have any trouble with this?

I did not have a problem at all with this. We ordered 5 adult meals at Captain Cook's and they didn't even question it. Also, at Cosmic Rays we used 3 credits for adult meals at one time without a problem.