mcarthur205
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First of all, the diners in this dining review are:
DW (me)
- loves WDW and really enjoys all the planning (and eating) involved
DH
- not as big a fan as me, but wants to make his family happy (and enjoys the eating too!)
DS11
- big appetite, not too picky, but won't eat most veggies
DD5
- good appetite for her age most of the time, but sometimes eats very little for days on end!
I just had tp post a review of our experience with the dining plan when we stayed at the BWV April 2-7. We paid just under $625 for the plan for five nights, and our receipts total over $900!
I kept all the receipts, although they don't specify prices on the receipts when you pay with the dining plan. I had to write the cost on the back of the receipt so I would remember what it was.
DAY ONE
Flame Tree Barbecue We went here for lunch at 1.30pm on our first day in the parks. We had just checked in to BWV and headed straight over to AK to check out the wait times for EE, as DH and DS wanted to ride at least once this trip. DH had the half chicken meal with corn and beans, he said the chicken was just a little undercooked but he finished it all! DS had the ribs meal, also with corn and beans, which he said was great, the ribs were tender but corn is a veggie so he didn't eat that! He liked the beans though. I had the BBQ chicken salad which was delicious, plenty of chicken and the salad was very freshl. I finished it all! DD had the kids hot dog meal, she ate the hot dog but left the roll, and also ate the corn and beans which she liked. For dessert, DH and DS had the chocolate cake which was a generous size and very sweet and moist - DS didn't finish his as he was too full. Although there was no dessert on the child menu, DD was allowed to order key lime pie but she was too full to eat it. I ate half and it was tasty but I couldn't finish it, and I had a frozen lemonade as my dessert which was very refreshing. DD had an apple juice and the rest of us had diet coke. The seating area was a little busy but we found a table down by the water with no great problem. I didn't write down the cost of this meal right away as I didn't realise immediately that my receipt had no prices on, when I noticed this I wrote down $45 and change, 4 cs credits used. We got a bottle of water a little later in the afternoon and used the first of our snack credits, $2.
Tangerine Cafe, Morocco Since AK closed at 5pm, we left the park about 4.30pm and headed over to Epcot. I had read great things about the Tangerine Cafe on these boards and we had never eaten there. We got hungry about 7.15pm and since we weren't far from the Morocco pavilion, decided to eat there. DH got the meatball platter with yellow rice which he said was great, he let me try a little and I regretted not getting it myself. I had the Chicken Wrap which was served with a small pot of couscous salad and another of lentil salad. The couscous was good but I didn't like the lentil salad. The wrap itself was ok but nothing special. DS and DD both got the kid's burger, but DD only had a couple of bites of burger and a few fries. There was no choice with dessert, baklava was the only dessert on the menu so we got one each. We only managed to eat a little of this, so we took two back to the villa for later. We ate one of them over the next couple of days, as we were hardly ever hungry between meals, and had throw the other one out eventually! We also got two diet cokes and two orange sodas. The cast member was a little confused about our order as we had two adult and two childrens meals and our cards stated that we were 3 (disney) adults and one child. She called another more experienced cast member over who had no problem with this and rang up our meals. Our bill came to $50.89, 4 cs credits used. This would have been more expensive if we had ordered the 3 adult meals and 1 child's meal, but we had more than enough to go round.
Total expense for the day = $97.89.
Day two next - MGM - Backlot Express and FDP at Hollywood & Vine. I'll keep this review all on one thread, its too confusing to try to keep track of different threads!
DW (me)
- loves WDW and really enjoys all the planning (and eating) involvedDH
- not as big a fan as me, but wants to make his family happy (and enjoys the eating too!)DS11
- big appetite, not too picky, but won't eat most veggiesDD5
- good appetite for her age most of the time, but sometimes eats very little for days on end!I just had tp post a review of our experience with the dining plan when we stayed at the BWV April 2-7. We paid just under $625 for the plan for five nights, and our receipts total over $900!
I kept all the receipts, although they don't specify prices on the receipts when you pay with the dining plan. I had to write the cost on the back of the receipt so I would remember what it was.DAY ONE
Flame Tree Barbecue We went here for lunch at 1.30pm on our first day in the parks. We had just checked in to BWV and headed straight over to AK to check out the wait times for EE, as DH and DS wanted to ride at least once this trip. DH had the half chicken meal with corn and beans, he said the chicken was just a little undercooked but he finished it all! DS had the ribs meal, also with corn and beans, which he said was great, the ribs were tender but corn is a veggie so he didn't eat that! He liked the beans though. I had the BBQ chicken salad which was delicious, plenty of chicken and the salad was very freshl. I finished it all! DD had the kids hot dog meal, she ate the hot dog but left the roll, and also ate the corn and beans which she liked. For dessert, DH and DS had the chocolate cake which was a generous size and very sweet and moist - DS didn't finish his as he was too full. Although there was no dessert on the child menu, DD was allowed to order key lime pie but she was too full to eat it. I ate half and it was tasty but I couldn't finish it, and I had a frozen lemonade as my dessert which was very refreshing. DD had an apple juice and the rest of us had diet coke. The seating area was a little busy but we found a table down by the water with no great problem. I didn't write down the cost of this meal right away as I didn't realise immediately that my receipt had no prices on, when I noticed this I wrote down $45 and change, 4 cs credits used. We got a bottle of water a little later in the afternoon and used the first of our snack credits, $2.
Tangerine Cafe, Morocco Since AK closed at 5pm, we left the park about 4.30pm and headed over to Epcot. I had read great things about the Tangerine Cafe on these boards and we had never eaten there. We got hungry about 7.15pm and since we weren't far from the Morocco pavilion, decided to eat there. DH got the meatball platter with yellow rice which he said was great, he let me try a little and I regretted not getting it myself. I had the Chicken Wrap which was served with a small pot of couscous salad and another of lentil salad. The couscous was good but I didn't like the lentil salad. The wrap itself was ok but nothing special. DS and DD both got the kid's burger, but DD only had a couple of bites of burger and a few fries. There was no choice with dessert, baklava was the only dessert on the menu so we got one each. We only managed to eat a little of this, so we took two back to the villa for later. We ate one of them over the next couple of days, as we were hardly ever hungry between meals, and had throw the other one out eventually! We also got two diet cokes and two orange sodas. The cast member was a little confused about our order as we had two adult and two childrens meals and our cards stated that we were 3 (disney) adults and one child. She called another more experienced cast member over who had no problem with this and rang up our meals. Our bill came to $50.89, 4 cs credits used. This would have been more expensive if we had ordered the 3 adult meals and 1 child's meal, but we had more than enough to go round.
Total expense for the day = $97.89.
Day two next - MGM - Backlot Express and FDP at Hollywood & Vine. I'll keep this review all on one thread, its too confusing to try to keep track of different threads!
Our name was not called until 6.30pm! By that time we were hot and a little tired of waiting. We have eaten here before and the wait times always seem to be a little longer than other restaurants - or maybe we are just unlucky! Anyway, we got seated and ordered our drinks - diet cokes all round. Our server was Bill, an older man, he was from Ireland many years before. He did a great job of keeping our drinks filled and clearing plates, etc. DD was having a 'no food' day. She announced she wasn't hungry. I took her up to the buffet and she got a chicken drumstick and some broccoli and carrots 
(yes, she is one of the few children I know who actually like broccoli and carrots!) But she ate hardly any of it. I had some of the tomato and mozzrella salad, peel & eat shrimp and melon to start. I then moved on to the grilled salmon, seafood pasta, creamed corn and mashed potatoes. I also had some of the veggies. It was all good, but the veggies could have been warmer. DS stuck mainly to the children's buffet - chicken drumsticks, nuggets, mac & cheese. He did have some of the prime rib and mashed potatoes and enjoyed it all. DH is allergic to fish and eggs, so the seafood dishes were out for him. He also had the tomato and mozzarella salad and some fruit to start. He then moved on to the prime rib, he likes it rare but this was more medium, but he enjoyed it. He had some of the veggie noodles and also the sausage dish, as well as mashed potatoes, broccoli and carrots. 
She does love pancakes though so we ordered some choc chip pancakes from the chef who said they'd be ready in a few minutes. DD loves fruit so we picked up some fresh strawberries, pineapple and banana for her to eat with her pancakes. She also ate some bacon later. I love most breakfast foods and soon filled my plate with fruit and a chocolate croissant to start me off! I also made another trip to the buffet later and had some scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage and cheesy potatoes. I tried the breakfast lasagne for the first time and, although I enjoyed it, I found it very sweet and could not eat a lot of it! (I can't believe I just said that!) 
DH is allergic to eggs and fish so buffet breakfast is good for him because he can concentrate on the foods he can eat and avoid the eggy dishes. He had a selection of the foods on offer, bacon, sausage, etc his favourite was the cheesy potatoes. DS ate cereal first, then a selection from the buffet, mainly bacon (his favourite) and pancakes with syrup.
I also made another trip to the buffet to try the pasta with alfredo sauce and seafood, some prime rib and the veggie egg roll which were all amazing. DH (allergic to seafood) had some tomato mozarella salad to start and then moved on to prime rib with veg as above, he also tried the chicken marsala, italian sausage with peppers and chorizo stuffed pork loin. All were great, although he does like his prime rib less well cooked (rare). DS didn't have a starter but he also loved the prime rib as it was cooked more to his taste (medium well). He also had the pork loin but no veggies apart from mashed potatoes. The children's buffet had the usual offerings, he had some cheese pizza from there. DD again didn't eat much. She had chicken nuggets and corn from the children's buffet and also tried the pasta with tomato sauce from the adult buffet. She didn't finish it but said it was good.
We arrived 5 mins late for our ADR and had to wait 20 mins for our names to be called. The sea of "little princesses" outside this restaurant is a sight for sore eyes! They were all so cute! 
Anyway, as we entered the lobby we were asked if we would like a picture taken with Belle, who was in her yellow dress that morning. We were later offered the chance to buy the pictures (one large, four small) for $31.90 which we did. 
Cost of this was $10.01 for the meal and drinks, 1 cs credit, and we paid oop for the margarita of course, $7.99. The food was okay, I liked the quesadilla best.
The Land pavilion is much busier now because of Soarin, and although we arrived about 6.20 we had to wait 30 mins before our table was available. As soon as we were seated we told our server Art that we were on the dining plan. He said that strictly speaking we should get three adult dinners and one child selection. However he said their policy was that as children were getting bored with the same food every meal, if we preferred, DD could have the adult dinner too! However, as she hadn't eaten a lot so far anyway and DS liked the mac & cheese and chicken strips, we decided we would just have the three adult and one child selection. We had drinks first, three diet cokes and one apple juice as usual. Art then brought us the very fresh and crisp salad to start and some of their delicious bread. We were careful not to eat too much of this though, so as to leave room for the entree and of course, dessert. Main course consisted of pork loin, fried catfish, flank steak with cabernet mushroom jus, cheesy potatoes, green beans and carrot & broccoli medley. DH tried everything apart from the catfish and enjoyed it, although the steak was a little tough. I ate the fish as usual and some veggies, and also some of the steak but I didn't like the cabernet mushroom jus much, the green beans were very tasty. and DS also had everything apart from the fish. DD had some chicken strips and veggies.
