timandheather
Earning My Ears
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We had the DDx dining plan
Day 1 Breakfast @Wispering Canyon Dinner@ CRT in the Castle
-Both where OK, CRT the food was not worth 2cr but the experience was worth it plus you get a photo.
Day 2 Breakfast @1900 PF Lunch@Tony's Dinner @Liberty Tree
-Breakfast was great, great character interaction Mad Hatter was a hoot, plus an omelet station.
-Lunch at Tony's Food was not good cold! but the service was great. However based on the food I do not recommend this one
-Liberty Tree this one was DH's Fav as he is a big eater! He felt as if it was Thanksgiving all over again. Myself I thought the food was just your basic comfort food, plus we felt rushed by our server.
Day 3 Breakfast@Tusker house Dinner@Chef Mickey's
-Breakfast was good, it was a fun atmosphere plus our server was a sweetie. Food was ok found the hot food to be a little cold but the pastries where great and the jumbo juice yum. Our server sent some of it to go with us
-Dinner @Chef Mickey's was bad. We had better food/service at a 5 dollar Vegas buffet. Food was cold and where consistently out. Our server was non existent and when you asked for a drink refill it was like asking for gold. We where lucky enough to sit right by the a waitress station we got to hear some of them rant about tips! and guest!
I do have to say the Desserts at Chef Mickeys where yummy!
Day 4 Lunch in Epcots Italy "TT" Dinner at Cali Grill
-Lunch Italy was great. We both had the lasagna that was delicious, I only could finish half of it, DH cleaned his plate. Desert was great so was the service.
-Dinner at Cali Grill, This was defiantly worth the 2 credits food, view and service was great.
Day 5 Breakfast @Ohana's
Food was ok a little salty IMHO but we where seated by the window looking over the lagoon, plus our server Mike was great.
Day 6 Lunch at 50's prime time, Dinner @ Narcoses
Lunch at 50's prime time was great, DH got picked on by the server that was great. P&J milk shake was great, the meal was good too, oh almost forgot the O-rings where the BOMB.
Dinner @ Narcoses was a disappointment. We arrived for our 8 O'clock ressie and was not seated until 8:30. We felt rushed! the food was OK but we felt it was a 1cr meal. DH ordered the Surf and Turf as he likes lobster and did not care for the lobster at all.
Day 7 My birthday Lunch @Tappen endo Dinner@Maya grill
-Lunch @Tappen endo was very good. Food was yummy but very similar to any Japanese steak house but it was fun doing it in Disney. Chef and the Waiters where great! For desert I had the chocolate ginger cake, DH had the green tea pudding those deserts themselves where worth the trip. Our Chef and Waitress got everyone to sing happy birthday to me, this meant allot to me.
-Dinner @ Maya Grill. This was one of the only two really rotten experience along with Chef Mickeys we had on our Disney Dining excursion. We where really looking forward to this one for a nice prime rib birthday dinner. We first ordered an adult beverage along with our appetizers. 15 min later here come appetizers no drinks! Waitress then said oh I will get them but asked for our order 1st so we ordered Prime rib cooked medium. Here comes our Prime Rib NO DRINKS, finally a runner came with our drinks. Now on to Prime Rib dinner. We started to cut into our prime rib it was rare! Our server disappeared to where my DH had to ask the hostess to rectify our meal. Prime rib came back well well done and cold so we just ate it, plus our baked potato was rock hard, veggies where gross. Now for the desert we had the churros those where rock hard over melted ice-cream! yuck. oh BTW Mexico in Epcot has great Churros.
Now our bill came DH was going to pay for the drinks/Tip with cash. So all that got settled then came the portion for him to sign for room change and DDP credit a 20% tip charge was added! That took another 15min to correct that. All of the other servers on this trip acknowledge my birthday and our anniversary this one did not. Enough ranting on that experience!
Day 8 Lunch @mama Melrose Dinner@Olivias Cafe
Lunch at Mama's Melrose was great, DH had the steak and loved it, he also was a big fan of the mixed greens salad. I had a vodka penne dish and it was to die for! our Server Cathy was great only downfall was the deserts where so so. The neat thing with Mama Melrose the kitchen is right inside so you know you are getting hot fresh food.
Dinner at Olivia's Cafe- This made up for our Maya grill experience. DH had ribs for his appetizers he loved them, fell right off the bone. I had a salad that was yummy. We both had the Chipotle grilled pork chop WOW that was very good, it came with a yummy mac and cheese. Dessert I had Cheese cake, DH had the bread pudding. very good! What made Olivias so great was our server a guy from Morocco named Habine he rocked. We where just chatting with him about where we where going the next day he we said DHS. At the end of our dinner Habine came out with a cup cake and had everyone sing happy birthday to me, then he asked for our name. He said he going to get us fast passes for TSM! When the bill was settled he came out and said there will be 4 TSM fast passes waiting for you at DHS guest service. What a nice treat. I would say this was our best Disney Dining Experience.
Day 9
Breakfast @Boma's, Lunch @Garden Grill Dinner@ Hoop dee Doo
Breakfast at Boma's was good made to order omelets was a plus
Lunch at Garden Grill another one the DH liked for the food, I thought it was so so, the salad was great. Our server Clark was great! sang happy birthday and he surprised us with Sorin' fast passes.
Dinner at Hoop Dee Doo, food was nothing special kind of cold actually but the entertainment was great. We had a nice time at Hoop dee doo.
Day 10 Lunch @ Coral Reef Dinner@Le Cellier
Lunch at Coral Reef food very good love the atmosphere! Service was hit and miss. We did the Candle light Dinner package with this one!
Dinner at Le Cellier.
Both of us ordered the Cheddar Cheese soup DH loved it, I hated it. Both ordered the Felit Migion that was very tasty but the wild mushroom risotto was not good. DH was mad that the mashed potatoes came as a side dish! Desserts where nothing too special. Our server Paul was great but what we noticed he was the only good server that night. In the waiting area two of the cast members where hosting trivia that was fun, they seem to have a passion for Disney. Over all Le Cellier was worth the CR but not retail price of $60-70 a head.
Our top 3 would be
1. Olivia's Cafe
2. Cali Grill
3. Mama Melrose
Bottom would be
1.Maya Grill
2. Chef Mickeys
Other ones we would return too would be TT in Epcot, Tappen Endo, Liberty tree, Garden Grill, 50's Prime time, Coral Reef and Hoop dee doo.
We probably will not return to Maya Grill, Chef Mickeys, Tony's, CRT, Ohana's or Narcosses.
I will be posting pictures on most of our dinners as time goes on.
Day 1 Breakfast @Wispering Canyon Dinner@ CRT in the Castle
-Both where OK, CRT the food was not worth 2cr but the experience was worth it plus you get a photo.
Day 2 Breakfast @1900 PF Lunch@Tony's Dinner @Liberty Tree
-Breakfast was great, great character interaction Mad Hatter was a hoot, plus an omelet station.
-Lunch at Tony's Food was not good cold! but the service was great. However based on the food I do not recommend this one
-Liberty Tree this one was DH's Fav as he is a big eater! He felt as if it was Thanksgiving all over again. Myself I thought the food was just your basic comfort food, plus we felt rushed by our server.
Day 3 Breakfast@Tusker house Dinner@Chef Mickey's
-Breakfast was good, it was a fun atmosphere plus our server was a sweetie. Food was ok found the hot food to be a little cold but the pastries where great and the jumbo juice yum. Our server sent some of it to go with us
-Dinner @Chef Mickey's was bad. We had better food/service at a 5 dollar Vegas buffet. Food was cold and where consistently out. Our server was non existent and when you asked for a drink refill it was like asking for gold. We where lucky enough to sit right by the a waitress station we got to hear some of them rant about tips! and guest!
I do have to say the Desserts at Chef Mickeys where yummy!
Day 4 Lunch in Epcots Italy "TT" Dinner at Cali Grill
-Lunch Italy was great. We both had the lasagna that was delicious, I only could finish half of it, DH cleaned his plate. Desert was great so was the service.
-Dinner at Cali Grill, This was defiantly worth the 2 credits food, view and service was great.
Day 5 Breakfast @Ohana's
Food was ok a little salty IMHO but we where seated by the window looking over the lagoon, plus our server Mike was great.
Day 6 Lunch at 50's prime time, Dinner @ Narcoses
Lunch at 50's prime time was great, DH got picked on by the server that was great. P&J milk shake was great, the meal was good too, oh almost forgot the O-rings where the BOMB.
Dinner @ Narcoses was a disappointment. We arrived for our 8 O'clock ressie and was not seated until 8:30. We felt rushed! the food was OK but we felt it was a 1cr meal. DH ordered the Surf and Turf as he likes lobster and did not care for the lobster at all.
Day 7 My birthday Lunch @Tappen endo Dinner@Maya grill
-Lunch @Tappen endo was very good. Food was yummy but very similar to any Japanese steak house but it was fun doing it in Disney. Chef and the Waiters where great! For desert I had the chocolate ginger cake, DH had the green tea pudding those deserts themselves where worth the trip. Our Chef and Waitress got everyone to sing happy birthday to me, this meant allot to me.
-Dinner @ Maya Grill. This was one of the only two really rotten experience along with Chef Mickeys we had on our Disney Dining excursion. We where really looking forward to this one for a nice prime rib birthday dinner. We first ordered an adult beverage along with our appetizers. 15 min later here come appetizers no drinks! Waitress then said oh I will get them but asked for our order 1st so we ordered Prime rib cooked medium. Here comes our Prime Rib NO DRINKS, finally a runner came with our drinks. Now on to Prime Rib dinner. We started to cut into our prime rib it was rare! Our server disappeared to where my DH had to ask the hostess to rectify our meal. Prime rib came back well well done and cold so we just ate it, plus our baked potato was rock hard, veggies where gross. Now for the desert we had the churros those where rock hard over melted ice-cream! yuck. oh BTW Mexico in Epcot has great Churros.
Now our bill came DH was going to pay for the drinks/Tip with cash. So all that got settled then came the portion for him to sign for room change and DDP credit a 20% tip charge was added! That took another 15min to correct that. All of the other servers on this trip acknowledge my birthday and our anniversary this one did not. Enough ranting on that experience!
Day 8 Lunch @mama Melrose Dinner@Olivias Cafe
Lunch at Mama's Melrose was great, DH had the steak and loved it, he also was a big fan of the mixed greens salad. I had a vodka penne dish and it was to die for! our Server Cathy was great only downfall was the deserts where so so. The neat thing with Mama Melrose the kitchen is right inside so you know you are getting hot fresh food.
Dinner at Olivia's Cafe- This made up for our Maya grill experience. DH had ribs for his appetizers he loved them, fell right off the bone. I had a salad that was yummy. We both had the Chipotle grilled pork chop WOW that was very good, it came with a yummy mac and cheese. Dessert I had Cheese cake, DH had the bread pudding. very good! What made Olivias so great was our server a guy from Morocco named Habine he rocked. We where just chatting with him about where we where going the next day he we said DHS. At the end of our dinner Habine came out with a cup cake and had everyone sing happy birthday to me, then he asked for our name. He said he going to get us fast passes for TSM! When the bill was settled he came out and said there will be 4 TSM fast passes waiting for you at DHS guest service. What a nice treat. I would say this was our best Disney Dining Experience.
Day 9
Breakfast @Boma's, Lunch @Garden Grill Dinner@ Hoop dee Doo
Breakfast at Boma's was good made to order omelets was a plus
Lunch at Garden Grill another one the DH liked for the food, I thought it was so so, the salad was great. Our server Clark was great! sang happy birthday and he surprised us with Sorin' fast passes.
Dinner at Hoop Dee Doo, food was nothing special kind of cold actually but the entertainment was great. We had a nice time at Hoop dee doo.
Day 10 Lunch @ Coral Reef Dinner@Le Cellier
Lunch at Coral Reef food very good love the atmosphere! Service was hit and miss. We did the Candle light Dinner package with this one!
Dinner at Le Cellier.
Both of us ordered the Cheddar Cheese soup DH loved it, I hated it. Both ordered the Felit Migion that was very tasty but the wild mushroom risotto was not good. DH was mad that the mashed potatoes came as a side dish! Desserts where nothing too special. Our server Paul was great but what we noticed he was the only good server that night. In the waiting area two of the cast members where hosting trivia that was fun, they seem to have a passion for Disney. Over all Le Cellier was worth the CR but not retail price of $60-70 a head.
Our top 3 would be
1. Olivia's Cafe
2. Cali Grill
3. Mama Melrose
Bottom would be
1.Maya Grill
2. Chef Mickeys
Other ones we would return too would be TT in Epcot, Tappen Endo, Liberty tree, Garden Grill, 50's Prime time, Coral Reef and Hoop dee doo.
We probably will not return to Maya Grill, Chef Mickeys, Tony's, CRT, Ohana's or Narcosses.
I will be posting pictures on most of our dinners as time goes on.
Here's hoping! 
