Our "we ate ourselves sick, now it's time to hit the gym" dining report

[glasslipper]

LOL. Hello all fellow Disney food lovers,this will be my first attempt at a dining report. My family of 4 stayed at PORFQ 1/2-1/9 and then POP 1/9-1/11.
I'll be reviewing the following restaurants:
-Raglan Road
-Biergarten
-Yak & Yeti
-Boma(dinner)
-Crystal Palace(breakfast)
-Via Napoli
_Chefs de France
-Kona Cafe
-Sanaa
-La Hacienda

plus assorted cs. Stayed tuned, I'll update tonight!

 

[Tony NY]

I cant wait read your reviwes

 

[ibcindyb]

Yay, I'm second!

 

[jesswindsor]

I'm in!!!

 

[gardengirl628]

Count me in!!!!

 

[DreamingPink]

I am in ....and Woohoo I have made it to the first page.

 

[glasslipper]

I do have photos of the majority of our meals already posted on the Live Dining thread and since I am kind of technically inept, I'll just post the written reviews. Here we go! The players include myself( I have a tree-nut allergy), DH, DS(has a shellfish allergy) and DD(who is lactose intolerant). We were on the regular dining plan and as my threads title implies, we all ate too much!
Originally we planned to have our arrival meal at the Magic Kingdom, but best laid plans , we ended up at our resorts food court. We had just finished a 7 hr drive, and this was after spending the night 1/2 way in SC.. so we were all too hungry to wait until we got into the MK.
The food court sufficed, not the greatest, not the worst , but I think part of why we enjoyed this meal was the added flavor hunger added! I had the fish, rice and green beans. The fish was ok, beans and rice yucky. DD and Ds shared the jambalaya which they said was actually quite good and a small order of beignets( these things were awesome!). DH ate the fried chicken meal which was a huge portion, 2 large chicken breasts, mashed potatoes and baked beans , dessert was a 2-scoop bowl of cookies and cream ice-cream. He devoured it and gave it a thumbs up. All the meals came wirh cornbread whaich I thought was kind of blah. Overall, I thought the best part were the beignets! Maybe I was bummed that we settled for the food court over the MK, cause everyone else seemed happy with their food, but we didn't eat there again, except for mug refills and of course the heavenly powdery sugary fried beignet delights!
We did end up heading over to the MK that evening and used a snack credit on a Mickey soft pretzel, it was a really yummy soft pretzel! Mickey- shaped makes everything taste better, right?

Photos can be found on page 107 post#1598 of the live update thread.
Next up, Raglan Road.

 

[jabead]

Here you go glasslipper!

Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory

Fried Chicken Meal

Fish Dinner

Jambalaya





Then for their dessert, they had...

Beignets

Then glasslipper said, "We went to Magic Kingdom last night and had a Mickey pretzel as a snack!
It was very good and very cute!"

 

[glasslipper]

thanks Barb!!

 

[glasslipper]

On our arrival night at MK, both DD and Ds came down with a bug of some sort, so they went back to the room and spent the entire next day in bed, so needless to say , plans were tweaked and instead of a day a DHS, they slept while DH and I had a lazy day off, the two of us even did a DVC tour which was cool! On to the food. We had a really late ADR for Raglan Road and everyone was feeling better and really hungry as we had all only eaten cereal in the room that morning. We were seated close to our 8:30 ADR time and it was super crowded, but our server was really efficient and friendly.
We enjoyed the bread, moist and yummy with the guinness reduction dip.
Dh went for his favorite, steak, as they call it, Serious Steak! He seriously loved it!! Ds had the Beefy Murray it was some kind of curry dish, he liked it a lot. DD had the fish and Chips, which I sampled, and we both agreed it was awesome. I was torn between the seafood chowder or the pie in the sky and I'm sorry to say I chose pie in the sky, because it was disappointing Too much pastry and I know this might sound strange, but I thought it had too much chicken. I like my pot pie with more veggies and broth, both lacking in this. I ate most of it only because I was really hungry.
For dessert DS had the bread pudding which he enjoyed, but couldn't finish. I was planning on ordering this for myself, but our server said there were nuts in the bread..boo. So I had the fruit plate and this was a good choice as I really enjoyed it. DH chose a strawberry and apple crumble that he inhaled and declared it to be very good! Dh and Ds each had a beer and I had a baileys coffee minus the whipped cream. I thought the coffee was just ok., but DS and DH really enjoyed their beers

final thoughts, really enjoyed the atmosphere, Irish dancers and singers! Liked the food, though I would order a different entree next time. Would definitely return!

Photos on pg 102 #1618 on the live update thread, (unless Barb comes to my rescue again)

Next up... assorted epcot CS and Biergarten..oompah!

 

[labfan]

Great reviews so far. We'll be staying at POFQ in May.

 

[jabead]

Raglan Road

"DH's Guinness, it was a hit!"

Young's Double Chocolate Stout - Chocolate malt and real dark chocolate are combined with Young's award winning rich, full flavored dark beer to craft a satisfying indulgent, but never overly sweet experience.

"My Bailey's Coffee, it was just okay."

Soda bread with Guinness reduction

Serious Steak – 10 oz sirloin topped with Irish whiskey marmalade glaze, with fresh basil oil, mashed potatoes & topped with beer battered onion rings.

Fish & Chips - Beer battered fish 'n chips served with fresh tartar sauce.

Beefy Murray - Beef curry pie with spinach, potatoes, mushrooms & apple chutney

Pie in the Sky - Reach new heights with our chicken & wild mushroom pie served with a (non -NASA) rocket lettuce






Then for their desserts, they chose...

Ger’s Bread & Butter Pudding


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Moore Street Market
Fresh fruit basket with natural yogurt and honey drizzle

Strawberry and apple crumble
Fresh Strawberry and apple crumble with vanilla ice cream and fresh cream.


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[glasslipper]

Barb, you rock!

 

[glasslipper]

Great reviews so far. We'll be staying at POFQ in May.

This was our first stay at PORFQ. Previous visits we have stayed at CBR(nice, but very big) when the kids were really young, at POR during a tropical depression/monsoon(so not the best indicator) and at AKL 5 times and we absolutely love it there!I must say we were pleasantly surprised with PORFQ! It is small, quaint and comfy feeling, we all really liked the ferry transportation to DTD as well. It was nice walking back to the room at night and hearing the clippity-clop of horse hooves on the pavement as they pulled carriages along the small alleys of the resort! The jazzy music was a nice touch and all the CM's we encountered there were very pleasant and helpful. We also strolled along the riverside to POR to watch "yeehaa" Bob perform, OMG, he was hysterical! We were in BLDG. 2 with a pool-view, close to the boat dock. Really, close to everything! We would stay here again in a heartbeat! Have a great time in May!

The only thing I didn't like was that I couldn't get the ice cream cookie sandwich with a snack credit,lol! Oh well, I got one at the Main Street Bakery and it was the best snack I ate all week!

 

[glasslipper]

Once World showcase opened, we started our lunch tour. My choice was the French Bakery, where I had the rustic cheese tartine, napoleon and a coffee. DH and DS each sampled the tartine and the napoleon they were both yummy, especially the napoleon..ahhh creamy goodness! Then we were off to England where DH and DS both had the Fish and Chips, sugar cookie an iced tead and a hot tea. They enjoyed the fish, but agreed it wasn't as tasty as DD;s from Raglan Road, both thought the sugar cookie was blah. DD's lunch choice was the Cantina in Mexico where she had the chicken tacos with chips and churritos. I sampled these and we both liked the chicken tacos, and thought the chips and churritos were not very good. DD said she missed the regular churros because they were great! Then while in Mexico we ventured into La Cava where I indulged in a deliciously yummy frozen strawberry margarita!

photos pg109 post #1627

That evening we ate dinner at Biergarten, this is where the overeating really began I really need to stay away from buffets! review coming up...

 

[pumba]

love your help with the photos....the food pic's were pretty darn good...and made me wish my vacation was closer...
Thanks for taking the time to review and take the photos
and thanks to your helper

 

[jabead]

glasslipper and family ate around the World at Epcot, starting at France's...


Boulangerie Patisserie

Cheese Tartine

Napoleon






Then from the U.K.'s...


Yorkshire County Fish Shop

Fish & Chips






Next from Mexico's...


La Cantina de San Angel

Tacos de Pollo - grilled chicken served on fresh handmade corn tortillas with Pico de Gallo, lime and corn tortilla chips






And last, but not least, from...


La Cava de Tequila

Strawberry Margarita


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[iloveeeyore]

I'm in!

I'm glad Raglan Road changed the sauce on the Serious Steak. It used to be basil, which was so weird. I love steak and I love basil, but I didn't think they went well together. We have found the food at RR to be generally very hit or miss. If it makes you feel better, I have tried the It's Not Bleedin' Chowder twice, and didn't like it at all either time (thought I might have hit it on an "off" night the first time). I think it's one of those places where you're better off going very basic. The burgers are great!

Looking forward to reading more.

 

[glasslipper]

I'm in!

I'm glad Raglan Road changed the sauce on the Serious Steak. It used to be basil, which was so weird. I love steak and I love basil, but I didn't think they went well together. We have found the food at RR to be generally very hit or miss. If it makes you feel better, I have tried the It's Not Bleedin' Chowder twice, and didn't like it at all either time (thought I might have hit it on an "off" night the first time). I think it's one of those places where you're better off going very basic. The burgers are great!

Looking forward to reading more.

Thanks, I might just stick with the fish and chips next time! I think my expectations were too high, so I was disappointed. For a while there it seemed i kept picking the wrong items, because everyone else's food seemed to taste better than mine! LOL.

 

[glasslipper]

love your help with the photos....the food pic's were pretty darn good...and made me wish my vacation was closer...
Thanks for taking the time to review and take the photos
and thanks to your helper

thanks, my DD was the official photographer and I think she did a great job! Thanks to Barb for her help too!! Next trip we will have iphones, so maybe if I learn how to use it correctly, I might actually be able to post photos myself! Technology is tough when you are old!