We just returned yesterday (January 30th) from a nine night trip to WDW. I have been a big fan of the dining reviews, so I wanted to "pay back" the community by writing up a review of our meals from our trip last week.
The diners included:
Me: 31/32 (birthday girl on this trip) vegetarian
DH: 35 omnivore, but not a huge meat eater
DD: 18 month old vegetarian who has a severe egg allergy
We were on the dining plan (for free) last fall and loved it enough to pay for it on this trip. DH and I either didn't eat breakfast or ate a granola bar that we brought from home. We usually ate lunch early (around 11am) and didn't eat again until dinner between 5pm and 6pm. Most of our snack credits were used for drinks.
Saturday, January 21st
Wolfgang Puck Café
DH: Calamari, Grouper Special, Carrot Cake
ME: Spinach and Five Cheese Dip, Three Cheese Ravioli, Carrot Cake
DH liked the Calamari, but barely ate half huge portion! The spinach dip was not good at all. His fish was okay, but he liked the sides that came with it. We both really liked the ravioli. It had lots of sauce and garlic! We were so stuffed at dessert that we split one of the slices of carrot cake and took the other one to go.
Service: B
Atmosphere: B
Food: B
Sunday, January 22nd
Columbia Harbour House
DH: Half Sandwich (Anchors Aweigh) and Cup of Soup (Clam Chowder), Apple Pie
Me: Lighthouse Sandwich, Triple Chocolate Cake
We love Columbia Harbour House! It's probably our favorite CS restaurant at WDW. We always eat upstairs and watch the people walk by. DH liked the soup a lot. His sandwich was pretty good as well good bread. I love the Lighthouse Sandwich! Very tasty. We actually split the desserts and both were definitely above average.
Atmosphere: A
Food: A- (A from me, B+ from DH)
Spoodles
DH: Mediterranean Dips, Oak-fired New York Strip with Shrimp add on, Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee
Me: Four Cheese Flatbread, "Vegetarian Tour", Ice Cream Sundae
This meal ended up being a stressful evening for us because our DD, who has a severe egg allergy, ended up having an allergic reaction during our meal. (As a sidenote, we did speak to a chef at every meal about her allergy. We don't believe that it was egg that she was reacting to. It was more likely a cheese on the four cheese flatbread). We split the appetizers. All three of us didn't care for the Four Cheese Flatbread, but the dips were great! DH ordered his steak medium, but it came out medium rare and because of the "allergy incident" he didn't bother to have it taken back. He did enjoy the shrimp. My "Vegetarian Tour" was a plateful of side dishes. It was okay, but I was distracted and couldn't enjoy my meal at all. Luckily, my DD's face was clearing up by dessert. DH liked his crème brulee, but hasn't had enough crème brulee to say whether it was great or not. I loved my sundae. It was two plain scoops of chocolate ice cream with 6 or so topping cups to make your own sundae. Fun!
Service: B
Atmosphere: C+
Food: C+
Monday, January 23rd
Pizza Planet
DH: Woody's Meal Deal, Mickey Rice Krispy Treat
Me: Buzz's Meal Deal, Rice Krispy Treat
Pizza was decent. Salad was pretty blah. I thought that there dessert choices were poor. The weather was nice so we ate on the patio outside.
Atmosphere: B
Food: C
Garden Grill
DH had the standard food served here and I had the mushroom ravioli. DH really liked the catfish and had a second helping. My ravioli was fine. We had such a great time at this meal!!! Our server was wonderful and gave us bottles of Evian to take with us since we were on the dining plan in addition to our Diet Cokes. The chef also brought out a special meal (egg free pasta with sauce) and dessert (Itzkadoozie) for our DD (who was free since she was under 3). She also brought out a special Ariel bib for her that, of course, she refused to wear. The characters came around probably half a dozen times and spent a ton of time with our DD. We had such a good time at this meal that I was giddy when we left!
Service: A+
Atmosphere: A+
Food: B
Tuesday, January 24th
Crystal Palace Lunch
The interior of this restaurant was much more impressive than I imagined. We had an 11:30am reservation and were seated shortly after they opened. I had high hopes for my DD at this meal since she had such a great time at dinner the night before and also because she is a huge Winnie the Pooh fan, but she was much more standoffish. We found out why when we got back to our room that night she had almost a 102 fever. Anyhow, a chef once again brought out some special egg free food for our DD. I think that they brought out some egg free rolls and Rice Dream for her. DH and I were both impressed with the food since we are normally not much of buffet people. DH loved the curry dishes. I thought that the cold salads were great. Desserts were good, but nothing special. The characters only made there way around once and only spent a few seconds with us.
Service: B
Atmpsphere: A
Food: A
Kona Café
DH: Sticky Wings, Macadamia Mahi Mahi, Chocolate Macadamia Nut Tart
Me: Kid's Grilled Cheese, Pan Asian Pasta, Kilauea Torte
We were still stuffed from lunch, but thought that Kona Café was wonderful! DH's appetizer was good, but he really enjoyed his mahi mahi. Our server was great and was nice enough to let me order a kids meal for my DD in place of an appetizer. My pasta was excellent. Lots of vegetables. I had seen the pictures of the Kilauea Torte and wanted to try that. It was okay kind of dry. DH and I both loved the Chocolate Macadamia Nut Tart. It had a very thick and delicious layer of carmel in it and was served with a coconut ice cream. As I mentioned, we later found out that DD was not feeling very good and our normally well behaved in restaurants daughter was a screaming monster. One of the hostess', Tammy, was so nice and kept coming over to entertain her while we ate.
Service: A+
Atmosphere: C
Food: B+
Okay...I have to get the baby to sleep, but I'll write more tomorrow. Reviews to come: Coral Reef, Le Cellier, CRT Dinner, Boma, PSB Dinner....
The diners included:
Me: 31/32 (birthday girl on this trip) vegetarian
DH: 35 omnivore, but not a huge meat eater
DD: 18 month old vegetarian who has a severe egg allergy
We were on the dining plan (for free) last fall and loved it enough to pay for it on this trip. DH and I either didn't eat breakfast or ate a granola bar that we brought from home. We usually ate lunch early (around 11am) and didn't eat again until dinner between 5pm and 6pm. Most of our snack credits were used for drinks.
Saturday, January 21st
Wolfgang Puck Café
DH: Calamari, Grouper Special, Carrot Cake
ME: Spinach and Five Cheese Dip, Three Cheese Ravioli, Carrot Cake
DH liked the Calamari, but barely ate half huge portion! The spinach dip was not good at all. His fish was okay, but he liked the sides that came with it. We both really liked the ravioli. It had lots of sauce and garlic! We were so stuffed at dessert that we split one of the slices of carrot cake and took the other one to go.
Service: B
Atmosphere: B
Food: B
Sunday, January 22nd
Columbia Harbour House
DH: Half Sandwich (Anchors Aweigh) and Cup of Soup (Clam Chowder), Apple Pie
Me: Lighthouse Sandwich, Triple Chocolate Cake
We love Columbia Harbour House! It's probably our favorite CS restaurant at WDW. We always eat upstairs and watch the people walk by. DH liked the soup a lot. His sandwich was pretty good as well good bread. I love the Lighthouse Sandwich! Very tasty. We actually split the desserts and both were definitely above average.
Atmosphere: A
Food: A- (A from me, B+ from DH)
Spoodles
DH: Mediterranean Dips, Oak-fired New York Strip with Shrimp add on, Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee
Me: Four Cheese Flatbread, "Vegetarian Tour", Ice Cream Sundae
This meal ended up being a stressful evening for us because our DD, who has a severe egg allergy, ended up having an allergic reaction during our meal. (As a sidenote, we did speak to a chef at every meal about her allergy. We don't believe that it was egg that she was reacting to. It was more likely a cheese on the four cheese flatbread). We split the appetizers. All three of us didn't care for the Four Cheese Flatbread, but the dips were great! DH ordered his steak medium, but it came out medium rare and because of the "allergy incident" he didn't bother to have it taken back. He did enjoy the shrimp. My "Vegetarian Tour" was a plateful of side dishes. It was okay, but I was distracted and couldn't enjoy my meal at all. Luckily, my DD's face was clearing up by dessert. DH liked his crème brulee, but hasn't had enough crème brulee to say whether it was great or not. I loved my sundae. It was two plain scoops of chocolate ice cream with 6 or so topping cups to make your own sundae. Fun!
Service: B
Atmosphere: C+
Food: C+
Monday, January 23rd
Pizza Planet
DH: Woody's Meal Deal, Mickey Rice Krispy Treat
Me: Buzz's Meal Deal, Rice Krispy Treat
Pizza was decent. Salad was pretty blah. I thought that there dessert choices were poor. The weather was nice so we ate on the patio outside.
Atmosphere: B
Food: C
Garden Grill
DH had the standard food served here and I had the mushroom ravioli. DH really liked the catfish and had a second helping. My ravioli was fine. We had such a great time at this meal!!! Our server was wonderful and gave us bottles of Evian to take with us since we were on the dining plan in addition to our Diet Cokes. The chef also brought out a special meal (egg free pasta with sauce) and dessert (Itzkadoozie) for our DD (who was free since she was under 3). She also brought out a special Ariel bib for her that, of course, she refused to wear. The characters came around probably half a dozen times and spent a ton of time with our DD. We had such a good time at this meal that I was giddy when we left!
Service: A+
Atmosphere: A+
Food: B
Tuesday, January 24th
Crystal Palace Lunch
The interior of this restaurant was much more impressive than I imagined. We had an 11:30am reservation and were seated shortly after they opened. I had high hopes for my DD at this meal since she had such a great time at dinner the night before and also because she is a huge Winnie the Pooh fan, but she was much more standoffish. We found out why when we got back to our room that night she had almost a 102 fever. Anyhow, a chef once again brought out some special egg free food for our DD. I think that they brought out some egg free rolls and Rice Dream for her. DH and I were both impressed with the food since we are normally not much of buffet people. DH loved the curry dishes. I thought that the cold salads were great. Desserts were good, but nothing special. The characters only made there way around once and only spent a few seconds with us.
Service: B
Atmpsphere: A
Food: A
Kona Café
DH: Sticky Wings, Macadamia Mahi Mahi, Chocolate Macadamia Nut Tart
Me: Kid's Grilled Cheese, Pan Asian Pasta, Kilauea Torte
We were still stuffed from lunch, but thought that Kona Café was wonderful! DH's appetizer was good, but he really enjoyed his mahi mahi. Our server was great and was nice enough to let me order a kids meal for my DD in place of an appetizer. My pasta was excellent. Lots of vegetables. I had seen the pictures of the Kilauea Torte and wanted to try that. It was okay kind of dry. DH and I both loved the Chocolate Macadamia Nut Tart. It had a very thick and delicious layer of carmel in it and was served with a coconut ice cream. As I mentioned, we later found out that DD was not feeling very good and our normally well behaved in restaurants daughter was a screaming monster. One of the hostess', Tammy, was so nice and kept coming over to entertain her while we ate.
Service: A+
Atmosphere: C
Food: B+
Okay...I have to get the baby to sleep, but I'll write more tomorrow. Reviews to come: Coral Reef, Le Cellier, CRT Dinner, Boma, PSB Dinner....
A little OT 
(And I hope this isn't a dumb question) but what is an omnivore?
An omnivore is a meat eater.
