Recently back...here's where we ate (long)

[Mom of 5]

DH and I returned from our long weekend at WDW on Monday night. We had a great time, and enjoyed all of our meals. We don't consume any alcohol, and aren't gourmets. So for those of you that are interested, here's where we ate, and what we thought of it:

Thursday, November 14 - A late supper at ASMu food court. We checked in and then got chili-cheesburgers and fries to take back to the room (we drank water that we brought). The hamburgers were good. Total: 11.75

Friday, November 15 - We checked out of ASMu and into the YC. We skipped breakfast and headed to MK.

Lunch : We had a 12:00 PS at the Plaza Restaurant, and waited on about 5 minutes for a table. We had never been here before. It is a charming little restaurant. We split a club sandwich (which was a huge) with German potato salad. We had water to drink. For dessert, we split a Plaza Special - butter pecan ice cream with hot fudge, caramel, whipped cream, nuts and a cherry. We really enjoyed our meal, and were stuffed. Total : $19.00

Dinner: 8:30 PS at Cape May. We waited less than 10 minutes. We loved this place! We enjoyed everything we tried. I didn't try the mussels and clams, but DH did, and he loved them. The boiled shrimp were surprisingly good. I really liked the salmon and flank steak. The dessert selection was wonderful...those Oreo things were our favorite. We were not charged extra for our drinks. Total : 58.86

Saturday, November, 16 - This was our bad weather day...rain, rain, rain. Again, we skipped breakfast.

Lunch: We had a 1:00 PS, but changed it to earlier, and only waited about 5 minutes. Our server was friendly, but slow. This was our first time here, too. We loved it - both the food and the atmosphere. For an appetizer we had the chicken quesadillas with cilantro sour cream and mango salsa. I didn't try the salsa, but enjoyed the quesadillas with sour cream. For our main courses, I chose the barbeque chicken caesar salad and DH had the cobb salad. DH loved his cobb salad, but wished it had a little less bleu cheese. The barbeque chicken caesar was delicious! We had tea and Diet Coke to drink. We decided we had to try the grapefruit cake for dessert. This was our only disappointment foodwise on the whole trip. We really didn't care for this cake. Total: $52.04

Dinner: We went to Beaches and Cream at about 7:15 and waited less than 10 minutes for a table. We used one connections voucher. We split a double cheeseburger with fries, a chocolate malt (which they brought out in two glasses, each topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings), and a Milky Way sundae (or whatever they called it). Without the voucher the total would have been about $27.

Sunday, November 17 -

Breakfast : We had an 8:00 PS at Boma. We arrived about 15 minutes early, and were seated immediately. Just like last time, we really enjoyed our meal. DH tried some different things - I stuck with the "normal" stuff. We used two connections breakfast vouchers here.

Lunch: We were at AK and went to Flame-Tree Barbeque. We got two pork sandwiches (a la carte), an order of cheese fries, and a Diet Coke. We thought the food was good. Total : $17.98

Dinner: We had planned to eat at Rose and Crown and see Illuminations, but were just too tired to wait. We cancelled R & C before leaving Epcot, and made another PS for Cape May. So, for the second time in the weekend, we ate ate Cape May (can you tell we liked it ). We waited about 10 minutes for a table. We requested a booth, and got one. Again, the food and service were great (and no extra charge for drinks). Total : $58.86

Monday, November -

Breakfast: We walked over to the Boardwalk Bakery. We got a cinnamon yummy, a chocolate croissant, and a chocolate donut. We drank water we brought. Everything was good. Total : $7.00

Lunch : We were shopping at DD and went to House of Blues about 12:00. We were shown immediately to our table. DH had the Elwood and I had the shrimp poboy. We drank tea and Diet Coke. The food was good, but the service left something to be desired. Total : $37.22

Dinner: A snack on the airplane on the way home.

We were glad we went to the restaurants we did. All were good choices for us. The only food we wished we hadn't ordered was the grapefruit cake at the BD. I'll be happy to answer questions if I can. Sorry this is so long...

 

[KCritter]

When it comes to reviews, longer is better. Thanks for the great reviews!

 

[princessmomma]

Where did you have lunch on Saturday? Sounds great! LOVE cobb salad.

 

[Muffy]

We love Cape May too and always eat there at least once during our visits. Are they including the drinks with the buffet now? They used to include the drinks with the buffet but then priced drinks seperate starting few years ago. I am wondering if they have gone back to including the drinks witht he price of the buffet? I think it is one of the best buffets at WDW.

 

[Krissalee]

Thanks for the reviews. I would really like to try the Plaze Restauarant at the MK. Was it crowded when you were there. Do you think a PS was required???

 

[Aunt Jo]

Great reviews Mom of 5. You really struck a chord with me when you said "we don't consume any alcohol and we aren't gourmets". That describes DH and I to a tee . Sometimes I think we must be the only ones in this category so it's really great to find there is someone else like us. I agree with you about the grapefruit cake. I, too, was quite disappointed. It was just plain yellow cake with icing. I couldn't taste any grapefruit at all.

 

[erikthewise]

We have PS for Cape May on our first night and I am also interested in the drinks issue. You'd think that for $23.95 they could include a soft drink! (Maybe the servers are feeling gulity about charging for them .)

BTW we also don't drink alcohol. I won't even order a dish that is prepared with alcohol (don't like the taste anyway). It's a shame that so many restaurants think that adding wine or booze to a dish makes it "haute cuisine".

 

[BCV23]

Thanks for the reviews. We enjoy Brown Derby and Plaza for lunch, too. We've never eaten at Cape May. My DH is pretty picky about seafood so I've always been reluctant to try it. One more great review has almost pushed! me over the edge

 

[Misti]

Thanks for the review! I really enjoyed it. Thanks for taking the time to give us $$ totals, too. That is helpful!

Lunch at Brown Derby is one of my favorites. So is the Cape May Cafe dinner.

 

[Mom of 5]

princessmomma: Sorry I forgot to include the name of the restaurant we ate at for lunch on Saturday. It was the Brown Derby - one of my new favorites!

Muffy and erikthewise: I read on the menus at wdwig.com before left home that the Cape May Clambake price didn't include drinks. We didn't even ask about that when we were seated - we just assumed that we would have to pay extra for them. But, we were pleasantly surprised on both occasions when we ate there. We had two different servers, and we were not charged extra for the drinks either time .

Krissalee: We ate at the Plaza at noon on Monday. We had a PS, but it didn't look like one would have been necessary (at least on that day ) The place was almost empty when we walked in, and was busier when we left an hour later, but not full.

BCV23: Being from south Louisiana, we're pretty picky about our seafood. That's why I was so surprised about the shrimp at Cape May. I was expecting them to be those tiny, cold, rubbery, tasteless ones that I had in January at Chef Mickey's. The shrimp at Cape May were really good ! They weren't seasoned as highly as the ones we have here, but there were seasoned, and cooked just right. As far as the clams and mussels, we don't eat those here, so I can't really comment on them. DH did eat them for the first time, and liked them, but he has nothing to compare them to .

Aunt Jo: Glad to meet a "kindred spirit" !

 

[Kallison]

The Plaza Restaurant has a really good chicken and strawberry salad that is HUGE. They have great shakes too.

 

[RealMickey]

Thanks for the detailed review!

 

[Boots]

Great reviews! Thanks for sharing!!!