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We're back from our trip the first week of this month, and I'm finally gotten enough mundane stuff out of the way to get back to the board. Here's the run down on our meals.
Except the first day, the meals were either late breakfasts or lunches as our big meal for the day. We stayed at the Poly GVC and had breakfast in the lounge each day except our final morning. Dinners were a series of snacks for the most part between the parks, club lounge, Capt'n Cooks and stuff we brought with us. I lost count of the number of PBJs my older DD had at the club lounge over the course of our stay.
General Capt'n Cooks - Grade C - About par for the course, the wait times for any foods requiring preparation were extremely long. The food in general was pretty mediocre. We did appreciate the healthy options (carrots & apple sauce) as alternative to fries on the kids meals. These items when not consumed on the spot were individually packaged, so we could bring them back to the refridgerator in the room for later consumption.
General Poly Club Lounge - Grade A - The Chefs did a wonderful job letting us know what was safe for our DD6 with her peanut allergy. The heavy appetizer offerings each night were well prepared and quite tasty. It was nice having the opportunity to try some of the offerings from the resort restaurants like the meat skewers and Kona's chowder. With a large planned meal for lunch, a sampling of the heavy appetizers and some stuff we brought with us was often enough to serve as a dinner.
1/2 Dinner @ Chef Mickeys - Grade A for food and character interaction - This was an excellent way to start off our vacation. My b-day is 1/3, and this was going to be our dinner to celebrate it. We began with a vist from the chef who walked the entire buffet with DW and DD6 to identify any items that could be a problem for DD's peanut allergy. The prime rib was marvelous as was the salmon. The kids pretty much stuck to the pizza, mac and cheese and chicken strips, except for DD6 who is our fish eater and enjoyed the salmon as well. The server was wonderful and very attentive. Refills on drinks were well timed, and plates disappeared between trips to the buffet. On the character side, we had some good moments with Mickey, but Goofy pretty much stole the show. He stopped by our table maybe four or five times; however, whenever he passed the low wall shielding our table from the buffet area a new napkin landed on DM. He also appeared at the time they present my b-day cupcake, and we had a race to see who could blow the candle out first. Goofy won.
1/3 Late Breakfast @ CRT - Grade B- (food), Grade B+ (character interaction)
We were amazed that we were able to get into CRT. We had wish listed this when we sent in our requests to the Poly IPO. I called every few days on the hopes of a cancellation with no luck, but when we arrived and received our ADR print-out, there it was. The food was only so so. It's hard to mess up eggs and bacon, so we were pretty safe. The stuffed french toast was not as good as we remember from prior experience. The OJ was excellent, but the coffee was only tolerable. The service was very good. Our server did a good job of checking with us for seconds on food and beverages. The character interactions were pretty good. As our ADR was tagged with my bday, we received a personal visit that involved each princess and fairy GM signing a card provided by our server. I think this may be our last princess meal for a while. Our DDs were no where near as hyped about the experience as they were when they were a little younger.
I'll keep going with our views on Mama Melrose (lunch), CP (lunch), San Angel Inn (lunch) and 'Ohana (breakfast) when I have some more time. If anyone has any questions regarding the above, I'll be happy to field them.
Except the first day, the meals were either late breakfasts or lunches as our big meal for the day. We stayed at the Poly GVC and had breakfast in the lounge each day except our final morning. Dinners were a series of snacks for the most part between the parks, club lounge, Capt'n Cooks and stuff we brought with us. I lost count of the number of PBJs my older DD had at the club lounge over the course of our stay.
General Capt'n Cooks - Grade C - About par for the course, the wait times for any foods requiring preparation were extremely long. The food in general was pretty mediocre. We did appreciate the healthy options (carrots & apple sauce) as alternative to fries on the kids meals. These items when not consumed on the spot were individually packaged, so we could bring them back to the refridgerator in the room for later consumption.
General Poly Club Lounge - Grade A - The Chefs did a wonderful job letting us know what was safe for our DD6 with her peanut allergy. The heavy appetizer offerings each night were well prepared and quite tasty. It was nice having the opportunity to try some of the offerings from the resort restaurants like the meat skewers and Kona's chowder. With a large planned meal for lunch, a sampling of the heavy appetizers and some stuff we brought with us was often enough to serve as a dinner.
1/2 Dinner @ Chef Mickeys - Grade A for food and character interaction - This was an excellent way to start off our vacation. My b-day is 1/3, and this was going to be our dinner to celebrate it. We began with a vist from the chef who walked the entire buffet with DW and DD6 to identify any items that could be a problem for DD's peanut allergy. The prime rib was marvelous as was the salmon. The kids pretty much stuck to the pizza, mac and cheese and chicken strips, except for DD6 who is our fish eater and enjoyed the salmon as well. The server was wonderful and very attentive. Refills on drinks were well timed, and plates disappeared between trips to the buffet. On the character side, we had some good moments with Mickey, but Goofy pretty much stole the show. He stopped by our table maybe four or five times; however, whenever he passed the low wall shielding our table from the buffet area a new napkin landed on DM. He also appeared at the time they present my b-day cupcake, and we had a race to see who could blow the candle out first. Goofy won.
1/3 Late Breakfast @ CRT - Grade B- (food), Grade B+ (character interaction)
We were amazed that we were able to get into CRT. We had wish listed this when we sent in our requests to the Poly IPO. I called every few days on the hopes of a cancellation with no luck, but when we arrived and received our ADR print-out, there it was. The food was only so so. It's hard to mess up eggs and bacon, so we were pretty safe. The stuffed french toast was not as good as we remember from prior experience. The OJ was excellent, but the coffee was only tolerable. The service was very good. Our server did a good job of checking with us for seconds on food and beverages. The character interactions were pretty good. As our ADR was tagged with my bday, we received a personal visit that involved each princess and fairy GM signing a card provided by our server. I think this may be our last princess meal for a while. Our DDs were no where near as hyped about the experience as they were when they were a little younger.
I'll keep going with our views on Mama Melrose (lunch), CP (lunch), San Angel Inn (lunch) and 'Ohana (breakfast) when I have some more time. If anyone has any questions regarding the above, I'll be happy to field them.
