Reviews w/lots of pics. Jan 27-Feb 4. UPDATED DAY 5 BLUEZOO

[swankybeth]

Unfortunately we got back from WDW a few days ago.
Fortunately for you all that means reviews and pictures to go along with them!
The cast is DH, 30 years old and me, 27 years old. We love food and consider ourselves pretty adventurous. There isn't much we won't try.
We weren't on the dining plan. We tried it last year and thought it was too much food. And with the changes for this year, it's not a good value for us. We did have the Disney Dining Experience card and that worked out better for us.
We stayed at the Wilderness Lodge for the whole trip and loved it.
That's pretty much all of the background info.
I will be reviewing:
-Boma (dinner)
-Roaring Forks (breakfast)
-Sunshine Seasons (breakfast and lunch)
-Tangierine Cafe (lunch)
-Le Cellier (dinner)
-Kringla Bakeri og Cafe (snack)
-Liberty Tree Tavern (dinner)
-Captain Cooks (breakfast)
-Flatbread Grill (lunch)
-Min and Bill's Dockside Diner (snack)
-Ice cream cart (snack)
-Victoria and Albert's (dinner)
-Restaurantosaurus (lunch)
-Bluezoo (dinner)
-Cosmic Rays (snack)
-Pinocchio's Village Haus (lunch)
-Lunching Pad (lunch)
-Aloha Isle (snack)
-Garden View Lounge (tea)
-Lotus Blossom Cafe (snack)
-Chefs de France (dinner)
-Goofy's Candy Co (snack)
-Electric Umbrella (lunch)
-Yorkshire County Fish Shop (lunch)
-Crepes de Chefs de France (snack)
-Drink stand in France
-Sommerfest (lunch)
-Joy of Tea (drink)
-Jiko (dinner)
-Rose and Crown (lunch)
-Popcorn stand (snack)

As you can see, it's quite a list so I'd better get started! As always, any questions or comments, please feel free to post.

 

[stagemomx3]

Looking forward to it, especially Boma, & Pinnochio's since we plan to eat at both those places.

 

[oybolshoi]

Excellent - SwankyBeth is back with more reviews!

Looking forward to reading and drooling!

 

[swankybeth]

Day 1

Dinner was at Boma. We had a 5 pm ADR and got there around our ADR time. We were handed a pager and waited just a few minutes until it went out and we were shown to our table. We ordered our drinks (root beer for me and iced tea for DH) and then hit up the buffet. We like to start with soup and salads then work our way up to the heavier items like the meats and fish. The first picture is of my plate, starting from the top left there is pasta salad, a carrot, raisin, coconut salad, corn and plantain salad, and lentil salad with hearts of palm. I enjoyed all of the salads. The pasta salad had a strong cumin flavor which I thought was different and definitely tasty. The carrot salad was sweet and the flavors went really well together. The corn salad was good but I only took it because I wanted those yummy sweet fried plantains. They did not disappoint! I also enjoyed the lentil salad. Next is DH's plate which, starting from the top is watermelon rind salad, chicken salad and kool slaai. He enjoyed his choices. The watermelon rind salad is slightly spicy as there is ginger in it. The kool slaai is just a cole slaw. He enjoyed the chicken salad but I wouldn't touch it because I hate cilantro. Next we moved on to the soups. We got a bowl of each to share. Top left is lentil and sausage soup, top right is mushroom soup, bottom left is palaver and the bottom right is chicken corn porridge. The lentil soup was my favorite, it was really hearty and tasty. The mushroom soup was also good but DH didn't really care for it. He hates really "earthy" tasting things like truffles and he thought it was too "earthy". The palaver had shrimp, chicken and sausage in it. I didn't really like it but DH did. The chicken corn porridge was my least favorite. It was a really sweet taste which I don't enjoy. DH liked it and finished off the bowl. Next we tasted the hummus. We couldn't find it at first because for some reason they put it between the fruits and desserts. They had all of the usual flavors-white bean, black olive and sun dried tomato. What you see stuck on top of each is a piece of flatbread, perfect for dipping. They were all tasty and very robust in flavor. My favorite was the sun dried tomato. Next DH had a bowl of the curried coconut seafood stew. I have tried this and I don't really care for it. It is slightly sweet and chock full of mussels, shrimp and scallops. On the side and on top are pieces of flatbread for DH to dip in the soup. Next we got a big plate of meat and fish to share. Starting from the left on top of the rice is prime rib, the rice has raisins in it and cinnamon, to the right of the prime rib is a piece of roasted chicken, on top of the chicken is bobotie, to the right of the bobotie is roasted pork, on the bottom is salmon with Boma mustard sauce. The prime rib was just okay to us, we don't really like it in general, so don't necessarily go by our opinion. The rice was excellent, the spices and raisins really add to the flavor. I didn't eat the chicken, but DH enjoyed it. The roasted pork was delicious. The bobotie was delicious as always. It's like a quiche made with ground lamb. It's very heavy and comforting. The salmon was okay, the mustard sauce is a little spicy but otherwise the salmon was plain and a bit on the dry side. Next was a plate only DH ate. On the bottom is the roasted pork, top left is black eyed peas with ginger broth and top right is potatoes with Afritude. The black eyed peas are good but I find that the ginger broth doesn't add much flavor to them and they end up tasting like plain peas. The potatoes are okay, they are pretty much just roasted potatoes. Next plate we shared and it had fufu and falafels with tahini. The fufu was delicious, it is a mixture of white and sweet potatoes with lots of butter, cinnamon, and honey. The falafel was tasty, it was well done so it was very crunchy. Their version was also a little spicier than usual which was nice. Finally we were ready for dessert. I think that DH put it best when he compared Boma's desserts to desserts at a wedding. There are a lot and they look nice, but none of them are really that good. The first plate was mine and has lemon cookies, fried plantains with nuts, and banana bread pudding with caramel and vanilla sauces. The cookies were okay, the nice thing about them was the chewy texture. The plantains were good, how could they mess that one up? The bread pudding was okay, it was a little dry. The next plate was DH's. Starting on the left there is a coconut flan, cassava cake, pineapple upside down cheesecake, strawberry fruit tart, zebra dome and the plantains. He took bites of everything but wasn't really impressed with anything in particular. Overall it was a good dinner and a nice way to start our trip.

 

[John's Mom]

Great review and pictures! Thanks for posting.

 

[poohluvrs]

Wow those are the 1st pics Ive seen of Boma that make me want to go there...looks good & great descriptions! thanks!

 

[kimisabella]

Great review, looking forward to the rest

 

[TigerKat]

Oh my, your list of places to be reviewed looks amazing. Enjoying so far, can't wait for more!!!!

 

[mom2fivecs]

Wow, that is a long list...can't wait to hear from you about the rest...and hoping to hear that Pinnochio Village Haus still has the figaro fries.

 

[mickeystoontown]

subscribing 'cause I want to read the rest of your review and view the pics too!

 

[MadiMouse]

Great reviews!!

 

[BabyPiglet]

Great job so far! That is one honkin' list of restaurants.

Can't wait for more!

 

[Suzibrat]

Subbed and sitting here with my bib on!

 

[poutytink]

Subbing!!!

 

[creativeamanda]

Subbing and trying to keep myself from licking the computer screen.

 

[jeminni]

great review

I'm in

 

[mrsbelle]

Great review! Can't wait for more!

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Subbing...can't wait for more!

 

[arieljasmine]

Great first review. I really fancy trying Boma, sounds very nice and something a bit different.

Laur's

 

[Mickeefan]

I'm subscribing! Can't wait for more.