See the sights, hear the sounds, EAT THE FOOD! *updated 10/26- Hollywood & Vine*

[disney_princess_85]

Hi!

We've been home for almost a month now, so we thought it was about time we started our dining report! Who are 'we', you ask? Well, I'm Lauren and my DBF is Andrew.

Here we are on Andrew's birthday:

And here we are at Universal's Citywalk:

We stayed at CSR for 14 nights and we were on the DDP. As you can imagine, we got through a lot of food!

Here are the places we'll be reviewing:

B= breakfast L= lunch D= dinner

Sunshine Seasons (D)
Cosmic Ray's (D)
Pepper Market (B)
Hollywood & Vine (L)
Wolfgang Puck Express (D)
Pepper Market (L)
Boma (D)
Yak & Yeti (L)
Earl of Sandwich (D)
Pepper Market (L)
Wolfgang Puck Express (D)
Tangierine Café (L)
Le Cellier (D)
The Wave (L)
Kouzzina (D)
Tutto Italia (L)
Cinderella's Royal Table (D)
Pizzafari (L)
Sci-Fi Dine-In (D)
'Ohana (D)
Electric Umbrella (L)
Grand Floridian Café (L)
Crystal Palace (D)
Raglan Road (L)

I hope you enjoy our reviews! The first one should be up shortly.

 

[gaston_the_great]

I shall be a part of this! In more way than one!

 

[KatMark]

It's about time.

I'm so in for this one.

 

[MyTalula]

Jumping in here on the ground floor!! Can't wait for the reviews!! Your list of restaurants looks great!! I'm so jealous of 14 days!!

 

[MickeyNicki]

Count me in!

 

[disney_princess_85]

I shall be a part of this! In more way than one!

Ah, my dining (and general) companion! Feel free to chip in if I miss any of your points out!

It's about time.

I'm so in for this one.

Yes, I'm finally getting down to it! Welcome!

Jumping in here on the ground floor!! Can't wait for the reviews!! Your list of restaurants looks great!! I'm so jealous of 14 days!!

We ate at lots of great places! Thanks for joining in.

Count me in!

Thanks! Enjoy the reviews.

 

[Tink2312]

I'm in - can't wait to read more

 

[disney_princess_85]

It should be noted at this point that 50% of the reviews will be of vegetarian food, as I am veggie-inclined. For those of you who are wondering, this means no meat OR fish- you'd be surprised at how many times I was asked if I eat shellfish! If I was the naughty type of vegetarian who tried to sneak in a bit of meat every now and then, why would I go for the one with eyes and claws?

Andrew is a through-and-through meat-eater, so there will be plenty of steaks and whatnot to keep you carnivores interested.

One more thing- we'll be rating our experiences using a simple star system:

*****- outstanding
****- very good indeed
***- pretty good but nothing special
**- quite poor; disappointing
*- AWFUL! NEVER AGAIN!!!!

Now we have the necessities out of the way, onto the reviews (seriously!)...

 

[disney_princess_85]

After a long (9 hours! ) but surprisingly relaxed and enjoyable flight, we arrived at MCO around 2.30pm. We were amongst the first people off the plane so we got through security very quickly. Soon enough, we were on the ME heading to CSR! After a pleasant check-in, we had a quick goosey around the room and freshened up before making our way to Epcot, which was open until 12am. Our first port of call on our great dining adventure, as the title above suggests (!), was Sunshine Seasons.

I had heard many great things about the vegetarian dishes at SS, so I was more than willing to give it a whirl. There are various different types of cuisines available here, which is nice- variety is the spice of life and all that. Andrew and I went our separate ways: he towards the giant sandwiches, me towards the Asian counter. We made our selections and then had to face the huge dilemma of what dessert to get. Seriously, there is a lot of choice here, be prepared to make some tough decisions!

What we ate:

First of all, please note that in my head it was about 2am and I had barely slept in the past 36 hours, hence why I failed you guys by not getting individual photos of our food at SS. Fear not though, this is a rare occurrence! Onto the food…

Andrew: Turkey and Monterey Jack cheese on foccacia with chipotle mayonnaise and potato salad; chocolate cake; refillable soda

I must say that I was incredibly jealous of this sandwich- it looked fantastic and, according to Andrew, it tasted great too. Generously filled and (more than) generously sized (!), he did his best but- alas- he couldn’t quite finish it. Now, this boy can eat; so let this be an indication to you just how giant this giant sandwich is! I tried a bit of the potato salad and it was very tasty.

Too full from his monster sandwich, Andrew felt unable to eat his cake and put it in his bag for later. Well, later never came because the cake unfortunately met an untimely end in the bottom of the bag. It looked pretty good though, and he did feel a sense of regret that he never got to try it.

Rating:

****

Lauren: Tofu and vegetable noodle bowl; Butterfinger cheesecake; refillable soda

This was pretty good but not really what the doctor ordered, considering how tired and drained I was feeling. In hindsight, I probably would have been better off with a sandwich (you’re mine next time, Oak grilled vegetable flatbread sandwich!!). Anyway, this was fine, it tasted fresh and they put plenty of tofu in it. The broth was pretty tasty and the vegetables were crunchy, which is how I like them. The only downside was the inclusion of celery, which I can’t stand, so I had to pick it all out.

The cheesecake was good if not a little too sweet. Andrew tried a bit and concurred that yes, it was a bit on the sickly side. It was pleasant enough though and it wasn’t too heavy, as it had a light texture.

Rating:

***

Would we return to Sunshine Seasons? Yes, probably, but not in a great hurry.

 

[plutosgirl]

Count me in too!! Can't wait to see all your reviews!!

 

[NuttyDisneyMom]

Can't wait for your reviews!!!

 

[KatMark]

Great start.

 

[Disneyof3]

Count me in too!!!!

 

[Gantu]

Cant wait to read more!!!

 

[TheMaxRebo]

After a pleasant check-in, we had a quick goosey around the room and freshened up before making our way to Epcot,

Great start and looking forward to the rest of your reviews

By the way, is "goosey around the room" a British expression I am not familiar with? I must admit, on first read my mind went in a not so Disney direction

 

[disney_princess_85]

I'm in - can't wait to read more

Glad to have you here!

Count me in too!! Can't wait to see all your reviews!!

Thanks for joining in!

Can't wait for your reviews!!!

Thanks!

Great start.

Thank you!

Count me in too!!!!

Great, thanks!

Cant wait to read more!!!

Thanks!

Great start and looking forward to the rest of your reviews

By the way, is "goosey around the room" a British expression I am not familiar with? I must admit, on first read my mind went in a not so Disney direction

Thanks for making me laugh!! A '"goosey" is a shortened version of a "goosey gander", which means to have a look around somewhere. I wasn't sure where this saying came from so I looked it up and apparently it's from an old nursery rhyme.

The next review will be up tomorrow morning (afternoon for the majority of you guys).

 

[eventamy]

Count me in too! I also partake of the veggie inclined dishes, as do my two little daughters (2 + 6) so I love seeing what people choose out there! My DH is a meat eater through and through, so I also love seeing what's available for him.
Sunshine Seasons is one of my very favorite restaurants in all of WDW!

 

[Smiling Cheshire Cat]

Love your line-up of restaurants. Can't wait to hear all about it.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Can't wait to read all your reviews, and see what someone else thought of H&V, since I enjoyed it, and that seems to be a big miss for most people.

 

[cbg1027]

I'm subbing!

I have to say, I'm inclined to read because you're British....I love the lingo and different words!