Addicted2TheMouse
<font color=purple>Yeah, yeah, we all hate Stitch,
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Hi all! We got back last week from my first DDP trip. I planned the ADRs like crazy ahead of time and scoured the Dis for info so I knew I would be doing a food report when we got back. So here goes...
For a little background, I'm Melissa, lifelong lover of all things Disney. My BF is Steve, a 30 year old man who never had any interest in Disney before I forced it on him
. This was his first trip. He feels pretty strongly about having 3 meals a day and he hates counter service so we opted for the deluxe dining plan. At $70 per day each, it was pricey but we figured that with 3 table service meals per day it would at least break even. I'll get into the budget details later though.
Anyway, here's us at the beginning of the trip on DME. Partially so you can get to know us and partially because I'll post an after pic at the end to see if you can notice the weight gain.
Ok, so to get down to business.... we flew into Orlando on July 31st. We arrived around 2 pm and got DME to Pop. We knew we would only need one meal for that day so we used the other 2 credits that we would have had for that day for 2 Signature restaurants later in the week. Anyway, we checked into Pop and headed over to Epcot where we had an ADR for dinner at San Angel Inn. I know, I know... the reviews tend to be terrible. But I love the atmoshpere so much that I picked it as our first night's dinner. Our ADR was for 5:00 and we arrived around 10 minutes early. It was busy there all ready and we waited behind several people who got turned away at the podium. When it was our turn, I asked for a table by the water. We were told it would be about 25 minutes and they gave us a pager. We went on the 3 Caballeros (sp?) ride and wandered around the Mexico marketplace. Almost 40 minutes later we still weren't seated. Finally we went back to the podium and said we didn't need a table by the water, we'd take anything. They took us right in then.
So, this was our first meal on the DDP so we weren't entirely sure what to expect. The waiter eaplained that on the deluxe plan we could have our choice of any appetizer, entree, and dessert. I was happy to hear that there were no restrictions and that was true of almost all the restaurants we went to.
For an appetizer, I got the Sopa Azteca.
It looks a little greasy in the picture and I guess it probably was. It was so dark in the restaurant, I didn't realize it at the time. I enjoyed it a lot though. It had chunks of avocado and tortilla strips in a tomato base. Very good.
Steve got the Tacos de Pato.
It was tacos with duck meat which I would never have picked. He liked it though. Although he says they were "just good".
My entree was the Plato Mexicano.
This is the menu description: "Plato Mexicano - Grilled beef taco, chicken enchilada, and cheese quesadilla with black refried beans, guacamole and Mexican rice." See that steak in the picture? I was quite surprised when I got that. When I ordered it the waiter asked me how I wanted it cooked.
I thought it was a taco and an enchilada so I said "Um... well done". Then a well done steak arrived. It was probably fine but I eat my steak medium rare so I didn't enjoy it. I probably should have clarified when he asked how I wanted it cooked. The rest was yummy though.
Steve got the Filete Motuleno.
He liked that. There was a fried plantain that Steve thought was some kind of potato and gave to me to try. Well, I expected it to taste like a potato and it tasted like a banana so I nearly gagged on it. I literally couldn't swallow it. He liked it though.
Dessert for both of us was Flan Vainilla.
There wasn't a big dessert selection so even though Steve wasn't excited about flan he got it anyway. I loved it. I had a lot of great desserts that week and this was probably in my top three. It was so light but so satisfying. Yum. Steve was disappointed though.
Overall, San Angel was good. Not fantastic but we'll definitely go back next time. I think you can't beat the atmoshpere.
The next day we went to Liberty Tree Tavern and California Grill so I'll try to get to that later.
For a little background, I'm Melissa, lifelong lover of all things Disney. My BF is Steve, a 30 year old man who never had any interest in Disney before I forced it on him
. This was his first trip. He feels pretty strongly about having 3 meals a day and he hates counter service so we opted for the deluxe dining plan. At $70 per day each, it was pricey but we figured that with 3 table service meals per day it would at least break even. I'll get into the budget details later though.Anyway, here's us at the beginning of the trip on DME. Partially so you can get to know us and partially because I'll post an after pic at the end to see if you can notice the weight gain.
Ok, so to get down to business.... we flew into Orlando on July 31st. We arrived around 2 pm and got DME to Pop. We knew we would only need one meal for that day so we used the other 2 credits that we would have had for that day for 2 Signature restaurants later in the week. Anyway, we checked into Pop and headed over to Epcot where we had an ADR for dinner at San Angel Inn. I know, I know... the reviews tend to be terrible. But I love the atmoshpere so much that I picked it as our first night's dinner. Our ADR was for 5:00 and we arrived around 10 minutes early. It was busy there all ready and we waited behind several people who got turned away at the podium. When it was our turn, I asked for a table by the water. We were told it would be about 25 minutes and they gave us a pager. We went on the 3 Caballeros (sp?) ride and wandered around the Mexico marketplace. Almost 40 minutes later we still weren't seated. Finally we went back to the podium and said we didn't need a table by the water, we'd take anything. They took us right in then.
So, this was our first meal on the DDP so we weren't entirely sure what to expect. The waiter eaplained that on the deluxe plan we could have our choice of any appetizer, entree, and dessert. I was happy to hear that there were no restrictions and that was true of almost all the restaurants we went to.
For an appetizer, I got the Sopa Azteca.
It looks a little greasy in the picture and I guess it probably was. It was so dark in the restaurant, I didn't realize it at the time. I enjoyed it a lot though. It had chunks of avocado and tortilla strips in a tomato base. Very good.
Steve got the Tacos de Pato.
It was tacos with duck meat which I would never have picked. He liked it though. Although he says they were "just good".
My entree was the Plato Mexicano.
This is the menu description: "Plato Mexicano - Grilled beef taco, chicken enchilada, and cheese quesadilla with black refried beans, guacamole and Mexican rice." See that steak in the picture? I was quite surprised when I got that. When I ordered it the waiter asked me how I wanted it cooked.
I thought it was a taco and an enchilada so I said "Um... well done". Then a well done steak arrived. It was probably fine but I eat my steak medium rare so I didn't enjoy it. I probably should have clarified when he asked how I wanted it cooked. The rest was yummy though.Steve got the Filete Motuleno.
He liked that. There was a fried plantain that Steve thought was some kind of potato and gave to me to try. Well, I expected it to taste like a potato and it tasted like a banana so I nearly gagged on it. I literally couldn't swallow it. He liked it though.
Dessert for both of us was Flan Vainilla.
There wasn't a big dessert selection so even though Steve wasn't excited about flan he got it anyway. I loved it. I had a lot of great desserts that week and this was probably in my top three. It was so light but so satisfying. Yum. Steve was disappointed though.
Overall, San Angel was good. Not fantastic but we'll definitely go back next time. I think you can't beat the atmoshpere.
The next day we went to Liberty Tree Tavern and California Grill so I'll try to get to that later.
The steaks were delicious, couldn't have been any better. And I can't remember the details of them but I know the potatoes were delicious too.
That's why I'm doing this report, not him. 
