I had been looking forward to having dinner at Kona since I organised our trip to Disney. Kona seems to consistently get rave reviews and after trying out the breakfast there, I was really excited about dinner
The atmosphere of Kona is great. The décor is great and the warm tones welcome you with open arms. Our reservation was at 7.30pm and we were greeted promptly at this time by our host and taken to our table.
She wished us Happy Honeymoon and showed us a nice secluded table in the corner decorated with Mickey confetti. I swear this stuff never gets old Our waitress was really nice and was excited it was our honeymoon.
We took some time over the menu and although I already knew what I would order, Steven was being indecisive.
He eventually settled on the Sticky Chicken Wings after some prompting from me while I went for the Pot Stickers. For our main we both chose the Coconut Almond Chicken. The waitress said we could go for a smoothie as part of our Dining Plan, so Steven ordered the Raspberry smoothie and I took the Strawberry-Banana.
Now I am not that into fruit, I do love bananas and grapes, but thats pretty much where it ends. I hate berries of any kind, I just find them really sour, however if they are in a dessert I can almost get past them. I do like raspberry/blueberry muffins though, so go figure! The waitress assured me that I would love the smoothie I ordered so I thought I would give it a go.
Well, she wasnt wrong! It was absolutely gorgeous
I tasted the banana first and we are talking really ripe, sweet bananas and there was just a hint of tartness which was obviously the strawberry but it did work really well together. I urged Steven to try it and he agreed it was nice, but maybe a bit too sweet for him. He loved his raspberry smoothie though and I could have easily drank this too. I wonder what they put in them to make them more palatable than the fruits themselves?
So up were the appetisers. Pot Stickers, I just love the name! I thought these sounded intriguing. I love duck and ginger so I definitely had to give these a go. I had four on my plate with some side salad, nicely presented and the smell was beautiful. On first bite they felt a bit wet, and the flavours were really strong. There was a good amount of duck in the parcels but I found the texture a bit of a miss for me. I cant stand wet tasting food (other than soup
) and this felt like it should have been drier. It kinda sat like a mushed lump in my mouth and although the taste was quite nice, the texture wasnt. Steven tried it, but he didnt like it, for him it tasted uncooked. I ate 3 of them though so they couldnt have been that bad. It was a pity though as I had high hopes for them.
However, Steven had started on is chicken wings and I had urged him to order them, as I also wanted them but couldnt decide between the Pot Stickers or the Wings. Steven isnt fond of sesame seeds, I on the other hand love them! There were about 8 on the plate which was a really good portion. There was a small drizzle of mustard and they looked uber sticky! Now these were perfect, crispy and gooey and the taste was as expected
fab!
I could have eaten all the chicken wings myself but reminded myself that this wasnt really my appetiser. Steven agreed that they were the best chicken wings he had tasted, he had 6 to my 2, mainly because there were an awful lot of little drummers, you know the kind I mean? They look like little drumsticks but are actually wings! Well I dont like these, I think they mainly consist of fat, but Steven likes them. I prefer the other flat ones, so I ate those.
We didnt have to wait too long for our main meal and noted that this always seemed to be the case in all the Disney restaurants. So we both had the Coconut Almond Chicken which was a lovely golden colour, encrusted with almonds and the smell was just wonderful. It was served with greens, pineapple and strawberries and I quickly took the fruit off my plate and passed them to Steven, who just rolled his eyes! The greens were tossed in a beautiful honey lime dressing which was both sweet and tangy, they werent drenched either and every mouthful was a pleasure. The chicken was sweet, crunchy and moist and although Steven didnt think it was anything special, I thought it was a very unique taste and to this day I have never tasted anything quite like it. I now have the recipe so I am thinking of making it soon. The portion was large as always and I must say I struggled to eat it all. Steven was very happy with the extra fruit he received and ate everything, including the not so special chicken!
Now you all know by now that even though I was full, I will not pass up the chance to have dessert. I very rarely take advantage of the doggy bag philosophy and believe me, next time I will (all desserts I cant manage will be coming back to our resort) so as this didnt spring to mind I decided to give it a go and order the cheesecake. As I am a bad influence on Steven and his eating habits, I convinced him to try the cheesecake too. We were both full but cheesecake goes down pretty easily if its good!
So they both came in record time and funnily enough I felt able to eat the whole thing. It was a beautiful dense cheesecake with a side of berries, again I didnt eat this part, but fully enjoyed the rest. The biscuit base was crumbly and not too thick and the vanilla flavour of the cheesecake itself was divine. Topped with cream which paired well, I was fully satisfied! The portion was just enough, any more and I am pretty sure I would have had to be rolled out the door
We finished our drinks and our plates were collected. As we waited to sign the slip our waitress came out with a large plate filled with profiteroles decorated with chocolate and cream, scrolled across the bottom were the words Happy Honeymoon! We were so surprised and were also a bit daunted at the thought of having to actually eat it
We thanked her and she gave us a round of applause as we settled in to eat our display. We whispered that it would be rude to not eat any of it and as Steven isnt a big profiterole fan, I was left to eat most of it. I managed to eat 4, and these were not small, about half the size of a tennis ball. I actually didnt even know they did profiteroles. Still pixie dust is pixie dust and I will not complain. Steven ate a few after scraping most of the cream out and we left 5 but I cut up some of them and swirled it round in the sauce, so it actually looked like a lot less. We thanked the waitress once again and told her we couldnt possibly manage anymore and she laughed and said she understood.
We left Kona and hopped on the monorail to go back to our resort, thankfully we were staying at The GF as I dont think I could have done any more travelling. It was still quite early but we wanted to relax on the balcony and people watch. It was a really nice night and after another hour I went upstairs to see what free food was on offer, I know I am terrible! I brought down a few mini cheesecakes and chocolate desserts and we both sipped coke (very elegant choice of drink I know
) while indulging on more calorific desserts. The view was stunning, the perfect end to another perfect day
Did you speak to the SeaRaycer people and tell them it was your wedding, or did they pick it up somehow from your hotel booking or something? You're the queen of wedding pixie dust!!
I too had a horrible time with the AKL construction - that's how I found your wedding trippie 
It was one of my favorites!
I am also sorry to hear that your DH might lose his job. My DH is in construction and so far the guy he works for has nothing after the seond week in March so I understand that as well. You will get to Canada just keep the faith. Happy belated Birthday too. 
I can't wait to hear some more...oh yes...and by the way...I now have decided that on my next visit that I must ride the sea racers 
...look what you do to me! 
. Thank you for reminding me! Steven asked me about my TR last night and asking if I was going to finish it. I told him that I have to finish it as it is something I want to treasure forever. Nothing brings the wonderful memories we had quite like this TR.
I really love re-living the days that I did write - I am gutted I didn't finish it properly. 
