Two weeks of Disney Dining (and 6 extra lbs later!)

[DisneyMomx7]

We just returned from our three week vacation -16 nights at Disney and 4 nights at Hilton Head Island.

We had a great time eating our way through Disney!

Sorry no pictures but hopefully the review will help some of you.

The cast includes: me (the planner), dh (will eat anything), dd1 (11 years old so counts as a Disney adult, but would live on chicken fingers). We used her ts credits for buffets but paid oop for her at other restaurants, off the kids menu, and banked her credits. dd2 (9 and will eat off the adult menu sometimes and is a more adventurous eater than her sister) ds (8 and lives off of burgers, pasta and macaroni and cheese, loves ice cream!).

So we begin:

After at 18 hour straight through drive we checked in at Buena Vista Palace and Spa for one night before starting our two weeks at BC CL! We walked over to RFC at DTD (one of our traditions).

We oredered mozzarella sticks for an appetizer to share.

I had the coconut shrimp skewers, dh had the paella, I don't remember what the girls had but trust me it was either burgers or chicken finers, ds had macaroni and cheese. DH and I both thought our meals were very good, and the kids were happy with their choices. But of course that was not why we always go to RFC -bring on the volcano!!!! We love the volcano dessert and it was plenty big enough for us to share, although we didn't leave much. It was a great way to start our vacation.

Next up: Day 2 (Breakfast: BC CL, Lunch: Columbia Harbor House, Dinner: Tutto Italia). Stay tuned.

 

[gracie1]

Yay for a new dining review! Can't wait to hear about it all! I am definately wanting to go to the rfc....especially for the volcano!

 

[wilma-bride]

Great start - my reason for loving RFC is because of the Raspberry Rainfall - awesome drink

Looking forward to more of your reviews

 

[natalielongstaff]

oooh lovely, count me in

 

[DisneyMomx7]

We arrived at BC to check in early Sunday morning, June 28th. We were staying in a BC deluxe CL room so we had concierge privileges but were not staying on the CL floor. We had a wonderful deluxe room on the 1st floor that we loved. Of course we probably didn't make use of the lounge as much as we did when we stayed on the 5th floor. Anyway after checking in the kids had bagels, juice, fruit and cinnamon rolls before we headed to MK. Cl has a nice continental breakfast each morning - cut up and whole fruit, bagels, croissants, cinnamon rolls, juice, coffee, hot chocolate etc. We used it a lot, and it helped us get our early morning act together!

Lunch: Columbia Harbour House

Let me start by saying we love CHH. It is our favorite cs in all of MK. I got what I always get, the very best tuna sandwich at MK! I love the whole grain bread they serve it on and no onions! DH had the vegetarian chili, the two girls had chicken strips or nuggets (whatever they have) with fries, and ds had the kids macaroni and cheese. I substituted cole slaw for dessert, dh had the yogurt and the girls had chocolate cake. We all loved what we had and will definitely continue making CHH our 1st MK day "must do".

Coming up: Dinner at Tutto Italia

 

[TigerKat]

Signing on!

 

[butiflfeet]

I can't wait to read more of your reviews!

 

[tluvstink]

Great start......I'm looking forward to reading more

Terri

 

[The Mad Hatter73]

Great to hear that I will STILL gain weight even with all the walking!!

 

[dd50]

Signing on to here more.

 

[DisneyMomx7]

Tutto Italia - Dinner

We had another great dinner at Tutto Italia. This is our third time eating here. We had tried it when it was Alfredo's and weren't impressed. We like Tutto much better.

The kids had the mozzarella with marina sauce appetizers. Let me say that we always beg the kids to share this appetizer because it is probably the best "mozzarella sticks" appetizer we ever had. Much more like fresh mozzarella, lightly breaded with a great marina sauce. I had spaghetti and meatballs, DH had the penne caprese, two dds had the kids pizza and ds had kids spaghetti and meatballs. Everyone loved their meals. The kids love the pizza here. For dessert I had the same dessert I ordered in Feb. blood orange sorbet, probably the best sorbet I ever had! DH just had espresso and the 2 of the kids had gelato and one had the chocolate mousse. I also had a great peach bellini drink to start, and DH had an Italian margarita. Once again we were not disappointed.

Coming up next: 50's PTC for lunch an the Wave for dinner!

 

[DisneyMomx7]

Monday, June 29

We had a quick breakfast in the CL lounge (standard fare, croissants, bagels, fruit etc).

We had friends from home who were staying at YC and part of their vacation overlapped ours. DH and his friend and his son played golf this day while the kids and I met up with my friend and her dd at DHS. We had a lunch reservation at 50's PTC. My friend had always wanted to eat there but her family didn't want to. So this was her first chance to try it She is a really "fun" gal so we knew she would get into the theme of 50's PTC and she didn't disappoint. I can't remember our waiter's name (it was hard to pronounce) but he was a lot of fun without being over the top. THere was a lot of give and take between the server and my friend, at one point she had to sing I'm a little tea cup for the whole room! We had a ball!

Back to the food. My friend and her dd and I all ordered the fried chicken. I substituted green beans for the collard greens and dfriend substituted corn. I love the fried chicken at 50's PTC and it didn't disappoint. All three of the kids ordered chicken nuggets. I didn't want any dessert but two of the kids had the sundaes that came with the kids meal and oldest dd ordered the Dad's sundae (with the brownie). I had a vanilla diet coke to drink, one dd had a vanilla coke, one had a spirte and one had a root beer float. We were paying oop for this meal, using our TIW card. Everyone had a great time and loved their meals. DD loved the brownie sundae!

Dinner: The Wave

This is our third time eating at the Wave. We ate there when it first opened last summer and again in February. Both times we had an amazing server, Ali. We asked if he was working that night, and luckily he was. At first we were told our table wouldn't be in his area, but then they changed it around so he could serve us. I think he is the best server in all Disney. Believe it or not he actually remembers us from time to time. He even remembers what we had to eat on the last visit - he must have a photographic memory.
Anyway I had an amazing soup (can't remember what it was called) and DH had a special salad. The kids stuck with carrots and dip. For our entrees I had the tenderloin with mashed potatoes and DH had the sustainable fish of the day. Kids all had burgers. For dessert Dh had the trio of sugar free desserts and I picked a few different mini desserts - cheesecake, vanilla creme brulee and panna cotta with blueberries. Kids all had the sundaes. This is definitely one of our favorite meals. It is a "must do" for us for our next trip.

Coming up next - Counter service lunch around the World at EPCOT, and Cape May Buffet dinner.

 

[wilma-bride]

Great reviews so far - the Wave is getting excellent reviews lately

 

[natalielongstaff]

ooh great reviews im a huge fan of the tuna sandwich at CHH, i can almost taste it whilst im typing this !

 

[mossyflossy]

mmmm great reviews! Do you know what the sustainable fish was at the Wave and what came with it? thanks!

 

[eventamy]

I'm in! Great reviews! Sounds like you guys had a blast!

 

[captinhookedondisney]

Sounds wonderful 16 days at disney my dream!

 

[Pooh&OurHunny]

Great review so far. Thanks for The Wave review...we never went there and been reading on reviews and I'm glad you guys like it so much that this is your third time.

 

[DisneyMomx7]

Tuesday, June 30th

Today was supposed to be our EPCOT day but it was raining so hard we decided to change plans. This was our first time driving down, so it was our first time having a car at WDW. Here is where we made a big mistake. For years I have been wanting to go see the Titanic Exhibit in Orlando. We decided to do this instead of EPCOT that morning. BIG MISTAKE. Lesson learned - never go offsite except for SeaWorld of Universal.

Anyway we had breakfast before we left at BC CL. We decided to wait to have lunch until we got back, and would go to EPCOT since the rain had let down.

Usually I like to eat a cs meal from the bakery in France but dd really wanted to go to the cs in China (Lotus Blossom I think). I told DH I would take her and he could take the other to to their favorite Liberty Inn. DD and I both got the orange chicken with rice. We got both kinds of ice cream (red bean and ginger). The chicken was fine (think food court Chinese at the mall). We both liked the red bean, but not the caramel ginger. The other two kids had burgers and chicken nuggets, one frozen coke and one mickey head rice krispy treat. Dh just picked off their plates. We walked over to the bakery in Norway and got a school bread and cinnamon roll to split - can you say YUM YUM? Here is where we got a little bit of pixie dust. As we came out of the bakery (and we were with friends from home) a Norwegian cm came out of Malestrom and offered to take all 9 of us to be her "special guests" and to go to the head of the line! It was really unexpected, somewhat like the Year of a Million Dreams!


Dinner: Cape May Buffet

We had an Illuminations Cruise booked with our friends since we were both celebrating our sons' birthdays. I had ordered a special cake to be delibered on the cruise. More about that later.

We all ate together at the Cape May Buffet for dinner. This is one of my favorite buffets - of course I love steamed clams! The clams didn't disappoint and the prime rib and pasta were really good. None of us got dessert because we wanted to save our appetites for the $100 cake! Everyone agreed it was a really good buffet.

When we checked in at the cruise they said the weather wasn't cooperating for the cake so we would have to have the cake back in the room. That was fine. The cruise was fantastic - great view of Illuminations!

Here was the big disappointment - when we came back to the room the cake had either melted or was dropped and it was in pieces. The pirate themed cake looked awful - choclate ship in pieces, huge chunks of cake broken off. We called private dining and the manager came down and he agreed it was just awful! Naturally they credited the price of the cake. It was too late to even go up to concierge for dessert. The manager offered us one of those frozen Sara Lee Cakes but we declined. By that time it was too late, and we were just so disappointed.

Next up: Breakfast at the Cape May Buffet
Dinner: Ohana

 

[butiflfeet]

So sorry to hear about your cake! That would have just been awful

At least the Illuminations cruise was a good experience though!