TxRabbit
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It was around 1:00 PM.
DH and I were hungry. DS was snacky, he'd slept in longer and eaten his breakfast later.
We decided to just eat from Roaring Fork for lunch.
RF has two counters. One is the grill area, with hot food. The other was a sandwich and salad station. The grill line was very long. The sandwich line was empty. We headed to the sandwich line. It sounded better on a hot day anyway.
I was thrilled to see the choices. They have a little display with the available sandwiches made for all to see. Then the CMs behind the counter prepare your chosen sandwich right in front of you, allowing you to alter the toppings, like tomato and lettuce, to your liking.
Two sandwiches were made on foccaccia bread, a turkey with brie and a roast beef with blue cheese, I think. It looked like WAY too much bread for both DH and myself.
DH and I each got a sandwich made on a hearty sliced bread.
DH got tuna.
And I got the grilled veggie.
Check out how BIG it was:
The grilled veggies were marinaded zucchini and red bell peppers. They were cold. There was a roasted pepper hummus on it too. Both sandwiches were served with a pasta side salad. The salad was dressed with a vinegrette. DS ended up picking out all the pasta after he ate his fill of his vanilla soft serve:
There was plenty of seating indoors, but there were also several diners. It felt a bit chaotic and loud. We headed to the plentiful outside tables. I couldn't pass up the beauty of the outside. (Again, I admit that these were taken on a different day, at a different time, but this WAS the view from our table...)
Surrounded by the beautiful landscaping, seated under the umbrella covered table, we enjoyed our sandwiches. You can't really go wrong with a fresh made sandwich, especially when you have a good selection. The setting was nice too. It was pleasant to not have a server coming back and forth from the table. It was refreshing after so many TS meals. It felt like family time.
And then there were the birds. Again, our outside dining had bird company. But these were aggressive black birds. Very annoying, if you let them get to you. The family at the table next to us had three young children. They were entirely distracted by the birds and were constantly trying to shoo them away. It was driving the parents a little nuts. They kept trying to get the kids to ignore the birds.
Our DS enjoys scaring birds. Not sure why. But he does. Once we got all the kids to just ignore the begging poultry, we were able to eat in peace.
We used 2 meal entitlements and 1 snack.
Sitting outside in such a beautiful, resort setting, I was happy for the serendipity of the day. It was nothing like I had planned it to be. But it felt nice. I realized that with all of the TS choices, we weren't really eating outdoors too much. And I realized that there are several pleasant outdoor places to eat around WDW. It made me start thinking about how I would plan our next trip to WDW...
DH and I were hungry. DS was snacky, he'd slept in longer and eaten his breakfast later.
We decided to just eat from Roaring Fork for lunch.
RF has two counters. One is the grill area, with hot food. The other was a sandwich and salad station. The grill line was very long. The sandwich line was empty. We headed to the sandwich line. It sounded better on a hot day anyway.
I was thrilled to see the choices. They have a little display with the available sandwiches made for all to see. Then the CMs behind the counter prepare your chosen sandwich right in front of you, allowing you to alter the toppings, like tomato and lettuce, to your liking.
Two sandwiches were made on foccaccia bread, a turkey with brie and a roast beef with blue cheese, I think. It looked like WAY too much bread for both DH and myself.
DH and I each got a sandwich made on a hearty sliced bread.
DH got tuna.

And I got the grilled veggie.

Check out how BIG it was:

The grilled veggies were marinaded zucchini and red bell peppers. They were cold. There was a roasted pepper hummus on it too. Both sandwiches were served with a pasta side salad. The salad was dressed with a vinegrette. DS ended up picking out all the pasta after he ate his fill of his vanilla soft serve:

There was plenty of seating indoors, but there were also several diners. It felt a bit chaotic and loud. We headed to the plentiful outside tables. I couldn't pass up the beauty of the outside. (Again, I admit that these were taken on a different day, at a different time, but this WAS the view from our table...)


Surrounded by the beautiful landscaping, seated under the umbrella covered table, we enjoyed our sandwiches. You can't really go wrong with a fresh made sandwich, especially when you have a good selection. The setting was nice too. It was pleasant to not have a server coming back and forth from the table. It was refreshing after so many TS meals. It felt like family time.
And then there were the birds. Again, our outside dining had bird company. But these were aggressive black birds. Very annoying, if you let them get to you. The family at the table next to us had three young children. They were entirely distracted by the birds and were constantly trying to shoo them away. It was driving the parents a little nuts. They kept trying to get the kids to ignore the birds.
Our DS enjoys scaring birds. Not sure why. But he does. Once we got all the kids to just ignore the begging poultry, we were able to eat in peace.
We used 2 meal entitlements and 1 snack.
Sitting outside in such a beautiful, resort setting, I was happy for the serendipity of the day. It was nothing like I had planned it to be. But it felt nice. I realized that with all of the TS choices, we weren't really eating outdoors too much. And I realized that there are several pleasant outdoor places to eat around WDW. It made me start thinking about how I would plan our next trip to WDW...