When You Wish Upon An ADR...3 Adults Dine in Disney - UPDATED 26/6 - Kringla Og

[disneymom1980]

Your review are great.....I can't wait to read more !

 

[Disney owl]

great reports thanks

 

[danalee]

Glad your back! Love your reviews

 

[DisneyFan83]

Nice reviews so far... definitely subbing!

 

[arieljasmine]

Wow, your fireworks pic is amazing! Thanks for your Ohana review, very interesting.

Laur's

 

[Tink2312]

Thanks for the comments everyone!
Thanks arieljasmine - although it's a bit blurry, I think it really captures the mood

11/30/2007

This was our first day back from Naples and the day we checked in for our first stay at Pop
It was EPCOT EMH that night so we headed to the park and decided to wait out all the regular guests leaving while we had a snack at Sunshine Seasons.
It was absolutely deserted in there, so for anyone wanting a quick and easy meal during an EMH night, head there just as the park is due to close to regular guests. Incidentally, we noticed later on in the night when we went back to ride Soarin (at about 60-90 mins before EMH closing that Sunshine Seasons was PACKED )

THE MEAL
As we'd eaten a meal ouside of Disney (shock-horror ) we just wanted something to satisfy our sweet tooth.
Dad and I had the chocolate brownie and Mum had the carrot cake and we all had fountain drinks.
The cakes were gorgeous - really fresh and full of flavour. The chocolate brownie had a really lovely fudgey topping...mmm. As the brownie was my Dad's only really sugary dessert of the holiday because of his type 2 diabetes, he thought it was fantastic!
They were also really large portions - which I also noticed of the main meals, which a family on the next table were eating.

THE COST
I think it was about $15.

RATING
Atmosphere: 2.5 (nothing special - clean, tidy and quiet)
Quality of food: 4.5
Value for money: 4
Overall: 4
Would I eat here again: Yes - next time we're doing the EMH, we'll probably have dinner here, but it's just so busy in normal park time.

Up next - Breakfast at Pop

 

[arieljasmine]

Your pic definitely captures the Disney mood I love the Pop Century! Those cakes sound really yummy.

Laur's

 

[DisneyJo]

I'm glad you loved the Brownies, we had one there in August and they weren't very nice Maybe lots of people complained and they changed them

 

[Tink2312]

12/01/2007

It was our first morning at Pop and as we’d been to EMH the night before, we’d had a bit of a lie in and so we were really ready for a nice breakfast. We headed to Everything Pop at about 8.30am. Now I’d heard a few negative comments on the DIS about the food court and how busy it could get, but we found it easy to find seats and there were no queues at the checkouts - result!


THE MEAL
Dad had a breakfast platter (scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, potatoes and a biscuit), Mum and I had the pancake platter (pancakes, sausage and bacon) and we all shared a fruit cup.
I was really surprised with the size and quality of the platters - the pancakes were really soft and moist and sausage and bacon were tasty and cooked well. Dad also enjoyed his platter, with the slight complaint that his biscuit was a little dry - but then again, as eating ‘biscuits’ for breakfast is a new concept for us Brits, we’re not exactly connoisseurs! He also commented that he would’ve liked his to be a little warmer (oh no not again… )
Also I’ve just got to comment on the food court itself. We’ve been to quite a few throughout the Disney resorts and IMHO this is one of, if not THE best. The theming is excellent, the stations are well laid out, the variety of food is good, the selection of drinks for the refillable mugs is better than any other food court we’ve been to and the prices are reasonable. We were very impressed and for us, it was one of the big selling-points of Pop.


THE COST
$20.66
£10.87


RATING
Atmosphere: 3.5 (well themed, but a bit noisy)
Quality of Food: 4
Value for Money: 4.5
Overall: 4
Would I eat here again? Yes…and we did!

Up next…Everything Pop again - this time for lunch.

 

[arieljasmine]

Pleased to hear you had a good experience of the Pop Food Court at breakfast - I love the food, but my DH calls it Hell's Kitchen because of how busy it normally is!

Laur's

 

[Ms. Heimlich]

I just found your review!

I love your thoughts on Raglan Road. It's a spot I've never been, and everytime I read a review, I feel like I am missing something!

Keep up the great work and pictures!

Ms. H

 

[Tink2312]

Thanks again for the comments Just another quickie review for you all...

12/1/2007 - Pt. 2

After spending our first morning at Pop hanging around by the pools we decided to grab some food before heading to EPCOT.

THE MEAL
As we'd had quite a large and late breakfast we decided to order a variety of food to share between us. We ordered the shrimp lo mein, a meatball sub, 2 sides of breadsticks and 2 tie-dyed cheesecakes.
The shrimp was pretty big and tasted really good, but it was a little sparse on the shrimp. The sub was ok (I'm not really a meatball fan, so I just had a quick taste - for DIS review purposes of course - but I have it on a meatball-lovers authority that it was very tasty with a rich tomato sauce).
The breadsticks were gorgeous - really soft and they came with a lovely thick, rich marinara sauce. They were also great value as you got three with the sauce for under $2 - bargain!
Now on to the best bit - the desserts. The cheesecakes were gorgeous! They're really light and fluffy and have a very delicate vanilla taste - not at all like you'd expect from looking at them! But you'll probably want to clean up well afterwards as they turn your lips a lovely shade of purple


THE COST
$24.54
£12.92


RATING
Atmosphere: 4 (we sat outside in the sunshine for this one )
Quality of Food: 4
Value for Money: 4.5
Overall: 4
Would I eat here again? Yes…and we did...again!


Up next...Hotdogs and Hymns at Liberty Inn...

 

[Tink2312]

12/1/2007 - Pt. 3

After spending the afternoon walking around the World Showcase we were pretty hungry and decided to head to one of the eateries to fill our tums.
Now, I’ve just got to interject here that ordinarily we would have had an ADR booked, but as the three nights at Pop were a last minute change due to the codes (originally we were spending those night in Sarasota), we were ADR-less. I have to admit I felt little exposed - like flying on the outside of an aircraft or walking down the street naked… but I had to tell myself - go with it - after all it’s not all about planning every detail of the holiday so everything runs like clockwork and making bookings 180 days in advance at one-of-a-kind dining venues, salivating while you plan each course that you will sample….BREATHE, BREATHE…it’ll be fine…I hope!
I noticed that the next performance of the Candlelight Processional was starting in the next half hour, so I thought we could head to the Liberty Inn and watch it while we ate. We’d actually booked the Candlelight dinner package the previous year, so we weren’t too bothered about how much we’d be able to see and hear.
When we got to the Liberty Inn it was pretty busy but we managed to snag a table with a good view of the theatre.


THE MEAL
We all ordered the same - hotdogs and fries with apple cobbler and a fountain drink. The portion size of the hotdogs and fries were good and the restaurant has a good fixin’s bar with all the traditional salad items and condiments. Also, the fries were thicker-cut than you’d normally find in fast food joint such as McDonalds (but they’re still nowhere near as good as those from the fish shop in the UK…yum). The cobbler was nice - it had a lovely cinnamon edge to it and again it was a good sized portion.
So all-in-all it was just ok. To be fair I don’t really know what I expected - it is what it is. It’s just you’re so spoiled in EPCOT by counter service restaurants that are so diverse and original that the Liberty Inn just feels like a wasted opportunity.


COST
$34.11
£17.95


RATING
Atmosphere: ordinarily 1.5 (what atmosphere?) But when we were there the CP was on so I’ve got to give it 5
Quality of Food: 3
Value for Money: 3
Overall: 2.5
Would I eat here again? Not really - there’s so many better eateries in EPCOT

Up next…WARNING - operation of a stationary vehicle constitutes consent to consuming good food while watching bad movies…

 

[donaldtutter]

Nice reviews. Looking forward to the rest.

 

[arieljasmine]

I love those tye dye cheescecakes at the Pop! I have never tried Liberty Inn before - I have just never seemed to notice it.

Laur's

 

[suzimar57]

enjoying your reviews!

 

[sanilacjack]

Subbing in - Great reviews!

Kim

 

[DisneyDancin7]

i'm really glad to hear that the food at ohana was good...also, i was so estatic when i read about the anniversary couples as we are going to disney at the end of may to celebrate my grandparents 60th...great reviews!

 

[Tink2312]

Nice reviews. Looking forward to the rest.

Thanks for reading

I love those tye dye cheescecakes at the Pop! I have never tried Liberty Inn before - I have just never seemed to notice it.

Laur's

Now if only they could make a 0% fat version - or do calories not count in WDW anyway?
Liberty Inn is just such a wasted opportunity when there's all that exciting food to try in the rest of EPCOT

enjoying your reviews!

Subbing in - Great reviews!

Kim

Thanks to both of you for reading

i'm really glad to hear that the food at ohana was good...also, i was so estatic when i read about the anniversary couples as we are going to disney at the end of may to celebrate my grandparents 60th...great reviews!

Congratulations to them! I hope they had a fantastic anniversary!

 

[Tink2312]

12/2/2007

We’d made the ADR for 2.50pm, so we arrived about 10 minutes early to be told it would be about a 25 minute wait. That was quite a generous estimate, as 15 minutes later we were greeted by our server who took us to our car. Unfortunately I can’t remember her name, but she was great. She was English - from Devon - and this was going to be her first Christmas away for her family so she appreciated chatting with us about back home.
We were seated directly in the centre of the room in the front car - closest to the movie screen - AWESOME!
Here's a few pics from around the restaurant:

The atmosphere in this place is so cool. It really is like a huge drive-in movie theatre and the interaction with the staff - although not as full-on as somewhere like Whispering Canyon or Prime Time - makes the experience all that more authentic.
Ok so onto what we’re all here for - the food…

THE MEAL
Although I still wasn’t sure what to order to eat, I knew exactly what I wanted to drink (and no, it wasn’t alcoholic) - it was the Pirate Punch. I love raspberry lemonade and we don‘t really get it here in the UK and yes, ok, I really wanted that flashing Tink!!
For starter Dad ordered the BLT soup, but Mum and I decided to skip starters, fearing that we’d not be able to make it to dessert (and that would be criminal!)
Dad really enjoyed the soup - I have to say it looked really nice. He was a little wary at first due to the reference to lettuce in the title (or “rabbit food” as he so lovingly terms it), but he said it was “like a really thick tomato soup with chunks of bacon”, which I can only assume was a good thing!
For mains Mum and I ordered the smoked turkey sandwich and Dad had the Reuben. The sandwiches were a lot larger than we’d expected and were really packed with filling. I was really annoyed though that I’d decided to order French fries with my sandwich, as Mum had the cucumber-melon salad and it was lush! It was really tasty - quite tangy and tart. Oh, well that’ll teach me!
Dad enjoyed his sandwich also and unlike me he was glad he’d picked French fries as “you got quite a plate-full” - his words again!
Then; onto dessert! As the sandwiches were large, Mum and I decided to share the hot fudge sundae. Again, this was a large portion and plenty to share between two. It was lovely - delicious vanilla ice cream and gorgeous hot fudge sauce….well you can’t really go wrong can you?
We were just finishing our sundae when we had our very own bit of pixie dust. Our server announced that we were in the car of the day, so we were all going to get a Sci-Fi drivers licence and a packet of Crackerjacks. It was really great to feel that bit special and it rounded off a fantastic meal.

THE COST
$43.33
£22.81

RATING
Atmosphere: 5
Quality of food: 4.5
Value for money: 4
Overall: 4
Would I eat here again: Absolutely!!

Now I know that yet again I've got no pics of the actual food, but we were just too darn busy eating it - I don't know how some of the reviewers have the willpower to take fantasic photos of their food before they eat it
Now I'm going to really break the dining review rules (yes, I am a rebel! ) and post some pics of what we did after the meal.
We'd decided to see a performance of the Harlem Gospel Choir as a surprise for Mum (who really loves Gospel music). IT WAS FANTASTIC! It has to be one of our must-sees in WDW! We'd never actually heard that type of music performed live and the whole vibe was awesome - everyone was singing along and dancing- and the Christmas songs in particular were very moving!
Needless to say Mum loved it and as a great bonus we were even invited to have a photo taken with some of the performers!

Right, back to the dining reviews:

Up next - Pepper Market Lunch