Where we ate 3/6 - 3/13

[MosMom]

3/6
Earl Of Sandwich - Sandwiches were super but service was poor. We ate here twice and they have a really bad number system which leaves people waiting longer than they should. At one point we were 326 and they were calling people in the 340's. This happened both times. The first time, they left bacon off of my club (which I actually ended up preferring). I think they are just working out the kinks since they just opened. Overall, great sandwiches for a reasonable price.

3/7
Crystal Palace - Gave this place another chance as we tried it for lunch once and had poor character interaction and the food was awful. We had breakfast this time and the food was decent but the character interaction was still very poor. We ended up waiting in line in the middle of the restaurant to see Pooh (he wandered away before seeing us and then got a line up in the middle)...I paid money so I didn't have to wait in a big line to see Pooh. Needless to say, we won't do Crystal Palace again. It remains my least favorite restaurant.

Skipped Lunch

San Angel Inn - Very excited to eat here as I tried it in May and thought Chris would love it. The ambiance is excellent and our server was great. I ordered the Plato Mexicano (the same thing I ordered before) and it was yummy. My only complaint is that my steak was pretty tough. It was VERY tender in May. The flavor was wonderful though. We will definitely do it again!

3/8
Breakfast @ Captain Cooks - Typical Fast Food

Lunch @ Pizzafari - I had the Italian Stack Sandwich, Loved it! I thought it was delicious! I'm so glad I tried it! Chris and the kids had pizza which was typical Disney pizza. We used the AK vouchers here.

Dinner - Captain Cooks - We couldn't agree on a place to eat dinner (I wanted Kona but dh couldn't find anything on the menu that sounded good) so we just ate here.

3/9
Breakfast @ Main St. Bakery - The french toast loaf was really dry as I got the last piece sitting out on the platter. I think it would have been even more delicious if it had been fresh. Next time if I notice it to be the last piece, I will wait for a fresh loaf. It was very yummy though.

We just snacked for lunch

Dinner @ Chef Mickey's - We love Chef Mickeys and it didn't dissapoint. All the food was yummy and super charcter interaction. My son learned the napkin twirl! It is a standard and we would definitely go back for breakfast or dinner.

3/10
Skipped Breakfast

Lunch @ Alfredo's - DH adores this place and we split our meal here using a voucher. Had no problems at all. I ate the mozzarella/tomato salad and it was pretty bland. I've had better. DH had the lasagna and I had a few bites. He loved his. We ate outside as usual and enjoyed the Masquerade as we ate (this is a tradition and I am sad it will be ending). I'm glad my daughter eats like a bird because I finished off her fettucine alfredo. Enjoyed a great glass of Merlot and the dessert sampler. Will return.

Dinner @ 50's Prime Time Cafe - We had a great time here and our server was a riot. Chris had the Pot Roast and rated it "Awesome" and I had the Char-broiled Pork Tenderloin and it was pretty good, the chutney was very spicy though. We will come back here but I probably wouldn't order the Pork dish again. We shared the S'mores for dessert and they were a little too sweet for me but DH and the kids devoured them.

3/11
Skipped Breakfast

Lunch @ Pinnochio's Village Haus - Cheeseburger, Figaro Fries, PB&J - The Figaro Fries were yummy as usual, I just loooove these. The rest was typical counter service fare. My only dissapointment here was that they didn't say the PB&J was an Uncrustable on the menu. Those are considerably smaller than a handmade PB&J and I had ordered the meal for the kids to split. I ended up giving Elliot part of my meal instead.

Dinner @ Earl of Sandwich - Read above

3/12
Breakfast @ Capt. Cooks

Lunch @ Pizza Planet - Waited in line for 30 minutes for Pizza & Salad - What can I say?

Snacked for dinner

3/13
Breakfast @ 'Ohana - LOVED it! This was our first time trying 'ohana and sorry we never tried it earlier. We really enjoyed this meal and we will definitely return. Great food and character interaction. The atmosphere was fantastic and we had a great view. Really great time here!

Lunch @ Teppanyaki - Chris and I split the steak/chicken combo and it was great. I ordered the garden salad with ginger dressing (a favorite of mine) and it was yummy. This is a place we do every once in awhile but it won't be an every trip experience. We had a great female chef - best we've had yet.

Dinner @ Capt. Cooks - We came home from Epcot early to start packing so Chris just got a burger and we got the kids something. I just got a piece of cheesecake. Mmmm.


That was it!! Bummed to be home - It is like Christmas when you spend all that time wrapping the presents just to have them ripped open in a matter of minutes. Spent all this time planning and looking forward to our trip and it seems like it was over in a matter of minutes.

 

[MikeWazowski]

I'm very jealous, so many of my favorites. Hopefully the Earl of Sandwich just had some problems because it is new. Great Reviews

 

[MosMom]

Make that we were 1312 and they called and they called 1340. Still, great food though.

 

[arizonacolbys]

Thanks for the reviews! Sorry to hear about your poor experience at Crystal Palace. It is my favorite restaurant at WDW! We eat there for breakfast every trip & sometimes dinner, too. Every time we have eaten here Pooh greets people in the entry way. He has never come to our table & the server has always told us we must go up to meet Pooh. I think this has been the case with almost every character meal - I think at Chef Mickey's it is usually Goofy that doesn't come around.

 

[vicb]

Thanks for the reviews MosMom and I have a question about Alfredos.

Have never eaten there but was interested to hear you ate lunch outside (it was pretty cold the evening we watched the Living Statues there so I didn't know you could do that). Are the outside tables in that courtyard area of Italy? Did you request to eat outside and did you have to wait long? Did you have a PS?

TIA

 

[Eeyore1928]

At Teppanyaki...is there a lunch and dinner menu or has it changed to just one menu all the time?/ i had read somewhere that they charge the same for lunch or dinner and just looking for confirmation on that!

 

[vicb]

I'm not sure about the same lunch/dinner menu at Teppan. but I can confirm that the salad is now "a la carte" at dinner and the mixed fresh fruit no longer comes with the child's teppan. chicken dinner.

We ate dinner there last week of Feb. The food and our chef were fabulous and we would eat there again but it was our most expensive meal of the whole week!

 

[MosMom]

Originally posted by arizonacolbys
Thanks for the reviews! Sorry to hear about your poor experience at Crystal Palace. It is my favorite restaurant at WDW! We eat there for breakfast every trip & sometimes dinner, too. Every time we have eaten here Pooh greets people in the entry way. He has never come to our table & the server has always told us we must go up to meet Pooh. I think this has been the case with almost every character meal - I think at Chef Mickey's it is usually Goofy that doesn't come around.

Actually, Piglet was greeting people in the hallway and Pooh was defintely doing table rounds. The server said to meet Piglet we would have to go to the hallway.

 

[MosMom]

To answer some questions...

Vicb - There is an outside seating area in the courtyard. The tables all have umbrellas over them. If you head back there, it is hard to miss. We had PS for Noon when they opened and let them know we wanted to sit outside. We had no problems doing it that way.

Eeyore - I specifically looked at the lunch/dinner menu they had up on the wall when we went in and they were different. Vicb is right, the salad is now not included with the meal and I believe it was $3.99, it was definitely $3 something. Still the same size though.

 

[disney4us2002]

I know this is the rest board, but I'm guessing you stayed at the Poly given your many Capt Cooks eats. What bldg were you in? Did you write a review on the resorts board? We're going at Christmas and I can't wait!

 

[dzneelvr]

Wonderful reviews--thanks.
Sorry to hear about your CP experiences though. We've always found it very delicious and the character interactions to be steady and relaxing. We've only done the very late lunch there.

On the other hand, I disliked PrimeTime immensely!! go figure--isn't it great that we all don't like the same place.

WDW On June 24th

 

[Minniespal]

Great reviews ~ Thanx for sharing.