shinedalgarno
Earning My Ears
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- Feb 26, 2005
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Me, Hubby, DS12, DD4 and DD11weeks, both DD first timers
Here is what we ate and my 'opinion'....I know not everyone will agree, but was with honest with how my family felt. We are a family of 5 who really enjoy food when at home.....take the children to a lot of chain restaurants...and DH and myself go to a lot of 'boutique restaurants' when the kids are with Grandma
We are very adventurous diners....even my 4year old can tell you why she prefers goat cheese over feta....so we are beyond 'meat and potatoes'........that being said, we really appreciate value, and eat many many many meals at our local 'cheap Mexican' establishment....
Biergarten:
This was good and the entertainment was fun. I am glad we did it, but it is not something we probably would repeat as there are some many other dining options in Epcot.
Boma for Breakfast and Dinner:
By far the best dinner buffet, and it was a great breakfast as well. We really loved the food and atmosphere. If you are staying at AKL we would highly recommend eating here, and we would eat here frequently if staying at AKL.
1900 Park Fair Cinderella Dinner:
This was great fun for my kids and the food was really very good. The childrens buffet was very cool. I am not usually a red meat eater, but the prime rib was excellent. Having done this once, I am not sure we would make a special effort to do it again unless my children put in a special request for it and I think that they would probably like to experience some of the other character dining before returning to this one.
Whispering Canyon Cafe:
The menu selection was not really the type of food that my family likes, BUT I would say it had one of the highest 'fun factors' of all of the restaurants. We didn't like any of the entree selections so we just orderd the nachos and they were GREAT. My DS12 really like the 'endless milkshake'. If staying here, we would make a point to eat here.
50's Prime Time Cafe:
We were not very hungry when we ate here, so, it is hard to say. We mainly had drinks and appetizers which were all very good. Very fun atmosphere, another family lost their child to our table for bad behaviour
We will try this experience again when we are at MGM.
O'Hana:
Saw wishes from here, it was good.....the food was good...I am glad we did this once, but would only do it again if staying at the Poly. Our server was a little gruff, as were the check-in staff. We liked the shrimp a lot, but felt bad asking for our fill of them. We are really glad we did this once.
Afternoon Tea at the Grand Floridian:
It was good, but not a good value. I really liked the Jasmine tea. It was cool to do, but I feel like I spent too much money on it, even with my DDE discount.
Olivia's:
It was good...would eat there if convenient, but would not make any special effort to return even if staying at OKW.
Storybook Princess Breakfast in Norway at Epcot:
This was a great value.....5 princesses!!! My children loved it! The food was delicious too, not a big selection like a buffet, it is brought to your table, but plentiful and very, very good. When spending a morning in Epcot, we will definately repeat at this restaurant.
Beaches-N-Cream:
We went here and had the Kitchen Sink...yes, we ate the whole thing....and also, that is why we were not hungry for dinner at 50's Prime Time that evening So glad we did this....the kids are still talking about it and we got some great pictures.....best food 'experience'.......we ate this for lunch...not after lunch....we also had one order of onion rings...but that was just gilding the lily......
Ate at several counter service locations:
Aloha Isle, Harbour something...Noodle stand.....and let me just say.....counter service ,, for my family, is 'the' way to go....the food in every instance was hot, fresh and delicious......our family could eat for about 30-35 dollars....even though we could not use our DDE here....next time we go, we will be eating at a lot less sit-downs and many more counter service locations...we had fear that they would not be good...but we couldn't have been more wrong, these are definately not 'just fast food'....there is one glaring exception...the quick eats place in Mexico in Epcot...we got an order of Nachos there and they were 'HORRID'....completely stale chips.....we will never eat anything from there again except for drinks.....
Off-site restaurants:
Chevy's:
Tex-mex, ate there for lunch....service was VERY slow....and the food was pretty good! It was a good value, but only if we were not in a hurry to get back to the parks, etc.
Sweet Tomatoes:
Man, what can I say. What do we have to do to get Sweet Tomatoes in Nashville? It was FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you are down visiting the Belz Outlet malls, EAT HERE.....My family considers it to be located pretty far away, BUT with that being said, we will always eat here at least once per trip from now on. If we had one in Nashville, I would eat lunch there every day. Great value and great food and wonderful service!!
Food lessons learned this trip: We had very little negative to say about any of the food we had this trip. We learned that most of the mid-range restaraunts like the ones we visited this, while very nice if convenient, are not worth the time for our family to visit as we would really rather be in the parks or at the pool and a 'sit down' experience is not a requirement for us while at WDW. We were so burnt out on traveling to and fro to get to them, that we even canceled our Chef Mickey ressie one night, and ate counter service..we were done chasing meals.....we will make an effort to go to Sweet Tomatos every time and we will do the Princess storybook breakfast again when in Epcot for mornings....we will also try some of the other character dining experiences, but will limit it to one dinner and one breakfast per trip.......things may have been a little smoother with older children, however....still, I think we will stick to counter service and a few select others.....it's just my opinion and I am sure others think it is worth the trouble, and I can understand that point of view as well.
Here is what we ate and my 'opinion'....I know not everyone will agree, but was with honest with how my family felt. We are a family of 5 who really enjoy food when at home.....take the children to a lot of chain restaurants...and DH and myself go to a lot of 'boutique restaurants' when the kids are with Grandma
We are very adventurous diners....even my 4year old can tell you why she prefers goat cheese over feta....so we are beyond 'meat and potatoes'........that being said, we really appreciate value, and eat many many many meals at our local 'cheap Mexican' establishment....Biergarten:
This was good and the entertainment was fun. I am glad we did it, but it is not something we probably would repeat as there are some many other dining options in Epcot.
Boma for Breakfast and Dinner:
By far the best dinner buffet, and it was a great breakfast as well. We really loved the food and atmosphere. If you are staying at AKL we would highly recommend eating here, and we would eat here frequently if staying at AKL.
1900 Park Fair Cinderella Dinner:
This was great fun for my kids and the food was really very good. The childrens buffet was very cool. I am not usually a red meat eater, but the prime rib was excellent. Having done this once, I am not sure we would make a special effort to do it again unless my children put in a special request for it and I think that they would probably like to experience some of the other character dining before returning to this one.
Whispering Canyon Cafe:
The menu selection was not really the type of food that my family likes, BUT I would say it had one of the highest 'fun factors' of all of the restaurants. We didn't like any of the entree selections so we just orderd the nachos and they were GREAT. My DS12 really like the 'endless milkshake'. If staying here, we would make a point to eat here.
50's Prime Time Cafe:
We were not very hungry when we ate here, so, it is hard to say. We mainly had drinks and appetizers which were all very good. Very fun atmosphere, another family lost their child to our table for bad behaviour
We will try this experience again when we are at MGM.O'Hana:
Saw wishes from here, it was good.....the food was good...I am glad we did this once, but would only do it again if staying at the Poly. Our server was a little gruff, as were the check-in staff. We liked the shrimp a lot, but felt bad asking for our fill of them. We are really glad we did this once.
Afternoon Tea at the Grand Floridian:
It was good, but not a good value. I really liked the Jasmine tea. It was cool to do, but I feel like I spent too much money on it, even with my DDE discount.
Olivia's:
It was good...would eat there if convenient, but would not make any special effort to return even if staying at OKW.
Storybook Princess Breakfast in Norway at Epcot:
This was a great value.....5 princesses!!! My children loved it! The food was delicious too, not a big selection like a buffet, it is brought to your table, but plentiful and very, very good. When spending a morning in Epcot, we will definately repeat at this restaurant.
Beaches-N-Cream:
We went here and had the Kitchen Sink...yes, we ate the whole thing....and also, that is why we were not hungry for dinner at 50's Prime Time that evening
So glad we did this....the kids are still talking about it and we got some great pictures.....best food 'experience'.......we ate this for lunch...not after lunch....we also had one order of onion rings...but that was just gilding the lily......Ate at several counter service locations:
Aloha Isle, Harbour something...Noodle stand.....and let me just say.....counter service ,, for my family, is 'the' way to go....the food in every instance was hot, fresh and delicious......our family could eat for about 30-35 dollars....even though we could not use our DDE here....next time we go, we will be eating at a lot less sit-downs and many more counter service locations...we had fear that they would not be good...but we couldn't have been more wrong, these are definately not 'just fast food'....there is one glaring exception...the quick eats place in Mexico in Epcot...we got an order of Nachos there and they were 'HORRID'....completely stale chips.....we will never eat anything from there again except for drinks.....
Off-site restaurants:
Chevy's:
Tex-mex, ate there for lunch....service was VERY slow....and the food was pretty good! It was a good value, but only if we were not in a hurry to get back to the parks, etc.
Sweet Tomatoes:
Man, what can I say. What do we have to do to get Sweet Tomatoes in Nashville? It was FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you are down visiting the Belz Outlet malls, EAT HERE.....My family considers it to be located pretty far away, BUT with that being said, we will always eat here at least once per trip from now on. If we had one in Nashville, I would eat lunch there every day. Great value and great food and wonderful service!!
Food lessons learned this trip: We had very little negative to say about any of the food we had this trip. We learned that most of the mid-range restaraunts like the ones we visited this, while very nice if convenient, are not worth the time for our family to visit as we would really rather be in the parks or at the pool and a 'sit down' experience is not a requirement for us while at WDW. We were so burnt out on traveling to and fro to get to them, that we even canceled our Chef Mickey ressie one night, and ate counter service..we were done chasing meals.....we will make an effort to go to Sweet Tomatos every time and we will do the Princess storybook breakfast again when in Epcot for mornings....we will also try some of the other character dining experiences, but will limit it to one dinner and one breakfast per trip.......things may have been a little smoother with older children, however....still, I think we will stick to counter service and a few select others.....it's just my opinion and I am sure others think it is worth the trouble, and I can understand that point of view as well.
