Let's get this party started with some food pics! I'll work my way up to the parks and everything else. I can honestly say we did not have a single bad meal, or disappointing meal. We can't say the same about some of our snacks - mainly that nasty purple macaron. More on that later.
I'll start with our meal pics, and then add in snacks.
From Be Our Guest lunch on Monday - I had the Carved Turkey Sandwich served on a warm baguette (passed on the Dijon mayonnaise) and Pomme Frites, and Joe had the Carved Prime Chuck Roast Beef Sandwich served warm on a baguette (minus the horseradish sour cream) and Pomme Frites:
These were both really really good! The bun for the carved beef had some kind of funky garlicy butter something brushed on top, which Joe did not care for, but overall, excellent!
It was interesting to experience the technology behind it. We placed our food orders in advance, and when we got to the restaurant front deck, they just swiped our Magic Bands and told us to find a set anywhere we like, and put our receipt on the table. We chose the Rose room, and sure enough, after about 10 minutes, a CM with a wheeled tray delivered our meal right to us. They use the Magic Band as location tracking to figure out exactly where we were sitting. Cool and scary all at once!
Folks without the Magic Bands were given a red puck-like thing to put on their tables, which became their tracking device.
Dinner was at Cosmic Rays in MK - of course! I had the 1/3 lb. Angus Bacon Cheeseburger and Joe had the Vegetable Burger (sorry, forgot the pic):
Ahhh, Cosmic Rays.....I loved it! Joe said his veggie burger was ok, but nothing to write home about. We also ate here on our last day before leaving for the airport, and both had the same thing again
Tuesday took us to EPCOT, and for lunch we opted for France. I had the Croque Monsieur - toasted ham and cheese - and Joe had the Jambon Beurre - ham and cheese, dijon mustard butter on a demi baguette:
2 thumbs up on both! We grabbed a bench seat outside and enjoyed our food and the view. This place has never failed us yet. YAY!
For dinner we went to Sunshine Seasons (outside Soarin'). We had ADRs for Beaches and Cream, but we decided to cancel them (and paid the $10 cancellation fee). Just not what we were in the mood for at the time. But not to worry, we still found our way ove rto B&C for ice cream, which I will post later under Snacks
I had the Oak-grilled Rotisserie Chicken with potato wedges (yay for substitutions!) and Joe had the Power Salad with oak-fired chicken, Quinoa, almonds, and honey vinaigrette.
We both were satisfied. So much so that we also got this again later in the week.
Wednesday was our Yak & Yeti Day at AK. I always look forward to this place - probably my favorite meal both for the food and the ambiance. And the service has always been great as well. I had the Kobe Beef Burger - 10 oz grilled American Kobe beef burger, sesame-soy sauce, mayonnaise, crispy shoestring fries, and Joe had the Lettuce Cups for Two - minced chicken breast, chopped vegetables, Saigon Hoison sauce, crisp lettuce cups, which is listed as an appetizer for 2 but makes a perfect meal for one as well!
OMG this was soooo gooooood! I had them cook the burger to the chef's recommendation, which I think was medium. Perfect!
And for dessert here, we split the Mango Pie. And by "split", I mean it was more like 75%/25% between me and Joe .
To. Die. For. And I don't even like Mango!
We went back to EPCOT in the afternoon, and hit up Norway's Kringla Bakery for dinner. We decided to split the Ham and Apple Sandwich - with Jarlsberg and Muenster cheese, with a sweet apple chutney on toasted multigrain bread, and a School Bread - sweet cardamom bun filled with vanilla creme custard and topped with glazed and toasted coconut.
Holy smokes!! Both were really good, but that School Bread?!?! WOW! That was out of this world. We couldn't believe it took us 9 trips to finally try it. And now, we get it!
Somewhere along the line we hit up Pinocchio Village Haus in MK - I went for the Chicken Breast Nuggets and Joe had the Caesar Salad with Chicken.
Both hit the spot. I thought the chicken nuggets were done really well - not greasy at all. Joe really enjoyed his salad - fresh and crispy lettuce and the chicken was moist and tender. I l;ike that they have seating areas roped off as "Reserved" with CMs guarding them - if you have a tray of food, they let you through; if not, you cannot just sit and wait for someone else to come with food. Cosmic Ray's was doing this on Saturday in their area upstairs, but I don't recall them doing it during the weekday.
Next up, the Contempo Cafe over at the Contemporary. We've generally had pretty good luck with this place, though once the wait for our food took forever. This time it was about 10 minutes form the time we ordered at the kiosk until we got our food. No complaints here!. I had the Cheese Flatbread, and Joe had the Pulled Pork Flatbread.
It was good, though I do wish the flatbreads were cooks just a minute longer, for a little more crunch in the crust.
It's been a few trips since we had a meal from the Lotus Blossom Cafe at EPCOT's China Pavilion. We won't wait so long next time! This was really good. I had the Orange Chicken with Steamed Rice, and Joe had the Sesame Chicken Salad.
And finally, no visit would be complete without at least one Mickey waffle (I had 2, for the record). This was from the Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory at POFQ. And totally yummy.
So that's our trip in food (at least meals - snacks coming soon!). We also ate at the Sci Fi Dine In (I had the standard burger, Joe had the Salmon BLT - both good) and EoS in DTD (I had the ham & cheese, Joe had the roast beef, and they were both excellent!).