Date of Visit: December 8, 2015
The Royal Palace was our restaurant for the second and third nights. The second night was the regular menu for the restaurant. Again, I was happy that our location had a half booth.
Mik was iffy on ordering the escargot because for once he actually read the description, which mentions mushrooms. However, I convinced him to still get them because he is always talking about loving escargot and it was on a Disney cruise he first had them. As usual, he loved them and didn’t even notice the mushrooms.
For the soup, he had the Potage Parmentier.
The entree he choose was the Chateaubriand-Roasted Filet Steak.
He enjoyed the Apple Tart Tatin for dessert.
Chronicling the personal experiences of wheelchair travel...the adventures and misadventures
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Sunday, December 13, 2015
Disney’s Dream 4-Night Bahamian Cruise: Day 1 - Enchanted Garden
Date of Visit: December 7, 2015
The Enchanted Garden was our restaurant for the first night. Walking to our table I was envying the circular booths they have saying too bad we never can have a booth with the wheelchair, but turns out they do have some half booths and we did get one of those tables. Not as cool, but I do love booths.
Mik enjoyed the North Atlantic Lobster Ravioli for the appetizer.
For the soup he choose the Cream of Green Asparagus, which he didn’t particularly like, but he did like it better than the tomato soup, which he remembered not liking last time.
Mik loved the Slow Roasted Prime Rib entree.
The dessert Mik selected was the Apple Cinnamon Crunch Sundae, which is one of his favorite sundaes.
I don't know if the Dream really is different than the Fantasy or if we just weren't paying attention or it was our location, but the Enchanted Garden didn't seem to have the flowers open up or the sky ceiling change as you went through dinner like I remember on the Fantasy. The Animator's Palette also didn't have you draw yourself to be animated, which I was thankful to not have to do, but it did make it seem like the restaurants weren't as much of an experience beyond the different menus.
The Enchanted Garden was our restaurant for the first night. Walking to our table I was envying the circular booths they have saying too bad we never can have a booth with the wheelchair, but turns out they do have some half booths and we did get one of those tables. Not as cool, but I do love booths.
Mik enjoyed the North Atlantic Lobster Ravioli for the appetizer.
For the soup he choose the Cream of Green Asparagus, which he didn’t particularly like, but he did like it better than the tomato soup, which he remembered not liking last time.
Mik loved the Slow Roasted Prime Rib entree.
The dessert Mik selected was the Apple Cinnamon Crunch Sundae, which is one of his favorite sundaes.
I don't know if the Dream really is different than the Fantasy or if we just weren't paying attention or it was our location, but the Enchanted Garden didn't seem to have the flowers open up or the sky ceiling change as you went through dinner like I remember on the Fantasy. The Animator's Palette also didn't have you draw yourself to be animated, which I was thankful to not have to do, but it did make it seem like the restaurants weren't as much of an experience beyond the different menus.
Friday, October 23, 2015
Disney's PCH Grill Beach Side Bonfire Dinner Buffet
Date of Visit: October 21, 2015
With so many different things we love and always new things to try at the various quick service places around the parks, we very rarely do any table service restaurants at the Disney parks. We also usually end up grabbing dinner at the hotel (or making in our room when at DVC resort), though, because Mik tends to prefer to just do the parks in the morning/early afternoon. Since this hotel doesn't have a quick service option, we decided it was a good time to splurge and do a more table service dinner for once.
Mik tried the fish tacos, mac and cheese, fried chicken, deviled eggs, and shrimp alfredo pasta. He enjoyed everything, but his favorite was the fried chicken.
For dessert, he had to have the pumpkin cheesecake, which he said was the same or similar to the one he enjoyed at the French Market the day before. He also tried the vanilla bean dessert filled ice cream cone. His favorite thing, though, was dipping the house-made marshmallows (strawberry and plain) in the warm chocolate sauce from the S'more Bar.
While it is much pricier than what we tend to spend on a single meal at Disney, it was an enjoyable experience and it was worth doing. Mik particularly enjoyed that he could have just a little of a lot of different things. He also liked that it was one of the few buffet opportunities that did not include characters, which he's not a fan of. Only thing we didn't like was the carpet was very thick making it take a lot of effort to roll him through the seating area, which is why I only took him to see the buffet options once and on the way out he noticed he missed some things he would've gotten if it was easier to take him back to look.
Destination Info:
Disney's PCH Grill
Paradise Pier Hotel
1313 South Harbor Boulevard
Anaheim, CA 92802
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Disney Fantasy Caribbean Cruise: Day 7 – See Ya’ Real Soon Dinner at Animator’s Palate
Date of Visit: October 3, 2014
On our last night and second evening at Animator's Palate we got to see how it really is different dining in the newer Animator's Palate. The concept of drawing a character and them coming to life at the end of the evening is definitely interesting. The cartoons and music playing on the screens during the meal is also nice, but they are also too much entertainment and Mik kept forgetting to eat his food because he was mesmerized by the clips from Disney movies and cartoons.
Mik tried the evening's non-alcoholic specialty drink called Kissss. He was surprised he liked it so much as he normally doesn't like pomegranate.
He enjoyed the Macaroni Cheese and Baked Potato Soup course.
For the main course he enjoyed the Roasted Filet of Beef Wellington. He did not like the mushroom puff pastry outside, but it was easy to avoid that part.
Mik loves finishing the cruises with the Baked Alaska dessert, although it was somewhat disappointed that they did not parade out with the cakes flaming like ever other Disney Cruise we've been on.
Disney Fantasy Caribbean Cruise: Day 5 – Pirate Dinner at Royal Court
Date of Visit: October 1, 2014
Mik enjoyed the Pirates Golden “Pot Stickers” as his
appetizer.
He had the Caribbean-style Conch Chowder for the soup/salad
course, which he didn’t particularly like.
For the main course he had The Dutchmen’s Dijon Crusted
Sirloin of Beef, which he enjoyed as usual. He was not sure about getting it
because it came with sweet potatoes, but we said he did not have to eat those.
However, he tried them and for once he actually liked sweet potatoes.
For dessert he had his typical sundae. This time it was the
Crunch Time Sundae. He wasn’t sure about the rum raisin ice cream part, but he
enjoyed it because he mostly tasted the pineapple.
He also enjoyed my birthday mousse cake, which he had been
looking forward to and claimed way back when we booked this cruise when we were
on our last cruise in June 2013.
Disney Fantasy Caribbean Cruise: Day 4 – Prince and Princess Dinner at Enchanted Garden
Date of Visit:
September 30, 2014
Mik tried the Beast’s Potato and Sausage Casserole Soup for
the soup/salad course. He did not like it because it seemed too bland.
For the main course he had the Peppercorn Crusted New York
Strip, which he loved.
Since the sundae for the evening had Rocky Road Ice Cream
and nothing else interested him, he skipped the dessert.
Disney Fantasy Caribbean Cruise: Day 3 – Pacific Rim Cuisine at Animator’s Palate
Date of Visit:
September 29, 2014
The third evening was our evening for the Pacific Rim
Cuisine at Animator’s Palate. The Finding Nemo theme with Crush and the screens
doing the shapes with the fish is interesting, but as a Sorcerer Mickey fan I
much prefer the original Animator’s Palate show. Yeah, you kind of got that on
our second visit, but the way the original Animator’s slowly goes from black
and white to color is much more interesting in our opinion.
Mik decided to try the evening’s specialty non-alcoholic
cocktail, which was called the Bora Shake. He has tried a couple different
specialty cocktails on the cruises over the years, but his favorite has always
been the Lemonaska from the Alaskan Cruise. That is it was his favorite until
he tried the Bora Shake, which is now his favorite he’s had on the Disney
Cruises.
Mik had the Black Truffle Pasta Purseittes for his
appetizer, which must have been really good because I never even got a chance
to take a picture of it.
For the soup/salad course, he had the Baked Potato and
Cheddar Cheese Soup, which he only had a few bites of because he thought it tasted
too much like nacho cheese.
For the main course, he had the Pennete Bolognese, which he
also did not really like. I had the Seared Red Snapper, which both him and Dad
tried a bite of and they both wished they had got that.
His soup and main course selection might have been duds for
him, but his dessert selection was a guaranteed good one, as it was his
favorite sundae (Cookies & Cream). We also got a special Spider chocolate
mousse dessert since it was the Halloween evening on the ship.
Disney Fantasy Caribbean Cruise: Day 2 – French Cuisine at Royal Court
Date of Visit:
September 28, 2014
The second evening we were in the Royal Court restaurant,
which has steps at the main entrance. The accessible entrance is on the port
side.
Mik tried the Duck Confit as his appetizer.
For the soup/salad, he had the Potage Parmentier (potato and
leek soup)
For dinner he enjoyed the Chateaubrand-Roasted Filet Steak.
He also enjoyed having the server cut it up for him, which I remember him
having done all last cruise and did not get why Dad did it the first night when
the servers will gladly do it for anyone that asks (and they also offer to do
it often).
Mik could not decide on just one dessert, so he had the
Peanut Butter Mousse and the Strawberry Shortcake Sundae. He enjoyed both, but
especially the peanut butter mousse because it was tasted like Reese’s peanut
butter cups.
Disney Fantasy Caribbean Cruise: Day 1 – Continental Market Cuisine at Enchanted Garden
Date of Visit:
September 27, 2014
Our first dinner was in the Enchanted Garden with the
restaurant’s Continental Market menu.
For the appetizer Mik enjoyed the Lobster Ravioli.
For the soup/salad portion he went with the Heirloom Tomato
Soup, which he ended up only having a few bites of because it had too much
basil for his liking.
He loved the Slow Roasted Prime Rib he choose for the main
course.
Mik went with the Apple Cinnamon Crunch Sundae for dessert,
which he enjoyed, although not as much as other sundaes he ended up having on
the cruise. There were also some little chocolate and jelly things they brought
for dessert.
The food was good as usual, but the real fun thing about the
Enchanted Garden is the ceiling/sky changes and the flower lights open up as
you proceed through dinner.
Walt Disney World: Magic Kingdom - Sleepy Hollow
Date of Visit:
September 26 & 27, 2014
Mik now has a new favorite place at the Magic Kingdom. He
loves waffles, so I have no idea why we have always skipped past Sleepy Hollow
before; but now that he has discovered it I am sure this will be a regular stop
on our Disney World trips.
The first morning he tried the breakfast waffle with eggs,
cheese, tomatoes, and prosciutto. He did not really like the prosciutto part;
but he loved the rest and it’s easy to take off.
During the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, Mik
enjoyed the pumpkin spice waffle sundae.
Destination Info:
Magic Kingdom – Liberty Square
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2014 - Day 2
On our second and last day at Disney World this trip, we headed back to the Food & Wine Festival and went around to the left insides of the right like the first day.
Our fist stop was for Roasted Verlasso salmon with quinoa salad and arugula chimichurri at the Patagonia booth.
At the Australia marketplace we tried the Garlic shrimp with roasted tomatoes, lemon myrtle and rapini.
Next Dad got a Lamb meatball with spicy tomato chutney from New Zealand, which Mik ended up mostly eating because he loved it when he tried it.
From Poland we got the Kielbasa and potato pierogi with caramelized onions and sour cream. Good pierogis, but they did seem odd to me so mini.
Mik most looked forward to trying the waffles in Belgium, which he had skipped the day before because we had waffles from Sleepy Hollow in the Magic Kingdom for breakfast that day. He had the chocolate one and like the Belgium style waffles. He tried my berry one, but didn't particularly like it because it was mostly blueberry.
Lastly we had Brazilian cheese bread, which Mik didn't really like, but was my favorite thing we tried.
Destination Info:
Epcot International Food & Wine Festival
Lake Buena Vista, FL
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