That cements it, I'm trying the Schofferhofer in November! I've also read about it numerous times in both Ashley's @Vernie822 and Kari's @kastoney reports, but always pass it up for drinks I'm more positive I'll like. But if someone who normally hates beer is a fan, then there's a good chance I will be, too. Thanks for sharing, and you certainly look like you were enjoying it!
Really bad selfie my husband made me take that I don't know why the hell I'm sharing:
So glad you enjoyed this. I totally get it doesn't make you think of avocados at all. It reminds me more of banana but apparently it has melon liquor in it. So maybe avocado + melon= banana
That's the Avocado margarita! In January I tried twice to get one from La Cava but the lines were always ridiculous. Of course when we walked in for our ADR La Cava had NO line, and none when we left. Whatevs, I got mine with lunch and I loved it. Not at all what I thought it would be! In fact I'm not sure how to describe it except to say it didn't make me think of avocados at all. It was sweeter than I thought but not real sweet and.......well, really good!
This looks really good. I was so close to ordering it on our last trip, but went another (thankfully good) direction instead.
Corn tortillas filled with pulled chicken covered with green tomatillo sauce, topped with sour cream, queso fresco and onions, served with rice and refried black beans.
These were very good, pretty much what I expected them to be. The tomatillo sauce was nice and spicy. The rice and especially the black beans were very tasty!
Yum!!!! Glad Steve enjoyed even with all the close tables. Always have to laugh as San Angel pictures though, cause there is just no way to get a good one in the pitch black motif they have going on there.
I haven't t time to look up the Il Mulino menu in the Village so I'll have to do that.....hope it still looks good!Lots of time till June....
And I actually looked up the menu online. Looks different from the one you went to though.
And looks like a real tasty meal over at San Angel. I briefly considered checking availability on my last Epcot day but ultimately decided not to, but more about that when I actually get to it on my TR.
Ha! The boys were BIG into Pokemon Go over the summer. My friend and I were forever driving them places just to collect Pokemon Lucky for me it's died down quite a bit!I have not been to San Angel since 2001, but I think it's so pretty in there. I'm looking forward to our CP meal there in December.
I'm with your husband on not being a fan of close tables! Our kids like to go to Cracker Barrel because a particular local one spawns a lot of good Pokemon in Pokemon Go. The tables there are so close together, like you can hardly move your chair at all without backing it into the person sitting at the table behind you. I hate it.
I'm also joining the chorus of others peer pressuring you into the Schofferhofer. It's good. After we got back from our last trip, I found some at the World Market in Kansas City, and bought a whole bunch. That was a year ago, and I think there's still one in the refrigerator. Oops. The alcohol content is super low, so don't expect it to tilt the earth, but it's refreshing and delicious.
The atmosphere is great and even though the food wasn't our best meal, it was enjoyable. I just don't like knowing that everyone around us can hear every word we're sayingI do love the atmosphere in there and the food is really good, but I agree about the tables. I don't want to feel like we are all eating together.
Hello there Mrs. Anthony!! I'm so glad you've joined me Especially while you're so busy with your move south. But yay for new beginnings and YAY for being closer to WDW also FYI my stupid multi-quote function doesn't work on here for some reason and Steve is on his computer right now which is why I've just quoted your whole postI'm late, but I'm here!! And I'm drooling all over the place.. particularly at Il Mulino, OMG.
Yaaaaa! Wilderness Lodge sounds amazing!
In the words of Oprah, I. Love. Bread. That Kalamata one looks fantastic.
I still have yet to find these, but I guess I now know where they are! An aunt of mine makes something really similar, and I love it.
French toast bread pudding.. breakfast of champions! We have wanted to eat there for a while now. Looks like there are so many options!
OMG! You found Kari, YAY!!
Okay so Skipper Canteen hasn't even been on my radar. I think I took one look at the entrees and thought I'd rather not, but both of your apps sound amazing! I rarely find falafel in Erie PA but I've had it at Flower and Garden before and loved it. And whatever those arepas/tostones are, I think they look awesome too.
Love me some moscato! I'll have to find that kind. I used to like the Barefoot brand (#classy) but lately it tastes syrupy-sweet to me. There's a brand called Bartenuro that comes in a blue bottle that I absolutely love - have you tried that one?
I am first of all, impressed that you went for the mushrooms! Whoa! I used to be a mushroom hater (I still am a pea-hater for the most part) but now I love them. They're not so bad! Everything at Il Mulino looks sooooooo good. Wow. I hope it's that fantastic for you guys in November!
Thank you! I'm glad I could give you some insight into places you've never been; reading others' dining reports is how we've ended up trying some very good places! And we did have a good time Love bringing our boys but adults only trips have their benefits!I really enjoyed your DR! It's nice that I haven't been to many of your choices, it's honestly sounds like you 2 had the perfect vacation!
Good choice! I had been wanting to try it for awhile too, and I find that until you try something or someplace you want to it sticks in the back of your head lol. Hope you guys like it!It's good to hear San Angel Inn was pretty good because we're going eat there in December. Josh has wanted to eat there ever since he first saw it.
Oh my goodness, well since I'm going to try the Schofferhofer in Nov. you MUST make a point to definitely try both of those drinks! I call the grey goose slush "sunshine in a glass"I've never had a grey goose slushie, nor an avocado margarita, but I'm planning to rectify that on my upcoming trip! I think you both look great in your selfie, but I understand, I absolutely hate how I look in selfies, which is why I never post any!
I do actually like sweet drinks so it's probably right up my alley On the other hand Steve thinks most drinks I Like are too sweet, so I probably won't have to share it with him. Thank you for the description!After reading about it here, I bought a 4pk at a local shop. It's basically grapefruit soda pop with a little alcohol (3.2%). The grapefruit is upfront but the drink is very sweet and carbonated, of course. It doesn't taste like beer, at all. I had a couple of cans over a couple of days and gave the rest to a family member we had over for dinner. I won't order/buy it again but I don't usually care for sweet drinks. It sounds like you do so I think you'll enjoy it.
And thanks for reading! I see you started a new dining report, going to hop over there ASAPI love the grapefruit beer!! It is so refreshing. I was so pleased they had it at the YC CL last week when we were there, I was in heaven. Great review of the SAI, I am too a fan of the avocado margarita. I also had the chicken enchiladas that you ordered and they are great. Thanks for sharing
Ha! I don't think it's the slushes keeping me looking composed, I think you need to visit your optometrist Really though thank you for the compliment I'm glad R liked my review and I hope you guys did like Il Mulino! Every restaurant can't be to everyone's liking so I'm sure your mom and sister aren't the only non-fans, but I recommend still trying it. And yes I was thrilled the avocado margarita is available outside of La Cava sine the lines can get long there, but I don't think I even realized we couldn't use our TiW there. Score for us hitting SAI!Except you look great! How do you look so composed in that humidity again?! It must be those wily slushes they have many positive attributes, so why not add to your photogenic qualities as well? LOL
Love the reviews of Il Mulino and San Angel Inn! I have been wanting to try Il Mulino but my mom and sister gave it poor marks. R read your review with me and we are very interested in trying it next time! I loved the plate of cheese but everything looks exceptional so we will have to make a point to head that way. I love that you can get the Avocado margs at San Angel Inn - we still haven't been there but it's a good sneak to use TIW there and get your marg fix since you can't use TIW in La Cava.
Aw, thank you Still think selfies should be outlawed though!Mom and I ate at SAN Angel on a girls' only trip one year. We thought the same as you...it was fine but nothing to write home about except the ambiance.
May have to try the margarita and/or the grapefruit beer (not a beer drinker either).
Love the selfie! You guys look great (and no, I'm not making that up).
Put it on your list NOW!!!I have GOT to try one of those avocado margs on my Dec. trip. I heart all things avocado!
Welcome back, hope you had a great trip! Funny you mention banana flavor: @kastoney posted below you and said the same thing Definitely more banana-ish than avocado-ish, and seriously creamy!Love your report! I was just at San Angel too and had the Avacado Margarita. You're right, it's hard to describe. So creamy. I thought of a mild banana flavor-ish.
PS - another vote for Schofferhofer Grapefruit, soooooo good.
So glad you enjoyed this. I totally get it doesn't make you think of avocados at all. It reminds me more of banana but apparently it has melon liquor in it. So maybe avocado + melon= banana
This looks really good. I was so close to ordering it on our last trip, but went another (thankfully good) direction instead.
Yum!!!! Glad Steve enjoyed even with all the close tables. Always have to laugh as San Angel pictures though, cause there is just no way to get a good one in the pitch black motif they have going on there.
8/27 LUNCH
We arrived at WL around 12:30 and were starving; we'd had a breakfast sandwich from DD at the airport around 7a.m. While we'd only planned 2 ADR's I did plan to eat a quick lunch at Roaring Forks, the QS location at the resort
So that's what we did! Our room wasn't ready yet so we went right over after dropping our bags with bell services. We both got sodas; I ordered the Turkey and Swiss sandwich:
With lettuce, tomato and chipotle mayonnaise on a Kaiser roll. Served with cucumber salad or house-made chips.
Even though its says cucumber salad OR chips, I wasn't asked which I wanted and was given both. The chips are the same as those served elsewhere on property and were perfectly salted and crispy. The cucumber salad was more of a pickled cucumber salad and also had red onions in it, and was really good with a light, refreshing viniagrette dressing.(you can see Steve got some, too)
I loved the sandwich! Nice fresh-tasting roast turkey on a soft roll. The chipotle mayo was spicy! Not so much I couldn't eat it or didn't enjoy it but enough that when I was done I felt it in my mouth, which is how I like my spice.
Steve ordered the Roast Beef and Blue Cheese:
With lettuce, grilled onions, and buttermilk chive dressing on focaccia bread. Served with cucumber salad or house-made chips.
Steve also liked the chips and salad, especially the salad. He said the roast beef was really good but wished there was more, said the bread was delicious but felt there way too much of it compared to the meat. I thought he still enjoyed it overall but quite a few times later in the trip he brought up the "sandwich with too much bread", so I guess I'd have to say he wasn't such a fan. Truth be told he's not a huge QS fan anyway, so as long as I can get him to eat it once in awhile I'm happy!
I think as far as QS goes, especially at the resorts, Roaring Forks was very good. This was the only time we ate a meal there so it's my only experience to go on, but I won't hesitate to eat there again once or twice on our next WL stay.
After lunch we explored the resort a bit, took a ride on the boat and then the monorail waiting for our room to be ready and attempting to upgrade to AP's at MK but not wanting to wait on the immense bag check lines we kept seeing. Once we got our text we headed back to see where we'd be for the next 4 nights, which ended up being in a room with an excellent view!
Score on room location! We hadn't made an ADR for dinner but I had a few places in mind. Around 4:20-4:30 I hopped on the app to see what was available and booked Citricos for 5:50. This would be our 2nd visit there, our first being this past January on our 2nd kid-free trip. We absolutely loved it and were excited to return!
Once we were changed and ready to go we decided to take the bus to MK this time since it was raining on and off. From there is was a quick monorail ride to the GF and we were seated right away at 5:50 - we had taken a quick detour to MK GS to attempt the ticket upgrade again, but after quite awhile on the line it hadn't moved so we gave it up.
Adrian was our server for the night. Steve ordered his go-to drink, Grey Goose vodka on the rocks with olives. I was feeling old school and went with my college staple, a Malibu Baybreeze:
I know you all could probably figure out what these drinks look like without the picture, but I wanted to point out the napkin A few years back, Disney went from having "Walt Disney World" on their plastic bags, cups, napkins etc. to the more generic "Disney Parks' that you see now. So I really liked seeing the restaurant name on the linen napkins. On another napkin note, when we ate here in January our server was the very awesome Rony. He noticed I was wearing a black dress and brought me a black linen napkin to replace my white one so I didn't end up with white lint all over me We saw Rony again later in the evening and had a nice conversation with him.
Back to the food! Along with our drinks, Adrian brought a basket of their bread:
The darker 3 pieces up front were some type of whole grain bread, very good according to Steve and I did have one bite. However I was concerning myself more with the 2 pieces towards the back, which was their Kalamata olive bread! I've had dreams about this bread since our last visit.........I'd say you have to like Kalamata olives but the taste isn't overwhelming; if you do like them you can certainly catch the flavor and it is de-lish. Especially with the sea-salt butter they give you which I forgot to take a picture of. I need to be forgiven since it's my first dining report attempt! Next trip, all condiments will be photographed more than necessary, promise!
We moved on to appetizers, something else I'd been looking forward to since our last trip. I knew what I was getting but Steve likes to ask servers for their opinions on dishes and Adrian suggested their seasonal flatbread, which he decided to try for his app:
Wild Mushroom Flatbread: with Truffle Cheese, Tomatoes, Guanciale and Garlic Crema
Steve was extremely happy with this choice. The dough was crispy around the edge, softer in the middle but not mushy. They were not stingy with the ingredients on top yet it wasn't so packed that eating the whole thing (which he almost did) made him feel stuffed.
I had no desire to try this since, as my title indicates, I don't do mushrooms. I actually don't mind the flavor in some cases, but I don't eat the fungus itself and even though I've found a few things where I avoid eating that ingredient and still like the dish, I very RARELY order something with mushrooms as a main ingredient. But it just looked so good I couldn't resist a bite.......and you know what?
It was good!
The mushrooms were kind of crispy and didn't have their normal consistency, which is my main reason for not liking them. Loved the garlic crema, and I ate a whole piece. Still ended up ordering my own appetizer though, and I went with the Arancini that I had back in January:
Sicilian Street Food, crispy Risotto with creamy Mascarpone, spicy Prima Rosa sauce
Oh, what I wouldn't do to have these right now! They look small and they are, and at first you really want more than 3. But it's the perfect amount. They are quite filling so any more than 3 would be a (delicious) meal. And the sauce is a key part of the dish and just as I like it, not too tomato-ey yet not too sweet. Since Steve gave me a piece of his flatbread I gave him half of one of my Arancini. Fair is fair, after all. Plus I needed to save some room for dinner!
Being rather boring, I again ordered the same entrée I had in January - and as an FYI, I don't eat seafood so that's always out for me. Steve on the other hand
eats pretty much everything. So I got the Oak Grilled Beef Fillet:
With Potato Puree, Roasted Tri-Color Baby Carrots, Cippolini Onion Jam and Sauce Bordelaise
This was as good as I remembered from last time. The filet couldn't have been any more tender and the sauce/jam are a little sweet and taste so good with the filet. The potato puree (mashed potatoes) were smooth and creamy.
Our last time here Steve had the Beef Short Ribs. This time he went with another of Adrian's suggestions and tried the Scallop Risotto:
With George's Banks scallops, English Peas, Spring Carrots, and Parmesan Nage
How pretty is this! And he absolutely LOVED it. Those scallops were huge if you can't tell and the risotto was perfect. Knowing I don't eat seafood you can imagine I had no desire to try this. Another thing I don't eat - in fact something I detest - are peas. I haven't willingly eaten a pea since I was about 11 or 12. I have never even made my kids try them unless they wanted to and never buy them for Steve, that's how much I hate them. But that risotto looked so pretty........
So I stuck my fork in just a teeny bit. And damn, that was GOOD. Like OMG good. It did have that pea taste but whatever else was in it just mixed so well, and that risotto was so creamy, I had to keep tasting it. When Adrian came over to see how we were doing I had to tell her that as a pea despiser I thought that risotto was fantastic. Later on while we were talking to Rony he asked what we'd ordered. He told us there was lots of fresh fish stock in the pea stuff and Steve kicked me under the table because he knew that probably freaked me out. It kind of did because I also really get grossed out by the smell of lots of seafood, but I'm not sorry I tried it! Not sure if we'll be back to Citricos on our November trip since the boys really want to go to Narcoossee's again and we have lots of other places we want to go, but there's no doubt we'll be back on a future trip.
We had refills of our drinks but were a bit too stuffed for dessert unfortunately. After we left we managed to finally upgrade our AP's, walked down Main St. and took a spin on HM, then boated it back to our room to catch Wishes from our balcony. We did make a quick stop in Roaring Forks again to pick up a little snack for the room, something I'd seen in one of Kari's @kastoney's dining reports:
Magic Bar: graham cracker crust, coconut, some type of nut, chocolate chips, crushed m&m's (?)
It reminded me of a blondie brownie with all this yummy stuff in it. Spoiler alert, I had 3 over the course of our trip
So ended our first day, definitely a success on the food front.
The atmosphere is great and even though the food wasn't our best meal, it was enjoyable. I just don't like knowing that everyone around us can hear every word we're saying
I've already told Steve I want to go back to WL next month to "check out the holiday decorations". Which is really code for "pick up a few Magic bars"You had 3?!? You showed great restraint! I would have had 10~
Thank you for reading and I'm glad you've enjoyed it so far!awesome reviews and pictures. thanks for taking the time to do them!