So, we were in the midst of a 3-meal day. We were thoroughly stuffed from Kona breakfast and Chefs de France lunch and had an Ohana ADR on the horizon (not to mention an extra meal credit to deal with). As much as we like Ohana, the thought of unlimited meats on sticks was not too appealing on a full stomach. So DW and I walked over to guest services outside of the world showcase, cancelled our Ohana ADR (somebody got lucky during free dining) and proceeded to call for DRs for the signature restaurants. There was nothing at Cali Grill, they had some really late ones at Citricos and Flying Fish and not much else. We decided on Artist Point, because the could get us in at 910 and because we could take the boat between Wilderness Lodge and BLT.
Let me start out by saying that this review is going to be a bit weird, since DW did not like anything she ordered, but in spite of that, had a great time thanks to Javier, our waiter from Columbia, who was excellent. We arrived at Artist Point at nine and we were seated by five after nine. The décor at AP is fantastic, it incorporates the rustic Americana of the Wilderness Lodge into an upscale, open airy restaurant.
We were promptly served the best bread and butter course of our trip.
I started with the mussels. These were average at best, nothing special, but not too bad either.
DW had the venison potstickers. She described them as too meaty and only ate the wrappers. Javier then brought them to me to eat. I thought they were okay.
Mrs. Potts ordered the cheese plate. This was the best of the starters.
Ariel got the watermelon
Aurora got a salad that was apparently camera-shy.
Mrs. Potts and I both had a bison sirloin for our entrees and it was excellent.
DW ordered the wild boar. We were expecting something resembling a port chop, but that was not the case. The boar was very gamey and the meat was stringy. I would recommend that you avoid this dish get the bison!
Javier tried to give this one to me when he saw that DW wasnt eating it, but I did not care for it at all.
The girls had a grilled chicken dish and the mac and cheese.
For desert, the girls had the White Chocolate Mickey Puzzle with Cookie. They had a lot of fun painting it.
Our desserts:
Crème brulee
Artist Point Cobbler - Seasonal berries and housemade black raspberry ice cream
Double Chocolate Cheesecake with vanilla shortbread, raspberry coulis, Grand Marnier mousse, and candied orange
Okay, so DW has officially delined to give AP a numerical rating, since she didnt like her food, but had fun anyway. Lets give it a 3 from DW.
I thought the appetizers and desserts were quite average, but my entrée and the service were excellent, so I gave AP 3.75.
Mrs. Potts gave AP a 4.
Total Score = 10.75/15
Total Cost without DxDDP = $259.93