Sorry for the delay... I really try to get updates out more ofthen this!
Our ADR for the Wave was at 5:30 pm. After our funfilled morning and early afternoon, we showered got cleaned up and headed over to the Contemporary Resort.
We arrived a little early and had a seat in the (very dark) lounge adjacent to the bar and check-in area. I asked Thomas to run over to the bar and grab a couple of drinks. About the time he got back our pager rang, so we carried our drinks to our table
More on the drinks coming up...
We sat down, and Aziz our waiter, greeted us and brought some water and the oh so yummy multi grain bread and salted butter.
Faith got a smoothie to drink.
She said it was very refreshing, She was glad to get something besides lemonade or a soft drink to drink and loved having this option.
To eat, Faith ordered the Lamb Shank with bulgur wheat- lentil stew and red wine sauce $25.99
Aziz recommended it highly and she decided to give it a go. She said the lamb was good, but it was a little too much like roast beef. She was looking for and hoping for something a little more exotic and exciting. Not to say it wasnt enjoyable, it was just wasnt what she was expecting. (she gets pretty good roast beef at home
) She really liked the bulgar/lentil stuff under the lamb and ate quite a bit of that.
To drink, Thomas had the Passion Fruit Mojito - Bacardi Rum, X-fusion Organic Mango and Passion Fruit Liqueur, Lime, and Fresh Mint topped with Soda Water $8.25
OMG. Yum. Yum. Yum. Thomas said If I wasnt careful, I could hurt myself with this drink. I couldve easily sucked it down in 30 seconds flat
but at this price I WONT. It was very good. I can say the tiny taste I had of this drink was WONDERFUL.
For dinner, Thomas got the Sustainable Fish of the Day with corn and edamame stew served with cilantro chutney $20.99.
It was tuna the day we were there. It was NOT sushi grade tuna. He ordered it medium rare. It was well prepared, well seasoned, and flavorful. The sides were excellent. He loved the succotash and broth. When he combined the broth, a bite of the veggies and fish it was VERY good. He was looking for a light entrée and wasnt in the mood for beef (or similar) so this was perfect. He shared a bite with me and I can vouch for the fact that when you combined all the elements on the plate it was scrumdidillyumptious.
To drink I had the Antioxidant Cocktail - Finlandia Wild Berries Vodka, Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur, Bossa Nova Acai Juice with Agave, Aloe Juice, Lychee, and freshly squeezed Lemon Juice $9.25
The mix of berries and juice was just
Wow. I ended up ordering one more during the meal. I dont think there was a tremendous amount of alcohol in the drink, but it was tasty and I felt better about killing my liver because of all the good antioxidants I was putting in at the same time. Sort of like having a snickers and a DIET coke. They cancel each other out
Right?
I chose the Grilled Beef Tenderloin - with Cabernet Reduction, Boniato Mash, Locally Sourced Tomatoes, and Slivered Bermuda Onions - 28.99
Again, I tended to order things I hardly ever eat at home. Beef is certainly on that list. The filet was well seasoned (it might could have used a tad more salt, but I tend to like my meat a little salty
.) and cooked well. The surprise stand out of this entrée was the side of tomatoes. They were marinated in some sort of herb infused vinaigrette and had a wonderful They were SOOOO deceiving. You expected to bite into a piece of regular ol tomato and WHAM there is a burst of flavor and tang in your mouth. I must have made a face when I first bit into it because both Thomas and Faith assumed it was BAD. On the contrary. WOW. You just couldnt help but reacting. They were outstanding. As I am typing this, my mouth is watering. No joke. The boniato mash wasgood too, but its kind of like having a Porsche and a Lincoln in the garage. The Lincoln sure is a nice car, but driving the Porsche lights your hair on fire. Youre gonna drive the Porsche until they take away your license. ;-)
(as a side note... Boniato or tropical sweet potato is a member of the morning glory family. Popular in South Florida, especially in the Hispanic community, a substantial acerage is now planted with it in the Miami-Dade County area. Considered a cross between a baking potato and a sweet potato in color and flavor...)
During the meal, I ate about ½ of my meat and Faith ate some of the lamb. She wasnt thrilled with the lamb so I offered to trade with her. I worked on her lamb and she polished off my tomatoes err
. I mean filet
Before the evening was over, I also traded with Thomas so I got some fish too
It was like musical entrees, but everyone had a seat!
This was also the evening the picture from page 1 was taken of me... c'est la vie!
Dessert... Hopefully will be up tomorrow!
I can't imagine trying to eat mac&cheese outside in the AK park. I'm getting heatstroke just thinking about it.
