Mickey shaped food tastes better! -COMPLETE- 14 days with PICS

[LilAnn]

Wonderful reviews! Your photos are making me so hungry! I also am a huge fan of WPE and am hoping we will find some time to make it there on our trip next month.

 

[Pirate Me]

WPE is great! We will be returning this trip and now I must try that mediterrean sandwich- it looks delish!

I'm planning on dragging everyone back at least 3 times on the next trip.

Just read all your reviews! They are great!

Thank you!

Your sandwich looks yummy!!

It was!

Making me hungry

That's my job.

I love all the places you went to eat!!! Loving your reviews so much. You're making me want Disney food!!!

Thank you!

Mmmm!! Great reviews. I am loving the pic's. Thank you so much for feeding my Disney food obsession.

Thank you!

WPE is one of my favourite counter service places - everything is so yummy

I don't think you could go wrong with anything from there.

WPE looks so nice

It's my favorite!

I am absolutely loving your review! I haven't seen you around the boards lately; it's great to have you back!

I can tell me and you have similiar tastes, as I'm literally drooling at most of your food choices.

Thank you!

Yes, I haven't been posting as much! I hate to admit it but I have become more of a lurker than a poster. I'm so excited for the upcoming trip that I'm reading trip reports and dining reviews all the time.

Pirate Me, thanks for the super reviews I just went through all 12 pages and enjoyed every one

Thank you! I'm happy that you enjoyed them!

Wonderful reviews! Your photos are making me so hungry! I also am a huge fan of WPE and am hoping we will find some time to make it there on our trip next month.

Thank you!

 

[Pirate Me]

This was definitely a bittersweet experience. As excited as I was to try the new and highly raved Italian restaurant, Tutto Italia, I was also upset that this was our last full day at Disney! The last day is so sad but you have to go home at some point! Besides, once we go home, I start planning for the next trip. In fact, our 90 day ADR window for the December trip opens up just about two weeks after we come home from the August/September trip!

Now on to Tutto Italia. I have heard so much about this place. We definitely had to try it! We couldn't find a reservation for any other day, but this was a perfect end to our vacation.

This trip was back when reservations were 180 days in advance. Usually, we don't even have a trip planned 180 days in advance! Last year we found every restaurant we wanted (except for dinner at Le Cellier, of course), even if it wasn't the day/time we wanted. I have to say that it is shocking because this year just seems so much more busy, as if everybody just became "in the know" about calling for reservations early.

This year, I made sure to call at 7AM on our 90-day mark to make sure that we get everything we want. I try tweaking reservations because the trip has to be perfect! Most of the time, though, I can't find anything else and have to settle with what I have. I'm fine with the reservations, but I just can't believe that hardly any restaurants have availability anymore. I wonder how we were able to book reservations in our previous trips when we had no knowledge about WDW.

Sorry about the mini restaurant availability rant . Back to the FOOD!

Before your appetizer, you are given a small bowl of giardiniera with pickled vegetables and olives.

Note that I said SMALL. I love giardiniera. It is a staple in our refridgerator and I actually ran out and have to buy more soon. I didn't like this one, here. This one wasn't as strong from the vinegar. It was just bland and way too salty. I shouldn't be one to complain, however. It was free.

Next they give you a generous bread basket! We get a lovely big bowl of assorted breads.

I ate all the bread sticks! This made a perfectly fine appetizer.

G wanted a Caesar Salad [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]- romaine, olive crostini, pomodorini, and shaved parmesan $16[/FONT]

I've said it before: I don't like when you have to cut your own salad!

M ordered the Insalata Mista - arugula, radicchio, and endive, citrus vinaigrette $12

And onto the entrees.

D decided to be boring and order

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Spaghetti[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] - veal meatballs and pomodoro sauce $24 [/FONT]

I can make spaghetti and meatballs at home and it won't cost $24.

M ordered the
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Bucatini Gratinati with Italian prosciutto ham, peas and parmesan cream $24[/FONT]

M said this was way too rich! When you break through the top crust it's all gooey and creamy underneath. Although I wanted to order this, she said that she'd rather have what I ordered instead.

I ordered the
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Lasagna al Forno with meat ragu, bechamel and parmesan $24[/FONT]

YUM! I don't usually eat lasagna at home but this was so good! Pretty heavy, though. There was dessert to save room for! I would definitely recomend it. The only thing was that I'm used to extremely cheesy lasagna. This didn't have that much.

Once again I didn't take a picture of G's food. I'm sorry about that.. he didn't like it when I was taking pictures of food! As you can guess, he is not a DISer. I do remember that he ordered the Branzino in Padella - striped bass filet with sweet tomatoes, zucchini and Sardinian "fregoal" $35 and he did rave about it when we were talking about the trip.

C ordered the Pizzetta [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]- with mozzarella and tomatoes $9.50[/FONT]

Sorry, it's so blurry! C ate it all.

Now it's dessert time.

C's dessert

Note for the OOP folks- kid's meal at Tutto Italia did not include dessert as it is extra. On the DDP it is included since you get an entree, dessert, and beverage with every meal.

C had the
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Spuma di Cioccolato - Chocolate Mousse $5.00[/FONT]

I knew he would order this because he loves chocolate mousse! He ate it all, so it was definitely good! I don't know what happened to the picture.

My dessert was the
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Gianduja - Chocolate Torta - chocolate and hazelnut torte with whipped cream and raspberry sauce $10.00[/FONT]

Love the presentation! The cake was VERY rich and dense. I know that some people don't like "too rich" chocolate but I don't think that exists! I loved it. It was my favorite TS dessert and I will definitely be ordering it again in the future.

D and M went with a classic Italian favorite.

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Mocha Tiramisu - mascarpone cheese, espresso coffee, savoiardi biscuits and chocolate $9.00[/FONT]

Note to self: next trip, must review picture quickly after taking it to make sure it isn't blurry!! I always snapped a quick pic before someone dug into their food. Apparently, that isn't the best way because my camera at the time would blur with the slightest movement. I got a new camera this year that should work perfectly!

I did not taste the tiramisu. Looked very good, and they both ate it all.

No picture of G's dessert as usual.

This was a PERFECT way to end the trip. Tutto Italia is up there on our favorites now. Although it's a pretty expensive choice ($24 for spaghetti with with tomato sauce?) it was a great restaurant and perfect on the DDP.

Next up is breakfast a Cape May Cafe and a few packaged foods from the trip.




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[marciemouse]

Thanks for all of the great reviews! I am so living vicariously through you and other Disers right now! I managed to sneak in a super quick trip in May (only 1 park day!), but this year is mostly Disney free since we're saving up to bring home our two little girls from Ukraine! Hopefully we'll get to go again next year. That will be our first trip to Disney as parents! Woo-hoo!

As far as Mickey shaped foods go, the Mickey Premium bar is my favorite. (see my signature!) I usually don't go for vanilla ice cream, but I do when it's covered in thick, rich chocolate!

And definitely try the Tuna Melt from Earl of Sandwich. I got it in May, and it was SOOOO good. Even better than the other sandwiches I've had there, none of which have been bad! I'll have to go try the tuna sandwich at CHH, too!

Thanks again!

 

[Pooh&OurHunny]

another great update. We never ate at Tutto Italia and hoping to add it to our December.

 

[anbouk]

THANKS for the wonderful dining reviews! Excellent pics, they seem so real! Have a fantabulous trip...coming up real soon! Hope you can do another dining review and share it with all of us again!

 

[wdwmoxie]

Great Restaurant Reviews. Love the pics. Thanks.

 

[iluvpluto27]

Great review of tutto. I tried the Bucatini Gratinati last time we were there, and it was definitely way to rich and creamy for me, that chocolate torte looks really good though, think I'll be getting that next time!

 

[TillyMarigold]

Note to self: next trip, must review picture quickly after taking it to make sure it isn't blurry!! I always snapped a quick pic before someone dug into their food. Apparently, that isn't the best way because my camera at the time would blur with the slightest movement. I got a new camera this year that should work perfectly!

I'm glad you got a new camera, but I wanted to say--could it be shutter shake? You know, the camera moves when you press the button? I read somewhere to set your camera on a 2 second delay in low light, especially if you're not using a flash, and it has revolutionized my picture taking! So I just wanted to pass that along in case you need it.

Loving your reviews, and looking forward to the Cape May one ... that's one we're doing in September!

 

[wilma-bride]

Tutto looks great

 

[Pirate Me]

Thanks for all of the great reviews! I am so living vicariously through you and other Disers right now! I managed to sneak in a super quick trip in May (only 1 park day!), but this year is mostly Disney free since we're saving up to bring home our two little girls from Ukraine! Hopefully we'll get to go again next year. That will be our first trip to Disney as parents! Woo-hoo!

As far as Mickey shaped foods go, the Mickey Premium bar is my favorite. (see my signature!) I usually don't go for vanilla ice cream, but I do when it's covered in thick, rich chocolate!

And definitely try the Tuna Melt from Earl of Sandwich. I got it in May, and it was SOOOO good. Even better than the other sandwiches I've had there, none of which have been bad! I'll have to go try the tuna sandwich at CHH, too!

Thanks again!

Thank you!

I have to agree that although I am not the biggest fan of vanilla ice cream, that Mickey Premium bar is the BEST!

another great update. We never ate at Tutto Italia and hoping to add it to our December.

Thank you! You should definitely put it into consideration. It was one of our favorites.

THANKS for the wonderful dining reviews! Excellent pics, they seem so real! Have a fantabulous trip...coming up real soon! Hope you can do another dining review and share it with all of us again!

Thank you! Only 23 days!

Great Restaurant Reviews. Love the pics. Thanks.

Thank you!

Great review of tutto. I tried the Bucatini Gratinati last time we were there, and it was definitely way to rich and creamy for me, that chocolate torte looks really good though, think I'll be getting that next time!

Thank you!

Yes, the torta was one of my favorite TS meals of the trip.

I'm glad you got a new camera, but I wanted to say--could it be shutter shake? You know, the camera moves when you press the button? I read somewhere to set your camera on a 2 second delay in low light, especially if you're not using a flash, and it has revolutionized my picture taking! So I just wanted to pass that along in case you need it.

Loving your reviews, and looking forward to the Cape May one ... that's one we're doing in September!

Thanks for the tip!

My old camera would change the wheel setting (night, portrait, landscape, etc.) by itself and I wouldn't know until I took the picture. Different settings made it blur without me noticing. The night setting in particular would snap the picture, then process it for a few seconds. If I moved the camera while it was processing the picture, it would blur.

But I was looking through my new camera's photo settings- I purchased the Olympus Stylus Tough 6000- and it has a cuisine setting! So, I am going to proudly take pictures of food on the food setting.

Tutto looks great

Yum! It became one of our favorites.

 

[Pirate Me]

Today was our last day at Disney. Instead of moping around, we had booked a reservation for us to go to Cape May Cafe for breakfast. The Magical Express was going to pick us up around 12-1PM.

In the beginning of our Beach Club stay, we asked to look around Cape May's dinner buffet to see if we would like it. After going around the buffet, we decided against and figured that we wouldn't like it. Breakfast is a nice choice as well, mainly because of the characters. Now, we were able to get a few quick pics with Minnie, Goofy, Pluto, and Dale before leaving Disney.

There are some cheesy potatoes, a biscuit with white gravy, bread pudding, and a chocolate croissant on this plate. I liked Cape May's pastry selection. They had quite a few different ones.

The biscuits were, as always, flaky, buttery, and very good. I loved the thick and creamy gravy.

The eggs were very fluffy, so no rubbery eggs here.

The bread pudding with vanilla sauce was the best part! I could come to Cape May for breakfast and pile the bread pudding on a plate to eat just that. It was very warm. Reminded me of Pooh's breakfast lasagna without the berries. Great cinnamon flavor.

Potatoes were really cheesy and most of us went back for more.

Another view of the plate:

I didn't think that Cape May had a breakfast selection comparable to Crystal Palace or Chef Mickey's. I found it to be a little smaller.

They had a yogurt station:

Gread idea! They had yogurt for you with many assorted toppins like granola, dried fruit, etc. I don't like yogurt, however, so I didn't have any.

And a fruit bowl for us to share:

Disney's fruit is great. Fresh! I was happy that the canteloupe wasn't soggy or mushy. Grapes were crunchy, which was great.

The character interaction here was GREAT! I haven't seen a character interaction like here before. The characters sat with us to take pictures. They all played tic-tac-toe with C who was SO happy! The tables are covered in paper so C drew the tic-tac-toe board in crayon and when the characters would come around, he offered them a crayon to play with him. They all did! It was so cute.

After Cape May, I was curious as to how many snack credits we had left, because I was sure that we used all of the table, but had a few counter left.

We had 12 snack credits left!! So we ran to Epcot (did I tell you how much I loved how close Beach Club was to Epcot? I did? Well, it was AMAZING!) to get some of those delicious Minnie's bake shop cookies. They were huge and a snack credit each. We first went to Mouse Gears to get the cookies, then to the gift shop on the Boardwalk to get a few more things.

The CM that was ringing up the cookies for me told me that the Raspberry White Chocolate cookie was her favorite, so I grabbed one to try it:

She also said to try melting the cookies in the microwave for a few seconds before eating them. Back at home we tried this. It was a great idea! The chocolate melted and the cookie became so soft. I love these cookies.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip:

This one was our unanimous favorite. The peanut butter made the cookie extra soft, and who doesn't love the PB and chocolate combination?

Chocolate Crunch Cookie:

It was definitely crunchy, with what looked like M&Ms and toffee bits in the cookie. After melting it in the microwave, it was a lot better.

Chocolate Supreme Cookie:

This one was classic chocolate chip. SO good. There were so many chocolate chips that the cookie practically oozed chocolate after microwaving.

And now onto the Boardwalk sweets we picked up:

Of course, we had to pick up a pack of these for the trip home:

opened:

And we picked up a few rice krispie treats:

Football shaped:

Mickey shaped:

That was a nice morning! We finished up our snack credits and table service credits. Now, we had 4 CS credits left! So before leaving, we grabbed lunch at the Beach Club Marketplace.

M and I had a Made to Order Salad $8.99 again

Just a comparison shot.

This was the salad before the bowl got smaller. You can kind of see the octagonal shape of the plastic plate:

And this is what it looked like after they changed the bowl size:

Well, it was still tasty!

We got brownies as CS dessert again and D got a Roast Beef and Brie on Ciabatta Roll $7.19 again.

G didn't eat anything and we were left with a snack credit. C just nibbled on the brownie; he didn't want a meal.

And there we ended a great trip! The Magical Express took us to the airport so we could go home. I loved the video they played; it was really cute! We didn't take a Magical Express- just G did when he came- to the Beach Club so this was the first time we were on it. Now with the upcoming trip 22 days away, we will hop aboard the Magical Express soon!

Thank you all very much for reading these reviews!

 

[twinmom06]

Great trip report! Going back to the world in 6 weeks, staying at Beach Club for 3rd year in a row.

Where in Epcot did you get those Minnie's Bake Shop cookies? I am definitely going to have to try one this trip.

 

[Pirate Me]

Great trip report! Going back to the world in 6 weeks, staying at Beach Club for 3rd year in a row.

Where in Epcot did you get those Minnie's Bake Shop cookies? I am definitely going to have to try one this trip.

Thank you!

I purchased the cookies at Mouse Gears.
http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/epcot/shopping/mouse-gear/

I have seen them elsewhere in the parks and recall seeing them specifically in Seashore Sweets on the Boardwalk.

 

[TillyMarigold]

Thanks for the tip!

My old camera would change the wheel setting (night, portrait, landscape, etc.) by itself and I wouldn't know until I took the picture. Different settings made it blur without me noticing. The night setting in particular would snap the picture, then process it for a few seconds. If I moved the camera while it was processing the picture, it would blur.

But I was looking through my new camera's photo settings- I purchased the Olympus Stylus Tough 6000- and it has a cuisine setting! So, I am going to proudly take pictures of food on the food setting.

Now I'm fascinated. What does a "cuisine" setting do? Is it similar to a digital macro setting?

 

[DLo]

Thanks for the pics and review of Cape May. We will be eating there for the 1st time in Oct. Our last b'fast before we leave the BC.

My DS 11 loves those cookies so much that I found a web site where you can order them. I ordered them for my husbands clients also as a holiday gift. They are made by Selma's Cookies (I spotted a delivery truck while we were there last year). They also sell assorted rice krispy treats. the website is www.selmas.com . Just in case anyone wants to order them from home. They are quite good.

 

[dizneeat]

Finally caught up!


Thank you for taking the time to write this report/review! I cannot wait now, to have some more of that yummy disney food again myself.
As for WPE, LOL, during our 2 weeks at WDW I have it scheduled for at least 5 times - I love me some WPE food!!!
Thanks for mentioning the Minnie cookies - I did notice them, but never was tempted to buy them. NOW, after reading your review I will definitely get some and try them at the resort (microwave it in the OKW villa ) and get a few of our favourites to take home.
Thanks again - I cannot wait for your next review!

 

[Singinglizzie]

Thank you - thank you! I loved all of your reviews and especially all the pictures you posted. Thanks for letting me tag along! it was fun!!

 

[Pirate Me]

Now I'm fascinated. What does a "cuisine" setting do? Is it similar to a digital macro setting?

The camera says that it enhances the color of still life photography.

I tried flash without the setting in a bag of pretzels and they came out white because of the brightness. Then, I tried flash with the setting and the pretzels were just like they'd look if they weren't in the dark bag. I also tried no flash without the setting and it was too dark.

Thanks for the pics and review of Cape May. We will be eating there for the 1st time in Oct. Our last b'fast before we leave the BC.

My DS 11 loves those cookies so much that I found a web site where you can order them. I ordered them for my husbands clients also as a holiday gift. They are made by Selma's Cookies (I spotted a delivery truck while we were there last year). They also sell assorted rice krispy treats. the website is www.selmas.com . Just in case anyone wants to order them from home. They are quite good.

Thank you! I checked out the site and am definitely going to buy some cookies.

Finally caught up!


Thank you for taking the time to write this report/review! I cannot wait now, to have some more of that yummy disney food again myself.
As for WPE, LOL, during our 2 weeks at WDW I have it scheduled for at least 5 times - I love me some WPE food!!!
Thanks for mentioning the Minnie cookies - I did notice them, but never was tempted to buy them. NOW, after reading your review I will definitely get some and try them at the resort (microwave it in the OKW villa ) and get a few of our favourites to take home.
Thanks again - I cannot wait for your next review!

Thank you!

Thank you - thank you! I loved all of your reviews and especially all the pictures you posted. Thanks for letting me tag along! it was fun!!

Thank you!

 

[DLo]

Your welcome. I am just glad I saw a delivery truck driving around while we there. I can't remember if it said anything on the wrapper but once I saw they were sold in theme parks in fl and ca on their website I knew I was in the right place. My husbands clients and coworkers loved them. I also sent some to family. Only problem is no one wants to know how many calories are in them. We didn't have any brownies in WDW but I ordreded a sampler package for ourselves and found everything was scrumptious.