U2_rocks!
<font color=coral>The DISer formerly known as U2_r
- Joined
- Sep 7, 2006
We just got back from a 2 week trip to Orlando and Disney. My Dad was with us, and he has many, many food allergies. I have posted a meal report for his special meals on the Disabilities Board.
Below is our experience with restaurants in Orlando and WDW, not on the DDP:
Liberty Tree Tavern (lunch): 11.30 ADR
This was pretty good. I had the William Penn Pasta, which I liked, and I have since gotten the recipe from Allearsnet. DH had a sandwich, probably the tricorner, and the kids had pizza. Mum had the same plain turkey meal that was done for Dad, and she really liked it. Service was fine, slightly slow b/c they were busy, but not bad it was nice to be able to sit in a cool restaurant and take a break.
Ohana (character breakfast): 8.10 ADR
This was a nice breakfast the eggs, Mickey waffles, French toast sticks etc. were all good. The kids enjoyed the dance around the room with the maracas. They were a little tired though, and werent as hungry as they usually are in the morning. Im not sure we got our moneys worth this might have been better done on a non park day, where we could have had a later ADR. We also forgot our camera, so we never got pics of the kids with the characters!
Tonys: 7.50 ADR
We made this ADR to be near the bottom of Main St. for Spectro and Wishes. With our kids so young, we didnt want to be stuck out in Frontierland and have to wait for ages until the park cleared. Mum and I had a chicken pasta dish that we both enjoyed, but it was HUGE, so we took home the leftovers. Dad had a plain steak done for him, which he enjoyed. DS had the spaghetti and meatballs, and the girls had the mac and cheese. They were fine. I cant remember what DH had, but he didnt complain about it in any way, so it was fine. We enjoyed our dinner I have nothing bad to say about Tonys. Sure its not cheap, but hardly anywhere in Disney is.
After dinner we relaxed in the rocking chairs on the porch, and when Spectro started we put the kids up on the balcony rail and we watched from the balcony. It wasnt a perfect view, but it was good enough. Dad went closer to get some pics, but the rest of us were happy with what we saw from our non-crowded vantage point! It would have been nice to have been seated on the balcony for dinner, but it wasnt to be, and it worked out OK anyway.
Rose & Crown: 7.30 ADR
The kids enjoyed fish and chips here, except for our youngest, who doesnt like fish I cant remember what we ordered her instead. I had pork, which was nice, and DH had fish and chips as well. We didnt get patio seating, but we did get to watch Illuminations from the little patio to the side. We had to lift the girls up, as they are quite small, and it was a good thing I was watching the time and asked to go onto the patio before they started telling all the other diners they could go I wouldnt have wanted to be standing any further back on this patio. My advice: head to the patio early!
Boma (Animal Kingdom Lodge): 7.20 ADR
Wonderful dinner! We loved the butternut squash soup (I now have the recipe thanks Allears!), and DH loved the curried coconut seafood stew. Katie loved the purple cabbage in one of the salads shes our picky eater, so we were surprised! The kids ate a variety of stuff from the adult side we refused to let them eat only kid stuff. We all ate really well here, and were too full for a lot of dessert. DH was slightly disappointed that the food wasnt as spicy as he likes, but he still enjoyed his meal. This food is definitely not extremely exotic and spicy it is only moderately so. The chef was amazing with what he created specially for Dad (details in my allergy report on the Disabilities Board).
Cinderellas Royal Table (breakfast): 8.30 ADR
The food here was quite good too normal breakfast fare. We enjoyed it. We had Snow White, Belle (blue dress), Aurora and the Fairy Godmother circulating. The girls were thrilled to meet Cinderella in the lobby. They liked that they were given wands and wishing stars (it made them feel special). They wore their Cinderella and Aurora dresses over clothes, so they could take them off later. We had a good time. I was glad we did it once, but I wont need to spend that kind of money on breakfast again!
Tea at the Garden View Lounge, Grand Floridian Hotel
Wow, what a fabulous afternoon! When we arrived they werent quite ready for us, so we strolled over to the pianist playing in the large ground floor lobby area. When he saw the kids he asked them what their favourite Disney songs were, and played a couple for them! Our table was right by the lovely big glass windows, so we had a view of the pool area and resort. We could also still hear the pianist, and when he took breaks the little orchestra upstairs would kick in. The girls wore their princess dresses again they love dressing up!
Our server brought a box full of little bottles of tea leaves for us to smell, to see what kind of tea we might like to choose. We all chose the special Grand Floridian blend it was closer to regular tea. We arent that found of herbal and overly fragrant tea. We all enjoyed it. I had the Grand Tea, so I got some sparkling wine too! Even the kids drank hot tea like us, from the same pot they love tea! The sandwiches are interesting not what you eat everyday. E.g. pear with gorgonzola, cucumber with watercress. The jam tart and scone with cream and strawberry jam were divine! The pastries were yummy. But the absolute best thing was the English trifle it was amazing! I have got to write Disney for that recipe! It was all of our favourite thing, but we didnt have enough space to finish it! Only Mum and Dad ordered it (the rest of us had the pastries instead), but it was too much for them and they shared with us. Even then, there was some left back!
While we were eating we saw the white carriage pulled by white horses pass right by on its way to the wedding pavilion the girls were thrilled! They also enjoyed strolling out to the little beach and swinging in the hammock, and then climbing into the white carriage thats parked at the ground floor entrance. We got a marvellous photo of the girls sitting in the carriage wearing their princess garb!
Below is our experience with restaurants in Orlando and WDW, not on the DDP:
Liberty Tree Tavern (lunch): 11.30 ADR
This was pretty good. I had the William Penn Pasta, which I liked, and I have since gotten the recipe from Allearsnet. DH had a sandwich, probably the tricorner, and the kids had pizza. Mum had the same plain turkey meal that was done for Dad, and she really liked it. Service was fine, slightly slow b/c they were busy, but not bad it was nice to be able to sit in a cool restaurant and take a break.
Ohana (character breakfast): 8.10 ADR
This was a nice breakfast the eggs, Mickey waffles, French toast sticks etc. were all good. The kids enjoyed the dance around the room with the maracas. They were a little tired though, and werent as hungry as they usually are in the morning. Im not sure we got our moneys worth this might have been better done on a non park day, where we could have had a later ADR. We also forgot our camera, so we never got pics of the kids with the characters!
Tonys: 7.50 ADR
We made this ADR to be near the bottom of Main St. for Spectro and Wishes. With our kids so young, we didnt want to be stuck out in Frontierland and have to wait for ages until the park cleared. Mum and I had a chicken pasta dish that we both enjoyed, but it was HUGE, so we took home the leftovers. Dad had a plain steak done for him, which he enjoyed. DS had the spaghetti and meatballs, and the girls had the mac and cheese. They were fine. I cant remember what DH had, but he didnt complain about it in any way, so it was fine. We enjoyed our dinner I have nothing bad to say about Tonys. Sure its not cheap, but hardly anywhere in Disney is.
After dinner we relaxed in the rocking chairs on the porch, and when Spectro started we put the kids up on the balcony rail and we watched from the balcony. It wasnt a perfect view, but it was good enough. Dad went closer to get some pics, but the rest of us were happy with what we saw from our non-crowded vantage point! It would have been nice to have been seated on the balcony for dinner, but it wasnt to be, and it worked out OK anyway.
Rose & Crown: 7.30 ADR
The kids enjoyed fish and chips here, except for our youngest, who doesnt like fish I cant remember what we ordered her instead. I had pork, which was nice, and DH had fish and chips as well. We didnt get patio seating, but we did get to watch Illuminations from the little patio to the side. We had to lift the girls up, as they are quite small, and it was a good thing I was watching the time and asked to go onto the patio before they started telling all the other diners they could go I wouldnt have wanted to be standing any further back on this patio. My advice: head to the patio early!
Boma (Animal Kingdom Lodge): 7.20 ADR
Wonderful dinner! We loved the butternut squash soup (I now have the recipe thanks Allears!), and DH loved the curried coconut seafood stew. Katie loved the purple cabbage in one of the salads shes our picky eater, so we were surprised! The kids ate a variety of stuff from the adult side we refused to let them eat only kid stuff. We all ate really well here, and were too full for a lot of dessert. DH was slightly disappointed that the food wasnt as spicy as he likes, but he still enjoyed his meal. This food is definitely not extremely exotic and spicy it is only moderately so. The chef was amazing with what he created specially for Dad (details in my allergy report on the Disabilities Board).
Cinderellas Royal Table (breakfast): 8.30 ADR
The food here was quite good too normal breakfast fare. We enjoyed it. We had Snow White, Belle (blue dress), Aurora and the Fairy Godmother circulating. The girls were thrilled to meet Cinderella in the lobby. They liked that they were given wands and wishing stars (it made them feel special). They wore their Cinderella and Aurora dresses over clothes, so they could take them off later. We had a good time. I was glad we did it once, but I wont need to spend that kind of money on breakfast again!
Tea at the Garden View Lounge, Grand Floridian Hotel
Wow, what a fabulous afternoon! When we arrived they werent quite ready for us, so we strolled over to the pianist playing in the large ground floor lobby area. When he saw the kids he asked them what their favourite Disney songs were, and played a couple for them! Our table was right by the lovely big glass windows, so we had a view of the pool area and resort. We could also still hear the pianist, and when he took breaks the little orchestra upstairs would kick in. The girls wore their princess dresses again they love dressing up!
Our server brought a box full of little bottles of tea leaves for us to smell, to see what kind of tea we might like to choose. We all chose the special Grand Floridian blend it was closer to regular tea. We arent that found of herbal and overly fragrant tea. We all enjoyed it. I had the Grand Tea, so I got some sparkling wine too! Even the kids drank hot tea like us, from the same pot they love tea! The sandwiches are interesting not what you eat everyday. E.g. pear with gorgonzola, cucumber with watercress. The jam tart and scone with cream and strawberry jam were divine! The pastries were yummy. But the absolute best thing was the English trifle it was amazing! I have got to write Disney for that recipe! It was all of our favourite thing, but we didnt have enough space to finish it! Only Mum and Dad ordered it (the rest of us had the pastries instead), but it was too much for them and they shared with us. Even then, there was some left back!
While we were eating we saw the white carriage pulled by white horses pass right by on its way to the wedding pavilion the girls were thrilled! They also enjoyed strolling out to the little beach and swinging in the hammock, and then climbing into the white carriage thats parked at the ground floor entrance. We got a marvellous photo of the girls sitting in the carriage wearing their princess garb!
