sunny_stace
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 11, 2006
Hey guys! I know it's taken me forever to get to but here is my TS review report! Now, I did go with another person but I cannot remember for the life of me what she ate for most of the trip so I've just stuck to my own. However, if you have more specific questions about one spot, I will do my best to remember or I'll bug her to remember! But here's my view for starters!
1. Chef Mickey's - Dinner (buffet)
We arrived here at 4:45pm for our 5 pm seating (the first of the night), and they weren't finished even setting everything up! There were a ton of us lined up. They took the little picture in front of the big Chef Mickey's plate which you will be offered later in a package for an additional cost. Ours turned out horrible so we did not purchase it! We continued to sit around in the lobby while the food was brought out and were seated around 5:15pm.
Now, we had just arrived that morning around 11am, gone straight to the Magic Kingdom and not stopped since (we had also been travelling since 11pm the night before with nooooo sleeping! lol). We were very very hungry and tired! My DBFF got in trouble from Minnie for not twirling her napkin during the song! It was hilarious! There was a ton of character interaction from chip & dale, minnie, goofy, and of course Mickey. Donald was out in the lobby (and he stole my plate when I walked past him!) and posing for pictures and playing with the kids around him. It was a great way to start off a great 2 weeks of Disney Dining! And oh yes, the food. Well, I ate mostly from the Children's buffet. Everything was kept hot and full which was impressive. The mac and cheese was a little bland but I added some shredded cheddar from the salad bar and that made it great! The chicken strips were crispy and moist, the mickey raviolis were good (though a lot of sauce for my taste..also, American tomato sauce tastes strange to me, not bad, just spicy and a little more tangy than I'm used to. I'm used to Canadian hunts sauce being used for my mum's sauce). May I also mention that I am now a true believer in parmesan mashed potatos? Oh Heavens!! They just melt in your mouth!! So good, I ate three helpings! For dessert I had chocolate cake and some chocolate ice cream with chocolate sauce! We left here with smiles and very very full bellies!
2. Mama Melrose - Dinner (Fantasmic Package)
This is a very cute little restaurant! I fully enjoyed the decor, however I did notice the music after a while...it was good, but the same six or so songs played over and over again!! It was very very strange and DBFF and I felt like we were having crazy deja vu! We were seated very very quickly after checking in (I didn't even have time to use the restroom in between checking in and being seated! I was impressed!) The menu looked great but I must admit we weren't all that hungry as we had had breakfast and had snacked quite a bit all day long (our adr was 4:45). we ordered the cheese flat bread to split as our appetizer. Now this would have been a big hit with me, except that they use fontina cheese which is very bitter tasting and not my favourite...and they used quite a bit of it on ours. It was also covered in herbs which is another thing I'm not fond of. What I did eat of it though was good! And DBFF devoured it at first, she thought it was fantastic! They were a little too speedy in bringing our entrees - we had just started our appetizer! But the speed was great with drink refills which...I don't even know how many we had each! It was very hot and we were very thirsty! I had the chicken parmesan which is normally a very safe bet for me. I was put off however by the amount of herbs used in the breading! It was crazy, the breading looked kinda green there was so much! I was very dissappointed. The chicken breast was also very thick and I personally perfer mine a little thinner. I scraped some of the batter off the chicken and ate a few bites. It was fine that way! The spaghetti it came with was pretty good. Nice and plain, just how I like it! For dessert I had the chocolate lava cake which was nice and warm and rich! Very good. I had to force it all down though, very full! Now, though I wouldn't likely eat here again, it is a personal issue. DBFF fully enjoyed her meal (I'm just too picky), it's a nice place, clean, great service - give it a chance if you don't mind herbs! LOL
3. Crystal Palace - Character Breakfast Buffet
What a BEAUTIFUL restaurant, inside and out! I was very impressed with the decor and architecture! Not overly impressed however with the way they organized the check-in and pager system. Personally, it was fine for use since I knew how it was working, but no one was informing people when they came up that they had to wait in a line to check-in and then get the pager to be called in. Many people were walking up and milling around with no idea what to do! Some signs or something could fix that up, or an additional greeter! (the one at the door was very sweet!) I must say it was quite a long wait from when we checked-in to when we were seated. Our adr time was 10:20am and we were seated near 11am and wound up being hurried out for the lunch crowd! There also wasn't a full selection of food left and none of it was being replaced when finished so we had to hurry and though we definately had more than enough food, we didn't get all of everything that we wanted. Oh well! Lord knows my hips don't need any more puffed french toast! What we did have though was pretty good! things were (mostly) still nice and hot and fresh enough. We each managed to get a piece of puffed french toast which I think I could eat my weight in! It was soooo good! However, if it's fried and has cinnamon sugar on it, I'll love it! LOL, the bacon was fantastic and the waffles were pretty good too! Also, one thing I love about American restaurants is biscuits!! I ate 4! I know I know, but it's vacation! We saw all the characters (pooh, tigger, piglet, and eeyore) quite quickly and they were great! They played with the kids and gave hugs and kisses! The staff were great too. Very good about controlling the ravenous crowd and also speedy with drinks and plate pick up. Also, our waitress mentioned they had recieved some bad news about a fellow CM and asked us to put him in our prayers which we did more than willingly and still hope everything turned out okay. This was a great great meal and I will definately return!
Well, it's my bedtime now so I promise to finish up soon. If you have any questions at all, let me know and I'll do my best to answer! Coming soon: Coral Reef, CRT, 1900 Park Fare, Citricos and more!
1. Chef Mickey's - Dinner (buffet)
We arrived here at 4:45pm for our 5 pm seating (the first of the night), and they weren't finished even setting everything up! There were a ton of us lined up. They took the little picture in front of the big Chef Mickey's plate which you will be offered later in a package for an additional cost. Ours turned out horrible so we did not purchase it! We continued to sit around in the lobby while the food was brought out and were seated around 5:15pm.
Now, we had just arrived that morning around 11am, gone straight to the Magic Kingdom and not stopped since (we had also been travelling since 11pm the night before with nooooo sleeping! lol). We were very very hungry and tired! My DBFF got in trouble from Minnie for not twirling her napkin during the song! It was hilarious! There was a ton of character interaction from chip & dale, minnie, goofy, and of course Mickey. Donald was out in the lobby (and he stole my plate when I walked past him!) and posing for pictures and playing with the kids around him. It was a great way to start off a great 2 weeks of Disney Dining! And oh yes, the food. Well, I ate mostly from the Children's buffet. Everything was kept hot and full which was impressive. The mac and cheese was a little bland but I added some shredded cheddar from the salad bar and that made it great! The chicken strips were crispy and moist, the mickey raviolis were good (though a lot of sauce for my taste..also, American tomato sauce tastes strange to me, not bad, just spicy and a little more tangy than I'm used to. I'm used to Canadian hunts sauce being used for my mum's sauce). May I also mention that I am now a true believer in parmesan mashed potatos? Oh Heavens!! They just melt in your mouth!! So good, I ate three helpings! For dessert I had chocolate cake and some chocolate ice cream with chocolate sauce! We left here with smiles and very very full bellies!
2. Mama Melrose - Dinner (Fantasmic Package)
This is a very cute little restaurant! I fully enjoyed the decor, however I did notice the music after a while...it was good, but the same six or so songs played over and over again!! It was very very strange and DBFF and I felt like we were having crazy deja vu! We were seated very very quickly after checking in (I didn't even have time to use the restroom in between checking in and being seated! I was impressed!) The menu looked great but I must admit we weren't all that hungry as we had had breakfast and had snacked quite a bit all day long (our adr was 4:45). we ordered the cheese flat bread to split as our appetizer. Now this would have been a big hit with me, except that they use fontina cheese which is very bitter tasting and not my favourite...and they used quite a bit of it on ours. It was also covered in herbs which is another thing I'm not fond of. What I did eat of it though was good! And DBFF devoured it at first, she thought it was fantastic! They were a little too speedy in bringing our entrees - we had just started our appetizer! But the speed was great with drink refills which...I don't even know how many we had each! It was very hot and we were very thirsty! I had the chicken parmesan which is normally a very safe bet for me. I was put off however by the amount of herbs used in the breading! It was crazy, the breading looked kinda green there was so much! I was very dissappointed. The chicken breast was also very thick and I personally perfer mine a little thinner. I scraped some of the batter off the chicken and ate a few bites. It was fine that way! The spaghetti it came with was pretty good. Nice and plain, just how I like it! For dessert I had the chocolate lava cake which was nice and warm and rich! Very good. I had to force it all down though, very full! Now, though I wouldn't likely eat here again, it is a personal issue. DBFF fully enjoyed her meal (I'm just too picky), it's a nice place, clean, great service - give it a chance if you don't mind herbs! LOL
3. Crystal Palace - Character Breakfast Buffet
What a BEAUTIFUL restaurant, inside and out! I was very impressed with the decor and architecture! Not overly impressed however with the way they organized the check-in and pager system. Personally, it was fine for use since I knew how it was working, but no one was informing people when they came up that they had to wait in a line to check-in and then get the pager to be called in. Many people were walking up and milling around with no idea what to do! Some signs or something could fix that up, or an additional greeter! (the one at the door was very sweet!) I must say it was quite a long wait from when we checked-in to when we were seated. Our adr time was 10:20am and we were seated near 11am and wound up being hurried out for the lunch crowd! There also wasn't a full selection of food left and none of it was being replaced when finished so we had to hurry and though we definately had more than enough food, we didn't get all of everything that we wanted. Oh well! Lord knows my hips don't need any more puffed french toast! What we did have though was pretty good! things were (mostly) still nice and hot and fresh enough. We each managed to get a piece of puffed french toast which I think I could eat my weight in! It was soooo good! However, if it's fried and has cinnamon sugar on it, I'll love it! LOL, the bacon was fantastic and the waffles were pretty good too! Also, one thing I love about American restaurants is biscuits!! I ate 4! I know I know, but it's vacation! We saw all the characters (pooh, tigger, piglet, and eeyore) quite quickly and they were great! They played with the kids and gave hugs and kisses! The staff were great too. Very good about controlling the ravenous crowd and also speedy with drinks and plate pick up. Also, our waitress mentioned they had recieved some bad news about a fellow CM and asked us to put him in our prayers which we did more than willingly and still hope everything turned out okay. This was a great great meal and I will definately return!
Well, it's my bedtime now so I promise to finish up soon. If you have any questions at all, let me know and I'll do my best to answer! Coming soon: Coral Reef, CRT, 1900 Park Fare, Citricos and more!