Well, many things went haywire during my stormy, but ultimately fantastic, trip to WDW...Dining was not one of them - I had terrific meals all around.
Sunday, arrival day, I had dinner at my hotel - CSR at Toledo (such a beautiful restaurant).
I started with the addictive Pan con Tomate, which is thick toasted bread topped with a fresh tomato spread. Simple, but perfect. I’m now addicted to this dish. Soooo good.
Just now, I remembered that I ordered a side of shishito peppers as I adore them - wow, they were good.
Then I had the braised lamb with olive oil potato purée, huckleberry sauce and English peas. Also, delicious.
Dessert was the Creme Catalana and a coffee/chocolate thing that reminded me of a profiteroles (but not quite). We (myself, nephew and his GF) loved them,
This is a must-do again for me
Monday was Liberty Tree Tavern.
Honestly, I loved it. The salad was light, with a yummy dressing. I really enjoyed everything - the pork, brisket, the turkey (especially), the garlicky string beans (yummy - I LOVE garlic), the mashed potatoes AND steak fries (I asked for those, too...in fact, a double order. Yes, potatoes are my life, lol). I poured the brisket gravy over the fries...I wanted to shove them in my mouth, they were so good!
Dessert was that insanely addictive and gooey toffee cake ...that was incredibly swoon worthy !
*Lunch was at AK kiosk called Smiling Crocodile..the Street tacos were delicious, as were the nachos and salsa. It was desperately hard to eat in the monsoon, but I managed!
Dinner was at Three Bridges. Wow, this is brilliant. I had the Pan con Tomate again, and one of the best burgers I’ve ever had - and that’s saying something. I love Manchego cheese - more places should offer it on burgers. The paprika fries were incredible..so, so, so delicious.
Dessert was tres leche cake with pineapple and toasted marshmallow...again, delicious. It was so perfect. If anyone hasn’t ever tried tres leches, I highly recommend it. It’s a moist cake made with 3 kinds of milk - condensed, whole and evaporated.
Wednesday dinner was Monsieur Paul, which was incredible. My review is in that thread.
Thursday was just a quickie at Dahlia Lounge as Nicole was passing through. I had ham and cheese pressed sandwich and shrimp in a garlic and paprika sauce (I think). Delicious - the shrimp was addictive to the point I could have licked my fingers !
Friday was lunch at the Boathouse with my nephew. I LOVE lobster rolls, and this was sooo good - nice and light, with lemony mayo dressing. Skinny, skin on fries were yummy!
Friday night - just had a chicken tinga taco cone at 3 Rivers food Truck at DS - before Cirque. It really but the spot.
Saturday, I had brunch at Homecoming.,,,it’s deservedly popular. The fried green tomatoes are extraordinary - the breading is light and greaseless, but crispy, and the tomatoes firm, but not hard. Loved the drizzle of remoulade sauce.
My main was the Hallelujah Biscuit - fried chicken on a cheddar biscuit with sawmill gravy, pimiento cheese, bacon and sunny side egg. Holy cow, this was good - woo much for one person, but who cares ? That boneless fried chicken was spectacular...I love pimiento cheese (impossible to find in NY; maybe I’ll have better luck in FL), and this was so gooey; it was perfect in the yummy, cheddary biscuit. Hallelujah is the right word, lol.
I also had a small taste of the short rib hash...sooo good.
the Hummingbird cake was amazing - tasted mostly like banana cake, with amazing frosting.
What a perfect way to end my stay,
Sunday, arrival day, I had dinner at my hotel - CSR at Toledo (such a beautiful restaurant).
I started with the addictive Pan con Tomate, which is thick toasted bread topped with a fresh tomato spread. Simple, but perfect. I’m now addicted to this dish. Soooo good.
Just now, I remembered that I ordered a side of shishito peppers as I adore them - wow, they were good.
Then I had the braised lamb with olive oil potato purée, huckleberry sauce and English peas. Also, delicious.
Dessert was the Creme Catalana and a coffee/chocolate thing that reminded me of a profiteroles (but not quite). We (myself, nephew and his GF) loved them,
This is a must-do again for me
Monday was Liberty Tree Tavern.
Honestly, I loved it. The salad was light, with a yummy dressing. I really enjoyed everything - the pork, brisket, the turkey (especially), the garlicky string beans (yummy - I LOVE garlic), the mashed potatoes AND steak fries (I asked for those, too...in fact, a double order. Yes, potatoes are my life, lol). I poured the brisket gravy over the fries...I wanted to shove them in my mouth, they were so good!
Dessert was that insanely addictive and gooey toffee cake ...that was incredibly swoon worthy !
*Lunch was at AK kiosk called Smiling Crocodile..the Street tacos were delicious, as were the nachos and salsa. It was desperately hard to eat in the monsoon, but I managed!
Dinner was at Three Bridges. Wow, this is brilliant. I had the Pan con Tomate again, and one of the best burgers I’ve ever had - and that’s saying something. I love Manchego cheese - more places should offer it on burgers. The paprika fries were incredible..so, so, so delicious.
Dessert was tres leche cake with pineapple and toasted marshmallow...again, delicious. It was so perfect. If anyone hasn’t ever tried tres leches, I highly recommend it. It’s a moist cake made with 3 kinds of milk - condensed, whole and evaporated.
Wednesday dinner was Monsieur Paul, which was incredible. My review is in that thread.
Thursday was just a quickie at Dahlia Lounge as Nicole was passing through. I had ham and cheese pressed sandwich and shrimp in a garlic and paprika sauce (I think). Delicious - the shrimp was addictive to the point I could have licked my fingers !
Friday was lunch at the Boathouse with my nephew. I LOVE lobster rolls, and this was sooo good - nice and light, with lemony mayo dressing. Skinny, skin on fries were yummy!
Friday night - just had a chicken tinga taco cone at 3 Rivers food Truck at DS - before Cirque. It really but the spot.
Saturday, I had brunch at Homecoming.,,,it’s deservedly popular. The fried green tomatoes are extraordinary - the breading is light and greaseless, but crispy, and the tomatoes firm, but not hard. Loved the drizzle of remoulade sauce.
My main was the Hallelujah Biscuit - fried chicken on a cheddar biscuit with sawmill gravy, pimiento cheese, bacon and sunny side egg. Holy cow, this was good - woo much for one person, but who cares ? That boneless fried chicken was spectacular...I love pimiento cheese (impossible to find in NY; maybe I’ll have better luck in FL), and this was so gooey; it was perfect in the yummy, cheddary biscuit. Hallelujah is the right word, lol.
I also had a small taste of the short rib hash...sooo good.
the Hummingbird cake was amazing - tasted mostly like banana cake, with amazing frosting.
What a perfect way to end my stay,
