JessicaKnits
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 21, 2010
We made it to Downtown Disney, without making any wrong turns. Thank you Google maps! It's amazing that to me that as many times as I've been to Disney now, I never managed to pay attention to directions. Fear not, Google maps saved the day. Well, she did when she knew where she was going, which was not all the time.
We didn't have any plans at Downtown Disney other than to just wander about aimlessly until it was time for dinner. I had planned to stop at Babycakes for a lemon cupcake, but something else distracted me from it. More on that in just a minute. I am quite sad I didn't get one, since rumor has it that Babycakes will be closing.
So we wandered in through the side where La Nouba and Disney Quest were...we would be back for that later in the week, so didn't spend too much time. None of the shops here really interested us, so we kept walking to that other part of Downtown Disney (I can NEVER keep the two straight). We wandered past Raglan Road...oh, and what's that? What's that we see and here...well that would be cute Irish boys.
More specifically, Irish men. Singing, Irish men. We stopped and stared for a little while, before deciding to move on. Oh wait! What's that I've found here...
Well...this my friends is a Bailey's Shake. It is every bit as good as it looks and sounds. It is basically frozen Bailey's. With some chocolate syrup. It was wonderful and amazing and I drank every last drop. I refused to share with Megan. Which is why I didn't have room for a stop at Babycakes. Because I'm greedy and I'm not even sorry. Except for that little part about Babycakes closing. But at the time, I had no shame.
We stopped in the Aribas Brothers shop and watched the glass blower.
He was making a pretty nifty dragon. This place makes me super nervous because I am SUPER clumsy so we headed off in search of other, less breakable items. We stopped in the pin shop where Megan bought an Ariel pin (her favorite character.) We wandered some more.
Finally, it was time for dinner, so we made our way over to...
And here is my dining review...
After we waddled out of Fulton's, we made the walk all the way back over to the parking lot by La Nouba and made the drive home. We wanted to work off that dinner, so we took the opportunity to walk around the resort...
Have I mentioned yet how much we LOVE this resort? Now, if only the Little Mermaid rooms would be part of a discount, we would be ALL set!
Up Next...A Magical Morning??
We didn't have any plans at Downtown Disney other than to just wander about aimlessly until it was time for dinner. I had planned to stop at Babycakes for a lemon cupcake, but something else distracted me from it. More on that in just a minute. I am quite sad I didn't get one, since rumor has it that Babycakes will be closing.
So we wandered in through the side where La Nouba and Disney Quest were...we would be back for that later in the week, so didn't spend too much time. None of the shops here really interested us, so we kept walking to that other part of Downtown Disney (I can NEVER keep the two straight). We wandered past Raglan Road...oh, and what's that? What's that we see and here...well that would be cute Irish boys.
More specifically, Irish men. Singing, Irish men. We stopped and stared for a little while, before deciding to move on. Oh wait! What's that I've found here...
Well...this my friends is a Bailey's Shake. It is every bit as good as it looks and sounds. It is basically frozen Bailey's. With some chocolate syrup. It was wonderful and amazing and I drank every last drop. I refused to share with Megan. Which is why I didn't have room for a stop at Babycakes. Because I'm greedy and I'm not even sorry. Except for that little part about Babycakes closing. But at the time, I had no shame.
We stopped in the Aribas Brothers shop and watched the glass blower.
He was making a pretty nifty dragon. This place makes me super nervous because I am SUPER clumsy so we headed off in search of other, less breakable items. We stopped in the pin shop where Megan bought an Ariel pin (her favorite character.) We wandered some more.
Finally, it was time for dinner, so we made our way over to...
And here is my dining review...
We arrived about 30 minutes early for our ADR at Fulton's and asked if it was possible to be seated early. We were pleased to find out that we were able to be seated right away.
I managed to lose the receipt for this meal somehow, so I am recalling from memory that our server's name was Siram. I do remember for certain that he was from Indonesia.
I went back and forth on my thoughts on him. I'm not sure if it was a cultural thing, but there were a few occasions where I found him to be a bit short and dismissive.
We both ordered a raspberry lemonade to start (included on the dining plan). I ordered their Bloody Mary, which I was really looking forward to, since they make them with horseradish, which is my secret ingredient when I make them. I asked for it to arrive with my entrée, and it never did.
We were brought their signature crab dip to start.
It was good. I did not care for the crackers it was served with, but I tend not to care for sesame seeds. We were served with a massive loaf of bread, so I spread it on the bread.
I apologize in advance that some of these pictures aren't the greatest. I was still trying to figure out the settings on my new camera.
After the crab dip was gone, we didn't touch the bread, as it really wasn't anything special.
We placed our order for dinner. I had originally requested the 1 1/4 pound lobster, steamed with Old Bay. Our server rather abruptly told me "No, no, you don't want that!" But yes! Yes I DO want a whole steamed lobster! I told him I needed a few more minutes to order then. I really thought he was trying to discourage me from ordering the lobster because we were on the dining plan.
He came back, and I asked him what he thought about the stuffed lobster. He said he thought that was much better. So, we went off to go retrieve our appetizers.
Megan started with this...
Crab Cake - Jumbo lump blue crab, roasted corn maque choux, fried green tomato, remoulade sauce. $15
After one bite, she instantly declared this the best crab cake ever. I had a bite as well and it was incredible.
I started with these little beauties...
Lobster Corn Dogs - Salsa verde, sweet chili aioli. $14
These weren't at all like what I was expecting, but in a good way. I was expecting the lobster to be chopped, and maybe mixed with some herbs and spices, sort of like a sausage. What they actually were, were large pieces of lobster, dipped in butter, tempura battered, and then fried. The dipping sauces were incredible, my favorite was the sweet chili aioli.
Our entrées arrived. Megan had decided on...
Alaska King Crab - One pound, steamed. $58
It was cooked properly and was delicious!
My entrée was also excellent. When he brought our dinner out, our server explained that the reason he discouraged me from ordering the lobster was because the tail was only about 3-4 ozs and was not enough for an entire meal, in his opinion. The stuffed lobster is the same size, and he was absolutely right, after cleaning the tail, it was only a few bites. After I finished eating all the stuffing, he was also kind enough to clean the tail for me, which saved me from making a mess all over everything.
I hate to disappoint you all, but we ordered dessert to go, so no pictures of that. We both went with their key lime pie. I had it for sort of a midnight snack, and it was incredible! It was more like a cheesecake texture though, and not a pie. The graham cracker crust was so buttery and delicious as well.
We used our magic bands for dinner. Unfortunately, our server did not inform us that we needed to right in the tip FIRST before they take the checks and bring your copy to sign. I seem to remember before the bands, that you gave your KTTW card, and they brought a copy of your bill out to you, and then you left your tip amount and signed. I really hate this new practice, since your server sees what you left them for a gratuity before you are done with everything. I thought perhaps this was just how they did things at Fulton's, but we ran into this at every single restaurant. I also disliked that it added an additional step to the process. First they bring you the check. Then they run it through your dining plan and there is a spot for you to enter the tip. Then you have a third set of bills where you actually have to sign. Oy vey!!
After we waddled out of Fulton's, we made the walk all the way back over to the parking lot by La Nouba and made the drive home. We wanted to work off that dinner, so we took the opportunity to walk around the resort...
Have I mentioned yet how much we LOVE this resort? Now, if only the Little Mermaid rooms would be part of a discount, we would be ALL set!
Up Next...A Magical Morning??
