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Guest 6 Feb 12 03:29 PM

“Beef Ragout, Cheese Soufflé, Pie and Pudding en Flambé... ”
 
“Beef Ragout, Cheese Soufflé, Pie and Pudding en Flambé... ” Sept/Oct 2011


Well, as melodic and suitably enticing as that menu sounds (I’ll have the beef, he’ll have the cheese please) we didn’t actually eat any of those dishes. We didn’t even eat at Les Chefs de France. ;)

But we did have some delicious dinners on our Disney holiday and I’d love to share some more of our food pics and experiences with you.

This was our 25th visit to Florida and we had decided it was definitely, definitely going to be the last. Mind you, we said that last year and the year before that, so we’ll see how that goes...

We started off with a stay at the Dolphin Hotel before moving on to Saratoga Springs, where we had the regular dining plan.

I had toothache for the first couple of days which scuppered a few plans, but once the pain settled down we were able to enjoy one of our favourite holiday pastimes. Eating!

Overall the food was really very good; apart from a few little hiccups here and there.

Right, I know you’re probably hungry (I always seem to be starving when I’m reading food reports) so without any further ado...

May I proudly present - Our Dinner! (or breakfast or lunch or snack...)


Here’s the list:


Sofitel Gatwick - Oriental Restaurant

Sofitel Gatwick – Room Service

Virgin Atlantic

Kouzzina - Breakfast

Bluezoo - Dinner

Kimonos – Sushi and Cocktails

Picabu - CS

Wolfgang Puck Express - CS

Grand Floridian Café – Lunch

Narcoossee’s - Dinner

Captain Cook’s - CS

Artist’s Palette - CS

Paddock Pool Bar - CS

Olivia’s - Dinner

Sanaa - Lunch

Epcot's Food & Wine Festival

California Grill – Dinner


Turf Club - Dinner x2

Tokyo Dining - Lunch

Yachtsman’s Steakhouse - Dinner

Brown Derby - Lunch

Artist Point - Dinner x2



Tutto Italia - Dinner

Citricos - Dinner

Kona Cafe – Lunch

Guest 6 Feb 12 03:38 PM

Sofitel Gatwick - Oriental Restaurant

We almost always have our pre-flight meal at the Oriental Restaurant. I haven’t taken pictures for a while though as the tables are very close together and I’m not as comfortable with whipping out the camera at the dinner table here at home like I am in Florida.

Tonight though we ate early so it wasn't overly busy and we were seated at a table by the wall where we had a bit more privacy, so we felt brave enough to take a few sneaky pics.

To start with Paul had Vegetable Spring Rolls and I had Cantonese Spare Ribs.

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Then we shared a selection of vegetarian dishes. We also had some Steamed Thai Fragrant Rice

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Fragrant Braised Aubergines (very spicy)

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Sugar Snap Peas with Cashew Nuts & Black Pepper

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Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Curry with Bell Pepper & Baby Sweet Corn

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Some of everything

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The Oriental is quite expensive and the portions aren’t exactly generous but we always leave feeling relaxed and satisfied. As always the food was fresh and delicious and the service was very good.
NB We usually book a table when we check in to the hotel as the restaurant can get very busy.

Guest 6 Feb 12 03:52 PM

Sofitel Gatwick – Room Service Breakfast

The buffet breakfast at the Sofitel is very good but I’ve become a very anxious flyer and the less people I have to see on the morning of the flight the better!

The room service option makes for a much more relaxed start to the day. Breakfast in bed feels more like a treat anyway - and it means I get my coffee sooner!

I’m not actually able to eat very much in the morning (did I mention the pre-flight anxiety?) so now we just order one breakfast and share it. There is plenty enough there. Cereal, fresh warm pastries and toast with honey, jam and marmalade. Cooked breakfast. Orange juice. Coffee.

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The cooked breakfast consisted of two eggs with bacon, sausage, mushrooms, tomato, beans and fried bread. I took off the bacon and sausage to have with a piece of toast and Paul enjoyed the rest.

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Guest 6 Feb 12 04:53 PM

Virgin Atlantic

Last year we justified the cost of flying PE because we were celebrating our Silver Wedding Anniversary. This year we justified the cost of flying PE because it was our last ever trip to Florida.

I wonder what the excuse will be next time. Oh wait a minute, there’s not going to be a next time. Is there?

We had pre-ordered meals for the outward journey Vegetarian for Paul and Low Sodium for me. The photo below is of the veggie meal. I don’t have a pic of mine, but I’m pretty sure that the mains actually were the same. A vegetable/lentil curry.
Paul thought his was OK, but I found mine completely inedible. So much for low sodium - it was one of the saltiest airline meals I have ever had in my life!

The stewardess offered to get me something else, but I wasn’t particularly hungry so just I asked her if I could have some cheese and biscuits as I had none on my tray.
I was expecting the usual pre-wrapped cheese portion, so I was pleasantly surprised when she brought me a nice selection of cheese and biscuits.
I shared with Paul as he didn’t have any cheese on his tray either. He had the biscuits but not the cheese.

Vegetarian Meal

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We enjoyed our posh cheese plate and it more than made up for the horrid (allegedly) low-sodium meal.

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We had an after dinner brandy and a bit later we recieved some ice cream.

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A couple of hours before landing Paul got an egg mayo sandwich and a chocolate cookie and I was given a sad looking vegetable wrap and a bag of fruit.
Paul ate the wrap and the fruit (he’ll eat anything on the plane - it’s a boredom thing) and gave me one of his egg sandwiches.

I would not pre-order a meal in future. I think the regular meals are much better.

Return Journey

The food has always been awful on the return journey in my experience, so usually I just eat the cheese and biscuits and drink the wine.
The main meal looked nice today though (Ricotta stuffed pasta, the regular veggie option) and I was amazed to discover that tasted really nice too!

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In the morning we both had the vegetarian breakfast – mushrooms, tomato, an omelettey thing and hash browns.

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Pussycat Doll 6 Feb 12 05:37 PM

I love to read food reports! Your Sofitel brekkie looks fab, all that for one person! Its a shame your outbound food was horrible, it looks lovely. Looking forward to the next instalment. Pussycat

Flower2603 6 Feb 12 06:52 PM

Ooh, I am so excited, love your food reports and can't wait for more! :)

KarenG 6 Feb 12 06:57 PM

Hurray!

Villainlover 6 Feb 12 07:03 PM

:grin: looking forward to this but so sad your not going again :cry: .. but I am sure wherever you decide to go food and wine will be involved ;)

shelly 6 Feb 12 07:10 PM

Your breakfast at Sofitel looked nice. We are not eating at many of the places you visited, but I'm still going to read, as I love looking at your food photos!

Guest 6 Feb 12 07:13 PM

Woohoo! Another Mcsue food report! Love it! :)


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