Hammer
06-02-2008, 09:16 PM
Dinner- Biergarten
I thought a bit on where to go for dinner at Epcot with my parents. After discussing it with Cheryl, my sister, we decided Biergarten would be good as my parents love German food, would have fun with the oompah band, and it’s relatively cheap which appeals to my Dad ;) . We got there about 20 minutes before our ADR and were seated about 10 minutes later. My parents loved everything they ate there (though they said the potato dumplings were just okay). They went back for seconds on the sauerbraten and the roulades. I really enjoyed the food as well and had seconds on the roulades, the spaetzle and the schnitzel (which I added hunter’s sauce on the last 2 items). We were seated with a couple of CMs from the High School Musical show at the Studios and friends of theirs who dance in Riverdance. Really interesting people to talk with during dinner :thumbsup: ! I would not hesitate to eat there again! I will comment that our waitress was not the best here. She brought Dad the wrong Spaten beer as he wanted Oktoberfest and she brought Optimator and he does not like bocks. It was tough to get drink refills from her and she knew nothing about the wines, even the ones on the menu. Sorry, but you are German, working in a German restaurant and you do not know what Gewurztraminer wine is? I forgot my DDE card, so she did not get an automatic 18% tip, and she really didn’t deserve one (I tipped about 12-13%).
Monday 5/26 :flag:
Breakfast- Captain’s Grille- This was our disappointing meal of the trip. I have eaten breakfast here before and had very good meal. The buffet was not as good as it had been. According to my mother, the grits were like watery soup and did not have any flavor! I felt the same way about the sausage gravy. We sent Cheryl a text message with our results which made her quite sad. We are reconsidering our breakfast here in October.
Dinner- Fulton’s
We left dinner on this night open and I did not make an ADR prior to arriving at WDW. Dad said he felt like seafood (actually he wanted paella, but there aren’t any Spanish restaurants at WDW and they can eat at the Columbia anytime, so the one in Celebration isn’t a unique experience for us) so I called Fulton’s and had my choice of dinner times. For appetizers, I had the crab and lobster bisque, Mom the New England clam chowder, and Dad had the chowder along with ½ dozen oysters on the half shell. The appetizers were good, but not outstanding. For our entrees, Mom had the Copper River (mom would jokingly say she was having Cooper River salmon, which only people from this area will get the joke :laughing: ) salmon with the teriyaki sauce on the side, Dad had the 2 lb stuffed lobster and I had the cioppino. Everyone enjoyed their entrée. Now I know there are many who love this restaurant, but for the price they charge I expect the food presentation and quality to be equal to a WDW Signature restaurant and it did not meet that standard. The meal was good, but not to the level of a signature restaurant and I expect that for the prices charged.
5/27
Breakfast- Bob Evans (on the way home). I wanted some biscuits and sausage gravy before I left and the one served here is tasty!
I thought a bit on where to go for dinner at Epcot with my parents. After discussing it with Cheryl, my sister, we decided Biergarten would be good as my parents love German food, would have fun with the oompah band, and it’s relatively cheap which appeals to my Dad ;) . We got there about 20 minutes before our ADR and were seated about 10 minutes later. My parents loved everything they ate there (though they said the potato dumplings were just okay). They went back for seconds on the sauerbraten and the roulades. I really enjoyed the food as well and had seconds on the roulades, the spaetzle and the schnitzel (which I added hunter’s sauce on the last 2 items). We were seated with a couple of CMs from the High School Musical show at the Studios and friends of theirs who dance in Riverdance. Really interesting people to talk with during dinner :thumbsup: ! I would not hesitate to eat there again! I will comment that our waitress was not the best here. She brought Dad the wrong Spaten beer as he wanted Oktoberfest and she brought Optimator and he does not like bocks. It was tough to get drink refills from her and she knew nothing about the wines, even the ones on the menu. Sorry, but you are German, working in a German restaurant and you do not know what Gewurztraminer wine is? I forgot my DDE card, so she did not get an automatic 18% tip, and she really didn’t deserve one (I tipped about 12-13%).
Monday 5/26 :flag:
Breakfast- Captain’s Grille- This was our disappointing meal of the trip. I have eaten breakfast here before and had very good meal. The buffet was not as good as it had been. According to my mother, the grits were like watery soup and did not have any flavor! I felt the same way about the sausage gravy. We sent Cheryl a text message with our results which made her quite sad. We are reconsidering our breakfast here in October.
Dinner- Fulton’s
We left dinner on this night open and I did not make an ADR prior to arriving at WDW. Dad said he felt like seafood (actually he wanted paella, but there aren’t any Spanish restaurants at WDW and they can eat at the Columbia anytime, so the one in Celebration isn’t a unique experience for us) so I called Fulton’s and had my choice of dinner times. For appetizers, I had the crab and lobster bisque, Mom the New England clam chowder, and Dad had the chowder along with ½ dozen oysters on the half shell. The appetizers were good, but not outstanding. For our entrees, Mom had the Copper River (mom would jokingly say she was having Cooper River salmon, which only people from this area will get the joke :laughing: ) salmon with the teriyaki sauce on the side, Dad had the 2 lb stuffed lobster and I had the cioppino. Everyone enjoyed their entrée. Now I know there are many who love this restaurant, but for the price they charge I expect the food presentation and quality to be equal to a WDW Signature restaurant and it did not meet that standard. The meal was good, but not to the level of a signature restaurant and I expect that for the prices charged.
5/27
Breakfast- Bob Evans (on the way home). I wanted some biscuits and sausage gravy before I left and the one served here is tasty!