July 9th
Best Day Ever continued . . .
I decided to put up another post today because I know the rest of the week will be way too busy to get another one up. And since this was my favorite day of the trip, just revisiting the pictures has made me a happy camper.
But first, did anyone watch the livestream of the last Illuminations last night?
I hate that my allergies were so awful that my eyes were watery and the tears were spilling out. Thankfully nobody else was around to see me be a blubbering mess. Even the lost princess gets weepy at the oddest things (preview of our Magic Kingdom day right here).
Back to our regular programming . . .
I finally received the text that our table was ready. It had been about 30 minutes and we were ready to eat. The restaurant is kind of hidden in the back and I love that at the entrance/check in desk there is Snow White art. Oh how I wish there was room in the budget for one of these!
We parked our ECV's and the very sweet cast member quietly asked if I would prefer a chair without arms on them. I said yes and thanked him very much. Fluffy gals and arm chairs don't always go well together. I don't like to be all pinched up and heaven knows I didn't need any more bruises! Because of this, we waited another few minutes, but when we got seated we were practically in the middle of the first part of the dining room. Tony was facing towards the Evil Queen and was immediately entranced by her. He couldn't believe how well she was able to stay in character while meeting the guests.
The cast member handed us the menus and explained that the appetizers and desserts were the same for everyone, and we just had to choose our entrée and drinks.
I was just in awe of the place and had already determined before taking the first bite of food that this was going to be my favorite dining option of the trip (and I was right).
Oh my.
Dinner began with the appetizers of Hunter's Terrine - chicken, black truffle, stone fruit preserve, house-made pickles, Wicked Shrimp Cocktail - soy, miso, avocado, Thai chili, greens and Mushroom Bisque - with a crispy mushroom. Now I never take food pictures because I find them so awkward, but the presentation was so fantastic that I couldn't pass it up.
All of the selections were delicious. I do wish that there were a few more shrimp in the shrimp cocktail. But I had no idea at the time that there was going to be more than enough food and I would be completely stuffed by the time we were done.
As we were wrapping up the first course, Snow White herself came around to our tables. It was a little weird at first, but she flirted with Tony and admired his bald head. That made him blush and made me laugh.
I do believe he was a little bit smitten with this princess!
Our entree's came out almost immediately after this character interaction. The timing is done very well.
I ordered the Royal Prime Rib Roast - horseradish mashed potato, carrots, popover, jus. Now you might be thinking that I had prime rib earlier in the trip. Yup, I did. Tony does not eat steak or roast, so when I have a chance to order it while dining out, I take the opportunity to do so. And this was the best choice.
This was so good and I'm not ashamed to say I ate every drop of the roast.
I was so full.
Tony ordered Bashful's butter poached sustainable fish - Farro, Fava Beans, English Peas, Gremolata The fish was salmon, which is his favorite.
He loved it and also ate every bite.
He was also stuffed.
Coming up - more character interactions!