RESTAURANT MARRAKESH CON'T
Continuing with our apps Ricky went back to his Disney roots from a few years back and got what he considered the best mussels on property:
Mussels Casablanca (P.E.I)
Steamed mussels served with capers, tomatoes, and saffron cream sauce
So a few years ago Ricky developed a new-found love for mussels and was determined to have them at every WDW restaurant we went to that had them on the menu. It ended up being 5 and of those, Marrakesh came out on top! It beat out BOG (not the ones on the current menu), Fulton's Crab House, Narcoossee's surprisingly and I believe the 5th place was Trattoria al Forno. He loved them just as much this time. He won't eat big mussels and these are the perfect size for him.
Finally we got an app we've gotten every time we're there:
Goat Cheese with Crispy Bread
Mixture of cheese and kalamata olives served with tabouleh, red pepper sauce, and balsamic vinegar reduction
You had me at kalamata olives
The first time we got these with the kids they balked at goat cheese but both tried it and loved it and I'm a big fan of goat cheese. The crispy bread is nice and light; our only complaint is we could use a little more of it. It's possible they'd bring us some but we've never asked.
This plethora of apps satisfied us for the time being so I sat back and enjoyed my sangria and some tunes:
While the boys enjoyed this:
Which may be the real reason Chris wanted to come here; forget the lamb!
I admit this is some fun entertainment and I appreciate that she isn't a toothpick too. She calls the kids up at one point to dance with her and in addition to toddlers and some moms, a few pre-teens got up there. I tried getting Chris to go out but that was a big NOPE lol. Our entrees came right at the end of her performance:
Shrimp Chermoula Tangine
Artichoke bottoms, pearl onions, small potatoes, and saffron-anise broth
This was Steve's and he LOVED this. I think he wanted to drink the leftover broth when he was done but lucky for me he simply scooped out whatever he could with his spoon. The flavors are somewhat different but he enjoyed that about it.
Here's what Chris and I got:
Grilled Beef Tenderloin Shish Kebab
Grilled tenderloin of beef with mixed vegetables and yellow rice
I know it looks kind of "meh" but the seasoning on that beef was incredible! And the rice was fantastic, I ate every last piece of it and Christ devoured his meat and a few pieces of mine. It was tender too.
*Going to take a minute here to say that earlier in this report I wrote about Steve and I going here in January since I did this report backwards. I got this same dish since I'd loved it in Nov. 2018 and I did NOT like it at all. The meat was dry and tasteless and they had changed the rice. Steve got the same thing and still loved it so I think it was a bad night and don't want to put down the restaurant because it really was the one and only bad meal we've ever gotten there*
Ricky went similar but with chicken:
Again not pretty but he enjoyed the chicken very much; super tender and flavorful.
This ended up being like our 2nd favorite meal of the trip! With the exception of the one appetizer we didn't care for everything was fantastic which is why Steve and I figured we'd have a decent meal the following January. But as I said all restaurants have a bad night and we will definitely return here. If you've never tried it I highly suggest giving it a go!
We skipped dessert as we were FULL but I did get to see Illuminations with the holiday tag for what was the last time. I didn't take pictures of the ending but I did get this cool shot:
MICKEY!!! After it was over the kids left but Steve and I stayed back. I was waiting for my first ever DISmeet with someone I now consider a very good friend and I cannot believe we met less than a year ago! I present myself and the beautiful Melinda a.k.a
@pepperandchips :
We searched out the best lighting in Norway and got this which I think is adorable. We did a quick "hello" with her DH R, they also had friends with them so we chatted a few minutes and said our good-bye's until this past May when we got to spend lots and lots and lots of quality time with both of them!
Thanks as always for hanging in! I will try my best not to wait so long before I update again