Jennafoo
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jun 23, 2012
DINING REVIEW
STORYTELLERS CAFE DINNER
So my first real meal was dinner at Storyteller's Cafe in the Grand Californian.
Biggest pro of this restaurant was absolutely that it was in my hotel. After a really long drive and a couple of hours of walking around DCA, I was really hurting and didn't have access to my pain meds. So, I probably couldn't have faced a long walk to dinner. Unfortunately, that was one of the best things about this meal.
Here is the menu:
I was started off with the bread basket: a loaf of white bread, two corn muffins and butter.
This LOOKED great, but was disappointing. The bread was not warm, which would have made it a lot better. The muffins were stale.
My appetizer, however, was a real winner: the famous corn chowder.
This is not just "corn chowder". It's so beyond. The chicken, the bacon...it's super savory and really incredible.
My entree was the chicken paillard and it was ... uh, not what I was expecting. First of all, it was supposed to be "lightly breaded" but it was not breaded at all. The inside was juicy but without the breading the outside was completely dried out. The caper sauce tasted weird and fishy. The fingerling potatoes were hard. At least the carrots were nice.
![unnamed-16.jpg unnamed-16.jpg](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/306/306871-64279f84508fcbe654a5eb8b81c3b024.jpg)
After that disappointment, I passed on dessert in favor of whatever was in the lounge. My server, Janelle, was great, but overall, for $42, I expected a lot more.
This was a no for me.
STORYTELLERS CAFE DINNER
So my first real meal was dinner at Storyteller's Cafe in the Grand Californian.
![unnamed-11.jpg unnamed-11.jpg](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/306/306866-c00807d028c2b167f83288a82bdd22e1.jpg)
Biggest pro of this restaurant was absolutely that it was in my hotel. After a really long drive and a couple of hours of walking around DCA, I was really hurting and didn't have access to my pain meds. So, I probably couldn't have faced a long walk to dinner. Unfortunately, that was one of the best things about this meal.
Here is the menu:
![unnamed-12.jpg unnamed-12.jpg](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/306/306868-d1a0111d7a78c0a428f290b6a6cbd2c5.jpg)
![unnamed-13.jpg unnamed-13.jpg](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/306/306869-75da8159ac29ea9bf119f76ce0358ff1.jpg)
I was started off with the bread basket: a loaf of white bread, two corn muffins and butter.
![unnamed-14.jpg unnamed-14.jpg](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/306/306867-771664351f21b9560b0371dc4c177428.jpg)
This LOOKED great, but was disappointing. The bread was not warm, which would have made it a lot better. The muffins were stale.
My appetizer, however, was a real winner: the famous corn chowder.
![unnamed-15.jpg unnamed-15.jpg](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/306/306870-08e46a9515091420dc2df23441c2510b.jpg)
This is not just "corn chowder". It's so beyond. The chicken, the bacon...it's super savory and really incredible.
My entree was the chicken paillard and it was ... uh, not what I was expecting. First of all, it was supposed to be "lightly breaded" but it was not breaded at all. The inside was juicy but without the breading the outside was completely dried out. The caper sauce tasted weird and fishy. The fingerling potatoes were hard. At least the carrots were nice.
![unnamed-16.jpg unnamed-16.jpg](https://www.disboards.com/data/attachments/306/306871-64279f84508fcbe654a5eb8b81c3b024.jpg)
After that disappointment, I passed on dessert in favor of whatever was in the lounge. My server, Janelle, was great, but overall, for $42, I expected a lot more.
This was a no for me.