tweetylori
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 12, 2004
It didn't take me long to learn the mantra that spared Servers breath and time: "no dining plan, no discounts, no allergies". (although I did end up with one very nice discount, and one not-so-very-nice allergic reaction) . I am also a bit of a Dis'ers groupie. I've read all the reviews, seen all the pics, read all the menus. Honestly, 99% of the time I knew what I was going to order in each place before we left Raleigh NC. (although one place had the nerve to drop the one item I was going to order...gasp!) On our 6 night Orlando vacation that turned into 7, we ate and drank and were merry most of the time. We experienced some "most-bang-for-the-buck" moments, as well as some "never-again-waste-of-money" times. I am a food porn lover, so I have pics of everything, and assuming I don't have problems uploading them, they are coming as fast as I can do this thing while being back at work.
What can I say? I love food & drinks. As much as I would like to say this review will be California Grill, Takumi-Tei and Albert & Victoria, neither of us have won the lottery yet, so this review will be more like The Edison, Grand Floridian Cafe and Via Napoli. We are more "bang-for-the-buck" kind of people. I love to score deals on travel, food and drinks. Which is not easy to do in Mouseland. A few years ago we did get a "free" dining plan four-night adventure that we enjoyed very much, staying at Port Orleans. But let's face it, there doesn't seem to be an off-season anymore, so this January vacation meant no free anything. Husband managed to score a somewhat decent price for a stay at the All Stars Music, so off we went.
Yes, just the two of us celebrating my darn big birthday with the big zero. (thank you Husband!)
Leaving Raleigh we start at the only sit-down restaurant in the Southwest Terminal at RDU with drinks and the Pimento Cheese Fritters.
What can I say? I love food & drinks. As much as I would like to say this review will be California Grill, Takumi-Tei and Albert & Victoria, neither of us have won the lottery yet, so this review will be more like The Edison, Grand Floridian Cafe and Via Napoli. We are more "bang-for-the-buck" kind of people. I love to score deals on travel, food and drinks. Which is not easy to do in Mouseland. A few years ago we did get a "free" dining plan four-night adventure that we enjoyed very much, staying at Port Orleans. But let's face it, there doesn't seem to be an off-season anymore, so this January vacation meant no free anything. Husband managed to score a somewhat decent price for a stay at the All Stars Music, so off we went.
Yes, just the two of us celebrating my darn big birthday with the big zero. (thank you Husband!)
Leaving Raleigh we start at the only sit-down restaurant in the Southwest Terminal at RDU with drinks and the Pimento Cheese Fritters.