pepperandchips
[melinda]
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2014
Glad to have an Animal Kingdom comrade in arms! We had such a great time that evening. I have never heard them not let anyone into the bar area without an ADR! I guess I will have to be more careful about flying by the seat of my pants. We usually always have a "plan b" of just sidling up to a bar somewhere...I have so been looking forward to your thoughts on Jiko!
I love them to. Great music and so fun to watch, especially with a beverage!
I was so tempted to order this in August. In fact, I tried to get into Cape Town Lounge the night of the thunderstorm but they were not letting anyone in without an ADR for Jiko.
I will excuse the tiny salad since the rest of the meal was so amazing - it just let me eat more!Are you kidding???? This is the smallest salad I have ever seen! The evening I ate at Jiko, I saw chefs at the Cooking Place making salads that were four times this size. And a lot aesthetically pleasing too!
Yes I think they have them at Spice Road Table! I have never eaten there but I need to add it to my mental "to do" list. I just saw a great review there for drinks and apps - was thta our friend @suse66? The wine flight sure looked great.I love the hummus fries, but 2?!?! There is no way i'm paying $5 for that. I believe they server them at the restaurant
Welcome Amanda! Thank you for joining and saying hi. I think every restaurant can have an off night, but if my memory serves correctly Jiko has replaced their head chef in the last few years. The first time we ate there (in 2014) it was definitely good just not blow your socks off good. The last three times have been mind blowingly awesome.Following along. Your Jiko meal looks delish. I wish I had a better experience there. The one time we went we were just not impressed. Must have been an off night. Looking forward to more food and wine. -Amanda
It's okay I wasn't sad or anything....Thanks for the Kilamanjaro shout out or I would have missed even more of this
Looks like an amazing, food filled trip this time around!!! And even better you can be my own personal F&W preview team. Seeing lots I want to try already. How does the sampler card work? Can you use it on items that cost more than $8, like the champagne?
The sampler card is PERFECT for stuff that's more than $8. In fact, don't get it unless you're planning on having 8 things that are more than $8! We used it a lot on that champagne and of course on the passion slushes. Next time I am eyeballing those larger drinks at the Joffrey's carts and the new cocktail at the China booth. I will have more reviews for you in just a couple of weeks!
I hope you had a great trip. Are you writing a report somewhere that I am oblivious to? How was dinner?I am heading to Jiko tonight--I can't WAIT!!! Soooo yummy!
We haven't been to Jiko in a while - I think I need to add that in on one of my upcoming trips. Your meal looks lovely!
Sorry your potato nachos weren't that good - we had better luck on our visit to that booth! Isn't consistency great? The coriander pesto was my favorite too!
This weekend was oddly uncrowded but I loved that! Made it easier to enjoy everything!
Didn't realize you were so close to me at the Dolphin! That hotel is great for F&W without paying for the price of Boardwalk/Beach/Yacht Club!
Hey those corned beef nachos things are worth a little effort in rearranging your toppings. I am looking forward to getting them again! We liked the Dolphin a lot except the small beds. Otherwise it was perfect and MUCH less than YC/BC/BW (which I would obviously choose if I had no budget concerns!) It looks like you and your mom really made the most of that location and it's such a great home base during F&W! We are staying at the VGF next month. My first time in a Studio there and looking forward to it!