We started the day at the Main Street bakery, where I had a giant cinammon roll and my mom had a chocolate croissant. We also both had orange juice.
I just LOVE the huge cinammon rolls
During the day, we had a Dole whip (no picture of that one), and at 5 pm, we had dinner reservations at the Blue Bayou.
We arrived a little early, asked for a water front table, and were told that that would be a slightly longer wait, probably around 20 minutes. Well, I could deal with that! My mom and I took place in the waiting area (they need more benches there) and about 10 minutes later we were called.
We got the one-but-last table at the "right" side from the restarant, in front of the little house in the attraction.
Before I show you the pictures of the food, I have to tell this: about two boats came by our table, and then the ride broke down!!!! One part of me was sad, because I would have loved to wave at the people
, but another part of me was happy, because I don't like when people "stare" into my plate. I do it all the time when I'm on the ride
, so...
On the table was a little roll for each, and some butter. Upon request, they brought us extra rolls. I know many Americans have problems with there not being a large amount of bread to eat, but as a European, I am used to this, so we had no problems with it. Also, it kind of prevented us from eating too much.
Yes, I know we were on vacation, and you are supposed to indulge on vacation, but I had managed to loose about 20 pounds before we left on vacation, and I didn't want to gain those back.
For the record: I gained about 5 pounds during the whole three weeks of our vacation, and I managed to get those 5 pounds off again, just as about 10 additional ones
OK, here is the bread:
I have always wanted to eat at the Blue Bayou, and never got the chance for it while in
Disneyland. At Disneyland Paris, I never went, because I really don't like the menu. So, it was a "now or never" moment for me. But... I thought it was rather pricey... So, my mom and I ordered 1 appetizer, 1 entree and 1 dessert, and split it. It was the first time ever we really split something in the US. It's something you're not supposed to do over here, and we were not really comfortable with it at the beginning. But in the end, we often did it.
My mom and I each had 1/2 of the crab cakes, a salad each, 1/2 of the Buccaneer short ribs and 1/2 of the cookie boat dessert, and we were FULL. I am glad we didn't order each all that, there was no way we could have eaten it all. And that is after running around the park for a whole morning and afternoon, with just a light breakfast and a Dole whip! And yes, we are big eaters
They do serve large portions.
And here are finally the pictures:
The wedge salad (one for each, is covered in the split plate charge):
The crab cakes:
The Buccaneer short ribs, with Blue Bayou potatoes and vegetables:
(note: this is only 1/2 of the portion, my mom received a plate with the same amount of food)
And finally: The Flying Dutchman cookie boat:
We drank Diet Coke with our meal.
By the time it was time to pay, our server couldn't be found. IT was rather confusing, apparantly, nobody seemed to be able to help us! It made me rather nervous at some point, because I wanted to catch the parade or some show or so (don't remember exactly what).
In the end, we were able to pay, and they also gave us another keepsake sugar-thing from another dessert. It was some sort of a large coin. I thought that was rather nice of them!
I realy liked at this restaurant that they never rushed us through the meal, as they sometimes do at the US. I am European, I need my time to eat!