Like those who have read my last couple of posts know, we had been very active that day breakfast had been really early, then we had been swimming and riding the slides (yay for the Crush 'n' Gusher!) in Typhoon Lagoon for hours, only nourished by a little wrap or burger for lunch, and then we had walked around Epcot for hours.
After one final walk from the International Gateway to the Yacht Club, you will therefore understand that we were not only hungry. We were famished. As in, if I don't get to eat a steak this very minute I will pass out.
Now, we had come to the right place to remedy that:
But alas we hadn't come at the right
time to remedy that
. When we arrived at the podium only slightly early for our 7.55 ADR, we were very politely told that the restaurant was runnung quite a way behind schedule that day, and there would be at least
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a 30-minute wait.
You can't imagine the shocked look on poor DH's face, and I wasn't too happy either!
We repaired to the bar next door, sat down, ordered a beer and somehow managed to withstand ordering lots of food off the menu as well. I used the time to write some trip notes, and DH checked our home voicemail and heard a message from my dear cat-sitting mom who told us that our three kitties were doing well, apparently not missing us at all, but demanding to be fed all the time and then throwing up on the carpets a lot. Well, welcome to our world, mom!
After a seemingly interminable 40 minutes, our buzzer finally went off and let us stumble back to the podium in a state of semi-famished bliss. We were seated by a window overlooking the cool windmill pool, and we even had two servers: One lady was new and still earning her ears, and the other was supervising her.
We only saw the new server once more during the evening when she brought us our dessert cutlery I guess she was really really new, like on her first day, and mostly just watching and not yet doing much alone.
The more experienced server (Suzan), however, brought us the menus and they had "Happy Honeymoon" on them! Aww, I love when they do something like that. This reminds me, by the way I forgot all about mentioning it when I posted the review: We also got a personalized menu at Narcoossee's, and that was even more personalized as it said "Congratulations to Mr and Mrs XX". Isn't that so nice?
For starters, I ordered the Assortment of Artisanal Cheeses (accompanied with Toasted Multigrain Baguette), sorry for the picture turning out so dark:
I am afraid I can't tell you which was which anymore (not that I could have told you this at any time after the evening I ate them
). I remember, however, that the two on the outside were both much much
much too strong for my taste, and I wasn't previously aware of being the greatest cheese wimp ever. Well, maybe I just am. The yellow cheese was really nice, though!
DH had the Chilled Seafood Salad (Lobster, Shrimp and Jumbo Crab with Lemon Creme Fraiche and Avocado Cream). It sounds nice enough now, and I have a picture, but I still dont remember what it was like maybe DH didnt let me try it? Anyway, why should I be better at remembering his appetizer than mine
.
For our entrées, we debated back and forth about which steak to take I fully expected DH to go for the Porterhouse as I can't think of any restaurant here at home were he could get a real, manly 24 oz. cut of meat
.
He greatly surprised me, however, by saying that he didn't think he'd be able to manage that much food, and by subsequently ordering the New York Strip Steak (12 oz. Strip Steak with Peppercorn Brandy Sauce and Potato Gratin with Diamond White Cheddar, according to the menu).
This was the memorable moment it really, finally, completely dawned on me that the DxDP is TOO. MUCH. FOOD.
I tried a bite of his meat which was delicious and he even let me finish his potato gratin, which was even better. Yum! I think he made the entrée choice I should have made, because I clearly liked his better.
Myself, I had decided upon the Yachtsman Filet Mignon (an 8-ounce Filet with Mashed Potatoes and a Red Wine Sauce) because I just love filet mignon. The meat was very good and tender, but I didn't really much fancy the red wine sauce, and the mashed potatoes were just not as fabulous as the potato gratin. Silly me, always wanting what somebody else has on his plate
.
My dessert doesnt seem to be on the menu found on the internet, and I didnt keep the dessert menu that day
. The receipt, however, only says seasonal dessert, so Im really not sure what this was. (I am so sorry, this is becoming more and more frequent in this trippie! Shame on me! I promise, promise, promise to take better notes for my next report!).
The pink one on top definitely was some kind of fruity ice cream, but I dont remember the thingy on the bottom at all, and the one on the right tasted strange and not sweet and I definitely didnt like it. The long caramelized sugar thing was sweet and I only nibbled at it. So there you go, theres your detailed, professional and highly descriptive report of that dessert
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DH didn't have a hard time deciding, as his favourite dessert was on the menu here: Crème brulée! Here, it was quite beautifully served with fresh berries and rolled chocolate (doesn't it look delicious):
Tasted as good as it looked, he said I can't verify this as I was both too full to try and successfully fended off by DH who wouldn't let me
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All in all, it was a very good meal what we didn't like about it was all the waiting that was connected with it. First the 40-minute wait for our table, then we always had to wait rather longish for our server to reappear, it took very long for the dessert to arrive and then we sat for about five more minutes without cutlery to eat it with, and after we asked for the bill we waited quite a bit for it to appear.
I am sure some of this was due to the fact that one of our servers was so new, and they were both really nice to make up for it, but this made the total visit to the restaurant more than two-and-a-half hours long, and that was just too much.
I wouldn't say we're not willing to ever give this restaurant another chance, it's not as bad as that, but during our next stay we'll definitely try something else.
Coming up next: The most expensive breakfast in the World
I guess I was right about the summer weather... 
.... have really enjoyed your review. Thought you'd left us all. Looking forward to the next update 
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