I love doing food reviews and I've done a few on the disboards. Anyways, I thought I would do one here of our recent trip down to Disneyland. First, I'd like to say we aren't normally hotel people as we usually stay in a timeshare. However, I could not secure a timeshare stay for our trip. So, the 4 of us were stuck in a hotel room. We ended up staying at the Disneyland Hotel as they were running a special since they were in the middle of remodeling. There was no guarantee that the pool would be open due to their recent renovations that they were working on. Our room was cute. The headboard lit up and played music when you turned it on:
It was very cute. The room had 2 queen sized beds, a desk and dresser. There were only 4 drawers in the entire room for clothes. We were staying 5 nights so that was a bit tight. We had to live out of our suitcases for a bit which isn't something I enjoy. The room also had a small refrigerator that held our bottled water but not much else. Plus, there was a coffee maker but we don't drink coffee. The bathroom was nice as the sink was separate from the toilet and shower area. I guess, you can say we are definitely spoiled with the timeshare part of life where you get a separate bedroom and a full kitchen. Since, we weren't staying in a timeshare we pretty much ate every meal out. By the last day we were ready to go home just to eat a home cooked meal.
We arrived on Tuesday and left on Sunday. For our first meal out was dinner at the Rainforest Cafe. We arrived at the podium there was a 45 minute wait to eat inside so, we decided to eat outside. They had tons of heating lamps to keep you warm. However, this is LA and it really isn't that cold. It was in the low 70s when we ate our dinner.
Now, Rainforest Cafe isn't always my first choice as I feel the menu is way too big. However, all the other places at Downtown Disney had long table waits. To my surprise the menu has been updated to a nice small compact menu. Much better than before. But first I rate the view. Now, we weren't inside so we didn't have to listen to the obnoxious animal sounds so, I really enjoyed our meal here. We did have a nice view of this tree from our table:
First up are the drinks. I ordered the Panama Punch which was pretty good not as good as the drinks at ESPN. It is made with Bacardi 151, Myers's Original Rum, Peach Schnapps and 99 bananas Liqueur. Accented with Creme de Cassis and orange and pineapple juices
John had a beer but it was a bigger can than usually. My drink came with a souvenir cup. Something I haven't collected in a long time.
The beer:
My youngest daughter is at that stage where kid menu items don't always work and adult menu items are too adult like if you know what I mean. Anyways, she ended up ordering two appetizers as her meal. She ordered the clam chowder soup and chicken quesdilla made with pita bread. The soup was great but the quesdillas were a bust. She didn't like the sauce that was mixed in with the chicken. She likes a plain quesdillas with just cheese and chicken (no extra flavorings). I tried the quesdillas and they just didn't work well with the pita bread. The bread was thick so it was like eating a lot of pita.
My oldest had nachos. I'm not sure why she ordered such a safe item. It doesn't look to appetizing to me. I did not try them.
I ordered the Chinese chicken salad. It was good but not the best I ever had. It had more of an oily taste rather than a sesame taste. But still good. It was a very large portion.
My husband ordered
Filet of mahi mahi grilled and topped with mango salsa. Paired with Caribbean Coconut Shrimp and cream styled scallops. He reported back to me that the meal was very good. The scallops were cooked to perfection (I thought it was just his lucky day as you never know with scallops).
We were too full for dessert but we did window shop at Downtown Disney and came across these babies:
My oldest reminded me that they don't taste as good as they look. Anything I make is way better. Oh Boy, I sure created a monster. So, we didn't buy a treat!
Coming up next: Day 2
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