Walt Disney World reviews: December 2005

Narcoosee's - Grand Floridian Resort and Spa

Narcoosee's was overall a wonderful experience. I'll say the negative at the top, the Grand Floridian has terrible parking, had we known this from the start, we would have used valet. The is also one of the more expensive restaurants at Walt Disney World. Ok, that's all the negative things. The waitress we had was wonderful, she did not talk down to us like some wait staffs do in formal restaurants, she was extremely friendly and helpful. She offered a complimentary champagne toast since we were celebrating our anniversary. The menus were printed with "Happy Anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. __ !" And the food was EXCELLENT. Plus, you can see Wishes, with the music, from the wrap-around porch. It was a little chilly, but I liked this option much better than Ohana's, because then everyone dining has a fair opportunity to enjoy it as part of their dinner, not just the window table campers. Ok, back to the food. We had the Caesar and field greens salads for appetizers (we loved the rasberry vinaigrette dressing on the greens), and the filet and chicken with greens and sweet potato for dinner. It was all delicious. For dessert I had ordered a cake which is covered above. We highly recommend this restaurant, especially to get out of the park but still enjoy the fireworks. Just use the valet! (I apologize for the dark pics, if I used the flash, it made the whole plate, including food, bright white! FYI - our tablecloth was cobalt blue, not black!)

Alfredo's, Italy - Epcot

We got the Candlelight Processional Dinner Package and chose Alfredo's, in Italy. Its in the highest tier level for this package. The nice thing about the package is that you each get an appetizer, entree, and dessert. There were five of us, and we tried to have each person get something different. For appetizers, we tried caesar salad and fettuccine alfredo. The salad was very good, but the dressing had a very strong anchovies flavor (a note for those who prefer their caesar dressing less "anchovy-y") and the alfredo was incredibly RICH but delicious. For entrees, we tried the veal with polenta, a trio platter of lasagna, ziti and truffles pasta, wild boar sausage and beans, and steak. The sausage was very spicy, really too spicy for any of our tastes. The lasagna was good, a little better than you get at your typical Italian chain restaurant. Our favorite was the veal and polenta. It was delicious. Desserts were very good, nothing extraordinary. We would probably not got back here for awhile. The food was good, but the atmosphere and the wait staff did not impress us for the price level of the restaurant. I will note that after looking at the menus available at the various WDW fan sites I realized that we had a slightly different one, so don't be surprised if you don't see these exact items when you go!