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I went for one of those unusual choices – the crab cakes with hollandaise sauce and it was divine and possibly one of the best breakfasts I’ve ever had.
That looks and sounds delish! I may have to go out of my way next trip to give that a try.
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I found this picture interesting because a few years ago we had breakfast at WL. We saw the staff 'raking' the sand so it was clean and uniform. They even made a huge Mickey head in the sand. I've often commented to others how much detail Disney puts into their resorts. You've stayed at BC quite a bit. Do resorts with beaches still 'rake' the beach first thing in the morning?
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That looks and sounds delish! I may have to go out of my way next trip to give that a try.
I found this picture interesting because a few years ago we had breakfast at WL. We saw the staff 'raking' the sand so it was clean and uniform. They even made a huge Mickey head in the sand. I've often commented to others how much detail Disney puts into their resorts. You've stayed at BC quite a bit. Do resorts with beaches still 'rake' the beach first thing in the morning?
You know, I have no idea, but they probably do, as the beach always looks amazing first thing.
Tuesday 21 October – part two: can I escape Yak and Yeti in one piece this time?
Then we stopped to meet with Terk, chatting to a lovely family behind us. He was American and she was Japanese. I picked that up immediately from something that she said in Japanese and was even able to understand when he spoke to me in Japanese. Not bad for someone who hasn’t done any studying of the language in about two months now.
After Terk, we went to get Fastpasses for Kilimanjaro Safaris and then headed towards Asia for our ADR at Yak and Yeti. I don’t think either of us were that hungry, but I figured that we had made the ADR and I wanted to go back there. Besides we didn’t have to eat everything, so why not? It was also important to me to try this place again, as I had loved it in December, but it was slightly marred for me, as I had fainted not long after eating here.
First off, I ordered a nice Frosty Adult Beverage, although I’m ashamed to say I didn’t note down what I ordered... any guesses from these photos?!
Despite the fact that we weren’t that hungry when we walked in, we didn’t do too badly. I got the steamed mussels in white wine, lemon grass and Thai basil broth for appetiser, while Mark had the wonton soup. Both were very god and my mussels were beautifully flavoured and not too much, as the lemongrass in the broth took any richness away from it.
For main course, Mark had the duck with Anandapur glaze, which sadly he told me was a bit dry and tough. No such complaints from me about my tempura shrimp, which went perfectly with its chilli plum sauce. However, the coconut ginger rice they put with it just didn’t go with it. It was far too much, which was a great shame.
The desserts we chose were the mango pie and the mango sorbet. They’re two separate dishes on the menu and if you had the two of them together, they were wonderful. How do we know? Because that’s what we did, we shared them. We suggested that idea to our server and she said she would pass it on to the chefs.
Hidden Mickey?
A word about our server Rayna. She really went out of her way for us and made sure that she saw to every need we had and even those we didn’t know we had, like filling up our drinks before they were beyond half drunk. She was great and got a good tip for her hard work.
It was so good to see this place a bit busier than the last time we were here in December. Obviously word has got out about it now and how good it is – and it is a great place to eat.
Yak and Yeti
Appetiser 9 8½
Main course 9½ 7½
Dessert 9 8½
Service 10 10
Atmosphere 9 9
Value for money 8 8½
Average score: 8.88
We headed next door to see Flights of Wonder, which we hadn’t seen for a few years. It’s a fun enough show, although it was quite shadowy on stage, so getting photos was quite hard.
My photos:
Mark’s photos:
Our Fastpasses were ripe by now, so we headed towards Kilimanjaro Safari, but on the way, we found a Photopass guy and then Baloo and King Louie and just had to see them.
Glad you enjoyed your meal at Yak and Yeti! Everything sure looks delicious! We went to see Flights of Wonder this year for the first time and liked it, even though it's not something we have to see each time we're at WDW. Can't wait to read more!
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Finally got caught up with your TR! Love, love, love the pics!!! So real I feel like I'm right there with you. And now you've made me so homesick for Florida I'm wondering why we moved away.
I would agree, your drink looks like a Yak Attack! I've only had the one at the take-out window, but it was YUMMY!! Your meals look delish! I've got to try Y & Y.
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Everything sure looks delicious! We went to see Flights of Wonder this year for the first time and liked it, even though it's not something we have to see each time we're at WDW. Can't wait to read more!
Great pictures of Flights of Wonder too!!
Danny and I at Epcot 8/14/08
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Cool hidden Mickey, Chez!!! 
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