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There are other changes as well.
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It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
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Yes, it is past the 90 day mark, but we are slowly coming around to figuring out which PS we want to do. Half of these places we haven't ever eaten at before, or it has been a while. This is what we have chosen:
Liberty Tree Tavern - Lunch
Tony's Town Square - Lunch
Sci-Fi Dine In Theatre - Dinner
Rainforest Cafe (DTD) - Dinner
Garden View Lounge - Tea
Kona Cafe - Breakfast
Garden Grill - Lunch
We would like to have another Breakfast (as we only have one so far), but I haven't found anything that sounds enticing. Any suggestions?
Kona Cafe and Tony's Town Square we have never been too. How are they?
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I love both these restaurants. At Kona Cafe, I adore the Tonga Toast and the fresh pineapple juice. And at Tony's for lunch, I adore....EVERYTHING! I consider Tony's to be the best restaurant in the MK and it's a must do for us for lunch on every trip. I particularly like eating on the glassed in sun porch with a great view of the Main Street Square.
Crystal Palace is my favorite restaurant for breakfast--so far. I don't know where you're staying, and I also can't remember if you have kids with you. If you're looking for non-characters, you could try Boma or Whispering Canyon Cafe (lots of fun!!). I think you have great choices!! We love Rainforest Cafe (Coconut Shrimp-- yum!), and we did Garden Grill for dinner recently (their menu has changed), and it was good. I don't know what their lunch menu is like-- if its the same as dinner, but smaller portions (I have to check allears), my husband got (I think it was called this) beef tenderloin-- terrific, and I got Cioppino (or they may have called it pescatore-- its fish with pasta)-- it was ok, I wouldn't get it again (its my favorite dish, and I've had better)-- but overall, we had a great time there-- fantastic service, and incredible character interaction!!
Sounds like you have some good choices!! The one that I can comment on is Tony's Twon Square. this is usually a must do for us on our trips!! The food is REALLY good. We highly recommend the tiramasu (sp?). Very yummy!!!
As far as breakfasts go, we love the Crystal Palace as well and have heard rave reviews of O'hana.
Other Breakfast ideas:
-Boma plus you can get the Kenyan pressed coffee
-Crystal Palace
- Mickey's
-CRT or PSB
-Ohana or Kona
-Cape May Cafe'....I always wanted to try this b'fast
Your choices sound great! I could've written Joy's response verbatim - LOVE Tony's for lunch
Never been to LTT before but DD and I are having dinner there in late July. Sci-Fi gets weird reviews but I think it looks very fun and I'm thinking of trying it as well.
Tea at the Garden View Lounge will be a nice treat. We go there often and always enjoy it!
Kona Cafe for breakfast is awesome! I was tempted by the Eggs Benedict but went with the Tonga Toast and wasn't sorry. Gosh - that stuff is delicious!!
I, too, would recommend breakfast at the Crystal Palace - as early as you can get in!!
Enjoy~
We love Chef Mickey's for breakfast. Last visit, we got a late PS (around 11:15), so it was more like a brunch, which was great b/c we weren't hungry until dinner.
I have heard great things about breakfast at Boma, though I have not been there. I think Kona Cafe is probably better for breakfast than lunch - we had lunch there last time and it wasn't anything special.
KONA CAFE is a slam-dunk for breakfast! try the tonga toast... it's basically a cube of bread coated in Cinnamon Sugar and stuffed with bananas.. b-a-n-a-n-a-s bananas!
As for another breakfast, how about Boma so you can check out the magnificent AKL or Whispering Canyon Cafe at the fabulous WL? We also really enjoy the breakfast at Cape May Cafe and 1900 Park Fare would be a lot of fun too.