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Oh no, it sounds like we're just going to miss you! When are you there? We fly back there on 24 February and will be having a couple of meals at Universal during our stay.
Bummer! I am arriving Feb. 25th!!!
I am not a fan of the new Disney Springs at all. If it was some place else I would think it looks fantastic, but I don't like that at Disney. I no longer have that fun feeling there.
They do have lots of restaurants, and I'm looking forward to trying at least one more on our forthcoming trip. Whether it will be Paddlefish or not remains to be seen - not at this rate!
Right there with you on Paddlefish. I was really hoping it would be open by the time our trip came around but that does not look like it is going to happen. Especially since we are at 45 days and counting.
I agree with you on Disney Springs and especially in regards to the stores. Just the same ones you see in the upscale malls! I have no interest in them at all and plus I'm not a big shopper. I do like the Pleasure Island area with the new eateries and I too miss the Adventurers Club so much as went there several times on each WDW trip!
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Hey, that's good - I meant we fly back to Orlando on 24 February, so we will be there at the same time. If you want to meet up, private message me and let's talk plans and see if we can work something out. We're there for two weeks, including a cruise on the Wonder.
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I am not a fan of the new Disney Springs at all. If it was some place else I would think it looks fantastic, but I don't like that at Disney. I no longer have that fun feeling there.
Right there with you on Paddlefish. I was really hoping it would be open by the time our trip came around but that does not look like it is going to happen. Especially since we are at 45 days and counting.
I checked again last night and it's still just saying "coming soon". I don't think it will be that soon thought.
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Wednesday 21 September – part twelve: trying out two new places at Disney Springs
We spotted this, and I’d been eager to try it, so we headed in…
After hearing a WDW Radio podcast about this place, it had been on my long list of places to try at Downtown… sorry, old habits die hard… Disney Springs, as the food they serve here seemed to be pretty good. A whole group of them ordered pretty much the whole menu and I think enjoyed all of it. Oh well, it didn’t make the short list, but at least we could still have a drink here.
We both loved the theming here, and it really reminded us of the Adventurers’ Club.
Mark got a Diet Coke, and this is what I ended up ordering:
We did explain when we got our drinks that we were off to Morimoto Asia for dinner in 20 minutes’ time, and we were told that was no problem, but when we came to ask for the check, our server was nowhere to be seen. We asked someone else, and she said she’d send her over. We waited for ages for her, which was a shame, as she’d been great on taking the orders.
Eventually, we were able to escape (that sounds horrible, but we needed to… ) and make our way over to Morimoto Asia, where Barb, Bob and Heather were waiting for us. I cannot believe it’s been five long years since we last saw Barb and Bob on our first Alaskan cruise. Where does the time go?
We were quickly seated, and I really liked the feel of the place, although now I look back at these photos, I don’t think they do the place justice. I just felt it looked better in real life than in these, if that makes sense?
It took us about half an hour to decide what to eat, as the menu here is ridiculously expansive. There was the main menu, the drinks menu, the sushi menu, and then the special menu for the dining month they’re currently participating in, and some dishes were on more than one menu, but then had different descriptions. It was a bit of a mess actually…
Our server Eric seemed to be great to begin with, but he quickly waned. As Heather pointed out, it took ages for Bob and Mark to get their Diet Cokes, and I don’t recall him checking on us once we got our food to see we were Ok. We were, but that’s not really the point. It was left to other people to bring the food out, and I ended up feeling a bit disengaged with him. He was nice, but I felt he tried very hard towards the end, and by then, it was too late. And then… oh no, I’m getting ahead of myself.
Eventually, we made our decisions on what to eat. Mark and I decided to order some sushi, and Eric asked if we were Ok with it turning up on the same plate, and that didn’t worry us. Mark went for his usual California rolls that he loves, although I was fascinated by the fact that the menu said it was made up of krabstick, avocado and cucumber. Heather explained to us that this spelling indicated it was substitute crabstick, which I never knew. You really do learn something every day.
I fancied the idea of the shrimp tempura, although on the sushi menu, it said it didn’t come with spicy mayo, but on the menu, it said it did. I asked which was correct, and Eric confirmed they could make it without the spicy mayo. Ok, that works for me. It was very tasty, albeit it was quite hard to eat, mainly in terms of getting it in my mouth.
Mark, along with Barb and Heather, had decided to get the magical dining month menu, which was a set three course meal, so he ended up with another appetiser, the assorted dim sum, made up of chicken dumplings, shumai, and shrimp har gao.
I loved the look of your drink at Jock Lindsay's. That is on our list for next time, as is Morimoto Asia, but now I'm not sure about that . I can't tell if you are enjoying your experience there or not. In any case, how fun to see Passporters!!!
That would be my drink of choice too. yum! I've heard mixed reviews of Morimoto's, so I'm curious to see how this meal turns out!
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I'm thinking that we're going to try out Jock Lindsay's in January after our dinner at The Boathouse! I don't do well with menus that are too big like Morimoto's as I get overwhelmed trying to decide what to eat. I hope your meal made up for the lack of service from your server.
Did you enjoy the drink at Hangar Bar?
The sushi looks good at Morimoto. I don't usually like the fake crab, though (but that could just be in my head )
I loved the look of your drink at Jock Lindsay's. That is on our list for next time, as is Morimoto Asia, but now I'm not sure about that . I can't tell if you are enjoying your experience there or not. In any case, how fun to see Passporters!!!
Well, I guess tomorrow's update will show you, but I would certainly give it a go if you like Asian food. Just be prepared for a massive menu with a heck of a lot of choice - and if you go with friends, choosing may take a long time, in between catching up with them.
I'm thinking that we're going to try out Jock Lindsay's in January after our dinner at The Boathouse! I don't do well with menus that are too big like Morimoto's as I get overwhelmed trying to decide what to eat.
I don't usually get like that, but my goodness, it's been a long time since I've seen that amount of choice at a restaurant!
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I have no interest in them at all and plus I'm not a big shopper. I do like the Pleasure Island area with the new eateries and I too miss the Adventurers Club so much as went there several times on each WDW trip! 
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We're there for two weeks, including a cruise on the Wonder. 
) and make our way over to Morimoto Asia, where Barb, Bob and Heather were waiting for us. I cannot believe it’s been five long years since we last saw Barb and Bob on our first Alaskan cruise. 
Where does the time go? 
In any case, how fun to see Passporters!!!
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