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There are other changes as well.
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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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Friday 1 November – part three: a very neat start to lunch!
We headed out to the Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores outlet centre, as Mark wanted another pair of cargo pants, and that was where he’d got the last pair. He tried three different places with no luck so as Reebok was there, we headed inside, got a new pair of tennis shoes each and some shoes, so at least the drive over there wasn’t a complete waste.
We headed back to the Beach Club…
… put our packages back in our room, and wandered over to Epcot…
As we got to Japan, we saw Deb and Linda, and caught the elevator up to Tokyo Dining with them. As we came out, they were doing the opening ceremony, which was so neat.
Once that finished, we were taken to our table, which was right by the window, and the view was superb.
This was the beer Mark got…
For appetiser, we both went for the assorted tempura, although mine was made up of just shrimp and vegetable…
… while Mark’s had chicken in it as well, which is how it usually comes.
For entrée, I got the matsu, which you can order on the Deluxe Dining Plan as an entrée. It’s a sushi sampler, as most of the sushi dishes aren’t included. It’s made up of two tuna, two salmon, two shrimp, yellowtail, eel, scallop, egg, two pieces of spicy roll (I left those, as there was lots of red chilli in it! ), and four pieces of rainbow roll. When it turned up, it looked spectacular…
My goodness though, it was filling. I couldn’t clear my plate, although I got rid of most of it…
Mark had the bento box, which is made up of sirloin steak, sashimi, California roll, and tempura shrimp and vegetable, and seemed to enjoy it.
For dessert, we both went for the chocolate ginger cake, which we had the last time we came here, and it’s very good.
I thought our server was very good and attentive, although we ran into one or two issues when other servers got involved, as they were trying to do things that she’d already done, so that didn’t work so well.
On the way out, we had to get a shot of the four of us – it was so good to see Deb and Linda again after so long, and hopefully next time we’re back, we’ll see them again. So annoying that I had my eyes closed for this.
Tokyo Dining
Appetiser 8½ 9
Entrée 8½ 8½
Dessert 9 8½
Service 8½ 9
Atmosphere 9 8½
Value for money 9 8
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I'm not a sushi (or fish) eater, but having that view makes me think it's worth it to eat there! I know they have other offerings, so I may have to try that place sometime! Glad you guys enjoyed your meal!
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I'm not a sushi (or fish) eater, but having that view makes me think it's worth it to eat there! I know they have other offerings, so I may have to try that place sometime! Glad you guys enjoyed your meal!
Oh you should. The first time we went, we totally missed the sushi on the menu, which was a huge shame, as we love sushi, so trust me, there is plenty else you can have.
What a fabulous view at Tokyo Dining! Would love to eat there but we tend to avoid Asian restaurants because of our son's peanut allergy. Someday though when we are able to bring our sitter with us to WDW we are going to eat at all those places. LOL Probably when we become DVC members in a couple of years. Your next update does not sound good.
Your food looks amazing - and I don't even eat fish I love that you guys go for the Deluxe Dining Plan, as it means I get to see pictures of all these amazing Disney dishes
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so as Reebok was there, we headed inside, got a new pair of tennis shoes each and some shoes, so at least the drive over there wasn’t a complete waste. 
), and four pieces of rainbow roll. When it turned up, it looked spectacular… 
I couldn’t clear my plate, although I got rid of most of it… 
So annoying that I had my eyes closed for this. 
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