DoomBuggy0922
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 23, 2010
So, our typical life update first: Grammy is doing so much better!!! She is awake, and they have finally taken the breathing tube out of her so she can talk again! She is already whining that she has been in the hospital for far too long. She's not out of the woods yet, and she'll still be in critical care for a few days, but she is doing much, much better. Unfortunately, she is going to have to make some life changes (she now needs to wear a mask for oxygen sometimes and they have to install one of those power chairs to get her up the stairs), but that's fine as long as it keeps her healthy. I'm really hoping I can go home in early June to see them. Being away from everyone has been pretty difficult for me.
Also, it's the end of the semester and it's kicking my butt. I can't believe I am almost done with my graduate coursework!
Honeymoon Day 7, Part 3
We woke up and changed for dinner, and I realized it was time to throw out the bouquet. She was dying, and had been for a few days, but it was pretty bad.
I ended up unceremoniously throwing her away on the crosswalk between BLT and the CR. I was sad, but she had a good run!
We took the monorail over to Citrico's, and I had the darndest time remembering what last name the reservation was made under. We had booked this one at the front desk, and finally realized that it was under "White Dunn," which has never been my last name. This whole name-changing stuff is a PIA!
It appears as though I didn't take any pictures of the restaurant. Have you noticed that, as time goes on, you take fewer pictures? I have to remember not to do that anymore.
We were seated fairly quickly, and our hostess asked us if we were married at Disney. We replied yes, and she asked where--- and I thanked her for not asking us "Were you married at the wedding pavilion?" This was probably my least favorite question to be asked on our honeymoon! I think it's because my grammy kept telling people it wasn't a real disney wedding because it wasn't at the pavilion (and she was convinced the only reason it wasn't at the WP was for budgetary reasons. Um, I paid $700 to play a joke on our wedding guests; I could have sprung for the WP), but I was so irritated by this question. She laughed, and she knew where SBP was! She was basically my new favorite person ever.
Our server came over right away with free champagne because we were on our honeymoon! This was shaping up to be a great night! We sipped our champagne, and we waited for our server to return.
And waited.
And waited.
And waited.
After forty minutes, another server came by and noticed our pins, and congratulated us. He asked us how we were doing, and we told him not so well: our server had been ignoring us for almost an hour. We hadn't even placed our drink orders yet! He seemed surprised (we had seen our server going to other tables, but not coming near ours), and went over to get him. We ordered our drinks and food at the same time. We were hungry, and annoyed.
Thankfully, the service did get better, but it was just awkward after that. Our server's name was Lonzy by the way, and we kept saying "Oh Lonzy" the whole time and just giggling. We talked about how Two Drink Tony never would have let us gone thirsty.
The redeeming quality about Citrico's was the food. Chris had the filet with mashed potatoes, and he said it was the second best steak he had on the trip. I tried a bite and I could even appreciate it, even though I don't really like beef.
I had the pork two ways (with what looks like root veggies?), and had my first introduction to pork belly.
It was love at first bite. It's like bacon, only tastier and fancier. I was a bad wife and didn't even let Chris have a bite--- I was being selfish.
According to my notes, I ended the meal with a piece of cake, but all it says in regards to the cake is "not good." I don't know what this cake was, but apparently I didn't like it. Darn me and my laziness about pictures.
Even though the food was good, we were happy to be done with dinner. I'm not really sure if we'll go back to Citrico's anytime soon. I'd like to think the service was a fluke, but you never know. Our meal was around $100, but we experienced much better service at places where our bill was half of that.
I have, however, been spoiled to death by signatures. Citrico's, again, had very few screaming children and had a more upscale feel. Chris and I don't go out to eat a lot at home (maybe once a week, sometimes less), and when I am on vacation I like to spoil myself with good food and good shopping. My favorite thing about Disney is that my Disney experience can grow as I grow up.
Anyway, after dinner, we stopped at Outer Rim for some drinks. We had talked about going to Epcot for some Night Time World Showcase silliness, but we decided to save it for tomorrow instead. Tomorrow, after all, was our last full day.
Also, it's the end of the semester and it's kicking my butt. I can't believe I am almost done with my graduate coursework!
Honeymoon Day 7, Part 3
We woke up and changed for dinner, and I realized it was time to throw out the bouquet. She was dying, and had been for a few days, but it was pretty bad.
I ended up unceremoniously throwing her away on the crosswalk between BLT and the CR. I was sad, but she had a good run!
We took the monorail over to Citrico's, and I had the darndest time remembering what last name the reservation was made under. We had booked this one at the front desk, and finally realized that it was under "White Dunn," which has never been my last name. This whole name-changing stuff is a PIA!
It appears as though I didn't take any pictures of the restaurant. Have you noticed that, as time goes on, you take fewer pictures? I have to remember not to do that anymore.
We were seated fairly quickly, and our hostess asked us if we were married at Disney. We replied yes, and she asked where--- and I thanked her for not asking us "Were you married at the wedding pavilion?" This was probably my least favorite question to be asked on our honeymoon! I think it's because my grammy kept telling people it wasn't a real disney wedding because it wasn't at the pavilion (and she was convinced the only reason it wasn't at the WP was for budgetary reasons. Um, I paid $700 to play a joke on our wedding guests; I could have sprung for the WP), but I was so irritated by this question. She laughed, and she knew where SBP was! She was basically my new favorite person ever.
Our server came over right away with free champagne because we were on our honeymoon! This was shaping up to be a great night! We sipped our champagne, and we waited for our server to return.
And waited.
And waited.
And waited.
After forty minutes, another server came by and noticed our pins, and congratulated us. He asked us how we were doing, and we told him not so well: our server had been ignoring us for almost an hour. We hadn't even placed our drink orders yet! He seemed surprised (we had seen our server going to other tables, but not coming near ours), and went over to get him. We ordered our drinks and food at the same time. We were hungry, and annoyed.
Thankfully, the service did get better, but it was just awkward after that. Our server's name was Lonzy by the way, and we kept saying "Oh Lonzy" the whole time and just giggling. We talked about how Two Drink Tony never would have let us gone thirsty.
The redeeming quality about Citrico's was the food. Chris had the filet with mashed potatoes, and he said it was the second best steak he had on the trip. I tried a bite and I could even appreciate it, even though I don't really like beef.
I had the pork two ways (with what looks like root veggies?), and had my first introduction to pork belly.
It was love at first bite. It's like bacon, only tastier and fancier. I was a bad wife and didn't even let Chris have a bite--- I was being selfish.
According to my notes, I ended the meal with a piece of cake, but all it says in regards to the cake is "not good." I don't know what this cake was, but apparently I didn't like it. Darn me and my laziness about pictures.
Even though the food was good, we were happy to be done with dinner. I'm not really sure if we'll go back to Citrico's anytime soon. I'd like to think the service was a fluke, but you never know. Our meal was around $100, but we experienced much better service at places where our bill was half of that.
I have, however, been spoiled to death by signatures. Citrico's, again, had very few screaming children and had a more upscale feel. Chris and I don't go out to eat a lot at home (maybe once a week, sometimes less), and when I am on vacation I like to spoil myself with good food and good shopping. My favorite thing about Disney is that my Disney experience can grow as I grow up.
Anyway, after dinner, we stopped at Outer Rim for some drinks. We had talked about going to Epcot for some Night Time World Showcase silliness, but we decided to save it for tomorrow instead. Tomorrow, after all, was our last full day.
I love all the details! 
Did you write to Disney and complain? While Citrico's so far hasn't intrigued me, menu-wise, you do have me really interested in doing a signature dining at some point. (Granted we are doing Le Cellier at dinner time after the wedding, but I'd like to do one with just Doug and I.)
