ependydad...Doug 176 Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 The demon don't lie! I think you have a TR to update. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted June 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 I think you have a TR to update. As do you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ependydad...Doug 176 Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 As do you. I can't. I'm on a conference call learning about FOIA requests. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted June 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 I can't. I'm on a conference call learning about FOIA requests. Ha! I'm on one discussing the current deal pipeline. I suppose I should be listening. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ependydad...Doug 176 Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Ha! I'm on one discussing the current deal pipeline. I suppose I should be listening. I'm chatting with coworkers about how terrible this call is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 I can't. I'm on a conference call learning about FOIA requests. Ha! I'm on one discussing the current deal pipeline. I suppose I should be listening. I knew ya'll were my kind of people :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fortpartyof4 108 Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Since I couldn't get my Caraway Rye here, I decided to try one of these. That beer ranked a solid "meh" on the DIT Beer Scale. Too light and blah for me. But I drank it nonetheless. When I was done, I asked our server whether there was any way to get one of the beers from The Kitchen over there, and she said they aren't allowed to serve them but I was welcome to walk over there, get one and bring it back. That beer is brewed just minutes from where I grew up near Cooperstown, NY! Sorry you didn't like it. We will be in Cooperstown in July - my son is playing in the Dreams Park tournaments. Can't wait! I'll have to look for this beer and give it a try. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 The demon don't lie! I have no idea why i read this as the demon don't fart. I swear, I just popped open my first beer and sat down to take a few sips while reading trip reports. Honest. Would I lie to you? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted June 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 I knew ya'll were my kind of people :) Scary, isn't it? That beer is brewed just minutes from where I grew up near Cooperstown, NY! Sorry you didn't like it. We will be in Cooperstown in July - my son is playing in the Dreams Park tournaments. Can't wait! I'll have to look for this beer and give it a try. Give it a try....you might like it. There is a beer for everyone! I have no idea why i read this as the demon don't fart. I swear, I just popped open my first beer and sat down to take a few sips while reading trip reports. Honest. Would I lie to you? No, Marty. You wouldn't. So I completely believe you....demon don't fart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Ahh I feel relaxed just by reading your report. Post us another lazy river shot, will ya? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted June 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Ahh I feel relaxed just by reading your report. Post us another lazy river shot, will ya? Hmm, I don't think I have any more. Final update is coming up. With no lazy river shots. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted June 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Time to wrap up this short trip report that I never even intended on writing until Mo forced me to. :D We went to Primo for a sit down dinner. Now, I mentioned earlier that INC and I prefer casual eateries, and in particular we love sitting at a bar and having apps or small plates and drinks. But this restaurant came very highly recommended, and the description sounded inviting. "Italian Sensibility at its best! Chef Melissa Kelly creates plates with her "home-grown" concept in mind. Guests will enjoy robust flavors produced through classical cooking methods with strong inspiration from cuisines off the coastal regions of Italy, France and Spain. Our chefs use local, farm fresh produce with the support of organic and sustainable agriculture. Primo cuisine features ingredients cultivated from the resort’s on-site Primo Organic Garden." Organic, home grown, farm fresh....these to me are phrases that sound like Sunday dinner back at my parents' farm house. This was no farm house. As soon as we were escorted to our table, the "snotty" vibe was evident. The hostess (or whatever the heck they call them in these places....maitre'd?) presented an iPad to us containing the wine list. Oy. When our server arrived, she proceeded to show us the iPad, to which I told her I'd just guzzled some beers in the lobby and wasn't interested in wine. Well, her attitude changed immediately. I guess without overpriced bottles of wine to pad the bill she saw her tip dropping. Oh well. We perused the menu and decided to share an appetizer, followed by one pasta entree and a pizza. Sounds pretty good, no? For the app, we went with the gnocchi. This is what we got. It was pretty tasty....but quite small. Maybe that's why we got an eye roll when we told her we were sharing. She probably knows deep down that these dishes are too freaking small to share. Anyways, we figured we'd be good because we ordered pasta, and you always get tons of pasta in a restaurant. Right? Well, maybe not always. I left the utensils on the plate for scale. That's a pasta dish that cost $33. To be fair, we did request a couple of revisions. It was supposed to come with a fried egg on top which we don't eat, so we asked for that to be left off. But that shouldn't change the size of the dish, right? Fortunately, we also got pizza. Which was actually the only really good part of the dinner. The pizza itself was more than enough food in reality, and we actually took some with us to eat the next day while we were traveling. So all was not lost, and we left full. Oh, and one nice thing....when we made the reservation I mentioned we were celebrating our anniversary, so they brought these nice little cannolis and some candies. So all in all....if you enjoy "fancy" dinners with extensive wine lists in iPads and small but expensive plates of food that isn't as good as you could get at Carrabas, then Primo might be for you. But I regretted it, and wished we had just gone back to the bar for more of those pretzels. Or, to Highball & Harvest for more of those donuts. Hey, come to think of it....is there any reason we couldn't go back to H&H for donuts?? Nope! No reason at all. So we left Primo and wandered back over to the Ritz Carlton. The pools here are really beautiful at night. We went back into H&H and bellied up to the bar. They had live music on this night, which was a Friday, so that was a nice touch. We checked out the full dessert menu and settled on two. A red velvet cake. And of course, the donuts. The cake was fine, and on a stand alone basis would have been satisfying, but all desserts pale next to those donuts. It's really not worth trying anything else here. By this point, we were beyond full. We headed back to the room to collapse into bed for our final night's slumber. The next morning, we had a 9:00 pick up scheduled by Mears to head back to the airport. Before leaving the room, I headed out to the balcony one more time to grab some pictures. Here we are looking back toward Disney. On the right you can see Space Mountain, the BLT, Contemporary, and then a bit to the left the Abomination. This is looking more in the direction of Sea World. Here is a zoom in toward Sea World. And now we are looking down toward the Ritz Carlton where they were setting up for an event that evening. Probably a wedding, considering it was a Saturday in May. I can't imagine how much a wedding reception at the Ritz costs. Considering there are around 40 tables set up there, I would guess they are expecting somewhere between 320-400 guests. Ouch. We were out of the room earlier than that so we left our bags with the bell man and grabbed some more oatmeal and coffee from Starbucks, and headed out by the river to enjoy it. Then all too soon, we were in the car and headed back to MCO for our flights home to our waiting kids. Again, ouch. It was over too quickly. But we are so glad we had the opportunity to do it. The only problem is....now I want to do it again! Thanks for reading. diane+ not THAT monte and BradyBzLyn...Mo 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 good job Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Thanks for writing this report. One of these days I'm going to get a bag of those donuts. Good job on the photos of WDW, but I didn't like the one with the abomination in it. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
parrothead7368 aka Norm 101 Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Definitely seemed like a very good and relaxful trip. Something the wife and I need to do soon. No itinerary, no wake up calls just eat, drink and be merry. Best Regards,Norm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ependydad...Doug 176 Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 So all in all....if you enjoy "fancy" dinners with extensive wine lists in iPads and small but expensive plates of food that isn't as good as you could get at Carrabas, then Primo might be for you. But I regretted it, and wished we had just gone back to the bar for more of those pretzels. Maybe not the amount of food, but sadly - that summarizes my view of the Yachtsman Steakhouse and Fulton's Crabhouse. Glad you guys had a nice trip. Seems glorious. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ependydad...Doug 176 Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Good job on the photos of WDW, but I didn't like the one with the abomination in it. I'm clearly not one of the cool kids.. what is "the abomination"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Great report!When you got home did INC put a flag on her chair that she could raise for service? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 I'm clearly not one of the cool kids.. what is "the abomination"? The Four Seasons resort that was built next to the Fort. You can see it from certain places in the Fort. Which detracts from the idea that you're supposed to be in the wilderness. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 I like fancy dinners, but that looks like a side of pasta for $33. At least the pizza was good, I guess. Those donuts made my mouth water again! Glad you guys got to get away and have some special time together. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 I had a question about that tube of Nutella- was it really Nutella or something similar? I haven't seen it in a tube like that. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LONE-STAR 370 Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 So when and where is the next trip (report)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Memphis 105 Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Thanks for the great report Dave. You should print up a copy and mail it to the mouse and tell them I enjoyed my last Disney trip so much this is what I did the next time I was in Orlando. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted June 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 good job Thanks! Thanks for writing this report. One of these days I'm going to get a bag of those donuts. Good job on the photos of WDW, but I didn't like the one with the abomination in it. TCD I agree on the photo...but you've posted enough of them that I figured it was ok. Definitely seemed like a very good and relaxful trip. Something the wife and I need to do soon. No itinerary, no wake up calls just eat, drink and be merry. Best Regards,Norm Sounds like a plan....do it. Maybe not the amount of food, but sadly - that summarizes my view of the Yachtsman Steakhouse and Fulton's Crabhouse. Glad you guys had a nice trip. Seems glorious. :) Same to you! Now post an update. I'm clearly not one of the cool kids.. what is "the abomination"? The Four Seasons resort that was built next to the Fort. You can see it from certain places in the Fort. Which detracts from the idea that you're supposed to be in the wilderness. TCD Yep. Great report!When you got home did INC put a flag on her chair that she could raise for service? Please don't give her any ideas. I like fancy dinners, but that looks like a side of pasta for $33. At least the pizza was good, I guess. Those donuts made my mouth water again! Glad you guys got to get away and have some special time together. I would pay $33 for those donuts right now. Not that they were anywhere near that expensive....but I'd pay shipping to get them. I had a question about that tube of Nutella- was it really Nutella or something similar? I haven't seen it in a tube like that. TCD I'm glad you asked as I forgot to mention it in the report. It is real Nutella. The restaurant buys those tubes from Italy and has them shipped over. They have some sort of contraption to fill them themselves. As you can imagine, similar to a tube of toothpaste the tube gets pretty crushed, especially when some overzealous Nutella fans squeeze it with all their strength to extract every little bit of Nutella. Not that I know anyone like that. But regardless, the tubes cannot be reused. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted June 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 So when and where is the next trip (report)? It's possible I will have a trip report starting in a few weeks that will be my breast one yet. Thanks for the great report Dave. You should print up a copy and mail it to the mouse and tell them I enjoyed my last Disney trip so much this is what I did the next time I was in Orlando. LOL! Good idea. But I'm afraid they wouldn't give a mouse's behind. Helmsey......Todd 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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