Friday, April 11, 2014

Bleachers at Disney's Vero Beach Resort



Written by Leann Pettit
Bleachers is the quick serve restaurant by the pool at Disney's Vero Beach Resort. Unlike most quick serve restaurants, food is cooked to order and diners are given a pager (the kind you would be handed for a table at a restaurant) which will notify you when you order is ready.

We ate here a couple of times during our stay, both times at lunch. We ordered the mahi fish tacos, pepperoni pizza, chicken nuggets, and onion rings.

The pizza and chicken nuggets are of the variety that you would find at any Disney restaurant, but definitely hot and didn't taste like they had been sitting under a heat lamp.

The fish tacos, two to an order, had very large pieces of Mahi Mahi on them, almost bigger than the tortillas they were wrapped in. The tacos had two different creamy sauces on them, and had a layer of coleslaw underneath. They were delicious, and the two wasn't quite enough of an order.

The coleslaw was vinegar based and was on the sweeter side, and had a nice bite to it. On the tacos, it was a nice counterpart to the creamy sauces and the moist fish.

The onion rings tasted hand dipped and were super crispy and were served with a dipping sauce.

We chose to purchase a regular soda, versus the Disney refillable mug. With the refillable mug guests pay for unlimited refills by number of days. One day is $8.99, 3 days is $14.99. If you're spending a decent amount of your trip at the resort, this might be a good cost saving option for you. Soda and water is available all day and coffee is available in the morning.

The regular cups, you can refill them 4 times in 2 hours. The two of us sharing one soda, we were able to refill the cup 3 times in that 2 hour period while lounging on the pool deck.

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Character Breakfast at Shutters




Written by Leann Pettit
On Saturday mornings year round at Shutters they offer a character breakfast with Goofy and Donald. Breakfast is served "family style," with a large portion of everything coming out to the table, and any or all of it can be refilled.

Breakfast consists of scrambled eggs, Mickey waffles, bacon, sausage links, breakfast potatoes, fresh fruits and baked goods. The fresh fruit served included pineapple, red grapes, cantaloupe, watermelon, and honeydew. The bakers basket had cinnamon rolls, raspberry danishes and cheese danishes.

The waffles were on the small side of Mickey waffles, but your server will bring more if you ask for it. The waffles are crispy on the outside, with nice deep waffle grooves where the syrup soaks into it. While they are crispy on the outside, they are perfectly fluffy on the inside.

The eggs were very good, and very plentiful. The bacon was served very crispy (just the way I like it) and the potatoes were soft and tasty.

As you are seated, each person in your group is handed an autograph sheet and a coloring paper. The coloring paper, with a picture of pirate Mickey on it, is part of a weekly coloring contest held by Shutters, and Goofy and Donald decide who wins.

Character aides with Goofy and Donald are more than willing to take your camera for a family photo with the characters. And servers will also take full family photos if you ask.

Definitely make reservations in advance, either by calling in advance or stopping down to concierge or the hostess stand during your stay.

Monday, April 7, 2014

Maya Grill




Written by Leann Pettit
Located in the Coronado Springs Resort in Walt Disney World is Maya Grill, a "Tex Mex" restaurant and maybe one of the hidden gems of WDW.

We didn't make reservations, and that was a bad idea. We waited about 1 hour and 15 minutes for a table, but the wait was definitely worth it. The food was delicious and the atmosphere very fun. A guitar player near the front of the restaurant was taking popular songs and making them mariachi style, and he was very good at what he did.

We ordered the Chicken Enchiladas Suizas and Chimichanga Platter. The chicken enchiladas were covered in a cheesy sauce and the chicken was well seasoned. The whole plate worked well together and was very filling. The chicken was moist and the cheese sauce was melty and cheese and cooling over the spiced chicken.

The chimichangas, one chicken and one beef, are like burritos that are fried and then covered in cheese and sauce. The chicken was the same from the enchiladas, moist, a little spicy, cooled by the cheese and sauce on top. The beef was my favorite of the two, with moist, melt in your mouth shredded beef.