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When getting ready to write this post I realized I really didn’t take that many pictures of my food. I had planned to take pictures of all of my meals, because I like looking at the food porn picture people post on the various message boards, but when I actually got to WDW I only ended up taking pictures of a few. Next time I will have to be more disciplined in taking pictures before I dig in… or not.

 

The next was our Disney’s Hollywood Studios day and we had lunch at:

Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano

We had the Fantasmic! Dining package which gave us reserved seating for a showing of Fantasmic! that evening. The cool thing about the Fantasmic! package was that it included an appetizer even though we were on the regular dining plan which normally does not include an appetizer. So Tal and I decided to start with Crispy Calamari for Two, this was the only time we intentionally ordered an appetizer, it was a huge serving of calamari and very tasty. For the main course I think I had:
Chicken Pipette Wood-grilled Chicken – over Pipette Pasta tossed with Artichokes, Peas, Roasted Peppers, and Sweet Onions in a Basil Four-Cheese Cream Sauce
I can’t remember for sure, even looking over online menus, but this sounds like what I remember eating. It was pasta in a cheese sauce with chicken, and was so-so. There was nothing at Mama Melrose’s that sounded really exciting to me, I only picked it so we could get the reserved Fantasmic! seating.

For dessert I had Mama’s Tiramisu, and Tal had Gelato. Although the gelato was really just ice cream. Mama’s is not going to be on my must return to list unless it was for the Fantasmic! tickets, because it is totally worth it for those. Fantasmic! is an amazing show and a must-see at WDW.

The next we actual left Disney property, GASP! We headed to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure so we could check out the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Tal went a little Harry Potter crazy and picked up a ton of cool Ravenclaw merchandise while we were there. It was crazy busy at the WWoHP, but thankfully by some fluke of luck the tickets we had let us enter an hour earlier than the scheduled opening. So we got to enjoy the WWoHP before it go too crazy, including some tasting beverages:

Butterbeer or Butter beer? Either way it tastes like a mixture of cream soda and butterscotch. We had the frozen butter beer because apparently it tastes better, and possibly because it’s hellishly hot in Florida. It was very refreshing, although maybe a little too sweet. Tal loved it so much she has even looked up recipes on how to make it at home.

 We didn’t eat at any sit-down restaurants at Universal, although there seemed to be a couple of interesting one, we just didn’t have the time. We were trying to get the highlights of two parks in one day. Maybe next time we will spend a couple of days at Universal and maybe eat at the Three Broomsticks. We were ready to head back to our hotel relatively early, so we called for our shuttle pick up and burdened with many souvenirs headed to the Universal City Walk and find something to eat. First we headed to the NASCAR Cafe, but I didn’t like the look of the menu. So we instead went to

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

I’m a big fan of the movie Forrest Gump (I saw it at least 4 times in theaters), so it’s surprising I had never been to a Bubba Gump restaurant before this. The restaurant is decorated with a ton of Forrest Gump stuff, including this:

Since we were at the shrimp company we pretty much had to order shrimp. So I had some grilled shrimp tacos and Tal had a Shrimp po’boy. To wash down our shrimp we needed something thirst quenching, and possibly coming in a souvenir glass. So we had some Louisiana lemonade in souvenir glasses.

And with that we concluded our Universal adventure and waited for the shuttle back to the Port Orleans. The next day we headed back to Epcot (there are a lot of cool restaurants in Epcot) for dinner at:

Rose & Crown Pub Dining Room

This was one of the better meals we had. I really like the England pavilion at Epcot overall, and was excited to eat at the pub. To start I ordered a Harp Lager in a souvenir glass. I had expectations of a glass like the ones we got at Bubba Gump the day before, so I was a little let-down when I received my beer in an over-sized plastic mug. It’s neat and all with a Union Jack and everything and I probably would have been thrilled had I not just gotten an awesome souvenir glass earlier. Oh well. For my entrée I selected:

• Surf and Turf – Grilled Steak and Fried Fish with Yorkshire Pudding, Irish Potato Gratin, seasonal Vegetables, and Shallot Gravy

Tal had the Fish & Chips if I recall correctly. The steak was good, the fish was really good, and the Yorkshire pudding was awesome. We both ordered the No Sugar Added Fruit Trifle for dessert. I wish I had gotten something else. After the heavy meal I wanted something lighter, but the Trifle was not a good idea. I think the no sugar part is what did it for me, I feel sorry for diabetics and anyone else that has no choice but to get the no sugar desserts.

 

That’s it for part two, it looks like this is going to be a three-part posting. For the final part of What I ate at Walt Disney World there will be TEA, LOBSTER, and DESSERTS! Stay Tuned!

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