kastoney
Disney foodie served with a side of sarcasm
- Joined
- Jul 18, 2010
Apologies in advance for the lack of photos, and quality of those that do exist, in this update. For anyone who has been to our dining destination you know that photos are not conducive to this restaurant.
As we made our way back to Wilderness Lodge for Casey's nap, Jason and I both said something that we thought would never cross our lips - we were Magic Kingdom'd out. There I said it. I'm still not proud. But we wanted to maximize our MK time while we are at the lodge, not knowing that the parentals in our crew had a limit to their happiness. We were in need of some adultness and we need it now.
As I looked online for reservations for the evening, I was struck by the sheer enormity of "hard to get" reservations that were open: Be Our Guest, Ohana, Le Cellier, California Grill all had openings for our party of 3. For those in the 180 day ADR club this is definitely not the norm, but there is certainly more available last minute than I think most folks realize.
So we were sure to select one of these difficult to get reservations, right??? Sadly no, while I haven't done Ohana in almost twenty years and never ventured to Le Cellier, we let our need for some adult surroundings (and beverages) lead us to.....San Angel Inn.
We'd eaten here for the first time last trip and were returning not for the food, but for this little gem. Ladies and gentleman may I present the most perfect margarita known to man:
For those unfamiliar this is the Avocado Margarita. It is El Mayor premium silver Tequila, melon liqueur, fresh avocado, agave nectar and fresh lime juice, served frozen with a hibiscus Himalayan salt rim. It is pure and udder margarita perfection as it blends creamy avocado with quality tequila and a touch of melon liqueur to combine in a sweet, salty, sour, and creamy dream.
But, I'm getting a little ahead of myself. We arrived at the restaurant a few minutes before our ADR (which I believe was 6:45) and were quickly seated 2 rows over from the "water." Despite the quick seating, we waited for a while before our server made his way over to us. He was pleasant enough, but both this time and last the service was slow at best. Knowing it could be a while before we saw our server again, Jason and I promptly ordered a margarita each.
We used said margarita's to wash down the San Angel chips and salsa:
Their chips are quite good, as are both the salsa choices. I prefer the green tomatillo to the red salsa, primarily because the red has chipotle's and I'm not a huge fan of their smokiness. Casey also preferred the green and was none to happy that I was taking her salsa ; )
For our entree's, Casey and I were splitting the Mole Poblano, which is Grilled chicken breast served over poblano rice, with a classic mole, made with nuts, spices, chiles and a hint of cocoa.
Here is where I must admit that I did not take this photo. My camera died as I was trying to snap my dinner picture. I was going to use Jason's phone as a back-up, but the darkness of the restaurant, brightness of the flash, combined with the annoying people next to me drew some dirty looks. Now I'm not a girl to take a dirty look from anyone, but other than the dirty looks at my picture taking self the only interaction this fine couple had with one another was for the husband to comment to the wife he didn't know why she liked to come here since she didn't ride anything. That was the one and only thing they said to each other the entire time we were seated. Clearly they had their own issues, so I let the eye rolling go.
Ok, digression over back to the food. While this clearly doesn't look like the prettiest plate out there, the chicken was nice and moist and mole had a lot of depth in its flavor with subtle chili and chocolate undertones. While i didn't detect too much poblano in the rice, it had a hint of flavor to it that carried it beyond standard issue white rice.
Jason decided upon the Camarones a la Diabla, Roasted diabla-style shrimp with poblano rice, served over yuca puree and cascabel chile sauce.
Note he did take this picture with his phone before the anti-social eyes rolled upon him. The shrimp were nice and spicy and were balanced well with the yuca puree. While hot from a heat perspective, there were rather lukewarm temperature wise.
Jason and I each downed 2 margaritas with our meals, so not quite ready for dessert we soon made our way out of Mexico. Overall San Angel Inn is solid food, nothing spectacular or ground breaking but a decent well priced table service meal. While I don't think the food will ever make us return, those darn margaritas most certainly will.
With our tables in wonderland card we saved $15.90 (aka one margarita ; )
But the night was not over, we strolled around the world showcase a bit and eventually doubled back to share this little piece of Norwegian wonder....Schoolbread
For anyone who has not tried this Scandavian treat, it is essentially a sweet donut filled with a decadent custard and topped with a sugary icing and coconut. It's a unique disney treat and one that I can't ever get enough of. And this was not just any school bread, it was Casey Jo's inaugural one...
In case you can't tell, she was in Schoolbread heaven.
Bellies full we eventually made our way back to the Lodge, for our last night in the Wilderness. Up next, a rare Disney breakfast for our dinner lovin' crew.
As we made our way back to Wilderness Lodge for Casey's nap, Jason and I both said something that we thought would never cross our lips - we were Magic Kingdom'd out. There I said it. I'm still not proud. But we wanted to maximize our MK time while we are at the lodge, not knowing that the parentals in our crew had a limit to their happiness. We were in need of some adultness and we need it now.
As I looked online for reservations for the evening, I was struck by the sheer enormity of "hard to get" reservations that were open: Be Our Guest, Ohana, Le Cellier, California Grill all had openings for our party of 3. For those in the 180 day ADR club this is definitely not the norm, but there is certainly more available last minute than I think most folks realize.
So we were sure to select one of these difficult to get reservations, right??? Sadly no, while I haven't done Ohana in almost twenty years and never ventured to Le Cellier, we let our need for some adult surroundings (and beverages) lead us to.....San Angel Inn.
We'd eaten here for the first time last trip and were returning not for the food, but for this little gem. Ladies and gentleman may I present the most perfect margarita known to man:
For those unfamiliar this is the Avocado Margarita. It is El Mayor premium silver Tequila, melon liqueur, fresh avocado, agave nectar and fresh lime juice, served frozen with a hibiscus Himalayan salt rim. It is pure and udder margarita perfection as it blends creamy avocado with quality tequila and a touch of melon liqueur to combine in a sweet, salty, sour, and creamy dream.
But, I'm getting a little ahead of myself. We arrived at the restaurant a few minutes before our ADR (which I believe was 6:45) and were quickly seated 2 rows over from the "water." Despite the quick seating, we waited for a while before our server made his way over to us. He was pleasant enough, but both this time and last the service was slow at best. Knowing it could be a while before we saw our server again, Jason and I promptly ordered a margarita each.
We used said margarita's to wash down the San Angel chips and salsa:
Their chips are quite good, as are both the salsa choices. I prefer the green tomatillo to the red salsa, primarily because the red has chipotle's and I'm not a huge fan of their smokiness. Casey also preferred the green and was none to happy that I was taking her salsa ; )
For our entree's, Casey and I were splitting the Mole Poblano, which is Grilled chicken breast served over poblano rice, with a classic mole, made with nuts, spices, chiles and a hint of cocoa.
Here is where I must admit that I did not take this photo. My camera died as I was trying to snap my dinner picture. I was going to use Jason's phone as a back-up, but the darkness of the restaurant, brightness of the flash, combined with the annoying people next to me drew some dirty looks. Now I'm not a girl to take a dirty look from anyone, but other than the dirty looks at my picture taking self the only interaction this fine couple had with one another was for the husband to comment to the wife he didn't know why she liked to come here since she didn't ride anything. That was the one and only thing they said to each other the entire time we were seated. Clearly they had their own issues, so I let the eye rolling go.
Ok, digression over back to the food. While this clearly doesn't look like the prettiest plate out there, the chicken was nice and moist and mole had a lot of depth in its flavor with subtle chili and chocolate undertones. While i didn't detect too much poblano in the rice, it had a hint of flavor to it that carried it beyond standard issue white rice.
Jason decided upon the Camarones a la Diabla, Roasted diabla-style shrimp with poblano rice, served over yuca puree and cascabel chile sauce.
Note he did take this picture with his phone before the anti-social eyes rolled upon him. The shrimp were nice and spicy and were balanced well with the yuca puree. While hot from a heat perspective, there were rather lukewarm temperature wise.
Jason and I each downed 2 margaritas with our meals, so not quite ready for dessert we soon made our way out of Mexico. Overall San Angel Inn is solid food, nothing spectacular or ground breaking but a decent well priced table service meal. While I don't think the food will ever make us return, those darn margaritas most certainly will.
With our tables in wonderland card we saved $15.90 (aka one margarita ; )
But the night was not over, we strolled around the world showcase a bit and eventually doubled back to share this little piece of Norwegian wonder....Schoolbread
For anyone who has not tried this Scandavian treat, it is essentially a sweet donut filled with a decadent custard and topped with a sugary icing and coconut. It's a unique disney treat and one that I can't ever get enough of. And this was not just any school bread, it was Casey Jo's inaugural one...
In case you can't tell, she was in Schoolbread heaven.
Bellies full we eventually made our way back to the Lodge, for our last night in the Wilderness. Up next, a rare Disney breakfast for our dinner lovin' crew.
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Despite the fact that my last trip was two weeks long, sadly I never did get a good avocado margarita. I had only that pitiful version at La Hacienda. 
My Son is in love with Ariel (she gave him his first kiss, he refuses all other princess kisses to this day ...most recently Cinderella LOL) so the whole playboy comment made me laugh ! Your little girl is adorable, so photogenic! I wish my Son would be more open minded to slushi....or even Salmon for that matter !!!
IMO, half of the fun is trying out new things to eat on property (and off property if I am not staying at a Disney resort that particular trip)! I'm an AP & about a 3 hour drive from the parks so I'm up there as much as financially possible.
Um, welcome to the happiest place on earth?? Guess not.
