My getaway in Florida ended with a short trip to Orlando to spend some time with my sister and my aunt.  Our first night there, we decided to finally try out the restaurant where my sister works:  Wolfgang Pucks Grand Cafe in Downtown Disney.  We heard such great things from my sister Jen about the food, so we couldn’t wait to dive in for the special menu that the chefs had made for us.

We sat in The Cafe which is the downstairs restaurant in the building.  The next time I go I would love to visit The Dining Room upstairs because the view is awesome!  Thankfully, even though we sat downstairs, we got to try food off both menus! The whole staff was very warm and inviting, and really made us feel special for the whole meal. I have no doubt they went above and beyond because we are Jen’s family, but I’m sure any dining experience here would be the same- Fantastic!

My entree was not on the menu, and when I was told I was having Egg Foo Young I have to say that I was not at all excited about it.  All I could think about was something heavy, greasy  and full of salt.  Good thing I let Chef Alex talk me into giving it a go, because it was absolutely delicious.  It was really light, full of fresh vegetables, and just a bit crisp.  The dish was also very spicy, which always makes me happy.  The sauce on the plate was a bit sweet too, which was a nice balance.

We also tried the Four Cheese Pizza which was my least favorite dish of the evening, but was still good.  It was just a bit heavy on the cheese for my taste (but it’s a 4 cheese pizza, so that’s my bad).  We took most of this home and it made for a great lunch before we hit the parks!

This next dish was Creamy Roquefort Gnocchi.  This was pretty sinful, super creamy, cheesy, and crispy on top.  Really strong roquefort flavor, which is fine by me because I love the stuff, but I only managed a few bites of this one so I could save myself for the rest of the [gigantic] meal.

This is the best thing I have ever consumed.  Pumpkin Ravioli sounds pretty ordinary but this was far from it.  The pasta was soft, the filling was pumpkiny-sweet without being dessert, and the pine nuts, crispy sage (I think?) and balsamic reduction were an outrageous combination.  There was a lot of butter in this dish, which was fine by me because it was HEAVEN!  Order this, and send some to me.  Nom.

So after we thought our meal was over, we were served ENORMOUS plates of sushi!  Jen had been raving about the sushi for quite some time now, so I was anxious to try it.  However, I was insanely full at this point, even though I only ate a few bites of each dish.  I loved that the sushi chef made me a plate of all vegetable sushi, and that his creations were far from the standard avocado-cucumber rolls I’m used to.  (Not that there is anything wrong with them!)  The carrot sushi was so pretty, if a bit difficult to eat.  The shitakke mushroom was my favorite though, not anything I had ever tried before.

Look at those green bean bundles of tasty hiding in the back there.  Yum!  I brought 95% of this plate home with me.  Woo hoo for vegetable sushi!

As if we hadn’t stuffed ourselves enough, we were served a huge dessert tray.  I guess I failed to take a photo of the entire plate, which included Baked Alaska, but these Banana Beniets were all I ate anyway.  After seeing The Princess and the Frog (which you should all go see- it was so good!) all I wanted to eat were these delicious fried balls of heaven, and I was beyond rewarded.  They were like bananas foster doughnuts straight from the stove.  Amazing.

Thanks so much for the incredible dinner Jen!  I know she makes the staff read this blog so thanks again to the awesome people who stopped by to say hi, and our really friendly and sweet server and the chefs.  I hope to see you soon!