Originally Posted By NGrey Thank you for the review. I've never stepped inside that restaurant for the same reasons you mentioned. The interior does look nice though, kind of like a retro-futuristic yacht club. The menu also looks good, but I'm not interested in character dining. Do they separate the dining areas for those that just want to eat inside without the character meet and greets?
Originally Posted By SuperDry << Do they separate the dining areas for those that just want to eat inside without the character meet and greets? >> When you enter, you go to the right for character dining, and to the left for regular dining. They'll ask you, and direct you to the correct side.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I also bypassed this restaurant because it just didn't look especially interesting from the outside. Since it's located under the Electric Railway, it sort of feels like a forgotten low-budget place in a bad part of town (but the nice and clean Disney version of it). I'm glad to hear that the inside is so much better and that the food is good too I'm also interested that the character dining is optional. I think all of the character locations in the US are entirely character meals (or separated by time of day), so having the option at the door is a neat feature
Originally Posted By trekkeruss The food at Horizon Bay look tasty. I haven't been back to TDR since I went to the opening of TDS in 2001. I did eat at the Horizon Bay; I had a squid ink pasta.
Originally Posted By vicenzo83 Like what SuperDry said, you could choose between Character Dining or not in Horizon Bay Restaurant. So far, I've only encountered being able to choose at Horizon Bay Restaurant in Tokyo Disney. I was quite surprised when the Cast Member gave us a choice. I think it's pretty neat. NEW BLOG POST!!! A money saving tip from Honorable Rat. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.honorablerat.com/planning/2015/4/8/390-yen-for-a-tea-bag">http://www.honorablerat.com/pl...-tea-bag</a>
Originally Posted By SuperDry Also, the character dining option ends at a certain time of day, while the non-character side remains open later.
Originally Posted By vicenzo83 NEW BLOG POST! A review of Oceano in Hotel Miracosta. I'm a cheapo, so for the price I'm paying for this dining experience, Oceano better knock my socks off. How did it fare? <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.honorablerat.com/food-review/2015/4/7/lunch-buffet-at-oceano">http://www.honorablerat.com/fo...t-oceano</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert Thanks for the post. The buffet seeems to be a terrible option for vegeterians. Was there abything suitable for vegetarians?
Originally Posted By vicenzo83 dagobert: The salad bar was not that impressive. I wouldn't recommend any buffet in Tokyo Disney, when it comes to vegetarian dining. If I had to pick one, I would pick Sailing Day Buffet. New Blog Post! What if you walked up to a popcorn cart in Tokyo Disney and wanted the popcorn bucket, but not the flavor of popcorn that is being sold with it? What happens then? <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.honorablerat.com/planning/2015/4/15/popcorn-voucher">http://www.honorablerat.com/pl...-voucher</a>
Originally Posted By vicenzo83 trekkeruss: What are you in the mood for? Japanese style "curry"? New Blog Post! Honorable Rat visits Hungry Bear Restaurant in Tokyo Disneyland. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.honorablerat.com/food-review/2015/4/18/hungry-bear-restaurant">http://www.honorablerat.com/fo...staurant</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I had the curry in the Arabian Coast area of TDS, and was also surprised by how mild it was. I'm typically not a fan of curry (at leas the kind that's available in the US), but I was pleasantly surprised by my meal. It wasn't what I was expecting at all, but it was pretty tasty! I think it's funny that they copied the name from the Hungry Bear Restaurant at DL, even though the two have nearly nothing in common. Given that the DL location isn't known for good food (though I guess the reputation probably wasn't established by the time they copied it), it seems like an interesting choice And one of your photos showed the tray, which was specific for the restaurant. While they used to do this in the US as well, it's been a very long time since they had unique trays in our parks, so I was pleasantly surprised by the variety available at TDR. It's not a huge deal, but it was a really nice little touch
Originally Posted By NGrey I much prefer the curry at Casbah. I'm a big fan of Indian-style curry, and I felt the taste was quite authentic. Not particularly hot but great flavors. I've always found Japanese-style curry to be kind of bland for my taste.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Oh, I LOVE Japanese curry! But right now maybe some okonomiyaki sounds good.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Okay, I finally had a chance to look at your blog. While I love Japanese curry, that didn't look very good. Where are the onions? The potatoes? The carrots? All I see is gravy!
Originally Posted By vicenzo83 I didn't even noticed the tray until FerretAfros mentioned it. Thanks for pointing that out. That's really cool. There were no onions, no potatoes, no carrots. Just gravy. It was disappointing. I need to review Casbah soon. Been hearing a lot of good things about it recently. It's been a long time since I dined there. Need to revisit that place. NEW BLOG POST! Honorable Rat talks about traveling to Tokyo Disney Resort with tattoos exposed. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.honorablerat.com/planning/2015/4/22/tattoos-in-tokyo-disney">http://www.honorablerat.com/pl...o-disney</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert Glad you could enjoy yourself at TDR. On a side note, when did TDS get the new Walt Disney statue from DCA?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I think it's interesting how big of an issue tattoos seem to be in Japan. When we were getting ready for our trip, there were lots of things that had restrictions for tattooed people (most were okay if you kept them covered, but that's tough to do at onsen or sento); it just seems like a silly outdated rule to me. You'd think that the Yakuza members would have caught on by now and not gotten tattoos themselves And I think TDS got the statue about a year after DCA got it. There's a plaque next to it explaining that it was a gift from TWDC, but the way it's positioned in a far corner of the Aquasphere Plaza, it seems sort of like it was a gift that TDR didn't know what to do with (like the petrified tree in DL's Frontierland, which was an anniversary gift from Walt to his wife). It's just a strange spot for it
