Minnie’s Holiday Dine
“Deck the halls at a dazzling dinner party filled with holiday cheer and the joy of the season!”

So what was served at the buffet at Minnie’s holiday dinner party?  Let’s begin with the Breads & Cold Foods section of the buffet, starting with the Pretzel Rolls…

Or Plain Hard Rolls…

Autumn Field Greens and Caesar Salad…

 

Pear & Pomegranate Salad with Shaved Fennel and Arugula…

 

Winter Kale & Cabbage Salad with Pumpkin Seeds and Dried Craisins…

 

Broccoli Slaw…

 

Cantaloupe & Honey Dew Melon…

 

New Zealand Green Mussels…

 

Peel -n- Eat Shrimp…

 

Then the Hot Foods section, starting with the main dishes like Barbecued Meatballs…

 

 

Marinated Flank Steak…

 

Apricot Roasted Pork…

 

 

Chicken in Buffalo Sauce and Ranch Dressing…

 

Sustainable Fish of the Day: Verlasso Salmon…

 

Fried Shrimp & Chips…

 

Pumpkin Seed Crusted Trout…

 

Shrimp Alfredo with Lobster Sauce…

 

 

And Pumpkin Ravioli…

 

Next some side dishes, like Corn Bread Stuffing…

 

Candy Yams...

 

 

Garlic Mashed Potatoes…

 

 

Sweet Potato Casserole…

 

Brussels Sprouts…

 

Green Bean Casserole…

 

This was called “Corn Nibblers“…

 

Plus there was a Carving Station serving Ham and Turkey…

 

Then at the Kids’ Station, there were both plain Carrots and Broccoli…

 

Plain Macaroni...

 

Corn Dog Nuggets…

 

Chicken Tenders…

 

Macaroni & Cheese…

 

Tater Tots…

 

Roasted Potatoes…

Wow, I didn’t remember taking that many photos!  But that’s not all.  There’s still DESSERT!!!

Let’s begin with Minnie’s Eggnog Cheesecakes…

 

Gingerbread Mini-Cupcakes…

 

 

 

Chocolate Peppermint Bark…

 

 

Christmas Stollen…

 

Mickey Pecan Tarts…

 

Pumpkin Tarts with Cinnamon Dust…

 

Chocolate Chip Cookies…

 

I don’t have a clue what these were but they really look unappetizing …

 

My plate…

Starting at the 12:00 position and moving clockwise: Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Barbecue Meatball, Shrimp Alfredo, Pretzel Roll, Peel -n- Eat Shrimp, and Fried Shrimp.  I also had a second small plate with a slice of carved ham and turkey.  While everything I tried here was fine, there was nothing that stood out as being especially good.

And so that just leaves the characters in their holiday attire…

 

The first to visit our table was our hostess Minnie Mouse…

 

Next Mickey Mouse…

 

Then Daisy Duck…

 

And Donald Duck…

 

There was a fifth character who was present at this dinner, however he did not come around to the tables to visit guests.  Instead, you went to him for a photo op, which we did on our way out of the restaurant…

SANTA GOOFY!!!

So given that the cost of this meal was $50 per person (less my 20% Tables in Wonderland discount), I would give it a rating of only 3 stars based solely on the food.  Taking into account the characters in their cute holiday attire, I would maybe give Hollywood & Vine an additional 1/2 star.   3 1/2 stars is the same rating which it was given by Yelp reviewers, but those on Trip Advisor gave it a more generous rating of 4 stars and ranked it #300 of the nearly 3,000 Orlando area restaurants reviewed there.  Wow, really???