Morimotot Asia Dinner Menu A5 Wagu Beef Review

Time to head to Disney Springs! We've enjoyed some quality meals in Walt Disney World recently. And this night, nosotros're spending the evening at ane of the resort's more than high profile spots — Morimoto Asia.

The Pan Asian restaurant numbered among the kickoff new restaurants that opened as Downtown Disney became Disney Springs. We tried it on the very first day it opened and plant some dishes that were truly noteworthy. Just dining here is non for the budget seeker. It tin can get pricey, fast.

But it's also worth noting that Morimoto Asia continues to surprise us with expanded and special offerings. Since it opened, they've introduced a Late Night Menu of special drinks and small-scale plates. And the Dim Sum Brunch is one of Morimoto Asia's greatest values, and something pretty unique in Walt Disney Earth.

Guests who aren't looking for a sit-down dining experience tin can also indulge in some of the restaurant'south specialties at the counter service spot, Morimoto Asia Street Nutrient. Merely if you are set on experiencing table service, keep in mind that MA is once more participating in Orlando Magical Dining Month, during which you can get 3 courses for $35! (See the full list of participating Disney Restaurants here.)

The restaurant'southward alluring atmosphere and huge menu of tempting dishes was difficult to resist for long. And since we believe in visiting a spot again and once more to ensure we can still recommend it, I felt that it was time to take in another full-on Morimoto Asia meal. Bring together me to see how the restaurant is faring ii years in.

Atmosphere

Morimoto is located in The Landing at Disney Springs. If you're trying to get your bearings, head past Sprinkles from the Lime Garage and you'll find it across from Raglan Route Irish gaelic Pub and Eatery.

Entrance

Its signage as the sometime Disney Springs Bottling Company warehouse makes it easy to spot from a distance.

If you're coming from Due west Side, you might 'circular the bend and see this gorgeous mural as well.

Side View of Building and Mural, with Rooftop Bar

Interesting, considering at that place is actually a Forbidden Lounge with a split up archway — but it's clear on the other side of the edifice. Still. Pretty Absurd Stuff. 😀

Forbidden Lounge Special Side Entrance

Step into the eating house, and some pretty spectacular pattern elements greet you, including these mod "waterfall" chandeliers.

Stunning Lights

This striking photo wall is equally cute.

Photo Wall

There are two levels to Morimoto; permit'southward have a look at the downstairs outset. Directly behind the podium is the get-go floor bar and lounge. In addition to the bar, the area also includes couches and high top tables.

Downstairs Bar

An exhibition kitchen runs along the opposite wall, enabling guests to lookout man all of the action taking place backside the glassed-in area.

Open up Kitchen

Looking to order one of the restaurant's specialties, Peking Duck? No worries. There's plenty at the fix!

Peking Ducks As Far As the Eye Tin See

Seating is available both on the lower and upper level. You can access the upper level via a stairway in the middle of the dining room, or by an elevator tucked into the back. (There'due south likewise a stairwell behind that Forbidden Lounge Door we showed you before.)

First Floor Seating

Views from the upper level to the floor below are worth climbing the stairs to run into.

Dining Area as viewed from above

Upstairs, you'll find another bar area.

Upstairs Bar

This is besides where you notice the Sushi Bar. The second floor also plays host to Morimoto's special Tardily Dark Dining Menu. You tin read more nearly that hither.

Upstairs Sushi Bar at Morimoto Asia

Considering of the open floor plan, seating on the second level overlooks the first, and the windows onto the eatery'south terrace allow in lots of light. This is a good affair, because the interior walls are black, and tend to suck upwardly the light pretty quick (this is NOT an easy place to accept pictures).

Upstairs Seating

Some of the 2d floor seating is enclosed in a glassed-in area. The area can be used for individual functions, only we've also been seated there during regular service. It's cozy, and feels a bit hidden away because of the doors (even though yous're correct out in plain sight).

Upstairs Seating

I know the eatery's sign figures prominently into this flick, just I'm also sharing it to show you lot the outdoor terrace. Information technology'due south a wonderful space, especially during evenings or cooler months.

Morimoto Asia

At present that I've given you the tour, let'south dig in!

Eats

Morimoto Asia offers a wide selection of beverages for just near every gustatory modality. There are Signature Cocktails, Seasonal Cocktails, Non-Alcoholic specialties, and a selection of Draft and Bottled Beer. You'll also find Shochu, a distilled Japanese spirit.

Menu — Specialty Drinks — Click to Enlarge

And that was only the forepart of the card. On the back, yous'll find selections of Sake and Wine. Both are available by the bottle or drinking glass, and you can also relish a Sake Flying if you'd like to learn a little more virtually it.

Menu — Beverages — Click to Enlarge

We didn't get it this time, simply Morimoto offers a refreshing twist on Sangria with their Asian Sangria, a combination of light white wine, plum wine, sake, and asian pears, combined with apple, plum, and tangierine juices.

Sake Sangria

We tried the Sake service on a previous visit and enjoyed it too.

Sake Service

We went with a variety of alcoholic and not-alcoholic beverages this time out. My friend was looking for a piffling option me up, and decided to attempt the creamy, sweet, Vietnamese Iced Coffee.

Vietnamese Coffee

Another friend thought the Lavender Coco Lemonade sounded good. We were all impressed with its fresh flavor, and the flower garnish was a lovely touch.

Lavander Coco Lemonade

Another friend went for the Bourbon Green Tea, a mix of Four Roses Pocket-size Batch Bourbon, Grand Marnier Peach and Raspberry, greenish and jasmine teas, and simple syrup. Information technology was the best kind of iced tea, and perfectly refreshing on a hot Disney Twenty-four hour period.

Bourbon Green Tea

As we sipped our drinks, we continued to explore the vast menus, beginning with Sushi, Sashimi, Small Plates, and Dim Sum. You could easily brand a meal from the selections hither.

Card — Sushi, Small Plates, and Dim Sum — Click to Enlarge

The selections continued on the dorsum, where nosotros found familiar entrees and some more adventurous (and pricey) specialties.

Principal Card — Click to Enlarge

Nosotros opted to start with some small plates before moving onto entrees. We couldn't resist the Morimoto Spare Ribs. Sweet, succulent, and tender, their fall-off-the-bone consistency and complex flavors of hoisin and sweet chili. These are a definite must have if you're visiting Morimoto.

And keep in mind — they're also available at Street Nutrient if you lot prefer a counter service experience.

Spare Ribs

Simply we also had to share the Peking Duck. The dish is prepared traditionally, with a whole glazed duck sliced and presented. It'south served with apricot sweetness chili sauce and hoisin miso, with steamed pancakes. The carte du jour says that information technology serves two, simply with a few sides or small plates, four or more than guests could bask it easily.

And you should. Considering information technology'south incredible. Again, we loved the depth of flavor here, and the meat was perfectly prepared with crispy tender peel — not the to the lowest degree bit dry or tough. Honestly, if you get cipher else here, get this.

Peking Duck

Pancakes for Peking Duck

But while that was a bit of a splurge, an fifty-fifty greater 1 was about to accept place. Because, Ladies and Gentlemen, I was totally doing it. I was totally ordering the Japanese Wagyu Beefiness. Run into, my husband and I have a tradition of splurging on seriously expert steak — reserve steak, authentic wagyu, and the similar. Then how could I not?

A little fleck about how this works before I swoop into the experience itself. The beef is priced per ounce — $23 during my visit — and there'southward a minimum order of three ounces. You tin can go more, of course. You just can't get less.

When you take the plunge, your server will bring you a laminated copy of the Certificate of Authenticity to show you that, yep — this is the real deal. None of that "information technology's got the genes and we promise this American moo-cow had Japanese grandparents" nonsense. This was born and bred in Japan.

Wagyu Document of Authenticity

Once yous commit, there's a chip of a show involved, every bit a chef brings the whole set upward to sear the meat tableside.

Wagyu and Cooking Stone

The incredibly marbled beefiness is portioned in tiny squares, and at that place's a trivial scrap of extra beef fat on the platter to aid in the cooking process.

Raw Wagyu

See that stone? Information technology's screaming hot. Don't touch it. (Even if it'south only eighteen inches or so away from your face.)

Cooking Stone. Seriously. Don't Impact This Matter.

Our chef proceeded to prepare the beefiness for us, always then carefully searing it until it was just washed on the outside.

Chef Preparing the Wagyu

Because he was awesome, he also added some of the actress fat dorsum to the serving platter (don't gauge).

Seared Wagyu

Yes, the bites are tiny. They are meant to be savored, and not consumed with wreckless abandon while talking about — well, annihilation. This is an experience, and worth enjoying at least once if y'all are a major meat lover.

Seared Wagyu

Sigh. A moment. To remember. (And ponder the next fourth dimension I'm getting it. Gotta check that bank account residue. And encounter if this is included on the dining plan. ;-D)

While I was left alone in bliss to savor my beef, one of my friends dug into her Orange Craven. The tempura chicken is glazed in a light Florida orange sauce and is served with Chinese broccoli. Nosotros loved the fresh flavors and perfectly executed version of this classic dish.

Orange Chicken

Another friend went for the Kung Pao Chicken, and enjoyed the spicy savory goop and crisp-tender veggies in this lighter-for-you entree.

Kung Pao Chicken

We had a run a risk to sample the Branzino terminal year, and I have to tell you lot — if you love fish, don't miss this! It'due south incredible! (So says my friend anyway. I mean, it's not my pocketbook. But you practise you. 😀 )

Branzino

For our concluding entree, my other friend opted for the Duck Ramen, with egg noodles, duck meat, and a soy-marinated egg. The broth had that wonderful umami thing happening, and she enjoyed the rich flavors in the somewhat lighter dish.

Duck Ramen

While we were more than satisfied with our meals, nosotros decided to accept a await at the dessert menu.

Menu — Desserts and Afterward Dinner Drinks — Click to Enlarge

It shouldn't really come as a surprise to anyone that dessert really isn't this restaurant's forcefulness, since this blazon of dish doesn't really figure prominently into traditional Japanese cooking. Yet, nosotros'll share what we establish.

If yous must have dessert at Morimoto, the Churros are a solid choice. Fresh with that crispy outside and tender inside philharmonic, these are equally delicious as any churro you'll feel. And equally an added bonus, they come with two dipping sauces — i in a little bowl (vanilla cream) and Nutella in a tube. (The smiley face was our thought.)

Churros

But hither's where nosotros've gotta show Morimoto Asia a little tough love. Behold the resident spectacle dessert: the MM Parfait.

This…creation…includes chocolate cream puffs, vanilla gelato, hazelnut "crunchies", and sesame mochi. In that location was besides about a tin can of Cool Whip, various sauces, fruit, and flowers. Because…why?

So, spoiler alert. We love y'all Morimoto Asia. So please. Stop trying and so difficult with this…whatsoever it is. Because. NO. It doesn't taste good. And it's weird.

MM Parfait

Cede the dessert title to nearby Sprinkles, Amorette's, or even Vivoli Gelateria. And you lot only keep doing that Peking Duck and that Wagyu voodoo y'all exercise so well.

Nosh or Not?

You'll love Morimoto Asia if:

• You lot're an asian food fan. They practice all kinds, and they practise information technology all well.
• You're looking for a great date dark, or looking to impress someone with dinner.
• You'd like something a trivial higher stop, and a little less "Disney."

You might want to skip Morimoto Asia if:

• You lot're on a budget.
• You've got super picky eaters who have never tried Asian food before…and maybe skipped their nap that mean solar day.
• Y'all're non an Asian food fan.

Overall

I kinda just gave information technology away, didn't I? Morimoto Asia is a winner in terms of the dishes they offering. At that place'south huge variety, and as far as we tin run across, they exercise information technology all very well.

It's too but a stunning restaurant. There's then much to meet at every turn, especially from the 2d floor. Get up to check that expanse out, even if y'all aren't seated there.

Just information technology is extremely pricey (although yous tin can choose from dishes, like the Ramen, that don't suspension the bank). If you're dining here with the Disney Dining Programme, it will cost you two tabular array service credits.

Still, if y'all're looking for something kind of special, and kind of sophisticated, I'd urge you to requite information technology a try. And if you're a beef lover like me, salvage those pennies and become the Wagyu because it's So. Worth. It.

Then let me hear from all of you now — volition you exist heading to Morimoto Asia for an indulgent repast on your side by side Disney trip? Leave a comment and tell me what you think!

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Source: https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2017/07/24/review-morimoto-asia-at-disney-springs/

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