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Reviewed by aled Review Date: 08/29/2023
Rating: (8) Recommended
The main chicken strips were ok, typical standard for Disney but the Wookie Cookie was a delightful little treat that i would recommend for everyone. I absolutely loved them!
Pros:
Wookie CookieCons:
nothing amazing about the chicken stripsReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 05/28/2023
Rating: (9) Recommended
My family and I LOVE the Backlot Express. The atmosphere is very nostalgic for me since it is one of the few places that remains true to the original MGM theming of a Hollywood backlot. And the food is quintessential theme park faire with some added surprises. For example, my mom and I got the Cuban Sandwich which was absolutely delicious and unique. It had seasoned pork, ham, with mustard binded together with a gooey melted Swiss cheese on a panini style bread. 10/10 would get that again. If that is not your speed then they also have burgers and chicken fingers with McDonald’s style fries which are also satisfying for the theme park guest on the go. What’s more there is plenty of seating in and outdoors!
Pros:
-Cuban Sandwich -Quick -Lots of seatingCons:
- NoneReviewed by AmyKCL Review Date: 08/06/2022
Rating: (7) Recommended
We're a family of four with two adventurous eaters (adults) and two picky eaters (kids). We ate lunch at Backlot Express in July 2022. My husband and I both ordered the Southwest Chicken Salad which was very good and light enough for a hot summer day. My older son (9) had the adult chicken strip meal with the four strips which was so nice because many restaurants only have the small child's portion (two strips) on the menu, and we often had to augment his order at other restaurants during our trip. The younger was happy with his two chicken strips, yogurt, and french fries. We were there during the lunch rush when it was very crowded and so we felt fortunate to find an indoor table. The self-fill drink station was a big plus for us.
Pros:
Good options for our family Indoor seating Self-serve drinks Good options for my big kidCons:
Enormous lunch crowdReviewed by BarrySimon Review Date: 07/18/2022
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
This was a horrible dining experience
Pros:
NoneCons:
Food was dry and flavorless Condiments were empty Only 1 cashier and she was tied up with a guest problem for about 15 minutes.Reviewed by PixieDust6 Review Date: 07/04/2022
Rating: (7) Recommended
Stopped by for lunch during a busy time frame. After searching around we did find a table for 6 in the back near the drink station. My party had basic burgers, kids chicken and kids mac and cheese. The kids meals are great since they come with 2 sides and a beverage. Having a refill station for water is worth the walk to this place. It is crowded and noisy but you will have a good basic meal. I had to try the Two deserts that everyone raves about. the Wookie Cookie was soft, tasty and huge, the favorite among us. The blondie brownie was also shareable and very tasty. I enjoy most Disney desserts but I don\\'t think I would call either of these Amazing.
Pros:
Drink station is worth the walk Variety of basic food optionsCons:
Can be very busy and hard to find an indoor tableReviewed by AmberStout Review Date: 06/14/2022
Rating: (9) Recommended
We just had desserts here… that 50th anniversary blondie was our favorite sweet treat the whole trip! The wookie cookie was good too.
Pros:
Blondie Wooki cookie Lots of seating Great for picky eatersCons:
Basic park food (nuggets and burgers)Reviewed by winags Review Date: 06/12/2022
Rating: (8) Recommended
We ate here because I read reviews that the food was much improved over previous years. I really enjoyed the gluten friendly chicken strips meal. They were small little nuggets and they were very crunchy, which i like. I liked these better than the ones at Columbia Harbor House in MK.
Definitely mobile order, the line to walk up and order was very long.
Pros:
good GF chicken nuggets lots of seating shadeCons:
if you don't mobile order, lines are longReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 04/21/2022
Rating: (9) Recommended
Good simple food very well done
Love all the desserts
Pros:
Large Fun themingCons:
Not really near anything Theming could confide peopleReviewed by MouseHouse36 Review Date: 03/28/2022
Rating: (6) Not Recommended
Everyone tells you to come here for the Wookiee cookie… I’m going to say skip it! It was huge and had nothing great in the way of flavors. I had to store it in my backpack because it was so huge and by the time I got back to it is was a mess. The food here is normal park fare and it gets very busy.
Pros:
Mobile orderCons:
Nothing special for foodReviewed by BayouBengal Review Date: 02/22/2022
Rating: (8) Recommended
We were pleasantly surprised by Backlot. We all got a burger of some sort but they were definitely much better than your typical quick service burgers from Magic Kingdom. Burgers were juicy, fries were good. Plenty of condiments inside to choose from. Beers were nice and large and cold. The wookie cookie is HUGE and delicious, definitely could be split between two or more people. Lots of seating in the shade outside.
