Reviews of Chip and Dale Harvest Feast at The Garden Grill
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Reviewed by nrymut Review Date: 06/16/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
Loved our dinner here. Food was good and service was well done.
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NoneReviewed by dvcmember1983 Review Date: 06/12/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
This meal came family style but not in the abundance that it comes when you are at 'Ohana. We had to ask for more of specific items because it wasn't enough. The characters here spend a lot more time with you and interact. Mickey sat at our table and played with my kids. Our waitress could have learned how to be friendlier. I had a hard time paying the required tip for 6 or more people.
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decent food, charactersCons:
waitressReviewed by jm26 Review Date: 06/06/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
We ate dinner here on June 4, 2013. We had a reservation and only waited a few minutes. We sat in the upper portion of the restaurant at a table, if I would have been more familiar with this restaurant I would have requested a lower level booth which offers a much better few of the Living With the land ride, but the table was fine. The staff was friendly and it was an overall good experience. My 5 year old son loved the characters ( Pluto, Mickey, Chip and Dale). The food was excellent, first they brought us rolls and salad. Then the main course; beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, tilapia,broccoli,carrots,turkey and stuffing. They brought my son a huge plate of sweet potato fries, chicken, and macaroni and cheese with goldfish crackers on top. Dessert was a small farm style yellow cake with berries in it and covered in cream, they also brought 2 small cone shaped cakes with chocolate icing. All of the food was excellent and in my opinion was the best tasting meal I have ever had at WDW.
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Good food, charactersCons:
—Reviewed by maze4 Review Date: 03/31/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
We had originally had ressies for 3/19 but DD4 got sick and we had to cancel at 1900 Park Fare. Thank goodness for cast members at ASMovies because they rearranged our ressies so that we ended getting to Garden Grill on 3/21. I had read mixed reviews about this restaurant but since my DS14 loved Chip N Dale we decided to give it a try. I am so glad that we did. Our waitress was from Italy and was wonderful. The food was awesome, I have 2 teenage boys who can put the food away. Our waitress kept bringing food and chatting every time about the restaurant, Italy, and joking with characters each time they came around. We saw Chip N Dale, Mickey, and Pluto I lost count after 5 x's. My DD4 got autographs and many pictures. The tilapia and pork was fantastic. We ate two bowls of salad and extra bread. I drink unsweetened ice tea and this was the freshest in all restaurants. The rest had Gold Peak tea which is ok but I love fresh brewed. We all decided that this would be a place to visit again on our next visit.
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waitress, food quality, charactersCons:
NONEReviewed by jjl181 Review Date: 03/24/2013
Rating: (2) Not Recommended
I had been wanting to eat here for a couple of years, so I decided to make a reservation this last trip. The scenery was lovely, we enjoyed the concept of the rotating dining room. The characters were great. There wasn't a lot of room to take pictures in front of the table with servers going by, but the characters made it work.
The food on the other hand was awful. I think the only halfway decent thing were the potatoes, and they weren't great either. Our server was very slow with bringing stuff to the table, especially the check. We saw two characters over again just waiting for the check.
I'm glad that we ended up trying it out, but wish it was much better. We will definitely not be going back.
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Food, ServiceReviewed by milesmom17 Review Date: 03/14/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
First time eating here, and we will definitely be back!! It's hard to find a character meal that is not geared towards girls. Our son loved the characters at this restaurant. They actually came around more than once, and we had character interaction our whole meal.
The food is plentiful and delicious! One of the more lighter meals that actually was healthy! Great bread, with maple butter and a huge refreshing salad. 3 types of meat with sides. The servers were more than willing to come back with extra portions!
To top it all off, the restaurant rotates around "the Land" attraction, so you always have a new interesting view to keep little ones entertained.
This will be on our "can't miss" list next time we visit!!
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Delicous Food, not too busy, great serviceCons:
—Reviewed by shadowpup Review Date: 03/05/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
We visited the last week of January, 2013. We loved it! It is our new go to place for a character meal. We loved the interaction with the characters that was devoted to our son with no one else calling for them. The food was wonderful. The servers were attentive. This will be our must do place from now on!
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NonReviewed by jdetrick Review Date: 02/12/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
One member of our group called this the best meal of the trip, as far as food. I wouldn't go that far, but I did quite enjoy the food. Honestly though, for me this restaurant is about the characters. The last time I had been there it was a later reservation and the characters were in high form; Chip and Dale were fighting with Pluto, moving chairs, throwing straws and basically being silly and funny. This time the characters were much more subdued, but they're still fun to see.
Always a restaurant we try to visit.
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Good food, great charactersCons:
—Reviewed by mare54 Review Date: 02/09/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
We had no reservations here but took a chance. Arrived in The Land at approx. 7 and was given a 7:30 time to return. Got a little beeper and rode "the Land" and was beeped as the ride ended. Let me preface this by saying that my family are WDW experts and have had meals in every restaurant in both parks. We ate here about 30 years ago. During the day, when we are in The Land, this restaurant is always closed. What a wonderful surprise.
We are 2 adults and a 3 year old little girl. Deb was our waitress and was just adorable. Her hubby Steve, was also working there. We were introduced to the 4 older people next to us and we "sort of" conversed during the meal. We were at separate booths but close in proximity.
The meal was amazing. Everything was served Family style but was delicious. (unusual for Disney)...hot rolls with whipped honey butter came first, then a wonderful salad (all ingredients fresh and the dressing wonderful and served like Olive Garden salad) then a elongated platter with turkey breast over stuffing and gravy, fantastic tilapia w/some salsa that was ambrosia, finally tenderloin with a light sauce over very flavorful freshly mashed potatoes. Our little one had a chicken leg, mac and cheese, broccoli, and grapes. We shared our food with her, of course, Her dessert was an adorable cupcake wrapped in a parchment paper cone. NOW COMES the dessert. It was a cake baked in a round pan...looked so-so....BUT, it was heavenly....still hot, the crust was crusty which is my favorite, and it had a dollop of banana cinnamon whipped cream on top, and there was a hot center of thick and juicy blueberries...to die for!!!!
The part that we really appreciated was that the characters were so attentive. As the restaurant rotates, (so gradually that it's not felt but you do notice the scenery changing) Pluto, Mickey, Chip and Dale visit your table and sit with your child, hug them, let them touch them, and spend a good deal of time with them. Deb made sure that our little one saw each and every character and had her fill of them...hahahaha, (when does that ever happen?) They spent just as much time with the couples next to us. We laughed with the other family because my granddaughter was so tickled that she made me get teary eyed...the man next to us said that her excitement made their dinner worthwhile...and "worth" is my only negative comment...it is very expensive if you want a character dinner...but you don't eat at a sit down restaurant in WDW and not expect to blow a hundred dollars...which is what it came to. (we never needed any refills but you can have as much as you want)...including gratuity...and Deb certainly deserved it. It was a wonderful and fulfilling dining experience. I see negative comments and I'm flummoxed by them. My daughter, granddaughter, and I visit WDW twice a year and this will be my first reservation we make for our October visit. And we sat on the top (I really didn't know that there was a lower level). If you do decide to eat here, request Deb...she was so darned friendly and not sickening so. Genuine.
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very priceyReviewed by disneyhorsefan Review Date: 01/29/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
My sister and I dined here on 1/18. We were seated about 10 minutes after our 7pm reservation. We were seated on the top level of the restaurant, which we actually preferred because it gave us a little privacy from the people in the pavilion staring in at the diners and characters.
The food was excellent. Being only 2 of us, we did not need seconds although the portions did look small upon arrival. The salad was delicious, and the beef was very tender. We received both cupcakes and some sort of cake with a fruit center for dessert. The cupcakes didn't impress us (especially compared to Be Our Guest the day before) but the cake was delicious, especially with the banana whipped cream!!
The character interaction was AMAZING. Mickey, Pluto, Chip, and Dale all came around multiple times to visit with us. Since there were only 2 of us, they even sat at our table to "talk" and take pictures. We felt these were the most personal interactions we found anywhere, and we loved that they came back multiple times.
The rotating restaurant was a little strange to get used to at first, but we enjoyed the changing scenery and looking over the land ride, even from the top tier.
This was my favorite dining experience of my trip and I wouldn't hesitate to return here again!
