Reviews of Coral Reef – Lunch/Dinner
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Reviewed by BabieO Review Date: 05/18/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
This is the second time we had dinner @ Coral reef & it was delicious. My son had the lobster & shrimp " mac & Cheese" which he loved. My husband had the salmon which was cooked perfectly & I had the strip steak. Again cooked perfectly. I also had a Cesar salad which was excellent & the plate was ice cold, my husband & son had the lobster bisque which they said was excellent. It is nice to watch the fish in the aquarium while you wait for your meal & every employee was friendly. I highly recommend this restaurant even if you are like me & not a fan of seafood
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NoneReviewed by DisneyStrong86 Review Date: 05/15/2014
Rating: (7) Recommended
We always eat here. Our experiences range from time to time, but the food is always good. The service is what seems to be the problem.
This year was really bad. Our server brought us bread that was HARD as ROCKS. It seemed like they reheated someone else's day old bread....yuck.
The dessert (turtle cheesecake) was delicious but only after I ate it did I realize they 1/2 decorated it. I saw someone else's turtle cheesecake which was SUPPOSED to have a sugary coral decor on top was missing from my dessert. :(.....
The server messed up our bill. But I will return to coral reef as the food is good...
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SOME Food, ServiceReviewed by lb1160 Review Date: 05/09/2014
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
The atmosphere was nice, we got seated next to the aquarium but only after we asked. Food was not good, my husband got the steak and it was horrible, I got the pasta with lobster and shrimp. The shrimp were tiny, the cream sauce was watery and the asparagus was cut up so tiny it had no taste. Ordered tropical drink and don't think there was any alcohol in it at all. Really not sure why is stays around.
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Poor FoodReviewed by aidenmama Review Date: 04/30/2014
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
Today my family ate at Coral Reef (DH, DS (5) and myself) - it was AWFUL!!!!! The aquarium is really the only positive. The service was mediocre -- the lady who seated us told us to order immediately otherwise it would take 30 minutes to get our food - then our waitress said she knew we were in a hurry (we NEVER said anything about being in a hurry - were actually NOT in a hurry AT ALL). But we ordered immediately (like she suggested) and we did get our food quickly. I ordered the lobster/shrimp pasta -- OMG it was terrible -- there was ONE bite of lobster (and it was not a big bite) and then about 6 shrimp and lots of soupy sauce with shell macaroni. I had to put lots of salt and pepper on it to even make it edible. My DH ordered the steak - not a good idea! It was obviously cooked at least a couple of hours ahead of time and reheated (probably in a microwave) -- he ordered it medium -- he added lots of salt and pepper as well. My DS's choice of mac and cheese was somewhat of ok - he ate most of it - but he'll eat anything if he's hungry (he is not your typical 5 yo). The bread that was brought to the table was TERRIBLE - it was the driest plainest no taste bread I've EVER had - and I'm a bread nut! Lastly - the dessert - we got the signature wave (lava) cake - simply put DO NOT make this mistake. And it was the best part of the meal. Do not waste a table service credit on this meal like we did and absolutely DO NOT pay cash to eat here. Go to House of Blues or Fulton's Crab House -- those two meals were beyond FABULOUS. Halfway through our meal - my DH and I both looked at each other and asked "are we sure this is run by Disney?" - it was most certainly NOT up to Disney standards.
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everything elseReviewed by Geri604 Review Date: 04/12/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
This is one of the dinners I was hesitant about, but it was one of the best we had. I had the mahi mahi and it was excellent. I had asked if they could blacken it, and there was no problem with that request. My dad had the trout (also asked for it blackened, and again accommodated), and I can't remember what my mom had, but she enjoyed it too. We were lucky to have a seat right next to the tank, although it was a far walk for my mom who had to park her walker outside, but the seating hostess was very patient and matched my mom's slower pace when showing us to the table, instead of rushing to get there and then turning around like 'where'd they go?'
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noneReviewed by allears2014 Review Date: 04/06/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
We ate here for the first time 3-31-14 for dinner. I had ADR and was seated less than 5 minutes after checking in; however, our table was in the back of the restaurant. One of the reasons I made an ADR here was to watch the fish swimming while we ate. We could only see the very tip top of the tank where we were seated.
Our server was great, she was very attentive, cleared table between courses and kept our drinks filled.
I had the flash fried tuna and it was melt in your mouth delicious. The mahi mahi for entree was very good. The meal took a little longer than I would have liked, but overall it was very good. I would eat here again, but would request a table closer to the tank at check in next time.
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Seated too far away to enjoy the tankReviewed by nybella17girl Review Date: 02/18/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
Have eaten here twice for lunch. I requested a tank side table and was able to enjoy the fish in the tank while my children and I ate. I always get the steak and it is always very very good. I really like the look of this restaurant. I did not like any of the desserts and there is usually a longer wait to be called to your table than other restaurants, but I think its worth it.
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—Reviewed by deedeebee Review Date: 02/02/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
Really good dinner, great service. We love this place. Great steaks and bread. Calm and relaxing.
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noneReviewed by oliviaxoxo9 Review Date: 01/12/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
The steak was so good and the waiter was so funny and nice. Everyone at our table got the steak and it was awesome. The dessert was really good too. I would recommend this to someone. We only had to wait about 10 minutes for our table and we came early too.
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noneReviewed by foxycurl Review Date: 01/09/2014
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
Checked at our reservation time of 6:45, seated within minutes. Took 20mins to get drinks, another 15 for him to take food order. Then never refilled our drinks, and had to ask for check. Food was wonderful but service was terrible! This is our third time at Coral Reef. Last time we were rushed out this time we were there over 2 hours which is not fun when you have a 1 year old and a 5 year old. We requested Front and were seated in very back and could not see fish tank at all. If you don't mind outweighing bad service for good food then I recommend it but we wont be back after two terrible experiences with service.
