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Reviewed by Slq2k Review Date: 08/28/2022
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
First rate crap!!! The food was awful!!! Disgusting!! I didn’t expect it to be great or even good but I thought it would be okay. Not a high bar to set. Prison food is probably better!! I would give it a negative number if I could!!
Pros:
You meet characters BUT you can meet the same characters in much better restaurants in Disney.Cons:
The FOOD!!!! The food looked horrible and the food I did try was horrible!!!Reviewed by Darren Review Date: 06/09/2022
Rating: (2) Not Recommended
We had high expectations at over $50 per person and were very disappointed. Our server was great but the food was horrible. The prime rib was so chewy and had the taste of a hot dog. They were out of turkey and the replacement chicken dish had a weird taste. The only appetizer was choice of two salads and there are much better deserts at quick service locations. Can not recommend and would not go back.
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CharactersCons:
High Price, Bad foodReviewed by Dinane Review Date: 04/26/2022
Rating: (10) Recommended
Character dining is back!!! We got very lucky and had our reservations here on the day they started allowing character hugs. My 7 year old was DELIGHTED to meet and hug Minnie Mouse. She is very shy and was afraid to get to close to the others - especially Goofy - he’s so tall! But we did get to have personal interactions with all 4 and it was truly magical.
The food was good too! I had the Mac and cheese with shrimp, which had a salad on top as well. It was a really pleasant combination. My daughter had Mac and cheese and ate it all. She doesn’t eat much so that’s saying something. She later ranked it 3rd best on our trip after becoming a bit of a Mac and cheese connoisseur.
The rolls were great. They gave us more than we needed.
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Character dining!, good home style food, friendly staffCons:
We were sat quite a bit later than our reservation despite checking in early - likely because it was their first day back to full character diningReviewed by ktkueb80 Review Date: 02/28/2022
Rating: (9) Recommended
Had dinner here with DH and DS aged 8 on 2/21. We were taken right on time for our reservation. Rolls and salads were pretty standard. They allowed my son to order something that wasn't on the menu (chicken tenders and fries) as he is pretty picky and he enjoyed every bite. I had the mac and cheese with shrimp and it was delicious. My husband had the beef tenderloin and declared it the best thing he ate all week. It was our second day here, but still. The waitress brought him a second plate since that is the beauty of this place and he finished all of hat too. For dessert DS had the ice cream sundae with DH and I had the smores pie. No complaints all around. Character interaction from a distance was great, Pluto especially had some great dance moves and when I told Minnie I loved her dress she blew me a kiss.
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food, character interactionCons:
a little pricyReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 01/21/2022
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
Don't waste your money. My understanding was that the former buffets had become all you care to eat served family style. Our waitress told us that this restaurant is not that way. Based on the cost, food choices, amount and quality, there is no way that this place is worth the price tag. The characters barely interacted and were mostly on the other side of plexiglass(exception:Pluto played peekaboo behind a pillar with my toddler. That felt like the old days). The salad dressing tasted like nothing. It said ranch but it had zero flavor even though you could see it on the lettuce. They do have a vinagrette option so if you go ask for that. They were also using cornbread for croutons which was...weird. The croutons came out more chewy than crunchy. Really felt out of place in the salad. My husband got the pork loin. It was very good. We especially liked the spicy peach salsa. I got the tenderloin( really prime rib). It was fine. They put course ground pepper all over it which really overpowers the beef flavor. My son got the kid's roast beef. This was NOT roast beef, it was pot roast. Let that sink in for a minute. $35 for a kid's meal that consists of a small chunk of pot roast, the Mac and cheese you can get anywhere and a fruit cup. Compare that to the meal at Liberty Tree Tavern where you can have that plus turkey, pork, mashed potatoes, green beans and stuffing and it is all you can eat and very tasty. My daughter got the turkey. It was dry. She also got green beans. They put black pepper ALL OVER them. Needless to say, my six year old couldn't even be coerced to eat them and my kid's love veggies. My two year old was offered macaroni and cheese and a fruit cup. While it is a nice gesture and for by the course meals I typically just share with my little one, remember that this used to be all you can eat and little kids were welcome to have the full menu just like the older kids. The value of this meal has gone way down.The kid's dessert is very cheap too, just ice cream. We asked our server to bring us one of each of the adult desserts to share instead and she was kind enough to oblige. The desserts were good except the spice cake which again, was weird. The s'mores dessert was tasty but the marshmallow was cold so it was a bit hard to cut it in order to get a bite with everything else. It was be much better if they used marshmallow creme or warmed the marshmallow right before serving. We also were never just brought refills, even of water. We had to ask at the end of the meal for more to drink. Basically, this is not fine dining. It is the old buffet pretending to be a three course meal. It was, to us, one of the most glaring examples of Disney repackaging so that you get far less but pay more. This seems to be the new standard under Chapek, sadly.
Pros:
Adult meals were pretty good. Dessert was really good. You get to see characters.Cons:
Pretty much everything else. Cost, value, character interaction, have to ask for refills.Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 08/06/2021
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
Breakfast
Pros:
Nice that this has reopened and the cast members were happy to be there.Cons:
Price and selections We dined July 2021 for breakfast. We felt the price was outrageous for what was served. We were limited on reservations and this was one of the only places we could get a breakfast reservation anywhere. We would not dine there again unless they brought back the buffet style where there were many choices that appealed to all. We were a party of 6 and this breakfast cost more than some of our dinners.Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 04/12/2021
Rating: (10) Recommended
My family went there over our spring break trip this past year and it was fabulous. The characters came out multiple times and were adorable per usual. The shrimp Mac and cheese was delicious and the deconstructed pies felt elegant. Would highly recommend if you are looking for a character meal during the period of social distancing/COVID
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Good food, charactersCons:
Price, takes an hour out of your dayReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 04/09/2021
Rating: (10) Recommended
The new menu was delicious. Recommend highly.
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Great food, lots of character interactiomCons:
Little pricey, but worth it for the charactersReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 04/08/2021
Rating: (9) Recommended
Overall the food was good! We liked the character interactions. Wish the cost was a little less. You are definitely paying for the characters.
Pros:
Loved the characters! My son played peek-a-boo with Pluto and had so much fun.Cons:
Cost for the food that you receiveReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 03/14/2021
Rating: (9) Recommended
We dined at HW&V on Christmas Day 2020 and it was absolutely fantastic. There were several Prix fix meals to choose from and all 4 of us tried something different. The service was right on point. We had dine at HW&V in Oct 19 when it was still a buffet - it was okay, but not great. KUDOs to HW&V for making our family Christmas a little more special🎄
