Most Recent Reviews
Review of BOATHOUSE
Reviewed by MaryMcc Review Date: 01/09/2019
Rating: (10) Recommended
I absolutely loved this restaurant. My brother didnt love it. I am diabetic and have a gastric disorder and there was good options for me. I wished I could remember our Walter's name to commend him to Disney. He was great. My brother isn't accustomed to such attention (and neither am I), but my brother is very shy. While being so attentive, I didn't feel like I was being stared at. Lol. The food couldn't have been better. I ordered the soup and dared a few spoonfuls. It wss downright delicious. I had the crab stuffed lobster and my brother Tommy had filet mignon. He wouldn't taste my lobster, the fool, but he gave me some of his steak. Both were awesome tasting and perfectly cooked. People say they can taste the difference in qualities of differing meats. I was surprised that they were right.
Pros:
Great service food quality and taste and temperature. Beautiful restaurant and comfortable.Cons:
NoneReview of Be Our Guest Dinner
Reviewed by MaryMcc Review Date: 01/09/2019
Rating: (7) Recommended
I gave this a seven and it saddened me to do it. I have loved the story since I was about 5. 50 years ago. Local channel would broadcast a French version and I laboured over the subtitles every time it would come on so I was very excited to see the beast. I didn't care for the rest of the experience. We waited for an hour to dine during the Christmas party. I had already stood in the customer service line over an hour because my tickets weren't connected to the band, so I was flustered. I was happy to sit down and relax and we started with champagne. I watched as waiters and waitresses really made the dinner an event for their diners. It was wonderful to watch. Our waitress wasn't like that at all. She was disgusted to be there. What upset me was that she twice openly mocked my brother Tommy who has special needs while at the same time wearing the most artificial grin I've ever seen. I was shocked and might have quietly spoken to her about it, but other things were happening at the same time. The steaks finally were served and as I was speaking to the man who delivered them, turned and almost sprinted away. I've never experienced anything similar. I quickly cut into my steak to see it was well done, not medium rare. He was still within hearing range so I called out "sir" which was when he gained speed and I for the first time in my life rudely called him again. I was shaken when he came back to me and he proceeded to tell me the steak was medium rare. I cracked again and explained meat temperatures. The second steak was medium well and by then I only wanted to leave. They make about 5 entrees. How can they screw up twice. That pathetic dinner cost 180.00 after a 20% tip. It was supposed to be 55.00 each, but again I could care less by then. I almost deprived myself of the beast and am so glad I did it. He is beautiful!
Pros:
The beast and beautiful decor.Cons:
Everything but beast an if you aren't into meeting him, do lunch!Review of Be Our Guest -Counter Service Lunch
Reviewed by MaryMcc Review Date: 01/09/2019
Rating: (9) Recommended
I gave this a nine because the beast only shows up for dinner (which we also did)! Lunch is better. I'm diabetic and have a gastric disorder and the chef gave me lightly seasoned grilled vegetables and beef. It was great. My brother enjoyed his French dip and fries. He had me try the ajou and I was shocked by how good it was. It was actual beef drippings which in my experience is unheard of. The decor is so beautiful. If only lunch included the beast. While we were there a diner had a complaint about the saltiness of the French onion soup. Instead of saying French onion is salty, two servers did everything they could do to make her happy. I liked how friendly they were to her during the high volume lunch time.
Pros:
Good food, good service and beautiful scenery.Cons:
NoneReview of Raglan Road
Reviewed by MaryMcc Review Date: 01/09/2019
Rating: (7) Recommended
Hi, my brother and I went here November 27,2018 on our first visit to Disney. We were really looking forward to this restaurant. We were seated over one hour beyond our reservation time, but we had a great band to watch right outside and we ended up getting a table right at the stage. The dancers were fantastic. The problem was our server. My mom was a waitress for years so I have a great respect for the hard work they do. Our server was great the first minutes until he heard we were on the dining plan. I don't know if the dining plan is frowned upon at Springs. The other possibility is wait staff count on big tippers in that area and he assumed he assumed he wouldn't get a good tip from us. I never expected anything like this. He was friendly to his other diners. My brother and I are over tippers. He served our dinners without word in a timely manner and I had a great show to watch, so we tipped as usual. My brother however was uncomfortable and refuses to go back. It's a shame. This was his top pick restaurant. Tommy liked his chicken. My gnocchi was heavy and tasted like under cooked gluten balls. The scallops tasted good but tiny.
Pros:
EntertainmentCons:
The waiter and gnocchi. Recommend only for the entertainment.Review of Tony's Town Square Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 01/08/2019
Rating: (4) Not Recommended
October reviews still valid, not sure if management wants to Improve? Need overhaul of kitchen staff.
Pros:
Food tasted ok, it was never fine dining but was good mealCons:
Pasta definitely either over cooked or sits too long, meal was ok at best. Server was nice but not engaging at all. Wanted some sauce to take home with leftovers got dear in headlights look. Gave feedback nicely to manager. We didn’t want anything back but 4 out of 10 is best I can give. Disappointing since it’s not expected to be fine dining so expectations are lower anyway.Review of Disney's Boardwalk Inn Concierge Level
Reviewed by JohnM Review Date: 01/08/2019
Rating: (9) Recommended
Been this resort many times; Most recently we stayed in a deluxe concierge room. The size is around 650 ft.² substantially larger than a standard room. I believe there are 10 of these rooms, Divided between the third and fourth floors (the lounge is on the fourth floor). The food selections our broader in scope; in addition to your typical crudités & Mini gazpacho shot glasses they had a different shelf each night prepare something special. I can’t imagine not being able to replace lunch breakfast and dinner here. Eggs are available every morning; Sundays featured an omelet bar with attendant chef. Other days provided such dishes as quiche Lorraine. I recall one evening very large shrimp just placed out. Delicious soups were also served. Another night there was fondue. In short, they’ve upped their game! Recommended in every imaginable way. And always ask for a Florida resident, passholder or in our case a 30% discount that was just a promotion with a nondescript name (I think it was behold the magic or something). I called twice prior and was unable to g eat ANY Discount. Two days prior to arrival I call just for the heck of it and the great CM found the discount and saved me over $1200 for the stay! It’s by no means cheap but replaces mini expensive restaurant meals. Fantastic CMs. Our room was two hours late but they applied $100 to our account. Overall a terrific experience!
Pros:
Concierge amenities vastly improved, huge room, proximity to loungeCons:
White difficulty with magic bands hard to find any substantial consConcierge a minute he is vastly improved, huge room, proximity to loungeReview of Mama Melrose's Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by mschu2112 Review Date: 01/08/2019
Rating: (9) Recommended
Ate here for the first time in September during the Food and Wine Festival. Atmosphere was good, wait was short. We were seated at a two person table along the wall sort of off to the side so would have liked to be more on interior but no big issue. Food came out quickly and waiter was very good. Food was very good. Had a short rib over risotto and wife had I believe a chicken dish. We were on dining plan so drinks and desert were included. Desert sampler was average at best but ok. I am not an Italian fan; however, menu was good, food good and service was great!
Pros:
Service, great waiter, foodCons:
desert samplerReview of Theme Park Photo Pass
Reviewed by Gingy160 Review Date: 01/08/2019
Rating: (9) Recommended
We took our third trip in three years in October 2018, and got Memory Maker for a third time. As usual it was awesome. We remembered our lessons from previous years and asked for Magic right at the start. We got some *great* photos -- our very first photo of the first day was on Main Street USA where our photographer took my mirrored sunglasses and took the photo into them. It is an *amazing* photo of us, him, and Cinderella Castle all reflected in my sunglasses. We got such fun photos at MNSSHP too! Our only failure was in trying to get a frame in each country at Epcot -- it was during the Food and Wine Festival and we could.not.find photographers to save our lives!
Pros:
Getting everyone in the photo, Magic Shots.Cons:
Finding photographers! We're *still* having this issue!Reviewed by Gingy160 Review Date: 01/08/2019
Rating: (8) Recommended
Oh my goodness did we have fun! We attended our very first MNSSHP on 10/30/18. Yes, it was crowded, but no worse than a low-medium crowd level day. We had a blast trick-or-treating (estimate of 15-18 pounds of candy between the three of us) and seeing everyone's costumes -- loved all the dads dressed as Maui. My husband was an Oompa Loompa and my 9 year old son was Willy Wonka, so they were quite the hit with other party attendees. We loved the parade, fireworks, and and special Halloween Magic Shots. We didn't bother with any rides, and sadly didn't get to see any characters. There's always next year!
Pros:
Costumes, parade, so.much.candy.Cons:
Price, crowdsReview of Plaza Restaurant
Reviewed by Gingy160 Review Date: 01/08/2019
Rating: (6) Not Recommended
Although we experienced our our best waiter for the whole October 2018 trip here, we are not in a hurry to go back. Nobody in our party was particularly impressed with the food -- my husband had a club sandwich, I had the fried green tomato sandwich, my son had the pulled pork. Nothing to write home about.
