Most Recent Reviews
Review of Kona Cafe Breakfast
Reviewed by wattage Review Date: 09/25/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
We had a late breakfast at the Kona café on Sunday, September 21, 2014. Our ADRs were for 10:15am, but we were not seated until 10:40am – they were really busy. The wait paid off as we were seated at a nice table in the back corner of the restaurant. My wife got the steak and eggs, while I got the two eggs any way meal. Our food was good, but the Kona Coffee was very, very good. We’d go back for the coffee, not the food. My wife asked for her steak to be cooked medium rare, and it came out nearly well done. Service was very good throughout our meal.
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Coffee, serviceCons:
CrowdsReview of Trail's End Restaurant
Reviewed by wattage Review Date: 09/25/2014
Rating: (7) Recommended
We had diner ADRs at Trails End for September 20, 2014 at 6:40pm. Due to weather and boating delays we were about ten minutes late for our ADR. We had to wait about 20 minutes before we were seated at a table on the first floor- near the stairs and front door. The buffet is on the second floor.
To get to Trails End is a pain. You either have to take a boat ride, or a bus ride. Only residents and guest of the Campground can easily get to the restaurant. We had to take a boat ride from the Wilderness Lodge, that first went to the Contemporary Resort, before heading to the Campground.
The restaurant was very crowded and the line at the buffet was very long. It took about 15 minutes to reach the food. The starches and vegetables were good (not great, but OK). The meats included fried chicken (both white and dark pieces), pork ribs, sugar cured ham, smoked brisket and pulled pork BBQ. The fried chicken was good, the pulled pork was OK, but the ribs were covered in a rub that was way too heavy on the cumin spice. The brisket was excellent, as was the ham.
Our server was not very good. He seemed to disappear for long stretches of time as all of our drinks would get empty between his visits. Not sure we’d return as the food was not worth the hassle of getting to the restaurant and the wait.
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All you can eatCons:
CrowdsReview of Mara - Jambo House
Reviewed by wattage Review Date: 09/25/2014
Rating: (7) Recommended
We had lunch and breakfast at The Mara on September 19 & 20, 2014. Lunch was very good – I had the bacon cheese burger which was excellent. For breakfast I had the croissant omelet and my wife had the bounty breakfast platter. The only issue with breakfast was that the hash browns were very, very salty.
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Fast serviceCons:
Salty foodReview of Turf Club Bar and Grill
Reviewed by wattage Review Date: 09/25/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
My wife and I ate here on Monday, September 22, 2014. We made our ADR that evening, about two hours before our dining time. We arrived ten minutes early and were seated within five minutes of our arrival.
Service was excellent as our waitress was very attentive throughout our meal. I got the root-beer marinated pork chop, and my wife got the NY Strip steak with Lobster Fondue. My pork chop was very, very good as it had great flavor and was very tender. My wife’s steak was excellent and the Lobster fondue was to die for – it would make anything taste better!! The mashed potatoes were also excellent – among the best I’ve ever had. Turf Club is now one of our new favorite restaurants on WDW. Can wait to go back!
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Service, setting and foodCons:
noneReview of Olivia's Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by wattage Review Date: 09/25/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
My wife, 15yo daughter and I ate at Olivia’s on Friday, September 19, 2014. We ADRs for 6:20pm and were seated immediately upon arrival. I had the Prime Rib with a Conch Chowder appetizer. The chowder was excellent – among the best soups I’ve ever had. The Prime Rib was cooked perfectly and was very well seasoned. My wife and daughter really enjoyed their meals as well. We will be returning in the future. Service was excellent throughout our meal.
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Great service, and even better foodCons:
noneReview of Wilderness Lodge (Deluxe Resort)
Reviewed by wattage Review Date: 09/25/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
We stayed three nights at the Wilderness Lodge starting September 20, 2014. Our room had a queen bed with a fold out twin murphy bed. Mouse keeping was immaculate – the room was spotless when we arrived and stayed that way for our entire stay.
My only complaint was the fact that the main pool was closed for renovations which meant that the only pool on site was the one at the Villas – which is rather small and became very crowed!!
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Location, Theme, StaffCons:
Main pool under constructionReviewed by wattage Review Date: 09/25/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
We stayed one night in a deluxe studio room in Jambo House on September 19, 2014. Our room had a great pool view. Our room was very clean and comfortable. The bed was a little harder than my wife would have liked, but I thought it was fine. Our daughter stayed on the sofa bed which she said was OK for one night.
The resort is themed with an incredible eye for detail. Every aspect of the resort reflects the “African†theme. The lobby is very inviting and quite large. We wished we’d had more time to explore the resort so we plan on returning for a longer stay in the future.
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Great Theme, Clean, Friendly StaffCons:
LightingReview of General Exhibits and Experiences
Reviewed by DanInNH Review Date: 09/25/2014
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
The F&W festival may pull in $$$$ for Disney, but we will, from now on, vacation well around this event. We were there the week of 9/18 (soft opening day) to 9/24. We were at EPCOT three of those days. By nightfall, drunken rude people were everywhere. Lines for everything were ridiculous. We tried to eat as we walked and were bumped so many times, we spilled stuff on ourselves. We stopped to pick up our mess and were trampled. Had to watch where you stepped from others messes. Wall to wall people and all this to sample a few food items from the norm...totally not worth it. Was NOT a place I would want to take my family. Or friends. If this was our first experience with EPCOT, we might never return. Thankfully, we know the difference. 53 days of stumbling drunkeness...so we really need to have it be that long ? Go find a bar somewhere and settle in folks.
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I am still trying to think of one...Cons:
Too many to count...crowds, drunks, spills, trash, rudeness....Review of MagicBand
Reviewed by Tigger82 Review Date: 09/25/2014
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
If I weren't blind, I'm sure my rating would be much different, or cast members more helpful. Being unable to see the mickey head, thank goodness my mother was there because almost all the cast members just stood there uselessly, most not even saying a word. If I were alone, I'd have to align the Mickey heads by trial and error I guess.
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None for a blind personCons:
Couldn't see the Mickey headReview of Be Our Guest Dinner
Reviewed by Krissi890 Review Date: 09/24/2014
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
This place seems to get so many good reviews and the wait is always so long. It was very hard for us to get into this place, but thankfully we were finally able to eat here the last day of our 11 day trip.
We had a reservation for 7pm, but didnt get seated until 745pm! 45 mins late! Unacceptable!! The inside castle was amazing. The main dining which is where we were was gorgeous and we loved that the Beast came out a few times while we had our dinner. The food.... well.... I was expecting a lot more (taste wise). We got a French Onion soup and a salad to start. The soup was delicious, but the salad was average. We then ordered the steak dinner. For the price, I would think it would be "melt in your mouth" steak. It was dry & tough. I ordered mine medium, and it came to me well done! Not good at all! The fries and veggies that came on the side were pretty good though! We ended the meal with a strawberry cupcake and the grey stuff. The cupcake was soo good!! The grey stuff, which EVERYONE talks about, was completely not worth it. The grey stuff (which was tasteless grey whipped cream) was on top of a brownie/cookie thing. Was disappointed in this place and will not return.
