Most Recent Reviews
Reviewed by klp1015 Review Date: 08/24/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
Stayed here with my daughter and DGD 14 and 12 from 7/30-8/6.I have lost count of how many times I have stayed here over the years (since it was just Port Orleans and the sister resort was Dixie Landings). The size of the resort, the pool, the grounds and the boat to DTD are just some of the reasons we keep coming back. And of course there's Arneel, the greeter! So cheerful! Looking forward to seeing him again in October.
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Everything!Cons:
—Review of Cape May Cafe - Character Breakfast
Reviewed by klp1015 Review Date: 08/24/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
First time here for breakfast, although have had dinner many times. I thought the food choices were plentiful and very good. My DGD14 loved the cheesy grits! Mickey waffles-YUM!! The characters were a lot of fun, spent lots of time for pictures. It was a very relaxed atmosphere and not crowded the day we were there. From there we walked to Epcot to spend our last full day.
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Location, CharactersCons:
noneReviewed by klp1015 Review Date: 08/24/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
We ate here on Aug 3 (myself, daughter and 2 DGD 14 and 12). The food was very tasty and plentiful. Our server was Felipe and he kept our drinks filled and was very prompt to bring out more food as requested. The girls especially enjoyed the beef and the mashed potatoes. The character interaction was great. Chip even picked up the kids' phones off the table and pretended to take a selfie! I used Tables in Wonderland and even though the gratuity is included, I left extra for our server because he was so good.
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food, charactersCons:
—Review of Fort Wilderness Campground
Reviewed by PrincessDaisyDuck Review Date: 08/24/2014
Rating: (6) Not Recommended
Pros:
The cabins were spacious, well-decorated and very clean.
Mousekeeping was excellent, very friendly and kind besides doing a wonderful job.
The Tri-Circle D ranch was great, you can walk through and look at the ponies or go back to the barn and look at the large horses. Pony rides for small children (under 48 inches and 80 pounds) were only $5.
Food at the pool bar and Trails End To Go was very good.
Bell services was incredibly helpful.
Cons:
Rude concierge cast member at check-in.
Room was not ready until 5:30 pm.
When we went to the cabin our magic bands could not open it. A person from bell services opened it with a key then took our magic bands to the front desk to be fixed. After 1 and 1/2 hours we went to the front desk and waited for them to be given to us. They gave us completely new bands which did thankfully work. In the meantime we paid cash for dinner since we had no dining plan to access without the bands.
The bus transportation is very confusing. There is no bus to Magic Kingdom, you have to take an internal bus to the boats or an internal bus to the Settlement bus stop where you can catch a bus to Wilderness Lodge where you can then catch a bus to Magic Kingdom. You can also take a boat to the Contemporary and walk from there but those boats do shut down for lightening.
We had refillable mugs but you can only refill them at pool bar or Trails To Go. Another spot at the Outpost would be nice since the main bus stop is there.
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Cabins, Mousekeeping, Horses, Bell ServicesCons:
Check-in, Confusing TransportationReview of Wolfgang Puck Express Marketplace
Reviewed by LISAE Review Date: 08/24/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
Ate here three times in two weeks. amazing quality and brilliant value on ddp.
Had (at various times) chicken Caesar salad, chinois salad and Curried chicken salad. These were worth a visit alone. Some of the freshest and tastiest salads I have ever eaten.
The pizzas were very nice and plenty big enough for two to share (three with a salad) we preferred the margherita pizza to the four cheese or pesto pizza. The half roast chicken and chicken tenders were well received by my daughter (aged 12) who prefers the fries to the mash.
Desserts included crème brulee (as good as any table service offering) cheesecake (with a crème brulee type topping) fruit cups, fudge brownies. All lovely.
The only slight negative is that you can only choose from a hot or cold fountain drink. Daughter was refused a bottle of water and we had to pay oop for chocolate milk on both occasions although these options are available on the children's dining plan.
Pros:
food worthy of a table service restaurantCons:
Poor choice of drinks on ddpReview of Earl of Sandwich
Reviewed by LISAE Review Date: 08/24/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
We love the sandwiches here and apart from the busy nature of the restaurant we have no complaints if not on the ddp.
We visited twice, eating Baja salads, chicken chipotle sandwich, EOS club and holiday sandwich. All were superb and if we had been paying oop would have proved excellent value.
The side orders on the dining plan are only available at $2.49 or less which omits many of the desserts, we did on one occasion have grape cups but these weren't available on our other visit. The queue for the soft drink machine has to be seen to be believed. On our second visit we stuck to bottled drinks from the fridge.
Pros:
amazing sandwichesCons:
Very busy, value and side options poor on ddpReview of Raglan Road
Reviewed by LISAE Review Date: 08/24/2014
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
Ok so let's start on a positive - the desserts are just as good as the hype and we would return for dessert alone, we had the bread and butter pud, pavlova, lemon cloud and chocolate dessert and they were possibly the best desserts of our trip.
The entertainment appealed to my daughter and I but not to the males in the party.
The steaks my son and I had were poor (of course we were very British and told them they were fine - why do we do that?) . Daughter found most of her mixed grill barely edible. Husband enjoyed his not bleedin' chowder but was ill a little while after finishing. The onion rings were quite probably the worst I have ever eaten.
We were expecting great things of this restaurant but it was the worst food in two weeks. Very poor.
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poor entreesCons:
fabulous dessertsReview of House of Blues Restaurant and Bar
Reviewed by LISAE Review Date: 08/24/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
This was a new restaurant for us and we would definitely return again.
Our server was very clear that the food was spicier than average and to steer clear of the foods marked spicy if this was not our taste (my picky 12 year old daughter was extremely grateful for this).
Husband and daughter had what they claim to be some of the best steaks of the trip (and better by far than Le Cellier).
I had a spicy burger - was very tasty and quite spicy and probably the best burger I've every eaten in my life.
Son had the spicy pasta with chicken (which was a piece of chicken breast coated in breadcrumbs on top of the plate of pasta) which he also loved.
Desserts were very nice too.
Can't wait to return.
Pros:
fantastic meal, great spicy food and wonderful frozen margaritasCons:
—Review of Yachtsman Steakhouse
Reviewed by LISAE Review Date: 08/24/2014
Rating: (7) Recommended
Ok so I have to confess it is a little difficult to be objective about this meal as during the ordering process our server was sadly taken ill. Thankfully it appeared to be nothing serious but following an ambulance being called we were very shocked and the atmosphere was dreadful. Our new server tried very hard to keep us informed and to lighten the atmosphere and for that she should be applauded, however, despite being compensated with a complimentary truffle mac n cheese the entire meal left a bad taste in the mouth and we should in hindsight have bitten the bullet and left.
We all ordered the Kansas strip and I believe we had no complaints but it didn't taste as good as last trip. The truffle mac n cheese is an amazing side and worth a visit alone.
The desserts weren't brilliant choices for our picky 12 year old so she was able to order the white chocolate puzzle off the kids menu which she enjoyed.
Our original drinks order we did not re-order because of the situation so we stuck with soft drinks.
It would be unfair for me to give the mark of 2/3 which we all agree we feel as I am sure our loathing of the meal was not the restaurants fault.
Hopefully our server is now fit and well but we probably will not return. Sorry!
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difficult situation handled reasonablyCons:
—Review of Captain's Grille - Breakfast
Reviewed by LISAE Review Date: 08/24/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
Would have been a 10 but we waited an age for our drinks to appear and we never did get refills.
The food is a fine mix of usual breakfast fayre and some delicious additions such as the boursin stuffed tomatoes. So quiet each time we visit and so delicious. Highly recommend a visit and worth a daily breakfast if staying on site.
