Most Recent Reviews
Review of Be Our Guest Dinner
Reviewed by manatee2420 Review Date: 07/21/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
My family really enjoyed this experience. We sat in the main dining room and watched the snow fall all meal. I was slightly disappointed that the cornish hen is no longer offered. The chicken was good, but the steak was really delicious. The grey stuff was good for desert too, although the brownie they put it on was really hard. You might have to wait for pictures with the Beast. Every few minutes, they make an announcement saying the Beast is greeting visitors, which makes conversation impossible until that is finished.
Pros:
great atmosphere, food quality, snow falling in ballroomCons:
loudReview of Sunshine Seasons
Reviewed by manatee2420 Review Date: 07/21/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
For counter service, this was great! All four people in my party ordered something different and all enjoyed it. I was impressed with the large selection of baked goods for desert. My husband, who has a gluten allergy, even had a "large" selection of gluten-free deserts from which to choose. I also like the location in The Land pavilion.
Pros:
great food, large sitting areaCons:
—Review of Nine Dragons - China - Epcot
Reviewed by manatee2420 Review Date: 07/21/2014
Rating: (2) Not Recommended
I must preface this review with the fact that I generally do not like Chinese food, primarily the sauces that they tend to put on everything. I ate at this restaurant because a family member chose Nine Dragons for their birthday meal. Trying to keep an open mind, I ordered the steak and shrimp with the red sauce on the side. My "well done" steak was definitely not well done, so I requested it be cooked more. My waiter took care of it without issue. I did not care for the red sauce and only dipped a couple of pieces of meat in it. I ate the rest of the meat plain. The ginger cake for dessert was nothing to write home about, but it wasn't disgusting like I thought it might be. Shortly after the meal, however, I wasn't feeling good.
Pros:
decorCons:
food price, menu selectionReview of Chefs de France - Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by manatee2420 Review Date: 07/21/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
My husband and I ate here for our anniversary dinner. I love France and was excited to use a little bit of my language and immerse myself in the experience. The food was good. I enjoyed the Lobster Bisque and the French Onion Soup could be a meal in itself. The waitress seemed very rushed and wanted to rush us through the meal. We also received no recognition for our anniversary although most of the other restaurants we visited did something- a piece of cake, a postcard with some characters, etc.
Pros:
cuisine, atmosphereCons:
rushed serviceReview of Sci-Fi Dine-in Theatre Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by manatee2420 Review Date: 07/21/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
Sci-Fi Dine In is one of my favorite restaurants for the atmosphere. I love the drive-in scenery and sitting in the retro cars. Prior to this visit, I felt the food was declining in quality and hadn't been back for several years. I am happy to report that the food and service were better this time. I had the veggie burger with the cucumber salad. Both were delicious. My husband also enjoyed the picnic burger. Way to go Sci-Fi!
Pros:
great atmosphereCons:
—Review of Pop Century Resort (Value Resort)
Reviewed by manatee2420 Review Date: 07/21/2014
Rating: (4) Recommended
I wish there was a maybe button for "would you recommend this product?" We stayed at Pop Century twice. The first time was during November 2009, then second July 2014. It was like night and day. The November visit was quiet and very enjoyable. The July visit was very noisy. Several Brazilian soccer teams brought what seemed like hundreds of noisy teenagers to the resort. They stayed up half the night playing soccer outside on the balconies. The noise of the soccer ball hitting the railing sounded more like bowling. I even got a prank call one evening around midnight. I have no idea what the giggling teenage girl on the other end was saying, but I know what I wanted to say... Despite the huge hordes, the bus system worked well. We never waited long for a bus. The rooms, although noisy, were clean and of adequate size for two adults. My husband and I really enjoyed viewing the time capsules in the lobby and doing the Twist every morning at breakfast. You can even view some of the fireworks from across the pool area. In conclusion, I would stay here again, but only in the off season when large touring groups would be less likely. P.S. Requesting a specific decade doesn't seem to work, no matter how early you book. We tried to stay in the 50's both times. The first time, we booked kind of late and got the 80's. The second time, we booked a year in advance and even paid for a preferred room because I had read online that the 50's and 60's were the preferred rooms. Apparently not because we got the 70's this last time.
Pros:
inexpensive, nostalgic themeCons:
noisyReview of Rainforest Cafe
Reviewed by dyej Review Date: 07/21/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
Our party of 8 had a nice lunch at AK Rainforest Cafe. Atmosphere is great for little kids. Loud but on a hot day in AK the air conditioning is worth the noise. This was the best food we had during our Disney visit. We will be eating here during all our AK visits. Service was great.
Pros:
inside, good foodCons:
noneReview of Plaza Restaurant
Reviewed by dyej Review Date: 07/21/2014
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
We visited the Plaza on a busy day in July during lunch. We had a reservation for 8. No one was in restaurant but, still had to wait. They made the seating for 7 instead of 8. Staff did not apologize, asked us to wait again and put us at 2 tables. Food took forever after we ordered. It tasted fine but, one hour after lunch I was violently ill. Chicken must have been under done. Service was slow and not friendly even though not busy. We will not eat here again nor recommend to anyone.
Pros:
quiet, inside seatingCons:
bad food, bad serviceReview of Yacht Club Resort (Deluxe Resort)
Reviewed by Mamabears1 Review Date: 07/20/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
Love this hotel. Friendly cast members and clean hotel. Can't wait to stay again.
Pros:
The Yacht Club is awesome. This was our second time staying there. The rooms are clean and well taken care of. We noticed a problem after out first night there. The caulk on the sink was dirty and coming loose. The towel rack in the sink area was cCons:
NoneReview of Best Friends Pet Care
Reviewed by FlamingoGirl Review Date: 07/20/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
We camped but did not want to leave the furkids in the "Mobile Mansion" all day alone. We contracted for Doggie Day Care. We called and asked a lot of questions about size of the different options. We looked at all the options, the pictures and the sizes we were given over the phone. We made a decision and called back and contracted for the days we would be in the park all day. We asked if we could bring them in the day we arrived and do the paperwork ahead of time and see the facilities. We took the dogs on Sun after we arrived and completed the paperwork, got a tour of the facility, and let the dogs play on the playground. We got all our questions answered and observed the furkids interact with the staff. The next morning, we took them in and dropped them off with no problems. At night we would stop and pick them up. They let us take them out and play in the yard with them before we went back to the trailer in the evening.
It worked out well for us. I knew that they were being taken care of and getting potty breaks, fed, played with and walked. One of our furkids is very fearful of thunder/fireworks/etc. I took his ThunderJacket and he didn't need it. The building is very sound and you can't hear the fireworks in the building. I knew that they were well taken care of when on the second day we left them, they were laying down, watching tv and didn't even notice us standing by the door to pick them up until we called them. They were content and happy. Loved the daily pictures of them in our e-mail. We had them groomed on their last day and they looked beautiful. Thanks to Best Friends and their Amazing, Loving Staff!
