Most Recent Reviews
Review of Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria
Reviewed by Dfan79 Review Date: 05/11/2014
Rating: (7) Recommended
The atmosphere at Via is pretty nice, thanks to the Muppet-looking pizza ovens and open kitchen. But I don’t understand the long table concept, there’s one long table in the middle of the restaurant that you have to share with strangers if its crowded. Luckily I got a regular one.
I’ve been hearing since it opened how great the pizza is so I figured I’d check it out. Honestly I don’t know what they were talking about. The pizza is just OK, I think Papa Gino’s and Pizza Hut are much better. I did like the Cherry and Vanilla ice cream with italian cookies, it was delicious. Thankfully I had free dining too and didn’t have to fork over $14 to get it.
I like the warped looking glass cups that they gave with the meal. But they must not have many of them. The waiters kept taking every ones cup each time they asked for refill. It felt like at times that everyone in the place was sharing one.
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Bright, NoisyReview of Sunshine Seasons
Reviewed by Dfan79 Review Date: 05/11/2014
Rating: (7) Recommended
I had two totally different experiences when I ate at Sunshine in the past year. Sunshine has plenty to choose from when it comes to their Entrée and Dessert sections.
The first time I went there I had a horrible meal and wasn’t sure I would ever go back. On that day I got the Mongolian Beef Stir Fry. It seemed like it should have been called just Stir Fry though because I hardly got any Beef. It was mostly made up of Noodles and Vegetables. Even the dessert wasn’t good, The Strawberry Shortcake tasted like it was completely frozen.
The second time I visited Sunshine I got the Rotisserie Chicken w/ Cheddar Mash Potatoes, it was really good. The chicken was juicy and seasoned very well and I liked the mash so much that I tried to make it at home. The dessert was much better this time around too, I got the Carrot Cake cupcake. The frosting was really good, but the cake part was a little dry.
The dining area isn’t that great, it just looks like a regular airport food court. But there are plenty of seats to choose from.
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Asian sectionReview of Lotus Blossom Cafe
Reviewed by Dfan79 Review Date: 05/11/2014
Rating: (5) Recommended
The Orange Chicken was surprisingly good. It tasted like the food court I eat at back home. Plus we had the place almost all to ourselves. The servers were really quick and polite.
The rice was awful though, it was so dry. I stuck my fork into it and could pick up the whole thing. It was an open air restaurant, which is a bad thing in September.
The Caramel Ginger Ice Cream was awful. It tasted like plain vanilla with a few weird bits of Ginger every so often. It left an awful ginger taste in the back of my throat.
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Rice, Ice CreamReview of Electric Umbrella
Reviewed by Dfan79 Review Date: 05/11/2014
Rating: (6) Recommended
The food is ok and there's plenty of items and seating to choose from.
The main problem I had with Electric is that it was so boringly ordinary. There were no standout items that are exclusively here except the Macaroni and Cheeseburger. But even that was mostly just a run of the mill burger.
I guess this place is for the picky/young eaters who don't want to have a meal in World Showcase.
Also I didn't like the limited choices for desserts. I opted for the prepackaged Chocolate Chip Cookies because there wasn't much to choose from.
The atmosphere much like the menu is boring. This place badly needs a rethemeing. The interior is mostly just purple and pink. The only thing that jazzes up the place is the different colored huge umbrellas that hang above the tables.
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Limited Menu, AtmosphereReviewed by Dfan79 Review Date: 05/11/2014
Rating: (6) Recommended
I know this sounds strange, but don't get the pizza's at Pizza Planet. Surprisingly the Meatball Subs are the items you should snatch up. For dessert they have the delicious Cappuccino Cupcakes. I was wired all day after eating it, it is moist and just awesome.
The atmosphere is disappointing if you've seen Toy Story. Because it doesn't look a thing like the cool arcade place in the movie. It looks as if they were going to put something else in this space and at the last minute they changed their minds. They just stuck random Toy Story statues on the ceiling and roof and then called it a day.
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AtmosphereReview of ABC Commissary
Reviewed by Dfan79 Review Date: 05/11/2014
Rating: (7) Recommended
I had a real good Chicken Club here, but the highlight of the meal was the specialty cupcake. For some reason Hollywood Studio seems to have the best quick service desserts in all of Disney World. The desserts often change, this time they were giving a Chocolate Cherry Cupcake with the meal, it was so moist.
The only drawback was the atmosphere, it's too plain. It looks like a regular cafeteria, but with palm trees. It does have props and posters of ABC shows, but their mostly from shows I can't stand like "The Middle".
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AtmosphereReviewed by Dfan79 Review Date: 05/11/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
I thought the Honey Chicken was really good, it looks just like the one at the table service, except it's not on a glass plate. It comes in a orange box like you'd get at a Chinese food restaurant. Banana pudding with a vanilla wafer was a good tasty choice.
The only drawback is the outdoor seating. Because it rains a lot, like on the day I went. It has outdoor roofs over some of the tables, but there's not many. So you might have to pit fight another family if you want one.
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OutdoorsReview of MagicBand
Reviewed by seymourmomof3 Review Date: 05/11/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
We used the bands for the first time on our recent visit and we loved them. No issues, kids loved going up and using them to get in park and room it was fun for them. No worries about losing key to world cards nice not to have to dig them out each time needed just pop your wrist up. We liked them better!
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—Review of FastPass+ (Retired)
Reviewed by seymourmomof3 Review Date: 05/11/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
Loved being able to select Fastpasses in advance to the trip. I am a planner and it made it nice to be able to plan the park day. It was also very nice to use the Disney mobile app and change selections while at park, because a few times there was no wait for the rides and no use wasting FP so that was a blessing. I know they have changed it now, 3 days after our vacation ended 🙁 boo Disney, but only being able to select 3 FP options a day was just not enough.
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Not enoughReview of Yorkshire County Fish Shop
Reviewed by seymourmomof3 Review Date: 05/11/2014
Rating: (0) Recommended
We stopped in to have some fish and chips for a late snack on April 20th. The food was really good but it wasn't great like the last time. The fish seemed a little smaller more batter this time. It is very hard to find seating around Yorkshire however we found seating by rose and crown pub next to the lagoon and it was a nice spot to sit and relax.
