Most Recent Reviews
Reviewed by jasmine0201 Review Date: 02/03/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
The room we had stayed at was clean and the bed was comfortable. This is a nice room, except for the coach. The resort is huge. Disney does everything on a large scale. The parks are spread out, so as to handle the crowds and the many different forms of entertainment.
I enjoy the walks from our room to the main house. In the parks, the I enjoy walks from one ride to another ride. The employees are pretty good at there jobs. We had always been treated well. Will be going back to Disney for many years.
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Quite and cleanCons:
Each time we had sat down on the coach. We sank about 6 inche or more.Review of Mama Melrose's Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by ljbevis Review Date: 02/03/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
We had an early dinner here on January 29th. We had originally had Fantasmic reservations, but canceled for a regular dinner. I had read the reviews and wanted to have a choice of deserts and am so glad I did. This was the best meal we had all week and we had 17 table service meals during our week. I had mussels and everyone else had calamari. It was wonderful. For our entrees we had the seafood, steak, chicken parm, pizza and the shrimp pasta. It was all fantastic. The homemade sausage on the pizza was fantastic, but quite spicy. We voted this as the not to be missed restaurant on our next visit. The only issue we had was with the children and the fact that they didn't have french fries available as a substitution.
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Food, atmosphere, service.Cons:
—Review of Biergarten - Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by JennaDeeDooDah Review Date: 02/03/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
This is one of my favorite Disney restaurants and I do recommend it to almost anyone I know who is visiting Disney World. The beer cheese soup is excellent. It is just as good, if not better, than what they serve at Le Cellier and it comes with unlimited pretzel rolls! The schnitzel is also absolutely wonderful. I always make sure to get both the bavarian cheesecake and the apple strudel as they are both just excellent. The band really makes the atmosphere, but don't discredit the servers. They are always so happy and friendly. The only thing that isn't excellent is that they seat you with other people. Normally, this isn't a problem for me. I'll talk to a post. However, I have been seated with people who had no desire to talk to the other people at the table and that can make the meal a little less fun. Usually, though, everyone is fun and friendly and the meal is always looked back upon with wonderful memories.
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food, atmosphere, serviceCons:
can be awkward depending on who you are seated withReview of San Angel Inn Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by JennaDeeDooDah Review Date: 02/03/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
My husband and I dined at San Angel Inn on Saturday, February 1. We had a wonderful table right on the water which was very romantic. Our waitress was from California left me taken aback a bit. I asked her about it and she told me that her parents were from Mexico and she visits there every year, so they decided that was good enough to give her the job. I guess that's really not a big deal, but I like having waiters and waitresses in Epcot who are from those countries. When she brought us the chips and salsa she warned us that the red sauce might be a little spicy for us. I didn't think it had much spice at all and really like a bit more spice. It tasted like tomatoes with a little jalapeno in there a bit. The food was decent, though. I had the huarache de ras and liked it, but there was a bit more arugula than I was expecting. My husband had the tacos de carne and they were excellent. The meat was just so tender! We shared the mousse de chocolate for dessert and it was one of the best desserts we have had a Disney. My husband also wanted to make sure I mentioned the jalapeno margarita he had that he thought was fantastic.
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waitress was not from MexicoReview of Cape May Cafe Clam Bake Dinner
Reviewed by JennaDeeDooDah Review Date: 02/03/2014
Rating: (5) Not Recommended
I struggled on whether to choose yes or no as to whether or not I would recommend Cape May. On the one hand, there wasn't really anything WRONG with it. The food was perfectly adequate. I especially enjoyed the clams and the chowder. The kid's section was also good. Unfortunately, the atmosphere is practically non-existent. It was a basic restaurant not dissimilar to Golden Corral or any other family-style buffet you can eat at in your hometown. Because of that, I was disappointed. I am used to more from Disney. I wouldn't dine here again just because there are so many other options that offer more.
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Food was goodCons:
I expect more from DisneyReview of 50's Prime Time Cafe Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by JennaDeeDooDah Review Date: 02/03/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
My husband and I dined here on Thursday, January 30th with no complaints. I love the theming here. We were lucky enough to be seated at a television table which my husband had never gotten to experience before. Our waitress was excellent. She didn't really give us a hard time about anything, but did do an excellent job of acting like the fun aunt you always wanted to babysit you as a kid. I had the fried chicken and it was wonderful. It came with 4 pieces of chicken which was more than enough for me. I also had the peanut butter and jelly milkshake which was lacking on the jelly part, but no complaints because it was still excellent. It tasted like a liquid peanut butter cup. Very good. My husband had the sampling of mom's favorites and he loved all of it. He also really enjoyed his long island iced tea. We would recommend this restaurant to people who are easy-going and can take part in the fun antics, but might steer people who are a bit more straight-laced away from here.
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food, atmosphere, serviceCons:
—Review of Be Our Guest Dinner
Reviewed by JennaDeeDooDah Review Date: 02/03/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
I had heard that this restaurant looked like the movie come to life and I have to say that that is the best way to describe it. I dined here with my husband, daughter (age 3), and mother on Wednesday, January 29 and were lucky enough to be in the ballroom next to a window. It was lovely to watch the snow fall. We were told by our waiter to make sure we went into the West Wing to see the enchanted rose. The west wing was also fantastic with the rose and mirror, but I was glad to be in the ballroom. It was also fun to see the beast come in and wave to everyone as he headed to the room to meet the children. He was fantastic with our daughter, too. There was no line to meet him so he danced with her and played with her for a good amount of time. That was very special.
The food was fine. I wouldn't call it fantastic, but it isn't something I would avoid, either. My mother and I had the ratatouille and it was perfectly acceptable. My daughter had the fish which she did seem to enjoy. My husband had the strip steak and he seemed to really like it. I loved that the desserts were brought out n a cart so you could see what you were ordering. We all had something different and all loved them! I had the strawberry cream cheese cupcake, my daughter had the lemon meringue cupcake, my mother had the triple chocolate cupcake, and my husband had the chocolate cream puff. We will likely go back and would recommend it to anyone who loved Beauty and the Beast.
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atmosphere, interaction with beastCons:
—Review of Bay Lake Tower (Disney Vacation Club)
Reviewed by mg0914 Review Date: 02/03/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
12/29-1/4 family of four in a studio with a theme park view.
This was our fourth stay at BLT. You can't beat this place for the location - within walking distance of Magic Kingdom! Everything about our stay was wonderful from beginning to end. We interacted with many cast members - front desk, bell services, restaurant workers, bartenders and others. They were all incredibly friendly, helpful & patient.
Bay Lake doesn't have a quick service restaurant it's true. But it's literally a five minute walk to the Contemporary so I'm not sure why this is even mentioned as an issue.
It's a beautiful hotel just to walk around at. You've got Bay Lake on one side and MK on the other. The monorail's going by overhead, you have a view of the Grand Floridian across the lake. There's no doubt about it - this is our favorite hotel.
We ate at the quick service, Contempo Cafe twice and the food is really good for a quick service restaurant. There's plenty of seats too. The gift shops have pretty much everything you're looking for (except for resort items - don't know why but Contemporary is one of the few hotels with no resort items).
Buses ran on time for us. It's always hit or miss when you're in WDW but we never waited long. It was tight at times in our little studio but that's okay. We're used to it. We usually get a studio to maximize our points - especially at Christmas time when points are at a premium!
Everything in the room worked well. Beds are super comfortable - as comfortable as any we've slept on at WDW. Bathroom setup isn't great but the "pantry" area has plenty of room - lots of draws and shelf space. While people packed MK on NYE we watched the fireworks from our balcony.
Awesome time as always at BLT!
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staff, location, roomCons:
n/aReview of 'Ohana Dinner
Reviewed by JennaDeeDooDah Review Date: 02/03/2014
Rating: (7) Recommended
I hate to say it, but I was disappointed in this dining experience. The food was absolutely fantastic and our server was as kind as could be, but that's really all I can say about it. I hate how crowded it is while we wait for a table. We were seated at a table where we were unable to see the hula lessons and there were no other activities that I had heard so much about. There was no ukulele player, coconut races, or hula hoop contests. That was a little disappointing. But, as I said, the food was excellent. I especially loved the chicken and the shrimp. The lo mein, wings, and pot stickers were also worth mentioning. My husband and I might dine here again if it was just the two of us, but for a trip with our daughter and my parents, we would want a little more activity. We would likely stick to the breakfast which we loved.
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service, foodCons:
Lack of activityReviewed by JennaDeeDooDah Review Date: 02/03/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
This is easily my favorite character dining experience. It is my husband's favorite restaurant in all of Disney. We most recently dined here in Monday, January 27 and it was just as great this time. I have yet to experience better princess dining at Disney World. The princesses never seem rushed and are attentive whether we are with children or doing an adults-only dinner. I have yet to have a dish here I don't like, but would like to specifically mention the meatballs. They are excellent. The cold appetizer buffet is excellent with different kinds of salmon, meats, cheese, and salads. And as for the desserts, my family and I can't agree on which one is the best. I love the apple cake, my husband adores the rice cream, and each member of my family seems to disagree on which one is the best. No one disliked any of the desserts. We have never left this restaurant disappointed or hungry. We highly recommend it to anyone who wants to experience a different dining experience or wants excellent princess interaction.
