Most Recent Reviews
Review of Disney Dining Plan
Reviewed by kretzklan Review Date: 01/15/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
We love the dining plan. It saves us a decent amount of money (we figured it up and saved about 20%)...plus we wouldn't normally splurge for some of the meals we get to choose and certainly not dessert! It's the best time of day when we sit down for a meal and have a chance to talk about the day! Even quick service meals are wonderful. It just really takes a lot off our minds - not constantly price watching...it's prepaid!
Pros:
Allows us to have great family timeCons:
noneReview of Garden Grocer
Reviewed by kretzklan Review Date: 01/15/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
We would NOT go to Disney without Garden Grocer. Ever. We do the dining plan and therefore are one meal 'short' each day. We order all the breakfast items and eat in our room while getting ready for the day! They deliver fresh fruits and veggies and everything is exactly what they advertise. They even called us this time because they couldn't find the bananas with a little green left in them...they wanted to be sure we were ok with slightly more yellow in our bananas!
Pros:
being able to have breakfast in the roomCons:
noneReview of Liberty Tree Tavern Dinner
Reviewed by kretzklan Review Date: 01/15/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
We loved the food here - all so good, fresh and hot. We ate until we nearly burst due to the all you can eat option! Service was a bit slow - but we probably noticed it more because we were trying to get outside to see the Electrical light parade (which is a tip to eat here and be able to get outside - great views of the parade). We didn't enjoy the dessert and that is one of the great things about Disney!
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Food is awesomeCons:
Dessert is not awesomeReview of The Wave Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by kretzklan Review Date: 01/15/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
The staff here were lifesavers. We had Chef Mickey's reservations for my birthday - we missed them due to bus issues...I was heartbroken, but one of the cooks from Chef Mickey's walked us down and explained the situation to Waves...even during the week after Christmas - they seated us quickly and treated me so well for my big day. They were wonderful! We wouldn't have chosen this restuarant because we tend to pick more 'themey' places...however, this was a lovely surprise. The food was excellent (burgers were GREAT), but there are not a lot of offerings. Everything was FRESH for sure. Lovely server as well!
Pros:
so wonderfully accomodatingCons:
very limited menuReview of Biergarten - Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by kretzklan Review Date: 01/15/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
We greatly enjoyed the food, but did notice that it's a limited 'type' of food if you have picky eaters. The atmosphere is awesome - the band is so fun and at Christmastime they do a selection of German Christmas favorites. We loved sitting with 'strangers' and met some great folks! The theming inside is beautiful. The wait can be long - even with ADRs so be prepared. My kids(teens) found the dessert to be lacking! However, the HUGE beers overshadowed that and my hubby and I enjoyed those very much.
Pros:
atmosphere, foodCons:
limited selectionReview of Hollywood and Vine Dinner
Reviewed by kretzklan Review Date: 01/15/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
I've seen some bad reviews here and don't get it. We thought the food was wonderful - all hot and such a wide selection! The only thing we didn't enjoy were the peel and eat shrimp. We did the Fantasmic package and the lines for the buffet got VERY long...however, eating that early (3:35), it wasn't a bad thing to waste some time. Our server was delightful as well!
Pros:
wide selection of foodCons:
lines long during the Fantasmic package windowReview of Yak and Yeti Restaurant
Reviewed by kretzklan Review Date: 01/15/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
Our server kept us laughing the whole night! The food is excellent - of our four meals all were greatly enjoyable. The desserts are some of the best we had on the trip! It's also amazing to be in AK after dark...making a reservation for dusk and being able to come out and ride the rides after dark or just walk around with a wonderfully full belly is amazing!
Pros:
great food, great serverCons:
—Reviewed by kretzklan Review Date: 01/15/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
This is our second time staying here at Christmas. We requested a corner room and got it. It was VERY quiet and we were able to take our daily afternoon naps without interuption! We love POFQ and feel that for a moderate resort it is a wonderful property - smaller than most others. We were there during the busiest week of the year (between Christmas and New Years) and never waited more than 10 minutes for a bus - however the few buses that we went to Riverside were VERY slow. The food court is great and generally not busy. Just overall great!
Pros:
Got the room we requestedCons:
sharing some buses with RiversideReviewed by hbk Review Date: 01/13/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
We have 3 year twin boys and this was a huge hit! Lots of music/dancing, character visits were at a good pace, and besides a dullsville Handy Manny at first, which got tremendously better with the 2nd Handy Manny visit (it was clearly a different person) this was well worth the stop. We didn't have reservations so we put our name in at lunch and it was an hour. Feel safe in that estimate and go do something else and come back. The food was really good as well (Lobster Mac n Cheese - yummm!). Will be doing this again in the fall. If your kids are Handy Manny fans, I believe this might be all there is for pictures. Enjoy!
Pros:
characters, food, easy to get intoCons:
tables/room to maneuver could have been more spaciousReview of Bay Lake Tower (Disney Vacation Club)
Reviewed by simg1f Review Date: 01/13/2014
Rating: (6) Recommended
Between 10/12/13-10/19/13, my party and i stayed at Bay Lake Towers.
We have stayed at this hotel in the past and were excited to return.
The experience that we had at this establishment this time around was positive overall.
While some of the staff members at this resort were incompetent and the door handle to one of the doors to one of the rooms broke, the decor of this hotel was gorgeous and clean.
I'd definitely stay at this establishment again and would recommend it to others.
