Most Recent Reviews
Review of Backlot Express
Reviewed by wdwfreak Review Date: 11/12/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
We shared the warm turkey and cheese on multigrain ciabatta bread, really good! What a nice surprise! They also had a pumpkin spice cupcake that was excellent, best of our trip and we tried 5 or 6 different cupcakes! We really enjoyed the seating and atmosphere here, will go back for sure!
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cool atmosphere, great food!!Cons:
may have limited hoursReview of Gasparilla Island Grill
Reviewed by wdwfreak Review Date: 11/12/2013
Rating: (2) Not Recommended
Stopped in here around 10pm for a late dinner. Got two "specialty" burgers that were topped with Tilamook cheddar, pulled pork, frizzled onions and a bbq mayo, sounds good right?? Blechkkk! The burger was dark grey/black, dry and sooo very tasteless. The pork was dry, the onions were old and greasy and the touted Tilamook was barely detectable. You would think that at least the bbq mayo would give it some moisture and flavor, nope! The 1/2 a teaspoon or so that was visible on the crummy bun was just not enough to even begin to redeem this burger. At almost $12 GASP-arillas should really be ashamed. Fries were fine, cupcake was also.
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nice dining areaCons:
food was awfulReview of MagicBand
Reviewed by retired605 Review Date: 11/11/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
We just returned from a Disney trip November 2-9.
We were given the Magic Bands at check-in to our resort and, contrary to what we had been told previously in emails, we 'had' to use them. They are great when they work and frustrating when they don't. The biggest complaint we would have is that all the cast members are not on the same page when it comes to explaining how they work. Person who sold us our annual passes told us to definitely sync them with our bands and then when mine didn't work to get into Epcot the cast member at the gate said you should not sync the passes yet since the bands are still experimental. So ???
The FastPass feature is great and we had no problem with it. Also as a room key it worked fine.
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convenienceCons:
still has some bugsReview of Mama Melrose's Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by retired605 Review Date: 11/11/2013
Rating: (7) Recommended
My husband loves this place but I have never been a fan. Food is good but I never can find something I really want to eat. This time he had chicken parm and I had chicken campanele(sp?) We both liked our dinners. Atmosphere is loud and service is so-so. Restaurant is pricey.
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foodCons:
atmosphere, menu selectionsReview of Tony's Town Square Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by mishawnam Review Date: 11/11/2013
Rating: (7) Recommended
Our group ate here for dinner on Sept 30, 2013. We checked in and only had about a 5 minute wait. It is a cute spot but nothing spetacular. We did like not having to leave the park to eat.
Our group had the NY strip steak, cannelloni and shrimp scampi. My dad and husband both enjoyed their steaks. My mom said teh cannelloni was good but not great and I had scampi which was good. They brought out a fruit plate for our 2 year old which was great.
For dessert we had the pistachio creme brulee, pumpkin cheese cake (seasonal) and chocolate cake. Everyone loved their desserts. I personally had the cake and it was great.
All in all we enjoyed our meal here and had great service. We were on the dining plan so we thought it was a good value. If you don't want to leave the park then I would recommend Tony's. However we did enjoy our meal at Liberty Tree more.
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Just OkayReview of Gaston's Tavern
Reviewed by mishawnam Review Date: 11/11/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
We stopped here for a cinnamon roll and LeFou's Brew. We were not disappointed. The food was great but the decor was awesome.
We were fortunate that we were the only ones eating here at the time we went. So we were able to get lots a pictures. Gason't is worth visiting for the decor itself. We loved it.
Walked outside and got to see Gaston himself. Great spot for a break.
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Atmosphere, Cinnamon RollsCons:
NonReview of Be Our Guest -Counter Service Lunch
Reviewed by mishawnam Review Date: 11/11/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
We ate here for lunch on Sept 30 and Oct 1, 2013. In my opinion this is a must for a Magic Kingdom visit.
Having read reviews before our visit we knew the line can get lengthy. So my husband got into line at about 10:45 and the rest of us visited Cinderellla. We joined my husband in line and the total wait time was about 30 minutes. The staff handed out menus and umbrellas. You do wait in the sun so the umbrellas are very nice.
Once inside husband ordered for all of us and we headed in to find seats. It is beautiful. The first day was ate in the music room. I recommend this as it is quieter.
My husband had the Braised Pork, I had the carved prime chuck roast beef sandwich, and my parents had the carved turkey sandwich. Everything was great. Also a we really liked the self service station for drinks.
For dessert we had the passion fruit cream puff, chocolate cream puff, strawberry cupcake and chocolate cupcake. We also switched to coffee for our drinks with dessert.
We enjoyed our meal here so much we came back again the next day. Our wait here the second day was only about 20 minutes even though it was noon. Nice added touch the second day was that they had water for guests waiting in line.
Our second day we sat in the main ballroom next to one of the windows. It was awesome watching the snow fall while we ate. Our 2 year old loved it.
On our second visit my husband and I split the carved turkey sandwich and my parent split the vegetable quiche. My parents said that the quiche and salad was great and would get it again.
I will say that you get a lot of food here. You can easily split a meal here, especially if you have dinner plans for later in the day.
If you are visiting Magic Kingdom then a quick service meal here is a must.
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Food, Atmosphere, ServiceCons:
NoneReview of 'Ohana Dinner
Reviewed by mishawnam Review Date: 11/11/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
For our family no visit to the World is complete without dinner at O'hana. We visited again on Sept. 30, 2013. We arrived about 45 minutes for our reservation. We hung out downstairs so that our 2 year old could color and watch some cartoons (coloring together was one of my favorite moments).
After relaxing a bit, we came from a full day at Magic Kingdom, we headed upstairs and checked in about 5 minutes before or reservation. We didn't worry about checking in too early as we had the first time slot for the evening. We were seated right away.
Our server was great. He had our drinks to us quickly and kept them coming. He brought our daughter some fruit seeing as the menu wasn't her taste. Every dish was delicious. Our group had seconds on the dumplings and wings. When our server noticed that our table wasn't getting steak and shrimp (kept running out right as they got to our table) he went and got a skewer of each just for our table.
As always we left happy and loving it. O'hana is one of my personal favorites as I as a Lilo and Stitch fan. The food here is fabulous and in my opinion a family must spot to eat at.
Our daughter loved the singer and watching all the children activities. Kept her entertained whil the adults all enjoyed a great meal.
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EverythingCons:
NothingReview of Cape May Cafe Clam Bake Dinner
Reviewed by mishawnam Review Date: 11/11/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
We visited here on Sept. 28, 2013 which was our third visit. If you like crablegs then this is a must. Although this is a smaller buffet there is enought variety. If you are not a seafood lover then I would recommend skipping this buffet. The crablegs were great, love the salad selections and LOVED the baked salmon. Our last visit, in Sept. 2010, we were less than thrilled with the desserts. However this visit they were among our favorites of our entire visit. Everyone in our group loved the custard with the berries. I personally loved the boston cream cake. All of the desserts were delicious. We also loved eating here because we love visiting the Beach Club Resort, so beautiful. We enjoyed a walk afterwards on the beach across from the Boardwalk. Our 2 year old daughter loved the boat rides to and from the resort. All in all Cape May is delicious and a must for our family for a Disney visit.
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Crablegs and DessertsCons:
Slower serviceReview of Pop Century Resort (Value Resort)
Reviewed by mishawnam Review Date: 11/11/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
We stayed at the Pop Century Sept. 28-Oct 5, 2013. Our check in was very quick and helpful. We received our magic bands and told that our room was not ready yet. We head over to grab some lunch and within 20 minutes we received a texted message with our room number. Within an hour of arriving we had eaten lunch, unpacked and heading to the pool. Great start to a great trip. We were in the 50's buildig on the back side. We were fortunate to have a fridge in our room even though we did not request it, We requested bedrails for our 2 year old. They only had 1 available, which was fine, we just pushed the bed against the wall. Our room was cleaned daily and we were given plenty of soap, shampoo,towels, etc. We visited the food court several times. I will agree that there are better places in Disney to eat but it is great if you don't want to leave the resort. Love the ice cream sundae. The only negative I will say is that is was somewhat loud at our room. Outside our room was where the mousekeepers restocked and that could be noisy and the gas carts that were driven by the staff were noisy. But it wasn't enough that it was overly bothersome. It was mostly early morning and we were early risers so not a huge deal. This was our 2nd stay at pop and I would highly recommend for the price. Especialy recommend for those who are visiting to spend their time mostly at the parks. Pop has everything you need without the extra expense.
