Most Recent Reviews
Reviewed by gener222 Review Date: 08/25/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
Our party of 11 across 3 families stayed here from Sun 8/18 to Fri 8/23. My sister is a DVC member and made all the arrangements. Our rooms were studios which for us - 2 adults and 2 children - was just fine. For 4 adults I think it might be tight, with the one bed and the sofa sleeper. We stayed at the hotel section 5 years ago and we absolutely love this resort. As much as I'd like to try other resorts, I'd find this one tough to beat. The theming and landscaping are stunning, and except for the heat you really don't feel like you're in Florida. We even saw deer feeding in the woods. The boat to Magic Kingdom is a huge plus. The staff was very friendly and helpful. At night after all the craziness of the crowds at the parks, the resort was quiet and very peaceful and relaxing. I highly recommend this resort and can't wait until my next visit.
Pros:
Beautifully themed, quiet and ideally locatedCons:
Studio rooms a little on the small sideReview of Whispering Canyon Cafe Breakfast
Reviewed by gener222 Review Date: 08/25/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
We had breakfast here on our last day at the Villas at the Wilderness Lodge. We had eaten here on our last trip 5 years ago. The food was just as good as I remembered and the all-you-can-eat platter carried me through most of the day. I was a little disappointed that the atmosphere wasn't as fun this time around. Only one or two servers seemed to be having any real fun. It takes two to tango, though, and the other guests didn't seem to be in a jovial mood either. I passed by a previous night during the dinner and the place was hopping. I would still recommend this restaurant for breakfast, and the fun you get is what you give!
Pros:
The food, especially Mickey wafflesCons:
Not as fun as my last visitReview of Be Our Guest Dinner
Reviewed by eeyore74 Review Date: 08/25/2013
Rating: (6) Recommended
We were in the west wing it was dark and could be scary for little kids. The other two rooms are a lot brighter. I had the chicken and it was delicious. My husband had the steak and said it was a little fatty. My daughter had the Mickey meatloaf and hated it because everyone told it was a Mickey burger. She's not that big on meatloaf. My parents weren't crazy about what they ate either. I would give them another chance because they could of had an off night.
Pros:
The castle,Cons:
—Reviewed by eeyore74 Review Date: 08/25/2013
Rating: (6) Recommended
The front desk staff were great, except when we checked in they told us that our travel agent cancelled all of our celebrations, which she didn't. They also had our party on two separate floors and told us they were only a few doors down. We were on floor three and my parents on floor one. That's more than a few doors down. My daughter loved the royal princess room, however it wasn't very clean. We found someone else's receipts from things, a dry contact on the bathroom floor and used lip gloss on the floor. One day we came back from the parks to find that our room was never cleaned that day. We called the front desk and asked for clean towels they never came so we called again and finally they came at 11:30PM and asked if we wanted them to make the beds. Sure lets wake up my five year old so you can make the bed and then she can go to sleep again. Upon arrival to the hotel our a/c was not working it was 74 degrees in the room. That took about five calls before someone finally fixed it at about 10pm our first night. It was a nice place but they need to be more up on some of the maintenance and cleaning staff needs to be retrained on how to clean.
Pros:
Royal princess room, staffCons:
Cleanliness, house keepingReview of Crystal Palace Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by eeyore74 Review Date: 08/25/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
I love this place. The Pooh characters are my favorites. We eat here at least once every time we go to Disney. The only thing I didn't like this time was the waitress. I was figuring out what else I wanted to eat and she came over with a cupcake for my daughter's birthday. We told her we were still eating dinner and she seemed a little upset, but in the end she did the cupcake at a better time. The manager and a chef came out to help me figure out what I wanted. In the end one of the chefs made me a stir fry that could feed my whole family. The chefs here are great when it comes to food allergies they will make you anything you want that they have on hand.
Pros:
Food, charactersCons:
WaitressReview of 'Ohana Best Friends Character Breakfast
Reviewed by eeyore74 Review Date: 08/25/2013
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
The characters were great especially since my daughter loves Stitch. However I have allergies and when the waitress came over she saw the ticket and said, "oh I can't give you anything until the chef comes over." Which is fine but when this is your last meal of your Disney trip and every other waiter/waitress has said "oh you have allergies the chef will be over to talk to you
u but I can get you something to drink in the mean time." A person who is thirsty tries to ask for water but the waitress is gone. She even takes the coffee away. Then she was also very nasty and acted like a fool by jumping up and down yelling for the chef to come to our table. When I told the chef he wasn't serving anything I was allergic to, which is shrimp (this was breakfast) he rolled his eyes at me. The waitress came back and told my daughter to try this juice that she never said what it was. First of all she should of asked if we allow her to drink juice which we don't. Then she kept saying things like you don't want me to lose my job do you that's why I couldn't serve you. A drink of water really? She never told us what there was to drink. I didn't eat because one the food looked like it was under cooked. We spoke to the manager but it was too little too late. I didn't want to eat something from there hotel. I will never go back here again.
Pros:
The charactersCons:
Everything elseReview of Olivia's Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by DanDVC92 Review Date: 08/23/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
Hi, our Family & Friends(party of 8) stayed at home base of OKW the week of July 4th, we made this our first night dinner, and as usual it was fantastic--see Positive Aspects above--we also had breakfast and a late lunch here during our 9 day visit. We highly recommend this restaurant from the Prime Rib, Daily Special, and great breakfast menu(I get the omelet with the works)---Dan DVC92
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Food--Atmosphere--StaffCons:
noneReview of Kouzzina by Cat Cora - Breakfast
Reviewed by feldhues Review Date: 08/21/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
A last minute reservation for dinner on July 24 turned out to be one of our best meals of the week! Our party of six ranging from ages 2 to 72 all enjoyed our meals. We shared the Kouzzina spreads (eggplant was my favorite but all good) and the spanikopita. We had excellent entrees - my 14 year old loved the braised short ribs -she said it was the best meat she had ever tasted, My husband and I shared the pork tenderloin (tender and tasty), my mom said the lamb shank was fall of the bone tender and was a large portion and couldn't be finished. So glad we decided to try Kouzzina and we would recommend it highly!
Pros:
food quality, good serviceCons:
noneReview of Cinderella's Royal Table Breakfast
Reviewed by feldhues Review Date: 08/21/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
We dined here on July 24, 2013 and it was a special experience for my 7 year old daughter but enjoyed by her older sister, mom, and grandmother as well. Our "girls only" morning began with a BBB makeover at 9a.m. for the 7 year old followed by a 10a.m. ADR for breakfast. We arrived by 10a.m. but were not seated until about 10:30. My daughters enjoyed meeting Cinderella and the other princesses and we all thought the food was very good. We had the steak and eggs (warning the chipotle egg frittata is spicy), the french toast (very yummy) and the child's breakfast (basic but my daughter loved it). Overall, we had a very positive experience and the combination of the makeover and then the special breakfast in the castle made for a great memory for my daughter.
Pros:
princess interaction, beautiful dining room,Cons:
expensive, long wait to be seatedReview of Be Our Guest -Counter Service Lunch
Reviewed by feldhues Review Date: 08/21/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
Our much anticipated lunch at Be Our Guest did not disappoint! We dined here for lunch on Sunday, July 21 and arrived before 11:00a.m. Lines were not long at all and we were only held up by waiting for my husband who went to get FastPasses! We enjoyed the atmosphere and took time to explore all the rooms before choosing the ballroom because it had the most seating available. Food was brought to our table very quickly (loved the rolling carts) and was hot and fresh. We enjoyed all our meals - the pork was tender and delicious and the croque monsieur sandwich was very good. The kids meal turkey sandwich was just average. My kids enjoyed the cupcakes (chocolate and lemon) and I thought the cream puff was a nice light dessert to finish off our meal. Overall we were very pleased and will have to put this counter service location right up there with Columbia Harbor House as one of our favorites in the Magic Kingdom.
