Most Recent Reviews
Reviewed by nrymut Review Date: 06/16/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
We used to always eat here before the Princess meals as we loved the food. So we finally decided to eat here again even with the Princess format and even though we have no children. The Princesses came to our table and interacted with us very much in character referring to my husband as my "Prince Charming." It was an enjoyable dinner with good food and service. The picture that they take with Belle when you enter even turned out nicely.
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NoneReview of Sci-Fi Dine-in Theatre Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by nrymut Review Date: 06/16/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
We decided to try lunch here as we had a very late dining reservation for dinner. We were a part of 2 seated in the last row of a car which already had a family of 4 seated. Our server greeted us as "hitch hikers" which was a nice touch. We decided to order a Caesar salad (to share) and sandwiches. My husband had the pastrami and I ordered the salmon BLT. Food was very good and the serving sizes were enormous. We love that it is actually quiet in this restaurant. The theming is nicely done.
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NoneReview of Be Our Guest Dinner
Reviewed by nrymut Review Date: 06/16/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
We had a reservation and had only a short wait before being seated. The setting is beautiful. We were seated at a table for 2 in the Ballroom. Our server was fine, not too rushed, not too slow. The food was good- we had pork chop and salmon with passion fruit pastry for dessert. Tables were close together but no worse than other restaurants including some signature dining spots. It was loud due to high ceiling and large number of guests. It felt like being in a dining hall. I am glad we ate here and saw it, but we both agree that we don't want to eat here again.
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Theming, a beautiful restaruant to seeCons:
Very busyReview of Olivia's Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by nrymut Review Date: 06/16/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
Stopped in without a reservation for lunch on the drive from Disney's Vero Beach Resort to WDW. We were seated immediately. We have always had good meals here and did again this time. I had the Tomato Salad and my husband had the Three Salads special. Our waitress was exceptional.
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NoneReview of Mara - Jambo House
Reviewed by nrymut Review Date: 06/16/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
We decided to have a quick lunch here after a morning tour at the Animal Kingdom. We had the Mara Chicken Salad and the Veggie Flatbread. Both were very good. We also had the Zebra Domes for dessert. Love the fact that you can get them to go here.
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NoneReview of Captain's Grille Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by nrymut Review Date: 06/16/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
Had a great dinner here in June. Flavors were well developed in both of our dishes. Service was nicely done. Restaurant was not crowded and tables are well spaced.
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noneReview of Trail's End Restaurant
Reviewed by nrymut Review Date: 06/16/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
Had breakfast buffet and loved it. The buffet is smaller than others at WDW, but the food was great. Loved country version of Eggs Benedict with pulled pork. Friendly waiter and no wait to be seated.
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Can be hard to get toReview of Columbia Harbour House
Reviewed by peytonshea02 Review Date: 06/15/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
Once again, one of our favorite CS meals. The fried shrimp plate is excellent. Lots of sweet and perfectly cooked shrimp with super fresh cole slaw and crispy fries. The fried fish/chicken combo is excellent. The apple pie tart is one of our favorite QS desserts in the World. This is consistently one of our *must do* lunches in the World.
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—Review of Be Our Guest -Counter Service Lunch
Reviewed by peytonshea02 Review Date: 06/15/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
We got in line about 11:30 for lunch. The line was across the bridge but moved very quickly. It was hot but they were kind enough to bring a cart out to those of us in line with cups of ice cold water. They give you plenty of time to decide what you want to order (they hand out menus in line and there is kiosk that shows you your options). Once inside the building there are lots of things to see! Really an amazing attention to detail. We ordered then found a seat in the room with the rose. It was a bit dark and often filled with folks taking pictures. Didn't bother us a bit - in fact here is a tip: if you are taking a picture of the portrait, wait until you see the rose petal fall and wait for the thunder - then take a picture of the portrait!
On to the food:
I had the Tuna Nicoise Salad - it was very good. A light but filling lunch. Very fresh and tasty. DD and DH had the Grilled Steak Sandwich - with garlic butter spread and pommes frites - The meat was tough and the sauce ( horseradish/mayo)made it really heavy. In fact DH, who has a stomach of steel, felt a bit ill after he ate it. Certainly could have been a problem combined with the heat..but he had to spend a good hour or so on a bench to recover. :/
DS had the Croque Monsieur - he is a sandwich lovin kiddo - he thought it was ok.
We tried 3 cupcakes (DH took a pass on dessert) - The strawberry was excellent - the lemon and chocolate were good.
While we are glad we got to experience Be Our Guest for lunch, we are not sure we will head back for lunch. I may, if I feel up to the challenge, try and get an ADR for dinner here on our next trip. 😉
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—Reviewed by samanddean Review Date: 06/15/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
We stayed at POFQ from 6/8-6/15. We had an adjoining room with DS (15) and his grandma. We were in building 6, 3rd floor, one room a corner room. It was complete chaos when we got there Saturday evening, the staff "directing" traffic under the portico did not want anyone stopping there to unload luggage, despite the pouring down rain. Our Tiffany Town car driver really wanted to say something, but we could tell he was being polite. My husband just flat out told the castmember that we were unloading there. Neither bell services nor those castmembers ever offered assistance. The online check in girl was completely clueless and we had to tell her where to find the welcome packets, as they were under 2 different last names and she kept checking under only one letter of one last name, not the other letter. When we said "did you look under P?", she found it. We took the boat one day to downtown Disney. Getting there took forever, but the return was flawless. We actually saw 2 bobcats right off the Saratoga Springs property! The buses were REALLY hit or miss. Sometimes it wouldn't be full, but would head right to the park (we always left to be there before park opening), but a couple of times it left FQ standing room only and still went over to Riverside. There seemed to be no rhyme or reason. The last day, going to AK, our driver actually took a wrong turn, circled back around and started over again, adding at least 20 minutes to the travel time to AK. We got to the bus stop at 8:05a that morning and did not arrive to AK until almost 9a. Otherwise, we love the small grounds, had a fantastic time the rest of the week and love how quiet it is there.
