Most Recent Reviews
Review of Gaston's Tavern
Reviewed by samanddean Review Date: 06/15/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
We stopped in quite early to beat the crowds and get my DS (15) a Lefou's brew. He thought the butter beer at Universal was better, but he did drink it. The cinnamon roll was huge and fed 3 people easily!
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huge cinnamon rollCons:
small seating areaReview of 'Ohana Dinner
Reviewed by Dsnygrl Review Date: 06/15/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
My son made a special request to eat here for his 20th B-day. We had eaten here twice before, the 1st time was excellent, the second only so so. Still, both times the food was good to excellent, so I figured why not? We arrived 20 minutes before our seating time and were seated within 10 minutes. They put us in a room at far end of the restaurant, well away from the fire pits. I didn't mind the location because it was quieter than the main room, but I did miss seeing the fire pits and we had absolutely no view of the castle or fireworks. I love the new salad dressing! The pot stickers are to die for! the noodles and veggies were good to. The shrimp was good and the chicken was moist and delicious. the steak was a little dry, but it might have been because it came off the end of the skewer. the pork was good according to my husband and son (I didn't care for the seasoning) Our server was good, but she got flustered by a party that was very hostile. Security ended up escorting them out of the restaurant. I've never seen that happen before. Anyway, once that happened our service went downhill. The other servers tried to help, but they couldn't keep up. We got refills, but not as quickly as we should have and we had whatever meat the servers nearby could get. We never did see seconds on the shrimp (my favorite) or steak. We did see lots of chicken though, maybe each server has a specialty? What upset me more than anything though was the bread pudding. Our 1st serving was very small for 3 people (looked like a single serving) and although I asked for more (I'd saved my appetite for it), it never came out. This is 2 times now with only so so service. I hope these were just bad luck. I'll give it one more try, but if it happens again, I certainly won't be going back.
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Lots of good foodCons:
service was spottyReview of Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn & Cafe
Reviewed by Dsnygrl Review Date: 06/15/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
We ate here for a second time in 6 months in May. Both of us ordered the chicken wrap. It is very large and the dressing is not overpowering. I opened mine up and added some banana peppers and cheese sauce. Yummy! This wrap is large enough to share. After we finished our wraps we both went up to the toppings bar and topped our fries. If they had chili on the bar it would be perfect, but I made due with the salsa and cheese sauce and jalapenos. Husband had mushrooms, onions and cheese on his. It's nice to have a choice. My biggest complaint about this place is the seating areas. The tables and chairs are very close together and the room was always full to capacity. The cast members did a good job of "directing traffic" but made me a little self conscious going back and forth to the toppings bar, I felt like they disapproved. We will eat here again, but it is not a "must do" place to eat.
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toppings barCons:
crowded and congested seating areasReview of Columbia Harbour House
Reviewed by Dsnygrl Review Date: 06/15/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
This was our second trip here in the last 6 months. We like to eat here because you can get seafood. We both ordered the shrimp basket. The basket comes with 8 - 10 very large shrimp and a good amount of fries as well as a small container of coleslaw. There was more than enough food. We sat upstairs but unfortunately, they had scrims up so we couldn't people watch like we like to. They also have taken out the dipping sauce packets that they used to have. They still have tarter sauce and the standard ketchup and mustard, but I liked to dip my fries in the Ken's Salad dressing and was sad to see it gone. Overall, we had a good experience and will go in the future, but it is not one of our "must do" places to eat.
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quiet upstairs seatingCons:
no more dipping sauces packets!Review of Kona Cafe Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by Daniellep93 Review Date: 06/15/2013
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
My party of 4 ate here and were disappointed. When the server was told we were on the dining plan, she really lacked on the service. We were left to wait as we watched other tables get their food and she spoke to us as if we were beneath the other guests not on the meal plan. The food was good but with the portion size, we all left hungry. However, everyone LOVED their desserts including my sister who is not a huge sweets fan. The chocolate fondue dessert was to die for. I loved the homemade cookies and the fresh fruit.
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Chocolate fondue dessertCons:
rude waitress, small portionsReview of Liberty Tree Tavern Dinner
Reviewed by Dsnygrl Review Date: 06/15/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
We ate here on a Monday night. When I checked us in, I told them that my son was celebrating his 20th B-day that week. I was hoping they would surprise him and boy did they! When we sat down, there were streamers on the table and our server (Teressa) made point of wishing him a happy early birthday. My son said he hoped they wouldn't make a fuss, as he'd seen them sing happy birthday to other guests before. Well we made it through dinner alright and then they brought out dessert (yummy Apple Cranberry Cake and Ice Cream). Just when our son thought he'd get away with it, out came Teresa and she turned his chair around and dragged him out into the center of the floor! She then told the entire room that he was leaving his teenage years in 2 days and that she felt the place should all celebrate with him. Out came the other servers, ringing bells and singing happy birthday as the other guests joined in. A chocolate cupcake with patriotic sprinkles and a candle came too. My son was smiling from ear to ear. What a special day that became. I'd recommend to anyone to have their special day here. Only bad thing I have to say about this place is that it has gotten very expensive. Although the food is delicious and plentiful, by itself, it is not worth $35. Still we will come here again.
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Service and food were excellent!Cons:
Price a little steep for the menu offered andno characersReview of House of Blues Restaurant and Bar
Reviewed by Daniellep93 Review Date: 06/15/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
Best meal of the vacation! Appetizers large enough to share, huge portions, delicious desserts. We were a little apprehensive when our server took our orders without writing anything down but it was unnecessary, he remembered everything and was very attentive. The shrimp and grits was delicious, Mom loved her french dip, Dad raved about the steak, and my sister enjoyed her buttermilk fried chicken (I'm pretty sure it was a whole chicken). Every thing is slightly spicy but not overbearingly spicy. A bit loud but nothing horrendous. Go here if you get the chance. Hope it stays on the dining plan!
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Food, service, triple chocolate cheesecake, huge portionsCons:
NothingReview of Cooke's of Dublin
Reviewed by Daniellep93 Review Date: 06/15/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
Delicious fish and chips! The fish was a nice big filet of fish with a light but crispy batter. I was a little worried about all the grease but there was no grease at all. Mom enjoyed a nice Cobb salad, Dad had the fish and chips as well and my sister LOVED the deep fried cheeseburger. Worth the counter service credit. Little confusing since you order and go have a seat at a table and it is brought to you but still fantastic! Not having to carry a tray of food and drinks is a huge plus!
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Fish and chipsCons:
—Review of Liberty Tree Tavern Lunch
Reviewed by Daniellep93 Review Date: 06/15/2013
Rating: (4) Recommended
We eat here every time we visit at least once if not twice (we have visited 6 times) and is on my family's must do list, in fact it is usually our first and last meal in Disney World. We are used to great service and food from this restaurant but sadly not the case this time. This time it was obvious that our food was sitting and was not fresh. Within about 5 minutes of ordering our food was at our table. The gravy was thick and gel like on the turkey and the pot roast had no visible gravy, although this was quickly remedied by the server bringing out a gravy boat. This time we were so rushed that we had a full sit down meal in 30 minutes. Not sure if we will return after this, we probably will and just hope it was an off day.
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Hostess and themeCons:
foodReview of Biergarten - Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by Dsnygrl Review Date: 06/15/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
We eat here every trip and have never been disappointed. This was no exception. We made a late afternoon seating (2:50 PM. We arrived 20 minutes before our seating and were given a pager. After 20 minutes (and seeing other get seated who had arrive well after us) I went to the hostess stand and asked what was going on. It turned out they had 2 ressies with the same exact name (weird huh)and they seated the wrong one at our time. The other people had just walked up to the doors and the server seated them when they had not checked in, taking our name off the list! Anyway, once they figured out what had happened, they seated us right away. By this time it was at the very end of the lunch setting so by the time we got in, it was practically empty and the buffet line had been stripped of quite a bit of the food. Fortunately for us, the beer cheese soup (my favorite!) was still out as were the cold salads. They also had the spatzle and roasted pork, but not too many other hot dishes. Also, the hunter's sauce was missing (very disappointing). We still had enough to eat and as we sat there they started putting some of the dinner items out. Of course by that time we were ready to go so we didn't get to sample many of those. The band was great as always, playing with great enthusiasm for the handful of us that were there. Our server was very attentive (We were her only table of course). I will go back again, and I recommend this place to everyone, but I won't book that late again. I'll stick to a time no later than 2:00 PM.
