Most Recent Reviews
Reviewed by santino Review Date: 05/01/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
We were a little nervous to try but we gave it a shot we were at universal studios all day and left late so I knew boma was open until 9:30 we had no reservations but I called the restaurant at 9:15 and asked them if we could still come in they said no problem take your time and we will see you when you get here. WOW was I pleasently surprised with the food everyone left stuffed the food was good and please save room for dessert because I could go back for those alone. Every single staff member was so nice from our waiter Jeff to the chefs I will make this a must do on our next trip.
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—Review of Chef Mickey's Breakfast
Reviewed by santino Review Date: 05/01/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
Went to Chef mickey 3 times on our last trip maybe because we are on the dining plan cost does not matter we loved it and I thought the pancakes are very good and the blintzes are very good to my kids are always begging to go back. Characters never rush their visits and always are funny. We never have had to wait long before sitting I feel Chef Mickey is a great Character choice and I feel food was very good.
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—Review of Teppan Edo - Japan
Reviewed by santino Review Date: 05/01/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
We have gone to Teppan Edo before and just found it to be ok our last trip was amazing our chef's name was Nagatoshi he played tic tac toe with my kids using the onions for o's and zuccini for x he took pictures with the kids they were so excited. The food was delicious and cooked perfect will definetly be going back on our next trip.
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—Review of Cape May Cafe - Character Breakfast
Reviewed by santino Review Date: 05/01/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
We ate here on April 26th and we loved the layed back atmosphere. The food was very good one of my sons wanted pancakes and they made them special for him very nice.Our server was Majid he was excellent.The characters in their beach attire was so cute kids loved it. At the end of the meal we the mananger Tony came over and asked if everything was good and joked around with my kids very good service definetly will be going back.
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no dessertsReview of Walt Disney World's Magical Express
Reviewed by dbfromcincy Review Date: 05/01/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
Fourth time using this service. Overall it is superb. I did run into a new glitch this time around. Purchased my round trip ticket via Southwest. The flight down on their new acquisition was Airtran. No problems there, bags came to room pronto, etc.
However, on return leg which was a Southwest flight I could not check bags or even get boarding passes printed out. Instead had to haul everything to MCO airport and wait in lines. I was told that if your ticket is with multiple airlines (even those that are now one like Southwest/Airtran) they can not accomodate check-in and baggage at the hotel for your return trip.
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Return LuggageReviewed by dbfromcincy Review Date: 05/01/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
The earlier reviews were spot on! The earlier noted topiaries were great (Peter Pan, Croc, etc.) Add to that list the 7 dwarfs and Lady and the Tramp.
The dragon at China was a don't miss. Even my wife who is not at all into plants very much enjoyed it.
New food additions at the Markeplaces was very good. Best for us were the selections in Mexico.
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—Review of Yacht Club Resort (Deluxe Resort)
Reviewed by dbfromcincy Review Date: 05/01/2013
Rating: (6) Recommended
Did not live up to my expectations.
Upon arrival first room (2087) had an odd smell to it. My wife refused to go into the room. On way back to lobby to switch rooms, meet a mousekeeping staff. She came into room and confirmed the smell was not any of the chemicals/disinfectants they used.
Check in staff was quite cranky about changing us to another room and made comments about none being available. Did end up making the change without having to escalate.
Room noise was tolerable but noticable, except quite loud on balcony. As rooms share common balcony divided by a partion, the noise travels very easily and we were next to a young child who loved to talk to herself.
Quick service options limited requiring a hike to get Beach Club.
For the $'s I would choose the Magic Kingdom hotels (GF or Poly).
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quick service limitationsReview of Yachtsman Steakhouse
Reviewed by dbfromcincy Review Date: 05/01/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
Dinner service on April 28. Seated within 5 minutes of reservation time. Cheese plate appetizer was exceptional. As one of 2 in our party also ordered a salad, hostess asked if we wanted the salad with the appetizer or after. It was great getting the option.
As noted in earlier comments:
Steaks (both filets, one medium and one medium rare) were cooked perfectly and tasted great.
Creamed spinach was wonderful
Dress code very lax. I had on a jacket and tie. Did not notice any other with a tie or jacket except servers. Majority were in shorts and if lucky a polo shirt (but many in T's)
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dress codeReview of Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria
Reviewed by dbfromcincy Review Date: 05/01/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
Lunch on April 29. Immediate seating at 12:15pm. Individual size pizza was quite large and very good. Service was good except for exceedingly slow for check.
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slower serviceReview of Art of Animation Resort (Value Resort)
Reviewed by DISNEYMOM2FOUR Review Date: 05/01/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
We stayed here in February and loved every minute of it. We were in the Little Mermaid section, building 7 pool side. This was the best location we could have ever asked for. I don't know why people say it is a long walk, I thought it was great compared to the size of some of the Disney resorts. We walked through the Lion King area and we were at the food court. You could truly spend a day walking around this resort taking pictures. The room is standard size for the values but we just loved the theming. The bus service was good, the food court was great. The make your own pasta was the quality of a sit down meal dinner. It took us 15 years to go back to a value resort as we liked the larger rooms, hot tubs and slides that come with the deluxe and moderates, but after this experience we loved saving the money staying at the value more and had a great time!
