Most Recent Reviews
Review of Rose and Crown Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by enjrob Review Date: 01/15/2013
Rating: (6) Recommended
Eh. Pretty much the best way to describe it. The Scotch Eggs were pretty good. Hubby ordered the fish and chips and I ordered the ploughman's lunch so we could trade off and sample both. I thought the fish was ok, nothing to write home about. the ploughman's lunch was an over priced cold cut platter. Smallest servings of all of the restaurants. I had the jaffa tarts and wasn't impressed. Hubby ordered queen's cake and said it was good. Kids ordered fish and chips and meaty macaroni. Those came w/soup or salad. They didn't want either but ordered the soup. It was some sort of roasted squash and I really liked it, no one else did. Servers were very nice. We might try it again someday, but order different things. Lots of other places to chose from 1st
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service, location, seatingCons:
serving sizes, pricesReview of Casey's Corner
Reviewed by enjrob Review Date: 01/15/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
2nd time eating here. Dogs and fries were very good but the buns were just too big!! Especially for our kids. Easiest way to eat the chili cheese dog is with a knife and fork lol. The worst part is trying to find a place to sit. Very cramped and very busy!!! We would eat here again though, just not late in the day when all we want to do is sit down.
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dogs, choicesCons:
seating!!!!!Review of Crystal Palace Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by enjrob Review Date: 01/15/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
We ended up here b/c we had one more meal's worth of table services left b4 the end of our trip. We booked dinner, gave our card, and thought we would be good to go. I thought this was a good place to eat. Then I read the reviews and my heart sunk. Since we were less than 24 hours out, if we canceled, we would be charged a fee. So, we decided to go w/it but didn't expect much. We are so glad we kept those ADR's!!!! This place was GREAT! I don't know where all those bad reviews have come from. Our server was fantastic, the food was always fresh, hot, and available. Lots of choices and lots of flavor. Nothing too spicey, nothing too tough. Just really really good food. We must have gotten lucky on this one lol! All of the characters came by but my kids weren't really into them. They did do a conga line thru w/the kids and everyone enjoyed that. Hubby and I would probably come back even w/o the kids!
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variety, character interaction, service, speedCons:
nothing reallyReview of Liberty Tree Tavern Lunch
Reviewed by enjrob Review Date: 01/15/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
We loved this place. Service was wonderful, drinks were refilled asap, and food was great. I ordered the pot roast which was awesome! Hubby got the lamb stew. He thought it was alright, but would have preferred something else. It was also a small serving. He ended up finishing my pot roast and son's mac n cheese. Ordered mozz sticks for app and they were just standard. Desserts were great. Hubby got the toffee cake and loved it. I ordered strawberry rhubarb cobbler and loved it as well. Kids' mac n cheese was good. Would definitely eat here again!!!
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food, serviceCons:
nothing reallyReview of Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn & Cafe
Reviewed by enjrob Review Date: 01/15/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
Stopped in for a quick meal. Hubby got the steak and pork platter. He thought it was good and filling. It came w/corn bread instead of corn on the cob, but the bread was really good. I got the taco salad. It seemed on the small side but good. The only downside is the dessert menu. Might stop back in sometime.
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topping bar, seatingCons:
dessertsReview of 'Ohana Dinner
Reviewed by enjrob Review Date: 01/15/2013
Rating: (4) Not Recommended
We won't be back. We got there early (which was our fault) but still waited 25 mins past our ADR time b4 we got a table. We had the opposite experience here than what some people have had. Our server never came back. We waited forever for the next round of food to come and for drinks to be refilled. Overheard someone complaining to the manager about the same thing but at least we eventually got our food, they didn't. Service was ridiculously SLOWWWWWW! In our opinion this place is way over rated. 1/2 the food was really good, the other 1/2 was alright but not worth the price or the head ache. When our server was at our table he was nice. They played games w/the kids but mine weren't interested in playing--they were too hungry and tired of waiting for food. In defense of the restaurant, the other person complaining to the manager said this is the 1st time service has been so awful and he has eaten there b4. At least we were on the dining plan so that took a little bit of the sting out of this bad experience.
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bread, dessert, wingsCons:
serviceReview of Wolfgang Puck Express Marketplace
Reviewed by enjrob Review Date: 01/15/2013
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
OK. Evidently there are two Wolfgang Puck Expresses - one in West Side, one in Marketplace. Unfortunately we ate at the West Side. On the plus side, servings were big and the service was great. I managed to drop two of our desserts (didn't open, just a little messy) and the server brought us out two more. I don't know what was going on, but when we were there they didn't have a full menu. We should have gotten the pizza I guess. All we could choose from was 4 cold sandwiches, salads, and mac n cheese. We should have listened to the reviews and avoided the pasta. Hubby got the adult mac n cheese and our kids got the kids' mac n cheese. None of them liked it. My kids would live on mac n cheese if I would let them. They ate maybe 1/3 of their plates and said it wasn't any good. I got the rotisserie chicken club but it didn't come w/any chips. It was good and filling but just a typical deli type sandwich. For dessert we could chose from cookies, brownies, carrot cake, or key lime pie. We picked the carrot cake and key lime pie. One carrot cake went to waste b/c no one liked it (and carrot cake is one of my fave desserts). Key lime pie was ok. Hopefully all of these good reviews are for the Marketplace location, b/c the one in West Side isn't deserving of any good review. I wish I would have realized there were two different ones b4 we ate. No wonder I was confused. Oh well, maybe next time. GO TO THE WOLFGANG PUCK EXPRESS IN MARKETPLACE!!!!
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service, serving sizesCons:
pasta, selectionReview of All Star Music Resort (Value Resort)
Reviewed by enjrob Review Date: 01/15/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
This is the 3rd time we have stayed at a Disney Resort (movies, pop, now music). This was my husband's favorite. We stayed 1/5/13-1/12/13 in the Broadway Building #7. Mousekeeping was excellent!!! Everyday we came back to something new done w/toys (we did tip $5/day). Even if we hung up our towels to be reused we still got fresh towels. The food court is like any other food court--busy, chaotic, standard food. And this one always seemed so hot-even for January! We drove so we never used the bus services. My mother stayed in a different building and used the bus services but never really had any problems or long waits. My husband made me promise that we get a preferred room next time. It was a really long walk to the main building after a long day at the park. We used the laundry room which was fine. And we only swam in the piano pool since it was closest to our room. I heard from other guests it was the warmer of the two pools. The main pool looked like a lot of fun. There were movies and games being played all the time. Over all this is a great resort!
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clean rooms, mousekeepingCons:
food courtReview of Pop Century Resort (Value Resort)
Reviewed by alllie1 Review Date: 01/15/2013
Rating: (5) Recommended
We stayed here from 1/3-1/6. We did online check-in and when we arrived, our room was not ready, so we took our keys and the front desk clerk said we would get a text when our room was ready (which arrived about 12:30pm).
When we arrived, the room was clean enough but no towel animal or towel Mickey waiting to greet us (a definite disappointment, since it was our baby's first stay on property and she's a big Mickey Mouse fan). The comforter was covered in hair, which we promptly removed to the top shelf of the closet and remade the bed with our own linens brought from home. Our first night, we had company in the room in the form of a giant palmetto bug which was running up the walls. Not the hotel's fault, since it is Florida, but very unpleasant anyway. The fridge was great to have but VERY loud and buzzed all night. We also only got about 3 channels clearly- everything else said that there was no signal. We assumed it was a resort wide problem and didn't report it until later in our stay, when we were told it was not a problem for anyone else.
I normally don't have the room made up for short stays but we ended up with a handicapped roll-in shower, so we needed dry towels each day since the water went all over the bathroom. Also, I have read such great things about the housekeepers arranging the kids' stuffed toys and things as well as towel animals, so I was excited to return each day to see what was going on in the room. We didn't receive a single one the entire stay. One day, we received a hand towel with a giant hole in it as well as a large black stain- the next day, no hand towels at all.
We also went to morning EMH at Hollywood Studios with about 10,000 others- not so magical. Fastpasses were gone for Toy Story before 10am (we arrived by 7:45am) and lines for everything were outrageous. It was a disappointing stay and I can't say we will return anytime soon. We own timeshare through Hilton and would rather stay there. On property no longer has the "magic" it once did.
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Fun themingCons:
Poor housekeeping, crowdedReview of Be Our Guest -Counter Service Lunch
Reviewed by Annern1970 Review Date: 01/15/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
We ate here today and it was quite good. All 3 of us had the Croque Monsieur sandwich. The sandwich is very large and the bread is delicious! The lemon meringue cupcake is delicious, but very lemony. The lemon-raspberry cream puff was also good.
