Most Recent Reviews
Review of Citricos
Reviewed by mgilmore Review Date: 03/21/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
Dined here for the first time on Thurs March 8th 2013.
I really enjoyed everything about the meal.
My server presented me with a personalized menu that said Happy Birthday, and my full name on it.
My server was professional and knowledgable.
I ordered the Sauteed shrimp appetizer...WOW this was so good. I would have eaten 2 more bowls of it. It was delicious.
For my entree I ordered the Filet. It was nicely presented atop barley risotto, with a cabernet demi-glace. It was cooked at a perfect medium as ordered.
For dessert I had coffee and Chocolate lava cake with belgium chocolate crown. It was heavenly.
My server also presented me with a special birthday dessert that had a small cone with a scoop of gelato, and a chocolate decoration that said "happy birthday" and a whipped cream with a birthday candle. It was really nice!
I was so happy with my meal and service at Citricos. I plan to dine here again.
Pros:
Great service and cuisineCons:
None that I experienced.Review of Chef Mickey's Breakfast
Reviewed by mgilmore Review Date: 03/21/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
I dined here on Fri March 9th for breakfast.
Had a 7am ressie, so the restaurant was practically empty.
They took my picture first with the statue of Chef Mickey. I had photopass + so they gave me my picture at the table no additional cost.
**Not sure why they don't have your pic taken with the real Chef Mickey...At Donald's Safari breakfast at Tusker House in AK, you get your pic taken with the real safari Donald.**
I don't go here for the food, I go for the fun atmosphere, and character dining.
I was celebrating my birthday. My server was bright and bubbly...like someone I knew for years. Since I was dining alone, she made it a point to be around when the characters circulated through so she could take pictures for me.
I'm not a picky eater, so the buffet breakfast was fine for me. They had lots of fresh fruits, and Mickey waffles which are my favorite.
The characters were fun and they treated me like a kid again. I had a really fun meal! I love the napkin twirling!
After my meal I hopped on the monorail to Epcot for Rope Drop!
Pros:
Fun atmosphere and good serviceCons:
Food could be betterReview of Sci-Fi Dine-in Theatre Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by Disney6Pack Review Date: 03/21/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
Party of 5 (me, DD15, DD14, DS12, and DD10) dined here during Mardi Gras break for my DD14’s birthday. This is our favorite restaurant at WDW and we eat here on every visit. Had made reservations online months prior, but could only get 7:45pm reservation. We were starving at 5:30pm, so we stopped by to see if we could get in early. The CM said that a table would be ready in about 10 minutes, but it wasn’t the normal car with 3 rows of seating; it was a table with the seats facing each other (3 on one side/ 3 on the other side) with a car part at both ends of the table. I said this was fine and we would wait for it. I reminded them of my DD’s birthday and ordered a cake for dessert. We were seated promptly and the CM was extremely friendly. I reminded him also of my DD’s birthday and the cake. We all enjoyed our food. I had the turkey club with cucumber salad, 2 DDs had the build your own burger with fries, youngest DD had kid’s meal burger, and DS had kid’s meal chicken nuggets and a chocolate shake. CM was over-to-top... checked on us frequently, refilling drinks, and gave the 2 youngest kids driver’s licenses for finishing their meals. He gave the birthday girl a glow cube which she loved. He came to me as we were finishing the meal and quietly said he was sorry, but they were out of chocolate cakes. They had sent someone to Mama Melrose’s to get us a cake and it would be here shortly. The wait was a bit too long for the cake and the CM apologized several times, but it was ok because we were enjoying watching the silly movie reel. Finally the cake came and even put candles on it. We all sang happy birthday to her and the CM took a picture of our group with my camera. The cake was just under $20 and it was larger than I thought it would be. The 5 of us ate one half of the cake and he gave a go-box to take the rest back to hotel with us. Even though we have always loved sitting in the regular cars, this table worked out great for us, allowing us to celebrate the birthday more easily. The entire dining experience was wonderful and reinforced in me why we love Disney so much. They have always provided us with that extra bit of magic that we will always remember.
Pros:
atmosphere, food, serviceCons:
noneReview of Backlot Express
Reviewed by Disney6Pack Review Date: 03/21/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
Party of 5 (me, DD15, DD14, DS12, and DD10) dined here for lunch during Mardi Gras break. We had never eaten here, but I decided to try it based on the reviews I had read and the fact that it offered free drink refills. The park was crowded because of the holiday and there was a cheerleading competition. Lines to order were long, but moved quickly enough. Food came out quickly enough and we found a table next to the condiments and drink refill station. I had the buffalo chicken bites (which were not on this website’s menu), oldest 2 DDs had burgers, and 2 youngest kids had chicken nuggets. Everyone enjoyed their food and enjoyed being able to refill our drinks before leaving the restaurant. I can’t believe I’ve never tried this in all the years that we’ve been coming here. We really enjoyed it and will come back again.
Pros:
food, location, free drink refillsCons:
noneReview of Coral Reef - Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by masonmj84 Review Date: 03/21/2013
Rating: (6) Not Recommended
Ate here for lunch on a recent deluxe dining trip. Seeing the tank was cool but I was otherwise generally unimpressed.
The food was mediocre and uninspired (almost tasteless) and our server seemed disinterested and jaded. The restaurant also seemed somewhat worn and dirty.
The only reason I give this a 6 instead of a 5 or lower is because of the tank. But you can get just as good of a view of this at The Seas exhibit and there are too many other, better places to eat in Epcot.
Pros:
fish tank is pretty coolCons:
mediocre food, disinterested serviceReview of Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria
Reviewed by masonmj84 Review Date: 03/21/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
This is the best restaurant I've eaten at in the World Showcase so far.
Among the best pizza I've ever had (the crust, in particular, is delicious) and the arancini appetizer is excellent.
Pros:
the food, particuarly the pizzasCons:
restaurant can be noisyReview of Electric Umbrella
Reviewed by Disney6Pack Review Date: 03/21/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
Party of 5 (me, DD15, DD14, DS12, and DD10) dined here for lunch during Mardi Gras break. We eat here every trip because it offered free drink refills. The park was crowded because of the holiday and there was a cheerleading competition. Lines to order were long, but moved quickly. Food came out quickly and we found a table upstairs. I wanted something different so I ordered the chilled chicken wrap on the kids menu, oldest 2 DDs had burgers, and 2 youngest kids had chicken nuggets. Everyone enjoyed their food and enjoyed being able to refill our drinks before leaving the restaurant. We really enjoyed it and will come back again.
Pros:
food, location, free drink refillsCons:
crowded and usually hard to find tableReview of Gaston's Tavern
Reviewed by Disney6Pack Review Date: 03/21/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
Party of 5 (me, DD15, DD14, DS12, and DD10) at Magic Kingdom during Mardi Gras break. The kids were waiting in line for the new Ariel ride, so I walked over to Gaston’s to grab a LeFou’s Brew. We wanted to try it and wanted the souvenir cup. We all tasted it and thought it was good, but we think the Butter-Beer at Harry Potter’s World at Universal is much better. Gaston’s Tavern is very well themed, but extremely small. I can imagine that it gets quite crowded when people want to purchase food. We were there during an off-time, so there was only one person ahead of me in line. We loved the fountain and statues in front of Gaston’s. It is definitely worth a try.
Pros:
theme, LeFou's BrewCons:
—Review of Flying Fish Cafe
Reviewed by masonmj84 Review Date: 03/21/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
We've eaten here twice in the past year or so and have had excellent food and service both times.
The first time, I had the snapper, which was out of this world (even the leek fondue served with it was delicious).
The second time, I had the steak and snapper combo, which was equally as excellent (had a hard time deciding between this and just the snapper).
Sevice was spot on both times.
We've eaten at most of the signature restuarants on the dining plan and believe this is one of the 3 or 4 best.
Pros:
food and serviceCons:
noneReview of Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe
Reviewed by Disney6Pack Review Date: 03/21/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
Party of 5 (me, DD15, DD14, DS12, and DD10) at Magic Kingdom during Mardi Gras break. We just wanted a mid-afternoon snack, so I ordered chicken nuggets, 2 orders of fries, and 2 drink for the 5 of us to share. I personally don’t think the food is all that great, but the kids love it for some reason. I think they mostly like sitting in the air-conditioned room watching Sonny Eclipse, so we always seem to end up here on every trip. Food is ok, but on a past visit I had the chicken sandwich which was extremely dry. It wasn’t crowded during this visit because of the timing, but I have seen it unbearable in the past during lunchtime. We’ll probably keep coming because it’s a favorite of the kids, but I would probably skip it if it was just me.
