Most Recent Reviews
Review of Theme Park Photo Pass
Reviewed by arielwatcher Review Date: 03/29/2013
Rating: (5) Not Recommended
I keep HOPING they offer more locations and more photographers, sadly in March 12-20, 2013 there were few of either.
I had pre-bought my disc and arrived in March hoping to catch as many of our moments as possible for our party of 4.
I got about 57 photos over 8 days. AND they didn't drop in the 'magic' so the photos looked goofy, and not in the magical Disney way. After 3 emails they got the magic dropped in.
Where the Test Track photo USED to be put on the regular pass, now it is not.
The cost of the disc has skyrocketed....
This will probably be the last disc we buy.
Pros:
pictures of the entire partyCons:
not enough photographers or locationsReview of Garden Grocer
Reviewed by mmfan Review Date: 03/29/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
This was the first time we used the Garden Grocer for our needs, and I would use their services again with no hesitation! We always struggled to find ways to have breakfast items and bottled water in our room. If we drove to WDW, we brought food with, but as we flew down and had no car, we decided to try this - -and what a great idea! They had everything we wanted, delivered on time to our resort, all we had to do was call bell services to deliver it! We ordered on line which is any easy process, and were very surprised by all the confirmation tests, emails and phone calls - -- very customer oriented! The milk was cold as perishables are stored by bell services in refrigerators. It was a little pricey, but saved time and money from buying/eating at the resort all the time. Great service and great idea!
Pros:
great serviceCons:
a little priceyReview of Coral Reef - Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by pixarprincess Review Date: 03/29/2013
Rating: (7) Recommended
I ate here last October with 3 other adults. We were on the Dining Plan and chose Coral Reef to experience the large views of the aquarium. Unfortunately we were sat about as far away from the tank as possible (even after asking for a close table). Not that big of a deal to us. The tables/carpets/seating seemed to have seen better days and could use an upgrade, not dirty, just well used. Our seats though far from the glass still offered good views of the expansive tank and we got to see fish and a few sea turtles as well.
We ordered appetizers, nothing particularly memorable. I ordered the short ribs for my entree, others in the group ordered pasta dishes and steak. Everything was ok, nothing to write home about with the exception of the short ribs. They were wonderful. The stand out of the entrees. They came with a celery root puree that I was skeptical about but ended up loving! We ordered an assortment of desserts but the Baileys Jack Daniels Mousse was the biggest hit! Delicious, I could have eaten quite a few of those and kept stealing bites from my boyfriend who had ordered it. I had ordered the wave which was ok, but nothing that wowed.
Overall I would say this is worth it at least once, particularly if you can get a seat near the aquariums edge.
Pros:
Dessert, TankCons:
Dated feel, NoiseReviewed by mscaseyray Review Date: 03/30/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
My husband and I stayed at POFQ in Dec 2011 after staying at the much larger POR previously. We were pleasantly surprised and I think we'd be more inclined to stay at French Quarter again. The resort is definitely small, but small can be wonderful when you spend most of your day walking around the parks. We stayed in the next to last building there and it took no time to get to the front desk and food court. It's brightly themed and it was beautiful at Christmastime. There is no table service restaurant on site but the food court is very good and we didn't feel we were missing anything by not having a TS restaurant. I highly recommend this moderate resort and highly recommend moderates in general--you get a little bit of both worlds for a great price.
Pros:
Quiet, Small, Beautifully themedCons:
NoneReviewed by mscaseyray Review Date: 03/30/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
My husband and I stayed at POR for our very first trip to WDW in 2010. I loved the grounds--it's absolutely breathtaking! We loved the quick service food court as well as our accomodations in the "mansions" section of the resort. We were very lucky to have a room close to the front desk and food court. The only negative would be that the bus rides are sometimes lengthy once you get into the resort. In the morning it didn't bother us at all but at night when we were so tired it seemed to take forever for the bus to make its way around the resort. There were also several times busses were full to capacity and we had to wait for another to come. Otherwise, this resort is absolutely amazing and I would definitely recommend it.
Pros:
Beautiful landscape and themeCons:
Large Resort with several bus stopsReview of Jiko - The Cooking Place - Jambo House
Reviewed by CB3THATSME Review Date: 03/30/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
This really is a Fantastic Restaurant I think it is the most formal restaurant on property (besides V&A's) Food is outstanding and different than anywhere else on property really enjoyable and would recommend to anyone! The Wild Boar App and the Filet are both great! If you like tea I recommend the Tea Safari for Dessert...
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Food, Atmosphere, Location, Host's, Wine ListCons:
ServiceReview of Be Our Guest -Counter Service Lunch
Reviewed by maze4 Review Date: 03/31/2013
Rating: (5) Not Recommended
Ate here on 3/17, wanted to try since it is new and didn't want to eat dinner here, read earlier reviews of the long wait so went around 1pm and stood in line over 30 minutes. Castmember came around and handed out menus to everyone so that the line could move faster. The menu is limited but that's ok. When came to entrance everyone wanted to take pictures and cast members allowed this so this took extra time waiting. Once inside two lines formed. A castmember asked how many was in your party and if you were on the dining plan. We were and have been to Disney before and knew the dining plan do's and don'ts. After ordering we asked for the soup which would not be covered under the dining plan and knew that we wold have to pay for this. We were told that we couldn't order any additionals, we kept explaining that we understood that we would pay for the soup and the castmember told us that since we were on the dining plan we couldn't order anything else. So after several attempts we gave up and went to look for our table. We were pointed to the west wing which was very quiet and not crowded. Our food came minutes later. The food was ok basically sandwiches on hard rolls. The desserts were good but only took a few bites as two family members are diabetics and we don't get desserts but wanted to try since they were so highly rated. It was a cupcake with strawberry mousse inside. We won't be back just wanted to try this restaurant since it was new but like other places better
Pros:
themeingCons:
rude castmember, long lines,Review of World Premiere Food Court
Reviewed by maze4 Review Date: 03/31/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
We ended up eating here on 3/18 for late dinner as our DD4 got sick and we had to take her to Centra Care and spent 4 hours there and missed our ressies at 1900 Park Fare. Now being after 9pm and starving we went to the food court to find something to hold us over until morning. We got the steak sub, chicken Alfredo, and make your own salad. The steak sub was good, the alfredo was ok but this isn't an italian restaurant but my kids would ear alfredo anywhere. But what I was impressed of the most is the make your own salad. It's not your do it yourself salad bar but a castmember measures our your lettuce and adds anything you want then you have a choice of chicken, steak, or salmon. I chose chicken my DH chose the salmon. Both were delicious and plentiful. We eat a lot of salads and eat large salads and this one was filling. it would have been nice to have a piece of garlic bread or crackers with it but was able to use our QS credits for it and was satisfied. We took our meals back to our rooms to eat but it wasn't crowded at all and after explaining to a castmember who was just being friendly about our long day with our DD4 being she offered gingerale and told us to check with the front desk about getting our ressies arranged to see if we could get in at 1900 Park Fare. I thought this was very nice of them to offer suggestions that late at night
Pros:
convenientCons:
noneReview of Crystal Palace Breakfast
Reviewed by maze4 Review Date: 03/31/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
Ate here on 3/18 had ressies for 8:05am. It was nice to be one of the first in the park and took our family phote in front of the castle that we wanted to use for our Christmas card. We were seated within in 5 minutes of arriving. Our waitress was wonderful explaining everything since this was our first visit. We went up to the buffet and sampled everything. I had been reading the reviews all year planning our vacation and knew all about the puffed french toast. I excitedly told my family to make sure they tried this and it was true. Very good, all the food was good. The characters came out immediately and our table was the first they came to. My DD4 was so happy that she ran to them to get hugs and pictures. We didn't need to get autographs as we got them the day before in AK. After visiting and taking pictures the charaters visited throughout the room and then the announced a parade my DD4 ran to join the parade around the room, afterwards they all came back around to our table for more pictures. I was very pleased at this character meal and plan on doing this again. The lighting is amazing inside very bright and spacious, I was also surprised and how many emply tables there were at the early time in the am. We had ressies for BBB at 10am and wanted to be able to enjoy our breakfast before heading there. Also, FYI the first aid station is right next door our DD4 wasn't feeling good and went there to get her temp checked.
Pros:
Characters, lovely atmosphere, food qualityCons:
noneReview of Liberty Tree Tavern Dinner
Reviewed by maze4 Review Date: 03/31/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
Ate here on 3/17, had to wait approx 20 minutes after ressies but since this is our favorite restaurant and we visit here everytime we are at MK we tolerate the wait. When we were seated we all laughed at the fact that we were seated in the same room as our last visit, it felt like home. The food was delicious as always, I have 2 teenage boys who can put the food away and they did just that. Our waiter kept the food coming and we got our monies worth. I didn't think I would like the new apple cranberry cake since I don't like cranberries and also not a cake fan I love pie and cobbler, but it was warm from the oven and had ice cream over it. We all enjoyed it. The only thing we all miss is of course the characters. I can only hope that TPTB will read these posts and see that everyone who has visited this restaurant in the past really misses the characters. For anyone who has never visited Liberty Tree try it the food is always good, hot, replenshed, and comforting.
