Most Recent Reviews
Review of Disney Dining Plan
Reviewed by Villeguy Review Date: 04/12/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
Would not make a trip to Walt Disney World without purchasing the Disney Dining Plan. My spouse and I are true fine dining fans. I must admit during our 10 days annual trips we usually leave with 14 to 16 counter service meals left over (we really have no need for them). During our trip we have our must do dinners: Ohana, Wolfgang Puck Grand Cafe, Planet Hollywood, Kona, the Yak and Yeti, LeCellier and Cinderella's Royal Table. Though we end up having to pay for at least one meal and for at least 2 days we are off property dining with family and friends who live in the Kissimee area, the Disney Dining Plan is the best thing ever. For 20 years we've been eating at the same restaurants, paying for a cocktail or two, appetizer, entree and dessert. The money we save is so great that during our October 2012 vacation I was able to purchase 9 new Mickey Mouse watches.
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Great Value, Ease of Use and Peace of MindCons:
NoneReview of Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery
Reviewed by beccab Review Date: 04/12/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
We tried the brownie paw and the turtle brownie here on Sunday, April 7th, 2013. I've heard this before but honestly didn't believe it....the brownie paw is just ridiculously sweet. It had 2 inches of very sugary frosting on it, DS 11 ended up having to scrape most of it off in order to eat it.
Probably won't try the brownie paw again but the turtle brownie was very good and they had lots of other treats to go back to try.
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Just a bit too much sugarReview of Yak and Yeti Restaurant
Reviewed by beccab Review Date: 04/12/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
We had a spur of the moment dinner here on Sunday, April 7th. Great service, great food. We tried the fried green beans, egg rolls, tempura shrimp, curry stew, seared Ahi tuna salad, and veg lo mein. Everyone loved every bite 🙂
Would recommend for a nice air-conditioned, character-free meal. We will definitely return.
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Great food and serviceCons:
zeroReview of Flame Tree Barbecue
Reviewed by beccab Review Date: 04/12/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
We ate here twice on our recent visit, April 3-April 11, 2013. Food is great, lines move quickly, staff are friendly! We recommend everything, but particularly the ribs and the pulled pork sandwich. We always eat at the pavillion around back, with a beautiful water view and a view of Expedition Everest.
Will eat here again and again!!
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zeroReview of Contemporary Resort (Deluxe Resort)
Reviewed by beccab Review Date: 04/12/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
We checked in on April 3rd, 2013. Arrived via Magical Express at about 10:30pm, were met right off the bus by a hotel cast member, greeted by name and immediately escorted into hotel for check in. Check in was quick, luggage was delivered to our room at about 1:30am at our request (with our late arrival time we had a choice for luggage delivery as soon as it arrived or to wait until morning).
Our room, 5143, was on the first floor of the South Garden Wing with a nice walk out patio and a view of the lake. It was very clean and spacious. Easy walk to main lobby, pool. Beds were very comfortable, rooms were quiet.
Staff friendly and courteous. Only had one issue with housekeeping, in that one day our room was somehow skipped. We called the front desk to notify around 7pm and when we returned to our room at about 10pm, the room had been cleaned, towels replenished.
Did note that the room was in need of a bit of refurbishment, particularly the bathroom which had a few tiles falling off the wall and the shower head needed to be replaced (the only reason I rated the hotel a 9 instead of a 10). On that note, however, 3 days into our trip the first building of the Garden Wing (closest to the main tower) closed for reburbishment. During the rest of our 8 night stay, we witnessed new mattresses, carpets, desk chairs, shower heads and ottomans being brought in to the new rooms.
Location was fantastic. Walked into Magic Kingdom everyday (maybe an 8 minute walk). Found the Contempo Cafe to be efficient and the food decent (although not great). Bus transportation was also efficient, never waited for more than 10 minutes although once picked up we did have to travel to the Polynesian for guest pick up there before traveling to final destination.
Pools were fine, with music and dancing in the afternoons. Adults wished the poolside Sand Bar had later hours and the kids wished the pool slide was a little more exciting 🙂
Overall, we had a very magical stay. Would absolutely recommend and will definitely stay here again very soon.
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—Review of Caribbean Beach Resort (Moderate Resort)
Reviewed by BYOPP Review Date: 04/12/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
We stayed here April 3-10 2013. Previous stays had been at Pop Century. The rooms at Caribbean are larger than Pop and much quieter. When we arrived we were in the middle of a full blown spring break yet we were able to eat with ease at the Port Royal and the bus service was always timely and not overcrowded. We never waited for longer than 15 minutes for a bus to/from the 4 parks.
I would definitely recommend the preferred rooms and stay in Trinidad North as you are close enough to every thing but isolated enough that the area is quiet.
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Very quiet area, nice "tropical" setting, good size rooms, Port Royale not overly crowdedCons:
Showing its age, long walks for nonpreferred roomsReviewed by coachq Review Date: 04/12/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
I am a vegetarian. I told my waitress that and she went and got a chief to take me around to tell me everything that is vegetarian. There is so much to choose from. My husband who eats meat didn't even have any since he was eating all of the vegetarian food there too. The hummus is the best I have ever had. We were celebrating our 17th anniversary and our waitress came out with a special dessert for us. It was great. My daughter who ate meat really liked it too. I highly recommend this place
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A little priceyReview of Outdoor Kitchens
Reviewed by BuckeyeBarb Review Date: 04/13/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
We really enjoyed all the garden food kiosks around the world. We tried every one of them and our favorites were the pork tacos (Mexico) and the Trifle Trio (between England and Canada). The pork had an excellent flavor and the trios (one chocolate, one berry, and one green tea) were a tasty combination of custard and cake. It was a lot of fun to try food options that are out of our comfort zone without spending a lot of money for each item. The flowers were beautiful, as always!
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Great variety Beautiful Flowers Amazing TopiariesCons:
NoneReview of ESPN Club
Reviewed by Fitzboyzmom Review Date: 04/12/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
Had the nachos, which were great and the best cheesesteak I ever had. Nice option to having to make an advanced reservation. Will be back!
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—Review of Shula's Steakhouse Dinner
Reviewed by Fitzboyzmom Review Date: 04/12/2013
Rating: (5) Not Recommended
This was a a special dinner for my son's 16th birthday, who loves steak. It was very disappointing. My husband ordered the cowboy steak based on the server indicating that it was the house specialty. It was disgusting...tough and tasteless. When the steak was delivered he was asked if it was done to his liking by the server shining a flashlight on it because you could not see. Seems like a trick question when you can't really see it!
The only reason we rated it a 5 was because my son liked his steak. Yachtsman is much better. We won't be returning.
