Most Recent Reviews
Review of Sci-Fi Dine-in Theatre Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by rsfan Review Date: 06/20/2016
Rating: (8) Recommended
We had lunch here last week and enjoyed it. I had the salad with chicken breast; good quality with spicy salsa that kicked it up a notch. Wife had the veggie burger; she liked it but it came with some much dressing/salsa that it fell apart and was difficult to eat. One DD had shepherd's pie and liked it; other DD had burger which she finished (she never finishes anything). They shared a milkshake and gave it the thumbs up. Not a cheap lunch but good for special gathering.
Pros:
Good food; a/cCons:
bit priceyReview of Backlot Express
Reviewed by rsfan Review Date: 06/20/2016
Rating: (8) Recommended
We ate here twice on our recent visit. One time had a kids meal with two fruit sides; the next, the salad with chicken with avocado-cilantro dressing. This comes with a very thin wheat tortilla printed with R2D2 icons (cute). The salad was of high quality. My wife had the Dark Side chicken and waffles. The waffles were standard Mickey waffles but the fried boneless chicken consisted of white breast meat--significantly better than typical nuggets. An added bonus is the refillable soda which is a Godsend on hot days.
Pros:
Cool, quiet, good selectionCons:
—Review of Chefs de France - Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by DanInNH Review Date: 06/20/2016
Rating: (7) Recommended
We will still eat here, but just not as often. Menu changes have removed one of our favorite items. We still like other options, but what was once my favorite meal in all of WDW, alas, has gone away.
Also the last two times we were there (April & May), I swear it was race between the two servers in our area to see who could sit, serve, and complete in the quickest time. Of course the more parties, the more tips, the more I am sure they get bonus points...but we love sitting near the windows, and eating a relaxed meal and people watch as we dine.
If you sit way to the left as you face from out front, there is a character entry/exit doorway and you get to wave and grab a pic of characters as they go in and out! A small but added bonus.
Pros:
Still some good dishes to be hadCons:
Menu changes, hurried serviceReview of ABC Commissary
Reviewed by rsfan Review Date: 06/20/2016
Rating: (8) Recommended
We ate here on our recent visit. The steak dinner is a good bargain--a quality (thin) strip sirloin coked very well. It came with a huge serving of green beans and fries. The whole thing cost less than the burger on the menu. While waiting for the order, I watched them making the Asian salads to order as they came through. Pretty good value and selection though the menu is a bit all over the place.
Pros:
Steak, lots of seatingCons:
—Review of Le Cellier Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by DanInNH Review Date: 06/20/2016
Rating: (9) Recommended
We are still fond of the filet...albeit pricey. We have dined here many many times and for the first time, one of our party got a filet that was so under cooked, you could hear it moo as they took it back.
We like it rare, but this was even cold in the middle. It has never happened, and I hope it was a one time glitch.
My only complaint is the closeness of the tables, depending on where you are seated. I do not want to hear about your Uncle Charlie's goiter, or that you have had the flu for 9 days but are a little better today and then sneeze on my arm. Or make a comment to my wife and have the next table comment on my comment.
I know the dining room is quite small, but still....either add on to it somehow, out or up or whatever, or take out a few tables here and there for elbow room. Then it would be hard to find a fault.
Pass the pretzel bread please....
Pros:
Love the foodCons:
Crowded tables, $$$Reviewed by DisneyFamily Review Date: 06/20/2016
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
This used to be one of our favorites, but I have to report that due to our most recent visit in April, we will select a different character meal until the menu changes. We used to love the food here and the kids loved the character interaction. The food was literally so salty, that I could not eat it. We had been here in December and food was great. When I asked the CM if something had changed since then, she was a bit snippy. We'll stick with 50's Prime Time when in Hollywood Studios now.
P.S. The increase in price at this location for "dinner" at lunch time put me over the edge on this one.
Pros:
Characters for little onesCons:
food was incredibly salty, no longer worth the priceReview of Skipper Canteen
Reviewed by DisneyFamily Review Date: 06/20/2016
Rating: (5) Recommended
I really, really wanted to give a positive review on this, but unfortunately, I can't. We ate here on the first soft opening day in December 2015 and loved it. This most recent visit was in April 2016. We were so looking forward to the great food options again. I will say that the food was still great! Even the kids loved the fish. But, there is something not quite right yet at this location. The wait staff was missing in action most of the meal. There seemed to be a bread plate shortage. The waitress took them away even as my youngest (5) tried to hold onto it saying "i'm sorry, I'm still eating my bread". Took it anyway. The staff just didn't seem to click here. Hopefully they are just working through being new.
Then there is the bathrooms....ugh. The decor is beautiful, but it honestly looked like it had not been cleaned in days. Not the typical Disney standard. I know it has nothing to do with the food, but yuck!!
Finally, there was the discount for Tables in Wonderland. I checked at the hostess stand and they confirmed it was still available at the location. When it came time for the bill, the waitress said no, they don't offer that discount. Even after explaining what I was told out front, there was nothing.
I really wanted to love this restaurant! I may give it another try in the future, but cautiously.
Pros:
Food was very goodCons:
Bathrooms were so dirty, the wait staff was never aroundReview of Be Our Guest - Counter Service Breakfast
Reviewed by DanInNH Review Date: 06/20/2016
Rating: (10) Recommended
We eat here at least once per trip, as long as we are able to snag a reservation. It is one of our favorites. We we just there end of May and flew home 6/1 so it was recent.
We had a party of 8, and a late (9:45) reservation. However there were ferocious storms moving in slated to last a while, so we decided to see if we could get in earlier so we could exit and try to depart back to the resort prior to the storm. Well good and bad. They said they would try to seat us within the hour (good) but the storm decided to hit shortly after we checked in (bad). Since there was so much lightning and circulation above, they had everyone waiting to dine move into the lobby and left no one outside in the storm. Very well done as the storm toppled trees etc.
We were seated and had a nice leisurely dinner, food was excellent - all 8 of us were quite pleased and full. By the time we left there was considerably less lightning and only a light rain. Timed well. And we got back to the resort before a second wave hit. thankfully. We counted 12 trees down at the resort and branches everywhere. We were lucky. Be our guest made the evening safe and sound. Kudos to them.
Pros:
Food, ambiance, very accommodatingCons:
very dark in some of the dining area.Review of Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria
Reviewed by DisneyFamily Review Date: 06/20/2016
Rating: (10) Recommended
If you like Neapolitan pizza, you are going to love Via Napoli! It is a must for every trip for my family. We love the artichoke pizza (granted, it is not for everyone). Here is an odd compliment - they have the best WATER in the parks! They must filter it, because it tastes great and is always ice cold. (I know, odd right, but you can only drink soda so much and it is nice to have a glass of water that doesn't taste funny.)
Pros:
PIZZA!!Cons:
None for usReview of Sanaa Lunch/Dinner - Kidani Village
Reviewed by DisneyFamily Review Date: 06/20/2016
Rating: (10) Recommended
This is our new favorite restaurant at WDW! We tried it for lunch in April 2016 and loved it so much we went a second time in the same trip. The bread service was amazing (and actually enough for a meal for several of us). The food options were so good! I'm still trying to find the recipe for the tomato soup - don't miss it! Even the kids meals were great - grilled chicken which was so juicy and the flavor was incredible. We will be going here every trip from now on. PLUS - the animals out the windows were so cool!
I will say that the easiest way to get here if you don't have your own transportation is to take a bus to Animal Kingdom and then hop on the AKL bus from there. Plan enough time to get here. It is well worth the travel time!
