Most Recent Reviews
Review of Trail's End Restaurant
Reviewed by dznyntnh Review Date: 06/26/2016
Rating: (10) Recommended
Without a doubt, the best buffet on Disney property. Whether you are going to breakfast or dinner, you will not be disappointed.
The breakfast is plentiful and amazing. The French toast bread pudding is their signature dish and it alone is worth the travel time.
Because of it's secluded location and lack of characters, Trail's End is less expensive than the other buffets and no characters means no one glaring at you to hurry up and leave. You definitely get more bang for your buck.
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Food, location, ease of reservations, priceCons:
Hard to get to without a carReview of Be Our Guest -Counter Service Lunch
Reviewed by rsfan Review Date: 06/26/2016
Rating: (9) Recommended
We had 11:15 lunch reservations a week ago. They will not let you check in until 5 minutes before your reservation time. We had preordered and that really is the way to go. The right line (non-preorders) was backed up 3/4 of the way onto the bridge (it was raining). The left line (preorders--you get a yellow rose) had 3 parties in it. Five minutes after checking in we were seated in the West Wing awaiting our food. It took about 15-20 for the food to arrive, but we had our drinks and time to wander around looking at the decor. Two of us had the roast beef; the meat quality was outstanding, on a bed of microgreens and fresh baguette. They did not have mustard available and had to send back to the kitchen for a dish of it. One DD had turkey sandwich and enjoyed it. My wife had the quiche which she thought was good, not fabulous. I had ordered green beans instead of fries and they came with yellow and red peppers. We got 2 Masters cupcakes (for the grey stuff) and they were of high quality. Overall a fun special event lunch.
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Food, settingCons:
crowdedReview of Columbia Harbour House
Reviewed by rsfan Review Date: 06/26/2016
Rating: (9) Recommended
We always head for Columbia Harbor House for lunch on MK visits. Their menu has nice alternatives to burger and fries and they get the food out fairly quickly. The Anchors Aweigh tuna sandwich is particularly tasty on the multigrain bread. It doesn't look that big but is quite filling. Kids had salads and pot pies and enjoyed them. Be aware that staff will not allow people without food to go upstairs to save tables.
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—Review of Disney's DELUXE Dining Plan
Reviewed by gilesmt Review Date: 06/26/2016
Rating: (10) Recommended
I heard all the reviews this is a lot of food. We had some objectives, first I was on a diet, I have lost 59 pounds since Jan, I need to eat every few hours and I need real food not fast food so quick meals were out. Second after chemo and radiation I am a full diabetic which I control thru diet, so again I need to eat right and eat often. Third we traveled with a service dog, we needed breaks. And fourth this was a vacation, not just about rides. We had 15 days so we would ride everything. So with those as our needs and not going into this that I would get my money out of it, we went with this plan and did almost three sit downs a day. It is a lot of food and takes a lot of time. We ate at character meals a lot, which my granddaughter loved, well worth not standing in the line for princesses and characters. We ate at all the dinner shows, mickeys backyard BBQ, HDDR, SoA. We also ate a lot of the well known places in the parks and some we always wanted to try and never did at the hotels, like cape May and Capt Grill, Boma and beaches and cream. I was able to keep my diabetis sugar levels down to 150 three times a day and needed no insulin thru the whole vacation. I did gain 10 pounds, but four days home, I after the humidity change lost 8 pounds, so over all I gained 2 pounds while on vacation for 15 days, eating a lot of food. Buffets gave me lots of options for lots of proteins and veggies, without having to do carbs, I never touch potatoes, breads, rice and such. If a sit down meal, I was able to get meat and ask to skip the carb and get double veggies. I will say Walt Disney's favorite veggie must be string beans, one of my least favorites,mi eat them but for 15 days it was on every menu as the veggie for lunch and dinner, I now hate string beans. Yes we left lots of food, we may have only eaten half an appetizer, and may have only tasted the dessert, and sometimes only ate half the meal, usually we finished the meal part. My granddaughter was able to try tons of new food, she at crab, lobster, clams, African sausage, sushi, yellow beets, red beets, and a ton of other food she never would have tried before. She always found something new to try, and found lots she liked and a few things she did not. All in all if you have a reason and do not go into this thinking you will get your money's worth, than it was a great plan. For us the plan worked, but we did waste a lot of food, but we got lots of signatures, had lots of fun and had plenty of time to rest and talk with each other.
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Great foodCons:
PriceReview of Narcoossee's Waterfront Brunch
Reviewed by Collette Review Date: 06/27/2016
Rating: (6) Not Recommended
We were disappointed because we didn't know what to expect. Since this turned out to be a plated meal the price seems too high. The price would have been fine if there was a buffet where you could go to try many different selections and get seconds. The food is good, but not exceptional. There was too much that was breakfast-y and not enough choices that were more lunch-like. Our server was not very affable or knowledgeable about the food.
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Good foodCons:
Not a buffetReview of Sci-Fi Dine-in Theatre Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by GFDFmama Review Date: 06/27/2016
Rating: (5) Recommended
This place has great charm and we usually end up here for every trip but recent menu changes leave it lacking for those with food allergies. I must avoid gluten and dairy, my 2 sons gluten. According to the allergy menu my entree choice was a burger, I could also get an appetizer salad or chicken wings. Since we had eaten a big lunch I opted to get the salad and pick from my sons plates. My kids got the allergy popcorn chicken which was just fried chicken tenders. They were ok but bland. The kids choices weren't really consistent with the restaurant theme. What 3 year old wants grilled salmon in a car watching a movie screen ? Would love to have seen a hot dog in a basket, real popcorn chicken in a popcorn box, etc. some healthy is Disney is ok, but I feel like there is a time and place and this isn't it. Had a 4 o'clock reservation. Sat at about 4:20 and left at about 5:30, no dessert.
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Poor allergy choicesReviewed by GFDFmama Review Date: 06/27/2016
Rating: (9) Recommended
We ate here on the first night of our trip, 6/25. We hadn't heard great things about the food but wanted to try it for the novelty of the rotating restaurant and the characters for our kids. We were very pleasantly surprised. I am allergic to gluten and dairy, my 2 boys age 3 and 6 to gluten and my husband can eat traditionally. We got 2 separate salads, one with the buttermilk dressing, one with oil and vinegar, both full and fresh. Along with regular rolls our waiter brought out a tray of warm, gluten free rolls which were quite a treat. When the food was served we got 2 family style platters. The allergy platter was different but delicious. We had beef over sweet potato fries, sausage over white rice and turkey over garlic green beans. My 3 year old and I put quite a dent in it but there was still a lot left over ( the 6 year old fell,asleep ). The turkey was moist, the beef was cooked medium, the sausage were flavorful. The characters here were dressed very cute as well and very engaging. We had a center table which at first I was a little disappointed about but it ended up being a little less chaotic when the restaurant rotated to the main part of the building.
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Great allergy optionsCons:
SlowReview of Nomad Lounge
Reviewed by kazcostello76 Review Date: 06/28/2016
Rating: (9) Recommended
My mom & I had a chance to try the Nomad Lounge on Sat 6/18. We were headed to dinner at Tiffin's and had some time to kill. Plus it was incredibly hot & humid, we needed a cold drink, LOL. We went inside & ordered at the bar, but I believe there is service outside as well. We went outside to sit down and enjoyed our margaritas. Covered (shaded) porch, comfy seats, soothing music & nice margaritas - we really liked the outside seating of the lounge. It was very quiet, a nice little break from the chaos of the parks. Plus we had a good view when the weather broke & the thunderstorm came blasting through. The inside is nicely decorated as well. Can't comment on the food as we did not eat at the lounge, we waited until we went inside to Tiffin's.
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atmosphere, staff, drinksCons:
noneReviewed by nrymut Review Date: 06/27/2016
Rating: (10) Recommended
We stayed in a 1 bedroom villa the first week in May. Did online check-in which was seamless. Room was in excellent condition and very clean. Housekeeping well done. Bell services were fast. Very much enjoyed our stay here and will be glad to visit again.
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Beautiful villa, quietCons:
NoneReviewed by DisneyFan from Ohio Review Date: 06/29/2016
Rating: (10) Recommended
We were a party of 9 (7 adults and two year old twins) and stayed for 7 nights in a Grand Villa that we paid for using rented points from a DVC member. We were in Room #5122 and it was great; I was able to park my mini-van just outside the door and the bus stop was at the end of the parking lot. The entrance to our villa was on the 2nd floor so having my vehicle just outside meant that my nephew was able to store the double stroller in the back of the van and didn't have to carry it up and down the stairs. There was also a smoking area at the bottom of the stairs which my sister appreciated. The villa itself was just amazing! The babies were happy staying in the pack-n-plays in the master bedroom with my nephew and his wife. The rest of us were in the two bedrooms upstairs. The kitchen was great - plenty of room to store all the (breakfast) food and snacks we brought with us. We didn't have too much time to enjoy the balcony, but did spend some time in the living room and dining room just hanging out and playing games once the twins were in bed. We took one day "off" from the parks and hung out at the pool swimming and sunning before going to Disney Springs for dinner. We're already planning on another trip in two or three years before the twins start school. If we are the same size group, I would definitely try to stay in a Grand Villa again - maybe stay long enough to have two days "off" so we can enjoy the resort more, lol.
