Most Recent Reviews
Review of Kona Cafe Breakfast
Reviewed by lauri Review Date: 10/08/2016
Rating: (7) Recommended
We ate here the morning of my 40th birthday. We had been to Kona for dinner on a previous trip, but I always wanted to do breakfast. The food was okay, honestly I had higher expectations for my Tonga Toast after hearing so much about it! It just seemed like a ton of bread with a little banana. I also wish they served real bacon, not the limp cold microwave stuff. My husband ordered the Samoan, and enjoyed it, but nothing we are dying to go back for. Our service was the least impressive of our trip, our server was often missing completely and had to ask another cast member for our check. On a morning when we are going to a park, it was a bit frustrating to wait so long. Both parties on either side of us were also fairly annoyed as well. It wasn't bad, but I can't say it was worth the time either.
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serviceReview of Skipper Canteen
Reviewed by lauri Review Date: 10/08/2016
Rating: (10) Recommended
We ate here on the last night of our trip, on the 45th birthday of the Magic Kingdom. This was our longest wait for a table, but we were not in a hurry. The cast members seating people were very nice and had a great time sharing corny jokes and chatting with them. Our food was great, although, the kitchen was running slow. We were given a fast past to any attraction (except for Frozen), which we used on Test Track the next day. This is now my favorite table service in the Magic Kingdom!
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little bit of a waitReview of Keys to the Kingdom - Magic Kingdom
Reviewed by lauri Review Date: 10/08/2016
Rating: (10) Recommended
This was on our Disney Bucket List, and since we left my 13 yr old daughter home, it was time to cross it off. We went on the 45th birthday of Magic Kingdom (I had no idea when I made the reservation), which worked out well since the park was ridiculously crowded. I liked the ear piece we were given to use, so you could hear the guides, although they got staticy if you were not close enough. Most of the information they gave, I knew, being a big Disney fan, but the way it was told was entertaining. We also were able to ride the Jungle Cruise and Haunted Mansion, heading to the front of the line. Lunch was at the Lunching Pad, and was waiting for us when we arrived. After lunch we went into the utilidors, which I found fascinating. What was really a treat, was since it was the park's birthday, there was quite a party going on in the utilidors, complete with a DJ and cupcakes for cast members. I have to say, it was pretty funny to see "Rapunzel" , "Merida", and "Tiana" in their "bloomers" dancing with other cast members! My only complaint is the lack of seating during the tour. We stopped to look at pictures and hear about some history, and ended up standing for about 45min-1hour. This was the end of a 5 hour tour, so I was a bit tuckered. I think Disney could remove the stuff they had stored along the wall and add 2 benches. Since we had to constantly move out of the way for other things, that would actually help with that. If everyone was seated out of the way, no worries about people getting run over by a golf cart. Our Cast Member guides were entertaining and friendly and really knew their stuff. They truly enjoyed their job. I'm really pleased we took the tour and will probably take it again if my daughter was interested once she is old enough!
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could use some benchesReview of Disney's DELUXE Dining Plan
Reviewed by lauri Review Date: 10/08/2016
Rating: (10) Recommended
My husband and I did an adult only trip for my 40th, and decided to splurge on the deluxe dining plan. I made most of our reservations for Signature restaurants, and a couple of regular table service. We ended up with 4 extra dining credits, which we honestly could not use. I felt like we were eating all the time! We exchanged those credits for snack credits at our resort, and came home with 10lbs of candy...(we didn't even use our snack credits since we were so full!)
I really enjoyed all our food, but if you are going to do deluxe, I would only go to Signature restaurants or 2 credit buffets. We will most likely not do the deluxe again, instead go with the regular dining plan (we are big fans of the dining plan), and budget for 1-2 appetizers at certain restaurants. I feel like it was something we crossed off our Disney Bucket List, so it might be considered a "you gotta do it once" type of thing!
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eating at more signature restaurantsCons:
possibility of not using all credits due to being stuffedReview of Rose and Crown Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by Geri604 Review Date: 10/08/2016
Rating: (9) Recommended
I was disappointed that they had gotten rid of the corned beef sandwich, so I went with my old stand-by: steak. I was very pleasantly surprised by this. It was very flavorful and tender - one of the best steaks I've had. I'm not a big sauce person, and usually either ask to skip it, or get it on the side. This time I forgot, and was again surprised that it was just the right amount and didn't overpower the steak. The green beans that came as a side were perfectly done and very crisp. My dad had the corned beef and cabbage (I guess the replacement for the sandwich), and liked everything except the cabbage. We are used to having a boiled wedge of cabbage, but this was shredded like coleslaw. He said it was ok, just weird. My mom had the fish and chips, which is always done very nicely.
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The staff here is always very friendly and accommodatingCons:
When they changed to the all-day menu, the got rid of the corned beef sandwich, which was a favoriteReview of San Angel Inn Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by Geri604 Review Date: 10/08/2016
Rating: (9) Recommended
We were very pleasantly surprised by the food here. We had been thinking of trying it for a few trips now, and finally pulled the trigger this year. I had the 3 tacos, which were very tasty and just enough to fill me up without feeling over-stuffed. My mom (82) and the chicken enchiladas and my dad (85) had the carne asada, and both said they enjoyed their entrees too. We had a wheelchair for my mom, and she wasn't comfortable with the few steps down into the restaurant, so she was able to stay in the chair. We wheeled her down a very narrow ramp along the far side of the restaurant, and had the first table along the wall by the ride. It was a tight fit to maneuver her in and out of the space, but we were able to manage it. We now have one more restaurant to add to our Epcot rotation.
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The food and the ambienceCons:
Tables are too close togetherReviewed by Diana1135 Review Date: 10/09/2016
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
We have eaten in dozens of Disney World restaurants over the past 20'years. This is the worst experience by far. The food quality was poor and the price was high. The rice balls were gummy and tasteless. The pizza was dry and very small. Ravioli was large sheets of dough with no filling. Of our party of three, two of us were ill later that evening. Not recommended.
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Pleasant atmosphere. Average serviceCons:
Awful foodReview of Mama Melrose's Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by ddmarsh Review Date: 10/08/2016
Rating: (10) Recommended
1:30 reservations - seated within reasonable amount of time. Cast Member was outstanding - we had dining plan. She upgraded us to the Fantasmic Dining plan on the house. 3 appetizers added - Mussels, Ministrone Soup and Tomato/Mozzarella. All outstanding - meal in itself. Spaghetti & Meatball Dinner - best meatballs ever. 2 Grouper meals - to die for. Sampler for all 3 desserts - just right. Was even able to sit in the Fantasmic Reserved Seating that night showing my receipt from meal. That was our magical moment day
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—Review of Yak and Yeti Restaurant
Reviewed by ddmarsh Review Date: 10/08/2016
Rating: (10) Recommended
Sept. 24th lunchtime - no reservations - only waited about 40minutes to get a table. Sat upstairs which was a lot quieter than downstairs - highly suggest that. Malaysian Seafood Curry out of this world - pleanty of seafood more than enough rice. Korean BBQ ribs as tender as could be - did not care for the Kimchi slaw. Kobe Burger 1/2 eaten - half taken with. Will definitely go back in future visits
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noneReviewed by pwood78 Review Date: 10/10/2016
Rating: (10) Recommended
My family and I ate (me, my mom, 3 year old sons) ate here on our last night of our vacation on September 30. We nibbled on a few things at the Food and Wine Festival, but made sure not to fill up before our meal.
We arrived early for our reservation, just because it was so hot outside and we wanted to just sit in the a/c and cool off for a bit. But they seated us within a few minutes.
The food was delicious. We all loved the turkey, stuffing and gravy and mashed potatoes. My mom loved the sausage and peppers.
Dessert was soooo good, I was so full but we almost cleaned the dessert plate out.
The characters were great! We had Chip, Dale, Mickey and Pluto. They each stopped at our table 3 times during our meal. Each time they stayed and played with the kids for a while and since they stopped so many time I decided I needed selfies with all of them. They played and danced, took tons of pictures and signed our autograph books.
It was an awesome way to end our trip and say goodbye to Mickey before we headed home.
You don't notice the restaurant spinning, one second you're eating or talking and you turn around and the scenery is different. It was so cool.
