Most Recent Reviews
Review of Crystal Palace Breakfast
Reviewed by NJDzneMom Review Date: 12/12/2015
Rating: (8) Recommended
We dined at Crystal Palace the week of Dec 6, 2015. It's one of my sons' favorite restaurants. Even though they're teenagers and have more or less outgrown the characters, they enjoy this hot breakfast buffet.
The big draw is the Pooh's French Toast - yummy! We all enjoyed at least one piece along with Mickey Waffles. The buffet has a variety of breakfast dishes from fruit and yogurt to eggs, potatoes, omelets, and bacon. All of the food was very good.
The characters are always a welcome treat. We got great pictures with Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore and Piglet.
I would recommend this restaurant to all families - regardless of age. It's a great character experience and the food good quality.
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NoneReviewed by NJDzneMom Review Date: 12/12/2015
Rating: (9) Recommended
We attended Minnie's Holiday Dine the week of Dec 6, 2015. We loved the experience!
The dinner didn't start off great. The check-in was confusing because there were multiple servers directing you to line up in different places. It was a little frustrating.
However, once we got past that, the rest of the experience was terrific. The characters were adorable in their special holiday outfits. We had ample time to take pictures with them.
The food on the buffet was delicious. Boy did we overeat! The salads and appetizers were great! I particularly enjoyed the salad with pears and pomegranates. We also loved the flank steak, meatballs and carved meats. Everything was very tasty and hot and there were plenty of different choices for each of my family members.
The dessert section was wonderful. They had so many choices and I tasted many of them. Yum! And the special dessert decorations were very cute and festive for the season.
I would have expected the restaurant to be decorated a little more for the holiday dinner. It was a little lacking. Given how cute the characters were dressed, I think they could've done a little better job making the atmosphere a little more festive.
Our waitress was terrific and very attentive with drink refills, coffee, etc.
I would definitely recommend this event to those visiting HS during the holidays.
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Entry to RestaurantReview of Olivia's Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by matt6816 Review Date: 12/14/2015
Rating: (8) Recommended
We always make Olivia's a place for breakfast and dinner. Out first night we planned on dinner. I ordered a medium prime rib at a cost of over $30. They plate and served a bloody, grizzled piece of meat lesser restaurants would not serve. When the waitress returned she was also surprised at the poor quality. That steak went back immediately. I ordered the tomato salad that was great but not free. They offered me another steak but I declined. Over all our dinner experience was good but the raw prime rib after a poor check in experience just added to my frustration.
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Friendly and usually on pointCons:
less than 'prime' ribReview of Coral Reef - Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by matt6816 Review Date: 12/14/2015
Rating: (8) Recommended
Kerri our waitress was excellent and hustled the entire time between multiple families. The grilled octopus was scary looking but perfectly prepared. We have never been seated on time at the Coral Reef but I believe that is due to popularity and families enjoying the tank.
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well prepared foodCons:
price/late seatingReviewed by Cheyru Review Date: 12/14/2015
Rating: (2) Not Recommended
A Motel 6 range hotel. The hotel is old and it shows. The walls were dirty and needed cleaning with soap and white vinegar. TV remote did not work, they dropped off batteries the first night, did not work, second night dropped off remote but did not come it to try to see if it worked. Finally gave up and went to bed. Last morning figured out you have to point remote at right corner to get it to work. Over all musty old smell. Elevators only one per building, had to walk to back and then front again if room was on the other end. Old also. Nothing special about the room for the price you pay. They lost my scooter and I had to wait until it just appeared in front as if by magic. With other problems in the park, regarding scooter use and other issues will never visit Disney again unless someone else pays for everything and that might make up for the money ill spent.
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Pool, VIP service for unscented bedding.Cons:
Room Dirty, broken TV, customer service attitude. elevatorsReviewed by Cheyru Review Date: 12/14/2015
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
Had their steak worse every. Gravy tasted like canned gravy. Instant potatoes? No flavor. Weird purple somehing scooped onto steak tasted funny. With the rest of the bad experiences we had at Disney, will never visit again. ,
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Food was terribleReview of Shades of Green
Reviewed by rnlandwehr Review Date: 12/15/2015
Rating: (10) Recommended
We stayed 29 Nov - 4 Dec 2015. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Our room was in the Palm Wing and was one of the recently renovated rooms. It was spacious and comfortable. The bathroom was also spacious, with two sinks. The resort itself was beautifully appointed with Christmas decorations. It never felt crowded, though the front desk said they were fully occupied. We were able to eat at Manginos with no reservation. There was never a long line at the Java Cafe. We used the Exchange for miscellaneous purchases. The Mill Pond pool was perfect for our 7 year old daughter. They also have a nice playground area for burning off steam. After staying at other Disney Deluxe resorts, I loved this resort for the good value, low crowds, beautiful surroundings. The only drawback for us was that the SOG busses don't start until 30 minutes before the park opens. We like to be at the park at least 45 minutes before park opening. We walked on the 1/2 mile path to the Polynesian every morning and used Disney transporation to the parks. We used SOG transportation for the rides home at night and that worked well.
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Beautiful, spacious, great value, wonderful pool for kidsCons:
NoneReview of Restaurantosaurus
Reviewed by saraht Review Date: 12/18/2015
Rating: (7) Recommended
I had lunch here 12/12 and it was fine. I had the macaroni and cheese hot dog which was interesting. A very very large bun was my only complaint. I felt that extra bread was way too much with the pasta on top. My aunt had the standard Disney chicken nuggets and fries. No complaints there. We both had the chocolate dessert. It was just okay.
I love the theming of this restaurant and it is one reason why I keep coming back.
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lots of indoor seating, great theme!, refill drinksCons:
basic food and slowerReviewed by saraht Review Date: 12/18/2015
Rating: (9) Recommended
I attended Minnie's Holiday Dine on 12/11. I had never been to Hollywood and Vine before because the Disney Junior characters aren't of interest to me.
We received great service from Joan our server! She kept our table cleared and drinks filled and even acted as a photographer a couple of times.
The food was really good and there was a great selection. I especially enjoyed the vegetable soup and asiago chicken breasts. And I may have made a trip to the kids buffet for tater tots! The desserts (my favorite part) were amazing! I enjoyed that they were all minature, so I didn't feel bad sampling almost everything.
The characters in their holiday outfits were so cute! It would have been nice to have had more decorations around the restaurant- but I guess they serve two other meals a day, so that is probably hard.
Overall- we LOVED it and would go back for a different season.
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characters, good selection of food, great serviceCons:
wait to be seated, lack of decorationsReviewed by DianeinNM Review Date: 12/26/2015
Rating: (2) Not Recommended
We booked a year in advance, requesting as high a floor as possible. We were put on the second floor, under the lobby. There was a baby screaming every night, and no evidence of sound insulation at all. We heard fireworks from two parks every night, making it difficult to be up for park opening. There were no midrange dining options--either the bargain basement grocery/cafe in the basement or the top dollar dining options (which were very good!). There is no group for whom I'd recommend this hotel.
