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Freezing Cold B · 01-02-2013, 12:01 PM

We are going to WDW in Sep or Oct (we will be finalizing in the next few weeks). My cousin and her son (will be 7 by that time), will be coming with. We wanted to take him somewhere special, and I noticed in some pictures that Jake is at Hollywood and Vine. He loves Jake. I was going to get reservations for Hollywood and Vine (which we have never eaten at before), but I have read a lot of really negative reviews. Is Hollywood and Vine worth it for the character interaction? Has anyone had a good meal at Hollywood and Vine? If you are one of the first people to eat there in the morning if it clean then? Can you meet Jake anywhere else? I am a major germaphobe, and I have a sensitive stomach, so I would prefer to try to stay away from anywhere that may make me sick, or uncomfortable. But, at the same time, he is a special needs little boy and I would love to make his day by meeting Jake.

cindymindy · 01-02-2013, 04:33 PM

We did H&V for the Fantasmic package. The perk of the package was great, but the food was awful. I don't mind a buffet, but the food was cold, poor selection and frankly I was surprised I was in a Disney restaurant. This is honestly the one restaurant I would not recommend at any park.

Mariep26 · 01-02-2013, 04:36 PM

We did breakfast at H&V on both of our trips and found it okay. Not great, not awful. The kids enjoyed the character interaction and we were in the park early to grab fast passes to TSM after breakfast so it served the purpose for us.

SusieBea · 01-02-2013, 05:17 PM

We have done breakfast there twice w/ our young DGC, and I would do it again. The buffet is fine. The food is fine - nothing spectacular, but a pretty good variety. I had no problem w/ cleanliness or service either time. And the character interaction is really, really good.

TSM · 01-02-2013, 06:01 PM

Maybe for breakfast but I would definately recommend not eating lunch.horrible!

Eliza'sMom · 01-04-2013, 12:47 AM

We've had breakfast there three times, generally between 8 and 8:30. We've had only good experiences and left stuffed every time. And I am generally not a big fan of buffets either, but I have never found it unclean.

kimber11 · 02-06-2013, 10:57 AM

I was very apprehensive about our lunch reservation that we had there b/c of all of the negative reviews I read of Hollywood and Vine but we went there on Sunday January 27th, 2013 and absolutely loved it. The wait staff was wonderful, the characters were great and the food was wonderful and delicious and there was so much variety. We did 7 table service meals while there and Hollywood and Vine lunch was definitely one of our favourites. I would highly recommend it for sure.

denneg · 02-06-2013, 06:26 PM

We have breakfast there several times per trip, as our son is 4. We have never had an unsatisfactory meal and have never had an issue with cleanliness. As a PP said, the staff is great and the character interaction can't be beat if you are a fan of the characters there.

tinkermama117 · 02-06-2013, 07:26 PM

Breakfast was much, much better than dinner (can't speak for lunch). Our one dinner experience there was so bad we purposely stayed away. Needless to say we had low expectations going in. But our kids love Disney Jr. so we gave the breakfast a shot. We were pleasantly surprised. Decent food and a good variety. The character interaction is GREAT!!

omgninjas · 02-06-2013, 07:33 PM

Lunch there was great last time we visited (jan 2012). Good character interaction, the place was clean and the food was good. Standard buffet food, but it was fresh and hot. Every wdw restaurant has bad reviews from a portion of its visitors, so I'd say give it a shot despite these.

HuskerFaninIL · 02-06-2013, 07:37 PM

We had breakfast there in Sept 2011 and it was good. It was the best character interaction we had (for us it was Manny) we left full and none of us (6) noticed any unclean areas/things. Sharing the bathroom didn't cause any issues.

joanne312 · 02-06-2013, 11:34 PM

H&V is worth it for the character interaction alone. We thought the breakfast was fine, but even if the food was awful we would go back just for the characters. They came to our table multiple times and gave our 1year old son tons of attention. Anyone that is a Disney Jr fan will have a blast. We were one of the first families int he restaurant and Oso played peekaboo with my son for the longest time until more people came in.

If you decide not to do the breakfast, you can currently meet Jake at the Disney Jr meet and greet in HS along with Handy Manny.

Marsheliz · 02-07-2013, 01:27 PM

The character interaction here is worth it.. My four years old face stayed lit up the whole time!

I thought the food was okay- nothing too amazing but it certainly wasn't bad!

Marsheliz · 02-07-2013, 01:28 PM

Oh and I also remember a little boy sitting behind us who had Down's syndrome... the characters paid extra attention to him and it was soo soo soo heartwarming! I think you would enjoy it!

wiigirl · 02-07-2013, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Marsheliz

The character interaction here is worth it.. My four years old face stayed lit up the whole time!

I thought the food was okay- nothing too amazing but it certainly wasn't bad!

Agreed....food was okay, not super great...but the charectors were awesome.

01-02-2013, 12:01 PM	#1
Freezing Cold B Mouseketeer Join Date: May 2011 Location: Upper Midwest Posts: 116	Hollywood and Vine We are going to WDW in Sep or Oct (we will be finalizing in the next few weeks). My cousin and her son (will be 7 by that time), will be coming with. We wanted to take him somewhere special, and I noticed in some pictures that Jake is at Hollywood and Vine. He loves Jake. I was going to get reservations for Hollywood and Vine (which we have never eaten at before), but I have read a lot of really negative reviews. Is Hollywood and Vine worth it for the character interaction? Has anyone had a good meal at Hollywood and Vine? If you are one of the first people to eat there in the morning if it clean then? Can you meet Jake anywhere else? I am a major germaphobe, and I have a sensitive stomach, so I would prefer to try to stay away from anywhere that may make me sick, or uncomfortable. But, at the same time, he is a special needs little boy and I would love to make his day by meeting Jake. __________________ Over 40 trips to WDW between 1988-2010. 4 Trips to DL between 1999-2006. My homes away from home: Contemporary, Wilderness Lodge, Polynesian, Grand Floridian and Grand Californian

01-02-2013, 04:33 PM	#2
cindymindy Earning My Ears Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 37	We did H&V for the Fantasmic package. The perk of the package was great, but the food was awful. I don't mind a buffet, but the food was cold, poor selection and frankly I was surprised I was in a Disney restaurant. This is honestly the one restaurant I would not recommend at any park. __________________ Go Vols, Cindy July, 2013: Animal Kingdom Lodge June, 2013: POP Century 2012: Caribbean Beach 2007: Grand Floridian 2001: Coronado Springs 2000: Port Orleans: French Quarter 1999: Caribbean Beach 1998: Coronado Springs 1990: Off property 1987: Off property

01-02-2013, 04:36 PM	#3
Mariep26 DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 541	We did breakfast at H&V on both of our trips and found it okay. Not great, not awful. The kids enjoyed the character interaction and we were in the park early to grab fast passes to TSM after breakfast so it served the purpose for us. __________________ June 2010 - Swan & Dolphin, March 2012 - ASMo Toy Story room, December 8-15, 2012 - AoA Cars Suite, Feb 25 - Mar 1, 2013 - BLT LV Studio, May 9-13 - AoA Cars Suite, August 19-23, 2013 - BLT TPV Studio - Jax's 5th Birthday!!! - Nov 2-9, 2013 AoA Nemo. Me: Marie (33), DH: Neil (41), DS: Jax (4), DD: Presley (3) New DVC Owner at Bay Lake Tower and Animal Kingdom!

01-02-2013, 05:17 PM	#4
SusieBea DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Newburgh, IN & Hilton Head Island, SC Posts: 1,577	We have done breakfast there twice w/ our young DGC, and I would do it again. The buffet is fine. The food is fine - nothing spectacular, but a pretty good variety. I had no problem w/ cleanliness or service either time. And the character interaction is really, really good. __________________ DVC OKW since 1993 Off-site '75, 82, 85; 89: CBR; 92: PO: 93: Disney Inn; 94: OKW(2); 95: OKW(2); 96: HHI & OKW(2); 97: VB & OKW; 98: OKW(3); 99: OKW, DCL, & BW; 2000: OKW & VWL; 01: HHI & OKW; 02: Ft. Wild. cabins; 03: OKW & GF; 05: OKW, SSR, & Yacht Club; 06: OKW; 07: OKW; 08: Grand Californian; 09: OKW; 10: OKW(2) & OKW Grand Villa! 2011: AKV (2) & OKW (3); 2012: OKW (3); 2013: OKW; UPCOMING TRIPS:- 2013: OKW - May, December

01-04-2013, 12:47 AM	#6
Eliza'sMom Mouseketeer Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 236	We've had breakfast there three times, generally between 8 and 8:30. We've had only good experiences and left stuffed every time. And I am generally not a big fan of buffets either, but I have never found it unclean. __________________ Me ::cop: DH Ellie, 4, Molly,1, Jessie Our Disney trips together: October 2005: Honeymoon at CSR December 2006: Got a pin code we couldn't resist and headed to POFQ June 2007: Big family vacation off-site December 2007: Babymoon at POFQ December 2009: Ellie's first trip, our first trip as DVC members at BWV April 2010: Mike's 30th and Ellie's 2nd birthday celebration at Pop/AKV September/October 2010: BWV for MNSSHP and Wizarding World of Harry Potter April 2011: A week at Jambo House before Ellie turns 3 May 2012: Back to AKV for baby's 1st trip to Disney! Nov/Dec 2012: Our first Disney cruise! Plus AOA, BLT and BWV -- whew! October 2013: Fall fun at Jambo House

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01-02-2013, 06:01 PM	#5
TSM Mouseketeer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: ohio Posts: 97	Maybe for breakfast but I would definately recommend not eating lunch.horrible!

02-06-2013, 10:57 AM	#7
kimber11 Kimberley Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 97	I was very apprehensive about our lunch reservation that we had there b/c of all of the negative reviews I read of Hollywood and Vine but we went there on Sunday January 27th, 2013 and absolutely loved it. The wait staff was wonderful, the characters were great and the food was wonderful and delicious and there was so much variety. We did 7 table service meals while there and Hollywood and Vine lunch was definitely one of our favourites. I would highly recommend it for sure.

02-06-2013, 06:26 PM	#8
denneg Mouseketeer Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 157	We have breakfast there several times per trip, as our son is 4. We have never had an unsatisfactory meal and have never had an issue with cleanliness. As a PP said, the staff is great and the character interaction can't be beat if you are a fan of the characters there.

02-06-2013, 07:26 PM	#9
tinkermama117 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 254	Breakfast was much, much better than dinner (can't speak for lunch). Our one dinner experience there was so bad we purposely stayed away. Needless to say we had low expectations going in. But our kids love Disney Jr. so we gave the breakfast a shot. We were pleasantly surprised. Decent food and a good variety. The character interaction is GREAT!! __________________ DH me DD 6 DS 2 Our New Blog! homeiswherethemouseis.blogspot.com 1998- First Visit: off property,1999: off property, 2000: off property, 2001: off property, 2002: Land and Sea, All Star Music and Disney Wonder, 2003: Caribbean Beach Resort, 2006: Port Orleans Riverside, 2007: Off property but...then became DVC Members!!! 2008: Saratoga Springs, 2009: Saratoga Springs, 2010 (spring) Boardwalk Villas, 2010 (New Years) Saratoga Springs July 29- Aug 1 2012: BLT, Aug1-Aug 5 Disney Dream, Aug 5- Aug 11: BCV, Summer 2013:AKL and Vero Beach Split

02-06-2013, 07:33 PM	#10
omgninjas Earning My Ears Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 30	Lunch there was great last time we visited (jan 2012). Good character interaction, the place was clean and the food was good. Standard buffet food, but it was fresh and hot. Every wdw restaurant has bad reviews from a portion of its visitors, so I'd say give it a shot despite these. __________________ April 2010 - offsite February 2011 - BWI January 2012 - BWI December 2013 - WL

02-06-2013, 07:37 PM	#11
HuskerFaninIL DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 743	We had breakfast there in Sept 2011 and it was good. It was the best character interaction we had (for us it was Manny) we left full and none of us (6) noticed any unclean areas/things. Sharing the bathroom didn't cause any issues. __________________ Michelle (me) (DH) (DD8) (DD6)

02-06-2013, 11:34 PM	#12
joanne312 Mouseketeer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 445	H&V is worth it for the character interaction alone. We thought the breakfast was fine, but even if the food was awful we would go back just for the characters. They came to our table multiple times and gave our 1year old son tons of attention. Anyone that is a Disney Jr fan will have a blast. We were one of the first families int he restaurant and Oso played peekaboo with my son for the longest time until more people came in. If you decide not to do the breakfast, you can currently meet Jake at the Disney Jr meet and greet in HS along with Handy Manny. __________________ Me DH DS 1 2013 POFQ ~ 2011 POR ~ 2010 Poly ~ 2008 DCL E. Caribbean ~ 2006 DCL W. Caribbean

02-07-2013, 01:27 PM	#13
Marsheliz DIS Veteran Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: South Carolina Posts: 705	The character interaction here is worth it.. My four years old face stayed lit up the whole time! I thought the food was okay- nothing too amazing but it certainly wasn't bad! __________________ Me ( 28) DH (29) DS (4) DS(1) Few times as a child In Memory of My Mama- 10-15-56- 04-10-13 Second Star to the Right And Straight On till Morning April 2006- Offsite DH ( was BF) first time December 2005- Offsite ( Engaged at Magic Kingdom) December 2007- Offsite ( Pregnant with Lawson) February 2011-Disney All Star Sports ( Pregnant with Landen) September 2012-1 night at Port Orleans FQ September 2012- 1 night at Art of Animation September 2013- Caribbean Beach Resort

02-07-2013, 01:28 PM	#14
Marsheliz DIS Veteran Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: South Carolina Posts: 705	Oh and I also remember a little boy sitting behind us who had Down's syndrome... the characters paid extra attention to him and it was soo soo soo heartwarming! I think you would enjoy it! __________________ Me ( 28) DH (29) DS (4) DS(1) Few times as a child In Memory of My Mama- 10-15-56- 04-10-13 Second Star to the Right And Straight On till Morning April 2006- Offsite DH ( was BF) first time December 2005- Offsite ( Engaged at Magic Kingdom) December 2007- Offsite ( Pregnant with Lawson) February 2011-Disney All Star Sports ( Pregnant with Landen) September 2012-1 night at Port Orleans FQ September 2012- 1 night at Art of Animation September 2013- Caribbean Beach Resort

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