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sahbushka · 09-10-2009, 04:46 PM

Hi All,

I will be in DL in less than a week and we plan to eat at the Hungry Bear for the first time. My question is where is the best place to sit and why?

Thanks,
Sarah

DanT · 09-10-2009, 04:54 PM

right along the Rivers of America either on the main floor or on the second deck.
From there you can watch the Canoes (if they are running

), ducks swimming by. M Twain and Columbia sailing by....seeing the rafts go over to the island and seeing the people walking on the island...

marcemc · 09-10-2009, 06:17 PM

This is one of our favorite restaurants. My boys love to eat at the upper deck since there is a fantastic view of the water.

When the ships go by they wave at people and there are a lot of happy ducks swimming around.

It is by far one of the most relaxing restaurants to eat at while in DL.

spacemermaid · 09-10-2009, 08:04 PM

In the summer (due to the heat), the best place to sit is the lower level but right next to the water...you can feed the ducks that way! Other times, it's best to sit on the upper level, on the outside closest to the Rivers of America, so you can see the Mark Twain/Columbia/canoes (if they're out that day) go by!

vettegirl · 09-10-2009, 08:19 PM

One of our favorite spots for lunch, the food is okay but the location is nice.

PinkBudgie · 09-10-2009, 08:36 PM

This is now on my list of don't bother places to eat. The location is wonderful, the food is blah. Over the Christmas Holidays we ate there one night out of deperation. It was the only uncrowded place we could find at 6pm. We had hamburgers. They were very underwhelming. Typical amusement park burgers. I don't consider them worth the money. Instead I would take something from somewhere else and sit there. Yeah, I know, kind of out of the way for that but it is a great place to sit.

Our favorite places include Whitewater Snacks at the GCH and Bengal BBQ in DL. Oh, and Riverbelle Terrace has wonderful sandwhiches with some a toppings bar.

debdreamsofdis · 09-11-2009, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by PinkBudgie

This is now on my list of don't bother places to eat. The location is wonderful, the food is blah. Over the Christmas Holidays we ate there one night out of deperation. It was the only uncrowded place we could find at 6pm. We had hamburgers. They were very underwhelming. Typical amusement park burgers. I don't consider them worth the money. Instead I would take something from somewhere else and sit there. Yeah, I know, kind of out of the way for that but it is a great place to sit.

This was our experience almost word for word-except I got a turkey sandwich and didn't care for it at all.

There was one plus we discovered, during the winter months, the bathroom downstairs at Hungry Bear was the only bathroom where the water in the faucet came out hot!

pixiewings71 · 09-11-2009, 02:48 PM

Hungry Bear is an OK place to eat but not the best. I'd rather go to Taste Pilot's personally, the burgers there are much better. Of course you can't eat by the water at TPG but the food is so much better.

That said, when we eat at HB (and we do eat there) we like to sit on the lower level by the water, it's a really nice place to sit. But, we've also sat here when we "just" had a few snacks from Pooh Corner, chocolate covered strawberries and Tigger Tails go down so much easier when you're sitting by the water.

PinkBudgie · 09-11-2009, 06:49 PM

Although, HB did have those funnel cakes that looked pretty good. I wanted to get one of those instead of a burger, but no one would share it with me and there was no way I could eat one by myself. If I could share one, I'd go there to try one.

09-10-2009, 04:46 PM	#1
sahbushka DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Blaine, WA Posts: 2,582	Hungry Bear Hi All, I will be in DL in less than a week and we plan to eat at the Hungry Bear for the first time. My question is where is the best place to sit and why? Thanks, Sarah __________________ MeDH DS(4)DD(1)

09-10-2009, 04:54 PM	#2
DanT The Original since 1955 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 146	right along the Rivers of America either on the main floor or on the second deck. From there you can watch the Canoes (if they are running), ducks swimming by. M Twain and Columbia sailing by....seeing the rafts go over to the island and seeing the people walking on the island... __________________ Since 1955 Next trip to DL will be sometime in 2011

09-10-2009, 06:17 PM	#3
marcemc Mouseketeer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Not Disneyland Posts: 198	This is one of our favorite restaurants. My boys love to eat at the upper deck since there is a fantastic view of the water. When the ships go by they wave at people and there are a lot of happy ducks swimming around. It is by far one of the most relaxing restaurants to eat at while in DL. __________________ DH me DS (6) DS (3) emma

09-10-2009, 08:04 PM	#4
spacemermaid Mermaid To Watch Out For Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,159	In the summer (due to the heat), the best place to sit is the lower level but right next to the water...you can feed the ducks that way! Other times, it's best to sit on the upper level, on the outside closest to the Rivers of America, so you can see the Mark Twain/Columbia/canoes (if they're out that day) go by! __________________ Hooray Ears!

09-10-2009, 08:19 PM	#5
vettegirl Remy is my hero Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: San Antonio Posts: 1,068	One of our favorite spots for lunch, the food is okay but the location is nice. __________________

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09-10-2009, 08:36 PM	#6
PinkBudgie Expert Disneyland Snowball Maker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: N.California Posts: 2,750	This is now on my list of don't bother places to eat. The location is wonderful, the food is blah. Over the Christmas Holidays we ate there one night out of deperation. It was the only uncrowded place we could find at 6pm. We had hamburgers. They were very underwhelming. Typical amusement park burgers. I don't consider them worth the money. Instead I would take something from somewhere else and sit there. Yeah, I know, kind of out of the way for that but it is a great place to sit. Our favorite places include Whitewater Snacks at the GCH and Bengal BBQ in DL. Oh, and Riverbelle Terrace has wonderful sandwhiches with some a toppings bar. __________________ Beware the Grooooove!

09-11-2009, 02:48 PM	#8
pixiewings71 Sweet!!! Totally!!!!! YAY for good weather! It's that Disney Magic, I don't know how it works but it does! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Suisun City CA Posts: 11,098	Hungry Bear is an OK place to eat but not the best. I'd rather go to Taste Pilot's personally, the burgers there are much better. Of course you can't eat by the water at TPG but the food is so much better. That said, when we eat at HB (and we do eat there) we like to sit on the lower level by the water, it's a really nice place to sit. But, we've also sat here when we "just" had a few snacks from Pooh Corner, chocolate covered strawberries and Tigger Tails go down so much easier when you're sitting by the water. __________________ Kerri DBF DD13 DD9 APs expired 1-3-2010, the girls are still good until 2-6-2010 but we have no plans for a visit before they expire. No plans for our next visit, it will be 2011 or 2012 before we head back. We've had fun DLR/DCA, we will miss you while we are gone. We took 14 trips from July 07-July 08 and around 16 from Jan 09-Jan 10.

09-11-2009, 06:49 PM	#9
PinkBudgie Expert Disneyland Snowball Maker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: N.California Posts: 2,750	Although, HB did have those funnel cakes that looked pretty good. I wanted to get one of those instead of a burger, but no one would share it with me and there was no way I could eat one by myself. If I could share one, I'd go there to try one. __________________ Beware the Grooooove!

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