2nd guessing reservations...What did you think you'd hate but ended up loving???

[wdwpirates]

We went to Sanaa on our trip last May. I wasn't in love with the menu when I made the ressie and wasn't sure that I would like the food. Man, am I glad I made that ressie. It was wonderful! The food, the service and the ambiance were all great! DH and I loved the meal

The only downside is that if you aren't staying at AKL it's really out of the way and not the easiest place to get to. Other than that...YUM!

 

[showers2flowers]

Please let me know how that works out for you! My husband absolutely loves that dessert and it is the only rice pudding I have ever found that I liked. I would love to be able to make it for our family one night when we do our "Ode to Disney" meals.

Well, I would say it's close, but not quite right. (I used the recipe on allears and scaled it down) I am wondering if they use whole milk, because I used 2 percent and it was not as creamy as the real deal. Other than that, it's actually pretty good. I did end up putting the strawberry preserve mixture on the stove to reduce a little because it was very watery when blended, but I am guessing that could vary as well, depending on the type or brand of preserves used. Definitely needs to be chilled before serving.

I hate rice pudding with a passion, but something made me try that stuff--and I LOVE it!

Too bad Boma's bread pudding couldn't put an end to my irrational hatred of bread pudding.

 

[JimmyV]

Maybe this one doesn't count because it gets pretty high scores now, but back when AK first opened, (and before this board even existed to sing praises), I walked up to Flame Tree with great skepticism. Amusement park BBQ....ugh! But I was pleasantly surprised.

And despite positive reviews of both the food and wine, I expected to be let down at Jiko, figuring that it would be "South Africa Lite" in the Disney sense. But I was impressed by both the quality of the food and the depth of the wine list. When I first dined there, I was working part time for a wine distributor and we had a very deep portfolio of South African wines before most people could even spell Pinotage, and I expected to see the "Mondavi Woodbridge" and Kendall-Jackson level of wines on their list. I was delighted to see that I was wrong, and that many of the wines that I sold were well represented on the list.

 

[loganpaulsmom]

The problem is as a DIS 'er you want to have all the info you can about your trip including restaurants. This poses so many problems!! Lol I now base my restaurants on the park that I choose that day. We have already had to cancel multiple ressies for our April trip because we keep changing our itinerary. I try to do at least 1 signature and at least 1 sit down per day..

 

[LuvGoofy6]

I thought the Sci-Fi Dine-In would be cheesy but we went because my husband loves those old sci-fi movie clips. I was genuinely pleased with the food and the service was wonderful each and every time.

We heard bad reviews about 1900 Park Fare but decided to try it on our first trip (for breakfast) because we heard the character interaction was the best. Well, the character interaction was wonderful and so was the breakfast. We have eaten there on all of our trips. The Mad Hatter is hilarious and likes to have fun with the adults!

 

[Merbean09]

Before I was on the Dis-boards, when we went two June's or so ago, we were at Epcot. We were just going to eat at Seasons or Electric Umbrella duck, but instead we stumbled upon Via Napoli. It was hands down the best food we've had at WDW and the best pizza we've ever had.
The servers there were so adorable and authentic, and they were so nice. I also love the atmosphere

 

[roushcivic]

I wasn't expecting to like Cape May Cafe seafood buffet because I don't like or eat Crab legs. But they had plenty of other stuff I did like and I ended up enjoying it. DH didn't care for it much but the kids loved it because THEY DO eat Crab legs.

seafood buffet....tell me more

 

[Three cats]

I was skeptical about San Angel Inn for lunch but ended up loving it. It is on our must do list for our next trip.


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[kris4360]

I was skeptical about San Angel Inn for lunch but ended up loving it. It is on our must do list for our next trip.

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Same here! We had dinner there and loved it!

 

[PosadaGirl519]

We also ate at our resort restaurant, Shutters, and LOVED it. That was at CBR. Didn't even cross my mind to go eat there, DH suggested it.

Yes! The resort restaurants are such hidden gems. I was so surprised by Olivias (OKW) The Maya Grill (CS) and Boma (AKL).