eliza61
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 2, 2003
Just back from a great 10 day vacation at the world. We had some hits and misses. WARNING!!! this review has 1 cricitism. I know some folks do not like reading any thing negative about wdw (you usually get labelled as a whiner or some other rot but hey I call it as I see it 
) so you can stop after the happy stuff. 
Best unexpected meal Wolfgang Puck cafe at DTD. Man , this was a good meal. I hadn't heard much about this restaurant but every one should try it. We had the asian spring rolls, Teriakyi beef satay, asian bbq ribs, macadian crusted chicken and the kids had the flatbread pizza. by the end of the meal every one was eating off of every one else's plate. Every plate was flavorful, excellently prepared. We wanted to go back the next day.
runners up Boma breakfast. Some old standbys and traditional africian fare. Kids loved the African oatmeal and the Jungle juice was delicious.
Turf club bar and grill at Saratoga springs.
Delicious dinner. The pork tendoloin was yummy (pricey) and my dh had some mint pork chops that he wouldn't share.
Most disappointing: Le Cellier. This was the 2nd time we tried this restaurant. Since it gets glowing reviews here I thought maybe the first bad meal was a fluke. We didn't have a "bad" meal per se, it was simply boring and unflavorable. I had the mushroom filet, which had absolutely no taste. How is that possible? It wasn't tough but I could have been chewing tofu. My dh had the prime rib and had to cover it with horse radish sauce just to give it a little flavor.
Worth only doing once
The wishes dessert party. Did this on Tuesday 8/11. We walked up and was able to snag a seat. The desserts were ok, pretty tasty but the set up stinks. First you are on the lower level of the Nooodle station seating area. The tables are packed together so every time you got up to get some dessert you literally had to squeeeeeze past tightly arranged chairs. Next, when wishes starts the MK usually dims the lights but the lights where you are, are kept on. definitely kills the mood. Lastly, could disney have made the desserts any smaller. be warned you will need a lot of servings to enjoy. I'll post pictures later.
It was interesting and I'm glad I did it, but I think I would have gotten just as good desserts from main street bakery for a lot less money and enjoyed wishes more in the park, in the dark.
) so you can stop after the happy stuff. Best unexpected meal Wolfgang Puck cafe at DTD. Man , this was a good meal. I hadn't heard much about this restaurant but every one should try it. We had the asian spring rolls, Teriakyi beef satay, asian bbq ribs, macadian crusted chicken and the kids had the flatbread pizza. by the end of the meal every one was eating off of every one else's plate. Every plate was flavorful, excellently prepared. We wanted to go back the next day.
runners up Boma breakfast. Some old standbys and traditional africian fare. Kids loved the African oatmeal and the Jungle juice was delicious.
Turf club bar and grill at Saratoga springs.
Delicious dinner. The pork tendoloin was yummy (pricey) and my dh had some mint pork chops that he wouldn't share.
Most disappointing: Le Cellier. This was the 2nd time we tried this restaurant. Since it gets glowing reviews here I thought maybe the first bad meal was a fluke. We didn't have a "bad" meal per se, it was simply boring and unflavorable. I had the mushroom filet, which had absolutely no taste. How is that possible? It wasn't tough but I could have been chewing tofu. My dh had the prime rib and had to cover it with horse radish sauce just to give it a little flavor.
Worth only doing once
The wishes dessert party. Did this on Tuesday 8/11. We walked up and was able to snag a seat. The desserts were ok, pretty tasty but the set up stinks. First you are on the lower level of the Nooodle station seating area. The tables are packed together so every time you got up to get some dessert you literally had to squeeeeeze past tightly arranged chairs. Next, when wishes starts the MK usually dims the lights but the lights where you are, are kept on. definitely kills the mood. Lastly, could disney have made the desserts any smaller. be warned you will need a lot of servings to enjoy. I'll post pictures later.
It was interesting and I'm glad I did it, but I think I would have gotten just as good desserts from main street bakery for a lot less money and enjoyed wishes more in the park, in the dark.
I'm hoping that when they decide to make it permanent they will work out the bugs on the "set up". The only thing I didn't like was how tightly the arranged the tables. If you are in a table towards the "back" you really do spend your evening "apologizing" when squeezing past the other guest. We (my table and a few other tables) ended up doing an impromptu table shuffle to give every one a little more space. 
