Back from 5 days-reviews

[Madhatter266]

(Scale of 1 to 5-5 being the best)

Friday night-House of Blues-Great food and service-Excellent Po' Boy Sandwich. 5

Saturday Lunch - Prime Time - Wonderful (and messy) Bar-b-q chicken sandwich, (myself and DS), meatloaf (DH) was very good!
5

Saturday Dinner - Hoop Dee Do - Had not done this in a while! The chicken was good as was the strawberry shortcake. The ribs were okay. The service was excellent! Entertainment=5, Food=3

Sunday Lunch - Casey's Corner - Can't go wrong! The french fries are terrific. 5

Sunday Dinner - O'hanas - This is still our favorite. We had PS for 6:15, and arrived 10 minutes early. Seated immediately, and lucked out for a window seat, just as the fireworks started. Service was exceptional, and food is fantastic. 5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5

Monday-Munched thru Epcot Food and Wine We had the crabcake from the American Pavillon, but being from Maryland, we had never seen a crabcake served with a raspberry topping.

Monday Dinner - Fultons - We had eaten here many years ago and enjoyed it. This time we were all disappointed. The waiter was not attentive-in fact, he brought our drink refills when he brought the check and said "better late than never." I'm not sure that I would even return. 2

Tuesday Breakfast - Princess Breakfast - Loved it. Breakfast was served family style in a skillet, and it was delicious. The service was great. The princesses were patient and made sure that you had time to get all of the pictures that you wanted. I liked this breakfast better than Cindy's. 5

Tuesday Dinner - Nine Dragons I know that many people were not happy with this restaurant, but it was great. The food was served quickly and was delicious. We had the lemon chicken, the curry chicken, and General Tso's chicken. All wonderful. We watched the wait staff work with a group of 16 people without PSs and they did so efficiently and professionally. This restaurant to us, was a hidden treasure. Many people have previously stated that they felt the price was too high, but we felt that it was well worth it. 5

Wednesday Breakfast - Hollywood and Vine This was a return trip and even though the food was good, the character interaction was disorganized. Children were running from every direction to see Minnie and while parents were trying to take pictures other children were jumping in front of the cameras. When Goofy and Minnie were dancing the CMs had to constantly move kids back for their own safety. This was after the CMs announced to stay back during the dance. All in all 3

Be glad to answer questions

 

[Desnik]

Thanks for your reviews. I'm glad you tried Nine Dragons despite all the negative feed back about it on these boards. It is one of our favorite restaurants and we go every trip. The service is great and they make us our fav. chicken with broccoli, even though it is not on the menu.

I was wondering what kind of food was offered at the princess breakfast? Is it like Cindy's where they give you 2 choices and bring it to you, or is there more of a variety? We have a PS there for my DD 5th B-day and I hope they make a big deal of it. She absolutely adores princess Aurora, was she at the breakfast? Thanks for any info.

 

[jwfla422]

Glad to hear you enjoyed the PSB and that the food was better than CRT's. I was quite disappointed in the food our last CRT visit and didn't put it on our schedule this time, instead going for PSB. What princesses were there and how long did you wait for a table? Do you remember how long it took til the first princess visited your table.

I also had to add I agree with you about H&V's breakfast. I was disappointed with the characters at that one (the food was pretty good), but we waited almost 45 minutes til the first character came by, then one after another and it was crazy there. Much better to do this place for lunch, more low key, slower paced and much better character interaction plus Minnie stays at the door

 

[travelitis]

Thanks for the great reviews. We're looking forward to SBP and 50's PT on our upcoming trip.

 

[MandaMom]

thanks so much for the reviews. Disappointed to here about Cindy's I am booked for both PSB and CRT this time. Does anyone have a favorite Pooh character breakfast. I miss Artiste Point and I love Crystal Palace. Any other suggestions I found Chef Mickey's just okay.



MandaMom

 

[Muffy]

thanks for the reviews. We are trying Nine Dragons in Jan!

 

[Madhatter266]

PSB - We had PSs for 8:40 and we were there at 8:25 and were seated within 5 minutes. As you arrive at the table, a plate of fruit (grapes and cantaloupe) and a plate of pastries are already there. After ordering drinks, the food is served quickly. In the skillet was sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs, and potatoes. After you finish the food that they bring you, you can ask for seconds even on particular items, i.e. more bacon and eggs. The princesses were Jasmine (simply beautiful), Snow White, Belle, Aurora, and Mulan. They started to appear about 15 minutes after we began to eat. AND yes they were willing to let you get plenty of photos, autographs, and talked a lot with everyone. They were not rushed or hurried. They waitstaff often volunteered to take pictures of entire families. I really enjoyed this breakfast in place of CRT.

 

[Uncleromulus]

Thanks for the reviews. Helps validate my claim about the poor service at Fultons---. Too bad, because it could be a fine place to eat.

 

[Planogirl]

Wow, I'm tempted to give Nine Dragons another try. It seems that the reviews have really improved lately.

I hate that so many parents let their kids run amuck at the character meals. It's hard to get a decent picture but I don't know what the solution is.

 

[mjackson]

I have had the same experience at Fulton's, so I now just go next door to PYC

 

[Penny12]

Great reviews, thanks!

 

[DisOrBust]

Fultons is now offically off my list! To many good places to eat!

 

[wdwagain]

Could you tell me where PSB/Princess Breakfast is ? We are heading to WDW the first week of Dec. Sounds similar to the breakfast they used to serve at the Garden Grille.

 

[MandaMom]

WDWagain

The Princess Storybook breakfast is located in Epcot World Showcase in the castle in Norway. I think it is great they are doing this because it is so difficult to get the Cinderella Royal Table reservations. Since my daughter is just turning three and is simply crazy about the princesses we were able to get ps reservations for both for our upcoming trip in January. It is a lot easier to get ps for PSB.

Good Luck

MandaMom

 

[Madhatter266]

The PSB is truly lovely! The princesses were extremely personable. When we went to CRT, I didn't seem to receive the same approachable behavior. Not that CRT was "stand-offish" but PSB princesses appeared to be more interested in talking with people than "just getting thru." I will return to PSB but don't want to go thru the CRT aggravation! Just my opinion!

 

[Boots]

Thanks for the great reports. O'Hana's is mine and DH's absolute favorite place to eat at WDW!