The week of July 20, we went to both Chef's and Coral Reef for lunch. This was our second time at Chef's and our first at Coral Reef. (We used to get CS for lunch and have been making ADRs for both lunches and dinners since getting the TIW card!)
Anyway, I definitely vote for Chef's!!! We love the food and our boys love seeing Remy. Even without Remy, I would still vote for Chef's. The light, bright, airy atmosphere is wonderful, and we've enjoyed our table by the window both times. The service is always great, Remy's "handler" has been so friendly, and again, we really enjoy the food. The quiche was particularly good (my husband ordered it last time), and so was the french onion soup (my husband and older son ordered that both times.) We've also ordered the mac and cheese before, and enjoyed that. I liked the cheese plate and the bread (although I'll admit the cheeses were pretty basic - swiss, brie, goat and something like a munster - but all very good and perfect for lunch on a summer day!) Our middle son really enjoys the mini burgers on the menu, too.
We also liked Coral Reef - very cool restaurant inside and the tank is a great feature. The food was good - my husband enjoyed his chicken and I had the beet salad and the corn chowder. Our boys had the corn chowder and meaty macaroni. We all really enjoyed the corn chowder, and the boys loved the make-your-own-sundae. But I thought the beet salad was good but not great, and our boys really disliked the meaty macaroni. (Lots of onions and a weak sauce.) All in all, we would return if it fit the schedule, but would not go out of our way.
As we are planning for our February 2011 schedule, we didn't fit Coral Reef in. And that's fine. But Chef's is at the top of the list for lunch, and we're making an ADR for our very first day!