China restaurant Epcot

[rpbert1]

anyone any expierences here, have an ADR for July

 

[wdwgoofeeee]

We had dinner at Nine Dragons this past June. We had not been to this restaurant in many years so did not know what to expect. Turned out to be the best meal we had during our stay! They have the typical Chinese offerrings, but also a variety of specialties. I had the white fish, which was huge!!!, with a wonderful sauce. It was SOOOOO good I can remember it to this day. Take the time to look over the menu carefully. Most people just order the regular Chinese food that any of us get in our neighborhoods. That is probably why the reviews are mixed on Nine Dragons. I like to try different things when we are at WDW. Makes no sense to me to order something we can get at home.
We have now put Nine Dragons on our MUST do list for every trip.

 

[MJMcBride]

Years ago I ate at the outdoor counter service place. Very expensive for average typical chinese fare. Imagine ordering sweet and sour pork at your local chinese place but then paying twice as much.

 

[NJBlackBerry]

Nine Dragons is excellent. We ate there on New Year's Eve and got to watch Illuminations (the early show) from our table. The Honey Chicken and Nine Dragons Fried Rice were both outstanding and family favorites.

 

[HLAuburn]

I have to agree that Nine Dragons was some of the best Chinese food I've ever had! You don't read about it much on here, and it sometimes gets just OK reviews, but we really enjoyed it!

 

[Pocahantas]

We have never eaten here but decided to try it next month. I am so glad to see good reviews about it as I was beginning to think maybe we should change to something else. Now I am really looking forward to our dinner!

 

[zippehsmom]

I have to also say that we tried Nine Dragons for the first time in July. We had an awesome meal. We ordered the Dinner for two. We had spring rolls (they were so fresh & delicous), won ton soup, sweet & sour pork and honey sesame chicken. Everything was really delicious.

We went back again in December and had another delicious meal.

Just a side not the dinner portions are huge, while I found the lunch portions just the right size.

 

[Jen_in_NH]

I didn't think Nine Dragons was bad, but I also didn't think it was any different from any Chinese place we have at home. It is pretty expensive, as compared to what we're used to paying for Chinese food. We really like to try food we wouldn't get at home, so Germany, Morrocco, and France tend to be more where we try to eat.

Jen

 

[zippehsmom]

I actually thought Nine Dragons was better than the chinese places we have around here. Maybe we just don't have any good ones.

 

[drakester]

We ate here in June. The best Chinese food I've ever had!

 

[MinnieFan]

I would agree with some of the other posters that the food at 9 Dragons is quite good. I would add that the decor is beautiful. We really enjoyed this restaurant.

 

[kellyf2626]

Sorry to be the one bad review.....but we ate here on our last trip, and didn't think it was anything great. The food wasn't bad, but nothing spectacular. But, we did order just the run-of-the-mill food I would order at home. So, maybe if we had tried something different, it would have been better.

Let's put it this way...I could think of many other sit-down places at Disney that I would rather eat at. It wasn't bad...just not Disney wow!

 

[SleepyatDVC]

Sounds like it might have improved a lot which would be a good thing.

Haven't had a good meal there yet even though we are perverse enough to keep trying every few years - at least 5 times with the last time in October 2003.

Much better food in NYC - 3 Chinatowns to choose from - Lower East Side, Flushing and even Brooklyn, at a fraction of the cost.

While I expect to pay more, much more, for the "ambience," I expect the food to be decent, doesn't have to be spectacular. Unfortunately, each time have been extremely disappointing. The last time the food was cold and unappetizing and the portions were small. We even asked the waiter for meal suggestions, to which he replied that he wasn't sure what we would like since most of the menu was geared toward "foreigners."

We'll give it a few more years and then try it again after we run out of places to eat at or if we really need a break from "western" food. Hopefully, we just caught the restaurant on it's bad days (in 5 times) or it's improved. I really wouldn't be surprised. Good Chinese chefs can be very hard to find and/or very transient. Even in Chinatown, the good chefs can be lured away overnight and your favorite place place becomes blah!

But to be honest, if we need a "rice fix," I find the Japan restaurant much tastier. Besides, I personally like the sticky rice more than the long grain. We mix them half and half at home.