Coral Reef - Upping Their Game?!

[ccrosswhite]

I haven't eaten there yet, but my family of 10 is eating there on the 4th of July. Kind of funny, we couldn't order a 10 person res, but got two 5 persons 5 minutes apart.

 

[Rich M]

I haven't eaten there yet, but my family of 10 is eating there on the 4th of July. Kind of funny, we couldn't order a 10 person res, but got two 5 persons 5 minutes apart.

I would guess that's because I don't think they have tables that large and I don't think they can even put tables together in a way to seat that many together with the design of it. Most likely be put into two tables of 6 if I am not mistaken. I could be wrong though

 

[BachataMan]

I only went once, a year ago. I got to sit next to the tank

 

[DWillowBay]

More than likely it was just never as bad as everyone said.

Glad you enjoyed your meal.

No.... it was that bad. BUT...if things are getting better, then that's wonderful! I wasn't 'happy' for the bad experience there...so if there's improvement...YEA!

 

[DisneyHardin]

We’ve eaten there twice in the last few years and had an excellent meal both times.

 

[Jakesmom1]

We have eaten there and loved it, I took my husband there for our Anniversary years ago, they made up a special menu and the diver came up to the window with a sign for us. The food was also very good. I would go back in a heartbeat.

 

[plainoldt]

I've likened it to really good appleby's. more than edible food, nothing really great but pleasant overall

 

[Shanti]

We ate at Coral Reef last night against my better judgement. It's been two years since we've eaten there but the kids asked for it and we had two Epcot nights, so ..

And the crazy thing is, I really enjoyed the Shrimp and Grits. I thought it was very flavorful and good. DH liked the Mahi-Mahi. There was a problem with DD8's meal but that was mostly on us for an ordering mistake and the server went out of her way to make it right.

We even noticed (and our server pointed out) that there are a lot more fish in the tank.

Could CR be upping their game?

We ate there in 2014 and liked it just fine.

 

[RealBlast3]

We ate at Coral Reef last night against my better judgement. It's been two years since we've eaten there but the kids asked for it and we had two Epcot nights, so ..

And the crazy thing is, I really enjoyed the Shrimp and Grits. I thought it was very flavorful and good. DH liked the Mahi-Mahi. There was a problem with DD8's meal but that was mostly on us for an ordering mistake and the server went out of her way to make it right.

We even noticed (and our server pointed out) that there are a lot more fish in the tank.

Could CR be upping their game?

It's always been my favorite dining dining plan eatery, actually. I judge the restaurant by the overall experience I have, not just the food, but the service, the ambiance, and the overall pixie dust I get while I'm there. Many things, not just the food, which is important, don't get me wrong, but it's not the only thing.

But I have always enjoyed the food. For me, it's very good, commercialized seafood, and way better than like, Red Lobster, but no, it's not 5 star, probably not 4 star? But I have had dishes I loved, and would probably give it 4 stars or at least 3 and a half for food quality. But everything else pushes the overall experience to make me giddy and happy when I eat there. And that includes the cocktails, actually! And of course the incredible atmoshere and it's usually pretty quiet in there, believe it or not, like even some of the fancier signatures are way noisier, so if you appreciate a more tranquil experience to go with watching those beautiful fish and soaking in all that blue light and decor, this fits the bill.

The mahi-mahi I often get has never been anything less than terrific, and I have always loved the grilled octopus appetizer, too, and enjoyed the lobster bisque as well.

 

[pixie08]

I would love to give it a try again. I feel like my almost 4 year old will love it but we have always had to wait 30-60 mins past our ADR for CR and I just can't do that with hi. I hope they are getting their act together!

 

[PrincessWithABlaster]

I would love to give it a try again. I feel like my almost 4 year old will love it but we have always had to wait 30-60 mins past our ADR for CR and I just can't do that with hi. I hope they are getting their act together!

We waited less than 10 mins for a 6:00 ADR this time. Two years ago we waited half an hour. No guarantee of course but we definitely had a better experience.

 

[Kimberle]

I have eaten here several times over the past few year. It's one of my fav! Always had good food and service.

 

[fbarker]

We've never had issues at CR. We go every other year. Foods always been good. Servers too notch and view amazing. Maybe our standards are low.

Same here. My wife and I go there every year and have always had a great meal there. My only compliaint is that the tables on the second tier are a bit too close but other than that we enjoy CR