acarsme123
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Dining was some of the best experiences of our trip last week. We dined at City Works, Via Napoli, Steakhouse 71, Boma, Tony's Town Square, Yak & Yeti, and The Boathouse. We also decided on one of our Hollywood Studios days to take the Skyliner to Epcot and do dinner in the World Showcase doing quick service. We had never ridden the Skyliner before so that gave us a chance to do that. I had also never eaten in the France pavilion and I really wanted to try out Les Halles after hearing so many good things about it.
All of our sit-down dinner experiences were top notch. The staff at all the restaurants were stellar, and it was a real pleasure to end the day with their top notch service. The only meal I regretted was Les Halles....it just didn't wow me based on the hype I had been reading about over the years. I got a Croque Monsieur, some lobster bisque, and several desserts. The lobster bisque was ok, but the Croque Monsieur was really disappointing. The desserts were pretty good, but didn't really blow me away. The fruit filled macaron was the best dessert I tried there.
It's really hard to give a ranking to the restaurants. They were all really good. I think I can say Boma was definitely the #1 spot for me though. All the food there was incredibly good and flavorful. If I were to put the restaurants in order from best to worst it would be:
1. Boma (incredibly large selection. Incredible unique flavors. What an outstanding meal! A really great value for the money in my opinion!)
2. The Boathouse (I didn't really care for the cinnamon rolls...I wish they would have just had butter rolls. The piano player they had there was annoying. But the lobster roll, truffle fries, and mac and cheese were incredibly good. My son's New York Strip was also perfectly cooked medium rare and incredibly tender)
3. Via Napoli (the white pizza with artichoke hearts is some of the best pizza I've ever had...and I've had some of the best in NYC and other major cities. I consider myself a pizza snob, and this knocked it out of the park!)
4. Steakhouse 71 (This may have scored higher if it weren't for the mac and cheese side my son and I got being really dry. Service was incredible though and the steak sauce flight was really neat to try. Desserts were also stellar)
5. Yak & Yeti (great potsticker and firecracker shrimp appetizer. Great Kobe Beef burger and my wife's Chicken Tikka Masala was outstanding. My son enjoyed his kids cheeseburger. Desserts were great as well)
6. Tony's Town Square (really decent food. I'm surprised by how many complaints this place gets. We had no issues with our meal!)
7. City Works (Entrees were really good. My son and I had the filet mignon sliders and my wife had the pork chop. All main meals were great. Appetizers fell a little flat. We tried the kung pao cauliflower and the duck nachos. They were just ok, not great. Dessert was really good. If it wasn't for the appetizers falling flat this may have scored higher.)
8. Les Halles (lackluster croque monsieur. Just ok lobster bisque. Pretty good desserts. Did not blow me away based on all the hype.)
With the exception of Les Halles definitely being in last place, all the others were so close though it was hard to rank them. Just wanted to share my thoughts for anyone having a hard time deciding where to dine on their upcoming trips! Thanks!
All of our sit-down dinner experiences were top notch. The staff at all the restaurants were stellar, and it was a real pleasure to end the day with their top notch service. The only meal I regretted was Les Halles....it just didn't wow me based on the hype I had been reading about over the years. I got a Croque Monsieur, some lobster bisque, and several desserts. The lobster bisque was ok, but the Croque Monsieur was really disappointing. The desserts were pretty good, but didn't really blow me away. The fruit filled macaron was the best dessert I tried there.
It's really hard to give a ranking to the restaurants. They were all really good. I think I can say Boma was definitely the #1 spot for me though. All the food there was incredibly good and flavorful. If I were to put the restaurants in order from best to worst it would be:
1. Boma (incredibly large selection. Incredible unique flavors. What an outstanding meal! A really great value for the money in my opinion!)
2. The Boathouse (I didn't really care for the cinnamon rolls...I wish they would have just had butter rolls. The piano player they had there was annoying. But the lobster roll, truffle fries, and mac and cheese were incredibly good. My son's New York Strip was also perfectly cooked medium rare and incredibly tender)
3. Via Napoli (the white pizza with artichoke hearts is some of the best pizza I've ever had...and I've had some of the best in NYC and other major cities. I consider myself a pizza snob, and this knocked it out of the park!)
4. Steakhouse 71 (This may have scored higher if it weren't for the mac and cheese side my son and I got being really dry. Service was incredible though and the steak sauce flight was really neat to try. Desserts were also stellar)
5. Yak & Yeti (great potsticker and firecracker shrimp appetizer. Great Kobe Beef burger and my wife's Chicken Tikka Masala was outstanding. My son enjoyed his kids cheeseburger. Desserts were great as well)
6. Tony's Town Square (really decent food. I'm surprised by how many complaints this place gets. We had no issues with our meal!)
7. City Works (Entrees were really good. My son and I had the filet mignon sliders and my wife had the pork chop. All main meals were great. Appetizers fell a little flat. We tried the kung pao cauliflower and the duck nachos. They were just ok, not great. Dessert was really good. If it wasn't for the appetizers falling flat this may have scored higher.)
8. Les Halles (lackluster croque monsieur. Just ok lobster bisque. Pretty good desserts. Did not blow me away based on all the hype.)
With the exception of Les Halles definitely being in last place, all the others were so close though it was hard to rank them. Just wanted to share my thoughts for anyone having a hard time deciding where to dine on their upcoming trips! Thanks!
