(Our experience) This is based on spending last week at WDW and 4 days in November. I definitely noticed a downtrend in the quality of dining at the WDW restaurants. Many restaurants had pre-plated foods that looked it and were usually dried out. Despite the ho hum food, I have to say that everywhere we ate the servers were top notch! There wasn't a poor one in the bunch! The entrees were very poorly seasoned (if at all). Here is my experience on the dining:
PROS
Coral Reef - definitely has gone up a couple of notches!! Food was quite good and properly flavored. Menu choices were so much better than in the past. Dessert was super! (Wave)
Cape May - another surprise! Very good breakfast as well as dinner! Huge number of choices and cooked quite well!
Liberty Tree - Good turkey, Excellent potatoes/veggies; pot roast very good but again - no flavoring!! (I must be a salt/pepper addict!!) It actually had no taste to it!
Olivias - Very good meals - not excellent, but certainly worth eating there.
Kona Cafe - late lunch was outstanding! Highly recommend.
CONS
Whispering Canyon - good experience for kids but the food was NOT good at all! exception: worms and dirt dessert.
Prime Time - Waaaay down! Little interaction with servers although they were very polite. Caesar Salad with chicken was swimming in a very vinegary dressing and the chicken looked like it was prepared yesterday. S'mores were barely broiled, little chocolate.
Cosmic Rays - Lukewarm burgers, seemed dried out
Trails End - No prime rib!!
Citricos - Veal shank had no flavor at all. Missed the orzo and black sesame seeds!
California Grill - BIG disappointment! Expected the noise, but sushi looked like it had been standing around for awhile, Scallops were buttery/excellent! Goat cheese ravioli wasn't even nearly hot (bowl was though) Filet was tough.
Yachtsman's - Good, but not great (considering the price!!) Very underflavored entrees for all of us. (4 adults)
PROS
Coral Reef - definitely has gone up a couple of notches!! Food was quite good and properly flavored. Menu choices were so much better than in the past. Dessert was super! (Wave)
Cape May - another surprise! Very good breakfast as well as dinner! Huge number of choices and cooked quite well!
Liberty Tree - Good turkey, Excellent potatoes/veggies; pot roast very good but again - no flavoring!! (I must be a salt/pepper addict!!) It actually had no taste to it!
Olivias - Very good meals - not excellent, but certainly worth eating there.
Kona Cafe - late lunch was outstanding! Highly recommend.
CONS
Whispering Canyon - good experience for kids but the food was NOT good at all! exception: worms and dirt dessert.
Prime Time - Waaaay down! Little interaction with servers although they were very polite. Caesar Salad with chicken was swimming in a very vinegary dressing and the chicken looked like it was prepared yesterday. S'mores were barely broiled, little chocolate.
Cosmic Rays - Lukewarm burgers, seemed dried out
Trails End - No prime rib!!
Citricos - Veal shank had no flavor at all. Missed the orzo and black sesame seeds!
California Grill - BIG disappointment! Expected the noise, but sushi looked like it had been standing around for awhile, Scallops were buttery/excellent! Goat cheese ravioli wasn't even nearly hot (bowl was though) Filet was tough.
Yachtsman's - Good, but not great (considering the price!!) Very underflavored entrees for all of us. (4 adults)
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