Hi! I'm a active reader of the boards, but do not participate much. However, I've benefited so much from reading others experiences, I decided to do a short dining review from my family's recent trip. Unfortunately we did not take any food pics, but I'll do my best to describe what we ate and how it was.
Who
DH: 39, 1st time to Disney World (or Disney anything)
DD: Turned 3 on our trip, also 1st time to Disney World
Me: 40, haven't been to DW since 2009, but prior to that went nearly every year since 1980 or so
We are from Long Island, NY
When
4/1/16 - 4/8/16
Where
Stayed at Coronado Springs
Restaurants visited
O'hana dinner
Backlot Express lunch
50's dinner
Oasis Canteen breakfast (multiple times)
Akershus lunch
Tusker House lunch
Whispering Canyon dinner
BOG lunch
1900 Park Fare dinner
Hollywood & Vine dinner
BOG breakfast
Pinocchio Village Haus lunch
Crystal Palace dinner
Boma breakfast
plus various snacks
As you can see, we were character meal heavy for our DD. We used the DDP, which was a last minute decision given how many character meals we were doing. Now on to the reviews!
First up is O'hana. We had a 3:30 reservation and ended up bringing along my little cousin who joined us on our trip last minute (family lives in FL). Although we had a ressie for 3 it was no problem to add a 4th. My DD passed out in the car on the way over and continued to sleep in her stroller the entire meal. I thought we'd need to pay for her even though she was asleep based on what I had read here, but the CM's did not charge us, which was very nice.
We got a great table 1 row away from the windows facing the MK with a perfect castle view. I got a lapu lapu (the pineapple drink) which was delicious and very much needed after a toddler meltdown! The food began coming out and we enjoyed everything. DH enjoyed the bread very much and ate nearly the whole thing! We all liked the salad, my only criticism was that the lettuce seemed like a bag mix to me, but the toppings and dressing made up for it. The pot stickers and wings were next, we all loved these, especially with the sauces they provided. Next came the steak and noodles/veggies. Delicious. The steak was very tender and cooked perfectly. The noodles were very good, those were inhaled by DH and my cousin. The veggies were good as well. Then came chicken, we all really liked this. And finally the shrimp, I did not have any of those as I'm not a huge shrimp lover and the steak and chicken were more appealing to me. DH had a few and said they were very good. Lastly was the dessert. I normally can take or leave bread pudding, but this was really delicious. We couldn't even finish it, but we all really enjoyed it!
The CM's who served us were very friendly and attentive, they seemed shocked we did not ask for more of really anything, but it was so much food we just were satisfied with the original portions. The restaurant was not really full even when we left around 4:30, but was starting to get busier.
I would definitely go back to O'hana as I thought it was one of the best meals of the trip. I liked the early time we ate. We left immediately after to meet the rest of our family at MK and had a great night there!
Who
DH: 39, 1st time to Disney World (or Disney anything)
DD: Turned 3 on our trip, also 1st time to Disney World
Me: 40, haven't been to DW since 2009, but prior to that went nearly every year since 1980 or so
We are from Long Island, NY
When
4/1/16 - 4/8/16
Where
Stayed at Coronado Springs
Restaurants visited
O'hana dinner
Backlot Express lunch
50's dinner
Oasis Canteen breakfast (multiple times)
Akershus lunch
Tusker House lunch
Whispering Canyon dinner
BOG lunch
1900 Park Fare dinner
Hollywood & Vine dinner
BOG breakfast
Pinocchio Village Haus lunch
Crystal Palace dinner
Boma breakfast
plus various snacks
As you can see, we were character meal heavy for our DD. We used the DDP, which was a last minute decision given how many character meals we were doing. Now on to the reviews!
First up is O'hana. We had a 3:30 reservation and ended up bringing along my little cousin who joined us on our trip last minute (family lives in FL). Although we had a ressie for 3 it was no problem to add a 4th. My DD passed out in the car on the way over and continued to sleep in her stroller the entire meal. I thought we'd need to pay for her even though she was asleep based on what I had read here, but the CM's did not charge us, which was very nice.
We got a great table 1 row away from the windows facing the MK with a perfect castle view. I got a lapu lapu (the pineapple drink) which was delicious and very much needed after a toddler meltdown! The food began coming out and we enjoyed everything. DH enjoyed the bread very much and ate nearly the whole thing! We all liked the salad, my only criticism was that the lettuce seemed like a bag mix to me, but the toppings and dressing made up for it. The pot stickers and wings were next, we all loved these, especially with the sauces they provided. Next came the steak and noodles/veggies. Delicious. The steak was very tender and cooked perfectly. The noodles were very good, those were inhaled by DH and my cousin. The veggies were good as well. Then came chicken, we all really liked this. And finally the shrimp, I did not have any of those as I'm not a huge shrimp lover and the steak and chicken were more appealing to me. DH had a few and said they were very good. Lastly was the dessert. I normally can take or leave bread pudding, but this was really delicious. We couldn't even finish it, but we all really enjoyed it!
The CM's who served us were very friendly and attentive, they seemed shocked we did not ask for more of really anything, but it was so much food we just were satisfied with the original portions. The restaurant was not really full even when we left around 4:30, but was starting to get busier.
I would definitely go back to O'hana as I thought it was one of the best meals of the trip. I liked the early time we ate. We left immediately after to meet the rest of our family at MK and had a great night there!