Dining Review's August 12-16, 2006

[basketrn]

Just got back yesterday....boohoo here is a short review of where and what we ate. We did have the dining plan and stayed at SSR.

Saturday, 8/12
We arrived around lunch time so we went over to the Artist Palette for something quick. I had the hawaiian flatbread which was pretty good, DH had the BBQ chicken flatbread, and DS had the kid's chicken nuggets which he gave a . Overall it was pretty good, but probably won't eat there again, not a big fan of the flatbread.

For diner we had Beaches N' Cream....OMG....yummieee!!! We all had cheeseburger and fries. We had the No Way Jose for desert. I will have to say, this resturant was SOOO TINY!!! Litterly there is only like 8 tables and the counter to sit at. We waited about 30 minutes before being seated, not to bad.

Sunday, 8/13
For lunch we had the Turf Club. We had the crab bites for an appetizer, I had the reuben sandwhich, DH had the penne pasta with shrimp, & DS had the chicken noodle soup, cheese burger and sundae. The pasta and reuben were very good!! Would definetly eat there again!! Yummiee!!

For diner we had O'hana's. We eat here for diner every time we visit WDW. Love it!! Not much more to say about that!

Monday, 8/14
We went back for O'hana's for the breakfast. We try to do this at least once every couple years. DS loves stich. Just your basic WDW breakfast fare, we go more for the character interaction.

Dinner we ate at Mama Melrose. This was ok. Will probably not go back. I had the 4 cheese pizza, caeser salad, and tiramisu. DH had the chicken parmesan, minestrone soup, and chocolate truffle cake. DS had the spagetti and chocolate ice cream. It was just your basic italian resurant. Although the food was ok, it wasn't like mouth watering. Won't probably return.

Tuesday, 8/15
Late lunch/early diner at Coral Reef. Now I have to say it was cool to eat at this resturant just for the astmophere. The food was pretty good. I had the creamy lobster soup, the slow-braised sirloin, and the chocolate wave. The soup was yummmieee, highly recommend. The sirloin was ok, it was soaked in a sweet type of BBQ sause. The chocolate was was de-licous!! DH had the shrimp cocktail, grilled Mahi-mahi, and chocolate wave. He said his was pretty good. DS had the grilled chicken breast, french fries, and build your own sundae. He really like the sundae, it was fun for him to make. Now, that being said, the dining system for the entire WDW was down and we waited for a table for a wopping 1 1/2 hours to eat!!!! We ate a late breakfast, so it was okay that we waited, but 1 1/2 hours was a little excessive. They had to resort to the "old fashion way" to handle ADR's. Our waiter was very nice, but VERY SLOW!!!!! We waited about 15 minutes once seated to even get our drinks ordered, but of course by that time I had the menu memorized for our long wait and told him we were ready to order too . The other BIG complaint I had was there were a couple sea turtles that of course had to sit right by our table in the tank, which was very cool, BUT every child in that resturant had to SQUEEZE there way behind my DH & DS's chair and look at the turtles. I know they are excited to see them, but we were eating and kids were climbing all over my DH & DS's chairs. Very annoying. If we ever go back, we will request not to sit by the tank.

If you have any questions, please ask!!

 

[kaybird]

Thanks so much for the great reviews and super quick post!!! Glad you had a great time!!

 

[ufgator]

Thanks for your reviews. What did you think of the service and atmosphere at the Turf Club?

 

[beeayekay]

Thanks for the update on Coral Reef. There have been so, so many negative comments recently about the food, I was beginnning to rethink my ADR. Was Coral Reef crowded when you finally were seated? and, what did you mean by 'They had to resort to the "old fashion way" to handle ADR's' ?

Thanks for your review!!

Babs

 

[DeterminedOne]

Tuesday, 8/15
Late lunch/early diner at Coral Reef. Now I have to say it was cool to eat at this resturant just for the astmophere. The food was pretty good. I had the creamy lobster soup, the slow-braised sirloin, and the chocolate wave. The soup was yummmieee, highly recommend. The sirloin was ok, it was soaked in a sweet type of BBQ sause. The chocolate was was de-licous!! DH had the shrimp cocktail, grilled Mahi-mahi, and chocolate wave. He said his was pretty good. DS had the grilled chicken breast, french fries, and build your own sundae. He really like the sundae, it was fun for him to make. Now, that being said, the dining system for the entire WDW was down and we waited for a table for a wopping 1 1/2 hours to eat!!!! We ate a late breakfast, so it was okay that we waited, but 1 1/2 hours was a little excessive. They had to resort to the "old fashion way" to handle ADR's. Our waiter was very nice, but VERY SLOW!!!!! We waited about 15 minutes once seated to even get our drinks ordered, but of course by that time I had the menu memorized for our long wait and told him we were ready to order too . The other BIG complaint I had was there were a couple sea turtles that of course had to sit right by our table in the tank, which was very cool, BUT every child in that resturant had to SQUEEZE there way behind my DH & DS's chair and look at the turtles. I know they are excited to see them, but we were eating and kids were climbing all over my DH & DS's chairs. Very annoying. If we ever go back, we will request not to sit by the tank.

If you have any questions, please ask!!

Your wait for a table sounds like a real mess but seems like you handled it like troopers. Too bad your view of the tank was obsructed by all the "activity."

 

[dawgfan]

Thanks for the review.

 

[DVCDAWG]

Thanks for your reviews. What did you think of the service and atmosphere at the Turf Club?

My family ate at Turf Club in July. Food and atmosphere were good, service was timely and attentive.If you have to wait for a table you can shoot pool by the bar, great way to pass time.

 

[DVCDAWG]

Thanks for the review.

dawgfan, good to see a fellow Bulldawg on this site. Try the Turf Club, my family enjoyed eating there. GO DAWGS!

 

[MeandMyBoys]

We were at SSR at the same time - we stayed from 8/10-8/17!! We had dinner at the Coral Reef and were not all that impressed. The atmosphere was cool with the tank and we saw lots of divers during dinner, but the food wasn't that great and our server was a little bit blah. Also, the table was small for our party of 6 - we were stuffed into a booth and it wasn't very comfortable.

 

[purpliequeen]

Glad you had a good trip. Coral Reef seems to be having some varying reviews lately. We also just got back - we were not on free dining like the rest of the world Hope you enjoyed SSR as much as we did!

 

[ufgator]

My family ate at Turf Club in July. Food and atmosphere were good, service was timely and attentive.If you have to wait for a table you can shoot pool by the bar, great way to pass time.

Thanks, even though you're a Dawg! Go Gators! I can't wait for football season to start.

 

[Minniespal]

Enjoyed reading your reviews ~ Thanx for sharing.

 

[DVCDAWG]

Thanks, even though you're a Dawg! Go Gators! I can't wait for football season to start.

I cannot wait as well. This is my favorite time of year. Maybe we will see you at SSR sometime. GO DAWGS! By the way it looks like the gators have a very good team this year.