tmkinney
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Hi everyone,
Thought I would post my dining reviews since it was such a help to me before my trip.
Sept 19:
Lunch:
Arrival day, quick lunch at All Star Sports Cafe:
Me & DH shared Nachos - very good.
Kids had pepperoni pizza.
Overall A
Dinner:
Chef Mickey's
Not impressed. Food was not too great. Service was awful. Only thing that made tolerable was characters.
Service D
Food C-
Characters B
Sept 20:
Breakfast at All Star Sports Cafe. Just typical breakfast food - B
Lunch at Flame Tree BBQ. I'm not a big ribs fan, but my husband is and loved them (even without bbq sauce). I got the pulled pork sandwich which was just ok. It would have been a lot better with bbq sauce, but I didn't feel like going back to get any after walking back from Restarauntosaurus with the kids meals! The onion rings were great. Dessert was chocolate cake and it was really good too.
Overall: B (Husband would give A)
I picked up kids meals from Restaurantosaurus (McDonald's Happy meals) so of course they were happy! (Are you noticing my kids pretty much ate chicken and fries the whole trip??
)
Dinner at Crystal Palace:
Had 6:30 reservations, place was packed!! Did not get a beeper because apparently they were all being used. I think this messed us up, because someone who had a 6:45 reservation was called before we were. I then said something to one of the CM's and they checked and said our table was being cleaned. Well around 7:00 we finally get seated. I was a little ill at this point because I made reservations specifically so we could walk out in time to see light parade. Once inside though, service and characters made my anger disappear. Our waiter was wonderful, characters immediately came to our table and were great. I also enjoyed the kids parade around the restaurant. I really enjoyed the food here too. My husband is not crazy about buffet's so this wasn't his favorite, but I thought it was good.
So, overall:
Service - A+
Characters - A+
Food - B+
September 21:
Breakfast at CRT. My only disappointment here was Cinderella herself. She just wasn't going out of her way to make a magical experience... Everyone who has seen my package picture has said "she sure looked happy didn't she?" My daughter is 3 so it would have been a lot nicer pic had she bent down to her for the pic, but she didn't. (The Cinderella at the Judge's Tent was sooo much better & prettier IMHO). But after the meeting with Cinderella in the lobby, things went great. We had Snow White, Jasmine, Fairy Godmother, and Belle. Snow White kissed my 6 year old son on the cheek and that's all he has talked about since! The food was great too. We had hash brown casserole, eggs, stuffed french toast with fruit topping, assorted fruits and pastries, and sausage links. I paid OOP for my husband and myself - $76!! But since we got the photo package I guess it wasn't too bad. But I used the free dining credits for the kids (would have been $56) and they didn't eat anything but bacon!! They had french toast sticks, bacon and eggs, but the kids were too excited about being there to eat.
Overall:
Service - A
Characters - A (minus Cinderella - I give her a C)
Food - A
Lunch @ Pecos Bills: Very good burgers with great toppings bar. Plenty to eat. Kids of course got chicken and fries. Also got peanut butter brownie.
Overall: A
Dinner @ Cantina de San Angel (Mexico in Epcot). This was my favorite counter service meal. I got the nachos, my husband got the combination plate - (can't remember exactly what was on it though) and the kids meal was a chicken and cheese quesidilla and tortilla chips with cheese sauce. Churros for dessert.
Overall: A+
September 22:
Snacks @ All Star Sports for breakfast.
Lunch:
Pizza Planet
I love Toy Story so I just loved the atmosphere here. I thought the pizza and salad was pretty good but my son, who LOVES pizza, didn't like it. My husband wasn't too crazy about it either. The sauce was kind of tomatoey (?), maybe that's why??
Overall: B
Dinner @ Concourse Steakhouse:
This was the best TS meal of the trip. I got NY Strip Steak with mashed potatoes, french onion soup for appetizer and chocolate cake for dessert. Steak was very tender. My son ordered steak off the kids menu and then ate 1/4 of my steak! My husband got the scallops as an appetizer which were just "okay" and he got ribeye for his entree. He really enjoyed his meal. My mom was also with us and got the honey sesame chicken wings for an appetizer and they were great. For her entree she got the beef tenderloin (which was recommended by the waitress). After some salt and A1 sauce, she liked it.
Overall:
Service: A
Food: A
Sept. 23 (Last day -
)
We missed our Donald's Breakfast due to time it took to check in with the airline.... So we headed to MK and tried to get in Crystal Palace with no luck. We finally found Cosmic Ray's open and stopped in there. This was just okay, we got chicken nuggets and fries. Overall: B
I did have Dole Whip Float as a snack, I thought it was okay. I'm not a big pineapple lover though, so if you are, you will probably love it.
The rest of our snacks were pretty much spent at the Confectionary on Main Street, we bought some treats to take home with us for gifts.
Anyway, that pretty much sums up our dining experience. I hope this helps someone!!
Thought I would post my dining reviews since it was such a help to me before my trip.
Sept 19:
Lunch:
Arrival day, quick lunch at All Star Sports Cafe:
Me & DH shared Nachos - very good.
Kids had pepperoni pizza.
Overall A
Dinner:
Chef Mickey's
Not impressed. Food was not too great. Service was awful. Only thing that made tolerable was characters.
Service D
Food C-
Characters B
Sept 20:
Breakfast at All Star Sports Cafe. Just typical breakfast food - B
Lunch at Flame Tree BBQ. I'm not a big ribs fan, but my husband is and loved them (even without bbq sauce). I got the pulled pork sandwich which was just ok. It would have been a lot better with bbq sauce, but I didn't feel like going back to get any after walking back from Restarauntosaurus with the kids meals! The onion rings were great. Dessert was chocolate cake and it was really good too.
Overall: B (Husband would give A)
I picked up kids meals from Restaurantosaurus (McDonald's Happy meals) so of course they were happy! (Are you noticing my kids pretty much ate chicken and fries the whole trip??
)Dinner at Crystal Palace:
Had 6:30 reservations, place was packed!! Did not get a beeper because apparently they were all being used. I think this messed us up, because someone who had a 6:45 reservation was called before we were. I then said something to one of the CM's and they checked and said our table was being cleaned. Well around 7:00 we finally get seated. I was a little ill at this point because I made reservations specifically so we could walk out in time to see light parade. Once inside though, service and characters made my anger disappear. Our waiter was wonderful, characters immediately came to our table and were great. I also enjoyed the kids parade around the restaurant. I really enjoyed the food here too. My husband is not crazy about buffet's so this wasn't his favorite, but I thought it was good.
So, overall:
Service - A+
Characters - A+
Food - B+
September 21:
Breakfast at CRT. My only disappointment here was Cinderella herself. She just wasn't going out of her way to make a magical experience... Everyone who has seen my package picture has said "she sure looked happy didn't she?" My daughter is 3 so it would have been a lot nicer pic had she bent down to her for the pic, but she didn't. (The Cinderella at the Judge's Tent was sooo much better & prettier IMHO). But after the meeting with Cinderella in the lobby, things went great. We had Snow White, Jasmine, Fairy Godmother, and Belle. Snow White kissed my 6 year old son on the cheek and that's all he has talked about since!
The food was great too. We had hash brown casserole, eggs, stuffed french toast with fruit topping, assorted fruits and pastries, and sausage links. I paid OOP for my husband and myself - $76!! But since we got the photo package I guess it wasn't too bad. But I used the free dining credits for the kids (would have been $56) and they didn't eat anything but bacon!! They had french toast sticks, bacon and eggs, but the kids were too excited about being there to eat. Overall:
Service - A
Characters - A (minus Cinderella - I give her a C)
Food - A
Lunch @ Pecos Bills: Very good burgers with great toppings bar. Plenty to eat. Kids of course got chicken and fries. Also got peanut butter brownie.
Overall: A
Dinner @ Cantina de San Angel (Mexico in Epcot). This was my favorite counter service meal. I got the nachos, my husband got the combination plate - (can't remember exactly what was on it though) and the kids meal was a chicken and cheese quesidilla and tortilla chips with cheese sauce. Churros for dessert.
Overall: A+
September 22:
Snacks @ All Star Sports for breakfast.
Lunch:
Pizza Planet
I love Toy Story so I just loved the atmosphere here. I thought the pizza and salad was pretty good but my son, who LOVES pizza, didn't like it. My husband wasn't too crazy about it either. The sauce was kind of tomatoey (?), maybe that's why??
Overall: B
Dinner @ Concourse Steakhouse:
This was the best TS meal of the trip. I got NY Strip Steak with mashed potatoes, french onion soup for appetizer and chocolate cake for dessert. Steak was very tender. My son ordered steak off the kids menu and then ate 1/4 of my steak! My husband got the scallops as an appetizer which were just "okay" and he got ribeye for his entree. He really enjoyed his meal. My mom was also with us and got the honey sesame chicken wings for an appetizer and they were great. For her entree she got the beef tenderloin (which was recommended by the waitress). After some salt and A1 sauce, she liked it.
Overall:
Service: A
Food: A
Sept. 23 (Last day -
)We missed our Donald's Breakfast due to time it took to check in with the airline.... So we headed to MK and tried to get in Crystal Palace with no luck. We finally found Cosmic Ray's open and stopped in there. This was just okay, we got chicken nuggets and fries. Overall: B
I did have Dole Whip Float as a snack, I thought it was okay. I'm not a big pineapple lover though, so if you are, you will probably love it.
The rest of our snacks were pretty much spent at the Confectionary on Main Street, we bought some treats to take home with us for gifts.
Anyway, that pretty much sums up our dining experience. I hope this helps someone!!
