Epcot RESTAURANT TOURNAMENT!!!

Danny K

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Hey All

This is my third tournament I have done like this. About 6 months ago I did a tournament on all Disney World Rides and its here:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3234245


It seems many people loved it a lot. So I decided to do one on Epcot Restaurants. There will be restaurant vs restaurant and you vote. There should be approximately 4-5 rounds.

So please vote for the better restaurants in your opinion. The only thing I request is don't vote because of money, pretend you are on the Disney Dining Plan even if you don't usually get it. Also I request don't vote on a certain place because they alternative you can get that food anywhere, like for example if there was Katsura Grill vs Liberty Inn, don't just vote Katsura because you can get american food anywhere.

If you haven't been to some of them you can either skip it, guess which one you think you'd like better, or take advice from friends or reviews. Also after your first vote please stay on the board to because as I said there will be many rounds.

I will be keeping track of the score of course and also who is voting. If you voted in a previous round and didn't vote in the next one, I will PM you just in case you forgot or something like that. Even if you didn't vote in previous rounds, you are very welcome to vote in round 2 or other rounds. EVERYONE is welcomed and encouraged to vote.

I will be announcing deadlines for each round when I post them on here. Depending on the capacity and how many people are voting, I might extend the deadline or start the next round a bit earlier, and also take your opinion on this as well. I will be posting round 1 up in the next 5 minutes. If you see any mistake or have any questions please feel free to ask me!

Who is excited for this tournament? WHO IS READY to VOTE??
 
Okay Everyone, Here is the first round of the tournament. I will be separating Counter Service and Table Service Restaurants so there will be one winner for both at the very end of the tournament. When voting if you'd like to you can also state why you voted and/or leave a comment as well. At this moment I am shooting for a deadline on: Tuesday, October 7, 8:00pm Disney World Time.

I will do my best to compare them fairly but I might have to make a little comparisons that are completely different experiences especially when it reaches the later rounds.

Note: I am leaving out Refreshment Ports, Starbucks, and the French Ice Cream Parlor because they aren't really counter service and most probably would be out in the first round anyway.


Counter Service


Sunshine Seasons vs Electric Umbrella

Fife & Drum Tavern vs Yorkshire County Fish Shop

Liberty Inn vs Kringla Bakeri of Kafe

Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie vs Sommerfest

La Catina de San Angel vs La Cava del Tequila

Tangierine Cafe vs Spice Road Table

Katsura Grill vs Kabuki Cafe

Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar vs Lotus Blossom Cafe



Table Service


Garden Grill Restaurant vs Coral Reef Restaurant

Restaurant Marrakesh vs Akershus Royal Banquet Hall

Le Cellier Steakhouse vs Monsieur Paul

Les Chefs de France vs San Angel Inn Restaurante

Teppan Edo vs Nine Dragons Restaurant

Rose & Crown Pub vs Tutto Italia Ristorante

Via Napoli Ristorante E Pizzeria vs La Hacienda de San Angel

Tokyo Dining vs Biergarten Restaurant


Who is Ready for the Tough Votes???
 
This is probably the best way for you to vote. Either Bold it Underline it, or say it in red.

Here are My Votes:



Counter Service


Sunshine Seasons vs Electric Umbrella

Fife & Drum Tavern vs Yorkshire County Fish Shop

Liberty Inn vs Kringla Bakeri of Kafe

Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie vs Sommerfest

La Catina de San Angel vs La Cava del Tequila

Tangierine Cafe vs Spice Road Table

Katsura Grill vs Kabuki Cafe

Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar vs Lotus Blossom Cafe



Table Service


Garden Grill Restaurant vs Coral Reef Restaurant

Restaurant Marrakesh vs Akershus Royal Banquet Hall

Le Cellier Steakhouse vs Monsieur Paul (Le Cellier is really overrated and to be honest I find it no better quality then a local Longhorn Steakhouse, the food there is nothing special)

Les Chefs de France vs San Angel Inn Restaurante (Hard decision, but Chefs de France has more food options and the quality there is just a little better than San Angel Inn although SAI does have a great setting and atmosphere).

Teppan Edo vs Nine Dragons Restaurant

Rose & Crown Pub vs Tutto Italia Ristorante

Via Napoli Ristorante E Pizzeria vs La Hacienda de San Angel

Tokyo Dining vs Biergarten Restaurant


I hope this gives you an idea on how to vote! These are my votes!
 
Hey All

So please vote for the better restaurants in your opinion. The only thing I request is don't vote because of money, pretend you are on the Disney Dining Plan even if you don't usually get it. Also I request don't vote on a certain place because they alternative you can get that food anywhere, like for example if there was Katsura Grill vs Liberty Inn, don't just vote Katsura because you can get american food anywhere.

If you haven't been to some of them you can either skip it, guess which one you think you'd like better, or take advice from friends or reviews. Also after your first vote please stay on the board to because as I said there will be many rounds.

Who is excited for this tournament? WHO IS READY to VOTE??

I'm sorry but I don't really understand what the intent of the tournament is if these are the ground rules. My votes would ALL be dependent on some/all of the criteria you rule out!

So in answer to your questions - I'm not excited for the tournament and and I'm not ready to vote. But good luck!
 

OK, I'll play by those rules. Here is my selections.

Counter Service


Sunshine Seasons vs Electric Umbrella

Fife & Drum Tavern vs Yorkshire County Fish Shop

Liberty Inn vs Kringla Bakeri of Kafe

Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie vs Sommerfest

La Catina de San Angel vs La Cava del Tequila

Tangierine Cafe vs Spice Road Table (TC one of the best CS restaurants in all of WDW... Not even close.

Katsura Grill vs Kabuki Cafe

Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar vs Lotus Blossom Cafe



Table Service


Garden Grill Restaurant vs Coral Reef Restaurant (In spite of many negative reviews I've never had a bad experience at CR)

Restaurant Marrakesh vs Akershus Royal Banquet Hall

Le Cellier Steakhouse vs Monsieur Paul For me LC = major disappointment. Perhaps my lowest rated signature in WDW.

Les Chefs de France vs San Angel Inn Restaurante SAI was a pleasant surprise for me back in June.

Teppan Edo vs Nine Dragons Restaurant

Rose & Crown Pub vs Tutto Italia Ristorante

Via Napoli Ristorante E Pizzeria vs La Hacienda de San Angel

Tokyo Dining vs Biergarten Restaurant
 
I'm sorry but I don't really understand what the intent of the tournament is if these are the ground rules. My votes would ALL be dependent on some/all of the criteria you rule out!

So in answer to your questions - I'm not excited for the tournament and and I'm not ready to vote. But good luck!

Well the real purpose is for fun, and to see what restaurants are really the best. I thin its probably a wise thing that I am requesting those rules, because suppose Via Napoli was the best place because of its pizza, but a lot of people chose something else because they can get pizza anywhere else, I think thats really unfair for Via Napoli, and people who see this will look at it as not a really good place. Also the reason I said don't consider money is because the experience and food of a place could be great but just because its expensive doesn't make it a bad place. Most people use the DDP anyway so I don't think they consider prices that much.
 
OK, I'll play by those rules. Here is my selections.

Counter Service


Sunshine Seasons vs Electric Umbrella

Fife & Drum Tavern vs Yorkshire County Fish Shop

Liberty Inn vs Kringla Bakeri of Kafe

Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie vs Sommerfest

La Catina de San Angel vs La Cava del Tequila

Tangierine Cafe vs Spice Road Table (TC one of the best CS restaurants in all of WDW... Not even close.

Katsura Grill vs Kabuki Cafe

Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar vs Lotus Blossom Cafe



Table Service


Garden Grill Restaurant vs Coral Reef Restaurant (In spite of many negative reviews I've never had a bad experience at CR)

Restaurant Marrakesh vs Akershus Royal Banquet Hall

Le Cellier Steakhouse vs Monsieur Paul For me LC = major disappointment. Perhaps my lowest rated signature in WDW.

Les Chefs de France vs San Angel Inn Restaurante SAI was a pleasant surprise for me back in June.

Teppan Edo vs Nine Dragons Restaurant

Rose & Crown Pub vs Tutto Italia Ristorante

Via Napoli Ristorante E Pizzeria vs La Hacienda de San Angel

Tokyo Dining vs Biergarten Restaurant

I really agree with you about Tangierine Cafe, I love that place, its a must do every time I go to Epcot.
 
I think I wasn't as clear on the rules for voting. For example if Its San Angel Inn vs Teppan Edo, its ok to vote Teppan Edo because you like japanese food more then mexican. Totally fine. If the menu appeals more to you at one restaurant, ok as well. Just I don't like when people choose mexican over japanese JUST because japanese can be found pretty much everywhere.
 
Fun! I'll play!
Counter Service


Sunshine Seasons vs Electric Umbrella

Fife & Drum Tavern vs Yorkshire County Fish Shop

Liberty Inn vs Kringla Bakeri of Kafe

Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie vs Sommerfest ABSTAIN, never been to either

La Catina de San Angel vs La Cava del Tequila

Tangierine Cafe vs Spice Road Table

Katsura Grill vs Kabuki Cafe

Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar vs Lotus Blossom Cafe



Table Service


Garden Grill Restaurant vs Coral Reef Restaurant

Restaurant Marrakesh vs Akershus Royal Banquet Hall

Le Cellier Steakhouse vs Monsieur Paul

Les Chefs de France vs San Angel Inn Restaurante

Teppan Edo vs Nine Dragons Restaurant

Rose & Crown Pub vs Tutto Italia Ristorante

Via Napoli Ristorante E Pizzeria vs La Hacienda de San Angel

Tokyo Dining vs Biergarten Restaurant


Who is Ready for the Tough Votes???
 
I'm on my iPad app so I'll just delete what I'm not choosing because I can't bold nor change colors:

Okay Everyone, Here is the first round of the tournament. I will be separating Counter Service and Table Service Restaurants so there will be one winner for both at the very end of the tournament. When voting if you'd like to you can also state why you voted and/or leave a comment as well. At this moment I am shooting for a deadline on: Tuesday, October 14, 8:00pm Disney World Time. I will do my best to compare them fairly but I might have to make a little comparisons that are completely different experiences especially when it reaches the later rounds. Note: I am leaving out Refreshment Ports, Starbucks, and the French Ice Cream Parlor because they aren't really counter service and most probably would be out in the first round anyway.
Counter Service
Sunshine Seasons vs
vs Yorkshire County Fish Shop
vs Kringla Bakeri of Kafe
Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie vs
vs La Cava del Tequila
Tangierine Cafe vs
Katsura Grill vs
Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar vs

Table Service
vs Coral Reef Restaurant
Restaurant Marrakesh vs
vs Monsieur Paul
Les Chefs de France vs
Teppan Edo vs
vs Tutto Italia Ristorante
Via Napoli Ristorante E Pizzeria vs
Tokyo Dining vs
Who is Ready for the Tough Votes???
 
Well the real purpose is for fun, and to see what restaurants are really the best. I thin its probably a wise thing that I am requesting those rules, because suppose Via Napoli was the best place because of its pizza, but a lot of people chose something else because they can get pizza anywhere else, I think thats really unfair for Via Napoli, and people who see this will look at it as not a really good place. Also the reason I said don't consider money is because the experience and food of a place could be great but just because its expensive doesn't make it a bad place. Most people use the DDP anyway so I don't think they consider prices that much.

Nope, sorry, still doesn't make sense to me. Using your analogy, I wouldn't vote for Via Napoli because I don't like pizza - that doesn't mean it isn't a really good place but according to your logic, it would look like it and be "unfair" just because I don't eat pizza. And as for the money thing - I don't use DDP, like many others, so "they" most certainly do consider prices that much! But I wouldn't reject somewhere because of price if the food and experience matched up.
 
Counter Service


Sunshine Seasons vs Electric Umbrella

Fife & Drum Tavern vs Yorkshire County Fish Shop

Liberty Inn vs Kringla Bakeri of Kafe

Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie vs Sommerfest

La Catina de San Angel vs La Cava del Tequila

Tangierine Cafe vs Spice Road Table

Katsura Grill vs Kabuki Cafe

Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar vs Lotus Blossom Cafe



Table Service


Garden Grill Restaurant vs Coral Reef Restaurant

Restaurant Marrakesh vs Akershus Royal Banquet Hall

Le Cellier Steakhouse vs Monsieur Paul

Les Chefs de France vs San Angel Inn Restaurante

Teppan Edo vs Nine Dragons Restaurant

Rose & Crown Pub vs Tutto Italia Ristorante

Via Napoli Ristorante E Pizzeria vs La Hacienda de San Angel

Tokyo Dining vs Biergarten Restaurant
 
Here are My Picks:



Counter Service


Sunshine Seasons vs Electric Umbrella

Fife & Drum Tavern vs Yorkshire County Fish Shop

Liberty Inn vs Kringla Bakeri of Kafe

Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie vs Sommerfest

La Catina de San Angel vs La Cava del Tequila

Tangierine Cafe vs Spice Road Table

Katsura Grill vs Kabuki Cafe

Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar vs Lotus Blossom Cafe



Table Service


Garden Grill Restaurant vs Coral Reef Restaurant

Restaurant Marrakesh vs Akershus Royal Banquet Hall

Le Cellier Steakhouse vs Monsieur Paul

Les Chefs de France vs San Angel Inn Restaurante

Teppan Edo vs Nine Dragons Restaurant

Rose & Crown Pub vs Tutto Italia Ristorante

Via Napoli Ristorante E Pizzeria vs La Hacienda de San Angel

Tokyo Dining vs Biergarten Restaurant
 
Counter Service


Sunshine Seasons vs Electric Umbrella

Fife & Drum Tavern vs Yorkshire County Fish Shop

Liberty Inn vs Kringla Bakeri of Kafe

Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie vs Sommerfest

La Cantina de San Angel vs La Cava del Tequila

Tangierine Cafe vs Spice Road Table

Katsura Grill vs Kabuki Cafe

Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar vs Lotus Blossom Cafe



Table Service


Garden Grill Restaurant vs Coral Reef Restaurant

Restaurant Marrakesh vs Akershus Royal Banquet Hall

Le Cellier Steakhouse vs Monsieur Paul

Les Chefs de France vs San Angel Inn Restaurante

Teppan Edo vs Nine Dragons Restaurant

Rose & Crown Pub vs Tutto Italia Ristorante

Via Napoli Ristorante E Pizzeria vs La Hacienda de San Angel

Tokyo Dining vs Biergarten Restaurant
 
All of your votes look really interesting. I kind of did wonder though why a few people chose Tokyo Dining over Biergarten. Well I guess if your looking for a quiet and little romantic time Tokyo Dining is better.

Also why Akershus over Marrakesh?


Right now at this point it seems the italian restaurants are dominating this. Italy does have really good food, so I am not too surprised by the results so far.

Thanks all for voting, and please tell your friends to come here and vote as well.
 
I was one of the Akershus voters! For me personally it was an easy choice because of my Norwegian heritage and the fond memories of eating there as a child. Marrakesh may have awesome food (I have never been there), but I don't think it could be better to me for sentimental reasons. I went the opposite way on Garden Grill vs. Coral Reef. Of those two, I have only been to Coral Reef but I voted for Garden Grill. Coral Reef was good, but nothing special. I have read several reviews on Garden Grill and have it booked for this trip. I can let you know in about 5 weeks if that was the right pick! :cool1:
 
Just a reminder that the deadline for round 1 is today at 8:00pm (Disney World Time). I will be adding up the results and starting Round 2 tomorrow :)
 
Counter Service:
Sunshine Seasons
Yorkshire County
Kringla Bakeri og Kafe
Les Halles
La Cantina de San Angel
Spice Road Table
Katsura Grill
Lotus Blossom Café

Table Service:
Coral Reef
Akershus
Le Cellier
San Angel Inn
Nine Dragons
Rose and Crown
La Hacienda de San Angel
Biergarten
 
Counter Service


Sunshine Seasons vs Electric Umbrella

Fife & Drum Tavern vs Yorkshire County Fish Shop

Liberty Inn vs Kringla Bakeri of Kafe

Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie vs Sommerfest

La Catina de San Angel vs La Cava del Tequila

Tangierine Cafe vs Spice Road Table

Katsura Grill vs Kabuki Cafe -- Haven't heard much about either.

Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar vs Lotus Blossom Cafe



Table Service


Garden Grill Restaurant vs Coral Reef Restaurant

Restaurant Marrakesh vs Akershus Royal Banquet Hall

Le Cellier Steakhouse vs Monsieur Paul

Les Chefs de France vs San Angel Inn Restaurante

Teppan Edo vs Nine Dragons Restaurant

Rose & Crown Pub vs Tutto Italia Ristorante

Via Napoli Ristorante E Pizzeria vs La Hacienda de San Angel

Tokyo Dining vs Biergarten Restaurant
 
Oh I think this is fun! Something different...and I never post :) I will just put my vote as my mac doesn't seem to like bold or red :)

Counter Service


Sunshine Seasons

Yorkshire County Fish Shop

Kringla Bakeri of Kafe

Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie

La Cava del Tequila

Spice Road Table

Katsura Grill -- this one was hard as I don't know much about either

Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar


Table Service


Garden Grill Restaurant

Restaurant Marrakesh

Monsieur Paul

Les Chefs de France

Teppan Edo

Rose & Crown Pub

Via Napoli Ristorante E Pizzeria

Biergarten Restaurant
 















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