brertoad
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Just to give a little background info. We have annual passes and go to WDW a lot, sometimes just for dinner and to walk around for a few hours. We've eaten at a lot of the regular (i.e. TS, QS) restaurants and we're not really all that picky. If the food is decent and fresh we are usually happy, we don't mind paying higher prices as long as the food is good.
We recently tried Tutto Gusto and were really thrilled with it, even though it's a little more expensive than most, the food was really excellent.
We just tried Turf Club and we were extremely disappointed. It ruined our evening completely. The table bread was not fresh, you could tell it was just reheated. The calamari was dried out, not hot, and scrawny, like left over bits, no large normal sized pieces. The breading had fallen off much of it, it didn't seem hot and fresh at all. We also ordered the Buffalo Chicken Dip, which was a bust. Too spicy and just plain gross. They need to take it off the menu. The chips were deep fried potato chips and stale. One of the most unappetizing things we've ever had at any restaurant.
DH ordered the salmon, which didn't come with normal sides at all, just served on a mound of corn that tasted vinegary. The food was tepid. And we were too hungry to really pay attention to the details when we ordered, we had read an Allears menu and thought that the salmon came with rice and mushrooms. Looks like they have an old menu online.
I ordered the shrimp pasta which was also just sad. Small little shrimp in a bland sauce with pasta. For the same amount of money we would have rather eaten at Tutto Gusto, even with smaller portions I would have rather had better eats and enjoyed myself.
The server was okay, it's not her fault the food was gross.
I had read good things about Turf Club so it was really a big let down. DH was saying they should call it Turd Club.
I think I finally understand what people mean when they talk about the dining plan bringing down the level of quality. I really feel that this place must just be another feeding trough for those who use the dining plan. Because they surely would not make it out in the real world of restaurants. I feel ripped off since we paid OOP. It's not worth paying money to eat here in my opinion. We've eaten at QS places that are better, like Cookes of Dublin, Wolfgangs, etc.
Just wanted to share our experience to prevent someone else from having a really really bad time. If you want to have a nice meal (non-signature) with "A" quality food we would recommend Kouzzina, Tutto Italia, Tutto Gusto, Grand Floridian Cafe, Yak & Yeti, Sanaa, & Via Napoli.
We recently tried Tutto Gusto and were really thrilled with it, even though it's a little more expensive than most, the food was really excellent.
We just tried Turf Club and we were extremely disappointed. It ruined our evening completely. The table bread was not fresh, you could tell it was just reheated. The calamari was dried out, not hot, and scrawny, like left over bits, no large normal sized pieces. The breading had fallen off much of it, it didn't seem hot and fresh at all. We also ordered the Buffalo Chicken Dip, which was a bust. Too spicy and just plain gross. They need to take it off the menu. The chips were deep fried potato chips and stale. One of the most unappetizing things we've ever had at any restaurant.
DH ordered the salmon, which didn't come with normal sides at all, just served on a mound of corn that tasted vinegary. The food was tepid. And we were too hungry to really pay attention to the details when we ordered, we had read an Allears menu and thought that the salmon came with rice and mushrooms. Looks like they have an old menu online.
I ordered the shrimp pasta which was also just sad. Small little shrimp in a bland sauce with pasta. For the same amount of money we would have rather eaten at Tutto Gusto, even with smaller portions I would have rather had better eats and enjoyed myself.
The server was okay, it's not her fault the food was gross.
I had read good things about Turf Club so it was really a big let down. DH was saying they should call it Turd Club.
I think I finally understand what people mean when they talk about the dining plan bringing down the level of quality. I really feel that this place must just be another feeding trough for those who use the dining plan. Because they surely would not make it out in the real world of restaurants. I feel ripped off since we paid OOP. It's not worth paying money to eat here in my opinion. We've eaten at QS places that are better, like Cookes of Dublin, Wolfgangs, etc.
Just wanted to share our experience to prevent someone else from having a really really bad time. If you want to have a nice meal (non-signature) with "A" quality food we would recommend Kouzzina, Tutto Italia, Tutto Gusto, Grand Floridian Cafe, Yak & Yeti, Sanaa, & Via Napoli.
