Having read all sorts of dining reviews, I get the impression that Garden Grill is kind of like Crystal Palace in that many people have great experiences while others have absolutely horrible experiences. It sounds to be kind of a roll of the dice.
Livndisney, that sounds terrible. I wonder if it had anything to do with the fact that it was lunch since they only do that at peak times? Not that it's any kind of excuse because there is no reasonable excuse. I'm just speculating about what might have gone wrong.
As I said, it's been a couple of years for us. We were brought some of each of the proteins but they were all plain. There were no sauces at all for any of the meats but at least they were all cooked well. We were able to get seconds on the beef which was the only thing we wanted seconds of. I'm a huge fan of flank steak which is what they served back then and it was very tender thank goodness (I can't even force myself to eat dry beef because of sensory issues; I literally gag and have to spit it out). I think the salad was dressing free and the veggies probably plain steamed veggies though I can't remember for sure. It was ok. We had lots to eat but it was very plain. Dessert was only Tofutti ice cream with no toppings or baked goods with it which was disappointing since at the time every other restaurant had brownies or cookies to go with the Tofutti. The character interaction was great though. Back then we could get Tofutti at Sunshine Seasons which we can't seem to any longer so I wonder if it would even be available at GG any longer? Not long ago I saw an amazing dessert from GG posted on here. It made me want to try it again. Knowing that it's so hit and miss will make me think longer about it. We're typically not in parks come dinner time so it's not a restaurant we can get to easily anyway with them typically only being open for dinner.