Hi missytiffy -
We just ate there June 27. We were also told Timon and Rafiki would be there ... instead of Timon, Baloo was there with Rafiki. The characters were good ... my dd's (10 and 7) enjoyed seeing them. They came around a few times each.
Friday nights they have a Seafood buffet which was pretty good. They have really good king crab legs, peel and eat shrimp, some nice salads, steamed veggies and the rice was very good. Other than that it was just OK ... some chicken, other fish dishes that I didn't eat, and a pot roast type of thing. I would say that they don't have nearly as much to choose from as the Disney resort restaurant buffets or the park buffets. Now the dessert bar... that was something else ! Lots of yummy stuff to choose from !
They also have a kids buffet that had bow tie pasta with meatballs, mac & cheese, little hot dogs, mozarella sticks and corn on the cob. Also a kid oriented dessert bar with jello, cookies, tiny cupcakes, brownies and fruit. One dd had this and one ordered a la carte from the menu because she wanted pizza. They both seemed to like their dinners.
The service left a bit to be desired, unfortunately. Our server must have been very new and didn't speak English very well. My mom wanted seltzer with lemon to drink and he could not grasp what we meant. We tried for quite a while to describe what seltzer was ... and it wasn't happening ... i felt like I was on Candid Camera ! I made the mistake of saying "soda water" and he brought her a soda ... oh well. The poor guy was falling over himself apologizing for everything ... I felt bad for him ... he was really trying.
That was longer than I expected ... hope it helps you !
Cindy
