I have been to Disney world 4 times with my family, however we have always chosen to eat counter service meals, This year however we are going to try a bunch of restaurants, I was wondering if anyone could please give me there thoughts on the following places, since we have never tried them
Thank you very much
Crystal Palace Lunch
Liberty Tree dinner
Garden Grill lunch
Coral Reef
Sci Fi lunch
Hollywood and Vine Dinner
Ohana
chef Mickeys
Also what is a good table service at the Ak? Not RC we have tried that, and didnt really care for it.
We have only been once, but our experience...
CP lunch...we had 11:30 ADR (the first lunch seating) which we made on an morning with EMH. Perfect timing. We were ready for a break. We checked in at about 11:10 and didn't have long to wait. But the crowd was growing significantly, the check in line was getting longer and longer...but inside the restaurant, we were among the first seated on the right side, and we got to spend such good time with Tigger! The restaurant is beautiful...I love the glass and the greenery. The characters are all very fun, we didn't feel rushed although we were ready as we realize that everyone is anxious for their time. The buffet is nice to me for a character meal, because you can time when you get your food around when the characters are coming. When the meal is sit down, sometimes the characters come and your food is getting cold in front of you while you interact. I know, it's not all about the food but still...I really enjoyed the food at CP for lunch. I thought it was a nice variety...good salads, good hot food, tasty desserts. I think you will definitely enjoy CP.
We did H&V Fantasmic! dinner package. Our ADR was for 4:10 pm. I know, seems a bit early huh? But it was well planned. H&V is a total cafeteria atmosphere to me. It gets loud. We didn't have long to wait to be seated and when we were leaving, there were tons of people waiting. Even with an ADR, you will still have to wait for the next available table for a party of your size. Anyway, the food was good. I liked the shrimp, loved the creamed corn spoonbread, and thought that the dessert selection was fantastic. The salads were good too. I read a lot of complaints and so I was concerned about the food, but I thought it was very good buffet quality. I liked having the early ADR. We had time to walk around and see some sights,and grab a couple FP for ToT before F! started. When it was time to go to F!, we were ready to sit for a bit. And we were also not so stuffed from dinner that we were able to enjoy some adult beverages and snacks during the show!
I don't know when your WDW trip is planned. Currently, the only TS in AK is Donald's Breakfastosaurus which, as the name implies, is a character breakfast meal. There is a new TS restaurant that is scheduled to open sometime this year, called Yak and Yeti, but I don't think anyone really knows when. Also, Tusker House, a popular CS restaurant will be closed for renovations soon as DB is moving from it's present location and will be held in Tusker House, where I think it is supposed to be called Donald's Safari Breakfast?
Don't know what will happen for lunch and dinner, as currently the place with the character breakfast is a CS for lunch and dinner.
I would suggest calling WDW Dining and seeing what ADRs are available at the restaurants you want to see what your choices are. You have picked some popular restaurants from what I have read on these boards, and so you will want to get your ADRs as soon as possible. You can make them 180 days out. You can always change them as you learn about the different restaurants and decide if you really want to go.
Hope this helps. Happy planning.
The only drawback is its location right in the middle of the vast CR lobby
