If you have a Hollywood & Vine lunch ADR....

[2Pirates2Princesses]

Then you are in for a treat! This buffet meal was so good. I heard someone at the table next to us say it was one of the best meals of their trip; and I have to agree. I don't know why but we went in with low expectations and were extremely surprised. Definitely worth the cost of the Fantasmic dining pkg we booked it for! In addition to the Fantasmic preferred seating, we booked the meal primarily for our DD3 who is a big Disney Jr. fan and it was also her first Disney trip. The character interaction was awesome. Sofia the First, Doc Mcstuffins, Handy Manny and Jake came around twice! I know that the Disney Jr. characters will soon only be there for breakfast , but I hope they keep the same cooks there for lunch! For the kids they have the typical stuff available like macaroni and cheese, baked chicken, chicken nuggets, etc. But the main buffet spread had me making a couple trips back. There was a variety of dishes like baked salmon, barbecue meatballs, pork tenderloin, buffalo baked chicken, mediterranean pasta, shrimp alfredo macaroni, fried plantains and more. The dessert bar had little key lime pies and mini cheesecakes in addition to other desserts. I haven't had fried plantains in many years, brought me back to my childhood !

 

[ENJDisneyFan]

We had a similar experience with H&V dinner (it was the Minnie Seasonal Dine with Fantasmic package). We went in with very low expectations (based on the mostly negative reviews here and all over the web), but were pleasantly surprised. I wouldn't say it was the best meal of our trip, but overall we really enjoyed the experience. There was a good selection of food, all of which was hot and fresh, and the character interaction was great. Plus Fantasmic seating for no additional cost....win win!

 

[Hopefully]

H&V is changing to Minnie's Seasonal Dine soon. No more Disney Jr. characters at lunch