Just back - Boy did we eat!

[c.w.e.m.]

Just back from a wonderful stay at the world! We were able to take advantage of the free dining plan! Even if we had to purchase the plan, it is definately worth the price! I never want to go again without it! Here are the TS restaurants that we used:

Chef Mickey - The food was good. The characters seemed a little rushed. This is a first night tradition that I will never give up!

Le Cellier - This was the best meal of the trip! The pretzel bread is worth the trip!

Cinderella's Royal Breakfast - This was very nice, although we sat over in a corner. The tables by the windows provide so much more atmosphere. The princesses were very pleasant.

Whipering Canyon - This was another wonderful meal! We sat out in a seperate dining area and had a very quiet dinner overlooking the lobby of the WL. The food was very good and there were no loud pranks or games in this area! This was much needed after a long day in the parks!

Trails End at Fort Wilderness - This is the only meal that I was very disappointed in. I will not be returning for a while! We were seated in a very remote location and had to walk forever to get to the buffet. The food was awful! I had to laugh when I went to get bread pudding for dessert. I had a flash back to the Vegas Vaction movie with Chevy Chase when they were at a buffet "the bread pudding is extra runney tonight"! Yucky!

Crystal Palace - The food was good. The character interaction was okay. We never did get to see Piglet. DS was not a happy camper!

Needless to say - we ate ourselves silly! The dining plan was amazing! We were able to order what we wanted and were never denied anything. We did pay extra for adult beverages and glowing ice cubes for DS and DD. The credits are pooled and are not seperated for children and adults. Our 7 year old DS could even order adult CS meals without any questions.

One word of advice - make AR's!!!!!! I was amazed at the number of people with the dining plan complaining because they could not get into any restaurants due the fact that they did not make AR's. They were shocked when I told them that I made mine 90 days ago! Le Cellier was booked for a solid week and did not take any walk ups during that time!

Any ??????

 

[buzzmom3]

Great review! Thanks for sharing!

 

[angiedora]

Great review! I'm going a little off topic but... How were the crowds? Did you feel crowded at the WL pool?

 

[danny1649]

We to love LeCellier and a must each trip.Also good tip about the ADR's can make for a less stressful trip.Thanks for sharing

 

[ufgator]

Thanks for the reviews. I love Le Cellier too!

 

[n2mm]

Thanks for the reviews. I think its great that all of the reviews I'm reading right now are warning people to MAKE THEIR ADRs before getting to WDW. There have been several threads where people are planning to "wing" it. Hopefully folks will heed your warning. I expect that guest services at each of the resorts are dealing with ALOT of upset folks that are not getting into the places they want to dine. I think my family will be thanking me in 2 weeks when we arrive. We have ressie for CRT dinner twice and LeCellier for dinner twice. With a group of 9 I knew it would be difficult to get into anything and didn't want to take any chances.

 

[HayGan]

Thanks for the great reviews!

The thing about ADRs is that ALOT of people do not know about them! I wouldn't know about them if it wasn't for the DIS. I think that all travel agents and Disney reps should notify people about them when they book their vacations!

 

[donaldtutter]

thanks for the info

 

[StephMK]

Thanks for the reviews! Le Cellier was booked all 3 days I tried to get it. Disney did send us a little card about our upcoming trip & it mentioned calling Dining for ADRs. A CM last week asked me if I was SURE I wanted to cancel an ADR for our first night before she processed it. I do think at least some of them are starting to get the word out since it seems to really be filling up.

You're right though, this board has really ensured that our trip will be great! Don't know what I'd have done without it and all the great info & advice.

 

[marcyinPA]

Great reviews! We are looking forward to trying Le Cellier for the first time in September.

Too bad about the Trails End. We've eaten breakfast there a few times and LOVE it!!

 

[ktink]

Thanks for the reviews, we too are eating at CM's, WCC, & CRT.

 

[WDW1st-timers]

Wow...thanks...that report helps us out alot. We are eatting at alot of the same resturants as you ate at. Again thaks for sharing.

 

[undertheseas]

Thank you so much for posting! I'm glad I made my ADRs months ago. I can't wait to eat at Le Cellier, CRT, WCC and Chef Mickey too!

 

[natalielongstaff]

thanks for posting