1princessesmom
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We just arrived home today from a wonderful week at WDW. Crowds were a bit heavy, but we had perfect weather and a great time. We stayed at BCV and ate breatfast every moring in our room. Here are the restaurants:
Sci- Fi Drive In --We were a party of 8 and had to wait about 20 minutes for our cars. I was a bit concerned about this place because of all the reviews I read here on the boards. I had the steak sandwich and it was WONDERFUL! I ate every bite....well, except for the bites my DH stole off my plate. DH had soup and salad and said it was very good. MIL had the turkey sandwich and said it was bad. Kids had chicken fingers and fries....they did not look like anything special. 3yo DS loved the movies. Grade: B
Princess Storybook Dinner - Norway- I think this meal was the most disappointing to us. Ariel was in the lobby posing for pics. and was very nice and attentive. Sleeping Beauty and Belle (blue dress) were in the restaurant and were wonderful with the kids....very attentive and came back to our table several times. Mulan and Jasmine were also there, but hardly said hello and then they were gone. We did not have a problem with the food selection, but with the quality. I had the pasta and it was mushy, barely warm and looked as if it had been sitting under a a heat lamp for an hour. DH had the salmon and it was way overcooked. SIL and MIL had pasta also and they were disappointed. Grade: C
Cinderella's Royal Table Lunch- The highlight of our meals!! We thought it was a better value than Princess Storybook. We received 3 photo packages included with the price at CRT and at Princess Storybook they tried to sell us one for $31.99. Cinderella was in the lobby and was wonderful. Belle, Snow WHite, Fairy Godmother and Sleeping Beauty were upstairs. Most were very attentive to our children. I had the Major Domo (because of all the wonderul thing I have read about it here) and it was wonderful. DH had the salmon again and said it was great. MIL, FIL, SIL and BIL all loved their meals as well. The blueberry dessert was so yummy!! The service was outstanding....our 3yo son had a meltdown and did not want to take a picture with Cindy and the character handler laid on the floor with him until he perked up...and then came upstairs twice to check on him!!!!! Grade: A
Whispering Canyon Cafe Dinner- Lots of fun!!!! 5yo DD LOVED the horse races. Most at our table had the all you can eat skillet and thought it was OK. SIL had the steak and said it was the best she'd eaten. MIL had the chicken and said it was fine. The desserts were good....especially the banana thing (sorry, can't remember what it was called). Grade: B+
Boma Dinner- We thought this was good, but not great. DH doens't like buffets very much. They had lots of interesting things and many were quite good. I tried the watermelon rind salad and thought it was good (it has a lot of ginger in it). I also liked the peanut rice and the mushroom soup. Desserts were very good....we really liked the zebra domes and the passion fruit cup. Grade: B
O'hana Dinner- The potatos were wonderful!! I practically ate an entire plate of them!! I thought the meat was ok.... a little tough and dry. The best part of the meal was watching how much fun our 5yo DD was having during the hula lesson, the marching parade and the coconut broom races! She had a blast. The atmosphere, setting and view were great and the food was average. Grade: B
Garden Grill Lunch- This was our DS 3rd birthday!! The food was great. Once again, I ate a ton of the cheesy potatoes!! They were just so good!! I also really enjoyed the flank steak....very flavorful. MIL loved the veggies....said they were very fresh and tasty. Kids enjoyed the mac and cheese and the chicken tenders. Mickey and friends brought out a complimentary birthday cake for DS. a brownie and banana dessert were also brought to the table. Mickey, Pluto, Chip and Dale all came my our table several times....they were great with the kids. This is one of my favorite places to eat! Grade: A
Le Cellier Dinner- I had the mushroom filet and it was very good!! My favorite thing about the dinner was the chedder cheese soup
. It was delicious. DH had the salmon again and said it was perfect....he really liked the sausage slaw that was served with it. MIL had the chicken with cream cheese mashed potatoes and said it was great. The rest of our party had steaks and all enjoyed them very much. They brought our son a beautiful birthday dessert at the end of our meal. Grade: A
I'm glad we tried all of these restaurants. However, on our next trip I will not make as many ADRs (we had at least one, and sometimes 2 each day). We were always having to watch the clock to make sure we gave ourselves plenty of time to get to the restaurants on time. It kind of cut into the fun of the day. I was concerned that if I did not make ressies we would not be able to eat......I think next time I will have a bit more counter service or eat a few meals back in the room.
Thanks for reading!
Sci- Fi Drive In --We were a party of 8 and had to wait about 20 minutes for our cars. I was a bit concerned about this place because of all the reviews I read here on the boards. I had the steak sandwich and it was WONDERFUL! I ate every bite....well, except for the bites my DH stole off my plate. DH had soup and salad and said it was very good. MIL had the turkey sandwich and said it was bad. Kids had chicken fingers and fries....they did not look like anything special. 3yo DS loved the movies. Grade: B
Princess Storybook Dinner - Norway- I think this meal was the most disappointing to us. Ariel was in the lobby posing for pics. and was very nice and attentive. Sleeping Beauty and Belle (blue dress) were in the restaurant and were wonderful with the kids....very attentive and came back to our table several times. Mulan and Jasmine were also there, but hardly said hello and then they were gone. We did not have a problem with the food selection, but with the quality. I had the pasta and it was mushy, barely warm and looked as if it had been sitting under a a heat lamp for an hour. DH had the salmon and it was way overcooked. SIL and MIL had pasta also and they were disappointed. Grade: C
Cinderella's Royal Table Lunch- The highlight of our meals!! We thought it was a better value than Princess Storybook. We received 3 photo packages included with the price at CRT and at Princess Storybook they tried to sell us one for $31.99. Cinderella was in the lobby and was wonderful. Belle, Snow WHite, Fairy Godmother and Sleeping Beauty were upstairs. Most were very attentive to our children. I had the Major Domo (because of all the wonderul thing I have read about it here) and it was wonderful. DH had the salmon again and said it was great. MIL, FIL, SIL and BIL all loved their meals as well. The blueberry dessert was so yummy!! The service was outstanding....our 3yo son had a meltdown and did not want to take a picture with Cindy and the character handler laid on the floor with him until he perked up...and then came upstairs twice to check on him!!!!! Grade: A
Whispering Canyon Cafe Dinner- Lots of fun!!!! 5yo DD LOVED the horse races. Most at our table had the all you can eat skillet and thought it was OK. SIL had the steak and said it was the best she'd eaten. MIL had the chicken and said it was fine. The desserts were good....especially the banana thing (sorry, can't remember what it was called). Grade: B+
Boma Dinner- We thought this was good, but not great. DH doens't like buffets very much. They had lots of interesting things and many were quite good. I tried the watermelon rind salad and thought it was good (it has a lot of ginger in it). I also liked the peanut rice and the mushroom soup. Desserts were very good....we really liked the zebra domes and the passion fruit cup. Grade: B
O'hana Dinner- The potatos were wonderful!! I practically ate an entire plate of them!! I thought the meat was ok.... a little tough and dry. The best part of the meal was watching how much fun our 5yo DD was having during the hula lesson, the marching parade and the coconut broom races! She had a blast. The atmosphere, setting and view were great and the food was average. Grade: B
Garden Grill Lunch- This was our DS 3rd birthday!! The food was great. Once again, I ate a ton of the cheesy potatoes!! They were just so good!! I also really enjoyed the flank steak....very flavorful. MIL loved the veggies....said they were very fresh and tasty. Kids enjoyed the mac and cheese and the chicken tenders. Mickey and friends brought out a complimentary birthday cake for DS. a brownie and banana dessert were also brought to the table. Mickey, Pluto, Chip and Dale all came my our table several times....they were great with the kids. This is one of my favorite places to eat! Grade: A
Le Cellier Dinner- I had the mushroom filet and it was very good!! My favorite thing about the dinner was the chedder cheese soup
. It was delicious. DH had the salmon again and said it was perfect....he really liked the sausage slaw that was served with it. MIL had the chicken with cream cheese mashed potatoes and said it was great. The rest of our party had steaks and all enjoyed them very much. They brought our son a beautiful birthday dessert at the end of our meal. Grade: AI'm glad we tried all of these restaurants. However, on our next trip I will not make as many ADRs (we had at least one, and sometimes 2 each day). We were always having to watch the clock to make sure we gave ourselves plenty of time to get to the restaurants on time. It kind of cut into the fun of the day. I was concerned that if I did not make ressies we would not be able to eat......I think next time I will have a bit more counter service or eat a few meals back in the room.
Thanks for reading!
...what exactly is the picture package you received and is it included automatically in the price...even if we are on the dining plan? 
Even though the wands, swords, & wishing stars aren't "expensive" souveniers, it sounds like they are trying to compensate in "little" ways for the price increase - in addition to the picture package.
THanks for the great reviews!!!
