Mickey Fliers
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We just got back from a week long trip last night. This is my first attempt at a review, so please, be kind.
Saturday, First night, 2 Adults, 3 kids: We arrived into MCO at 2:30 so we decided not to do any parks and just hit Chef Mickey's for dinner. We thought this would get us in the Disney spirit. Now, we have eaten at Chef Mickey's several times, but this was definately not the best. We were seated in the back room, and while the character interaction and service was fine, we just didn't feel like we were apart of the "party". The food was bland and fairly ordinary. The most impressive thing about this dinner was the dessert buffet. I probably won't go back to dinner at Chef Mickey's unless the menu changes.
Overall: C-
Sunday, Mother's Day: Lunch at the Grand Floridian Cafe. What a hidden gem this place is. We were a party of 10 and while it took a few minutes for our table to be ready, it was well worth the wait. I had the Grand Sandwich and it was very yummy. My DH couldn't stop raving about the crab cake appetizers. We had ordered 3 Cinderella's Slipper desserts and they were delivered promptly. My mother was very surprised and they were so beautiful. Not to mention that they tasted great as well.
Overall: A
Monday, 50's Primetime Cafe (lunch), 4 Adults, 4 kids: We had to wait for quite awhile for our table and when it came time to sit, they placed us at two tables across the room from each other. This was sort of a let down. My PS had said that we would get one table, but it was very busy in there and I didn't want to complain. No biggie. My DH ordered the fried chicken and I had the club sandwich. We split our meals and both were wonderful. Our waitress (of course, I can't remember her name) was very nice and provided great service. She played with boys quite a bit, even asking them to kiss the young lady at the next table b/c it was her birthday. She was turning 22 and my DS is 7. As you can guess, that was a no go. Very funny. I would definately go back.
Overall: A-
Tuesday, Le Cellier (lunch), 2 Adults, 3 kids: This was probably the biggest disappointment of the trip. I think my expectations were very high considering all of the rave reviews I have read on these boards. We were seated right away and our server was very nice, I just wasn't all that impressed with the food. The cheese soup was probably the saving grace of the meal. That was very good. I wasn't all to thrilled with the pretzel bread. I don't think there was anything wrong with it, just not to my taste. I ordered an Open Faced Sirloin sandwich. I ordered the sirloin "medium" and it arrived very bloody. I had to send the sirloin back. I hate to send stuff back, but it when I cut into the meat, it looked raw. When they brought it back, it still was still raw on one side. My DH ordered the Soft Shell Crab sandwich, which he said was very good. Although, he didn't realize that the sandwich would just be a breaded crab on a roll. Not the restaurant's fault, he was just unaware that the entire crustacean would be on his plate staring at him. Again, that was his fault, not Le Cellier.
Overall: B (would have been lower, but the soup was great)
Tuesday Night, Hollywood & Vine, 4 Adults, 4 kids: This was probably the biggest surprise of the trip. We really enjoyed this buffet. We went back into the the Studios with the express purpose of riding RnRC (it had been down all day the day before) and grabbing some counter service. Much to our dismay, when we arrived, the skies opened up and provided us with the only rain we saw all week. Knowing that everybody and their brother would be inside all of the counter service restaurants (trying to get out the rain), I quickly called Disney Dining and tried to get any PS I could get at the Studios. Hollywood and Vine was the only place that could accomodate us at a reasonable time. When we were finally seated, the buffet was really good. I had read some "not-so-favorable" reviews, so I was genuinely surprised that we liked it so much. The steak just right and the sweet potato pinwheels were delicious. Also tried the mashed potatos, pasta salad, sauteed green beans, and much more that I can't remeber. It was all very good. The dessert selections were also very good. Mini moon pies, rice krispie treats, carrot cake, snickers cheese cake. YUM!. Oh, the green apple martini wasn't too shabby, either.
Overall: A
Wednesday, Donald's Breakfastosaurus, 4 Adults, 4 kids: Great atmosphere. This place was a lot of fun. The food was really good. Again, I didn't know what to expect and we were really happy that we went. I will say that there seemed to be a giant rush to get to the buffet. I found this a little odd. We have eaten at most of the buffet restaurants in WDW and this was by far the most hectic. That is not necessarily bad, just, well, hectic. I left feeling like "what just happened in there". The characters and service was top notch. We did have an 8:00 PS so some the the craziness might have been from patrons trying to hurry up and get out of there before the park opened. Don't know. Either way, it was still very fun.
Overall: A-
Thursday, 'Ohana, 2 Adults, 3 kids, dinner: We were seated very quickly and had great service. All of the food was good and the boys had fun with the coconut races and hula-hoop contests. We had so much food. There was actually too much. We were seated in the back by the dessert display and I was a little disappointed. I felt like we were really rushed through our meal. I think I would have enjoyed it better if we had a better atmosphere (ie: close to the windows, in the main room, by the grill, any of that).
Overall: B
Friday, Marrakesh, 2 Adults, dinner: My DH went here for our night out alone. We started with the appetizer sampler for two. I thought the salad was great and really enjoyed the beef brewat rolls. I think I enjoyed it too much, b/c I barely put a dent into my entree. I ordered the chicken kabobs and my DH ordered the chicken cous cous. I was so stuffed, that I didn't even finish one of my two kabobs. The entree's were just "okay". They weren't bad, but nothing I couldn't have made at home. The belly dancer was wonderful and I have a great picture of her with my DH. I bet you can imagine the grin on his face. We enjoyed the appetizers and the house white wine, but I felt like the entree's were nothing to write home about. We would go again, but probably just for the entertainment.
Overall :B-
If you have any questions, please let me know. Again, this was my first attempt at a review. I tried to remember and convey all that I could without writing a novel.
Enjoy
Saturday, First night, 2 Adults, 3 kids: We arrived into MCO at 2:30 so we decided not to do any parks and just hit Chef Mickey's for dinner. We thought this would get us in the Disney spirit. Now, we have eaten at Chef Mickey's several times, but this was definately not the best. We were seated in the back room, and while the character interaction and service was fine, we just didn't feel like we were apart of the "party". The food was bland and fairly ordinary. The most impressive thing about this dinner was the dessert buffet. I probably won't go back to dinner at Chef Mickey's unless the menu changes.
Overall: C-
Sunday, Mother's Day: Lunch at the Grand Floridian Cafe. What a hidden gem this place is. We were a party of 10 and while it took a few minutes for our table to be ready, it was well worth the wait. I had the Grand Sandwich and it was very yummy. My DH couldn't stop raving about the crab cake appetizers. We had ordered 3 Cinderella's Slipper desserts and they were delivered promptly. My mother was very surprised and they were so beautiful. Not to mention that they tasted great as well.
Overall: A
Monday, 50's Primetime Cafe (lunch), 4 Adults, 4 kids: We had to wait for quite awhile for our table and when it came time to sit, they placed us at two tables across the room from each other. This was sort of a let down. My PS had said that we would get one table, but it was very busy in there and I didn't want to complain. No biggie. My DH ordered the fried chicken and I had the club sandwich. We split our meals and both were wonderful. Our waitress (of course, I can't remember her name) was very nice and provided great service. She played with boys quite a bit, even asking them to kiss the young lady at the next table b/c it was her birthday. She was turning 22 and my DS is 7. As you can guess, that was a no go. Very funny. I would definately go back.
Overall: A-
Tuesday, Le Cellier (lunch), 2 Adults, 3 kids: This was probably the biggest disappointment of the trip. I think my expectations were very high considering all of the rave reviews I have read on these boards. We were seated right away and our server was very nice, I just wasn't all that impressed with the food. The cheese soup was probably the saving grace of the meal. That was very good. I wasn't all to thrilled with the pretzel bread. I don't think there was anything wrong with it, just not to my taste. I ordered an Open Faced Sirloin sandwich. I ordered the sirloin "medium" and it arrived very bloody. I had to send the sirloin back. I hate to send stuff back, but it when I cut into the meat, it looked raw. When they brought it back, it still was still raw on one side. My DH ordered the Soft Shell Crab sandwich, which he said was very good. Although, he didn't realize that the sandwich would just be a breaded crab on a roll. Not the restaurant's fault, he was just unaware that the entire crustacean would be on his plate staring at him. Again, that was his fault, not Le Cellier.
Overall: B (would have been lower, but the soup was great)
Tuesday Night, Hollywood & Vine, 4 Adults, 4 kids: This was probably the biggest surprise of the trip. We really enjoyed this buffet. We went back into the the Studios with the express purpose of riding RnRC (it had been down all day the day before) and grabbing some counter service. Much to our dismay, when we arrived, the skies opened up and provided us with the only rain we saw all week. Knowing that everybody and their brother would be inside all of the counter service restaurants (trying to get out the rain), I quickly called Disney Dining and tried to get any PS I could get at the Studios. Hollywood and Vine was the only place that could accomodate us at a reasonable time. When we were finally seated, the buffet was really good. I had read some "not-so-favorable" reviews, so I was genuinely surprised that we liked it so much. The steak just right and the sweet potato pinwheels were delicious. Also tried the mashed potatos, pasta salad, sauteed green beans, and much more that I can't remeber. It was all very good. The dessert selections were also very good. Mini moon pies, rice krispie treats, carrot cake, snickers cheese cake. YUM!. Oh, the green apple martini wasn't too shabby, either.
Overall: A
Wednesday, Donald's Breakfastosaurus, 4 Adults, 4 kids: Great atmosphere. This place was a lot of fun. The food was really good. Again, I didn't know what to expect and we were really happy that we went. I will say that there seemed to be a giant rush to get to the buffet. I found this a little odd. We have eaten at most of the buffet restaurants in WDW and this was by far the most hectic. That is not necessarily bad, just, well, hectic. I left feeling like "what just happened in there". The characters and service was top notch. We did have an 8:00 PS so some the the craziness might have been from patrons trying to hurry up and get out of there before the park opened. Don't know. Either way, it was still very fun.
Overall: A-
Thursday, 'Ohana, 2 Adults, 3 kids, dinner: We were seated very quickly and had great service. All of the food was good and the boys had fun with the coconut races and hula-hoop contests. We had so much food. There was actually too much. We were seated in the back by the dessert display and I was a little disappointed. I felt like we were really rushed through our meal. I think I would have enjoyed it better if we had a better atmosphere (ie: close to the windows, in the main room, by the grill, any of that).
Overall: B
Friday, Marrakesh, 2 Adults, dinner: My DH went here for our night out alone. We started with the appetizer sampler for two. I thought the salad was great and really enjoyed the beef brewat rolls. I think I enjoyed it too much, b/c I barely put a dent into my entree. I ordered the chicken kabobs and my DH ordered the chicken cous cous. I was so stuffed, that I didn't even finish one of my two kabobs. The entree's were just "okay". They weren't bad, but nothing I couldn't have made at home. The belly dancer was wonderful and I have a great picture of her with my DH. I bet you can imagine the grin on his face. We enjoyed the appetizers and the house white wine, but I felt like the entree's were nothing to write home about. We would go again, but probably just for the entertainment.
Overall :B-
If you have any questions, please let me know. Again, this was my first attempt at a review. I tried to remember and convey all that I could without writing a novel.
Enjoy
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