Just for fun - best and worst meal you had at WDW

[goofyintoronto]

Best: Ohana -- We hated it the first time in 2011... went back again & it was hands down the best meal we've had. Will be returning on every upcoming trip.

Worst: BOG dinner. --LOVE lunch. Dinner was absolutely terrible. I had the steak.. assuming you can't really go wrong with a steak.. BOG did LOL. Will never return for dinner there.

Just curious, what was so bad about the BOG steak? I've been there for lunch but not dinner, I was just curious.

 

[knkmom]

Best........I think it's probably a tie between our dinner at Trattoria Al Forno and Yachtsman!

Worst.....by far Coral Reef (first trip to WDW in 2009), it wasn't so much the food as it was the service! We had to wait 1 hour past our ADR then we were rushed and had a server who was in serious need of a break. He ruined the meal for us long before our food was served!

 

[sep1180]

Best: toss up between Sanaa or Yachtmen for dinner

Worst: I'm not a fan of Chef Mickeys

 

[smiths02]

Best-California Grill. Ordered the wagyu beef strip loin and it was the best prepared cut of meat I've ever put in my face!

Worst-50's Prime Time. I just don't get the draw to this place. I can get meat and three style dinners in my home town better than this!

I didn't hate 50s, but I don't get it either. We didn't get any antics, mostly ignored so waitress could do the antics with others...we must look like really not fun people! The food was fine, I had the sampler and it wasn't a ton of food as everyone always says (I am fat but a chicken breast and 4 bites of pot roast and a small slice of meatloaf when my family all takes a bite doesn't leave me stuffed or with leftovers)...the pot roast was good, but we all got one bite, the meatloaf was okay, the fried chicken wasn't better than KFC or Publix
The milkshakes tasted like peanut butter, good, but no jelly flavor...and my DH's was really icy and mine wasn't...weird
I like the 50s thing even though I was born in the 80s, but my kids don't get it because they don't have to watch reruns of I Love Lucy and Leave it to Beaver as their only form of entertainment (Like people born before VCRs/DVD/Netflix was big remember doing)

 

[pumpkinpatchquilter]

Ohana was the best for our family out of two separate week long visits to WDW - fantastic service and the food was wonderful for a "all you can eat" style of meal. I think the fact that it's family style helps too - buffets tend to get messy and kind of yucky some times with food sitting out and lots of little fingers picking through things.

1900 Park Fare has always been the worst. It's such a shame too because it's SOOO beautiful!!! The characters are always fun and good but the service was very rude both visits which turned me off big time. The waiter even pointed to the total of the bill on our last trip and told me to "be sure you show your Husband so he can leave the appropriate tip". SOOO many things wrong with that pushy, rude, sexist statement. Gah!

Regarding character interaction 1900 Park Fare was the best for us and even despite the food and crummy service that's why we will go back. Akershus character interaction was the worst for us - and I suppose it just depends on what day you go and who's there. All I remember from the breakfast last visit was Snow White looking around the room as if she were waiting for someone else to come speak to her while my then three year old was attempting to have a conversation with her...I know its a job for these folks but sometimes I wish they'd remember we spent thousands of dollars to be there and the kids will remember it for a lifetime. Give the kid who has been waiting months to see you your attention! Sheesh.

 

[aprincessatlast]

Best: Ohana
Worst: Ohana
Ok well maybe not the worst but why does this restaurant lack such inconsistency?

We have many worst and very few best. Like Akerhaus The food is just not that memorable in wdw for our family. It is mostly about experience than that of food.

 

[velvetsqueeze]

Best: Tutto Italia in Italy (EP). I'm telling you, I could've eaten all of my meals there! I wish I had thought about getting a to-go order. Or four.
Worst: Chef Mickey (Contemporary). I'm even staying at Contemporary in April and refuse to eat there. Terrible food.

 

[twinsmama]

I love reading this thread! It just goes to show how experiences can vary based on personal tastes, expectations, times of day, etc. Some people's worsts I loved!

The only thing that keeps us going back to Tony's is the overall lack of relatively inexpensive food at MK and the service has typically been good.

We did Tony's to escape a rainstorm and we enjoyed it, nothing spectacular but I thought it was good. Our server was AMAZING! I don't remember his name but I remember he was stand-out.

 

[smhwalker2011]

Just curious, what was so bad about the BOG steak? I've been there for lunch but not dinner, I was just curious.

I really don't pay attention to cuts of meat, but this literally tasted like a steak I'd get from a quick service restaurant. Very cheap, thin & tough. The only thing good about that meal was the dessert haha.

 

[goofyintoronto]

I really don't pay attention to cuts of meat, but this literally tasted like a steak I'd get from a quick service restaurant. Very cheap, thin & tough. The only thing good about that meal was the dessert haha.

Lol thanks for your input. I was curious.

 

[shawnriv]

Best Meal: La Hacienda de San Angel
Worst Meal: Trail's End Restaurant

 

[pmaurer74]

worst meal: Tony's
best meal: Akershus Breakfast

 

[squeezle]

Best: Saana (dinner), Kona (breakfast), 50s Prime Time (Fried Chicken)

Worst: California Grill (dinner).... twice

 

[goofy4prez]

For us:

Best: Victoria & Albert QVR... OK, that one doesn't count. It would be Narcoossee's. We have never missed going there in any of our trips and it has always been a great experience and excellent food.

Worst: ABC Commissary. Absolutely terrible. All three of us took our food back up. Upon getting the replacement just as bad and threw it away. Can you believe the next year we tried it again and found it to be just as terrible. I have heard it has improved over the last few years, but I will never find out. There is no way I'm going to chance getting burned here for a third time.

And for honorable mention:

Most over-rated: Without a shadow of a doubt for me it has to be Le Cellier. I went there during the height of it's popularity (still popular but not like it once was). Just a few short years ago people would claim it was almost like an out of body experience where many would claim they were transported into a state of complete euphoria with no sense of time or location (OK, perhaps some exaggeration). But not much. We waited well over 30 minutes past our ADR to be seated. We witnessed greeters being rather rude and snarky to walk ins who simply didn't know better; then preceded to joke among themselves in ears way of us in the waiting area.

Upon being seated we were placed next to the hallway leading to the restrooms and right next to the server station. We asked nicely if we could be moved and were told simply "NO." I asked to see the manager, asked her politely and she told me, and I quote, "You can either sit here or you can go someplace else to eat." As for the food? The Mushroom Filet was so over-rated. It was the second most disappointing thing in my life second only to my first kiss to Wendy when I was 9 years old. The steak was just average. The mushroom sauce was like canned soup and the risotto was like Minute Rice. As much as Chef Ramsey screams on Hell's Kitchen over risotto, he would have had a field day over this svery average offering. I know there are a lot of Le Cellier fans out there, but as for me and my household, never again. It was just way too average and failed to even come close to the hype.

 

[courtneybeth]

Best: Afternoon Tea at the grand Floridian.
It's funny how this is our favorite thing we look forward to. Always good in terms of service, food quality, and ambiance. Beautiful view and the tea is outstanding.

Worst: chefs de France
Hated it the first time and loathed it the second. Nothing special or fancy - have had much better food in thr parks and hotels.

Honorable mentions
Good - Sanaa lunch and tusker house breakfast
Bad - Chef Yucky's and California Grill

 

[eastendlights]

Best-Yachtsman, our first four times at California Grill before the renovation, Shula's, Citricos, first meal at Le Cellier 14 years ago
Worst-last two meals at California Grill after the renovation, bluezoo, Maya Grill, Spirit of Aloha, Coral Reef

 

[revdon64]

Best on our last trip was Morimoto Asia. Worst was Crystal Palace Breakfast. CP =everything cold was lukewarm and everything hot was cold.
Morimoto OTOH everything was fresh and delicious!

 

[jedi_howard]

best: in 2007, on our honeymoon, my wife and i had a wonderful meal at wolfgang puck's. i had the schnitzel. it was amazing! I don't think they have it it anymore. we had a tuna tartar app and my wife had sushi, i think, don't really remember. just loved it.

worst: trail's end in October last year. i know every place can have an off night. i hope that was it, but it was horrible. the ribs were overcooked and greasy. the beef was just nasty, and everything else was just not quite there. the salad bar okay and the fried chicken was edible. i had high hopes going in because of all the rave reviews, but this place just fell flat. maybe i am spoiled living in the south and i can get great ribs and fried chicken anywhere.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Best: Jiko (always incredible beginning to end)
Worst: Yak & Yeti (greasy, mediocre food, and horrifically bad service... Twice)

I'm adding biggest disappointment: 'Ohana dinner. I guess we just don't get it.

 

[ReluctantDisaholic]

We've had lots of bests - San Angel Inn, Liberty Tree Tavern, Boma, Tusker House...

The only meal we didn't love was Electric Umbrella.