Looking for The Wave reviews

[Nohal]

We will be eating there for dinner in August. Five adults and one child. DH & I ate there years ago when it was a new restaurant. It was just ok, and I don't even remember what we ate. I don't see many reviews and was wondering what people who have eaten there ate and how it was.

 

[tinkerhon]

We will be eating there for dinner in August. Five adults and one child. DH & I ate there years ago when it was a new restaurant. It was just ok, and I don't even remember what we ate. I don't see many reviews and was wondering what people who have eaten there ate and how it was.

It's a must for us (and dd12 and ds7) ! We love the relaxed atmosphere, the service has always been great, and the food excellent !

 

[pixie08]

So I will most likely be the opposite of everyone as the Wave gets good reviews. We have always had good food (once it was not so great but that was like 4 years ago) but we have gone once each year for the last few years and each time had the most horrible service. Very slow, servers ignoring us and last year the server was just straight up rude and unfriendly. It has been one of the only places we have encountered this over and over so I am not sure if it is our luck or poor management..

 

[BEASLYBOO]

The Wave is part of my rotation of restaurants, I truly don't have a "must do" anything at Disney other than salty, buttery popcorn and a French slush of some kind! I don't think of the Wave as a 5 star (if I wanted that I'd book Cal. Grill) restaurant but I think the quality and the cuisine are in line with respect to what they charge. We are going there in August, staying at BLT, 6 of us, so it will be an easy dinner that I'm sure will be good. I really enjoyed the fun take on the Bacon & Eggs appetizer and the short ribs hold a dear place in my heart (never met a short rib I didn't like). We've had the grilled pork, the grilled tenderloin, our vegetarian has had the scallops, all quite good. Add a pressed pot of good Colombian coffee with the little chocolate desserts, what more could I ask for! Now, as far as service, we enjoy time together, conversation, food and drink... I don't want to be rushed, we don't do the "commando" park thing, and service as always been very good. I've never experienced rude or poor service there.

We are also doing the breakfast buffet at the Wave on departure day, not much of a breakfast/buffet fan, but with teenagers and (2) 22 year old boys, well it's going to take a beating!

Having eaten at Cal Grill, very good food, certainly a different price point than the Wave, I couldn't tell you what I ate there 5 years ago either. What truly stands out to me with Disney dining, the bad service, the poor food. Those I do remember and I don't frequent them anymore.

 

[gillep]

We just ate at The Wave most recently in April. It is a nice restaurant near the MK so you can take a break there and then easily walk back to the park which is attractive for us since we aren't huge fans of the food in MK. The atmosphere is OK, nothing special but fine, I did find that our table was really close to the two next to it, I could hear all of their conversations without trying. We had a pretty early reservation (before 6) but they were already running really behind so we weren't seated for a while. We both enjoyed the bread, and my cocktail was really good (the Forever Young). My husband got the grilled beef tenderloin and he really liked it, it was cooked perfectly, well seasoned, and the red wine reduction was really good, he would absolutely get this again. I got the spring chicken which was good but not the best I have had, to be fair it was just chicken so I wasn't expecting anything fantastic and I would get it again. We got the creme brulee for dessert which was also good but also not the best I have ever had.

Overall, it was a nice break from the park and a solid meal, we would return, but it certainly isn't a must do for us (at least for dinner). I think it is likely a good restaurant for a group as there are a lot of familiar options on the menu.

 

[Arielfan98]

I haven't eaten there recently, but it was always okay for my family. Good, decent food and good waitstaff. It's ideal for a relaxing break from MK.

 

[2hapykdz]

Used to be a go to. Excellent food...excellent service. Portions did get a little smaller and prices did get a little higher! Still recommend!!!

 

[bumbershoot]

Delicious food and great service.

Last time I was there for brunch the initial service was slow, but there were apologies, improvement, and a very reasonable explanation.

 

[jerseygal]

All good to hear, never dined there before. Looking forward to our ADR here for dinner in October!

 

[carlymcqueen]

I really liked it! We had been up traveling since 5am and did an entire day in AK too, so it was nice to come back to the contemporary for the night and eat there. It's a very relaxed atmosphere, not as bustling as park restaurants can be. I got mac and cheese because I'm an adult child, but I enjoyed it nevertheless!

 

[Jennasis]

We love it.

 

[BEASLYBOO]

We love it.

and there you are, I write an epiphany.....

 

[indyannamom]

It's DH's fav breakfast buffet. It's good food, still has the kid friendly items and the food quality to me is much higher. I will say they're not usually super swamped...our trip in January we were a last minute table for breakfast on what was coincidentally the day the runDisney guests started arriving. the Wave was slammed with last minute guests...everyone on staff appeared to be trying, but it was obvious they were in a little over their heads and not used to it.