We went to the lucky nugget for the character tea in December 08. It was a nightmare queuing to get in with people pushing etc and as a result we were one of the last tables to be seated - near the door. The food was poor to say the least and the characters were concentrated around the dancefloor. I wouldn't let DD out of her seat (unlike others) and no characters came to us within the first 20 mins or so. So I went and had a quiet (but firm) word with one of the CM and then we got them all!! We had Baloo, Tigger, Eeyore, Pinocchio, Chip n Dale, Jessie and Mickey Mouse. When most people had left I was able to take DS (5 mths) down onto the dancefloor where Pinocchio and Jessie had came back in to and we spent a food few minutes playing peek a boo and trying to stop DS from chewing on Pinnochio's nose.
I would say that the characters were much better than at Plaza Gardens but i'd get there early to get a good seat - preferably on the dancefloor