Eeyore1954
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Just a suggestion: If you're thinking of eating here, make a PS -- even in value season. We're glad we did. We ate lunch here last week (Nov. 10 - 17) and by noon the place was packed out with 45 - 55 min. waits for non-PS people. 
50's is a favorite/must-do of ours since we first stumbled onto it several years ago. Two words describe it best: comfort food. For baby-boomers it's a chance to relive part of childhood -- a meal in mom's kitchen, no elbows on the table, wash your hands, set the table, well... you know the drill and if you don't, you may not completely enjoy the schtick of this restaurant.
The menu is chock-full of good old-fashioned comfort food. Lunch and dinner menus are very similar as are the portions. The atmosphere is pure 1950's -- complete the clips from old B/W TV shows and knick-knacks all over.
DW and I started with the chicken noodle soup and 50's has never failed to please with it. It comes in a big bowl and is piping hot. Ours was delivered by Cousin Robert (who had a hilarious routine going on with Aunt Lydia in the next "kitchen") while still steaming hot. The egg noodles are big and tender. There is no searching for chicken in this soup -- 50's doesn't skimp on meat. The soup is also loaded with hunks of carrot, celery and plenty of onion pieces. The broth is rich and full of flavor. The seasoning is nearly perfect -- all we added was some pepper to suit our taste. BTW, the veggies are cooked perfectly (i.e., they don't turn into mush when you chew!).
DW ordered the pot roast for her entree and I was going through meatloaf withdrawal. Honestly, 50's is about the only restaurant where I would even dare order meatloaf.
The pot roast is a delight -- fork-tender, it practically falls apart on the plate. DW said it was juicy with a very robust flavor. Sides included the mashed potatoes and green beans.
The meatloaf was wonderful. Like an old family recipe, it's a blend of beef and pork with plenty of seasonings and just the right amount of egg and onion. It has the littlest bit of a "kick" to it and the tomato "glaze" (my taste buds said "Heinz" from a bottle!) was a nice touch. They used to pour on a mushroom-type gravy, but that has passed thankfully. The meatloaf was just a touch dry this time, but still quite good. Portions were more than generous.
The mashed potatoes are very good, but I could do without their gravy. It's sort of a thin, brownish-grey lifeless watery -- well, you get the picture. It adds nothing to the potato and to me tasted like it was from a can. I could be wrong, but it's not one of 50's strong points.
Veggies: Love their green beans. 50's doesn't cook the beans to death, leaving you with wilted, limp, barely green beans. These appear to be steamed, because they are crunchy, vibrantly green and full of taste.
Be sure to clean your plate!!
Dessert: We got sundaes for dessert and like everything else they were very good and quite large. (When will I learn not to try to eat 2 Disney meals in one day!!)
Presentation: I like 50's style which is very much like mom did. Everything is clean and separated; portions are very generous, and there are little touches that show some personal attention (like the rosemary spring on the meatloaf or the carefully placed parsley on the pot roast. The plates are large to accommodate the food. I also like the thick napkins -- a nice touch that should be copied throughout Disney. (I hate some of the toilet-paper-thin napkins some places use.)
Atmosphere: A+ (Aunt Lydia was a hoot -- sometimes a little loud, but always, always funny. Her banter with Robert had everyone in ear-shot in stitches!)
Service: A (Robert was right on top of things without appearing to hang over us.)
Food: B+ (Please change the gravy, guys -- you can do better. Also the food needs to be hot when served; never, never let it just sit and try to warm it under a lamp. Doesn't work - never has - never will. And diners can tell the difference!)
50's is a favorite/must-do of ours since we first stumbled onto it several years ago. Two words describe it best: comfort food. For baby-boomers it's a chance to relive part of childhood -- a meal in mom's kitchen, no elbows on the table, wash your hands, set the table, well... you know the drill and if you don't, you may not completely enjoy the schtick of this restaurant.
The menu is chock-full of good old-fashioned comfort food. Lunch and dinner menus are very similar as are the portions. The atmosphere is pure 1950's -- complete the clips from old B/W TV shows and knick-knacks all over.
DW and I started with the chicken noodle soup and 50's has never failed to please with it. It comes in a big bowl and is piping hot. Ours was delivered by Cousin Robert (who had a hilarious routine going on with Aunt Lydia in the next "kitchen") while still steaming hot. The egg noodles are big and tender. There is no searching for chicken in this soup -- 50's doesn't skimp on meat. The soup is also loaded with hunks of carrot, celery and plenty of onion pieces. The broth is rich and full of flavor. The seasoning is nearly perfect -- all we added was some pepper to suit our taste. BTW, the veggies are cooked perfectly (i.e., they don't turn into mush when you chew!).
DW ordered the pot roast for her entree and I was going through meatloaf withdrawal. Honestly, 50's is about the only restaurant where I would even dare order meatloaf.
The pot roast is a delight -- fork-tender, it practically falls apart on the plate. DW said it was juicy with a very robust flavor. Sides included the mashed potatoes and green beans.
The meatloaf was wonderful. Like an old family recipe, it's a blend of beef and pork with plenty of seasonings and just the right amount of egg and onion. It has the littlest bit of a "kick" to it and the tomato "glaze" (my taste buds said "Heinz" from a bottle!) was a nice touch. They used to pour on a mushroom-type gravy, but that has passed thankfully. The meatloaf was just a touch dry this time, but still quite good. Portions were more than generous.
The mashed potatoes are very good, but I could do without their gravy. It's sort of a thin, brownish-grey lifeless watery -- well, you get the picture. It adds nothing to the potato and to me tasted like it was from a can. I could be wrong, but it's not one of 50's strong points.
Veggies: Love their green beans. 50's doesn't cook the beans to death, leaving you with wilted, limp, barely green beans. These appear to be steamed, because they are crunchy, vibrantly green and full of taste.
Be sure to clean your plate!!
Dessert: We got sundaes for dessert and like everything else they were very good and quite large. (When will I learn not to try to eat 2 Disney meals in one day!!)
Presentation: I like 50's style which is very much like mom did. Everything is clean and separated; portions are very generous, and there are little touches that show some personal attention (like the rosemary spring on the meatloaf or the carefully placed parsley on the pot roast. The plates are large to accommodate the food. I also like the thick napkins -- a nice touch that should be copied throughout Disney. (I hate some of the toilet-paper-thin napkins some places use.)
Atmosphere: A+ (Aunt Lydia was a hoot -- sometimes a little loud, but always, always funny. Her banter with Robert had everyone in ear-shot in stitches!)
Service: A (Robert was right on top of things without appearing to hang over us.)
Food: B+ (Please change the gravy, guys -- you can do better. Also the food needs to be hot when served; never, never let it just sit and try to warm it under a lamp. Doesn't work - never has - never will. And diners can tell the difference!)
Ketchup glaze on meatloaf is perfect theming. And if you try to put more ketchup on it, the server should complain "Whatsamatta?! You don't like my meatloaf?!"
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