My wife and I just returned from a 7 day, 6 night visit to WDW last night. We stayed at POFQ with the free dining plan. As a tool for this review, use the ratings ledger below:
1 = Poor
2 = Fair
3 = Good
4 = Very Good
5 = Excellent
Disney Magical Express
Service - 5
We arrived at MCO at 10:15AM, checked into POFQ and were walking into the Magic Kingdom by noon,... enough said. Oh yeah,... the luggage was in our room upon our return later that night.
Return service was on time.
POFQ Resort
Room - 5
Nice size and very clean
Mousekeeping - 5
Room was always immaculate and well supplied with towels, toiletries, etc.
Check-in - 5
Took 5 minutes and CM was very pleasant and thorough
Food Court - 3
Average fare,... no better or worse than the Theme Park food.
Bus Service - 5
Waited no longer than 5 minutes,... no kidding!
Food Plan
Concourse Steakhouse - 3
Food was very good but the noise from Chef Mickey's and lack of ambiance brings the rating down from an otherwise 3.5
Mama Melrose - 1.5
The food here is just not good. Olive Garden would rate a 5 if compared to this place. The service raises the rating from an otherwise 1.
Wolfgang Puck Cafe - 3.5
Food and service worthy of this rating. Killer carrot cake!
California Grille - 5+
Undoubtedly the finest dining experience we had. Our waitress, Gail, made recommendations with our choices and she was right on. The BEST sushi we have EVER had! Absolutely worth it in every way imaginable. Extra tip given was well deserved.
Mitsukoshi Teppanyaki - 2
Nice show by the chef but the service was inconsistent and portions were skimpy.
Shows/Rides/Attractions
Cinderellabration - 2.5
Nice for the under 12 crowd but that's about it. Too corny for me.
Mickey's PhilharMagic - 4
Nice show but if Walt were alive he could have made it a 5 rating. Very good but just didn't knock my socks off.
Stitche's Great Escape - 1.5
Cute but no real substance.
Soarin' - 4
Cool experience but I have no idea why one needs to ride this more than twice.
Fantasmic! - 5
A must see! Just wish they had a little padding on those bleacher seats! Walt would be proud of this.
Share a Dream Come True Parade - 3
Budget for the afternoon parades must be tight because they just aren't as elaborate as they used to be. I cracked a smile but that's about it.
So You Want To Be a Millionaire! - 4
Not a ride but I placed in the top 10 after our game so it's worthy of mentioning here.
Went on just about every other ride and they were awesome as usual. Just mentioned some of the newer biggies above. By the way,... almost all rides were walk-on meaning less than a 5 minute wait.
10th Annual Food and Wine Festival
So much food, wine, beer. What a blast!
Open to answer any questions!
1 = Poor
2 = Fair
3 = Good
4 = Very Good
5 = Excellent
Disney Magical Express
Service - 5
We arrived at MCO at 10:15AM, checked into POFQ and were walking into the Magic Kingdom by noon,... enough said. Oh yeah,... the luggage was in our room upon our return later that night.
Return service was on time.POFQ Resort
Room - 5
Nice size and very clean
Mousekeeping - 5
Room was always immaculate and well supplied with towels, toiletries, etc.
Check-in - 5
Took 5 minutes and CM was very pleasant and thorough
Food Court - 3
Average fare,... no better or worse than the Theme Park food.
Bus Service - 5
Waited no longer than 5 minutes,... no kidding!
Food Plan
Concourse Steakhouse - 3
Food was very good but the noise from Chef Mickey's and lack of ambiance brings the rating down from an otherwise 3.5
Mama Melrose - 1.5
The food here is just not good. Olive Garden would rate a 5 if compared to this place. The service raises the rating from an otherwise 1.
Wolfgang Puck Cafe - 3.5
Food and service worthy of this rating. Killer carrot cake!
California Grille - 5+
Undoubtedly the finest dining experience we had. Our waitress, Gail, made recommendations with our choices and she was right on. The BEST sushi we have EVER had! Absolutely worth it in every way imaginable. Extra tip given was well deserved.
Mitsukoshi Teppanyaki - 2
Nice show by the chef but the service was inconsistent and portions were skimpy.
Shows/Rides/Attractions
Cinderellabration - 2.5
Nice for the under 12 crowd but that's about it. Too corny for me.
Mickey's PhilharMagic - 4
Nice show but if Walt were alive he could have made it a 5 rating. Very good but just didn't knock my socks off.
Stitche's Great Escape - 1.5
Cute but no real substance.
Soarin' - 4
Cool experience but I have no idea why one needs to ride this more than twice.
Fantasmic! - 5
A must see! Just wish they had a little padding on those bleacher seats! Walt would be proud of this.
Share a Dream Come True Parade - 3
Budget for the afternoon parades must be tight because they just aren't as elaborate as they used to be. I cracked a smile but that's about it.
So You Want To Be a Millionaire! - 4
Not a ride but I placed in the top 10 after our game so it's worthy of mentioning here.
Went on just about every other ride and they were awesome as usual. Just mentioned some of the newer biggies above. By the way,... almost all rides were walk-on meaning less than a 5 minute wait.
10th Annual Food and Wine Festival
So much food, wine, beer. What a blast!
Open to answer any questions!
