While reading these reviews, please remember that my experiences may not be yours. We tried some restaurants that had been getting poor reviews, and loved them, and vice versa. If there are any specific questions, please feel free to ask.
Based on :
A = excellent
B= good
C = so-so
D = poor experience, wouldn't return
Table Service restaurants:
Spoodles = A
What a pleasant surprise! We have been DVC members at the BWVs since 1999, and this was our first trip to Spoodles. It will not be our last.
Coral Reef = A
Coral Reef wins our blue ribbon for this trip. The food was excellent, atmosphere was hard to beat and the customized menus and diver with the sign for my sons was the icing on the cake. Coral Reef has become a must do on our dining list.
Ohana = A
Great food, outstanding service, fun entertainment and contrary to many reports I had read prior to our trip, we had a very calm, slow paced meal at Ohana. We never felt rushed and were not brought all of our food at once. Ohana has also earned a spot on our must do list.
Raglan Road = D
Loved the atmosphere and eventually liked the food. I say eventually as it took 1 and 1/2 hours to get our food. Our server was so embaressed by the backed up kitchen that he opted not to check on us, and we had to track him down through another server. Again, the food was good, but not good enough for that type of wait.
Donald's Breakfastosaurus = B
Good food, quick, but cute character interaction, great way to start off the day at Animal Kingdom and get to Everest really fast at opening.
Bomas- dinner = B
Great variety of food, good atmosphere, and attentive server.
Crystal Palace- dinner = B
Ate here on MNSSHP. Lots of fun for the kids, good food, nice atmosphere.
Bomas - breakfast = B
Ate here on departure day. I was pretty sick of food by this point, but the buffet here is very impressive and tasty. Excellent service as well.
Beaches and Cream - paid OOP = A
No Way Jose sundae, need I say more
Counter Service:
Electric Umbrella = C
Cosmic Rays = B
counterservice at The Land = B
Pizza Planet = C
McDonald's Stand at EPCOT = B
Best use of a single counter service credit. Nine mcnuggets, large fry, large drink and a McFlurry.
Donald's (lunch) = B
Happy Meals for the kids - they were thrilled!
Mara = B
Earl of Sandwich = D
Earl was one of our favorites on the last trip, but we must have hit it on an off day. Half of our order was wrong, and the sandwiches just didn't taste the same this time.
Now to be fair, the restaurants at the end of each list came at the last quarter of our trip, and I was completely "fooded- out." Had they been at the beginning of the trip they may have scored a bit higher. We didn't use several counter service credits, as we were just not hungry.
Overall, we had very pleasant dining experiences.
Based on :
A = excellent
B= good
C = so-so
D = poor experience, wouldn't return
Table Service restaurants:
Spoodles = A
What a pleasant surprise! We have been DVC members at the BWVs since 1999, and this was our first trip to Spoodles. It will not be our last.
Coral Reef = A
Coral Reef wins our blue ribbon for this trip. The food was excellent, atmosphere was hard to beat and the customized menus and diver with the sign for my sons was the icing on the cake. Coral Reef has become a must do on our dining list.
Ohana = A
Great food, outstanding service, fun entertainment and contrary to many reports I had read prior to our trip, we had a very calm, slow paced meal at Ohana. We never felt rushed and were not brought all of our food at once. Ohana has also earned a spot on our must do list.
Raglan Road = D
Loved the atmosphere and eventually liked the food. I say eventually as it took 1 and 1/2 hours to get our food. Our server was so embaressed by the backed up kitchen that he opted not to check on us, and we had to track him down through another server. Again, the food was good, but not good enough for that type of wait.
Donald's Breakfastosaurus = B
Good food, quick, but cute character interaction, great way to start off the day at Animal Kingdom and get to Everest really fast at opening.
Bomas- dinner = B
Great variety of food, good atmosphere, and attentive server.
Crystal Palace- dinner = B
Ate here on MNSSHP. Lots of fun for the kids, good food, nice atmosphere.
Bomas - breakfast = B
Ate here on departure day. I was pretty sick of food by this point, but the buffet here is very impressive and tasty. Excellent service as well.
Beaches and Cream - paid OOP = A
No Way Jose sundae, need I say more
Counter Service:
Electric Umbrella = C
Cosmic Rays = B
counterservice at The Land = B
Pizza Planet = C
McDonald's Stand at EPCOT = B
Best use of a single counter service credit. Nine mcnuggets, large fry, large drink and a McFlurry.
Donald's (lunch) = B
Happy Meals for the kids - they were thrilled!
Mara = B
Earl of Sandwich = D
Earl was one of our favorites on the last trip, but we must have hit it on an off day. Half of our order was wrong, and the sandwiches just didn't taste the same this time.
Now to be fair, the restaurants at the end of each list came at the last quarter of our trip, and I was completely "fooded- out." Had they been at the beginning of the trip they may have scored a bit higher. We didn't use several counter service credits, as we were just not hungry.
Overall, we had very pleasant dining experiences.
