Skipper Canteen still a walk up?

[HatboxHaint]

Can you still walk into Skipper Canteen?

 

[Pkltm]

They now take ADRs, but may still take walk ups, there are currently ADRs available for today.

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

You can make ADR's but you should still be able to get a walk up reservation.

I went on Saturday with an ADR at 5:45pm but we were so hungry , hot, and tired that we asked if we could sit in the empty waiting area until our ADR time.
Not only was that an option but they said they could easily take us in just a couple minutes so we ended up going in about 25 minutes prior to our ADR time and there were plenty of empty tables (good and bad depending on how you look at it).

We absolutely loved it there and will definitely go again!

 

[Disneypapa]

Do not know the answer to your question bout short notice reservations. I did not particularly enjoy our visit for dinner back in April at the Skipper Canteen, so I would suggest you just "skip" or keep on walking to somewhere different.

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

Do not know the answer to your question bout short notice reservations. I did not particularly enjoy our visit for dinner back in April at the Skipper Canteen, so I would suggest you just "skip" or keep on walking to somewhere different.

I was unsure about making an ADR there when they became available online due to reading very negative reviews from earlier this year but I went ahead and made an ADR for this past Saturday.
My sister and I absolutely loved the food and atmosphere and I have been hearing many other fantastic reviews about it as of late so my guess is that whatever the "issues" were a few months ago have been taken care of so you may want to give it a second chance sometime.

 

[HatboxHaint]

I was unsure about making an ADR there when they became available online due to reading very negative reviews from earlier this year but I went ahead and made an ADR for this past Saturday.
My sister and I absolutely loved the food and atmosphere and I have been hearing many other fantastic reviews about it as of late so my guess is that whatever the "issues" were a few months ago have been taken care of so you may want to give it a second chance sometime.

Thanks for the input!

 

[TheRustyScupper]

You can make ADR's but you should still be able to get a walk up reservation.

1) Skipper's isn't that great, so FREQUENTLY there are seats available for walk-ups.
2) The ability to usually walk-up for a meal (with the exception of Tuskers) is a sign of a weak eatery.
3) And, Skipper's falls into this category.
4) Let's face it, new eateries are usually jammed at WDW.

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

1) Skipper's isn't that great, so FREQUENTLY there are seats available for walk-ups.
2) The ability to usually walk-up for a meal (with the exception of Tuskers) is a sign of a weak eatery.
3) And, Skipper's falls into this category.
4) Let's face it, new eateries are usually jammed at WDW.

Fully and completely disagree here.

I at there on Saturday and the food was honestly some of the best I've had at WDW in a long time.
It's not your typical flavored food and that's probably why people shy away but its not overly exotic for my usually plain tastes.

I know that it has gotten a bad wrap but if you look at reviews from a couple different threads that have popped up in the last week most are nothing but positive.

I think it was not a very well advertised restaurant and being walk up only until late June or whenever it changed over did not help the situation.

I challenge you to go there next trip wheather you've already been or not and give it a try.

 

[SGMCO]

I was unsure about making an ADR there when they became available online due to reading very negative reviews from earlier this year but I went ahead and made an ADR for this past Saturday.
My sister and I absolutely loved the food and atmosphere and I have been hearing many other fantastic reviews about it as of late so my guess is that whatever the "issues" were a few months ago have been taken care of so you may want to give it a second chance sometime.

We will be eating there on Sunday and looking forward to it.
I Never listen to Negative reviews about any restaurant anymore, because I held back from eating at some that are now our Families favorites.
What did you get for your Entree's? thanks

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

We will be eating there on Sunday and looking forward to it.
I Never listen to Negative reviews about any restaurant anymore, because I held back from eating at some that are now our Families favorites.
What did you get for your Entree's? thanks

I know had I listened to some reviews I never would have gone to BOG or GG and they are two of my all time favorites.

I had Skip's beefy baked pasta (I THINK that was the name of it lol).
It was flavored very well and came with string beans that were also flavored vs plain.
My sister got the Dr. Fall's steak done medium. It came with some kind of fried potato bites.

We each had a bit of each other's main and side dish and both agreed that both were delicious!

I generally don't eat steak because its just always so iffy about how tender and moist it will turn out but I think that is what I'll get the next time I go.

 

[HatboxHaint]

Anyone know if they will still let you order kid's meals from the Liberty Tree Tavern menu?

 

[sleepydog25]

Fully and completely disagree here.

I at there on Saturday and the food was honestly some of the best I've had at WDW in a long time.
It's not your typical flavored food and that's probably why people shy away but its not overly exotic for my usually plain tastes.

I know that it has gotten a bad wrap but if you look at reviews from a couple different threads that have popped up in the last week most are nothing but positive.

I think it was not a very well advertised restaurant and being walk up only until late June or whenever it changed over did not help the situation.

I challenge you to go there next trip wheather you've already been or not and give it a try.

I fall somewhere between your take on Skipper and Scupper's. I agree the flavors, herbs, and spices are atypical of most WDW eateries, and that alone is reason enough to try the place. As you say, the food isn't overly exotic, and that's actually why we found the flavor profiles to be slightly lacking--not quite enough punch for our tastes. I do believe the early reviews (which were largely unkind) and the lack of ADRs when Skipper opened hurt business, and I'm not sure they've quite recovered. However, we found the overall experience a solid one, and it's worth checking out just to satisfy one's own curiosity.

 

[Bork]

We really enjoyed our lunch there. I think the location really hurts walk ups. The entrance is quite hidden and really easy to miss, even with CMs standing out front. You can't see the sign unless you are right on top of it. You have to go looking for it. Of course that doesn't explain the lack of ADRs. I'm sure the unusual food scares a lot of people off, especially when you have picky kids.

 

[loves to dive]

We really enjoyed our lunch there. I think the location really hurts walk ups. The entrance is quite hidden and really easy to miss, even with CMs standing out front. You can't see the sign unless you are right on top of it. You have to go looking for it. Of course that doesn't explain the lack of ADRs. I'm sure the unusual food scares a lot of people off, especially when you have picky kids.

I agree about not being able to see it, we were there in March and I knew I wanted to try it because everyone hated it and everyone hated the fact that you couldn't make ADRs. I'm a rebel and don't make no stinkin ADRs and go against popular opinion. We walked by it the first time trying to find it,then I had to pull it up on my park map in MDE and almost walked by the it the second time. We enjoyed it, we were there for an early lunch, around 11:45 and it was almost empty. My son (grown) and I shared an appetizer and an entre since we knew we had ADRs for tea at the GF later and would get way too full. Tea at the GF is my only exception to making ADRs in advance, if you don't ain't no way you are getting one the day of or even the week of. Otherwise, we make them the day of while walking around. It was perfect for us since we like different foods and MK was lacking a TS restaurant without characters.

 

[Anesthesia Fine]

We really enjoyed our lunch there. I think the location really hurts walk ups. The entrance is quite hidden and really easy to miss, even with CMs standing out front. You can't see the sign unless you are right on top of it. You have to go looking for it. Of course that doesn't explain the lack of ADRs. I'm sure the unusual food scares a lot of people off, especially when you have picky kids.

I agree about not being able to see it, we were there in March and I knew I wanted to try it because everyone hated it and everyone hated the fact that you couldn't make ADRs. I'm a rebel and don't make no stinkin ADRs and go against popular opinion. We walked by it the first time trying to find it,then I had to pull it up on my park map in MDE and almost walked by the it the second time. We enjoyed it, we were there for an early lunch, around 11:45 and it was almost empty.

We stumbled upon it by accident in March and tbh when I remembered that they weren't taking ADRs (at the time) it was a huge bonus. We were really pleased with being seated so quickly and with our meals. My middle one is really picky and my youngest is usually not (but was being fractious due to hunger, I think), and they both ended up happy.

I always tell people it's worth trying at least once, anyway. It's pretty nice inside.

 

[michelepa]

We loved Skippers both times we ate there last week for lunch and would def. go again.
In fact DD(12) was the one who asked to go the second time~ we did walk up then.

It is very expensive for lunch (we weren't on the dining plan).

We really enjoyed the Arepas both times for appetizer.

First lunch, we got the delicious sustainable fish and flavorful Tastes like Chicken. For dessert the Kungaloosh was excellent but we did not like the consistency of the Quick Sand but we don't really enjoy rice pudding so not sure why DD ordered it ~the sauce was good though so she ate most of it.

Second lunch, noodle bowl with chicken was huge and excellent. However, although tasty, I found the char siu pork had way to much fat in ratio to meat for $24. DD enjoyed the Schweitzer Slush drink.

A table next to us ordered the Whole Fried Fish and although it looked impressive they said it wasn't much meat and difficult to eat.

We requested the same waiter the second lunch Chris ~ he was excellent.

Place was only 1/3 filled both days.

 

[MinnieMSue]

We loved Skippers both times we ate there last week for lunch and would def. go again.
In fact DD(12) was the one who asked to go the second time~ we did walk up then.

It is very expensive for lunch (we weren't on the dining plan).

We really enjoyed the Arepas both times for appetizer.

First lunch, we got the delicious sustainable fish and flavorful Tastes like Chicken. For dessert the Kungaloosh was excellent but we did not like the consistency of the Quick Sand but we don't really enjoy rice pudding so not sure why DD ordered it ~the sauce was good though so she ate most of it.

Second lunch, noodle bowl with chicken was huge and excellent. However, although tasty, I found the char siu pork had way to much fat in ratio to meat for $24. DD enjoyed the Schweitzer Slush drink.

A table next to us ordered the Whole Fried Fish and although it looked impressive they said it wasn't much meat and difficult to eat.

We requested the same waiter the second lunch Chris ~ he was excellent.

Place was only 1/3 filled both days.

We had skipper Chris too and really liked him - he was very funny!