So much Disney food is terrible

[Eastern]

And what makes it all weird is how excessively concerned the cast members are with portion sizes. It must be that their training and management is so severe about the need to control the portion sizes. It's ridiculous and rather creepy. Let chefs and servers take pride in their work. But no, I literally saw one cast member remove a single green bean (yes, 1 green bean, I kid you not) from a plate because she thought it was over the portion size allotment. Insane.

I got the trio platter at CHH recently to split with someone. I saw it slide across the counter in the kitchen to a worker who proceeded to rearrange all the components in the dish. It was like she was trying to make it look better/bigger than it was. 1 small chicken tender 1 small piece of fish, maybe 3 shrimp? She literally touched every piece of food to move it around. I was horrified and fascinated at the same time. I was tired so I just ate it without commenting, but it wasn't as good (low quality chicken, small pieces of food) as in the past. Made me wince remembering it.

 

[VandVsmama]

Maybe instead the topic is one of "The type of food I want to eat is not available at the price I want at the WDW resort I'm staying at." In the case of our family, my DH is the BIGGEST whiner/complainer about this.

For example, for cost & budget reasons, we've always stayed at Value resorts (ASM 1x, Pop 2x, AoA 1x) & we stayed ONE night one time at AKL. When we stayed at Pop & AoA, the Skyliner was available, so we'd stop a couple of times to eat at Primo Piatto at the Riviera.

Then the rest of the trip, my DH would whine to almost every QS restaurant CM he saw about how come all of the WDW QS restaurants don't have food on the level of Primo Piatto. Like seriously, he wanted Primo Piatto food to be available at the All Star resorts' cafeteria/food court. Give me a break. Like, get a grip, DH.

So, for example, if your preferred breakfast food while on a WDW vacation is a McDonald's breakfast sandwich, then stay at an All Star resort and walk to McD's every morning. If having Primo Piatto for breakfast will make or break your trip, then you should stay at the Riviera.

OR...INSTEAD...you could switch your point of view, change up your frame of reference and look at it all as an adventure. Ok, so breakfast wasn't anything to write home about, but you know what? We're going to have an early dinner at Geyser Point on our MK day and eat a lovely & relaxing meal in a beautiful setting and we get to rest our feet and watch the world go by while taking a break from the theme park madness.

Or instead of "I'm frustrated that Caribbean Beach doesn't have McDonald's sausage egg McMuffins," it could be "We ate some light/small stuff we brought w/us in the room for breakfast and we're going to have an awesome meal at Sebastian's at the end of our afternoon park break before we head back to Hollywood Studios for the rest of the night."

Or if having McDonald's every day on vacation is a requirement, then rent a car and go through the drive-thru before you then drive to the theme park.

Or instead of a view of "We tried all of these food booths at Epcot and we didn't like everything we purchased," I'd look at it like "We got to try a bunch of different foods from all around the world. Basically went on a multicultural culinary tour on our Epcot day. There were some hits & misses, but we had a great time and it was a fun adventure."

A bad day at a Disney park is a heck of a lot better than a good day at work. The glass is half full, not half empty.

 

[Chili327]

Wow, so many options and suggestions in these 16 pages. lol

Anyone want to add their opinion to the polls i have going?
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[nickster91]

I was horrified and fascinated at the same time.

 

[Brob2132]

Learned early in this thread people aren’t looking for reasonable thoughts/suggestions. I’d recommend giving up to those still trying.

 

[DisneyDillyDally]

I still think so much Disney food is Terrible.

Merry Christmas to whoever resurrected this post!

 

[man-from-nantucket]

I wouldn't go to BOG even if it was free. The food is bad quality wise.

This. BOG is essentially college caf (and bad college caf). I gotta completely disagree with Chicago. When I go to WDW, I’m happy to punch high for a good meal, but they are so hard to find on property. Worse, inconsistent. Space 220 is the case study of great to awful. My most recent success was Flying Fish.

 

[DisneyDillyDally]

Maybe instead the topic is one of "The type of food I want to eat is not available at the price I want at the WDW resort I'm staying at." In the case of our family, my DH is the BIGGEST whiner/complainer about this.

For example, for cost & budget reasons, we've always stayed at Value resorts (ASM 1x, Pop 2x, AoA 1x) & we stayed ONE night one time at AKL. When we stayed at Pop & AoA, the Skyliner was available, so we'd stop a couple of times to eat at Primo Piatto at the Riviera.

Then the rest of the trip, my DH would whine to almost every QS restaurant CM he saw about how come all of the WDW QS restaurants don't have food on the level of Primo Piatto. Like seriously, he wanted Primo Piatto food to be available at the All Star resorts' cafeteria/food court. Give me a break. Like, get a grip, DH.

So, for example, if your preferred breakfast food while on a WDW vacation is a McDonald's breakfast sandwich, then stay at an All Star resort and walk to McD's every morning. If having Primo Piatto for breakfast will make or break your trip, then you should stay at the Riviera.

OR...INSTEAD...you could switch your point of view, change up your frame of reference and look at it all as an adventure. Ok, so breakfast wasn't anything to write home about, but you know what? We're going to have an early dinner at Geyser Point on our MK day and eat a lovely & relaxing meal in a beautiful setting and we get to rest our feet and watch the world go by while taking a break from the theme park madness.

Or instead of "I'm frustrated that Caribbean Beach doesn't have McDonald's sausage egg McMuffins," it could be "We ate some light/small stuff we brought w/us in the room for breakfast and we're going to have an awesome meal at Sebastian's at the end of our afternoon park break before we head back to Hollywood Studios for the rest of the night."

Or if having McDonald's every day on vacation is a requirement, then rent a car and go through the drive-thru before you then drive to the theme park.

Or instead of a view of "We tried all of these food booths at Epcot and we didn't like everything we purchased," I'd look at it like "We got to try a bunch of different foods from all around the world. Basically went on a multicultural culinary tour on our Epcot day. There were some hits & misses, but we had a great time and it was a fun adventure."

A bad day at a Disney park is a heck of a lot better than a good day at work. The glass is half full, not half empty.

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[DisneyDillyDally]

The OP posting this after a stay at the Poly and nothing there being good made me giggle a bit - we bought DVC while staying at the Poly in large part because of a stay there were we were SO IMPRESSED with the food.

Meanwhile their jam is Mcdonalds, which none of us eat. So it makes sense we have completely different tastes. We're also a food allergy and selective eater family, the Poly actually fed all of us in multiple locations (as in we could all eat at the same place, and there were multiple places that accomplished this) - which is not normal for my family.

WDW is always hit or miss, a good or bad trip doesn't predict how the next will be, and it always costs too much, but by the time you figure in time to travel or doordash fees/tips usually is less costly than that.

yes, I eat McDonalds for every meal. It’s true. And 85% of the US pop eats at McDs every year, but none of those people are in this thread…

 

[DisneyDillyDally]

2. Mass prepared theme park food that is simultaneously available at dozens of places at the same time probably should alert the eater that they aren't getting individually prepared gourmet breakfast food with a pinch of this and splash of that. Further, comparing said food to McDonald's (drop in fryer food and the like) indicates a probably less than fully rounded eater with the sophisticated pallet requiring a rinse between courses.

Your snobbish assumptions would hit harder if you spelled palate correctly.

 

[DisneyDillyDally]

All of the food I have had at the Polynesian was bad..... However I really like tusker house in AK, Sanna in AKL, and I really love Cinderella's Royal table but for that price it was a one and done.

We like Sanaa too. Also agree that Tusker house is better than many other options.

 

[chicagodisneyguy]

Your snobbish assumptions would hit harder if you spelled palate correctly.

If I had a dollar for everytime someone on the internet attempted to sound cleaver by correcting my poor spelling....instead of actual making an intelligent rebuttal....I'd have a "palate" of dollar bills.

 

[DisneyDillyDally]

If I had a dollar for everytime someone on the internet tried to sound cleaver by correcting my poor spelling....instead of actual making an intelligent rebuttal....I'd have a "palate" of dollar bills.

Why would you expect someone to offer an intelligent rebuttal when you insult them?

 

[eandt]

Spent a week at WDW 3w ago and then again this past weekend. Are the whiners eating at the same restaurants I am? Narcoosee's Friday was amazing! The worst meal weve had was Yak and Yeti.....and it wasn't bad....it was just a let down considering everyone here seems to love it. I'm a Tiffins guy but figured I'd try it again after many years.

I think all these dining threads basically come down to two things ......money and lack of the concept of supply and demand. That's as politely as I can say what I think

Not a whiner at all but I think most Disney restaurants and ‘signature’ items that folks toot like Tonga toast and zebra domes are at best mediocre, certainly no better than what I can get in my little podunk town … narcoosee is an exception

 

[mistysue]

yes, I eat McDonalds for every meal. It’s true. And 85% of the US pop eats at McDs every year, but none of those people are in this thread…

Yes- and I'm not picking on you for eating it. We really only don't eat it because I seriously can't have dairy and have to have very low gluten, so it's a bad match. I probably eat lots of things you would turn up your nose at and that's cool. In my mind it made it make sense why our responses to Poly food were so different, we just eat different things.

 

[DisneyDillyDally]

Yes- and I'm not picking on you for eating it. We really only don't eat it because I seriously can't have dairy and have to have very low gluten, so it's a bad match. I probably eat lots of things you would turn up your nose at and that's cool. In my mind it made it make sense why our responses to Poly food were so different, we just eat different things.

Oops! Sorry - misread your tone.

 

[chicagodisneyguy]

Not a whiner at all but I think most Disney restaurants and ‘signature’ items that folks toot like Tonga toast and zebra domes are at best mediocre, certainly no better than what I can get in my little podunk town … narcoosee is an exception

I agree that tons of Disney food get insane amounts of hype and then doesn't quite live up to expectations. But the title of the thread is "so much of the food at Disney is terrible"...which I just don't agree with.

I continue to think price/value is a much bigger source of contention compared to the actual quality of the food.

 

[mistysue]

Oops! Sorry - misread your tone.

I don't blame you, I know others were sort of defensive about it. These conversations get weird easily.

 

[japanese maple]

We had pretty good food this trip - Amare, Brown Derby and Trattoria (breakfast) were stand-outs, very good.

Only places we didn't particularly like were Whispering Canyon - everything was just dry. Maybe a bad night.

And then had our first kind of bad experience at La Hacienda, which I'm disappointed about because normally we love it.

First, out of their control really, the two-top we were seated at was just kind of in an aisle. It was so awkward.

Then I ordered an iced tea and asked for lemon and the waiter said they don't carry lemons there. Okay.

Then I was asked twice what my allergies are (avocado) and we ordered a dish, confirmed with the waiter it has no avocados (not in the menu description either) and when he put the plate down, there were sliced avocados all over it. It was an appetizer we were sharing, so I just didn't eat any. I had another appetizer and it was good.
No, I didn't say anything because my husband ate it anyways and then I was hot (temp not anger) and just wanted to get outside!

And if we go back, I'm booking a table for 4 and bringing lemons.

 

[bobgobblin15]

We are here now after not visiting for a few years and we can honestly say the food has gone down hill. The only one we have truly enjoyed so far has been Crystal Palace. We did not enjoy Boma, Sanaa, definitely not Chef de France. I ordered the salmon there and I understand most chefs cook salmon to about medium, However, this was just too way undercooked for us, definitely not cooked enough to kill the pathogens that live in salmon. It was just way too busy to even try to send it back.