Tell Me About Kouzzina's at the BW

[Tyme4wdw]

We're thinking of making an ADR for Kouzzina's. Please tell me everything and anything about this restaurant as it will be a new one for us to try! What's the best meal? What did you not care for and why?

 

[Pakey]

I've eaten at all but 5 TS at WDW and there are 3 that I really loathe. Kouizzina is one of those 3.

The night we dined here, we were seated 40 minutes past our ADR. The place was noisy. My entree was served ice cold when it should not have been. Service was so slow that by the time server came back and I could tell him about my inedible entree, the others in my party were finished eating.

We are in no hurry to return.

 

[clc053103]

We also had a horrible experience and would not go back. Find it hard to believe Cat Cora puts her name on Kouzzina.

Here's what we liked: can't really think of a thing.
Here's what we didn't like: Terrible, slow, absentminded servers. Pushing Cat's own vineyard's wine, which isn't cheap. Portions were tiny. Waiter served steaks to the wrong parties (one well, one medium rare) and refused to fix it (we didn't figure it out till we each took a bite- and just like the prior poster, everyone else was already done their tiny portions by the time the waiter reappeared). took forever just to get the check so we could leave.

 

[june@imsarc.com]

Love Cat Cora and Greek food. Totally disappointed with this place.

Food average at best. Some of the same menu items as Spoodles, EXACTLY the same! Waiter told us stuffed grape leaves were shipped in, not handmade at the restaurant--very disappointing--couldn't wait to have Cat's version of my favorite thing!

 

[catsaneda]

Kouzinna's was a hit and a miss with us last year when we tried it for breakfast. I loved it, my daughter (27) thought it was meh, my DSis hated it. What can I say? I had the waffle w/ marscapone, honey and pecans and it was devine. DD had the turkey and sweet potato hash and she thought itwas just barely ok. My DSis had 2 eggs, bacon, and toast and she sent it back for the bacon. When they got the bacon right everything else was cold. And the service wasn't great.

 

[Jaybrad]

We stayed at Boardwalk in December, we tried Kouzinna's two times. I would not recommend it at all.

 

[runner_princess]

DH and I ate there in October. It was good - not great, but good. Our server was not at all attentive, though the ones waiting on other tables seemed to do a better job. The only truly special item: the fried-donut dessert was amazing.

 

[B-Ride]

We ate there last August and it was the only disappointing meal of our trip. Three people in our party made the mistake of getting the Fisherman's Stew which was salted to the point of being almost inedible. I enjoyed my entree but was very disappointed with my dessert. It was noisy and nothing spectacular and we will not return.

 

[photobob]

Sounds like a good place to miss.

 

[DisneyFamily123]

Where else do you like to eat? Need some dinner options at the Boardwalk resorts. I was hoping Kouzinna would be a good dinner option one night. On Dining Plan. Loved Flying Fish, could eat there every night! Planning to try Yachtsman, maybe Captains Grille. ESPN Zone and Big River Grille don't get great reviews either. Thought about Cape May Cafe for dinner but the menu seems limited - although we like seafood.

 

[JLS]

Thanks for the comments here. I also LOVE Greek food and had been really excited about this place based on the menu, but I have heard almost universally horrible reviews, here and elsewhere. I think we will skip it! Plenty of other good places to eat.

 

[TheRustyScupper]

Our Ratings of Kouzzina: (rev 3/5/11)
. . . food price value: C
. . . food quality: C-
. . . food quantity per serving: B
. . . food prep speed: B
. . . food selection: C
. . . seating quantity: B
. . . seating comfort: C
. . . eatery atmosphere: D-
. . . eatery convenience: C
. . . staff friendliness: B
. . . staff helpfulness: D
. . . character interaction: n/a

NOTE: The food, although named "Greek" resembled Greek in
name only. Very, very Americanized. My $32-steak was dry and her
$27-lamb was overcooked. Both had to be sent back to the kitchen.
The daughter had the sampler. Pretty small, 6-7 bites for the three
items. Poor room design makes for terrible accoustics, making it
one of the noisest eateries in WDW - worse then Chef Mickeys on
a bad day. As many people have offered, the service is VERY
spotty. We waited 19-minutes to see the waiter AFTER being
seated (5:54pm-6:13pm). Family bought me one of the a 6" podium
Sara Lee frozen birthday cakes - surprisingly it was quite yummy!

(I guess when you get to be a famous chef, you don't care about your
restaurant, as long as the bucks flow in - or it seems that way.)

 

[Betsyp]

I was going to keep my ADR, but in the end I decided that there were just too many mixed/poor reviews for me to justify it. Would I have liked it? Maybe, I just had a bad gut feeling in my stomach. I really wanted to have another dinner at Epcot WS, so even though I can get Italian anytime I want in NY, I made an ADR for Tutto Italia.

 

[Tyme4wdw]

Hmmm, looks like we should definitely rethink this. Thank you sooooo much for the reviews!

 

[MamaPotts]

I'll be the lone voice of dissent here. We've eaten at Kouzzina several times, mainly for dinner but once for breakfast. We have never been disappointed. I don't as a rule eat red meat but I do love fish.

Our first visit both I and my DS had the fish stew. It was amazing and our service was great.

Second time was for breakfast. My DS and I both had the sweet potato and turkey hash which we both liked a lot. A friend had the waffle... looked yummy and he reported it was as good as it looked (and this is a kid who eats great food every day as his mom is an amazing cook).

Third time we went with friends and were a large group. None of us were disappointed. That night two of us had the fresh whole fish ... our server even deboned and fileted it for a younger member of our party. Also on the table that night were the sampler, the calamari, the stuffed grape leaf (definitely different than what I get here locally), the Greek salad, the fish as mentioned above, the the pork tenderloin, the steak, and the pastitsio which I will give you is not terribly traditional in presentation. My son decided that he wanted the lamb burger but when it arrived, the harissa made it far too spicy for him to eat. It was quickly replaced without question with the fish stew (his choice). Their sides are very good as well, and I can personally recommend the smashed potatoes and the greens. The loukoumades were yummy but the baklava also wasn't up to the level of what I can buy here locally (but was much better than the stuff they serve over in Epcot's Morocco). I don't remember much about the service except that it must have been good... more focused that visit on visiting with our friends.

We've been back one other time and by the time we went I had adopted a vegan diet... had no problem getting a fabulous meal.

I guess I don't run with the crowd. I really like Kouzzina but would rather go just about anywhere in the world than Le Cellier or Chef Mickey's. Fine with me... more room for y'all at your favorite places and more room for me at mine.

 

[disneydeb1224]

Went to Kouzzina last July and loved it!!!! Cannot wait to go back!!!

 

[Pugmalion1]

I don't understand all of the hate for this place. We've been there three times, twice for breakfast (which is excellent) and once for dinner, which was very good. At 1 TS prices, it's one of the better values on property, too.

For dinner, I had the whole fish (a type of snapper), and found it to be perfectly cooked and full of pleasant Mediterranean flavor. My girlfriend had the patsitsio, and she still raves about it to this day. For breakfast, I really enjoyed the Stacked Kouzzina Breakfast, which consists of kalamata olive toast, two poached eggs served over sweet potato hash and a choose of meat side. It's one of the better breakfast items available at a sit-down restaurant in all of WDW.

The place is definitely noisy, but this is by design. It's an open kitchen and the dining area has no walls. I also can't speak of bad service. The only gripe I have about our wait staff on any of our trips was that one of our servers was a bit too quiet for the bustling atmosphere.

 

[bunkkinsmom]

We ate at Kouzzina in January and it was one of the top meals of the trip. As a matter of fact, I had dinner with the inlaws tonight and we spoke of how we wished we were having the sampler trio instead of our chicken and rice!

We will be back next trip for sure!

 

[SCDizneyDawn]

We have eaten at Kouzzina twice, once for Christmas Eve and the second time March 4th. We have had GREAT meals both times. The Chrismas eve trip we shared the Kouzzina Sampler for App, I had the Fisherman's Stew and DH had the Kouzzina Trio for his meal. EVERYTHING was awesome!
Second trip was with my parents. We shared the Kouzzina Spreads (all 6) and LOVED them all! For entree's: I again had the Fisherman's Stew. I feel this is one of my favorite meals of all Disney restaurants and we live here, eat at Disney on a regular basis! Dh got the Greek Style Lasagna as it was his favorite from the trio and my father had the Lamb shank. All were excellent. My mom shared from our plates and got a bowl of soup- Fasolada, which she also loved!
We love this place so much we have reservations for our next two stays on grounds, in May and June (for my B-day weekend!)
Hope this gets more consistent, as when it is on, it is the best, but apparently they are not always ON!

 

[Tyme4wdw]

Hmmmm, maybe we should try it after all.....

Thank you soooo much for all of the reviews!