Thanksgiving 2008 Meal Reviews Please!

[gregrmike1]

Our family and my in-laws are spending Thanksgiving 2009 in Disney World. Can everyone please provide recent reviews/opinions of Thanksgiving meals. Thank you in advance for the reviews and opinions.

 

[Tricia1972]

Bump - hopefully people are returning who were there last week.

 

[gregrmike1]

Bumping-Hoping to receive some 2008 Thanksgivig meal reviews. Thanks in advance for reviews and opinions.

 

[unique_name]

We had a reservation at Jiko for Thanksgiving, but my family wasn't too thrilled (I know, what can I tell you, I really wanted to try it) so I went to Guest Relations at the Boardwalk and got reservations at Le Cellier for Thanksgiving (THE family favorite) at 6:00PM - Wow! - so we cancelled Jiko.

They offered the regular menu with a special traditional Thanksgiving menu.

Well, 2 of us had the turkey dinner and I was told it was the best they ever had - good thing I'm not insulted easily . The traditional dinner was part of the "Happy Thanksgiving Menu" so it included the appetizer (we had cheese soup and spicy chicken and chipotle sausage - great but spicy), turkey dinner with mashed potatoes and stuffing, green beans, cranberry sauce, and the dessert (we chose maple crème brulee and Canadian chocolate moose). On the 2008 basic dining plan they offered ap, entree and dessert for certain menu items - no substitutions.

The rest of us had the filet which was fantastic and the NY strip, also great. I had my filet with the mushrooms but DS was able to get it without and substituted mashed potatoes for the risotto. We also had dessert with the dining plan. I had the special pumpkin crème brulee and it was wonderful. Our server Daniel (hope I can say that) was absolutely fantastic. As expected, the restaurant was filled but we never felt rushed.

We were very lucky to get a reservation here a few days before Thanksgiving. We were also lucky enough to get reservations at Le Cellier on Friday too for the CP Pkg, but we made those the first day those reservations were available. I would recommend calling as soon as you can with your choice. The restaurants fill up quickly.

Things may change in 2009, but I hope our experience helps. It is a great time to go!

 

[broberts]

We had ressies at CRT at 9:30. I thought that this would be a little late seeing as we had 3 young children in our party (8,7 and 5), but this was not the case. The girl (7) had a reservation at BBB at 6:45 and by the time she finished, we were able to walk down and watch Spectromagic. We then hung out for a little while, watched wishes and then went up to CRT. We checked in and were photographed and seated within 15 minutes. I debated on the traditional turkey dinner and then spotted the prime rib. It was excellent, cooked just right. After dinner we enjoyed seeing the Fairy Godmother and afterwards, made our way back to the hotel. It was a very good meal.


Hope this helps.

Brian

 

[momof3poohlovers]

We had dinner reservations for 4:05 PM at the Yachtsman Steakhouse. We were one of the first families seated and Pam was our server. She was excellent. Yachtsman had a pre-fixed menu with 5 dinners to choose from(I can't remember them all but I know that turkey was one as well as an 8 oz filet and I believe a 12 oz New York Strip, someone please correct me if I am wrong!). They also offered an appetizer which was some kind of beef inside a pastry crust(it was very good!) and you got your choice of caesar's salad or squash bisque. Their was only one dessert and that was a sampler platter with an apple pie looking dessert, a pumpkin ice cream dessert of some kind, and a tart size pecan pie. It was my birthday so we celebrated with a cake made by the Yachtsman bakery so we didn't eat too much of the dessert. Like I said earlier, the appetizer was great as well as the salad, no one in our group was brave enough to try the soup. The only issue we had was our dinner. For some unknown reason, it took forever to get our food. People who sat quite a while after us got their food first. By the time we got our food, everyone's was just barely warm. We all thought our dinners were good but we all agreed afterwards that we should have sent them back as they really were almost cold. The only hot item was my potatoes which I believe may have been the reason our dinners sat as I have a feeling they messed them up as I had requested potatoes au gratin instead of mashed potatoes. We will be at Disney again next Thanksgiving but I don't think we would eat here again due to the limited menu. The 2 in our group of 7 who ordered the Turkey dinner said it was very good but they wished it had been hot. Overall, the service was outstanding(we never let our server know about the food temperature so I place no blame on her) and the food was just ok. I would return to the Yachtsman again but just not on Thanksgiving.

 

[momof3poohlovers]

Our server Daniel (hope I can say that) was absolutely fantastic. As expected, the restaurant was filled but we never felt rushed.

We were very lucky to get a reservation here a few days before Thanksgiving. We were also lucky enough to get reservations at Le Cellier on Friday too for the CP Pkg, but we made those the first day those reservations were available. I would recommend calling as soon as you can with your choice. The restaurants fill up quickly.

We were at Le Cellier on Sat. night and Daniel was our server too! I agree, he was excellent!

 

[Lucky'sMom]

Please keep posting...we'll be there for Thanksgiving '09 too and am wondering where to eat. I was thinking of maybe using Thanksgiving as a non-park day, and dining at a resort (Boma?) but would appreciate any/all reviews.

 

[FSUSammy]

We had an early dinner at Captain's Grille at the Yacht Club. It was a traditional Turkey buffet dinner and it was very very yummy! Our ADR was for 5:20. We left our resort (POR) and hour before. Took the bus to DHS and then caught the boat to the Yacht Club. We ended up being 5 minutes late but had no problems getting in. There were a lot of empty tables too. Not sure if people made ADRs and didn't show up or what. I was so impressed with our meal that I'm seriously considering going back to eat there next Thanksgiving.

 

[PrincessV]

We're very non-traditional when it comes to holiday meals, so the fact that Nine Dragons was pretty much the only place we could get ressies was fine by us!

How was it? PHENOMENAL. Really, some of the best Chinese food I've had the pleasure to consume. I had the Vegetable Stir Fry with Tofu and everything was cooked to perfection. My mother had the Kung Pao Chicken and it, too, was delicious. My finicky 6yo even enjoyed his sweet-n-sour chicken.

And the service? Out of this world! So attentive and very personal.

We'll be back at Nine Dragons for many meals to come.

 

[gregrmike1]

Thank you for the reviews they are great. Anyone else with Thanksgiving meal reviews please post.

 

[missminniemouse]

We had a lunch at Whispering Canyon Cafe. They were serving a fairly Traditional Thanksgiving menu. Started out with a mixed green salad with candied nuts, dried cranberries, and cheese. Corn bread was next on the table. The "skillet" included smoked turkey breast, rotisserie chicken, maple glazed ham, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes (which were very good considering I normally don't care for them), and giblet gravy. For dessert you got a piece of pumpkin pie. We went there 2 years ago for Thanksgiving and our children requested a return on this trip as well. Everything was very tasty. I'm sure we'd go there again!

 

[Minnie824]

We ate at 1900 Park Fare. Our reservation was at 5:35 and they were running about a half hour late in seating. It was a buffet that included traditional Thanksgiving food. Everyone loved it! The food was excellent, they had a great variety, they had awesome desserts (LOVED the bread pudding), and the character interaction was the best. It included Cinderella, Prince, Stepmother and stepsisters. We would definitely return here either for a holiday or a regular meal.

 

[gregrmike1]

Bumping-Hoping to receive some 2008 Thanksgivig meal reviews. Thanks in advance for reviews and opinions.

 

[mamalle]

we were there last week. we ate at the brown derby for our dinner/bday meal for ds. It was excellent. The food was superb- turkey, dressing, green beans, acorn squash( out of this world), mashed potatoes and gravy. dh had the oyster brie soup for a appetizer and I had the crabcake.. we didnt have the featured dessert- pumpkin cheesecake since we ordered a 6 inch chocolate cake for ds for his bday. It was yummy! ( dh took it to the FD on monday and the guys finished it off. It was still a hit there also) I had a nice glass of wine. It was very relaxing to me. No rushing us. The kids that were there were well behaved. The service was excellent also.. I couldnt of asked for a better way to end our day on thanksgiving. I had thought that maybe it wouldnt be enough food since it wasnt a buffet style meal but that wasnt the case at all. They had large parties, small ones- all sizes at that time.. I definitely thought it was well worth the money. Im glad I researched and picked it for our holiday meal.

 

[teedisney]

We ate LeCellier also. I really enjoyed the trad. Thanksgiving dinner. The stuffing was the best and the mashed potatoes!! Plus the turkey was cooked just right. My DH had steak but was full b/c he ate at ESPN not too much earlier.

 

[Lucky'sMom]

Just bouncing this up...any one else? Thanks for the replies so far!

 

[Disney-Bride2005]

We did Chef Mickeys this year. We had 5 adults in our party and the childlike decor didn't bother us.
My mother insisted she was going to hate it. Once we sat down and everyone had their first serving of the buffet. She totally shut up and started begging us to try everything on her plate. She loved it!
Everything was fresh even the desserts were fresh and didn't taste like buffet desserts.
5 differents meats to choose from and probably 12 different desserts as well as an ice cream bar.
I liked it as well as I like Ohanas. Its better than Liberty tree and Crystal Palace.
In 2007 we had Whispering Canyon for Thanksgiving, I have to say we were all dissapointed in the presentation and the service. They brought one skillet for seven people! Ridiculous! People in my party couldnt even reach the food. The atmosphere sucked. I think a lot of people didn't like it. Next year we are doing LeCellier.
Thanks

 

[eeyore913]

We ate at Boma's Thanksgiving night at 8PM. They offered a traditional Thanksgiving buffet and some of their normal buffet items. They had 2 different sections on the buffet for Thanksgiving dinner. Offering turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and vegtables. The turkey was so moist( I hate dry turkey). The stuffing was one of the best I have had. We loved it all! 2 of us pretty much stuck only to Thanksgiving foods with some added mac n' cheese because it was soooo yummy. The other 2 also ate some pasta and pork loin which they also enjoyed. There was also a few other african items on the buffet that we did not try including a mustard salmon. The dessert buffet was mostly their normal one with an added pumpkin crisp(or something like that) we were all so full from dinner we skipped dessert. The one thing we did not like was the gravy option, but luckily their turkey was so moist we didn't miss it. They also had a fresh fruit bar which was amazing, best fruit I've seriously ever had. Not to mention spending sometime in the resort was worth it as well. I believe the Holiday Pricing was 32.99 per person(not sure on child price) but it was really sooo worth it and I would definitely pick it again for Thanksgiving!

 

[Dizzy over Disney]

We had Crystal Palace for Thanksgiving (we made reservations in June and couldnt get in anywhere but here). It wasn't bad. We did have turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, ....etc.. all your typical "Thanksgiving foods". There was even pumpkin pie for dessert.

We are returning for Thangsgiving and will definitely make our reservations 180 days for Liberty Tree Tavern. We love LTT! It is a bummer there will be no characters, but the dinner is worth it!