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[twinsmamma]

I WOULD NEVER GO TO THIS RESTURANT AGAIN. now usually i would give a bad experience another try but in this xcase i will not. we had a ADR and were sat at least 45 min after our time while they sat walk ins before us. our waitress was not only slow but she was rude. No hellos etc at aproach and very unpleasant. We got burgers and shakes keep it simple people said. Oh did I forget to mention that we were not sat int he requested car aafter witing for over 45 min. When the food came we took a few bites and my kids refused to eat any more of their meal becaue it was soo horrible. No return trip fromthe wiatress and I was soo mad that we just paid and left. I should have refused to pay because it was ssoo bad but We just left and will never go back. IT WAS TRUELY A TERRIBLE TIME AND WOULD NOT RECOMEND IT AL ALL.

 

[SorcererDonald16]

I ate there in late March. Supposed to be dessert only (heh, can you tell I read the boards a ton and the UG?), but we ended up missing lunch that day, so we had to get dinner there. First off, it is a very cool place to eat. Great atmosphere.

Now, I'm not a fine food expert nor am I a food snob. I like good simple fare and I'm not going to notice whether or not my meat was walking around that morning or has been in cold storage for months!!

I'm no fine dining expert either. I'm picky as to what I eat but not picky about what it tastes like (i.e. I don't like beef, but I love chicken; I'll eat chicken grilled, fried, baked, etc. and be happy).

So, if I go without high expectations and just want a decent, palatable meal for my family in a fun atmosphere, will we do ok here?

My answer would be a big fat NO!!! Run, seriously, run, do not walk, elsewhere. The only thing I have ever eaten at WDW before that I truly despised was the chicken nuggets in MGM's Commissary, but Sci-Fi has now taken the title of "Worst Meal in 8 Trips to Disney." I got the grilled barbeque chicken sandwich without the barbeque, and it was honestly one of the worst things I've ever eaten in my life. So says the chicken lover, meaning it had to be pretty bad. It was tough for one. Worse than that though was it didn't even taste like chicken-- all you could taste was charcoal. And I don't mean the aroma or that general grilled flavor-- I mean the equivalent of what you'd imagine chewing on a charcoal brick would be like. Maybe that's the point of the BBQ... cover up the charcoal taste. I had to go so far as to break off the ends because they were blacker than Mickey's ears and his other un-clothed body parts. Most of it looked like that, actually. Sundaes were nothing to write home about either. The fudge was good, but the ice cream tasted more like ice milk. And for $5.99 a pop, I'd expect more than that. To be fair... the fries were good as were the onion straws on the sandwich, my mom only disliked hers (we ordered the same thing) rather than downright hating it, and my dad enjoyed his Rueben sandwich.

Just fyi, when MGM closed, I went allllllll the way out to one of the gourmet McDonald's (the one near Universal) and got a grilled chicken sandwich there. I think it was $4 and it was 10x better than Sci-Fi's $14 or $15 one... that was just sad. Never did I think I'd see the day where I'd say I liked McDonald's better than a Disney restaurant.

So... I suppose I'd say try it once. You might love it whereas I have no desire to set foot in there again. Ya just never know. Hope y'all have fun!

 

[Mamu]

This is a fun place and if you go with the a basic food choice you'll be fine. Milkshakes are good. As far as the food goes, I ate here in the 90's and swore I'd never return. I did return on a hot October day. We needed a break and there was Sci-Fi. I had a drink and fries. Grandchildren had milkshakes and fries. There were 2 children and 3 adults, we all ordered light and the bill was $60.00 very expensive for what we got, but on a hot afternoon at MGM this is a great place to cool off. Kids love it here.

I have no problem sitting in the car's but my DH is 6'3" and it's a very tight fit. Anything for the grandchildren so he squeezes in a car.