Speechteachri's Disney Dining reviews-August, 2009

[speechteachri]

We had an awesome trip to WDW last month, and part of it was due to some great food. The fact that we got the dining plan free was awesome, and we decided to try all new table service restaurants this time. Some of our choices turned out great, some not so great, but we really didn't have any "bad" meals. I'll start with the table service places, then I'll comment in another post on a few of the Counter service places we ate at. I'll use a 1-10 scale where 1 is just horrible and 10 is over the top good...here goes!

Day 1: Crystal Palace lunch
*good food and plenty of variety. I like buffets because I can always try new things and don't have to feel bad about not eating them if I don't like them. This was m-i-l's first character interaction ever, so that was fun!
Food=7
Service=6
Atmosphere=6 (loud)
Character Interaction=6
Would we return? Yes

Day 1: Wishes Dessert Party
OK, OK, I know, not a TS, but I thought it was worth the review.
Food=8
Service. NA, but desserts and drinks were replenished readily
Atmosphere=8 (10 for Wishes)
Would we return? Depends if it continues to be offered. Maybe.

Day 2: Le Cellier-dinner
By far the best meal of our trip!
Food=9-10
Service=10
Atmosphere=8
Would we return? Definitely, if we could get a ressie!

Day 3: Rainforest Cafe-DTD-lunch
OK, this is the only rest. that we had eaten at before. We paid for it using giftcards.
Food=8
Service=7
Atmosphere=9
Would we return. Yes

Day 4: (my birthday!) Yak and Yeti-lunch
Food=5
Service=5
Atmosphere=5
Would we return. I doubt it. Definitely not if not on the dining plan. This place was VERY expensive for what you get. Just mediocre Chinese food from where I sat, although DH liked the ribs very much. I would definitely look forward to getting the cream cheese wantons again though...they were yummy. Nothing terrible, just a so-so meal.

Day 4: Ohana dinner
Food:5
Service=7
Atmosphere=4 (We were seated in a small section on the back side of the cooking area. Didn't even know that existed until we were leaving. I think I would have enjoyed it a lot more had we been seated somewere else. We could hear everything going on, but not see any of it.)
Would we return? No. I think this was my most disappointing meal, as I had heard so many good things about it.

Day 5: Ragalan Road
Food=6
Service=7
Atmosphere=6
We enjoyed the food, but felt it was way overpriced had we not been on the dining plan. DH and I both had fish and chips, and while they were good, they were about 1/3 the portion size we get at home for triple the price.
Would we return. Probably not.

Day 6: Hoop Dee Doo Revue
Food=6
Service=9 (our waitress was from Spain, and for our second round of Sangrias asked if she could bring us "real Spanish Sangrias." Well they were definitely different, and YUMMY!! I was feeling really good by the time we left!
Atmosphere=10 We had a blast, and loved the show!!
Would we return? Most definitely!!

Day 7: Donald Safari Breakfast-Tusker House
Food=7-8 (I had been reading that the bacon lately was really bad, and that was confirmed...it was tasteless and nasty!
Service=9
Atmosphere=7
Character Interaction=6 We had 3 characters visit (Daisy, Mickey and Goofy). I was really disappointed that Donald didn't come around, but was only outside for Pay pictures and that was it. My score of 6 was lowered because of this, because the other characters were great, but we got no shots with Donald this trip.
Would we return? No

Day 7: Boma

Food=5 The Butternut squash soup was great!! Didn't care for a lot of the offerings
Service=6
ATmosphere=8
Would we return? No, probably not.

Day 8: No TS meals

Day 9: No TS meals

Day 10: 50's Prime Time Cafe
Food=8
Service=10 Definitely ask for "cousin Mark!"
Atmosphere=10 We all loved this meal. It was the perfect meal to end our trip on!!
Would we return? YES!! Definitely!

All in all, we had some great food and some that was just ok, but every meal had something that was good about it. We were full our entire vacation!!