katiesmom2
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- Jan 2, 2006
Weve just returned home from our 12 day visit to WDW and I wanted to post my reviews of some of the restaurants we visited on our trip.
1) Carrabbas Italian Grill on Hwy 192 in Kissimmee this was a new restaurant for us and we really enjoyed it good food, large quantities, decent pricing. We saw many of them around the WDW area.
2) Giordanos pizza also on Hwy 192 in Kissimmee our favorite deep-dish pizza we did takeout to eat by the pool at our rental house and it was delicious as usual
3) Whispering Canyon dinner all of us had the All-you-can-eat skillet with milkshakes. The kids had macaroni and cheese. Everything was good and plentiful. This was a repeat trip for us, as we also visited last year. Although we enjoyed it, we think well try something new next year instead of going to WC.
4) Villa de Flora buffet dinner at the Gaylord Palms hotel, off the I-4 just West of WDW this hotel is gorgeous and the dinner was absolutely AMAZING! We would highly recommend this place. In fact, we wanted to go back a second night of our trip, but we couldnt fit it into our schedule. They had a huge salad bar with 4 different prepared tossed salads and several pasta salads, breads, soups and gumbos, chicken, salmon, a carvery with turkey and roast beef, clams, rice, potatoes, vegetables, and a made-to-order pasta station. They also had a huge dessert station with about 10 choices, plus a Ben and Jerrys sundae station. Soft drinks and coffee were included and the price was $28 for adults (sorry, I cant remember the kids pricing). They do change the menu daily, so be sure to check if you want to know exactly what will be offered. This was my birthday dinner and it was so wonderful. The restaurant seating sits out into the beautiful outdoorsy-feeling lobby of the hotel. You feel like you are in the Mediterranean cant recommend this highly enough! If you give it a try, your $10 parking is validated at the restaurant, so be sure to take in your ticket.
5) Crystal Palace, MK character lunch character interaction was okay several times we were hanging around waiting for a particular character. I am a slightly picky eater and only found a few things on the menu to my liking. The other 3 adults in my party also thought it was just okay. The kids were happy with their food. We probably wont return to this restaurant.
6) Le Cellier, EPCOT, lunch - Delicious as usual we had burgers and cheddar cheese soup really good! While waiting to be seated, the hostess was turning people away they had no availability for the whole day we were there (and it was lunch time). A gentleman tried to make reservations for 3 days later and they were already fully booked. Be sure to make ADRs if you want to try this restaurant.
7) Chef Mickeys breakfast a family favorite and we enjoyed it once again good food, plenty of offerings. Well continue to make this a part of our annual visit!
8) Sci-Fi Dine In, MGM, lunch we found the food to be greasier than usual. We wanted to take my MIL/FIL to see the restaurant and we had found the food to be okay last time. This time, my burger was almost inedible it was so greasy. MIL/FIL had reubens and said they were also greasy. We wont be going back to this restaurant.
9) Kona Café an absolute favorite and it was delicious once again. 3 of us had the macadamia mahi-mahi and it was delicious. We also had the macadamia torte for dessert yummy! We found the restaurant to be very busy and noisy this year. We ate at 5:30 and by the time we left, it was really, really busy. We will put up with the noise and go back again next year love this place!
10) Jiko based on recommendations on this board, we decided to try out this restaurant. The food was good (I had the short ribs, DH had the tanglewood chicken) but we just didnt see what made this restaurant so special. Were glad we tried it, but we wont be going back. Too many other places to try!
11) Portobello Yacht Club, Downtown Disney this was our third visit to this restaurant and it will be our last. Service was poor and the food was just okay for the price. I ordered a nightly special pasta that came with a spicy sauce and pancetta. I asked if I could substitute the spicy sauce for a marinara sauce and was told I could. When my dinner arrived, it was pasta with sauce, no pancetta. I assumed the pasta sauce was premade with the pancetta and when I substituted, the pancetta was forgotten. I spoke to the waiter and he said hed bring me some pancetta. It took 20 minutes to bring it, by which time my whole family had finished eating. My pasta was cold and he did not offer to heat it up. We ordered cookie desserts for the kids and I was surprised that he did not offer to give at least one of those to us free of charge. I was really disappointed in this visit. We first went to this restaurant on our honeymoon and it was always a favorite. I have read on this board that this place might be going downhill. I agree that it is.
1) Carrabbas Italian Grill on Hwy 192 in Kissimmee this was a new restaurant for us and we really enjoyed it good food, large quantities, decent pricing. We saw many of them around the WDW area.
2) Giordanos pizza also on Hwy 192 in Kissimmee our favorite deep-dish pizza we did takeout to eat by the pool at our rental house and it was delicious as usual
3) Whispering Canyon dinner all of us had the All-you-can-eat skillet with milkshakes. The kids had macaroni and cheese. Everything was good and plentiful. This was a repeat trip for us, as we also visited last year. Although we enjoyed it, we think well try something new next year instead of going to WC.
4) Villa de Flora buffet dinner at the Gaylord Palms hotel, off the I-4 just West of WDW this hotel is gorgeous and the dinner was absolutely AMAZING! We would highly recommend this place. In fact, we wanted to go back a second night of our trip, but we couldnt fit it into our schedule. They had a huge salad bar with 4 different prepared tossed salads and several pasta salads, breads, soups and gumbos, chicken, salmon, a carvery with turkey and roast beef, clams, rice, potatoes, vegetables, and a made-to-order pasta station. They also had a huge dessert station with about 10 choices, plus a Ben and Jerrys sundae station. Soft drinks and coffee were included and the price was $28 for adults (sorry, I cant remember the kids pricing). They do change the menu daily, so be sure to check if you want to know exactly what will be offered. This was my birthday dinner and it was so wonderful. The restaurant seating sits out into the beautiful outdoorsy-feeling lobby of the hotel. You feel like you are in the Mediterranean cant recommend this highly enough! If you give it a try, your $10 parking is validated at the restaurant, so be sure to take in your ticket.
5) Crystal Palace, MK character lunch character interaction was okay several times we were hanging around waiting for a particular character. I am a slightly picky eater and only found a few things on the menu to my liking. The other 3 adults in my party also thought it was just okay. The kids were happy with their food. We probably wont return to this restaurant.
6) Le Cellier, EPCOT, lunch - Delicious as usual we had burgers and cheddar cheese soup really good! While waiting to be seated, the hostess was turning people away they had no availability for the whole day we were there (and it was lunch time). A gentleman tried to make reservations for 3 days later and they were already fully booked. Be sure to make ADRs if you want to try this restaurant.
7) Chef Mickeys breakfast a family favorite and we enjoyed it once again good food, plenty of offerings. Well continue to make this a part of our annual visit!
8) Sci-Fi Dine In, MGM, lunch we found the food to be greasier than usual. We wanted to take my MIL/FIL to see the restaurant and we had found the food to be okay last time. This time, my burger was almost inedible it was so greasy. MIL/FIL had reubens and said they were also greasy. We wont be going back to this restaurant.
9) Kona Café an absolute favorite and it was delicious once again. 3 of us had the macadamia mahi-mahi and it was delicious. We also had the macadamia torte for dessert yummy! We found the restaurant to be very busy and noisy this year. We ate at 5:30 and by the time we left, it was really, really busy. We will put up with the noise and go back again next year love this place!
10) Jiko based on recommendations on this board, we decided to try out this restaurant. The food was good (I had the short ribs, DH had the tanglewood chicken) but we just didnt see what made this restaurant so special. Were glad we tried it, but we wont be going back. Too many other places to try!
11) Portobello Yacht Club, Downtown Disney this was our third visit to this restaurant and it will be our last. Service was poor and the food was just okay for the price. I ordered a nightly special pasta that came with a spicy sauce and pancetta. I asked if I could substitute the spicy sauce for a marinara sauce and was told I could. When my dinner arrived, it was pasta with sauce, no pancetta. I assumed the pasta sauce was premade with the pancetta and when I substituted, the pancetta was forgotten. I spoke to the waiter and he said hed bring me some pancetta. It took 20 minutes to bring it, by which time my whole family had finished eating. My pasta was cold and he did not offer to heat it up. We ordered cookie desserts for the kids and I was surprised that he did not offer to give at least one of those to us free of charge. I was really disappointed in this visit. We first went to this restaurant on our honeymoon and it was always a favorite. I have read on this board that this place might be going downhill. I agree that it is.
Maybe I'll get to try it sometime.
