imlazar
DIS Veteran
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- Feb 14, 2005
Just back from a week at Disney. We did the dining plan, here's our reviews. I'll preface this by saying we made all our reservations about 60 days out, and we skipped a sit-down dinner to use credits at the Hoop Dee Doo.
Pepper Market at CSR - over-priced breakfast with poor selection and very busy most mornings, lousy coffee. Lunch on the other hand was completely different, good variety, good quality, and not very crowded (we only ate lunch there once though)
Maya Grill at CSR - had our first dinner here, it was FANTASTIC! Maybe the best meal we had all week, and all of our meals were great. Service was a bit slow.
Siestas at CSR - for a pool-side place we were impressed, good choices of burgers, chicken, hot dogs, salads and deserts. Nice bar as well.
Columbia Harbor House at MK - lunch here on Day 1, one of our favorite places for lunch in MK - great soups, sandwiches, and kids meals. We love this place, and even at peak time there were plenty of tables
Tomorrow Land Terrace Noodle Station - dinner on day 1 - avoid the chicken dishes, very fatty. Beef dishes were much better. Great views
ABC Commissary at MGM - we eat here every year and for some reason the place is ALWAYS empty, even at peak lunch time. The food is ok. Avoid the hamburgers. Cuban sandwiches and the Tabouleh wrap are very good.
50's Prime Time at MGM - We LOVE this place. I had a steak dish that was really good, far better than I expected. The wife had pot roast and loved it. Kids had pasta and chicken strips (grilled). Deserts are fantastic. Kids did the "make your own sunday" and I had smores, which I still crave more of. Great service, really fun place.
Hoop Dee Doo - What more to say? Great show, excellent food, and all you can eat plus all you can drink Sangria. We've gone twice and have enjoyed it every time. Only complaint was a table WAY in the back, but we booked this late - called every week for 3 weeks until we got in on a cancelation.
Sunshine Seasons at Epcot - Ate lunch here on Day 4 & 5 - VERY crowded, a battle for a table, and for chairs. But, the food variety is great, the mongolian beef is very good, good selection of kids meals and sandwiches, and perhaps the best desert selection of any counter-service restaurant
Biergarten - I've been to Munich three times, this is pretty close in terms of food and beer quality (obviously the aura is much different and everyone speaks English). If you've had beer in Munich you know that nothing else compares. The Weissbier (wheat beer) is fantastic, and they serve the beer chilled, not freezing cold, which makes a huge difference. Seating here is in groups, we sat across from another family and had a great time. The kids enjoyed running around on the dance floor as well. The deserts, especially the black forrest cake, are excellent. This is perhaps our favorite restaurant at Disney and is always on our list of places to eat.
San Angel Inn at Epcot - had our last dinner here. We had tried walking up on 3 previous visits and failed each time so we got advance reservations this time. The food was pleasantly surprising, not your typical burrito/enchilada/taco fare, but a good selection of shrimp, beef, chicken and fish dishes. The kids meals were really good here as well. The only complaint is that the tortilla chips looked like they came out of a bag. Service was fantastic as well. We found here, as well as pretty much all sit-down places, if you take a few minutes to talk to the server and get to know them, you will get fantastic service. Oh, did I mention the Flan? Get the Flan!
That wraps it up. Hope you found this helpful.
Pepper Market at CSR - over-priced breakfast with poor selection and very busy most mornings, lousy coffee. Lunch on the other hand was completely different, good variety, good quality, and not very crowded (we only ate lunch there once though)
Maya Grill at CSR - had our first dinner here, it was FANTASTIC! Maybe the best meal we had all week, and all of our meals were great. Service was a bit slow.
Siestas at CSR - for a pool-side place we were impressed, good choices of burgers, chicken, hot dogs, salads and deserts. Nice bar as well.
Columbia Harbor House at MK - lunch here on Day 1, one of our favorite places for lunch in MK - great soups, sandwiches, and kids meals. We love this place, and even at peak time there were plenty of tables
Tomorrow Land Terrace Noodle Station - dinner on day 1 - avoid the chicken dishes, very fatty. Beef dishes were much better. Great views
ABC Commissary at MGM - we eat here every year and for some reason the place is ALWAYS empty, even at peak lunch time. The food is ok. Avoid the hamburgers. Cuban sandwiches and the Tabouleh wrap are very good.
50's Prime Time at MGM - We LOVE this place. I had a steak dish that was really good, far better than I expected. The wife had pot roast and loved it. Kids had pasta and chicken strips (grilled). Deserts are fantastic. Kids did the "make your own sunday" and I had smores, which I still crave more of. Great service, really fun place.
Hoop Dee Doo - What more to say? Great show, excellent food, and all you can eat plus all you can drink Sangria. We've gone twice and have enjoyed it every time. Only complaint was a table WAY in the back, but we booked this late - called every week for 3 weeks until we got in on a cancelation.
Sunshine Seasons at Epcot - Ate lunch here on Day 4 & 5 - VERY crowded, a battle for a table, and for chairs. But, the food variety is great, the mongolian beef is very good, good selection of kids meals and sandwiches, and perhaps the best desert selection of any counter-service restaurant
Biergarten - I've been to Munich three times, this is pretty close in terms of food and beer quality (obviously the aura is much different and everyone speaks English). If you've had beer in Munich you know that nothing else compares. The Weissbier (wheat beer) is fantastic, and they serve the beer chilled, not freezing cold, which makes a huge difference. Seating here is in groups, we sat across from another family and had a great time. The kids enjoyed running around on the dance floor as well. The deserts, especially the black forrest cake, are excellent. This is perhaps our favorite restaurant at Disney and is always on our list of places to eat.
San Angel Inn at Epcot - had our last dinner here. We had tried walking up on 3 previous visits and failed each time so we got advance reservations this time. The food was pleasantly surprising, not your typical burrito/enchilada/taco fare, but a good selection of shrimp, beef, chicken and fish dishes. The kids meals were really good here as well. The only complaint is that the tortilla chips looked like they came out of a bag. Service was fantastic as well. We found here, as well as pretty much all sit-down places, if you take a few minutes to talk to the server and get to know them, you will get fantastic service. Oh, did I mention the Flan? Get the Flan!
That wraps it up. Hope you found this helpful.
