Disney Restaurant Reviews - Week 1

This was a set menu of meat, potatoes, veggies and mac cheese and it was all you can eat – the food was very good. Four characters came around and we saw each one at least twice. We didn’t realise until a good hour into the meal that the restaurant was rotating! It was expensive so glad we were on the Dining Plan!

Would we go again? Yes! Matthew - “We got to meet Mickey, Chip n Dale and Pluto so it was great”

THE BOATHOUSE, Disney Springs

This was a two-token restaurant and the food did reflect this. I had an amazing lobster and hubby had scallops. The kids’ meals were served in cardboard cars and they got to keep their cups. Next door they had a “car boat” launch where they launched cars down a ramp to sail round the river!

Would we go again? Probably not but only as we don’t tend to do many two-token restaurants and there is a big choice so we’d want to try something different, but I would recommend it for something a bit nicer than average.

CORAL REEF, Epcot

This had a huge wall of windows looking into a ‘reef’. You could see all sorts of sea-life including giant stingrays, sharks, large shoals of fish and a lot more. The kids love sea-life and absolutely loved this. It’s set on three levels and unfortunately, we were right at the back of the restaurant which meant our view was not as good had we been closer to the windows. Kids did struggle with the menu choice here.

Would we go again? Yes definitely but would try and get a table next to the window for added wow factor!

Matthew - “It was brilliant watching everything swim around but I wish we had been closer!”

TUSKER HOUSE, Animal Kingdom

This was the only buffet restaurant we did. There was a reasonable choice and the food was actually very good (can you tell I’m not a buffet fan?). It was character dining which is why we chose it. But it was superfast paced, and I felt we were very rushed through the meal, even the character meets were whizzed through (the only time I’ve ever felt like that in a character meet). It was also very noisy, think school canteen! The kids did love it though and they loved being able to go up by themselves to choose their food.

Would we go back again? Sorry kids but no, much too noisy and rushed for our liking!

Chloe - “Goofy had some musical instruments and danced around the restaurant, it was funny!”

CINDERELLA ROYAL TABLE, Magic Kingdom

As we went into the restaurant we heard a couple trying to get into the castle and being disappointed they couldn’t as the only way to get in was by eating at the restaurant which was fully booked, so I felt a bit smug walking straight in! It was worth the two tokens just to say we’d been in the castle! We came away with a wand for the girls and swords for the boys (even we got them) and the kids also got a wishing star each. Four princesses came around and with them being so popular in the parks for the general meets it was nice to have a few minutes with each of them at the table. The food here was good but not outstanding, it was the experience and lovely setting that made it worth the two tokens rather than the food although the kids got to decorate their own cupcakes for pudding which went down very well!

Would we go again? Yes

Chloe - “This was my favourite because I got to meet lots of Princesses and go into their castle”

WOLFGANG PUCK, Disney Express

I’d not realised the Boathouse was two tokens when I booked it so we opted for a quick service meal one evening to balance out the Dining Plan. We were actually really impressed and the menu choice for the kids was far better here than at most of the other restaurants. It was also much quieter and it was nice to have a ‘normal’ meal for once (pizza and spaghetti Bolognese)!

Would we go back again? Yes