AMusicLifeForMe
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 6, 2016
Hi everyone. I am not one to post negative reviews on Disboards or a person that likes to post negative comments. I just can't get this out of my mind though.
I went to Coral Reef this evening. I had only eaten there once before and had a decent experience but nothing outstanding that I could remember. I think I will remember this meal for a long time and Coral Reef has deserved the award for the only restaurant I will now stay away from on Walt Disney World property.
I would order the lobster bisque which ended up being ok, but didn't look or taste like a bisque at all. I still thought it was fine and tasty. That's not what I'm necessarily complaining about.
For my entree, I would order the mahi mahi. Now, this was a fish entree at a fish restaurant. You would hope that they would know how to cook fish. I would receive the dish and had a few bites of the mahi mahi, and I could just tell there was something wrong. I have had mahi mahi plenty of times throughout the years. I looked over to my friends that are from a very dominant "fish location" and had them try it. They were able to put my thoughts into words that it was overcooked and dry. The waiter would come by and ask how everything was and I explained that this wasn't good. The waiter would be willing to take it back and get a new one for me.
Well, the second one came out and it was the exact same way. Overcooked and dry. I would explain to the waiter that it was the same way, but I would muscle through it. I just don't like getting into confrontation or being "that person" that anyone can't please. I'm not that way at all. I'm very easy going and only complain if it is something that I can't handle. I would get through half of this mahi mahi and eat the jasmine rice that came with it before saying I had enough of this dish.
I never saw the manager but my waiter explained that the manager was willing to give me free dessert. I'm not a dessert person so I respectively declined. Later, I find out that the manager decided to give me the tables and wonderland discount instead of the AP discount. So, only an extra 10% off the meal. Anyways, the bill still came out to about $42 for the soup, mahi mahi, and an 18% gratuity due to being in a large group.
Personally, I don't think this meal was worth the price of what I spent. If I was to go to a fish restaurant, I would choose Flying Fish and many other Disney restaurants now before Coral Reef. I can't see myself going back here.
I am just wanting to know if anyone has had a similar experience with this restaurant lately. It has been several years since I had been. Just something seemed off about the entire experience this evening.
I went to Coral Reef this evening. I had only eaten there once before and had a decent experience but nothing outstanding that I could remember. I think I will remember this meal for a long time and Coral Reef has deserved the award for the only restaurant I will now stay away from on Walt Disney World property.
I would order the lobster bisque which ended up being ok, but didn't look or taste like a bisque at all. I still thought it was fine and tasty. That's not what I'm necessarily complaining about.
For my entree, I would order the mahi mahi. Now, this was a fish entree at a fish restaurant. You would hope that they would know how to cook fish. I would receive the dish and had a few bites of the mahi mahi, and I could just tell there was something wrong. I have had mahi mahi plenty of times throughout the years. I looked over to my friends that are from a very dominant "fish location" and had them try it. They were able to put my thoughts into words that it was overcooked and dry. The waiter would come by and ask how everything was and I explained that this wasn't good. The waiter would be willing to take it back and get a new one for me.
Well, the second one came out and it was the exact same way. Overcooked and dry. I would explain to the waiter that it was the same way, but I would muscle through it. I just don't like getting into confrontation or being "that person" that anyone can't please. I'm not that way at all. I'm very easy going and only complain if it is something that I can't handle. I would get through half of this mahi mahi and eat the jasmine rice that came with it before saying I had enough of this dish.
I never saw the manager but my waiter explained that the manager was willing to give me free dessert. I'm not a dessert person so I respectively declined. Later, I find out that the manager decided to give me the tables and wonderland discount instead of the AP discount. So, only an extra 10% off the meal. Anyways, the bill still came out to about $42 for the soup, mahi mahi, and an 18% gratuity due to being in a large group.
Personally, I don't think this meal was worth the price of what I spent. If I was to go to a fish restaurant, I would choose Flying Fish and many other Disney restaurants now before Coral Reef. I can't see myself going back here.
I am just wanting to know if anyone has had a similar experience with this restaurant lately. It has been several years since I had been. Just something seemed off about the entire experience this evening.