Just wanted to post our dining reviews for our recent trip to Disney 12/12-12/17. Everyone's comments on here were so helpful in planning our trip, hopefully this will help others as well. Just some comments. The disney dining plan is an absolute must and a great value!! The food portions are more than enough, that we ended up splitting breakfasts and lunches.
Counter services: We stayed at Coronado Springs and used all of our counter services there. After looking at the menus at the parks, there is no reason to go elsewhere than the Pepper Market! Definitely the best value. They have a wide range of selections, and special dishes every day. I think it is worth going to Coronado if you are staying at the other resorts for lunch since the menu is excellent.
Snacks: We found a fabulous list of best snack items that we used. Our rec's to get the most of your snacks- waffle cones at MGM (Gertie's) and AK (Tamu Tamu refreshments), milkshakes at MK (Pinnochio Village Haus in Fantasyland), 2-liter bottle of sodas and 8-pack of Entemann's donuts at the hotel. They also have banana nut bread in Coronado Pepper Market which is worth using a snack credit!
Table Services: We ate at Wofgang Puck, Le Cellier, Teppanyaki, Coral Reef, and Capn Jacks. All of our dinners were A+, no complaints with any of our restaurant choices!! We honestly did not have one bad meal. Here are our dining reviews with comments for the 4 of us:
Wolfgang Puck Cafe
Appetizers:
Spinach & 5 Cheese Dip - best appetizer
Blue Lump Crab Cakes
Butternut Squash Soup
Crispy Calamari -too salty
Entrees:
Zwivelrostbraten "Wolf's Steak" - excellent
Macadamia Nut Crusted Breast of Chicken - excellent
Sesame Crusted Mahi Mahi - excellent
Chicken Caesar Salad
Desserts:
Creme Brulee - best dessert
Le Cellier - best steak
Appetizers:
Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup - delicious
Steakhouse Caesar - nice sized salad
Grilled Beef Tenderloin Kabob
Entrees:
7 oz. Filet Mignon - delicious x 3 people!!
14 oz. New York Strip Steak - too much food!
Desserts:
Creme Brulee - vanilla half better than maple
Teppanyaki Japan
Appetizers:
Garden Salad
Kaiso Salad
Entrees:
New York Sirloin and shrimp - more than enough food x 4
Desserts:
Ice Cream
Coral Reef - don't worry about the mixed reviews
Appetizers:
Crab Claws - best appetizer of the vacation x 4
Entrees:
Grilled Mahi Mahi - excellent
Grilled NY Strip Steak - delicious x 3 though potato and vegetables were cold
Desserts:
The Chocolate Wave - excellent but very sweet
Butterscotch Brulee
Cheesecake - not real cheesecake
Capn Jacks - went here for the lobster tail, fantastic choice
Appetizers:
Crab Cakes - all appetizers were delicious
Shrimp Cocktail
Spinach & Artichoke Dip
Entrees:
Twin Lobster Tails - go here for the lobster tails, you will enjoy! x 2
Pan-Seared Salmon and lobster tail - you can add on a lobster tail at no additional charge, we did to try other menu items. the other items don't compare to the lobster
Seafood Pasta and lobster tail
Desserts:
Double Chocolate Lava Cake with Ice Cream - delicious!
White Chocolate Raspberry New York Cheesecake - real cheesecake
Key Lime Pie - too sweet
Counter services: We stayed at Coronado Springs and used all of our counter services there. After looking at the menus at the parks, there is no reason to go elsewhere than the Pepper Market! Definitely the best value. They have a wide range of selections, and special dishes every day. I think it is worth going to Coronado if you are staying at the other resorts for lunch since the menu is excellent.
Snacks: We found a fabulous list of best snack items that we used. Our rec's to get the most of your snacks- waffle cones at MGM (Gertie's) and AK (Tamu Tamu refreshments), milkshakes at MK (Pinnochio Village Haus in Fantasyland), 2-liter bottle of sodas and 8-pack of Entemann's donuts at the hotel. They also have banana nut bread in Coronado Pepper Market which is worth using a snack credit!
Table Services: We ate at Wofgang Puck, Le Cellier, Teppanyaki, Coral Reef, and Capn Jacks. All of our dinners were A+, no complaints with any of our restaurant choices!! We honestly did not have one bad meal. Here are our dining reviews with comments for the 4 of us:
Wolfgang Puck Cafe
Appetizers:
Spinach & 5 Cheese Dip - best appetizer
Blue Lump Crab Cakes
Butternut Squash Soup
Crispy Calamari -too salty
Entrees:
Zwivelrostbraten "Wolf's Steak" - excellent
Macadamia Nut Crusted Breast of Chicken - excellent
Sesame Crusted Mahi Mahi - excellent
Chicken Caesar Salad
Desserts:
Creme Brulee - best dessert
Le Cellier - best steak
Appetizers:
Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup - delicious
Steakhouse Caesar - nice sized salad
Grilled Beef Tenderloin Kabob
Entrees:
7 oz. Filet Mignon - delicious x 3 people!!
14 oz. New York Strip Steak - too much food!
Desserts:
Creme Brulee - vanilla half better than maple
Teppanyaki Japan
Appetizers:
Garden Salad
Kaiso Salad
Entrees:
New York Sirloin and shrimp - more than enough food x 4
Desserts:
Ice Cream
Coral Reef - don't worry about the mixed reviews
Appetizers:
Crab Claws - best appetizer of the vacation x 4
Entrees:
Grilled Mahi Mahi - excellent
Grilled NY Strip Steak - delicious x 3 though potato and vegetables were cold
Desserts:
The Chocolate Wave - excellent but very sweet
Butterscotch Brulee
Cheesecake - not real cheesecake
Capn Jacks - went here for the lobster tail, fantastic choice
Appetizers:
Crab Cakes - all appetizers were delicious
Shrimp Cocktail
Spinach & Artichoke Dip
Entrees:
Twin Lobster Tails - go here for the lobster tails, you will enjoy! x 2
Pan-Seared Salmon and lobster tail - you can add on a lobster tail at no additional charge, we did to try other menu items. the other items don't compare to the lobster
Seafood Pasta and lobster tail
Desserts:
Double Chocolate Lava Cake with Ice Cream - delicious!
White Chocolate Raspberry New York Cheesecake - real cheesecake
Key Lime Pie - too sweet
