KaliSplash
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Garden Grill. But then, I'm not a seafood kind of guy
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Garden Grill or Coral Reef
- Thread starter ml123_9
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Funny you said "snarky staff" - I thought I was the only one who may have had that encounter.
In a nutshell, my 5 year old asked me what a certain item was on the kid's menu - I told her it was spaghetti. The server looked at me and said "sir, actually, its a bolognese". I could hear how disgusted he was when I described it as spaghetti. I asked him to figure out a better way to describe bolognese to a five year old.
NickPytlinski
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we chose Coral reef as part of the candlelight package, was not impressed. regretted not going to one of the other restaurants available now at epcot
What a dope.....
OneofThree
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Good chance I'd have walked out.
KBLovedDisney
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Garden Grill
Minnesota disney fan
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It seems like Garden Grill is the winner, LOL!
We have eaten at both places. We ate at Coral Reef before the dining plan started. It was a nice quiet place for adult dining. Then, we tried it after the dining plan, and it was incredibly LOUD and chaotic. The waiter had to shout for our order and we shouted what we wanted. I would imagine Disney has addressed this by now; as I say, it was a while ago. The food the 2nd time was not good either.
I ate at the Garden Grill recently and fell in love with it. I love the rotating restaurant, the excellent service, the delicious food, and the fun interaction with the characters. That's saying a lot, because I usually avoid character meals. I would highly recommend the Garden Grill. But in all fairness, I haven't eaten at the CR for a long time.
We have eaten at both places. We ate at Coral Reef before the dining plan started. It was a nice quiet place for adult dining. Then, we tried it after the dining plan, and it was incredibly LOUD and chaotic. The waiter had to shout for our order and we shouted what we wanted. I would imagine Disney has addressed this by now; as I say, it was a while ago. The food the 2nd time was not good either.
I ate at the Garden Grill recently and fell in love with it. I love the rotating restaurant, the excellent service, the delicious food, and the fun interaction with the characters. That's saying a lot, because I usually avoid character meals. I would highly recommend the Garden Grill. But in all fairness, I haven't eaten at the CR for a long time.
Phonedave
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Garden Grill.
I have eaten at the GG multiple times. It used to be consistently good. Call it a solid B trending towards B+. Lately it seems to be hit or miss, and sometimes it slides into the C+ range.
I ate at Coral Reef in November. I actually found the service to be friendly. The food, not so good. Really just poor all around. The decor also leaves a lot to be desired, especially for what is supposed to be a nicer restaurant.
Now, I likely will not go back to GG again, because pricing has become way too high, and i just don't eat that much to make it worth it, and with older kids, characters are not anything on our list anymore.
However, I definitely will not go back to Coral Reef unless there are some drastic changes. There are just too many better choices in close proximity.
So now my list of restaurants in WDW that I will not go two, has doubled. Coral Reef has been added to the abomination known as Cape May Cafe. I am beginning to think WDW cannot do seafood.
-dave
I have eaten at the GG multiple times. It used to be consistently good. Call it a solid B trending towards B+. Lately it seems to be hit or miss, and sometimes it slides into the C+ range.
I ate at Coral Reef in November. I actually found the service to be friendly. The food, not so good. Really just poor all around. The decor also leaves a lot to be desired, especially for what is supposed to be a nicer restaurant.
Now, I likely will not go back to GG again, because pricing has become way too high, and i just don't eat that much to make it worth it, and with older kids, characters are not anything on our list anymore.
However, I definitely will not go back to Coral Reef unless there are some drastic changes. There are just too many better choices in close proximity.
So now my list of restaurants in WDW that I will not go two, has doubled. Coral Reef has been added to the abomination known as Cape May Cafe. I am beginning to think WDW cannot do seafood.
-dave
YankeeMouse
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I've been told that the staff there is unhappy and it's a bad and decidedly unmagical climate working there. It shows, doesn't it?
When backstage climate bleeds into Customer experience, it’s time to re-evaluate the experience altogether.
danyoung56
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The San Angel Inn used to be terrible. But they changed things up a few years ago, and now it's pretty good.
Minnesota disney fan
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I'm glad to hear that about San Angel Inn. I've always wanted to eat there, but haven't because of the bad reviews.
What do you usually order that is good? thanks.
danyoung56
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I usually start with the Tostadas de Carmarón - Crispy Corn Tortillas topped with Acapulco-style Shrimp and Avocado, and then move on to the Mole Poblano - Grilled chicken breast served over a bed of chipotle rice, with the classic "mole" sauce, made with nuts, spices, chiles and a hint of chocolate, with poblano peppers and corn tortillas (descriptions from allears.net).
Minnesota disney fan
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YUM! you are making me hungry, LOL. I will look for a reservation for our upcoming trip, Thanks
