Most Overrated Dining Experience in WDW

[DizneyFreak2002]

Ok people... Not everyone can like every restaurant in WDW... Some restaurants get rave reviews, some not so much... But, when you read the review threads, there is never an overwhelming majority... Proves we all have different tastes... We have all had overrated dining experiences...

One of my most overrated dining experiences is with Whispering Canyon Cafe... I read so many positive reviews about this place that I had to try it out one night... I thought the restaurant would be a great place to have my last night in WDW meal with friends because of the "terrific" atmosphere I always read about... So, I book it... WORST. CHOICE. EVER. The service was lousy... The atmosphere was terrible... And the food... Not only was it disgusting, but it was severely undercooked... When I mentioned this to the server, boy what an attitude... Asked for the manager... Very kind, apologized, and brought us fresh food... Which still tasted gross, in my and my friends' opinions... Needless to say, I will never go back...

Another place I think if overrated is Mama Melrose... I love Italian food.. This place didn't satisfy my desire... The food, I felt, was bland... In fact, I don't think I ever had good Italian food in Florida, not like you get here in NJ and NYC... And while on the subject, Tony's Town Square can be added here...

Hmmm, Crystal Palace for dinner goes on my list... I love the breakfast there, but the dinner??? Eh, not the best...

Liberty Tree Tavern: goes without saying...

Chefs de France... Ate there once, thought is was pretty good.. Ate there 2 years ago, and refuse to ever go back... Food got bland to me... And generic...

There are a few of my places... Now, what are some of yours??? Let's try to leave counter service out of the discussion, but, if you feel you must add it, then go ahead...

[Imalismom]

See, this just proves that one mans trash is another mans treasure!

I love love Liberty Tree Tavern, and Whispering Canyon Cafe - can't get enough of either of them.

But there are other places, that after eating there once, I would not visit them again.

Isn't it just terrific that Disney has so many places to choose from that if you decide you don't like one, or two, or even 20 places, you still have one or two or even 20 more places to eat at???

[buzznwoodysmom]

LOL! WCC is one of our favorite places to eat in WDW. We've eaten here tons of times and never had a bad experience.

Chefs de France is another one that, while we've only tried it once, was one of the best meals of that trip!

My family felt Le Cellier was way overrated. We first tried it for lunch and felt it was nothing special, not horrible, but not worth eating there again. I thought that it must have been an off day, or perhaps we should have had dinner there. A few years later I booked dinner and again, we were completely underwhelmed. Not that it was horrible, I just don't get what all the fuss is about. We've now decided to leave Le Cellier open to those who really love it!

[Jared]

Le Cellier, no question. It's a pretty mediocre steakhouse in a pavilion themed to Canada. That extraordinarily boring (and lackluster) meat-and-potatoes fare is in no way indicative of the cuisine in Canada. Heck, it's in no way indicative of the steakhouses in Canada. I was at Harbour Sixty, one of the best restaurants in Toronto, last month. I'll pass on Le Cellier.

[Disney Hungarian]

I have given this some thought and have narrowed it down to 3.
1. Cinderella's Royal Table
2. 'Ohana
3. Le Cellier

[Airblue1]

CRT is terrible! They gotcha and they know it!!!!! Really know it!!! Hollywood and Vine-Subpar! I can go on. Very few non breakfast places can I stand. The dinner prices are outrageous and some quick service areas are so much better!!!!

[MNNHFLTX]

Crystal Palace and Ohana come to mind.

[DizneyFreak2002]

Crystal Palace and Ohana come to mind.

Another 'Ohana vote... And Crystal Palace for breakfast and dinner or just one of the meals???

[MNNHFLTX]

Another 'Ohana vote... And Crystal Palace for breakfast and dinner or just one of the meals???

Never had dinner there, just breakfast. It was crowded, loud and the character interaction was terrible. Maybe we should have tried it for another meal but we have had no desire to go back.

[BrowncatP]

WCC the last time I went was the worst time I had there. The food was the same as the other three times(good.) It was the wait staff that all seemed lackluster. I go for the food, and the cast members. This last time they were a disappointment.

[DizneyFreak2002]

Never had dinner there, just breakfast. It was crowded, loud and the character interaction was terrible. Maybe we should have tried it for another meal but we have had no desire to go back.

In my opinion only, you didn't miss much with dinner... Talk about loud LOL... I actually had a good interaction with Tigger during dinner though...

I dined there for dinner on a MNSSHP night... I was dressed as a Mooby Employee (watch Clerks 2 if you don't know what a Mooby Employee is)... Tigger came around, saw my outfit, and stopped... Poor Tigger was trying to find out where I got the shirt, but since Tigger can't talk, I had NO IDEA what Tigger was trying to say... Tigger eventually took a pen and wrote me a note WHERE DID YOU GET THAT SHIRT... I still have the napkin that note was written on...

But, I do understand what you are saying about breakfast... I can see where it can be very noisy...

[DizneyFreak2002]

See, this just proves that one mans trash is another mans treasure!

I love love Liberty Tree Tavern, and Whispering Canyon Cafe - can't get enough of either of them.

But there are other places, that after eating there once, I would not visit them again.

Isn't it just terrific that Disney has so many places to choose from that if you decide you don't like one, or two, or even 20 places, you still have one or two or even 20 more places to eat at???

You are right... one man's trash is another man's treasure... There are so many places to choose to eat, including so many great places off property, your head could explode LOL..

WCC,
Chefs de France, Le Cellier

Maybe I hit bad nights for both WCC and Chefs LOL... I dunno... Had Chefs once and loved it... booked it again and, it felt generic... the food wasn't anything special.. I dunno... The service was the best part of my meal... I'll talk about Le Cellier with Jared's quote...

Le Cellier

I'm seeing this more and more with Le Cellier reviews... Maybe it has something to do with the fact they went signature and changed the menu (and maybe not for the better????)... I was always dying to try the place and was finally able to book it 2 trips ago (I admit, I didn't even give it a thought last year, but that was because I wanted to try a place I had never been at before)... I loved it... But then again, I didn't eat the steak... It is a shame if they ruined this place...

Cinderella's Royal Table, 'Ohana, Le Cellier

Here is Le Cellier again... This cannot be a coincidence... What did they do to this place??

CRT, I ate there many moons ago, when it was still King Stephans and before it was a character meal... Food was mediocre back then... I can only imagine it getting worse since they know they can still make a killing cause of the princess meal

'Ohana... shame really... I used to love O'hana.. Always made it my last dinner in WDW.. Until a few years ago... Booked it as my last meal tradition... Wished I didn't... Something changed... And not for the better... Can't place it though...

CRT is terrible! They gotcha and they know it!!!!! Really know it!!! Hollywood and Vine-Subpar! I can go on. Very few non breakfast places can I stand. The dinner prices are outrageous and some quick service areas are so much better!!!!

Wow, Hollywood and Vine... How can I forget H&V??? Oh i know.. cause it is forgettable.. And that was 16 years ago LOL...

So far so good people... Let's keep it up.. I am loving your responses so far...

[Jared]

For what it's worth, I still really love 'Ohana.

[buzznwoodysmom]

I'm seeing this more and more with Le Cellier reviews... Maybe it has something to do with the fact they went signature and changed the menu (and maybe not for the better

Here is Le Cellier again... This cannot be a coincidence... What did they do to this place??

Nope, both of our Le Cellier disappointments were way before they went all signature on us. We had lunch there back in 2004, then dinner in 2007, if I'm remembering correctly. Now with it priced as a signature meal there's no way in the world I'll ever try it again, not that I planned on it anyway! LOL.

[joonyer]

Wolfgang Puck's in DTD. I know a lot of people rave about it (one reason why we went there), bit we found the food (pizzas) to be mediocre, small and WAYYYYYY overpriced. It did not meet up to my expectations based on all the rave reviews I had read, thus I felt it was OVER-rated.

Earl of Sandwich, on the other hand, exceeded all our expectations. Great food, great value.

[Gator]

The Garden Grill was really hyped up to me - with great food and good character interaction. The food was eh and the character interaction wasn't all that great. Plus, it's really REALLY loud.

And for what it's worth, CRT has always been overhyped. The ambience is cool, but I can get just as good anywhere. And the food isn't worth the price - not even close. I think for me, it's a "once you've done it, you've done it."

[AgentC]

Nope, both of our Le Cellier disappointments were way before they went all signature on us. We had lunch there back in 2004, then dinner in 2007, if I'm remembering correctly. Now with it priced as a signature meal there's no way in the world I'll ever try it again, not that I planned on it anyway! LOL.

Mine was before they became a signature too. There was nothing wrong with it at all, I just expected something spectacular from a restaurant that is so hard to get into and it was just good.

[SlinkyDog]

So many places have changed for the worst over the years. Ohanas and Liberty Tree were two of my favorites but since the dinning plan they have become crowded, rushed and bland. Ill stick with cosmic rays, and the sci-fi diner. At least they are fun to be in and serve ribs. Also what they have done to casey's corner is unforgivable! I have to put way to much cheese on these dogs to make them taste good.

[Madame Leona]

I'm just going to say it....I didn't care for Hoop Dee Doo Revue. The show wasn't my cup of tea and I really wasn't impressed with the food.

[ANG]

Of the places we've eaten... I'd have to say The Liberty Tree Tavern. Well, first I dont' like the family style services. Seemed like the food was always cold once I got around to eating it. And for the price, I wish the food was more interesting. I eat at Disney for something other than I can make at home.