DisneyDawgette
05-09-2013, 09:25 PM
So, against my better judgement, we went to Bongo's a couple of weekends ago (thank you finals for making this post so long overdue!) and it was easily one of the worst meals I've had as far as the food was concerned.
We arrived, a party of 7, at about 7:30 on a Saturday. We knew it was going to be busy, so we were not expecting to not wait- however the hostess told us that we could wait for 40 minutes for an indoor table, or be seated immediately on the upper deck. Needless to say, after a long day of water slides and playing concerts in the hot sun at Wet N' Wild, we opted to sit immediately.
The server was nice enough, though she definitely lacked the Disney quality service that I was used to. She had a very bland personality and was relatively slow, but they were busy- so I won't hold that against her much.
The food was the area that I was most disappointed about: Each of us got something different, chicken and yellow rice, Bongo's fried rice, skirt steak, etc... And unfortunately, to be Latin food, it all lacked ANY sort of flavor. The plantains were bland and somewhat bitter, the fried plantains were cakey and unappealing, and the chicken fried rice was just nasty. Also, the price of the food was incredibly steep based on the quality of the food. We paid about $20 per plate for food that I could have gotten at any local Latin joint for half the price.
Needless to say, we will not be returning to Bongo's. Raglan Road or BUST! ;)
We arrived, a party of 7, at about 7:30 on a Saturday. We knew it was going to be busy, so we were not expecting to not wait- however the hostess told us that we could wait for 40 minutes for an indoor table, or be seated immediately on the upper deck. Needless to say, after a long day of water slides and playing concerts in the hot sun at Wet N' Wild, we opted to sit immediately.
The server was nice enough, though she definitely lacked the Disney quality service that I was used to. She had a very bland personality and was relatively slow, but they were busy- so I won't hold that against her much.
The food was the area that I was most disappointed about: Each of us got something different, chicken and yellow rice, Bongo's fried rice, skirt steak, etc... And unfortunately, to be Latin food, it all lacked ANY sort of flavor. The plantains were bland and somewhat bitter, the fried plantains were cakey and unappealing, and the chicken fried rice was just nasty. Also, the price of the food was incredibly steep based on the quality of the food. We paid about $20 per plate for food that I could have gotten at any local Latin joint for half the price.
Needless to say, we will not be returning to Bongo's. Raglan Road or BUST! ;)