What is one place you would NOT eat again, and why?

[mudpuppysmom]

I had no idea reading this would bring back the memories of bad meals!! Originally the one restaurant that came to mind instantly for me was Artist Point.

Why? Well, we checked in early and had to wait until an hour past our ADR (with two kids under 5 -- who are well behaved, but even I was antsy after waiting so long) -- other parties walked up with NO ADR and were seated (same size party) and when I asked the CM hostess brused me off THREE TIMES.

I was ready to leave before we even sat down, but I appeased DH b/c for once he looked at the menues before hand and ASKED to eat here -- he never does that, so I caved.

Once seated we were treated by our server with disdain I believe b/c we had children. My older son specifically waited his turn and when I had ordered my meal I then asked DS#1 what he would like to order. The server did not even acknowledge his presence at the table. When my son was done telling his order the server looked at me and asked, "What's he going to have?"......I said, "you should have written it down, he just politely told you what he wanted". The service went even further down hill from there.....our app came out via another server (barely warm), our meal came out via another server (cold) -- OUR server walked by once toward another table and DH flagged him down for a second glass of wine and then he brought our check WITH the glass of wine -- didn't even ask if we wanted dessert (which DS had wanted the puzzle you paint -- at that time). I know this is a "nicer" place, but REALLY! When you work as a server and ignore a table you don't deserve compensation for that table......while you chit chat to friends of yours at the next table (which ours did) -- and just gushed and gushed over them repeatedly.

We were not on the dining plan, we used no discount card of any sort, we were pretty patient and DS#1 was nothing but polite (it was one of those moments you as a parent are proud of!). DS#2 was 6 mo old and he slept thru the meal -- we had fed him while waiting.

So for us, that was the absolute worst place we have eaten.

Other less than par meals for us would be:
*ABC Commisary (we trashed our food and left after two bites -- it WAS that bad)
*Studio Catering -- DS had a chicken leg that looked cremated! And they would not replace it when I said something upon its arrival on our tray.
*Brown Derby -- just not what it's all cracked up to be to us.
San Angel Inn -- again, totally ignored as a table while he served his friends and the food was AWFUL!

On the upside -- we have eaten all over property and honestly this list is a VERY SMALL percentage of the places we have been to----so we're lucky in that respect!

Plus -- dining is subjective.....everyone has different tastes -- otherwise I'm thinking some of the places that keep coming up as "bad" wouldn't be there anymore.

Have a fun trip and eat well!!

[Ruprect]

So based on the responses to this thread...pretty much every restaurant is one to avoid.

It does illustrate how experiences can be different from trip to trip though. We've had bad experiences at locations one trip only to have a great experience the next (SciFi is one I can think of).

[ledudes]

Prime time cafe. We used to love it, but last time we went the portions were tiny and they rushed us out. Not a pleasant experience.

[TexansInNY]

I also would say 50's (although I do laugh at how much I enjoy some that people hate).. it is too hit or miss - might get someone fun but twice we went and had someone that just was not into character - defeats the purpose especially combined with cost/size.

[captain j]

The Luau at the Polynesian. Food was cold. Service was horrible. I know everything Disney is expensive but this was WAY overpriced for what we got.

[MinnieMommie]

Cali Grill...I will not go into the story but terrible all around... you would have to drag me back

[Airblue1]

Hollywood and Vine

[hope2survive]

I won't go back to Rainforest Cafe. I just thought the food was very average and bland for the high price. I could have gotten equally good food at a Cracker Barrel or some other chain restaraunt for half the price.

[julyjewel]

I would break my least favs down like this:

1900 Park Fare (dinner) It was nice the first time but when we went again a second time, it was terrible. I loaded up on desserts!

San Angel Cantina- HUGE disappointment! Not enough seating too!

Liberty Tree Tavern- Tried the dinner after the characters were gone and decided it wasn't worth it.

Studio Catering- Yuck!

[TikiLounger]

Via Napoli. I've lived in Naples, Italy and the pizza is nothing like the real thing...especially the Margherita Pizza.

And...while my kids and I like O'hana, my husband is NOT a fan of the food.

Finally, The Rainforest Cafe. Overpriced for average food and we can go to their location right here in Massachusetts (not that we ever DO go there). Nothing special...at all.

[BeansMom2012]

Teppan Edo - we enjoyed the atmosphere but the food was too salty to swallow

TRex - our server was so bad our whole meal (6 people) was comped - as were the meals of the 2 tables on either side of us. The meal started with the waitress dropping the appetizer in my husbands lap..... only went downhill from there!

Tony's - i ordered chicken parm and the spaghetti it came with was so overcooked it disintegrated in my mouth when i tried to chew it - ugh

That said - we've had tons of meals in many of the other restaurants and always found them enjoyable - just these 3 after dozens of trips, not bad!

[Eric87]

During my first trip to the resort without my parents, my girlfriend and I went for a week. On our night in DHS, we had no reservations and only the Sci Fi drive in had an open table. We thought it would be cool to experience this since we went to our local drive in a few times in our area before the last of them closed. As previous posters mentioned, the film is terrible. Just pick a few B movies and play them all the way through!! The set up can definitely work but show actual movies. Also, the food was some of the worst I had on property. Service was fine but the food and film have ruined this for me.

[spoiledraf]

Brown Deby. Food was poor and the sevice was horrible. We actually had a Disney exec. sitting next to us and we were talking about some of the upcoming Disney projects. About 20 minutes after seating, there were no beverages, no bread at the table, no orders taken and basically no sever. The Exec. took the waiter who finally showed to the woodshed so to speak. Unfortunately it didn't seem to help.
I'll NOT be Baaaack!

[CosmicRay]

Ours would be Sci-Fi Drive In. Nothing was super bad, the food was fine and all. But it was pricey for hot dogs and nachos. I understand you're paying for atmosphere, but it wasn't worth the money.

[BrowncatP]

This has been interesting to read everyones comments. I think it just depends on when you go. My husband and I like Crystal Palace, and eat there on every trip. Trails End-left with a very full stomach. Yum. I would not go back to Kouzzina. Service was good, but I didn't like having the cinnamon on lasagna.

[eandrsmom]

~Ohana's character breakfast. For some reason, the characters kept skipping our table. We were there for over an hour, and none came over. When we complained to the management, they were unconcerned. We had finished our meal, and we refused to pay until we got to see at least ONE charater. The waitress was annoyed with us, because we wouldn't leave, but for the price of breakfast and gratuities for six, we wanted to see at least one character!
~We had ADR's for Hollywood & Vine's character breakfast on our last trip. We still waited over an hour. By the time we were seated, they were beginning to serve lunch. As previous posts have noted, the place was filthy.

[Cinderelley]

This has been interesting to read everyones comments. I think it just depends on when you go. My husband and I like Crystal Palace, and eat there on every trip. Trails End-left with a very full stomach. Yum. I would not go back to Kouzzina. Service was good, but I didn't like having the cinnamon on lasagna.

Cinnamon on lasagna? Ewwww

[swampfox28]

I'm the first to say it (I think), but I think Chef Mickey's is WAY overrated. I'm a big dork - I LOVE character meals - but that place is SOOOOOOO crowded that it's insane. I hated that if a character was in the room that you'd better stay put, because if you left to get food and they went by your table, you were just out of luck. I felt a little captive - and hated making my kids wait JUST in case Mickey would swing by... The food was fine - not terrible, but not amazing. Typical buffet. But SO noisy and crowded!! I don't hate it, but it's just not my thing.

Now, a few people have mentioned Cape May, the Norway princess breakfast, and Ohana; these 3 we just LOVE. (See, I am a big dork! And it just goes to show you, one person's "blah" is another person's "must see/do!") But we had amazing times at all three of these and thought the food was good (esp. at the Ohana breakfast -- YUMMMY!!) And, boy do we have some fun memories of Lilo and Stitch! Our now 7 year old girl was 2 1/2 when we went to Ohana and she was scared of Stitch, and he was SO funny with her and her big brother. Once when he passed by, Stitch pointed to the empty high chair (I'd taken her to the bathroom). Without missing a beat, my 9 year old said, "We ate her!" and Stitch made a big to-do out of how YUMMY she would have been! (She saw the end of his theatrics and spent a good bit of time following him around for the rest of the breakfast, which was hilarious to everyone who witnessed it!!)

And to be even more oppositional-defiant, we adored the 1900 park faire meal, too. Lots of fun! And a truly yummy place to eat was Yak and Yeti in Animal Kingdom!

(I miss Disney!!!)

-Sarah

[homeschool mom]

We wouldn't eat at Biergarten in the Germany pavillion again simply because we didn't like the food. Service was great as was the entertainment, but the food just didn't appeal to us.

[swampfox28]

Oh -- forgot to mention Boma!

Location: AWESOME - the Animal Kingdom Lodge
Ambiance: cool decorations and artwork
Food: icky (to me) -- just wasn't as amazing as everyone said it would be. I don't remember being esp. impressed with much of anything there, food-wise. The staff was nice, the dessert they brought us (it was our son's birthday) was very cool-looking and lovely. But all those "gotta try this" foods??? Bleah. NOT IMPRESSED! I remember thinking that if we had Disney virgins with us, that this place would be great for showing them how cool a restaurant/eatery could be, how much selection, how "authentic-feeling" it can be... But honestly, if it's just US (my family and me), we'd much rather head over to Whispering Canyon or someplace (including Germany, who I thought had great food - even though I don't really like sausage OR beer!!!) Just, no Boma for us, thanks. (Though someone DID say they had a rockin' breakfast buffet at Boma that we probably would have liked a lot more...!)