The Grand Floridian Resort & Spa's Gasparilla Island Grill Lunch & Dinner

Review by Mealtrip | American
May 22nd, 2017

Great Food, Odd Feeling Dining Area — The somewhat hard to find Gasparilla Island Grill at Disney's Grand Floridian is tucked away… far, far away at the backside of the high-end resort, like an ugly pair of sneakers that you would never wear anywhere, but just can't bear to part with. It's true, the Grand Floridian does need a counter service location. It is a large resort, and even though there are quite a few amazing restaurants on property, it does still need a walk-up counter service dining spot. When it was ... ( read more ... )

The Port Orleans - French Quarter's Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory Lunch & Dinner

Review by Mealtrip | Cajun - Creole, American
May 3rd, 2017

Sassagoula Floatworks has recently been "refurbished". I should remember the date (or at least the month) because I remember attending the grand reopening ceremony. It was really early in the morning. Too early for me to remember anything. I distinctly remember being completely underwhelmed by how bland the new interior was, and how much powdered sugar there was everywhere. (Because you see, everyone gets Beignets in the morning, and the place was packed.)So it's been a few months now, and I figured right in-between lunch and ... ( read more ... )

Magic Kingdom's Pinocchio Village Haus

Review by Mealtrip | American, Sandwich and Salad, Pizza
April 24th, 2017

I stopped by Pinocchio's Village Haus in Fantasyland to check out their Chicken Parmesan Pasta the other day, and you know what? It's actually quite good! Now it's not going to replace your Aunt Rossa's made from scratch Chicken Parmesan, but this is counter service, so with that in mind… I was pleasantly surprised. The breaded chicken they are using seemed to be a decent sized, all-white meat cutlet. The pasta is a Penne variety that was cooked correctly (at least on this visit), and the lightly seasoned tomato sauce was ... ( read more ... )

Hollywood Studios' PizzeRizzo

Review by Mealtrip | Pizza
April 18th, 2017

Way far back in the oddly defined "Muppet Courtyard" area at Hollywood Studios you will find PizzeRizzo… a quick service / counter service dining location that serves… pizza (although that was probably obvious from the name of the place). I'm sure once the new areas of Hollywood Studios open up, this area will make more sense and more importantly, pick up a ton more foot traffic. It will probably serve as a transitional area between what will be the StarWars area and ToyStory areas of the park. Getting back to ... ( read more ... )

Animal Kingdom's Yak & Yeti™ Restaurant

Review by Mealtrip | Asian - Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Seafood, American
April 11th, 2017

Yak and Yeti is an important restaurant in Disney's ever-growing Animal Kingdom. There are currently only three and a half table-service restaurants to choose from in-park. Tiffins, while being amazingly good, is also an equally expensive "signature" dining location. Tusker House is a character dining buffet experience and no matter what you think about the food… you're not always in the mood for the craziness that comes with character dining, or the constant up and down of buffet dining. Rainforest Café is my ... ( read more ... )

Animal Kingdom's Tamu Tamu Refreshments

Review by Mealtrip | Dessert or Ice Cream
April 5th, 2017

Tamu Tamu Refreshments in Animal Kingdom was originally designed as a quick counter service type spot in this "African" area of Animal Kingdom. Now that the larger "Harambe Market" is just around the corner, it seems Tamu Tamu has been turned into a dessert and Dole Whip® stand. As such, it's one of the most elaborate looking quick snack stands out there. Occupying prime real estate on the corner of Dawa Street and Mahindi Avenue (yes, I just made that up) gives the location a tremendous amount of foot traffic... and so it ... ( read more ... )

Epcot's The Garden Grill Lunch

Review by Mealtrip | American
April 3rd, 2017

The Garden Grill Restaurant is located on the upper level of The Land pavilion in Future World. The "upper" level in this case, is actually the level that you enter the Land pavilion on… you would have to go down one floor to find the cue for Soarin' and the "Living with the Land" boat ride. The Garden Grill did have a lunch period, and then it didn't, and now it does again! I for one, couldn't be happier about that because lunch seems to strike a nice balance cost and experience. About the only thing different between ... ( read more ... )

Animal Kingdom's The Smiling Crocodile

Review by Mealtrip | Small Plates, Tapas Style
March 24th, 2017

The Smiling Crocodile is one of the small "quick snack" kiosks that you'll find when walking around Animal Kingdom. There's quite a few of them actually, and I for one… wish they were a bit more identifiable. It's a cool idea… having what amounts to little food and wine type booths up year-round, for an Animal Kingdom style food stroll. The kiosk I stopped by yesterday (The Smiling Crocodile) just changed up it's menu about a week ago, and I wanted to try out a couple of the new items. On the menu now, are three ... ( read more ... )

Magic Kingdom's Columbia Harbour House

Review by Mealtrip | Seafood
March 17th, 2017

One of these days I'm going to get back around to trying some seafood dishes at Columbia Harbor House! Today though, we're taking a look at the Broccoli Peppercorn Salad. Why? Because maybe everyone in your group doesn't want fast food seafood... all at the same time. Answering the question… so what else do they have at Columbia Harbor House? Well, they have a Broccoli Peppercorn Salad, and you know what? It's not bad. It's easily on-par with any fast food style designer salad we've found outside the gates. Is it up there ... ( read more ... )

The Contemporary Resort's Celebration at the Top - Savor, Sip, and Sparkle

Review by Mealtrip | American, Wine, Beer, Spirits or Beverages
March 6th, 2017

Celebration at the Top - Savor, Sip and Sparkle is a new event that takes place on Sunday Evenings only in the private Sonoma and Napa Rooms of the California Grill. It's not clear just how many of these events are going to take place. There are six more Sundays on the schedule for now… the event may be extended, or it may not, it's hard to tell at this point. This is for all intent and purpose, a firework watching party... but with some really good food and beverage offerings being supplied by the California Grill ... ( read more ... )

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