Table Service Dining Reviews 9/22-9/30 with Lots of Pics!!!

[maui2k5]

We returned 9/30 from our 8 day excursion to WDW and had a great time with the free dining plan. It is a lot of food and I gained 5 pounds! It was worth it though as now I have a reason to keep going to the gym in preparation for our next trip! Normally we would not get appetizers and would share desserts, so this was more food than we would usually order. No complaints about eating for free though. One comment I would have about the Pop Century Food Court is the breakfast ffood was not very good in our view. We had pancakes and French Toast which were nothing special and we did not eat breakfast there again. Burgers were ok, but a greasy. Cheese fries were good though...

Dinner 9/22
First sit down meal was Garden Grill in the Land which we have eaten at on our two previous trips this year. Unfortunately the quality of the food has gone down and they switched from scalloped potatoes to Mashed that were nothing special. Meat was cold and the dessert was some sort of Strawberry pastry which was not bad, but nothing special. I did not take pics of this meal and will skip this one next time. Usually we would have no problem recommending this restaraunt and paying out of pocket, but not now... Maybe if they change up the menu we will try it again sometime in the future.

Dinner 9/23
Spoodles - YUM!!! Best Meal of the trip!!! A+ for service & Quality. Will definitely go here again and would pay out of pocket.

New York Strip Steak & Sweet Potatoes (Very Good)

Fettucini Alfredo (Excellent)

Orange Cake (Very Good)

Creme Brulee (Excellent)

Dinner 9/24
O'Hana - Food & Service = B Good, but the meats were not too great.
Will skip next time, but would pay out of pocket.

Fried Wontons served with peanut sauce, chimichurri sauce and harissa (Good)

Mixed greens with a honey-lime dressing (Average)

Stir-Fried Vegetables (Average)

Honey-coriander chicken wings (Excellent)

Maui Scalloped Potatoes (Excellent)

Spicy-sweet and sour shrimp (Average)

'Ohana bread pudding a la mode with Bananas Foster Sauce (Very Good)

More to come...

 

[maui2k5]

Dinner 9/25
LeCellier - Never a disappointment! Food & Service = A+ Will visit again and would
pay out of pocket

Steakhouse Caesar (Average)

Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup (Very Good)

Creamed Spinach Gratinee (Good)

Le Cellier Mushroom Filet Mignon (Very Good)

7 oz. Filet Mignon (Best steak we have ever tasted)

Maple & Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee (Excellent)

Happiest Celebration on Earth Chocolate Whiskey Cake (Very Good)

Dinner 9/26
Wolfgang Puck Cafe - Service & Food = B Good meal, but will skip next time.
Probably would not pay out of pocket as it was nothing too special, but not bad. A littletoo noisy.

Crabcake Appetizer (Good)

Barbeque Quesadilla Appetizer (Good)

Grilled Angus Filet Mignon (Average)

Key Lime Pie (Very Good)

Creme Brulee (Very Good)

More to come...

 

[maui2k5]

Dinner 9/27
Chef's De France - Food & Service B+ Good meal, but will skip next time. Probably would not pay out of pocket.

Assiette de fromages de France - French imported cheese plate (Yuck - Cheese was not good)

Bisque de Homard - Lobster bisque (Good)

Jarret d'agneau printanier - lamb shank with turnips, carrots, lima
beans and pearl pasta (Good)

Lasagnes de legumes du soleil a l'huile d'olive au thym - zucchini, eggplant
and tomato baked into thin layers of pasta (Good)

Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee (Very Good)

Strawberry Cake (Very Good)

Dinner 9/28
Coral Reef - Food & Service B+ = Loved being right next to the tank, but would not pay out of pocket.

Seafood Souffle (Average)

Shrimp Cocktail (Not so good)

Grilled 12 oz. NY Strip Steak (Average)

The Chocolate Wave (Excellent)

Butterscotch Brulee (Excellent)

Dinner 9/29
Liberty Tree - Food & Service A+. This is a favorite every trip - Excellent as always!
Would definitely pay out of pocket and will visit again next time.

Roasted turkey breast, carved beef, and smoked pork loin, with mashed potatoes,
seasonal vegetables, herb bread stuffing, and Stouffer's Macaroni and Cheese.

Warm apple cobbler with vanilla ice cream (YUMMY!)

Lunch 9/30
Kona Cafe - Food & Service = B Good lunch meal and the desserts were especially good.
Would pay out of pocket and visit again next trip likely for dinner next time.

Barbecued Pork Sandwich (Good)

Kona Club Sandwich (Good)

Caramel-Banana Creme Brulee (Very Good)

Kilauea Torte (Excellent)

Let me know if you have any questions! We can't wait to go back again hopefully in late February.

 

[DisOrBust]

What was "bad" about Coral Reef? Especially the Shrimp appy??

TIA!
Sue

 

[maui2k5]

What was "bad" about Coral Reef? Especially the Shrimp appy??

TIA!
Sue

We both liked the Coral Reef - especially being right next to the tank with the Sea Turtle by us the entire time. The food was good, but for the price not as good as other restaraunts such as Spoodles which we both loved. The desserts were by far the best part of the meal. My wife had the shrimp and she said it was nothing special... Our shrimp at Spoodles was much better. For free, this was a great restaraunt. For $125 for two people - not so sure about that... I would pay $100 for Spoodles though as well as Le Cellier.

 

[bekkiz]

WOW!

That was awesome. Thank you so much for the great reviews, and esp. pictures. I think you've inspired me to take food pics on our next visit in December. I hope ours are 1/2 as good as yours!

 

[Minniespal]

Enjoyed reading your reviews ~ Thanx for sharing.

 

[Schucraig]

Thanks for the great reviews and pics!

 

[pennyplanner]

Thanks for posting! I love hearing everyone's opinions -- the good, the bad and the mediocre.

--penny

 

[JANIE G.]

Your reviews were great and the pictures made me hungry. Can't wait to check in at the GF on November 30. Thanks again for your reviews!

 

[DLo]

Thanks for the reviews and awesom pics. We will be there next week. Can't believe it is already here. I appreciate you adding wether or not you would go back and if you would pay. That let's us know how good/bad it really is!!!

we will be going to LTT and LeCellier for the first time and returning to Kona. We will jsut be there for a quick 4 day trip so we can't try all that you did!!

 

[swankybeth]

Great reviews and excellent pictures. I think I just drooled a little on myself looking at that Spoodles steak.

 

[Disney owl]

Great photos thanks for sharing

 

[momofdbsdc]

Thanks for sharing!!!!

 

[emh1129]

Great reviews! Thanks for sharing

 

[Kath2003]

Creme Brulee (Excellent)

I can see you in the spooooooon!!!

Great review, thanks!

 

[Blaynexox]

Fantastic reviews! Great pictures!! Really enjoyed them!

 

[ufgator]

Thanks for your reviews and pics! I've never seen pics of Liberty Tree's dinners before and was curious.

 

[momof2disprincesses]

Dinner 9/27
Chef's De France - Food & Service B+ Good meal, but will skip next time. Probably would not pay out of pocket.

Assiette de fromages de France - French imported cheese plate (Yuck - Cheese was not good)

Bisque de Homard - Lobster bisque (Good)

Jarret d'agneau printanier - lamb shank with turnips, carrots, lima
beans and pearl pasta (Good)

Lasagnes de legumes du soleil a l'huile d'olive au thym - zucchini, eggplant
and tomato baked into thin layers of pasta (Good)

Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee (Very Good)

Strawberry Cake (Very Good)

Dinner 9/28
Coral Reef - Food & Service B+ = Loved being right next to the tank, but would not pay out of pocket.

Seafood Souffle (Average)

Shrimp Cocktail (Not so good)

Grilled 12 oz. NY Strip Steak (Average)

The Chocolate Wave (Excellent)

Butterscotch Brulee (Excellent)

Dinner 9/29
Liberty Tree - Food & Service A+. This is a favorite every trip - Excellent as always!
Would definitely pay out of pocket and will visit again next time.

Roasted turkey breast, carved beef, and smoked pork loin, with mashed potatoes,
seasonal vegetables, herb bread stuffing, and Stouffer's Macaroni and Cheese.

Warm apple cobbler with vanilla ice cream (YUMMY!)

Lunch 9/30
Kona Cafe - Food & Service = B Good lunch meal and the desserts were especially good.
Would pay out of pocket and visit again next trip likely for dinner next time.

Barbecued Pork Sandwich (Good)

Kona Club Sandwich (Good)

Caramel-Banana Creme Brulee (Very Good)

Kilauea Torte (Excellent)

Let me know if you have any questions! We can't wait to go back again hopefully in late February.

The berries in your butterscotch brulee picture look like a hidden mickey.

 

[Terry's Angels]

Great reviews - I love the pictures and the brief but totally descriptive information.