'Never Again' dining experiences

I've never even noticed that place (It also has a terrible name). I'm assuming it's near TSM?

In my book, there's no decent counter service in all of DHS. I hate ABC Commissary. Bad food (have you tried their disgusting chicken curry?), and very slow service for something that is already pre-made. I've been in Pizza Planet just once, looked at what people were buying, and walked out.

Other than getting rolls and pastries at Starring Rolls, I try not to eat lunch, much less dinner, at DHS. Even the sit-down restraurants are nothing to write about. Sci-Fi has good hamburgers, but it is more of a "gimmicky" place than anything else. I wasn't impressed with Mamma Melrose, and I don't have any compelling reason to go back to the Brown Derby since I can't even remember about the food other than that orange or lemon cake that peole were raving about. And don't get me started about the Prime Time Cafe!

Zz.

Oh, do try it again. It is not a bad place to eat at all! They have flat bread pizzas that are actually quite good. And so are their soups.

Zz.

I wasn't really impressed with San Angel Inn when we went there. The food wasn't excellent (an authentic Mexican restaurant that serves Tostitos?), and the service was awful. Although the atmosphere is fun, and definitely worth going once.

I didn't like San Angel either. I was okay with the service and the food and the atmosphere was kind of cool. But the tables are SOOOOO close together. I'm a rather Rubenesque (read: large) woman and there was hardly enough room to push my chair back a bit.

As for Pizza Planet, I think it would be a mistake on the part of the guest to go in there and expect it to be anything but a noisy knockoff of Chuck E Cheese. Actually, it's very well themed for what it's supposed to be. We took the Eating Machines there when they were 4 and 6 (and weren't eating machines yet) and they loved it! It was just like going to Chuck E Cheese for them and that's exactly the experience we expected, based on the characterization of the place in the movie.

Also, on that trip in 1999 (remember, this is back when Disney food wasn't anything to write home about) we went to the hibachi grill in the Japan pavilion. I wasn't impressed at all. The food was okay, but the "show" was about the same as I'd get at my local Japanese steakhouse. Given Disney's reputation for putting on a good show I expected some kind of world class, Benihana and then some experience. I was disappointed. But then again, that was 10 years ago and a lot may have changed since then. I might give it a go again next time I'm there.

I still don't think the hibachi (Teppan Edo) is much different than your average Hibachi. (Other than being in World Showcase)

I found the Rain forest Cafe very overrated.

Also even though the meatloaf was very good at the 50's Prime time Cafe having my pretend Aunt pester me the whole time and call me out for finishing my plate was a little annoying. (Ok, A LOT annoying.)

I ate at an RFC in Chicago before I ever saw the Disney one and just decided that Disney shouldn't do chain restaurants, so I'd boycott it.

As for 50's Prime Time Cafe, it all depends on your server and your mood that day. I've had some great experiences and some really lacking experiences. The food isn't stellar either.

Turkey and brie sounds lovely, and I will give it another chance (per Zapperz pleas as well), but it's so far off the beaten path that it might have to wait until I stay at SSR again...

Big River Grille, or whatever it's called, on the Boardwalk was awful the one time I tried it. My expectations may have been too high, but it was a definite downer for me.

My last trip to 'Ohana has really put me off from thinking about a return visit there...

O'hana hasn't been the same since they got rid of the potatoes! It's hard, though, to pass on the desert there. That's one of my favorite deserts in all of WDW. Even the biggest critic will admit the desert rules, right?

The lack of the potatoes too! And the rude inattentive wait staff, I was the only none CM at the table and even all of them were commenting on how bad the service was. That trip (March 2008) was the only time I've had an issue there, or anywhere on property with a dining experience.

It's interesting you mention that because I would say that I have had the worst overall average service at O'hana too. I wonder if they under-staff or if we're just unlucky. The only other place I can think of where I'm generally not optimistic about the service is Le Cellier and I think it's just because they're constantly packed.

How do you know so many CMs?

Well...I know so many CM's because my ex is a CM. We took a trip together last year in March and thats when we ate at 'Ohana. And we both went to HS with another friend who's a CM. Spent a lot of time with cast members on that trip!

I think they understaff and sometimes you just get a waiter that just...well doesn't care and that definitely doesn't help the situation. Hopefully it gets better soon because I really liked the place.

I've been there too, I've waited tables and at times it can be very not fun and stressful. I've had some GREAT servers at 'Ohana though, the last time my brother and I went the server was amazing, and it was twice as busy as when I went in 2008.

...May be they're upset too about WDW getting rid of the potatoes there

The nice thing about Disney is, that usually if something is going downhill they give it a jolt in the arm eventually. O'hana used to be a 2 times per trip affair, now between our experiences and the bad ones I've read on here I'd consider doing 0. However I think the desert will get me back for at least one meal per trip!

I have noticed however that the waiters there don't necessarily seem to use a lot of common sense in their approach. Even one's who've been there for a long time seem to be doing things in nonsensical ways, which makes me wonder if there's just a training problem.

They do seem to have an odd set up. In Dallas we have Churascarias which are a similar concept, and they have the whole system down to an art. In O'hana it seems to be just kind of "random people do random things when they feel like it."

I hope this is temporary. I hadn't really noticed it, but I haven't been in a while and I'd hate to see one of my favorite restaurants drop off the list.

My impression, and someone who's been recently can correct me if I'm wrong, is that O'hana is still a hard ADR to get. It's still getting by on its reputation, so it will be a while before it actually feels any "backlash." Moreover it might just be blamed on the economy temporarily.