So I've always been hot and cold on 'Ohana. We haven't been going nearly as often as previously, but we still like to give it a try. This trip was pretty much right in line with previous trips.
Everything started off well. Everyone was asking for window tables so the guy basically said "you're not going to get a window seat," which we understood given the time. We were called for seating after a not very long wait and guess what: Seated right by the windows with a great view of the fireworks!
Bread was good as always:
I also tried two of the beers here. I write about them in the Disney World Beers thread, but I will say that those were two of my favorites tries on the trip, mainly because they were interesting and I'd never had them before.
As usual the number one problem with any trip to 'Ohana surfaced: The Service
While our primary server was actually pretty prompt and attentive, the rest of the servers were not. Literally right after we put in our drink orders, they brought all the appetizers, plates and started trying to give us meat immediately. We had to ask them to give us a minute to at least have a few of the preliminaries.
I thought the salad was quite tasty this evening, but I've always liked the tangy dressing on there. The wings are very good and were nice and juicy tonight. The dumplings were done just the way I like them as well, with the skin just a tad bit on the well-done side to give them a crispy texture.
The servers were not to be denied and as soon as we said it was okay to do some meat they literally dumped copious amounts of everything on our plates. DW and I each agreed to only take one kind of meat each so that we could split them.
The meats were not overdone, which is a problem sometimes at 'Ohana, but because they gave me everything at once some of it was getting cold by the time I got to it. The we got to the star of the show:
The Bread Pudding remains one of my favorite desserts anywhere on property, and didn't disappoint. It's amazingly sweet and has just the right amounts of everything (Although I guess I wouldn't mind a bit more ice cream).
Overall the experience was pretty much in line with all my recent visits to 'Ohana:
- Good Food
- Great Atmosphere
- Terrible Service
Of course 2 out of 3 ain't bad and I'm sure we'll be back.