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Personally, unless you have a special reason for dining at Olivia's, I wouldn't bother making the trek all the way over there just to eat breakfast - although it's a nice enough restaurant there is nothing truly special about the ambience or the cuisine.
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If you want to go Olivia's from the Beach Club, a taxi is the best option. You can't get to the front of Epcot until the park opens, and then you would need to wait a while for a bus. You could catch a bus outside Hollywood Studios of that park opens earlier, but there could still be a lengthy wait. The only other way would be to take a bus from Beach Club to Downtown Disney then a boat to Old Key West, but I don't know when those busses and boats start running.
I would not try walking it. It looks close enough on a map but it is a long hike. Call a taxi is your best bet. Olivia's is a very nice resturant. OKW is our DVC home resort and stay there most every trip and usually have a couple meals at Olivia's.
I haven't tried Olivia's for breakfast, but I really enjoyed it for dinner. I think that I would only consider walking from one of the Port Orleans resorts to OKW. I think taxi is the best bet - but there is the option of bus to DtD and then boat to OKW.
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There is no sidewalk or path for walking from Beach Club to OKW. You will need to take a taxi or a bus from Beach Club to a park and then get a bus to OKW.
I would definitely go to DTD and take a boat, but I think the boats start at 8am so if your reservation is earlier then a bus from a park is best. We stayed at OKW, but never ate at Olivias, lol. Hope you enjoy it and it is a beautiful resort.
Personally, unless you have a special reason for dining at Olivia's, I wouldn't bother making the trek all the way over there just to eat breakfast - although it's a nice enough restaurant there is nothing truly special about the ambience or the cuisine.
No-one loves OKW more than me, but I'm not sure Olivia's is worth THAT much effort.
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Do you have a breakfast planned at Captain's Grille or Kouzzina? Both are close to you and have a good breakfast menu. I'd choose one of them over having to take a taxi to OKY for Olivia's.
Do you have a breakfast planned at Captain's Grille or Kouzzina? Both are close to you and have a good breakfast menu. I'd choose one of them over having to take a taxi to OKY for Olivia's.
We had breakfast at Kouzzina on our last trip and it was outstanding. We are going to make sure we have breakfast there again next trip.
You will need to use some sort of transportation. I would never bad mouth a restaurant unless I had eaten there. I took a bus to TTC then another bus to DHS for dinner at 50's Prime Time Cafe which is over one hour on buses each way. Dinner at Crystal Palace took me about 40 minutes each way, part of the time standing so I would LOVE a taxi ride to Olivia's for breakfast. The taxi ride allows you to see things you never get to see unless on a bus or taxi.
First you need to talk to the hotel and bus drivers to find out the schedule for the day you are going to Olivia's. Then decide if a taxi is better.
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That would be a long walk, but I'm not sure that it would even be feasible. There would be at least one interstate type road to cross, and I have not seen any sidewalks in the area. There is a walkway fron Downtown Disney, but it would bring you into the back of the resort, and it would be a fairly good distance.
I would definitley say its too far to walk, a taxi would be quickest. You could take the boat to HS and get the OKW bus from there I suppose just depending on how early you wanted to go. Could be time consuming that way,however you probably wouldn't need to make a reservation for Olivia's so you have to dont neccassarily have to rush to make it. However we stayed at BCV last 2 trips and really loved Cape May Cafe for Breakfast and I also think Captains Grill may offer breakfast as well. You also have the Boardwalk bakery and the Marketplace in BC makes breakfast crossants that are good. My parents own in OKW and like Olivia's but I wouldnt go there if I wasnt staying at OKW, IMO the food was ok but I love the BC choices better for breakfast.
Thanks-I canceled my reservations at Olivias-already have one's for Cape May-Cpt's grille and will eat at Boardwalk bakery as well.
I thought Olivias would be a nice change but its too difficult to get to unless we take a taxi.
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No-one loves OKW more than me, but I'm not sure Olivia's is worth THAT much effort.
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