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Has anyone eaten in any of the new restaurants in Disney Springs? We're going to be staying at the Wyndham on Hotel Plaza Blvd for few days before our cruise in Jan. I'd like to try one of the new restaurants, but can't decide which one, so I'm looking for reviews.
We haven't yet but have a lunch ADR at The Boathouse on Christmas Eve. That'll be rather late on the scene for you to consider it for a January trip, but I'd be happy to review it for you if you'll be so kind as to PM me shortly after Christmas. My professional-grade forgetery will undoubtedly swallow my intent to come back here to review it for you.
There are some rave reviews for it online you might google to find. Those and brief reviews in some PPers' trip reports envouraged us to try it. Hmmmm...if I recall correctly, Princess Sharon's recent TR mentions The Boathouse with photos.
Don't recall seeing any PPer reviews of Morimoto Asia. It hasn't been open very long. Bet you can find some via Google, though.
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We had a great meal at the Boathouse for lunch in October but I did find it a little pricey for what it was. We will be dining at Morimoto's early January so I probably won't be much help for you there
i have not eaten there myself, but i have heard (very) bad things about morimoto. basically that it is not great, overpriced, and the things you can get there you can get at any chinese restaurant or sushi bar.
it's not a restaurant, but i had a GREAT snack/lunch at jock lindsey's hangar bar last week. the snack of ra. and i saw all of the other 'small plates' come out to other tables, and they looked equally yummy (and huge). i highly recommend a drink and an 'appetizer' there. though really, one app is enough for a meal for me. if you are hungrier, order two (i didn't finish my one).
That's so disappointing to hear! We have it on our trip in a few weeks but doing out the pricing it's really one of the more costly options, I'd be open to changing it if it's that bad since it would likely save some $$! I'd love to hear more opinions!
We dined at Morimoto's last week. It's a beautiful restaurant, but it's a little pricey. It's basically an a la carte menu. If you order an entree, it doesn't come with anything that isn't in the description on the menu. For instance I ordered the cod ($40) and the only thing that came on the plate was a piece of cod. No rice, no veggies, no bread, nothing. I had to order a side of rice for an additional charge. If you like Peking Duck, that's the place to go. The people next to us ordered duck and offered a sample for us to try. Very, very, good. I also felt a little intimidated there. The food, or rather the cod, was good, but I don't see us going back again. We could get a meal just as tasty for half the price somewhere else.
The bright side is that reservation is on OpenTable so I don't have to decide right away. If it's beautiful inside maybe we will just stop in for some appies and then head over to the food trucks or something. We really have no major plan that night other than rest/explore The Springs!
We dined at Morimoto's last week. It's a beautiful restaurant, but it's a little pricey. It's basically an a la carte menu. If you order an entree, it doesn't come with anything that isn't in the description on the menu. For instance I ordered the cod ($40) and the only thing that came on the plate was a piece of cod. No rice, no veggies, no bread, nothing. I had to order a side of rice for an additional charge.
Wow, that's disappointing. You would think they are making enough money charging $40 for cod that they could throw in rice and veggies, which you know has to cost them less than $1/serving.
We ate at the boathouse (on the dinning plan) the food was outstanding. I had stuffed lobster and my dh had steak. He said it was the best he had in a very long time. The desserts were delicious too, the staff were great, even kept our water glasses filled. Then of course we went into the store and bought some shirts, one has santa driving a boat.
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