Originally Posted By hopemax > There is no way Disney can have a DVC resort (which they market as comparable to their Deluxe resorts) without a table service restaurant. No way. Isn't that already Saratoga Springs?
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I'm quite certain I read that a Table Service Restaurant was going to be opened when more of the units had been built and sold. If that doesn't happen it's just one more reason to not like Saratoga Springs.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad As if I need THAT? I will admit, we spent Halloween at Saratoga last year and it was awesome! We lounged at the pool while a movie was played next to the pool. Then the kids all went inside for crafts and Halloween fun stuff. It was really nice.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip DVC_dad... I was just indulging in a little LP style negativity. The only real complaint I've heard about Saratoga Springs (from someone whose actually STAYED there was that it was too far from the parks. I guess I don't see it being much further than the other resorts in that area (Port Orleans, Old Key West) so I don't think I'd mind it. Beside, since you are so close to DTD transportation to other resorts would be much more convenient.
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden Just got back from our stay last week in a 1 BR at SSR and we loved it. They are expanding the Turf Club to make it Table Service. I didn't miss it since we had ADR's for all over WDW but it's something the resort should have no matter how close it is to DTD.
Originally Posted By Crazy4WDW DVC dad - what is your fav to order at Olivia's?? I've never eaten there and I think we want to give it a try in September.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Mine used to be the blue crab cakes -- but had to have conch fritters as an appetizer ( and they are no longer on the menu :-(
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<conch fritters as an appetizer ( and they are no longer on the menu :-(>> Are you sure? I had them there in early March and they were WONDERFUL!
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m ^^I guess he can let us know for sure in a few weeks since he should be leaving for his trip in a week I believe.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I will be there next Sunday...but the menu change came after March -- I would love for the change to be wrong... updated May 6 <a href="http://www.allearsnet.com/menu/menu_okw.htm" target="_blank">http://www.allearsnet.com/menu /menu_okw.htm</a> and for some reason Olivia's now seems to feature more beef on the menu than anything else ?
Originally Posted By KarenCPA We were at OKW 6/9 - 6/17. We started to eat at O's one night, but were shocked at the menu. Only a few entrees to choose from. Very high prices, considering the ambience (not very lux). The food was all what my kids called "wierd", no breaded chicken, burgers, ribs or nachos at dinner. We ate at Goody's (?) instead, out on the pier, and it was nice. k
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I haven't seen this thread in a while. I was asked what I like to eat at Olivia's. vbdad don't throw a Key Lime Pie at me but in all honesty I have stayed at Old Key West at least five times now without eating at Olivia's lately. The last time I ate there at Olivia's was about three years ago, and I had some type of ribs. Ribs are a very interesting item on any menu. They are OFTEN patted with a dry rub and grilled, broiled, or baked twice, which is customary. But very often they are left to get cold and then reheated with a gallon of sauce poured over the top of them before serving. Ribs! Beef spare or Pork baby back, feather bones you name it I love them all. The problem is that it is VERY tricky to serve in a restaurant because you cannot possibly cook them to order, they HAVE to be prepared prior to. If you find a restaurant that serves good HOT ribs you can rest assured there is a chef in the kitchen that pays attention to detail and EVERY dish will probably be good and fresh. I try ribs at most any place that serves them unless they serve Fried Chicken, and time after time after time they come to the table either barely warm or outright COLD!!! I do not go back to restaurants that serve ribs cold, or barely warm. Its a major fault and it tells me that things aren't exactly what they should be back there in the ol galley. NOTE: Rain Forrest Cafe is notorious for serving Mojo Bones COLD! I have gotten them this way in both Orlando locations. Anyway, that was the case at Olivia's the last time I ate there. Sorry vbdad, I know you love the place, but I probably won't go back anyway. Now stay at Old Key West? I LOVE THE place! It tops my DVC list with Boardwalk, which by the way is unequalled in food.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 We skipped Olivia's this trip also with the shortened menu and because we were traveling with my Sis,BIl and their 4 & 7 year olds. The menu is shorter but when you compare to some other resort restaurant menu's not by much. I love the crab cakes there but the conch fritters are gone ( they also left the menu at Shutters @ vero Beach ) - - The dinner menu is definitely not kid friendly at this point - but the food is still good...just more limited. I have to admit as much as I love Olivia's, I love Olivia's of 3 -4 years ago a lot more, and with so many choices I am also not sure when I will return either.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I would return if we were staying there, but my wife wanted to go back to the Boardwalk next visit. I really enjoy Olivia's enough that I would consider going there even when we were staying somewhere else if the menu was still good. And that is really saying something in that we never rent a car. As I'm sure you know, bus transportation to Old Key West is not the most convenient on property...
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Since SS springs opened, the bus service at OKW seems to have gotten better...not sure why...just has. We always have a car but I stayed @ EPCOT 2 nights for the Flower Power concerts ( Turtles and Herman's hermit's -) while the other 7 went on with the van...and the bus service was quick and outstanding -- from EPCOT at least
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Wow! We saw the Turtles about 20 years ago and Herman (Peter Noone with no Hermits) about 5 years ago. We enjoyed both, but not nearly as much as we enjoyed the Moody Blues last summer. The buses to OKW seemed to run fairly frequently. What was a drag for us was it seemed to take FOREVER to get to our stop (the last one -- at the Hospitality House) after we entered the resort. Since the whole resort is a bunch of huge cul-de-sacs, the bus spent a large amount of time going back and forth from one area to another.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^^^^^^^^^^ due to the size of the resort and number of stops, that I can understand....just depends where you are located inside..
