Originally Posted By RoadTrip It is certainly your call whether you want to go to the Sci-Fi or not, but I would take the ratings at All-Ears with a grain of salt. People there gave the Hollywood Brown Derby (generally recognized as one of WDW’s finest restaurants) a 7.96 while Starring Rolls (a fast-food place) received a 9.0.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I have only been to the SciFi a couple of times. I think it's worth going at least once, just because it is such a unique place to eat; about as Disney as it gets.
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m <<It is certainly your call whether you want to go to the Sci-Fi or not, but I would take the ratings at All-Ears with a grain of salt. People there gave the Hollywood Brown Derby (generally recognized as one of WDW’s finest restaurants) a 7.96 while Starring Rolls (a fast-food place) received a 9.0.>> There are so many places I want to try that I've never been to, I can't even consider going somewhere with only decent reviews. I'd so much rather eat at Boma and Le Cellier and some of the other places I've chosen than to take a chance on the Sci Fi. Not many people on this thread gave it glowing reviews. Here are a few quotes: <<I feel the food at the Sci-Fi has improved significantly in recent years. It is still a place where you go more for the atmosphere than the food, but the food isn't that bad.>> <<I had the grilled chicken salad. Other members of my party had the steak and we all thought the food was good. We all thought the food was much better than what is typically served at the food courts back at the resorts. Sure your going to find a better selection on the menu's at some of the other restaurants at MGM. But its a fun place to eat and the food is good, maybe just not memorable.>> <<See now we've been there probably 10 times in the last 20 years and I have never found the food terrible. This is a different kind of sit down meal though -- as the best items there are the burgers ( very good) - the milk shakes are very good, and the sleeper is a vegetarian chili ( Walt's favorite recipe) -that is excellent. Those are the types of things to order ( oh yeah and the fries are pretty good too ) --- the whole family enjoys it-- it is definitely a lunch vs dinner place though IMHO>> <<I agree it is a lunch type of place for us. We also have never had bad food there but we also order burgers, etc. I've never really thought of it as anything else but a burger joint with some really fun extras.>> I'm hard pressed, even on this thread, to find someone that said the food was amazing, as well as the atmosphere. For most of you, the food was decent, nothing to rave about, but not bad, and the atmosphere was great. I'd rather eat somewhere that I know most people her on LP love. Plus, I think being on the dining plan is swaying me. If you could get a meal at Sci Fi, or a meal at Le Cellier, which would you choose? If you had to pay and were on a budget, most would choose Sci Fi. If you don't have to pay, I think it's a no brainer.
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m <<People there gave the Hollywood Brown Derby (generally recognized as one of WDW’s finest restaurants) a 7.96 while Starring Rolls (a fast-food place) received a 9.0.>> I think people were rating based on what the dining experience is supposed to be. You can't compare the rating of a counter service to the rating of a full service. That'd be like trying to compare Victoria and Albert's to Boma. They are completely different experiences.
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m Oh, and I will add that some do say they love Sci Fi, but it doesn't seem like many say that. not enough to sway me anyway.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<If you could get a meal at Sci Fi, or a meal at Le Cellier, which would you choose? If you had to pay and were on a budget, most would choose Sci Fi. If you don't have to pay, I think it's a no brainer.>> If you were deciding between Sci Fi and LeCellier you are certainly correct. If you were looking specifically for a table service restaurant at the MGM Studios, I would go with the Sci Fi. Although the Brown Derby is wonderful I don't think it is worth TWO dinner tickets. I also much prefer Sci Fi to either Mama Melrose or Prime Time, so for me there would be no question. It all comes down to personal taste (doesn’t it always?)… some like Sci Fi, some don’t. If you don’t think you’d like it I agree you should go elsewhere.
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun That's what great about Disney. There are so many choices. Something for every taste and budget!!
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m <<I also much prefer Sci Fi to either Mama Melrose or Prime Time, so for me there would be no question.>> I did actually hesitate with 50's Prime Time, and I'm still not sure I want to eat there. This process of picking places to dine has been like torture. LOL With so many good places, it was really hard narrowing it down. I had a thread going in the dining section about it....
Originally Posted By Labuda I had one rule when booking dining this trip: only two restaurants allowed where both of us have dine before. So, in addition to repeat meals at L'Originale Alfredo di Roma & Mitsukoshi Teppanyaki, we'll also be dining at... drum roll, please Liberty Tree Tavern Hoope Dee Doo Musical Review Wolfgang Puck Cafe Restaurant Marrakesh Coral Reef I'm aware of the middling reviews of Coral Reff, but Eric really wants to try it out, so we're going. I'll be having the chicken. heh Really looking forward to my first visits to Marrakesh & Wolfgang Puck, and I know Eric will LOVE LTT, and pretty sure he'll have a ball at HDD as well.
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m Happy Birthday Disneyland. Labuda, most of the mixed reviews for Coral Reef were on price (IIRC). So since you won't have to pay, you should enjoy it. Also, it was previously counted as 2 table service meals (per a lot of the older reviews on allearsnet.com).
Originally Posted By Labuda Yeah, part of why I didn't argue about it with Eric is that I noticed you could theoretically get $53 worth of food on the dining plan there. LOL That'll help balance out using 2 meals at the Hoop Dee Doo, and 1 for Liberty Tree Tavern. hehe
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m ^^I know, I have this illness. The illness is, even though the dining plan is free, I'm trying to pick restaurants where we can get expensive meals. LOL It's terrible. If you look on mousesavers.com, it actually lists the restaurants that you can get the most expensive meals with the dining plan (while only using 1 credit). Wolfgang Puck Cafe is on there.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I don't think that's an illness; you are merely trying to get the most value out of it. That's smart shopping (or planning) in my book.
Originally Posted By fundog58 I ate there with my niece one time and they made us sit in the same car with a couple of strangers, even though the place was not all that busy and there were several empty cars around us. Otherwise, though, it was an interesting atmosphere. As for the food, I don't remember it being any better or worse than your average TGI Fridays.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I would rate TGI Fridays much better. Althought its a step up from the Varsity here in Atlanta ( I could never understood the concept of claw dogs and orange cremes ).
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Slaw dogs -- and I have to admit-- for any place outside of Chicago for hot dogs -- once you get past the shock of cole slaw on a chili dog -- it's pretty darn tasty
