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Reviewed by Carol Martin Review Date: 04/26/2015
Rating: (10) Recommended
My friend and I dined on Friday night, 4/24. As frequent Disney visitors, we wanted to try it since it was new. We were quite pleased to be able to dine here. We arrived at 7PM and were seated immediately. Once on the dining plan and reservations are accepted, I would expect this to change.
The restaurant is beautiful both inside and out. The service was fantastic and it was a very busy evening in the restaurant. We noticed that our servers knew their "product". They knew about the food and gave recommendations when we asked. They knew about the restaurant and gave us ideas of things we might like to look at before we left.
The food was delicious. My friend had the crab cake and it was delicious and was almost all crab meat. I had the salmon and it was wonderful too. We both have had our same meal elsewhere more than once and those did not compare to these. Both were that good.
We had the dessert. My friend had the key lime pie in the mason jar. It was delicious. If you don't finish it, you can take it in the jar. I had the chocolate cake and it was yummy.
We had a great trip where everything went perfectly but dining here was a real highlight. It's a must do for future trips!
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NoneReviewed by mhw Review Date: 08/22/2015
Rating: (10) Recommended
Based on the All Ears posting on this new DD Restaurant, my family could not wait to try The Boathouse. Oh my goodness, we were not disappointed. My DH and I shared the Porterhouse for two and it was the best steak we had in years. In addition, eight of us shared the Baked Alaska for four. Trust me when I say that the Baked Alaska is probably enough for 12 people. Finally, the service was impeccable. I don't think our water glasses were ever less than half-filled. This is my new favorite Disney restaurant and is what Cali Grill used to be years ago.
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NoneReviewed by clayalex02 Review Date: 09/24/2015
Rating: (6) Recommended
I am unsure about this restaurant. I would have to give it one more chance and order something different. Mom, sister and I ate here at the end of August. The restaurant was busy, we were seated pretty quickly, in the middle of the room. Sister and I ordered the Lobster mac and cheese and both did not care for it, it was the one and only dish the whole week in Disney that we did not like. Mom had the scallops, which were okay - spicy. None of desserts on the menu appealed to me as they were all in the same vein, except for the big ice cream dessert - but they would not let us get that because we were a party of 3 and on the meal plan. They need to make a smaller one for smaller parties!
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—Reviewed by jwdpepper Review Date: 12/07/2015
Rating: (5) Not Recommended
This is supposedly a Signature Dining restaurant. It does not meet the standards of the other Signature Dining restaurants. My husband and I are Disney passholders and frequent Disney diners. We were very excited to try this new restaurant and were disappointed with the food. I had the mahi tacos and he had the shrimp and grits. My young daughters had mac & cheese. The mahi tacos were just ok, and my husband said the shrimp were dry, although the bite of grits that I had tasted good. The best thing I tasted was the kids' mac & cheese. We ordered the "fruit cup" for my 4-year-old, which we expected would be fruit salad, but we received an orange in a bowl. A whole, unpeeled orange. In a bowl. Really, Disney? A "Signature Dining" restaurant and you can't peel and cut an orange? We were extremely disappointed and will not be returning to this restaurant. Disney needs to either step up their food quality at this location or reclassify it from Signature Dining to regular Table Service. The atmosphere at the restaurant is very nice, but it's not worth the prices to eat here.
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Overpriced for average foodReviewed by disneyfan1970 Review Date: 01/22/2016
Rating: (8) Recommended
We visited The Boathouse for dinner on 12/12/15.
For an appetizer, we enjoyed the calamari. My husband was not fond of this, but I enjoyed it.
My DH had the porterhouse with a side of mashed potatoes (sides are ordered separately and not included with steak). The steak was cooked perfectly and he enjoyed it.
I had the crab stuffed lobster, which was excellent.
The service was wonderful and our waiter was both friendly and efficient.
We do not use the dining plan, so the meal was paid out of pocket. I had looked over the menu before booking, so I was not surprised by the prices. It is one of the higher priced meals, but it's vacation 🙂
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priceReviewed by mgilmore Review Date: 02/24/2016
Rating: (10) Recommended
I dined here December 2015. Solo diner.
I am a passholder and frequent table service restaurants.
I was seated quickly, as my ADR was at the start of dinner service.
I was on the deluxe dining plan. I could not be more pleased with the food and the service.
I ended up having a lobster trifecta..will explain later!
For appetizer I had the Lobster cocktail, which was chilled on a bed of ice. It was actually half of a lobster! For entree I had the Crab stuffed lobster. It was beautifully presented and well prepared. Delicious! My server even offered to take apart the lobster for me so I didn't have to get messy from Lobster cracking! This was exceptional service.
While I was enjoying my lobster a manager stopped by to ask how I was enjoying my meal. After telling him that I enjoyed the lobster app and entree, he asked if I had tried the lobster bisque. I told him I hadn't and he said that I had to have the Lobster Trifecta LOL. He proceeded to being me a cup of the lobster bisque to try...on the house!
For dessert I had the Chocolate Bundt cake.
I was really pleased with my meal and the exceptional service here.
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noneReviewed by Fitzboyzmom Review Date: 04/12/2016
Rating: (10) Recommended
This place was very crowded with lots of people dining and lots of people waiting. We arrived about 15 minutes before our reservation and were seated within minutes. Despite the crowds we were not rushed at all. These folks have it down pat. Tables emptied and were immediately cleaned and filled. It was quite impressive.
Everyone loved their food with the exception of my youngest son, who had the kids popcorn shrimp. He thought they were too spicy. The adults food was awesome. Would definitely return.
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—Reviewed by Swin1989 Review Date: 05/14/2016
Rating: (10) Recommended
Ate here on April 24, 2016. Our reservation was at 3pm. We checked in a little early and were seated within minutes. Our waiter was great. The atmosphere beautiful. Loved all the nautical theming and we had a view of the lake. We ordered the porterhouse for 2. It was AMAZING. We also shared a baked potato and broccoli. The amount of broccoli they give you is overwhelming. It was good but just too much. A small dish of mushrooms to share would have been preferred over the broccoli. None the less, this is a new must do for us!!! Love it!!!!
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—Reviewed by tara8595 Review Date: 06/21/2016
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
Lunch..... Salad (12), Fries (9) Mahi tacos (21), 1 glass wine (12), Kids chicken strips (10), kid's icee (6). Lunch total for 2 adults and 1 child = $70 plus tip. That's right - fish tacos, salad, fries, a glass of wine and kids meal and an icee cost us a grand total of $82. That is freakin' insane. And my kid said the chicken fingers tasted funny.
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Too ExpensiveReviewed by Momof4 Review Date: 07/10/2016
Rating: (5) Recommended
I was so excited to try this new place but it was a big disappointment! We ate here on June 28th and it was very busy! We waited for about 10- 15 mins past our reservation time before our buzzer went off but we were a party of 8 so we expected it. However, the hostess then told us to stand and wait for a few but she forgot about us so after about 10-15 more minutes I went and reminded her that we were still waiting. We were seated immediately with no explanation. Our server was great and quickly took our drink order and answered any questions. The majority of the meals were okay, nothing special. Our entrees included ribs, fish tacos, shrimp and grits and the NY steak. My filet sliders were terrible- very fatty, poor quality and the lobster bisque was inedible. I just don't get the signature rating. It's super crowded, really noisy, mediocre food and pricey!! I don't mind spending money on a good meal but this was nothing special. The margaritas were good but at $15 a pop they should be!! This was definitely the worst meal of the week- won't be back!
