Reviews of Outdoor Food Studios
Reviewed by JenR86 Review Date: 06/18/2019
Rating: (5) Not Recommended
May 2019 was my first Flower & Garden Festival with the Outdoor Kitchens. I LOVE food and trying all kinds of things (especially on vacation) but I was underwhelmed by the food quality. It seems like the focus is on quantity, which rarely leads to great results and I wish the booths didn’t detract from the wonderful World Showcase. I’ve had many great visits to EPCOT in the past and loved the experience of perusing the countries’ books and crannies, but the Outdoor Kitchens take away from the transportive feeling of visiting the countries. I think it’d be great if there were fewer Outdoor Kitchens and options and they focused more on quality than massive quantity and variety. I know I’m in the minority, but I’d rather visit during a non-festival time.
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Creates draw to EPCOT—can’t hate that!Cons:
Quantity and variety trump quality and it takes away from the charm of the World Showcase.Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 03/24/2021
Rating: (8) Recommended
The risotto balls with sauce in Italy...delicious but a bit pricy.
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Tasted wonderful especially with the tomato sauce.Cons:
$12 a bit priceyReviewed by bellebookworm9 Review Date: 04/02/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
I tried at least one item from almost every booth, with the exception of Morocco. Disappointed to find out that the booths do not stay open for Evening Extra Magic Hours but was able to come back another day to finish eating!
Ghost Pepper Tilapia was very good but definitely spicy. I liked the Sweet Potato Cinnamon Waffle with Pineapple Dole Whip. Loved the non-alchololic Frozen Desert Violet Lemonade (a return from last year) and the Watermelon Passion Fruit Slush (previously alcoholic). The Pineapple Dream Sake slush from Japan was very good as well. Appreciated the return of the Pulled Pig Slider at USA.
Did not care so much for the Bubble Tea, the Watermelon Salad, or the Salmon Tartare from UK (though the actual cheddar and potato biscuit was heavenly).
Items that were just so-so were from booths in Mexico, Italy, and France.
I'm glad that F&GF serves food now; it's like a mini Food & Wine Festival for those of us who can't make it down to WDW during the fall.
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—Reviewed by tinyallison Review Date: 12/12/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
Great selections. Awesome snacks
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—Reviewed by WaltSentMe007 Review Date: 06/14/2021
Rating: (9) Recommended
I highly recommend the salmon and beef tips from Northern Bloom in Canada. Both dishes were incredible with great flavors and the portions were worth the price. Pro tip - take your food up into the Canada pavilion and sit by the waterfall in the back!
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Excellent quality food & good portions.Cons:
The price of alcoholic drinks are too high for the amount you get.Reviewed by survivoramy Review Date: 10/01/2018
Rating: (9) Recommended
We had to try the non-alchohol slushes when we were last there for this event. The Violet lemonade one was the must have from my oldest and promptly was posted on her Instagram. I wasn't in love with it though so I got a Cucumber Melon one at another stand and even she agreed that she liked it much better (that went on her Instagram as well.) There were many others to try and all kinds of food offerings. My kids are under 21 so we did not try any of the alcoholic offerings. Everything is small portions and it does add up to try a bit of this and that.
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Such yummy fresh flavors!Cons:
Can't afford to try it all. Some will want a much larger portion for the price.Reviewed by Disneynerd5 Review Date: 09/29/2018
Rating: (9) Recommended
My favorite part of the festival!! Watermelon salad and the various non alcoholic slushes are my favorite!!
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So many yummy and fresh choicesCons:
A little priceyReviewed by bellebookworm9 Review Date: 05/16/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
I greatly appreciated this addition to the F&GF this year! It was perfect for allowing me to snack around World Showcase at my leisure without purchasing a big meal.
I stopped at several different booths. I enjoyed the Watermelon Passion Fruit Cocktail very much. I'm not a big drinker and I could barely taste the alcohol, so it was great! I did feel it was a bit overpriced at $7.25 for a tiny glass, but hey, it's Disney, what can you do? The Frozen Violet Desert Lemonade was also outstanding as a non-alcoholic choice.
The only food item I disliked was the Crab Toastada from Mexico-it was waaaay to spicy for me and I could only eat a few bites before I tossed it.
Some standouts were the Pulled Pig Slider and Rocky Road Mousse Brownie from USA! Definitely recommend this booth!
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—Reviewed by bubbasboo Review Date: 03/24/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
I was particularly looking for a shirt that said "Flower and Garden Festival - 20 years" but couldn't find one. I did find a few pins and an awesome tote bag ($5.00!). Enjoy the Festival!
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Good variety of merchandise!Cons:
no shirts that say 20th anniversary of the festivalReviewed by Billd Review Date: 03/24/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
The addition of food and wine for this event - reminded me of the first years for the fall Food and Wine festival. The lines for this event were short, the portions large (compared to the F&W festival) and no loud drunk crowds. Overall a very positive experience -
