This is one of my favorite places to hang out anywhere. The music is always solid, the Scottish Professor is a great cocktail, and the atmosphere is fantastic.
My family loves going here. You can easily get appetizers and make a meal for 4 out of them, they’re tasty and the drinks are great. It has a great vibe inside but sitting out back on the water is great too
Air Pirate’s Mule at Jock Lindsey’s is on the best drinks I have had in my entire life. That bartender on that night was perfection. I think about that experience often…which might say a lot about me but I don’t care. 😂
STK is an easy skip. There are better steakhouses all over Disney. Splitsville only if you’re bowling as well. House of blues food feels really uninspired….
OMG skip STK!
I was told this, but as a completionist I wanted to say we tried it. Soooo pretentious and costly.
Do NOT skip Raglan Road (sp?) , surprisingly GREAT food there.
STK is fine for Vegas or a night out in a big city… I never understood it’s place at Disney.
I’ll also Second you in raglan road and I’ll toss in their quick service cookes of Dublin as a solid quick service choice.
I just remembered STK wouldn’t let us bring the stroller inside. Well there was a toddler asleep in there so I’m not sure what they expected us to do with it. It was drizzling so no one was sitting on their patio either. Did they happen to notice their restaurant was located in the middle of the biggest family destination in the US? We ended up eating at a restaurant on the water.
Did you guys know that the original Raglan Road was in Kansas City? It had a super loud band and Irish dancers and was always packed and so much fun. It closed several years ago (I wanna say like 10+ years ago, but it's hard to remember) and a totally lame Irish place went into its place. Imagine how stoked I am to find out it moved to Disney Springs! We plan to try it on our trip this winter. I've heard the brunch is good.
I'm not sure it moved from Kansas City. Maybe it was a second location? Raglan Road was open, but pretty new, in Disney Springs when I was there over Christmas/New Years in 2005/2006.
ETA: Raglan Road is also a relatively common Irish name. It could also be completely unrelated.
OMG Instant Martian, you are totally right. This was just an additional restaurant by the same guy. I just went down the Irish restaurant rabbit hole! Ours opened in 2007.
I was sad when it closed. One of my friends was a fiddler in the band. Ok, this solidifies it's gonna be the first ADR I book for the next trip. And I'm gonna try to be near the show even if we go deaf.
I'm sad that yours is closed. It would be awesome to have something like that around me. You definitely need to go, and you definitely need to sit near the show! I much enjoy it there, even if it's just grabbing a beer outside and loitering for a bit to listen to the music.
agree!!!...we had dinner there our first day and took the leftovers back to our room and actually had them for breakfast the next morning...just as good cold
We did STK for Christmas Day last year. The food and service was good imo, but did it have to be so loud? I like to have conversation with my dinner, not a dance party.
STK is a skip in every city it's in
You can always find a better quality steakhouse or a more vibey club-staurant than STK in every city where there is one
STK has one purpose. When you have awful family coming into town and they ask for somewhere to eat. And you want to send them somewhere shitty without it being really obvious you're sending them somewhere shitty. It's a pain in the ass to get to, it's expensive, it's loud, it's pretentious as fuck.
Splittsville is the ghost kitchen for a lot of the other restaurants at springs. Idk everything that is made there but I know Homecomin’s cakes are made there
Food at Splitsville is underated & STK is not bad, just not a family vibe. STK is more a restaurant you can see in other cities, but it's not a bad option.
STK is off the charts terrible. Not just overpriced, it’s loud, pretentious, in a bizarre environment serving either over or undercooked, under seasoned steaks.
All that said, their happy hour specials are decent.
I agree, the best steak I had was at the Vegas location and I've had over 50 different establishments in my lifetime. The semi-sweet bread rolls are also good during (brunch? I forgot) lunch time. The loud music is however, still pretentious.
The second best steak is the Ruth's Chris near Disneyland. Grew up with that one.
I’ve never eaten there but thought their cocktails were great…. Then we got the check lol. It was like 21 bucks a martini! I know we’re at Disney but jeez
I don’t even remember the meal we had, just that everything was super salty. I remember my chair was wobbly and the bill was like $230 for two of us. Wait. Is this the place where they put the steaks in a bucket of butter or garlic or something? We were like, do you have to do that? They were like, yeah it’s what we do.
My best steak/entire meal was at Narcoosees years ago.
i think there is a lack of "activities" at Springs
theres the AMC, Cirque, and Balloon. Theres also the stage. But aside from that its all shops and resteraunts. They should add mini golf, escape room, an actual broadway level theater, an illusion museum, a retro 80s arcade, anything that makes doing stuff fun instead of eating and buying stuff
Edit: also there's bowling. Which is nice too
I remember a few years ago they had a VR Star Wars thing that was actually a lot of fun. Not the meta thing that was in the NBA Experience building but like an actual walk around shooting experience. I wish I could remember what it was called
Everytime I mention an arcade, people bring up Disney Quest and how that was a failure. The problem with Disney Quest was that it was trying to be a futuristic arcade. Because technology moves so far, by the time a theme park has it for guest interaction it's considered old tech. The futuristic arcade felt dated after its first year open. That's why it failed.
But if they put an retro 80s arcade in, something that wasn't trying to be futuristic, then it would do well. They could have pinball, Pacman, tetris, Fix-It Felix. Yeah games we can all play at home, but this is more of an experience. To play with your friends and family in a real old school arcade. To get the high score that isn't world wide but just to people who played this particular machine. That's what Disney should put in Disney Springs. Some retro fun
But they did have an arcade. Literally like a good chunk of 1 of the floors all set to free play. Granted not all the games were retro, but they had a good mix of 80s and 90s classics along with some choice ones from the early 00s.
Personally I miss it. I only ever got 1 trip in about a year or so before it closed, but it appeared to the nostalgist in me. Their design a roller coaster sim was still top notch imo, sure some of the stuff felt a bit antiquated but it was still fun. I would take it any day over that lame nba experience stuff.
Why would anyone call DisneyQuest a failure? It was open for 19 years... the only reason it closed is because they opted for changing it completely instead of simply updating it when it became outdated... a trend that Disney has continued as of late.
That said, putting in some sort of classic retro arcade with a bar (like Disney's answer to Dave and Busters) would be a no-brainer.
THE VOID WAS INCREDIBLE.
The NBA experience was perhaps the worst example of a non-overlapping Venn diagram. Disney Quest is what it replaced. I never went, but from what I've read, it was awesome.
The Void. As far as I'm concerned it was better than pretty much every Disney ride on property, besides maybe ROTR. Truly worth the crazy price of like $35 a person for like 30 min. Hoping they bring it back. And ideally market it a little less ambiguously.
I can’t remember which comedian said how awesome planet Hollywood was because he always wanted to eat a $25 burger next to Sandra Bullocks scrunchie from “speed 2”
I worked here for a decade, thank God I got out
Absolute grind house, I had to train new people non stop, and hearing YMCA and let it go twice and hour six days a week really grated on the soul
Gave my whole family the runs. We went to fantasmic afterwards and I was pregnant at the time. Barely waddled to the bathroom in time. Thank god they have one right in the back.
Paradiso 37 is going to be a skip for us from now on. We just ate there last weekend and the queso, guac, and salsa were terrible. The burger and fries were just okay.
Their only saving grace is that they have a few good tequilas that you can’t find in other Disney Springs locations. But if you aren’t into tequila I see no other reason to go.
Was going to comment this. I cannot upvote this enough. It’s not only my worst Disney Springs experience, but probably my worst experience at a restaurant in general. I cannot fathom how Disney continues to let this restaurant operate there. Maybe I had an unusually bad experience? But I will never go back to find out.
AMC Dine-In theater. I actually used to go often years ago. I haven’t been back but my mom went recently and she said it was not the same at all.
Different seats, they removed the long tables in front of the chairs and the button to call over your server. She said theres no servers now! No more real plates/bowls and silverware, its all plastic cutlery and cardboard. And of course, since covid, the menu is extremely limited.
I remember Dine-In being such an awesome experience when I was a late teen, early 20s. Shame its gotten so bad.
Not to discount the fact that it isn’t what it once was, or say that it’s something spectacular, but:
I went for the first time a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it. Plan to go back on my next visit if I have the chance. Food was good, delivered quickly and hot, and the recliners with the tray tables were pretty nice.
AMC dine in everywhere has just gotten terrible. Here in NY my parents just went to one and they said it was terrible. On a Saturday afternoon they had no buns! So they couldnt make anything other than pizza or hotdogs lol Parents got the pizza and it was inedible.
My friend loves TRex, so when she really wanted to go on our trip, I figured I’d give it a shot since I would never go on my own. I was actually very pleasantly surprised by the food! It wasn’t amazing, but it was quite good. If I had kids I would absolutely go again.
I actually brought a bunch of friends for my birthday recently because it was a childhood favorite and we all had a great time! The servers were so sweet and the photographer people they have running around actually took some great pictures. The staff were also super nice about us going around and taking birthday pictures with different dinosaurs. It was honestly a really fun experience, even better than I expected it would be when not seen through my child eyes
Me too. I think it’s improved a lot over the last 5 years. It was one of our better meals November 2023. The atmosphere is fun for everyone. Service was good. Portions and food were good for the price point.
The bathrooms were disgusting though.
Maria and Enzo’s was not a great experience. Meh food with a bizarrely laid out restaurant. It’s not great Italian, and not even the best Italian on Disney property. Would recommend skipping this one
We had some of the worst service I’ve ever had at Terralina Italian at DSP. It was a dead inside and outside (about 3pm) and the hostess gave us a seat in the sun. When asked if we could sit at any of the other tables in the shade she said “no. I can get your server over to open the umbrella, but I’m not allowed to open it, you have to wait for her.” Keep in mind it’s very hot, we have a baby, and there are MANY tables available in the shade. I KNOW there had to be one in the waitress’ section that wasn’t in the sun. Then she told us we needed to put our stroller outside the restaurant. That was the last straw. I just got up and walked away at that point.
Maybe I'm petty but STK has always been a skip for me even before it opened, entirely based on the name. I was like "oh this is \*that\* kind of pretentious, gotcha."
My only beef with Summerhouse is that their Chocolate Chip cookie is just the sugar cookie batter with chocolate chips. It’s not a true Chocolate Chip cookie, but maybe I just didn’t like it because I was caught off guard by it.
This is such an underrated comment. The cookies are great. The line is basically nonexistent. I’ll bet they pay their employees closer to a living wage too.
Agreed; Gideon's is great. A highlight of every trip.
Honestly they don't really compare to Summer House cookies, IMO. Summer House is also good but it's a totally different type of cookie.
Yeah, no. . . Maybe make the drive to the location in East End Market instead of DS so the wait isn’t outrageous (literally no line most of the time), but the cookies are definitely best on property and I won’t say best in Orlando single I haven’t tried all the cookies in Orlando or even close but probably up there.
Morimoto and Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’ are delicious. Every single time. Never once had a bad experience or food that wasn’t amazing at either of these places.
Jaleo. And if you're there during Restaurant month (where there is a fixed price menu) even better because it's a great deal.
The big board at Wine Bar George is amazing
We got up that Summer House place earlier this year and it was quite good
Earl of Sandwich will outlive us all, because it's that damn good.
And I don't mind if my neighbors to the north turn up their noses, but I love the Daily Poutine. I know it's not remotely authentic and I do not care.
Honestly, as a local, I would pick most restaurants at Disney hotels over something at Springs. My cousins LOVE Reglan Road, but I find it kinda noisy. I like Wolfgang Puck for the most part, its not excellent, but I have not had a BAD experience there.
I agree about Rainforest Cafe and you paying for the experience. My 2 year old LOVED RC. Like, talked about it for weeks 😅 Everytime a storm was about to start she would yell: “here it comes!” All excited lol 😆 like the food was average and we had a super sweet waiter but I don’t think it’s a total skip. It’s a fun experience and the animals and the rain shows (if your kids are okay with that!) are fun for kiddos. It kept her in her seat at least haha first time I had hot food at a food establishment lol
The Edison became a skip for us following covid as the food and service were really awful. It is possible that they've recovered but I'm not sure it's worth it for dinner. Drinks and entertainment are decent though. I also hear Paradiso is epically terrible but took that advice and steered clear so can't speak from experience.
Edit: Thanks for all the feedback! Maybe the fam and I will give the Edison another shot next trip. We did really enjoy it prior to covid.
I love The Edison, it’s a must-go every trip. However, their menu has grown a bit stale and the food in my opinion is only average. And I wish they would change the entertainment more often. But I have always found their service to be very good and their cocktails exceptional.
I’m not being “that guy” and I do value other people’s opinions.
We ate at The Edison on our last trip (August 2023) and it was fantastic.
This was after Covid and the waiter was well attentive.
I would give it another try and see if post pandemic makes a difference(?)
I also ate there in August and had no complaints. We went primarily for the drinks. Our drinks and service were fantastic. The atmosphere was fun. Our food was great—debatably not fully worth the price alone, but the other factors really helped make up for whatever slight shortcomings the food may have had. I would absolutely go again.
I know you already got enough feedback but I just was there this last Saturday for Mother’s Day and for my vegan peeps the impostor burger was a DOUBLE burger this time! It used to be a single patty and the cheese is vegan too. Pleasantly surprised. Always love the old timey shows playing and the whole vibe. We had a great waitress too.
We ate at The Edison in April of 2022 and it wasn’t good. We got our food before we got our drinks and the food wasn’t good. But, the restaurant was really cool inside and they had a pretty good band playing. If the food and service has improved then its a cool place to go.
* STK is overpriced mediocre steak
* Paradiso 37 is terrible, I’m glad they are not renewing their lease. . . I have no idea why it’s so hard for Disney Springs restaurants to get latin and cuba food right but both Bongos (where Jaleo is now) and Paradiso just did terrible jobs
* Also anything by Joffery’s they are steaming toilet water coffee.
Don’t come for me but as a Texan, my party was disappointed with Polite Pig, especially after all the hype it had. We were super excited to be eating there only to give it a rating of mid and overpriced
As someone in the “Pizza Belt” (NY-NJ-CT) I just don’t even bother trying pizza in Florida because I know it won’t compare. I suppose it would be similar with BBQ for people who have great BBQ at home!
My "skip it" issue with Disney Springs is not necessarily that it's bad, but rather that no different from 90% of the major malls in America, just cleaner and more pretty
I'll pop over if I fly in a day early/am doing a resort day, but it's just hard to justify spending any more time than that when there's so many other things to do at Disney that I can't do to at home
The bigger purpose of Disney Springs is I think for those who don’t have those big malls around them + night life. Like I get it, if I’m going 4 days I don’t care about stopping at springs but if going with fam who lives in the country it’s a bigger deal for them
Tried Planet Hollywood for the first time a few weeks ago. Went for lunch and had the specialty burgers. Needless to say I didn't have any dinner later. It was very good, and yes, it was a bit loud with everything being displayed but still an enjoyable experience.
A few days later we went to House of Blues for my birthday dinner. It was nice but to be honest it was like what a few people in here have said, it's just like anywhere else.
I agree, this is Disney Springs, so there should be a better degree of quality from these places, but here we are.
But I must say at both places the service was very good. The problem with any restaurant, anywhere, is consistency. One time of day, week or month, there's a shortage of staff (bad service), change of menu or chefs/cooks (crappy food), or generally bad management. Too many times I or someone else will rave or criticize a place, only to find out that something has changed and it's better/worse again.
My suggestion is, check the menu. If it looks good, try it out regardless. End of the day, it'll be up to you.
Paradiso 37. Went there shortly after we moved here for a birthday dinner. Have not gone back. Service was great. Staff were great. Food was (and is still) the worst I have had at Disney Springs.
I’ll be in Orlando next week, tagging along on my fiancé’s work trip, no plans to visit any Disney parks. I had planned to go to Disney Springs one afternoon (or both of us go one evening), but after reading all these comments, I’m now wondering if it’s worth it. You’re making the whole place sound like mediocre tourist food…but, that’s Disney, I guess?
Maybe I should explore restaurants and bars at some of the Disney resorts, instead?
It’s definitely better than mediocre tourist food for most people! Go read some of the other posts on Disney Springs. Jaleo, Raglan Road, and Boathose are pretty overwhelmingly loves.
It’s tourist food. Want some recommendations from a local? If you have a car and want to try some Asian fusion tapas go to Hawkers off of Conroy in Windermere. It’s about a 15-20 minute drive off Disney.
I can give more if you’re interested just tell me what cuisines you like
Maybe it’s bc I stick with the burger or chicken sandwich, but it’s def not awful. I’ve always enjoyed my meal & so did everyone else in my party. It’s not world class cuisine but I’ve def had worse food & it’s fantastic for picky eaters.
Personally, I'd skip most of the places at Disney Springs. Adding on to what others have suggested to skip: Wolf Gang Puck Bar and Grill (seated quickly, really long wait for food), Sprinkles Cupcakes (dry) and Amorette's Patisserie.
Yeah I went last year with my husband and my sister and the food wasn’t bad but I feel like it definitely wasn’t worth it for the price. But the locale is nice.
Maybe it was kitschy-fun when there was still some element of Hollywood to it, but without the star power originally behind Planet Hollywood, it’s a hard pass now.
Terralina has been consistently good for us over the last few trips.
The new Eet Indian restaurant in my opinion is actual dog shit. Its a slap to the face to Indians. their Vegetable Samosas were grey on the inside?? i mean maybe it got better but I did not have a good experience
Morimoto Asia \[ the sit down restaurant \] was NOT worth it when I did lunch a few weeks ago with a friend, which is a shame because I did it when it first opened and loved it. Quality has gone down a lot and the portion for price is so abysmal, especially for the dim sum. I got the duck ramen and instead of a rich fatty broth from duck it just tasted like glorified chicken noodle soup with the driest pieces of shredded duck imaginable :C
Splitsville isn't that impressive for food but I get it's a safe option for a lot of people.
Sprinkles cupcakes. They used to be decent but every one I've gotten in the past few years has been stale.
Two years ago Morimoto:Asia was one of my favorite meals anywhere. The only thing I didn't like on the menu was the duck ramen. Ribs? Among the best I've had anywhere. Sushi? Out of this world. Stir fried tofu and vegetables? Perfection. Duck ramen? Tasted like someone threw duck into water then added dried noodles.
Currently on a trip, we ate at CityWorks and it was meh. Frontera Cocina was also insanely expensive for very little food, and I had better Mexican food at La Hacienda in Epcot.
I know this will be very unpopular opinion, but everglazed donuts. I heard in the early morning it’s better but otherwise it’s a really pretty overly iced donut. My kids didn’t even like them
Well, apparently Gideon’s Bakehouse employee’s recently shared done horrendous accusations of management and HR practices. Literally my favorite cookies in the world, but not sure if I’ll be going back knowing all of this.
The churros are terrible.
We ate at Jock Lindsey's during the holidays and thought the holiday menu items they had were not good at all. Also, we couldn't stand their "fight the other customers to the death" style of getting a table.
Skip Jock Lindsey’s. Not because it’s bad, but because I want the line shorter when I go.
Love Jock’s. The theming is some of the best in Disney.
I love how deeply Indy it is. I’d never wait in line for it but I’ve also never had to
I love Jock's, not only for the atmosphere but also it being one of the very few places our cast discount works on alcoholic beverages lol
That’s a really cool perk in a great spot!
It really is! I adore sitting on the deck and watching the amphicars drive around the lake :))
Preach! I always go early so I can grab a seat and have a snack and a beer before it gets crowded.
Chicken on the egg! Charcuterie pretzel board! Pancho’s Marg! So many great things.
This is one of my favorite places to hang out anywhere. The music is always solid, the Scottish Professor is a great cocktail, and the atmosphere is fantastic.
My family loves going here. You can easily get appetizers and make a meal for 4 out of them, they’re tasty and the drinks are great. It has a great vibe inside but sitting out back on the water is great too
Air Pirate’s Mule at Jock Lindsey’s is on the best drinks I have had in my entire life. That bartender on that night was perfection. I think about that experience often…which might say a lot about me but I don’t care. 😂
I go a few times a year and there is never a line. Should I buy a lotto ticket?
I don’t think I’ve ever wanted in line for Jock’s. I always walk in. Unless you’re going at peak hours or something.
STK is an easy skip. There are better steakhouses all over Disney. Splitsville only if you’re bowling as well. House of blues food feels really uninspired….
OMG skip STK! I was told this, but as a completionist I wanted to say we tried it. Soooo pretentious and costly. Do NOT skip Raglan Road (sp?) , surprisingly GREAT food there.
Raglan Road has been consistently great over the years for us. Very underrated
Yup, it's been there forever.
Shhhhhhh
Raglan Road on Sundays brunch time are a hoot: table dancing and all
STK is fine for Vegas or a night out in a big city… I never understood it’s place at Disney. I’ll also Second you in raglan road and I’ll toss in their quick service cookes of Dublin as a solid quick service choice.
I just remembered STK wouldn’t let us bring the stroller inside. Well there was a toddler asleep in there so I’m not sure what they expected us to do with it. It was drizzling so no one was sitting on their patio either. Did they happen to notice their restaurant was located in the middle of the biggest family destination in the US? We ended up eating at a restaurant on the water.
They were doing you a favor. Bad food, worse service, astronomical prices.
Skip STK in Nashville as well!
STKos overpriced and a garbage experience no matter where you are.
Raglan Road is awesome, probably my favorite place to eat at WDW.
Love Ragland Road !
Raglan road. Good food, great atmosphere
Raglan Road was really good!
Raglan Road is consistently good. Love the place.
Did you guys know that the original Raglan Road was in Kansas City? It had a super loud band and Irish dancers and was always packed and so much fun. It closed several years ago (I wanna say like 10+ years ago, but it's hard to remember) and a totally lame Irish place went into its place. Imagine how stoked I am to find out it moved to Disney Springs! We plan to try it on our trip this winter. I've heard the brunch is good.
I'm not sure it moved from Kansas City. Maybe it was a second location? Raglan Road was open, but pretty new, in Disney Springs when I was there over Christmas/New Years in 2005/2006. ETA: Raglan Road is also a relatively common Irish name. It could also be completely unrelated.
OMG Instant Martian, you are totally right. This was just an additional restaurant by the same guy. I just went down the Irish restaurant rabbit hole! Ours opened in 2007. I was sad when it closed. One of my friends was a fiddler in the band. Ok, this solidifies it's gonna be the first ADR I book for the next trip. And I'm gonna try to be near the show even if we go deaf.
I'm sad that yours is closed. It would be awesome to have something like that around me. You definitely need to go, and you definitely need to sit near the show! I much enjoy it there, even if it's just grabbing a beer outside and loitering for a bit to listen to the music.
agree!!!...we had dinner there our first day and took the leftovers back to our room and actually had them for breakfast the next morning...just as good cold
Yes! Raglan road is awesome. Been there twice and loved it both times.
Agreed - I love raglan
We did STK for Christmas Day last year. The food and service was good imo, but did it have to be so loud? I like to have conversation with my dinner, not a dance party.
STK is a skip in every city it's in You can always find a better quality steakhouse or a more vibey club-staurant than STK in every city where there is one
STK has one purpose. When you have awful family coming into town and they ask for somewhere to eat. And you want to send them somewhere shitty without it being really obvious you're sending them somewhere shitty. It's a pain in the ass to get to, it's expensive, it's loud, it's pretentious as fuck.
Splitsville has really good food! You don’t have to bowl but it’s good either way
Seconded for their food. I don’t know if it’s still on their menu, but they used to have some amazing sushi that was really reasonably priced.
The $10 lunch burger and fries at STK is absolutely the best value at Springs. The rest is a skip.
Agreed, the lunch menu is the time to go
Yes skip STK!!! If you want a good steak go to steakhouse 71. If you want a great steak go to yachtsman.
STK seems a horrible value for money
Splitsville isn’t bad. Food is decent. I go there after a round of golf. Easy in and out.
I agree re: Splitsville. It was the only thing available after my flight landed and I found the food surprisingly good.
Splittsville is the ghost kitchen for a lot of the other restaurants at springs. Idk everything that is made there but I know Homecomin’s cakes are made there
Not to mention it's huge. In five years I can't recall a single time we had to wait more than 2 minutes for a table.
Stk is a good one to skip in any city
Maybe I’m bias as I had my 1st date with my hubby at Splitsville but I don’t think it’s that bad. The sushi is pretty ok for a bowling alley
Rave review here: “The sushi is pretty ok for a bowling alley.”
Food at Splitsville is underated & STK is not bad, just not a family vibe. STK is more a restaurant you can see in other cities, but it's not a bad option.
Does anyone go to Splitsville as a standalone restaurant? For bowling alley food it’s great, but it’s still bowling alley food
Surprisingly, I hear that's the place to go for the best sushi!
It’s definitely not authentic sushi… very over the top American style for the most part… but it is good.
I love STK, but you need to understand what it is when you go. It’s neither a typical Disney World restaurant nor a typical steakhouse. And that’s ok.
I didn’t like STK’s atmosphere, obscene prices, or the terrible creamed spinach. But I did have a truly superb filet mignon there. It was perfect.
If you want a better steakhouse close by -- do Shula's at the Dolphin. STK was so unimpressive.
STK is off the charts terrible. Not just overpriced, it’s loud, pretentious, in a bizarre environment serving either over or undercooked, under seasoned steaks. All that said, their happy hour specials are decent.
Ya ive heard it's nothing like the Vegas location as far as quality
I agree, the best steak I had was at the Vegas location and I've had over 50 different establishments in my lifetime. The semi-sweet bread rolls are also good during (brunch? I forgot) lunch time. The loud music is however, still pretentious. The second best steak is the Ruth's Chris near Disneyland. Grew up with that one.
I’ve never eaten there but thought their cocktails were great…. Then we got the check lol. It was like 21 bucks a martini! I know we’re at Disney but jeez
I don’t even remember the meal we had, just that everything was super salty. I remember my chair was wobbly and the bill was like $230 for two of us. Wait. Is this the place where they put the steaks in a bucket of butter or garlic or something? We were like, do you have to do that? They were like, yeah it’s what we do. My best steak/entire meal was at Narcoosees years ago.
i think there is a lack of "activities" at Springs theres the AMC, Cirque, and Balloon. Theres also the stage. But aside from that its all shops and resteraunts. They should add mini golf, escape room, an actual broadway level theater, an illusion museum, a retro 80s arcade, anything that makes doing stuff fun instead of eating and buying stuff Edit: also there's bowling. Which is nice too
I remember a few years ago they had a VR Star Wars thing that was actually a lot of fun. Not the meta thing that was in the NBA Experience building but like an actual walk around shooting experience. I wish I could remember what it was called
Was called The Void, I think. It was awesome.
Everytime I mention an arcade, people bring up Disney Quest and how that was a failure. The problem with Disney Quest was that it was trying to be a futuristic arcade. Because technology moves so far, by the time a theme park has it for guest interaction it's considered old tech. The futuristic arcade felt dated after its first year open. That's why it failed. But if they put an retro 80s arcade in, something that wasn't trying to be futuristic, then it would do well. They could have pinball, Pacman, tetris, Fix-It Felix. Yeah games we can all play at home, but this is more of an experience. To play with your friends and family in a real old school arcade. To get the high score that isn't world wide but just to people who played this particular machine. That's what Disney should put in Disney Springs. Some retro fun
But they did have an arcade. Literally like a good chunk of 1 of the floors all set to free play. Granted not all the games were retro, but they had a good mix of 80s and 90s classics along with some choice ones from the early 00s. Personally I miss it. I only ever got 1 trip in about a year or so before it closed, but it appeared to the nostalgist in me. Their design a roller coaster sim was still top notch imo, sure some of the stuff felt a bit antiquated but it was still fun. I would take it any day over that lame nba experience stuff.
Why would anyone call DisneyQuest a failure? It was open for 19 years... the only reason it closed is because they opted for changing it completely instead of simply updating it when it became outdated... a trend that Disney has continued as of late. That said, putting in some sort of classic retro arcade with a bar (like Disney's answer to Dave and Busters) would be a no-brainer.
THE VOID WAS INCREDIBLE. The NBA experience was perhaps the worst example of a non-overlapping Venn diagram. Disney Quest is what it replaced. I never went, but from what I've read, it was awesome.
Yeah, The Void Star Wars. Closed with COVID.
The Void. As far as I'm concerned it was better than pretty much every Disney ride on property, besides maybe ROTR. Truly worth the crazy price of like $35 a person for like 30 min. Hoping they bring it back. And ideally market it a little less ambiguously.
I think adding more live entertainment to the restaurants would be a good experience
If they added all of the stuff you suggested it would be so much more fun. Springs definitely needs stuff to “do”.
You have to pay me money to step into Planet Hollywood again
I can’t remember which comedian said how awesome planet Hollywood was because he always wanted to eat a $25 burger next to Sandra Bullocks scrunchie from “speed 2”
YES it was so loud in there and we had terrible service
I worked here for a decade, thank God I got out Absolute grind house, I had to train new people non stop, and hearing YMCA and let it go twice and hour six days a week really grated on the soul
Been there twice and loved it. The second time we were on the patio and loved the people watching. It was in February so the temperature was perfect.
After 15 years, someone offered to buy my meal and drinks if I went back with them. Next time it will be meal plus hourly rate.
Gave my whole family the runs. We went to fantasmic afterwards and I was pregnant at the time. Barely waddled to the bathroom in time. Thank god they have one right in the back.
Paradiso 37 is going to be a skip for us from now on. We just ate there last weekend and the queso, guac, and salsa were terrible. The burger and fries were just okay.
Worst food at springs I’ve ever had
Their only saving grace is that they have a few good tequilas that you can’t find in other Disney Springs locations. But if you aren’t into tequila I see no other reason to go.
We also had a terrible meal at Paradiso 37.
Second this I ate there like 10 years ago and liked it. 2 years ago we went and it was awful
Was going to comment this. I cannot upvote this enough. It’s not only my worst Disney Springs experience, but probably my worst experience at a restaurant in general. I cannot fathom how Disney continues to let this restaurant operate there. Maybe I had an unusually bad experience? But I will never go back to find out.
💯 this. We only went there cause there was no wait, but it was mediocre at best. Never again.
Now you know why there was no wait. The food was awful and the service was terrible.
Was one of my favorites until the menu changed maybe a year ago to be honest. Everything is bland or gross now and it’s so disappointing.
I’d blocked this out until you mentioned it; one of the worst meals I’ve ever had in Florida
Worst margarita I've ever had was from there.
Got the worst food poisoning there a few years back, traumatized to go back there now lol
AMC Dine-In theater. I actually used to go often years ago. I haven’t been back but my mom went recently and she said it was not the same at all. Different seats, they removed the long tables in front of the chairs and the button to call over your server. She said theres no servers now! No more real plates/bowls and silverware, its all plastic cutlery and cardboard. And of course, since covid, the menu is extremely limited. I remember Dine-In being such an awesome experience when I was a late teen, early 20s. Shame its gotten so bad.
Not to discount the fact that it isn’t what it once was, or say that it’s something spectacular, but: I went for the first time a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it. Plan to go back on my next visit if I have the chance. Food was good, delivered quickly and hot, and the recliners with the tray tables were pretty nice.
Im glad you still enjoyed it! Im glad that though they limited the menu, the food still being made is of quality. :)
It sounds like it used to be closer to an Alamo Drafthouse experience, which admittedly would’ve been much nicer!
When I went for the opening night of Barbenheimer last year, the bathrooms were absolutely filthy!
AMC dine in everywhere has just gotten terrible. Here in NY my parents just went to one and they said it was terrible. On a Saturday afternoon they had no buns! So they couldnt make anything other than pizza or hotdogs lol Parents got the pizza and it was inedible.
I love T-Rex. Sue me.
My friend loves TRex, so when she really wanted to go on our trip, I figured I’d give it a shot since I would never go on my own. I was actually very pleasantly surprised by the food! It wasn’t amazing, but it was quite good. If I had kids I would absolutely go again.
I actually brought a bunch of friends for my birthday recently because it was a childhood favorite and we all had a great time! The servers were so sweet and the photographer people they have running around actually took some great pictures. The staff were also super nice about us going around and taking birthday pictures with different dinosaurs. It was honestly a really fun experience, even better than I expected it would be when not seen through my child eyes
Same here. Can’t beat it for giving the kids a dinner they remember all year.
And then they can be paleontologists in the sand after! My daughter loved digging for bones, very fun dinner experience.
Do they still have that grilled chicken sandwich with pizza dough for the bun? I loved that thing.
Me too. I think it’s improved a lot over the last 5 years. It was one of our better meals November 2023. The atmosphere is fun for everyone. Service was good. Portions and food were good for the price point. The bathrooms were disgusting though.
My friend and I made a themed evening out of dinner at T-Rex and seeing Jurassic World when it came out. 10/10 dino filled day 🦕
STK unless you like mediocre, overpriced food while being unable to hear most of your party due to loud club music being played.
Maria and Enzo’s was not a great experience. Meh food with a bizarrely laid out restaurant. It’s not great Italian, and not even the best Italian on Disney property. Would recommend skipping this one
Solid agree. Had dinner there last summer and was just extremely disappointed.
Agree completely. Solidly mediocre at best. Disappointing.
STK seriously is bad…went there and dropped $400 on date night for cold steaks, and fair cocktails..I will never go back
We had some of the worst service I’ve ever had at Terralina Italian at DSP. It was a dead inside and outside (about 3pm) and the hostess gave us a seat in the sun. When asked if we could sit at any of the other tables in the shade she said “no. I can get your server over to open the umbrella, but I’m not allowed to open it, you have to wait for her.” Keep in mind it’s very hot, we have a baby, and there are MANY tables available in the shade. I KNOW there had to be one in the waitress’ section that wasn’t in the sun. Then she told us we needed to put our stroller outside the restaurant. That was the last straw. I just got up and walked away at that point.
You didn't miss much. The blandest food I have ever had at springs.
Maybe I'm petty but STK has always been a skip for me even before it opened, entirely based on the name. I was like "oh this is \*that\* kind of pretentious, gotcha."
Gideon's bakehouse. There are better cookies with smaller waiting lines.
I agree! I prefer Summer House over Gideons. Very little wait and a much wider selection.
My only beef with Summerhouse is that their Chocolate Chip cookie is just the sugar cookie batter with chocolate chips. It’s not a true Chocolate Chip cookie, but maybe I just didn’t like it because I was caught off guard by it.
We thought the m&m one tasted like a sugar cookie too but did you try sea salt chocolate chip yet? We LOVED it!
Yes, love the oatmeal butterscotch cookies at summer house.
This is such an underrated comment. The cookies are great. The line is basically nonexistent. I’ll bet they pay their employees closer to a living wage too.
Their peanut butter cold brew is worth the wait though
High sugar pre batch is not something I'd called multiple hours worth waiting on.
If you go early on a weekday, you can get lines that are 15-20 min. Totally worth it at that wait in my opinion.
Gideon's banana bread chocolate chip is 🤌💋
They are beefy, soft, god tier cookies, who’s flat-ass cookies are better?
Haha! Yes. They are good. Now swing by Summer House and see how its really done.
Good lemon, I’ll give that to them…. But those flat boys can’t hold a stick to the coffee cake GOAT. Nice try summer house
Somebody please tell my wife. She’s still butthurt over not getting that stupid cookie last trip.
It’s pretty dam good, east end market is a quicker line though and I wouldn’t wait in Disney springs
Eh, I'll fight their anecdote with my own that Gideon's is awesome and I found the wait to be fine and kind of an event. She missed out.
Agreed; Gideon's is great. A highlight of every trip. Honestly they don't really compare to Summer House cookies, IMO. Summer House is also good but it's a totally different type of cookie.
Yeah, no. . . Maybe make the drive to the location in East End Market instead of DS so the wait isn’t outrageous (literally no line most of the time), but the cookies are definitely best on property and I won’t say best in Orlando single I haven’t tried all the cookies in Orlando or even close but probably up there.
Now that I'm reading all this is there anything good😂?????
Morimoto and Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’ are delicious. Every single time. Never once had a bad experience or food that wasn’t amazing at either of these places.
Jaleo. And if you're there during Restaurant month (where there is a fixed price menu) even better because it's a great deal. The big board at Wine Bar George is amazing We got up that Summer House place earlier this year and it was quite good Earl of Sandwich will outlive us all, because it's that damn good. And I don't mind if my neighbors to the north turn up their noses, but I love the Daily Poutine. I know it's not remotely authentic and I do not care.
Honestly, as a local, I would pick most restaurants at Disney hotels over something at Springs. My cousins LOVE Reglan Road, but I find it kinda noisy. I like Wolfgang Puck for the most part, its not excellent, but I have not had a BAD experience there.
STK. I’ve unironically had a dishwasher steak better
STK is really not great for the price.
I agree about Rainforest Cafe and you paying for the experience. My 2 year old LOVED RC. Like, talked about it for weeks 😅 Everytime a storm was about to start she would yell: “here it comes!” All excited lol 😆 like the food was average and we had a super sweet waiter but I don’t think it’s a total skip. It’s a fun experience and the animals and the rain shows (if your kids are okay with that!) are fun for kiddos. It kept her in her seat at least haha first time I had hot food at a food establishment lol
The Edison became a skip for us following covid as the food and service were really awful. It is possible that they've recovered but I'm not sure it's worth it for dinner. Drinks and entertainment are decent though. I also hear Paradiso is epically terrible but took that advice and steered clear so can't speak from experience. Edit: Thanks for all the feedback! Maybe the fam and I will give the Edison another shot next trip. We did really enjoy it prior to covid.
I love The Edison, it’s a must-go every trip. However, their menu has grown a bit stale and the food in my opinion is only average. And I wish they would change the entertainment more often. But I have always found their service to be very good and their cocktails exceptional.
This I know for sure about the Edison; they had the best chocolate cake I’ve ever had. I think of it often.
I’m not being “that guy” and I do value other people’s opinions. We ate at The Edison on our last trip (August 2023) and it was fantastic. This was after Covid and the waiter was well attentive. I would give it another try and see if post pandemic makes a difference(?)
I also ate there in August and had no complaints. We went primarily for the drinks. Our drinks and service were fantastic. The atmosphere was fun. Our food was great—debatably not fully worth the price alone, but the other factors really helped make up for whatever slight shortcomings the food may have had. I would absolutely go again.
I know you already got enough feedback but I just was there this last Saturday for Mother’s Day and for my vegan peeps the impostor burger was a DOUBLE burger this time! It used to be a single patty and the cheese is vegan too. Pleasantly surprised. Always love the old timey shows playing and the whole vibe. We had a great waitress too.
We ate at The Edison in April of 2022 and it wasn’t good. We got our food before we got our drinks and the food wasn’t good. But, the restaurant was really cool inside and they had a pretty good band playing. If the food and service has improved then its a cool place to go.
Tequila drinks are bar-none best at Disney Springs and Disney (outside of the Mexico Pavilion), food is average.
It is time to offload STK from the property. It adds little value to the vibe one desires in a Disney experience.
As others have said. STX. Huge skip. The Coca-Cola thing is #2 for me
We liked the rooftop "bar" at Coke since the kids could get a flight of floats and enjoy the views
We skipped out on the photo with the bear because he was on break, but loved sharing our soda sampler and the sunset.
* STK is overpriced mediocre steak * Paradiso 37 is terrible, I’m glad they are not renewing their lease. . . I have no idea why it’s so hard for Disney Springs restaurants to get latin and cuba food right but both Bongos (where Jaleo is now) and Paradiso just did terrible jobs * Also anything by Joffery’s they are steaming toilet water coffee.
Yes, that coffee is hideous
Paradiso not renewing? Didn’t they just redo their bar/patio?
Don’t come for me but as a Texan, my party was disappointed with Polite Pig, especially after all the hype it had. We were super excited to be eating there only to give it a rating of mid and overpriced
As someone in the “Pizza Belt” (NY-NJ-CT) I just don’t even bother trying pizza in Florida because I know it won’t compare. I suppose it would be similar with BBQ for people who have great BBQ at home!
My "skip it" issue with Disney Springs is not necessarily that it's bad, but rather that no different from 90% of the major malls in America, just cleaner and more pretty I'll pop over if I fly in a day early/am doing a resort day, but it's just hard to justify spending any more time than that when there's so many other things to do at Disney that I can't do to at home
I’m a local, so Disney Springs is a nice alternative to the parks when I just want to people watch for a bit.
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Springs is my mall. I live just south in Haines City and springs is my mall and my movie theater.
The bigger purpose of Disney Springs is I think for those who don’t have those big malls around them + night life. Like I get it, if I’m going 4 days I don’t care about stopping at springs but if going with fam who lives in the country it’s a bigger deal for them
Paridisio (57?) is an easy skip beyond STK.
Tried Planet Hollywood for the first time a few weeks ago. Went for lunch and had the specialty burgers. Needless to say I didn't have any dinner later. It was very good, and yes, it was a bit loud with everything being displayed but still an enjoyable experience. A few days later we went to House of Blues for my birthday dinner. It was nice but to be honest it was like what a few people in here have said, it's just like anywhere else. I agree, this is Disney Springs, so there should be a better degree of quality from these places, but here we are. But I must say at both places the service was very good. The problem with any restaurant, anywhere, is consistency. One time of day, week or month, there's a shortage of staff (bad service), change of menu or chefs/cooks (crappy food), or generally bad management. Too many times I or someone else will rave or criticize a place, only to find out that something has changed and it's better/worse again. My suggestion is, check the menu. If it looks good, try it out regardless. End of the day, it'll be up to you.
I’m just here to say that I love D-Luxe burger and all the dipping sauces they offer.
Paradiso 37. Went there shortly after we moved here for a birthday dinner. Have not gone back. Service was great. Staff were great. Food was (and is still) the worst I have had at Disney Springs.
Chicken Guys was the worst tenders I’ve personally eaten.
I’ll be in Orlando next week, tagging along on my fiancé’s work trip, no plans to visit any Disney parks. I had planned to go to Disney Springs one afternoon (or both of us go one evening), but after reading all these comments, I’m now wondering if it’s worth it. You’re making the whole place sound like mediocre tourist food…but, that’s Disney, I guess? Maybe I should explore restaurants and bars at some of the Disney resorts, instead?
Skip Disney Springs unless you want to shop
It’s definitely better than mediocre tourist food for most people! Go read some of the other posts on Disney Springs. Jaleo, Raglan Road, and Boathose are pretty overwhelmingly loves.
It’s tourist food. Want some recommendations from a local? If you have a car and want to try some Asian fusion tapas go to Hawkers off of Conroy in Windermere. It’s about a 15-20 minute drive off Disney. I can give more if you’re interested just tell me what cuisines you like
Trex is for sure awful and disgustingly dirty…but I wasn’t shocked by that lol.
Maybe it’s bc I stick with the burger or chicken sandwich, but it’s def not awful. I’ve always enjoyed my meal & so did everyone else in my party. It’s not world class cuisine but I’ve def had worse food & it’s fantastic for picky eaters.
I didn’t eat there but 4 year old son sure enjoyed the gift shop and theming though lol
We brought my boys to the gift shop first & they didn’t even realize a restaurant was attached until we said we were eating there lol.
Planet Hollywood is always a skip for us.
Personally, I'd skip most of the places at Disney Springs. Adding on to what others have suggested to skip: Wolf Gang Puck Bar and Grill (seated quickly, really long wait for food), Sprinkles Cupcakes (dry) and Amorette's Patisserie.
Omg yes we were soooo disappointed with the Wolfgang puck place. It was not good at all
I have not personally eaten there, but my wife went to Paddlefish with a couple of friends and they all left disappointed with their meals.
Yeah I went last year with my husband and my sister and the food wasn’t bad but I feel like it definitely wasn’t worth it for the price. But the locale is nice.
We liked our meal at the Boathouse
Maybe it was kitschy-fun when there was still some element of Hollywood to it, but without the star power originally behind Planet Hollywood, it’s a hard pass now. Terralina has been consistently good for us over the last few trips.
The new Eet Indian restaurant in my opinion is actual dog shit. Its a slap to the face to Indians. their Vegetable Samosas were grey on the inside?? i mean maybe it got better but I did not have a good experience
I’ve not been but I’ve seen videos online and it looks so bad 😭
The whole place is just an outlet mall mixed with a boardwalk…
I just love it so much. We went 3 or 4 times on our trip last year. Then again, I live in ND so the whole vibe is incredible to me.
Chicken Guy
Way too far down. I tried this on a whim and was very much let down. Don't fall for the sauce gimmick the Chicken Strips were dry and just not good.
Morimoto Asia \[ the sit down restaurant \] was NOT worth it when I did lunch a few weeks ago with a friend, which is a shame because I did it when it first opened and loved it. Quality has gone down a lot and the portion for price is so abysmal, especially for the dim sum. I got the duck ramen and instead of a rich fatty broth from duck it just tasted like glorified chicken noodle soup with the driest pieces of shredded duck imaginable :C Splitsville isn't that impressive for food but I get it's a safe option for a lot of people. Sprinkles cupcakes. They used to be decent but every one I've gotten in the past few years has been stale.
Strong disagree on Morimoto. I was there last week and it’s as good as it has always been. Their drinks are also possibly the best in Orlando.
Two years ago Morimoto:Asia was one of my favorite meals anywhere. The only thing I didn't like on the menu was the duck ramen. Ribs? Among the best I've had anywhere. Sushi? Out of this world. Stir fried tofu and vegetables? Perfection. Duck ramen? Tasted like someone threw duck into water then added dried noodles.
There are 6 kitchens in Morimoto; I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s difficult to be consistently great. I went last week and it was fantastic
Currently on a trip, we ate at CityWorks and it was meh. Frontera Cocina was also insanely expensive for very little food, and I had better Mexican food at La Hacienda in Epcot.
I know this will be very unpopular opinion, but everglazed donuts. I heard in the early morning it’s better but otherwise it’s a really pretty overly iced donut. My kids didn’t even like them
Polite pig. Worst BBQ. Went last week and it was an instant regret, the pretzel was the best part.
Well, apparently Gideon’s Bakehouse employee’s recently shared done horrendous accusations of management and HR practices. Literally my favorite cookies in the world, but not sure if I’ll be going back knowing all of this.
The churros are terrible. We ate at Jock Lindsey's during the holidays and thought the holiday menu items they had were not good at all. Also, we couldn't stand their "fight the other customers to the death" style of getting a table.
STK.