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The All in WDW Readers’ Top 15 Resorts Table Service Restaurants!

Can you believe I ran off to WDW last weekend without spilling the All in WDW Readers’ Top 15 Resort Table Service Restaurants to you?  Sorry.  I did.

Ohana

Oh, and by the way, how did our impromptu trip to Orlando come to be?  Great story.  Well, for me, at least.

A week ago Monday, Mrs. All in WDW asked me, “Do you want to go to Disney this weekend?”  Uh, yes?  That wasn’t a hard question!

Actually, she’s asked me this before, I’ll have you know.  Can you believe I have hesitated to answer in the past?

This time, I was on Travelocity in an instant.  Minutes later, we had a room at the Swan.  Now, that’s a story for another day, by the way.

Anyway, back to the “show”.  You guys did a phenomenal job with our last poll.

In fact, if I were asked to offer family, friends, and fans dining recommendations, I’d be glad to use this list.

Great job, you guys!  Bon appetit!  Now, go make those ADRs!

  1. Ohana
  2. California Grill
  3. Boma – Flavors of Africa
  4. Chef Mickey’s
  5. Kona Café
  6. Whispering Canyon Cafe
  7. Beaches & Cream Soda Shop
  8. Sanaa
  9. Yachtsman Steakhouse
  10. Jiko – The Cooking Place
  11. Cape May Cafe
  12. Flying Fish Cafe
  13. Artist Point
  14. The Wave… of American Flavors
  15. 1900 Park Fare

 

We’ve been SKEWERED … again!

Well, I guess that’s it, then.  Nothing can stand up to endless skewers of meat, can it? Ohana just keeps adding accolades to its trophy case.

In late 2012, we crowned this ultra-popular restaurant as the All in WDW Readers’ Favorite Buffet/Family Style Restaurant.  In that contest, Ohana defeated Boma by four slim votes.

Last year, the Poly’s marquee restaurant won again to become the All in WDW Readers’ Favorite Monorail Loop Restaurant.  It absolutely “demolished” a yet-to-be finished “new” California Grill.

Well, we’ve retired those two voting “categories” for 2014, but, now, Ohana has utterly destroyed both the Animal Kingdom Lodge’s buffet, as well as the Contemporary’s newly-refurbished Signature dining spot, again.

Ohana is the All in WDW Readers’ Favorite Resorts Table Service!  But, I have to ask … why?  Why?  What are you talkin’ about, Bob?!

'Ohana

Well, I need to know.  Is it the quantity and quality of the food?  Does the ambiance and theming make this such an intensely popular choice?  Or, is it all a sheer product of the “Polynesian Effect”?

I’d LOVE to hear your opinions.  Please leave a comment on this post, on Twitter, or on Facebook.  Why DO we love the Poly?  Why DO we crave an ADR at Ohana?

For our part, California Grill, Sanaa, Boma, and Flying Fish are much more solid choices for our ADRs.  Don’t get me wrong.  We’ve had our share of enjoyable meals at the Poly.

Both Ohana and Kona are great restaurants, but when we think “favorite” … when we think ADR, we think of those four aforementioned alternatives first.

Have a great day, my friends!  Thanks, again, for all your support and votes this week.  Cheers!

Our Favorite Resort Table Services – The HUGE Finale! VOTE!

Wow!  What an EPIC voter turnout yesterday, my friends!  THANK YOU!  Thank you very much for your phenomenal support!

It’s been a really long week of voting, but, FINALLY, we’re at the finale!  And, what a huge “Final Four” it is!  You’ve done a great job of building, what should be, an exciting last-round poll.

Boma!

Introducing our finalists … we have a newly-furbished, astounding Signature restaurant with a legendary view of the Magic Kingdom’s nightly fireworks extravaganza.  One of my family’s favorite WDW destinations, by the way!

We have one of the most-sought-after Disney character-meal venues.  And, to round things out, we have two absolutely monumental “meat fests”!

Today’s vote is going to be a blast!  In fact, I’m so excited, I can’t wait to get started.  So, off you go!  VOTE!  Pick ONE – your Favorite!

Only EIGHT left! Which will win! VOTE!

When you think about it, how many ADRs do you make when you go to Disney?  Five?  Six?

If you gave someone this “List of Eight“, couldn’t they make their visit to WDW a great culinary experience?

Maybe we are helping people out!  After all, if our friends are looking for recommendations, we’re compiling a great bunch of options.

Whispering Canyon!

For now, though, let’s toughen it up!  You can do it, folks!  Carve this bunch down to a “Final Four”!

As always, VOTE for ONE in each group.  The Top 2 from each group will reach Friday’s big finale!

 

 

Vote! Our “Sweet Sixteen” Resort Table Services … Redux!

OK!  Let’s try this again, shall we?

Proving that we did do the right thing yesterday, one of the four “forgotten” Table Services did, indeed, slip into our “new” 2nd Round set of polls.

Flying Fish Cafe

Of course!  Mrs. All in WDW and I paid our first visit to Flying Fish last July.  It was outstanding!

Flying Fish

Now, I don’t know if “the killer fish of Crescent Lake” will emerge victorious this week, but it certainly deserves the chance to earn a spot in our Top 10 … at the very least!

I just knew I had to “reboot” the process this little bit, my friends.  Thanks, again, for your patience and support.

So, let’s return to our regular “program” and its normal rules.

You can vote for ONE restaurant in each of these four groups.  The Top 2 in each group will proceed into our Top 10 and will continue to compete in the “Elite Eight”.

Which will one of these will become the All in WDW Readers’ Favorite Resort Table Service?  Vote, my friends. Vote!  We’ll have a “winner” soon enough!