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Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant reviews

Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant, a table service restaurant in Commissary Lane at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

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Posted: June 7, 2006

Sit indoors at tables made up like covertibles parked at a faux drive-in theater while dining on more sophisticated entrees than the '50's theme would suggest. The Sci-Fi is a hard restaurant to rate. The atmosphere is top-notch, the food anything but -- except for dessert. But it is something everyone should do once, just for the experience. Of course, they always say to do what the regulars do, which would be to just go for dessert. -- Read Kevin Baxter's complete review
The movie loop tape is too short, approx. 45 minutes long. It is not long enough for the usual meal time of a family. There were many more "B" movies that they could add. The food was not outstanding but as stated by Kevin, the desserts are out of this world.

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31 votes, so far

Its cool - Tom Cunningham

This is an amazing experience. It really seriously looks like you are at an outdoor drive in theater at night, despite being indoors during the day. Such an immersive experience that when you leave the restaurant you have to take a second to readjust and remember where you really are. What more could you ask of a theme park restaurant? - Heather Olson

I enjoyed this a lot. If I had a complaint, it would be that the seating is all facing forward, so if your party is say, three people, then one is in front of the others and has to turn around to make conversation. Cool atmosphere, and the movie clips were about 45 minutes it seemed, so long enough (could be a little longer). - Tommy N

Food was decent, theming was fun, but the movie loop needs to be longer and the seating is rather cramped. - Abagail Bloodworth

This restaurant gets a lot of flack, and I don't know why. The food is simple - perfect for little ones that just want a burger, and the atmosphere is fun. Like mentioned before me, I also wish the old school flicks loop was longer. All in all, great joint to catch a bite to eat. - Stephanie I

Really bad. Food was poor at best. The whole restaraunt was kinda creepy in the sense that everyone was sitting in silence watching the worst selection of movie ever. - Dan Jones

The scenery is awesome, the concept amazing, the food a little disappointing. If you eat here with the mind set that you are eating in a theme park, then you should enjoy yourself, but for those who are looking for more quality should look elsewhere. - Brandie S

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