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Garden Grill

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About Garden Grill

For those that prefer sit-down restaurants for at least one meal this is one of the cheaper alternatives. Plus, this is the only park restaurant I can think of that offers characters from opening to closing, which is extremely convenient. The characters and the all-you-can-eat aspects are a good alternative, as long as diners are fairly easy to please foodwise. -- Read Kevin Baxter's complete review

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We had a great experience with this character meal. Our server was incredible and on top of all our needs at the table, which included five adults, a three-year-old, and a six-month-old. Mickey, Pluto, Chip, and Dale each came by the table twice while we were there and had great interaction with the kids. The food was also excellent. Make sure you save room for the blueberry dessert at the end! - Carl Stovall

Great Food! Everything tasted perfect and wasnt over complicated with fancy sauces or wierd combinations. Didnt really like the characters though haha - roger murdock

We booked our character dinner 180 days before we travelled so that we could get the date and time we wanted. We were greeted by a wonderful team and seated in our booth, which by the nature of it's height, you feel you are the only ones in the resturant. We had a brilliant waiter who explained everything to us, and was attentive which makes a meal. We were visited numerous times by Mickey, Chip n Dale and Pluto. We ate too much food and took too many photo's but what do you expect for a once in a holiday treat like that. It was our first experience of character dining but our 4th visit to disney and well worth it. Although, it would have been good if they could have mixed the characters up a bit, keep Mickey and swap the others with a few other characters. - Justine Mower

I have always loved this restaurant: it is unpretentious and the food is wonderful, the staff is friendly and the view is unbeatable (you can glance into the ride "The Land".) I remember coming here as a 12 year old and chowing down on really good food: corn on the cob, mashed potatoes, fried chicken and oh, the dessert was to die for! Recently I went back and was very pleased to say that in all the years since that family trip the quality remains the same. (Parents take extra note: this is a pretty good place to take the kids in the heat of midday as this restaurant is nice and cool and calm and there is plenty of liquid to rehydrate them. Food is served family style and there is plenty here that the little ones will eat. (The fact that Minnie and Mickey might come around is also a plus.) Just be sure to book ahead if you plan on meeting the characters-this place is popular.) - MK Goode


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