The Most Overrated Restaurant in Disney World! 

We go to Crystal Palace to visit with Pooh and friends for breakfast when we go to Disney. When my daughter was 4, she ran up to Piglet, gave him a great big hug and said, "You're my favorite, I love bacon!" LOL

But kool if they give my girl tiana restaurant it would be nice

I feel like many of the Disney Table Service restaurants are too pricey for what you get/quality. Also, congrats on 600k subs!

AJ: "Plastic cheese, one of my favorite food groups" I love it

Complaining about Ohana not being vegan friendly is like going to Fogo de Chao and complaining that the Brazilian Steakhouse didn't have good vegan options. Basic knowledge tells you it won't be for you.

o'hana!?!?! come on... some people just want to watch the world burn.

Now do an Underrated list.

Over Priced is the true problem. Food isn’t worth the money! I rather snack all day on quick service places then pay for a lot of these restaurants. I agree with all the high priced places.

NOOOOOOOO!!! Casey's Corner is iconic!! I know it's just hot dogs but sometimes a hot dog hits the spot!!

I’ve been to Prime Time twice and absolutely LOVED it!!! My servers both times played the “sweet loving grandma” role rather then the bossy aunt lol! The food was delicious and the dessert was outstanding!

Are they overrated? Yes. Do I love them all? YES!

Right now, I would eat a three-second-rule cookie near a trashcan, as long as I am at WDW. :(

One UNDERRATED thing about sci fi: if you ask for a cherry coke or any drink they’ll put in the old fashioned super cherry flavored syrup in your drink instead of just cherry coke. I personally love the taste and I think it’s cute to the theming. It’s suprising not that many people know about it

Just ate at Be Our Guest a couple of days ago and I was in heaven with my food. The cast member was awesome and recommended the lamb which was done perfectly and I think my lunch lasted like an hour and a half. Such a great place to eat lunch of my first trip to the magic kingdom. Also ate at SciFi Dine In and it was very fun and boy was my burger big and juicy.

Me: "Oh, this will be fun to find out..." *Disses Crystal Palace right out of the gate* Me: *RAGES* ;)

Cinderella's Royal Table is my number one "only do this if you REALLY want the experience" meal. You can meet the princesses at Akershus in a more kid friendly environment, and the CRT menu is just okay, not worth the price. But, I never have to wonder about what the restaurant inside the castle is like again. We also had a great spot after our meal outside the castle to see the Electric Light Parade the last year it was at WDW. So it was worth it for that memory, but not really much else.

The California Grill was the absolutely most epic, romantic dinner we had on our trip in 2016. Of course we had a fireworks view table at 8:45pm dinner reserved and we had a blast! First trip for my husband, this is now a must every trip, last night.

imo Be Our Guest Restaurant was GREAT for breakfast ... on the dining plan. Thought it was fantastic and delicious, and we got into Magic Kingdom before the park opened!

Crystal Palace??? Nonsense! I've always had a great time and great food at that place.

‘Ohana was our favorite dining experience, but it wasn’t all about the food (which was delicious). We got there early, played on the beach, then watched the fireworks from the beach. My son still talks about the evening almost a year later!

Really DFB viewers?!? Le Cellier, Be Our Guest, and 50s Prime Time Cafe are all in my top 8 best experiences at Disney restaurants. And I love most of the others too. I mean, sure, there are better options: Sanaa, Jiko, V&As, etc. But there's nothing to complain about here.

In all fairness, the answer to "which is most overrated?" is "All of them." Ok, you can get a great expensive steak at Yachtsman, or a fancy, high-quality expensive meal at Victoria and Albert's. But, generally, people go to Disney restaurants because of decor or character meetings or because they're visiting the park in general. I don't think any of these places would survive at their current food and prices in a competitive place like NYC or San Francisco. If you want to splurge on mediocre food, than Disney will do everything that they can to encourage you. But if you're really looking for "The Meal of a Lifetime", than Disney isn't the best place to do it.

Crystal Palace depends on the meal -- their breakfast is AWESOME, their lunch...not s'much.

After 25 years of being annual pass holders and making Disney World our home for Christmas and New Years', we are giving up on Disney World. It may seem impossible, but we have always made reservations in advance and used fast passes to have an excellent time at Disney at Christmas. Disney always did take care of the guests that made reservations. In the last five years things have gone downhill, but the last two years we have been pretty much shafted on our Christmas Eve reservations. Two years ago it was Liberty Tree Tavern where we were 30 minutes early as we were not in a hurry and we went to register that we were present. We were told to come back in 30 minutes as they were running right on time. We came back about 25 minutes later after taking insulin before dinner, and we were told they were running behind 45 minutes. After waiting 45 minutes we asked for a manager who told us she didn't normally work at this restaurant, and it would be another 45 minutes. This manager said she could give us a voucher for the Habor House walk up but she had no idea about their wait time. We left the park and went to an off-property restaurant. Last year we set our reservation as always weeks in advance, this time at Chefs de France. Again, we were about 20 minutes early, we registered and then we were made to wait for an hour past our reservation. We tried to time our meal so we could watch the fireworks after our meal, now that couldn't happen. We complained to the manager and he explained it was Christmas eve. We have been eating on Christmas eve for 25 years and many other times, reservations are reservations. This is math, so many tables, so many reservations, so much time to eat. Did Disney staff not get the memo that December 24th is Christmas eve and it suddenly surprised them? If people come late if they have no reservation that happens, but I never think we should take someone else's seat if we have no reservation. For the kind of money Disney asks for these dining experiences, park admission, hotel costs, and more, how can they fall so far from the mark in honoring reservations? Treating employees like they are nothing, charging guests the highest prices, and expecting only to make money is a sad state of affairs. Uncle Walt would have an absolute fit at the kind of money-grubbers and cheats that have taken over his park. Now that Roy Disney Jr. is dead it seems nobody is standing up for what is at the heart of Disney's magic. When enough of us stop paying to go, they will blame us and close up shop having successfully killed the golden goose.

My memories run deep at Chef Mickey’s , but if we are being real it’s overrated. I would recommend Hollywood and Vine.

Absolutely love Be Our Guest!!! Have gone twice and both times had wonderful servers and felt the pixie dust since we were there for celebrations. I will try to go again and again!!!

we go to SCiFI every trip. We all love it and have been going since the kids were little. They loved it then and they love it now at age 20. The food isn't awesome but it's good and not as expensive as other places either.

I really like these sort of videos. Asking your followers was a great idea, it’s really tricky to not to be biased in these so I’m glad we have lots of people’s opinions!

AJ: This was voted on by our viewers. Translation: "Don't come for me in the comments"

Casey’s Corner may have a small menu, but that menu is highly popular and might I add, delicious.

Agree with Le Cellier. The food wasn’t bad, but if I want steak I’m picking Yachtsman.

SCI-FI! how dare you! this reestraunt is amazing, good burgers,good atmosphere, GOOD FUN! ps, congrats on 600k!

we have always loved Crystal Palace. I think the food has been good. The restaurant is pretty, The characters are awesome of course and the service has been great. That's neither here nor there atm though since they will probably switch over to family style when reopened and therefore may have a new menu.... Casey's corner is just hotdogs and we never pay ridiculous prices for a hotdog.

‘Ohana used to be our tradition. We ate there every trip after our MK day. However, the last time we ate there, it wasn’t as good so we decided on the next trip, we’d skip it. Well guess what? Everyone missed it! We decided we won’t skip it again. I guess we just needed a break! 🤦🏼‍♀️

Don't shoot the messenger, we all love A.J.

I do NOT regret our one dining experience at Cinderella's Royal Table - but we've never gone back since. so agreed completely with your input. of course, we *love* Restaurant Marrakesh - and often hear how it's "overrated". . so was a bit surprised it's not on your list here. But glad, since we love it.

Totally agree with BOG, quick service meal was a great deal for lunch but not sure I would pay $60 per person for a pre fixe meal. Hope it's back to the quick service lunch by February.🤞

I hope be our guest brings back the French dip sandwich eventually... that was my favorite

Le Cellier was literally the best food I've ever had! The steaks, the beer cheese soup, the poutine! And they were super nice and threw in two desserts for us to celebrate our anniversary! We're going to try to go back everytime even though it is expensive.

Prime Time Cafe made my wife stand in the corner for not eating her veggies. I was dying... she was mortified. 🤣🤣🤣

"Humiliation just isn't my thing" XD not going to lie that had me cracking up.

Ohana for breakfest, sci fi at dinner and Casey's Corner for quick serve, fabulous! Agreeing with the list about the other places

Sci Fi was amazing when we went. I had delicious onion rings and a burger, and my shake was to die for!!!

we loved Ohana for breakfast EXCEPT for the FOOD- WOW- talk about MEH. The characters were so much fun and the service was great but it's too expensive overall when the food is blah.

As a former Cast Member (Disney International College Program) all your videos make me miss Disney World so much...

I respect the honesty and integrity of DFBGuide. You folks tell the truth no matter how painful. My deepest respect.

Dang it! Be our guest was completely worth going to! Why does nobody here agree?!! I will go to that restaurant every time i go there!!

I totally agree on Be our Guest and Prime Time cafe. Be our Guest is great themed but it could be much better if you swap it out with a "Dine With Belle" dinershow where you can experience her diner in the Be Our Guest song and hosted by Lumiere. He could give you a show while introducing the other main characters of the movie and it would be a perfect diner location up there with the Royal Table whom I loved despite being super tired. I had high hopes for Prime time cafe but it felt short and I do not know how to fix it. The interactive side of things did not cut it for me but the theme is lovely and it could be a great character meal if you ad a couple 50ties era characters or a classic diner quick service spot if you rethemed it to a US roadside diner cafe setting with Jukeboxes and everything. Johan.

Omg O’HANA nooooo!!! This list is killing meeee. I love their dinner so much. 😂

I have to agree about Le Cellier. Granted, i haven't been there in 20 years, and I was a teenager at the time, but i remember when we went it was just a steakhouse. It was delicious, but I felt like there were comparable super fancy steakhouses in our hometown too. I think the Canada pavilion would do better to trade that restaurant out for an First Nations restaurant. We went to Restaurant Sagamité in Quebec City, and it was such a neat menu. I feel like that would be more fitting with the Disney experience.

My family and I have a fun memory of sci-fi dine-in theater. Fifteen years ago, we planned to have our Christmas dinner at the Hollywood Brown Derby. We walked up to the entrance and saw the menu and realized we weren’t too excited about it. So we left to find something else and winded up at sci-fi. We like to laugh about how our Christmas dinner was at sci-fi.

What, Be Our Guest was so good!! I had a trip early this year and it was honestly one of my favorite meals, in both atmosphere and food. Even liked it more than some of the other premium meals we had. Plus, the Beast had 0 line to meet him. I'd definitely do dinner again.

Ohana Breakfast was my favorite. Be Our Guest isn’t necessarily bad, you’re just obviously paying more for the exclusive look inside Beast’s castle instead of a gourmet filet mignon

The Crystal Palace was certainly a monolith. A beautiful one too! Shame it was destroyed by a fire in 1936 Also, Le Cellier? Le Cellier is S TIER smh. Filet mignon and pretzel bread for the win

I went to Crystal Palace as a kid while visiting WDW back in 2012. I remember meeting the Winnie the Pooh characters.

I feel like with everything running on a limited menu and the closures, it was VERY difficult as a vegetarian at the parks. So most of the places were overrated when I was paying for table service and getting the one item on the menu that was vegetarian friendly.

Before the video, I just wanna say that my pick’s Cinderella RT.

My first trip to WDW with with my daughter included Ohana and Chef Mickeys and both meals were gross. I actually had to eat dinner after we left Chef Mickeys...it was that bad and they weren’t refilling the empty dishes. 🤢

The list was painful for me too! 😩😩 Most of those restaurants are like tradition to me and my family. I guess people have raised expectations with the pandemic 😂😂😂. Well, I get it. Disney World is more expensive too.

Just got back a couple of weeks ago. Had my wife’s birthday dinner at Le Cellier. It was great food (the Brussels Sprouts were amazing and my wife doesn’t even like them), atmosphere was nice, and steaks very good. The complimentary moose mousse my wife received was the capstone for a great experience.

It makes me so sad that Crystal Palace Buffet is on this list. Crystal Palace is one of my favorite places to go in Disney World. I understand that to some the food might not always be great (although I always love it!!), but I love this restaurant more for the happy atmosphere than the food. I get so excited to see the characters and get that big warm hug from Pooh, and the general environment of the restaurant just brings my heart rate down and makes my heart so happy.

What did Ohana ever do to you?!? I just don’t get it.

When I finally go to the Disney parks, I really want to go to that drive-in restaurant. I don’t care if they say the food is bad, whether I will like the food or not I want to go to experience that as I think that concept is really cool.

One of my bucket lists is to stay at the Polynesian village resort and eat at Ohana since I’ve never eaten there before. Every time I see the photos it looks so tasty I’m surprised people said it is over rated! Also I loved crystal palace, my grandma really loves piglet so it was a sweet memory to see her meet him for the first time!

Hey AJ-! I just saw on Disney parks that there will be another Mickey and minnies runaway railway in Disneyland in aniheim also there is going to be a new Disney castle in Hong Kong and a new zootopia land in shanghai Disneyland (no official dates yet)

love Disney and have made about 15 trips spanning four decades... that said it's not a place that will wow those with a discerning palate.... you have to accept you're paying big money for (at best) mediocre food. The ONLY exception to that would be Victoria and Albert's where I dined on my honeymoon

My family/I were just at Be Our Guest and we get that it’s a bit overpriced for what you get food wise but we had such a great time with everything. We loved it so much we wanted to go back again. Hopefully we’ll get to enjoy it soon under the normal Lunch/Dinner services but we really had fun! Thank you for the video

My last meal at Crystal Palace made me swear off Disney buffets forever. The last time I was at 50's Prime Time, the family next to my table demanded so much attention, I barely got waited on at all. LOVE Sci-Fi will always go there again.

AJ I could rarely ever get to Disney world, so your blogs let me just enjoy the memories I have when I was fortunate to go, so thanks:)

I suppose everything will be overated by someone. ☹️

WHAT?!?! Casey's Corner is a beloved classic.

In my opinion the Ohana restaurant Lunch + Dinner is OK, but their breakfast is absolutely amazing. (My favorite from the menu is the Breakfast Potatoes)

Omg I love 50’s prime time I was so hungry that day and it was so good 😍 we were unaware about the theming though and the servers definitely threw us off until we realized that was part of the restaurant 😂

California Grill is below-expectations more often than not. Best bet is sitting at the bar and getting a flatbread lol

I do Cinderella's Royal Table every visit. I like eating above the "street level" at dusk as the lights come on, then entering the park whens its is dark.

Thanks for making these videos! They're really helpful because me and my family try to go every 3 years and we watch these every time! We hope to go next year, and I'm prepared thanks to you! 🤣🤣🤣

When I went to ‘Ohana... my waitress was extremely rude... she made us feel rushed and we generally had a bad experience (this *was* 5 years ago... but it still doesn’t excuse that bad experience)

First time I ate a 50s prime time the green beans were steamed (far under done for someone raised on traditional southern food)... I asked 'my cousin ' (the waiter) if they could be cooked more he left with the plate and came back shortly saying 'mama said that they were done enough' .... I looked at him and said, but Grandmaw said they weren't dead yet 😋.... I don't believe he'd ever heard that one before as he looked a bit shocked left with them again, to return a few minutes later (nuked into submission I'm sure) with them cooked further, I received a extra large slice of pie for dessert 😇... from 'grandmaw'

Spent a fortune at Chef Mickey's. Lame food and all our character photos included the toilet doors we were seated next to...

50s Prime Time was one of our favorites! The food choices are “boring” but it tasted amazing to us! We didn’t have a server who messed with us a lot so maybe that’s what made the difference for us. We thought it was pretty fun :)

I actually had the pre-fixe dinner at Be Our Guest and we may have hit a good spot, but we had the best meal we’ve ever had at Disney. We would’ve been comfortable paying even more because it was genuinely that good.

Our favorite restaurant on the property used to be the Norwegian castle in EPCOT....that is...until it was turned into another princess theme place. It used to be the best deal anywhere in DW and the food was excellent, as well as the design of the surroundings.

Totally agreed on Le Cellier. Everyone goes on about how great it was but the food was nothing like pictured here ( cold, tough steak ). I'm the only American-born of all Canadians and was grateful to hear the rest of my party agree this was sub-par. Also, the service was the only rude experience we had in the 2 weeks we were there. All other restaurants and servers were great but all the waiters/waitresses here ( not just ours, others we watched ) were kind of sassy. They were a clique having a conversation and your needs were just bothersome, and they made sure to let you know it.

We had breakfast at Be Our Guest on our last 2 visits (2015 & 2018). The food was only OK, but the atmosphere was amazing (Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite Disney movies!) For me the best part was that both times we had a very early reservation for before the park actually opened so we got to take a TON of amazing pictures by the castle and on Main Street with literally no one there but us! To me that was worth every penny! We have also eaten at Cinderella's Royal Table about 5 or 6 times, both for lunch and dinner. I thought that the food was pretty good and I absolutely LOVE being inside the castle. The last time we were there for dinner (2018) and we got a reservation for right after the fireworks (about 9:30pm), which was nice because we watched the show and then were able to have a late dinner and relax after a long day in the park. Also, because we were such a late seating we weren't rushed and when we were done we still had time to ride a few rides with almost no waits. Also, if you try to get reservations and they are booked, keep trying, even once you get there. We have actually been able to book Be Our Guest while we were waiting in line for the mine train! We just kept calling to check for cancellations!!! They are both a little pricey but being in the castles is magical!

love the little boy who just lays down on the floor at Chef Mickey's

Cinderella's Royal Table is an amazing place to save time only for character meeting when all the princesses are there. The 5-6 princesses you get is worth extra cost when you have princess loving kids (4-8 hours in park time). However it does not match Askerhaus but unless you are going to Epcot then it is the next step.

Back off my corn dogs from Casey’s while I watch fireworks.

I think the problem is that most vloggers create a sense of intense desire in viewers to make these food locations a MUST when visiting. Then, after spending incredible amounts of money, only an average experience is had by the viewer and disillusionment kicks in.

“Yes I am reading a biography...” hilarious. Thank you! Lol

Wow! I was really kind of surprised by the ones that people seem to claim as overrated. Our family had the best time at Ohana but we did eat there for breakfast and it was delicious. We also love the sci-fi movie experience as well but then again our family loves a themed restaurant.

me, having never been to any of this restaurants: WHY would you say that about ohana?

Wow! Ohana, this is a must for any WDW trip for my wife and I. The flavors of all of the food is incredible. Be Our Guest is over rated. You only see the Beast at dinner. Breakfast and lunch takes forever to be served. The atmosphere is great. The quick service lunch is worth the money but it still takes forever to be served.

SPOILERS AHEAD Crystal palace: i went there once with my family in 2013. I loved the characters but the (lunch) food was ok. Casey’s Corner: Only gotten a soda there so idk much. I do know that my mom tried to sit and charge her phone here and it was sooooo crowded. It was very narrow and really crowded. (at 10 in the morning!) Ohana: couldn’t say more good things about it. i have been for breakfast probably 4 or 5 times, with my family and close friends. I love the “all you can eat style” and the characters were so cute! Highly recommend breakfast 🥞 (great for kids as well) Le cellier: I have unfortunately never been here, but it’s definitely on my bucket list. Looks amazing! California Grill: I believe my parents have been here but i haven’t 🤣 (the view looks incredible, especially at night) Sci-Fi: i’ve always wanted to try this bc of the cute seating arrangements. Although i really don’t want to eat in the dark, it does look interesting 50’s Prime Time: I went here 2 years ago and i LOVED the milkshakes. My parents did tell the waiter to kind of tone down the act a little bit (my sister was only 4) The dinner food was ok, i would go back for dessert though! Chef Mickey’s: Last time i went here was 2009, and i remember none of it 🤣 (looks like a basic disney breakfast) Cinderella’s Royal Table: I had lunch here for my 6th birthday, and i loved it. The food was good, and i absolutely loved the view! (it’s also good to see all the princesses in one place) Be Our Guest: OMG i love it here. I have been for breakfast twice, and dinner once. i loved the steak, and i ordered “gaston’s breakfast” and i enjoyed it so much! it’s also so so so beautiful in there.

My hot take is all the signature dining restaurants are a bit overhyped. They are pretty much all very good but given the price and the fact that there are regular restaurants that have just as good food, I wouldn’t say they are necessarily must dos. More of a very nice to do once or twice on a trip in my opinion.

Hype is a dangerous thing. Set expectations - often too high.

Places like Ohana swing back and forth based on the chef and the staff. It can suck for awhile and then have a renaissance and shoot back up the list. Right now I have to agree that Ohana is extremely overrated. Not only have they swapped out some of the recipes for their meats (what happened to the delicious white meat marinade for pork and chicken?!?!) but the staff frequently makes you feel like you are being pushed in and out as fast as possible to maximize seatings.

Ohana's breakfast menu is good, but its the mimosas which make it great. :)

I miss the menu at Be Our Guest from before the prix fix! It used to be amazing, but this last time was super disappointing. I even left still hungry, which was a first for anywhere with the meal plan.

Both Prime-Time Cafe and Drive-in are my favorite restaurants in the parks...had so much fun eating there last visit!

What’s most interesting here is the gulf between DFB staff and the followers. It’s good to know that I’m not the only one eye rolling over DFB pizza snobbery and the like.