We tried the burger, fish sandwich, and wings, and this restaurant's take on Polynesian inspired…read morefood was excellent. The flavors were well done across the board. The fish sandwich could have used a bit more fish, but the taste itself was very good. The dining experience was professional, and the atmosphere was pleasant and relaxed. While prices at the resort are on the higher side, they clearly put care into the quality of the food, and the meal felt worth the price.

Papaya Club is Polynesian inspired that alone was reason for me to try. The grouper market fish…read moresandwich had a lovely poly sauce with very thinly diced carrots and cabbage. I throughly enjoyed and ravished every bite of it.

Trader Sam's Grog Grotto is one of my favorite places to visit at Walt Disney World. The bar is…read moresmall and extremely popular, so reservations are highly recommended. If you don't arrive early, you may be placed on a virtual waitlist, which can reach three or four hours. Once you're called, you have about 15 minutes to arrive before they move on to the next party. Wait times can be accurate--or wildly inaccurate--so it's best to stay nearby. The theming is fantastic, and the atmosphere is full of energy. Many of the special effects depend on the cast members interacting with guests, so visiting earlier in the day is a good idea while everyone is still at peak energy. The drinks are expensive, but they're tasty, strong by Disney standards, and absolutely Instagram-worthy. You can also purchase some excellent tiki mugs. The food menu is limited, but what we tried was good. Be aware that you'll probably share a table with another party, but that can make the experience even more fun. I always have a great time here, and my friends do too. The last time I visited, I ended up sharing a table with a witch doctor. We started talking about magic, exchanged spells and trinkets, and I gave him my lucky goat's eye. In return, he gave me a bone on a handmade vine necklace that had apparently been blessed by his chief. When I got home, I started hearing war drums. The next thing I knew, it was July 4th, and I woke up inside a Winnie the Pooh costume in the Magic Kingdom. I still have no idea what happened, but I'm fairly certain the necklace had something to do with it.

Trader Sam's is always a fun time. Tiki bars are a cool vibe. But adding the interactive elements…read morewith the lights, sounds, props, animations in the artwork. It's a fun time. Make sure to get there early so you can add your name to the wait list. Friday night we waited about 2 hours checking in at 8pm. Loved our drinks! Tasty and nice looking. It's always a must do when resort hopping if you have the time.

The resort is so good that I personal don't mind the wait but breakfast did take a bit long…read more However the service was great and they warned us that it was taking longer than usual. Coffee was great and so was the food. The view of the resort is also spectacular and would recommend sitting outside to look out to the water and golf course.

While staying on property we decided to dine here for a friends 40th birthday. A party of 6 and a…read more7:30pm reservation. After checking the menu I was sooo excited to try this place. Unfortunately, the excitement was short lived. Our server was Anna, after our food came it seemed like she forgot about us. My husband was missing a side of broccoli. We were expecting our server to come check and see if everything was correct. She didn't. So we waited awhile and once she did we let her know. She said she would get it, and again The broccoli never came. My husband was more than halfway done with his Steak so We stopped Anna as she was walking by to ask her to please remove the broccoli that never came from our bill. She said "oh this is yours" as she grabbed a plate of cold broccoli on the other end of the table that had been given to the wrong person and they had eaten off of. She then sat it in-front my husband. He tried telling her no and she said it was his and whoever brought the food out just placed it wrong. We told her again someone else had eaten from it and he would not be eating after them. She then said "I'll get another one". Again we explained no. My husband had less than a quarter steak left. She was clearly not pleased but finally removed the plate. Everyone at our table ordered drinks when we originally sat down. No one was asked if they'd like another or waters refilled. As I mentioned before we were celebrating a birthday. Everyone at our table had finished their meals and were just looking around waiting on Anna to come by and check on us to bring our bill. Instead someone came and dropped a dessert off. More time passed, the dessert was picked over and then Anna walks up to the table and says "so stupid" in Spanish after she notices the dessert on the table. She tells us that she normally likes to bring the dessert because she sings to the table... that's odd because I could count on 1 hand how many times she came to our table. She then insists that we all sing happy birthday.... Over a picked over dessert... when all we wanted was to pay and leave. It was the most awkward birthday song I've ever heard. Anyway, after that we paid and thankfully left. To speak about the food, the steaks weren't anything special and the short rib was overly sweet. Our table totaled over $600 for horrible service an average meal. It was truly a disappointing experience. I will say the crab cakes were amazing. I should've ordered that x2 and called it a night.

great food, great ambience and Melissa was the greatest server! Great place to wind downread more

Such a fun spot for happy hour! We came in ready to relax and left already planning our next visit…read more The drink specials were generous and the vibe was warm and lively without being too loud to actually talk. Hands down the star of the show was the shrimp dish, perfectly cooked, packed with flavor, and honestly some of the best we've had in a while. We ended up ordering a second round just to enjoy it a little longer. Service was friendly and attentive the whole time, which made the experience even better. If you're looking for a great happy hour with a standout menu item, The Whyskey delivers. We'll definitely be back!

My friend was in Orlando to support a conference at the Dolphin, and she suggested we meet at this…read morelounge in the Boardwalk Inn hotel. As you enter the hotel, the bar is to your right and as you walk down the hallway, you turn to the left by the staircase, and you are there. It's a nice, small bar with additional tables and chairs on the balcony. On the Sunday evening that we went, there was no waitress to take your order. You selected the menu from the bar area and then placed your order with the bartender. We ordered the Askur Gimlet ($19.50) and the Sparkling Hibiscus ($18.50) cocktails. My friend enjoyed her gimlet, and my hibiscus drink was nice, but a little sweet for me. The hibiscus flower in the glass was edible, which was cool to experience. Overall, nice place for a cocktail, but the prices are high and the drinks were not that strong. I know this is a Disney resort and you pay extra for the environment, but I expected a little more for $20+ drinks (with tax and tip) and minimal service. However, it's a quaint spot to stop in for the experience.

I loved the Banana Bread Espresso Martini (as recommended by the D3 club. As a typical Disney…read morecocktail, I think it was $19, but so worth it! The service was quick and the atmosphere is nice. Definitely a good stop when you're at the Boardwalk Inn or just passing through.

I stumbled upon the grotto of the ancient chieftain Mumbato after navigating a treacherous jungle…read morefilled with quicksand, cannibals, snakes, and man-eating tigers. At the entrance to his cave, I had to disarm several traps, including floor spikes, poison darts, and a tablet demanding a 25% tip--with no obvious option to leave no tip. Fortunately, I discovered the hidden button in the bottom-right corner, written in 8-point Times New Roman. At last, I reached the altar containing the legendary treasure chest. When I opened it, I found a shirt that read, "I'd Rather Be at Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar," along with flyers for the Halloween and Christmas events. That discovery led me to this wonderfully themed bar. This is a double review covering both the Halloween and Christmas events. These events used to be relatively easy to attend, but thanks to social media influencers, they have become extremely popular. The lines can get enormous, especially from Friday through Sunday. My advice is to visit Tuesday through Thursday and arrive early. The food was great, and the presentation--especially for the Halloween offerings--was fantastic and definitely Instagram-worthy. The specialty drinks were delicious and surprisingly strong for a Disney restaurant, although they do come with the expected Disney price tag. I've also visited when the bar wasn't decorated for a holiday, and it was still a great time. The regular food offerings are just as good, and the portions are fairly generous. The standard drinks are also perfectly enjoyable. If the weather isn't too hot, I recommend sitting outside by the lake. You'll have a beautiful view of the boats passing by, and the scenery around sunset is incredible. A fantastic spot for food, drinks, atmosphere, and the occasional archaeological revelation.

Wing tips to Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar. This is not your ordinary bar, nor is their "bar food" menu…read moretypical. Sure, you can get a beer and a pretzel--including KY Bourbon Ale (which scores them extra points from this Ky girl)--but it's loaded with flavor and has smoky cheeses, salty meats and spicy pickles to satisfy all the tongue zones. It's a full meal! Wish I had known before ordering sliders and a flatbread, which were also delicious--but I ran out of room! Our server was as good as any flight crew could be and the aviation artifacts atmosphere was in step with a museum. I'll land here again soon.

It feels weird to be doing a review of Jellyrolls when it is closing soon. But they are scheduled…read moreto close their location in Walt Disney World, located at the Boardwalk on April 19th. I have not been here in years, probably almost 15 years, so I was excited when some friends came to visit and wanted to head over here one last time. This is a dueling piano bar that takes music requests, and then the two piano players play and sing your song. It is located on Disney's Boardwalk Resort, on the boardwalk. There is a cost to get inside, which is $22. There are a few different discount codes that you can use, which we did, and it saved us $2 each. Once inside they have 2 bars, tables and chairs and then a lot of standing room. They open their doors at 7:00pm but music does not start until 8:00pm. I do wish it started right at 7, but the hour moved fast. And since it is closing soon, the line was long. We got in line about 30 minutes before opening, and we had almost 10-12 groups in front of us. We also had to save seats for 7 more people. They do have a sign that says you cannot do this, but we did. The manager at one point, asked how many additional chairs we needed, and she brought them to us. I think at this point; they probably don't care. We had 2 high top tables towards the back lower section. They do bring you your first cup of water along with popcorn. I thought the popcorn was a nice touch. If you want more water, they have big jugs on the bars, you can go and grab it yourself. The popcorn your server will refill for you. Our server was so nice, he brought extra waters to the table right away, so it looked like there were more people sitting, while we waited for our friends. He checked on us many times throughout the night. He really was on top of everything, and we didn't have to wait very long when our drinks were empty. Jellyrolls is very expensive. They have beer, a few wine options and then mixed drinks. They do have a full bar so they can also make you a drink not on the menu. There are a few specialty drinks on their menu along with their bucket style drinks. I will say I felt the drinks on their menu were very high, especially for Disney prices. We stuck with beer which was about $10.25 per bottle. Guiness for my husband and Corona for myself. I felt that was pretty reasonable considering being at Disney. The piano players play what is requested and they had hundreds of suggestions. You write your song request on the napkins and then you bring them up to the pianos, or your server can bring them. As with most piano bars, if you are tipping them with the song request, they will more than likely play it. I felt that they were picking and choosing songs. For most of the first hour I did not know the song or did not care for the song. I found myself actually sort of bored. They did a lot of older songs, and not many newer songs. At one point they sang some Disney songs, but it was mostly non-Disney. Its hard to tell in my photos but they did have hundreds of requests. I'm not sure why the songs chosen were not the best, as I said I was bored and looking at my phone. That was really the only negative. I think the excitement of this place also goes with who is in the audience. If they audience is engaged, it makes for a better experience. I will say it is extremely loud in here! It was so hard to talk to people at our table. The night we went, again, closing this month, it was packed. Someone at one point came over and said he had been standing the whole time, could I signal him when I was leaving. It was a strange request personally. I think if you are interested in going in the next couple weeks, you need to get here early. There are no questions that this place is not going to be packed. Make the effort, and go early, especially if you want a table. How do we get here? That is the other issue. Disney has made it almost impossible to park at the resorts without a reservation. If I am coming at 7:00 pm at night, I am clearly not trying to hop into the park and get free parking. I think they need to loosen their strings, especially for the Boardwalk. There is the Atlantic Dance Hall and Jellyrolls, open at night. If you do not have a reservation, you are not parking here. Park at Disney Springs and take a bus, just be mindful of when the last bus heads back to Disney Springs. You can also take an Uber, but I have heard, resorts are not even allowing Ubers to go in. I really think Disney needs to loosen the strings on parking especially at places with nighttime activities. All in all, Jellyrolls is fun but be prepared to spend lots of money. They charge at the door; drinks are expensive as well. It is sad that they are closing, they have been here for almost 30 years. I am very curious what will be replacing it. Disney does not have a ton of nighttime activities and they are about to lose one more. I would say if you can, check it out in the next couple weeks before it closes.

Jellyrolls is now officially closed but there are other locations around the US. They closed on…read moreApril 19th. We didnt really come here all the time, but I have been here a few times. We went during their last two weeks of being open with some friends visiting from out of town. Jellyrolls is a dueling piano bar that takes music requests, which you write on a napkin, and then two piano players play and sing your song. It's identical to Howl at the Moon if you have ever been there. They were located a Disney's Boardwalk Resort. There is a cost to get inside, which is $22. Once inside there are 2 bars, tables and chairs and then tons of standing room. The doors open at 7:00pm but music does not start until 8:00pm. We did have a line to get in, and waited about 30 minutes before opening, there were about 10-12 groups in front of us. We also had to save seats for 7 additional people. My wife got really nervous since they have a sign that says you cannot save tables, but we did anyway. At one point, the manager asked how many additional chairs we needed, and she brought them to us. So, we felt we were ok saving seats. I will say closer to 8:00pm, people were eyeballing our tables. They do bring you your first cup of water along with popcorn. This was Disney popcorn so delicious! I liked that they had popcorn, since there was no other food they offered. If you want more water, you had to go to the bars and get it yourself from the large jugs of water they had. The popcorn your server will refill for you. Our server was incredibly friendly, he brought extra waters to the table right away, so it looked like there were more people sitting, while we waited for our friends. He checked on us many many times throughout the night and was very much on top of checking on us, getting us more drinks when we needed it. Jellyrolls is very expensive, be prepared for that. They offer a full service bar, beer and wine. There were a few speciality drinks as well as larger bucket drinks. Because of the prices, we stayed with bottles of beer which was about $10.25 per bottle. The piano players play what is requested from the audience and there were hundreds of suggestions. You write your song request on the napkins and then you bring them up to the pianos, or your server can bring them. As with most piano bars, you have a better chance to get your song plated if you include money with it. They work off tips. I felt that they were picking and choosing songs and for most of the first hour I did not know the song or did not care for the song. My wife and I were actually board and just talked to our friends, we were not even really paying attention. This is very Disney-fied, so no cursing or swearing or inappropriate songs. They did a lot of older songs, and not many newer songs and at one point played about 45 minutes of straight Disney songs. I will say that your experience is indictive of the audience. If they audience is engaged, it makes for a better experience. It's also worth noting that it is very loud inside. It was hard to talk to our group. All in all, Jellyrolls is fun but be prepared to spend lots of money. I do wish it had stayed at Disney as there is not a ton of nighttime adult things to do since Pleasure Island closed. I would be curious to find one in another state and see how they compare. I am very curious to see what is going to go in here. I haven't been here in a while but I am sad to see it go.

Ale and Compass Lounge is the lounge area at Disney's Yacht Club Resort. This lounge does have bar…read moreseating, high top tables then lower tables mostly with the couches they have. Their vibe is dark, nautical, it matches the resorts. Everything is navy blue, its pretty dark inside, but they do have a few TVs. My wife and I prefer to come here when we stay at the Yacht Club or the Beach club but we have visited a few times just to get away from the park. We also stop here when we like to do the Yacht and Beach crawl. If you are not staying here you will need to figure out a different way to access the resort. They offer a small selection of food, mostly which are appetizers, but there are a couple of items you could order as a meal. Last time we were here we did see a few people order food to go probably back to their room. Something my wife and I always have to order is the Parker House Rolls and Spreads which has three spreads and 5 rolls. The spreads include Bacon Jam, Pub Cheese, and Citrus Butter. These are so good and actually one time we stayed we ordered these every single night, they are that good. The spreads are great on their own but even better when you mix them. I would prefer the rolls to be hot but they are still great. We also ordered the Truffle Fries served with with Roasted Shallot Mayo and the meatballs which has a porcini and parmesan cream sauce, pickled mushrooms, and chive oil. Both are really delicious and easy to share or even have both as your meal. The last thing we ordered was the flatbread. They have a seasonal flatbread which was French onion soup but we found out they also offer just a pepperoni flatbread which is not on the menu. This was a great flatbread, really cheesy, great flavor, not too heavy on the pepperoni but really good overall. For drinks I really prefer to get order off the menu and get either a dirty martini or a Manhattan. They have a full bar and can do most drinks. My wife loves their wine particularly the Dr. Loosen, Dr. L. Riesling which she finds around Disney. She also enjoys a good lemon drop martini. Overall this is a great stop, it is one of my favorite lounges. It is comfy, dark, not super loud, they have great food options and great drinks. I would say stop by when you can and check it out! ACES!

Great location in the Yacht Club lobby, we visit here on all of our YC stays…read more During our most recent visit, service was disappointing. We were seated for 10+ minutes with no greeting and when a waiter finally appeared he ignored us and went to a different table that was seated after us. We were trying to get a drink and app before our room was ready but thankfully after the miss in service, I got a text that our room was ready so we just left. Anyway, usually good place to get a drink but maybe next time we will just sit at the bar.