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smphbear
Mouseketeer
Registered: April 2007
Location: Near New Orleans
Posts: 431Review Date: Mon April 27, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9
Positive aspects of the product (pros): good food, fun antics, bottomless milkshakes Cons: some may not like the antics
We were there at opening and running a little early. We were quickly seated near the fireplace. Our waitress saw my Dis lanyard. She is a poster who took great care of us. We opted for the skillet. DH commented how good his strawberry milkshake was. The food was served at the right temperature. The skillet was very good. DH and I found ourselves reaching for the last of the pulled pork at the same time. It was tender and well flavored. The chicken was well flavored. We had the smores cheesecake which was yummy. They had no problem packing up DH's slice to go.
We could hear the antics in the other room, but things were pretty sedate where we were seated. Our server injected a lot of humor. DH and I had to lead the hokey pokey in the main room for our anniversary and his birthday. DH tends to avoid those things, but he had fun doing it. Our server brought out a candle and put it in the dessert so we could sing to him.
We found the meal very good, and the atmosphere was fun. We are looking forward to bringing our boys here. It also gave us an excuse to visit the Wilderness Lodge.
timandlesley
The tag fairy may not but the Tag Genie does!!!
Registered: April 2004
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posts: 5490Review Date: Mon April 27, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Fun and antics will have you laughing Cons: LOUD, if you don't like noise, stay away.
We LOVE eating at Whispering Canyon Cafe! We are entertained from start to finish. From the rowdy entertaining staff, to the patrons throwing things on your table, to the pony races which are a HUGE hit with my kids. A highlight for me was our waitress making my husband ride a stick pony around the restaraunt AND lobby singing "you are my sunshine" to me at the top of his lungs for our Anniversary - PRICELESS!
The food here is about a 7/10 to me. I have had the meatloaf and the skillet, both are pretty good, not the best I 've had, but good and I always leave full, we go more for the fun than the food. If you don't eating in a rowdy loud space or if you have sensitive kids to noise or antics then I would stay away. If you want to have a lot of fun, jokes, antics and good (not great but good) down home cooking, then this is the place for you, it won't disapoint!
Mouse Skywalker
The Force is strong with this Podcast Correspondent
Registered: August 2005
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 7520Review Date: Tue April 28, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9
Positive aspects of the product (pros): lots of food, large quantities, fun atmosphere Cons: noisy, crowded, not the highest quality food
We ate here for my daughter's 9th birthday. We had a great time. There were 5 of us in the party. Three of us got the "all-you-care-to-enjoy" skillet, and two of us got the "bottomless" shakes. Wow, that was a lot of food. The cornbread was fantastic. The ribs were OK, a little dry. The chicken was nothing to write home about, but the pulled pork was very good. However, the kids loved everything - especially the mashed potatoes. We got extras of those.
Our server was a lot of fun. She caught me "stealing" the silverware from a neighboring table. Our girls had a lot of fun riding wooden hobby horses around too.
For dessert we had ordered a birthday cake special, and everyone sang Happy Birthday.
We would go back there again. You can't beat going to the Wilderness Lodge too.
Carolinagal 
Mouseketeer
Registered: July 2002
Posts: 390Review Date: Tue April 28, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 7
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Fun place for the kids - just ask for more ketchup! Cons: Dining room very expansive - if seated in the wrong area you are out of the action
I'll preface this by mentioning that I am not a huge BBQ fan. Even so, I was excited to finally eat at the Wilderness Lodge.
The variety of food offered was somewhat limited, and highly reliant on sweet BBQ sauces to provide flavor. Our server was pleasant, but was not at all interested in participating in the usual "schtick" the place is famous for. She greeted us pleasantly, served our drinks, and then left us for at least 30 minutes. We were seated at the far end of the dining room, and my daughter had to keep getting up to watch the action. Dinner was overly long, and took almost 3 hours from our day that could have been spent elsewhere
I think this place deserves at least one visit, but with so many places at WDW we've not found a reason to go back. I do think our server and her lack enthusiasim played a huge role in our experience
GrumpyFan
Mouseketeer
Registered: March 2005
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 242Review Date: Wed April 29, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Fun atmosphere, good food Cons: Noisy, rude waiters
This place is a hoot! If you like comfort foods like ribs, meatloaf and others, and sassy, rude waiters who tease and cut up a lot, this is the place to go. While it's not necessarily a must-do for us, it's still on our list of great places to go while at WDW. We've had some really fun and wild experiences here and always enjoyed it.
If you're looking for something quiet and relaxed, you don't want to go anywhere near this place. But if you're looking for a good time and plenty of good food, then check it out.
peacefrogdog
DIS Veteran
Registered: February 2000
Location: Etobicoke, Ontario
Posts: 608Review Date: Wed April 29, 2009 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 5
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Come here if you like meat Cons: The meat isn't all that great
I came here years ago with my then girlfriend (who is now my wife). Back then I frankly had lower standards of what good food was, and being a meat eater, though it was great that we were served this never-ending supply of meet!
Now that I think back, it wasn't that great of a meal. Now that we have kids though, I'd be curious to see how they'd enjoy the servers' interactions with them.
shmedly123
DIS Veteran
Registered: August 2007
Posts: 567Review Date: Thu April 30, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9
Positive aspects of the product (pros): keeps the kids entertained, food quality, atmosphere Cons: can be a bit loud, not for someone looking for a peaceful meal
We ate at here during our stay at the Wilderness Lodge in December 08 and we were pleasantly surprised. We heard about the ketchup antics etc. and my wife was a bit hesitant but decided to give it a try. I had the Canyon skillet and loved it. I noticed on the menu page that it says pork sausage but i was served beef brisket instead and the brisket was excellent. The chicken and pulled pork were also very good. I am a meat and potatoes person and I thought this meal was the beast meal I had all week (even better than Le Cellier).
My wife had the Western chicken pasta and she said it was very good too. She thought it was a bit rich but overall it was her favorite meal as well. In my opinion definitely worth going out of your way for.
The only negative was that once the restaurant started to fill in it became very loud. If you do not have children that may affect your dining experience.
SamIAm21
Mickey's New Fan
Always happy to try a new brew!
Next time, it's going to be corn for me
Registered: August 2005
Location: South of the Sears Tower
Posts: 3528Review Date: Thu April 30, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 6
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Fun Atmosphere, Milkshakes, Whacky antics! Cons: Can get too loud at times, food not always consistent.
I like WCC a lot. I always have a good time when I go there. One server made my sister in law eat broccoli by playing the airplane game with her. She's in her 50's! HA! I love the ketchup gag and all the other crazy antics, but I do admit that sometimes its so loud in there, you can't really have a decent conversation.
The food is sometimes very good and sometimes not so very good. I don't know what happens from visit to visit, if they change chefs or what? It's just not very consistent, which makes it sort of hard to commit to eating there.
If you have young kids and love all the wackiness, I'd take a chance on it at least once.
Splat25
DVC Owner AKV & BLT
Registered: February 2008
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
Posts: 256Review Date: Thu April 30, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Fun atmosphere and decent food Cons: can be noisy, need to be in the moody for silly antics
On the Disney Deluxe Dining plan, my wife, Daughter and I all get meals and share with my 21mo old son – who eats as much as my daughter (I sense trouble coming later..). My daughter and I had the Canyon Skillet, which is all you can eat and served family style on a platter. This platter sits on a very cool lazy Susan that looks like the end of a barrel.
This Dinner Skillet came with a bowl of mixed salad greens topped with an apple vinaigrette dressing served before the main platter arrives. After this course is done the main course itself arrives complete with fresh baked cornbread, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, cowboy beans, corn on the cob, smoked pork ribs, pulled pork, oven-roasted chicken, and Peel-n-Eat shrimp
Let’s get right down to it, the food was essentially a very good barbeque served family style. The Smoked Ribs had a good flavor and were not tough or overcooked as I thought they would be. The flavor seemed like sweet barbeque sauce with a light hickory smoke to it. My 21mo old son loved these. My favorite was the pulled pork though, it was juicy and tender. It also had a nice bold spicy flavor, but was in no way too hot for anyone in our party. The oven-roasted chicken was cooked so it had a slightly crispy exterior texture that helped keep the rest of the piece juicy. The spices were about what you expect for chicken, so nothing too surprising there – just good. Also, my wife stole a piece of chicken from the platter to “sample” herself. The mashed potatoes were the right consistency for good BBQ fare and lent themselves well to mixing with other things like the cowboy beans. The beans are essentially barbeque beans and were also about what you expect from simple BBQ beans from the can at home. Again, you need these things to make the whole BBQ platter experience complete and it worked well. Also, the peel and eat shrimp were a hit with both kids and myself. They took a bit to peel at times, but they had excellent flavor to them and were not too bland like others I’ve tried. The shrimp were my daughter’s favorites.
The wife ordered the 10 ounce Smoked Prime Rib with mashed potatoes and season vegetables. It was very good overall and was cooked correctly (she orders medium well most times). The smoked prime had a very strong smoky taste to it, so if you like that, then go for it.
We ordered chocolate milk for the kids and they served those in sealed cups so spills were less disastrous. The DW and I ordered iced tea and found it to be very good. What was really outstanding was the huckleberry martini we had! It had very good berry notes and sweetness to it without being too much of a good thing. This was one of our favorite drinks while at the parks.
Atmosphere:
One of the primary draws of this restaurant is the fun atmosphere of the old west mixed with wild and zany server antics. While we didn’t really elicit any of the super funny stuff like super sized drinks, we did observe other kids asking for crayons and ketchup. One of the things our 5yr old daughter LOVED was the restaurant wide kids’ horse race around and around the restaurant. They give out wooden horse poles and the kids get to ride them in a race while the parents and audience cheer them on and wave their napkins in the air. We even observed a server interrupt a cell phone conversation and have the entire restaurant talk to the person on the other end!
dkrause19
Earning My Ears
Registered: June 2008
Posts: 53Review Date: Fri May 1, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 7
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Pretty good food, fun atmosphere Cons: Not the place to go if you get embarrassed easyeasy
The food is pretty good BBQ with many choices. The atmosphere is fun and the servers help to make it a unique experience.
MikeWD
Disney Park Fanatic
Registered: February 2006
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 136Review Date: Fri May 1, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 6
Positive aspects of the product (pros): atmosphere, taste of food Cons: experience relys heavily on your wait staff
Like the 50's Prime Time Cafe over at the Studios, this dining experience relies heavily on the personality of your wait staff.
When we dined here, it was at an off time, and the wait staff did little more than take our order and bring our food. Other wait staff in the restraunt were having good-hearted banter with their guests and seemed to be having a good time.
The food was pretty good. However, my wife is diabetic, and the Chef did nothing to go out of his way to provide a decent dessert option. He literally unwrapped a sugar free brownie and put it on a plate in front of her. Unbelievable, especially for the price you pay. Other chefs will really take care to make the experience for individuals with special food restrictions have the best experience possible. This guy either needs training on preparing food for guests with restrictions or sensitivity training.
Daycounter
Earning My Ears
Registered: May 2008
Location: Houston, Tx
Posts: 35Review Date: Sat May 2, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 4
Positive aspects of the product (pros): All you can drink milk shakes Cons: Loud with unremarkable food
If you want a fun place to bring your kids, this restaurant is for you! If you want a more "adult" meal stay far away from this place. The food is the usual "all you care to enjoy," fried chicken, ribs, corn, etc. There is nothing that separates this restaurant from your average run of the mill buffet, except for it's loudness and frenetic atmosphere. You will probably not enjoy this meal unless you have kids (so you can watch them yell, hoot and holler). There are better places to spend your hard earned money.
Gaskorvan
Earning My Ears
Registered: April 2009
Location: Hamilton, ON
Posts: 71Review Date: Tue May 5, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8
Positive aspects of the product (pros): CM Interaction Cons:
Lots of fun and food.
DemoBri1
Surfin' at the Beach Club Villas
Registered: June 2002
Location: SW 'burbs of Chicago
Posts: 1438Review Date: Tue May 5, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8
Positive aspects of the product (pros): breakfast and dinner skillets Cons: loud at dinner
You really have to like an interactive dining experience to dine here, especially during the dinner hour. Breakfast is usually calmer at WCC, but you will still have a certain bit of interaction with the wait staff and diners from other tables. They normally do some kid-oriented things at least once during your stay, such as a wooden horse race around the outter-rim of the restaurant.
The food is very good, and I highly recommend the skillets, both breakfast and dinner. You get a very good amount of food for the price on the skillets, and it is all you can eat. If you have hearty appetites in your party, this is the way to go.
There is a good selection of other items on the menu besides the skillets. The waffles are excellent at breakfast as well as the pancakes. I cannot comment on the kids menu as we normally order the skillets and the kids will eat off that.
dpuck1998
I'm innocent I tell you...innocent! I've been framed!
Worlds second largest Miami Dolphin fan
Registered: April 2003
Location: Vicksburg, MI
Posts: 10334Review Date: Tue May 5, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 7
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Fun Cons: Food
A fun meal but the food leaves something to be desired. I'd eat here again, but not in a rush to go back.
minnie74
Mouseketeer
Registered: May 2009
Posts: 98Review Date: Mon May 11, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8
Positive aspects of the product (pros): interactive, good food Cons: level of interaction/humor depends on server
I always have fun here. I've eaten here many times, and I will say that the level of fun really depends on your server. Some servers are really into it and keep you in stitches, while others are just too overwhelmed to interact much. I've always ordered the skillet. I LOVE the potatoes and ribs! The desserts look wonderful, but I never save room for them! If you've eaten at the Hoop-Dee-Doo, you'll find the food very similar (if you order the skillet anyway). The kids have fun with the stick pony races, and the crowd really gets into it. It's a great break from the parks, and easy to get to from the Magic Kingdom, or Epcot (monorail to Contemp., then ferry to Wilderness Lodge).
msc_idiot
Mouseketeer
Registered: January 2009
Posts: 90Review Date: Mon May 11, 2009 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 2
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Um... Cons: The food and the noise level.
I admit that the entertainment can be cute if done well, but our waitress was definately not into it. We had napkins and straws thrown at us in a way that just made us feel like she wanted us to hurry up and leave the minute we sat down. The sides were pretty good, but I ate very little and left somewhat hungry. We won't be going back. But kudos to the staff that enjoy their job - it is entertaining when they get into it.
BlueFairy
DIS Veteran
Registered: August 1999
Location: Birmingham, AL
Posts: 1443Review Date: Tue May 12, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8
Positive aspects of the product (pros): fun, all you can eat skillets, lincoln logs Cons: loud,
we really enjoyed this for breakfast. DD fell in love with Lincoln Logs in the waiting area. the antics are a bit silly, but they keep the kids entertained. for the price, the skillet was much better than the a la carte breakfasts. Service was slow.
WaltD4Me
PS...I tried asking for water cups once
I am actually a princess
Registered: April 2003
Location: N.E. Ohio
Posts: 9683Review Date: Wed May 13, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 6
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Good Food, Plentiful Cons: Annoying Server Schtick
Food was good, but heavy. I had lunch at Whispering Canyon. I liked the sausage and mashed potatoes and the cobbler was delicious, but all together very heavy for lunch. The servers were funny...at first, the whole schtick became annoying about half way through the meal though. Not much in the way of atmosphere in the restaurant I didn't think. Nice view outside though. It wasn't very crowded when we ate there, I can't imagine what the place is like when it's full. Not somewhere I would go out of way to go to.
SheenaXena21
DIS Veteran
Registered: February 2005
Posts: 1240Review Date: Tue May 19, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Good food Cons: servers annoying at times
The food was good.
The service got on my nerves.
MJ6987
DIS Veteran
Registered: May 2008
Posts: 502Review Date: Mon May 25, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Cons:
good fun and tasty
missminniemouse
DIS Veteran
Registered: September 2004
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 890Review Date: Thu June 11, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 7
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Cons: noisy
Our children have requested this restaurant for Thanksgiving lunch the last 2 trips we made at Thanksgiving. Service can be rushed here and the room gets very noisy at times.
A number of years ago, we had a group of 24 that were in Walt Disney World at the same time. I arranged a dinner at this restaurant for the group and we were put in a secluded area at the back of the restaurant. This worked perfectly for our group. The restaurant staff was very easy to work with and did a great job at making sure our group was well taken care of.
Be sure to ask for ketchup to go with your meal!
soupy11
Cast Member Wannabe
Registered: February 2004
Location: Kitchener, Ontario
Posts: 1596Review Date: Fri June 19, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Great lunch Cons: Location - tough to get out there if your not staying at hotel
Love the lunch here! Atmosphere and hotel are perfect.
PIRATEGIRL007
DIS Cast Member
OMG! I am about to jump up and down!
real technical words, aren't they!
Registered: August 2005
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 13543Review Date: Wed June 24, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Excellent value Cons: can be loud
Breakfast at WCC is one of the best deals on property. The All-you-can-eat famkly style skillet is not much more than your chain breakfast buffet. The menu also has several choices if you are not up to gourging first thing in the morning. One tip: if you are thirsty juice is not the best option. The glasses are small and refills are expensive.
wildernesswookies
Mouseketeer
Registered: October 2007
Location: Strawberry Capital of the world, FL
Posts: 192Review Date: Thu July 9, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9
Positive aspects of the product (pros): fun atmospere, good food Cons:
WE NEED THE KETCHUP!!! This is a family favorite. We go every trip after sitting up our camp site.
safetymom
Have
will travel
ABD trips = clothes optional
Registered: August 2001
Location: Now living near the parks!
Posts: 41880Review Date: Sat July 11, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Food was tasty Cons:
We did breakfast at WCC. We had a great server. They did some of the same things they do at dinner but it fit better at breakfast. Our breakfast meals were quite tasty. NO problems getting a table.
MickeyNicki
It is pretty darn sad when a valet picks you out as a big Boma eater
Registered: September 2005
Location: Naples Florida
Posts: 21452Review Date: Tue August 18, 2009 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 2
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Corn bread and chicken chowder Cons: No fun, no games, fatty food
Grabbed a lunch here on Aug 16, our departure day...since we were staying at the WL it made sense to try it.
We were seated right away to the first table in front of the host desk, right in the way of everything, they refused to move us even though there were tons of empty tables.
Our server Doc was not into the fun and games, every table had a bottle of ketchup on it so no ketchup fun...no large glasses of drink for us either.
DH had the chicken chowder and it was excellent until we found a huge bone in it.
The corn bread is the best, the coleslaw is ok...the beans were terrible.
DH had the skillet and the pork ribs were nothing but fat, the sausage was loaded with hard fat pieces in it, the chicken breast was ok, the corn was the frozen variety and the mashed potatoes were the best.
I had the chef make me a brisket sandwich, it was sooo fatty, very dry, the bun was all dried out, the beans were gross and the grilled veggie pasta salad was disgusting.
Would not go back at all...so disappointed in the food and the lack of antics.
cc911va
Will Drive a Disney Bus when I Retire
Registered: April 2002
Location: Alexandria, VA
Posts: 79Review Date: Sat September 19, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9
Positive aspects of the product (pros): Location, food & service. Cons: Loud atmosphere. Wait for seating.
We LOVE this restaurant. If you don't like, loud, raucous fun, then this place is not for you. The wait staff is loud and funny! The food, especially the bottomless canyon skillet is great. There were six of us on the dining plan. We were seated in a small space off of the main dining area which was nice if you did not want to be involved in the mayhem. Of course our children had not eaten here before so we made them ask for ketchup. HAHA. The best thing here are the bottomless milkshakes. You can have them on the dining plan. We got our dessert to go since we were so full from our dinner. We ordered the Canyon skillet, the meatloaf, and ribeye steaks. Everything was great, Hence the reason we had to order our dessert to go.
There were pony races and ketchup all over the place. A great time was had by all.
captnjello
Earning My Ears
Registered: December 2009
Posts: 4Review Date: Mon December 14, 2009 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 4
Positive aspects of the product (pros): decent food, all you can eat skillet Cons: noisey, stupid antics
food was good, server antics got old fast
polineedyan
DIS Veteran
Registered: April 2008
Posts: 1241Review Date: Tue February 2, 2010 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 3
Positive aspects of the product (pros): all you can eat Cons: food is typical, atmosphere is annoying
We actually chose Whispering Canyon for the antics and atmosphere. I dont think I could stand to hear 'I need ketchup' a single time more. I mustve heard it 10 times before I was seated, let alone while I dined. Our server had one single 'schtick' and it was actually bothersome. I dont appreciate having a pile of napkins and straws on my table. To see her stuff them back in her apron at one point was just plain gross.
The spring rolls are a minute portion and the meat was absolutely dried to a crisp. The best meal is the skillet. I would avoid everything else. The activities were minimal. I was THERE for the schtick, and it was just obnoxious.
I think its ridiculous to be standing in the great hall in wilderness lodge hearing about ketchup. I dont think as a guest of the resort that Id appreciate it.
I would avoid Whispering Canyon. The food is typical at best.
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