Sanaa Reviews - Disney Reviews and Ratings

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I<3EvilQueen

Registered: April 2007
Posts: 1087

Review Date: Mon March 8, 2010

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 7

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Comfortable, Great Decor
Cons:	Smaller Portions, and Weird Ordering system

We stopped in here on our Sept 09 trip and I really enjoyed this meal. The server was friendly and the place was cozy and we felt that we could just sit and chat with friends and enjoy ourselves without feeling rushed.

I wasn't thrilled with my order, although it was good, it was just that what everyone else ordered looked better. I had the Tandori Shrimp. I would highly suggest that you get the Bread here.

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ead79

Registered: January 2000
Posts: 13301

Review Date: Tue December 22, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 7

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	ambience, a departure from the norm
Cons:	food was a bit spicy for us

We ate at Sanaa for dinner on 12/6. The restaurant is really themed beautifully with a very nice ambience. None of us were super hungry, so we skipped the appetizer course. For entrees, 3 of us had a variety of the dishes that are slow cooked in gravy. Between the 3 of us, we had one of each choice—the chicken with red curry sauce, shrimp with green curry sauce, and beef short ribs. The chicken was the hands down winner for us all with a delicious flavor, not too spicy but still full of flavor. The short ribs were also good, but we didn’t care for the flavor of the green curry sauce that was on the shrimp. My mom tried the tandoori shrimp, which was a bit too spicy for her taste. Since her dish was a bit hot for her, she ordered a side of Naan bread to help ease the heat. The Naan bread was a real standout and probably the best bread we had eaten in a long time. For dessert, the 4 of us all split a vanilla-coconut rice pudding. The reviews on that were a mixed bag with 2 of us enjoying the dessert and the other 2 finding it just OK. All in all, we would return here, but it wasn’t our favorite meal of the trip. I wouldn’t recommend it for a picky eater, but it is an enjoyable change of pace.

cabarnes55

Registered: September 2009
Posts: 1

Review Date: Sat September 5, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 7

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	View of the savanna
Cons:	Small portions, service

The food is very different here, so if you aren't an adventurous eater, this isn't for you. I also want to tell you that I so wanted to love this restaurant - I was very excited about trying it. Our waitress started out great, helping us with our choices, explaining things. If you are on the meal plan, your food is very limited and without any appetizer, this is not enough food for the average adult. We ordered the breads (2 of them for 6 people) with the different spreads and it was great, but not covered under the meal plan. Everyone had something different. I had the Tandori Shrimp which was good but the rice, the shrimp and the sauce portions, which were served separately, were very small. Only my son, who had the duck, had a decent sized meal. The dessert was interesting. Artistically presented, but nothing amazing and small portions. Our waitress, who was attentive at first, disappeared once the breads were served and we spent long times without her ever coming by the table. We were at the restaurant for over an hour and a half. The redeeming factors with this restaurant are the view of the savanna and the decor, otherwise they need to work on the service and meal portions. Most of my score comes from the decor and savanna view.

mceranowski

Registered: August 2009
Posts: 4

Review Date: Sun August 23, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Food, service, staff excellent
Cons:	A little time consuming to get to from MK area resorts

The Indian Bread service was very good. I had the Tandoori Lamb Chops which were perfectly cooked as well as delicious. My wife is a big curry fan and had the dinner that you can choose two; chicken with red curry and shrimp with green curry sauces were her choices. Something in curry does not agree with curry, but according to my wife it was excellent and some of the best she has had. Everything there was very good including service. A little surprised this was one credit on DDP, likely that is because it is new and would expect that they will make it 2 credits in the futue.

Cap.Steamboat Willie

Registered: January 2009
Posts: 10

Review Date: Sat August 15, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	great atmosphere, great cuisine nicely executed
Cons:	desserts need work

Sanaa offers its patrons predominantly Indian cuisine in a very comfortable and exotic setting. We get to see a great view of the savanna animals while dining on pretty decent dishes. In the spirit of full disclosure I must note that I love appetizers and variety. If I had my druthers, I would just order several appetizers instead of a big entree as my meal. This restaurant caters to us who prefer to nosh and nibble. Comparisons to Boma and Jiko should not be made, in my opinion, Sanaa does strive to make its own unique mark and is successful. That said one could make a case that Disney decision makers tried to merge the two; namely: the variety of Boma's buffet with Jiko's coziness and regional daring cuisine choices. As the restaurant stands now I would highly recommend to those individuals who do not mind trying Indian flavors. Trust me they do not go as far as they could and I found out that they are willing to accommodate the truly adventurous. We were a party of six and had a variety of tastes (some of us were bit more daring than others), but we had a great waiter that catered to our table. Like an elite tailor, he worked with the chef and our individual tastes and we had a truly wonderful dining experience. Please Please Please make friends with your waiter and let him/her know your likes and ask them their recommendations and what the chef suggests. My only complaint was with the desserts. I think they need to find a signature dessert that is refreshing and complimentary. After indulging in such lively and vibrate flavors, super sweet or strong flavors just do not agree with one's palette or favors the full dining experience. Hopefully they will continue to tweak that (and only that) aspect of the meal and not lobotomize the current menu.

pilgrimr

Registered: April 2008
Posts: 260

Review Date: Wed August 5, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Atmospher and CM
Cons:	Did not have any

We went to Sanaa for dinner on opening week. It was a very nice experience for us. The food is described as African dishes with a Indian influence. The theming of the restuarant is very nice and it has a great view of the savanah. The cast members were very friendly and were able to answer every question we had and was able to offer recomendations. The menu was set up so that it told you what wines would go well with your dinner. We had tried the indian bread with the accompaniments for the appitzer. My wife had the chicken tandoori soup and I had the slow cooed in gravy meal (I had shrimp and beef, plus rice). We also had the sampler desert. It was helpful to have cast member that we well knowledgable about the menu, because we had alot of questions. The dinner was great, but to be honest it was not my type of meal. I enjoyed my experience very much there, but I don't know if I will go again. I do think if you are adventuresome and like that type of food, you should go for it.