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What People Are Saying About Coral Reef Restaurant
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Citysearch
In Short – The restaurant is both aquatic and spectacular. Tiers of art deco tables and booths face a tank teeming with tropical fish, rays, sharks, 85 different species of tropical fish, and the occasional scuba diver. Tempting starters include creamy lobster soup and blue crab cakes. Entrees feature upscale seafood selections, such as Maine lobster or seared wild king salmon with pancetta garlic vinaigrette. Fish-phobes can opt for grilled chicken or a steak. – –
06/26/07
Great Setting
by scarletreality at Citysearch
So the setting is awesome with a huge aqarium making up one of the walls of the restaurant. You can even see SCUBA divers swimming around and neat sea life (including sea turtles!).
The food is so-so, but it is worth it for just one dinner point from the Disney Dining Plan. I'm not sure that I would pay cash to eat here. We ordered the stone crab as our appetizer...and let me tell you...the color was not at all appetizer nor what normally looks like! Try the chocolate lava cake though...it's awesome and they will even give you the recipe card. The service is good, but very quick (almost like they are rushing you out).
- Pros: Setting, Lava Cake, Service
- Cons: Seafood
07/28/05
Be one with the fishes...
by bluehensfan at Citysearch
This popular Epcot restaurant serves primarily seafood in a theater-style restaurant with large windows overlooking the salt water tank with fishes, turtles, rays, and sharks eying you while you eat. Be sure to ask for a table down front for the best view. Starters include top notch shrimp cocktail, but only had three jumbo shrimp in it. Entrees included a pretty good salmon and a fair other fish (perhaps sea bass?) but both were subpar to what was served over at the Flying Fish in Disney's Boardwalk resort. The chocolate mousse dessert was fair but overall the meal was not worth the price of being eating fish while being watched by them simultaneously.
06/07/05
$17 for microwaved Mahi and boxed mashed?!
by astartez at Citysearch
All I can say is that the ambience and service at this place rocked! However, having lived in both New England and the Pacific Northwest, I know good seafood, and this was not up to par. I got the grilled Mahi Mahi over "garlic" mashed potatoes with a shitake sauce. The fish was definitely microwaved, possibly put onto the grill for those extra special grill marks for about 10 seconds. The "garlic" mashed potatoes were most certainly from a box, and the was salty enough to think it was just one of those Knorr seasoning packs with some mushrooms thrown in. TERRIBLE! Oh yeah, did I mention that I paid $17 for this crap?
- Pros: Ambience
- Cons: Food, Cost
The Details on Coral Reef Restaurant
When to Go:
The menu changes and gets scaled back a little during the park's busiest days. Coral Reef features special pairings during EPCOT's Food and Wine Festival in October.
Know Before You Go:
On a busy day, reservations will guarantee you a seat, though not necessarily tankside. Call (407) 939-3463 up to 60 days before your visit.
Category:
Payment Methods:
American Express, Discover, Visa, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Local Favorite, Family-Friendly Dining, Romantic Dining, Group Dining, View Dining
