Holly G.
Yelp
We made a reservation several weeks in advance to take my dinosaur lover here for his birthday. First of all, I made a reservation several weeks in advance, but a few days before our date, when I wanted to alter it, it was pretty much impossible as your reservation only reserves that time for that number of people, any alteration is essentially making a new reservation, and the more people in your party, the more difficult it is to get a reservation. Also, an added gratuity of 18% is automatically added to parties of 6 or more.
This place is insanely busy, and pretty hectic. The front entrance is completely swamped with 3 lines, one for checking in, one for reservations and one for walk ins. It is practically impossible to step foot inside without waiting in one of these lines. I'm convinced this practice is in violation of fire codes. It really was incredibly hectic and stressful. I almost had an anxiety attack from the craziness. It also didn't help that it was raining and we were stuck in line, in the rain, with zero overhang or canopy.
Once we got in and were seated, the place is amazing. The interior is so well done and incredible. We' were seated at a booth fortunately , with a wall of coral behind us and a fish tank in front. I got my son a dinosaur toy from the gift shop and he happily played with the dinosaur on the table and with the coral on the wall behind us, so this kept him happy and occupied, despite being a moody toddler.
The food was much better than I had expected. I expected it to be fairly disappointing but the fish and chips I had were quite good, someone in our party order a margarita and did not like it. I tried it and while it tasted like a typical margarita, it was incredibly weak. I think that was due to it being served in a 12 or 14 oz beer glass, so there was appt more mixture to the alcohol.
All in all, our experience was positive and for as excited as the place made my little boy, I gladly come back. However, I really, really don't like Disney springs and the congestion and mass consumerism there so my son's love of dinosaurs is the only thing that would bring me back there.