Taylor G.
Yelp
It was my first time trying out the diamond horseshoe after almost 2 decades of coming to Disney World. I had heard great things about it so I couldn't wait! The atmosphere was truly immersive, but unfortunately that ended up being my favorite part of the experience.
Frontierland is my favorite land in Magic Kingdom, and the atmosphere inside does a superb job of capturing an old western saloon vibe. So I was already excited as soon as we sat down!
You definitely cannot beat the price here, but unfortunately, the food is very average if not below average. The full spread includes salad and bread, turkey, brisket, stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, green beans, cranberry sauce, and the dessert.
All of the food tasted like it was right out of a bag. There was no genuine preparedness to anything. The stuffing was clearly instant stuffing, the mashed potatoes tasted like what you would get in your high school cafeteria... I'm not trying to be harsh or exaggerating, they taste spot on what I used to eat in high school haha! The mac & cheese desperately needed salt and pepper. Actually, most of the stuff was under seasoned, if not seasoned at all.
The turkey was dry, the green beans were green beans-- Which I have noticed, if you want any kind of green vegetable in a quick service or restaurant buffet style, Disney is always going to serve you green beans. Probably because it's the cheapest out of all the green veggies, but I would much prefer if they shelled out some extra money for broccoli or asparagus.
Dessert was all right if you have a big sweet tooth. Which I do, however, this stuff I could tell just by taking one or two bites that it would be an instant stomach ache. It was a sticky toffee pudding with ice cream so I just picked at it a little bit. My friend pretty much ate the rest haha.
I just don't know how to really describe what you're getting here besides, it's extremely mediocre. Like you could go spend six dollars on the eggrolls in Adventureland and have a better tasting snack than that entire meal.
I absolutely love Disney, but in this economy, you definitely want to be smarter with how you're spending your money. Or you could be a family that saved up for this Disney trip and don't care what kind of meal you spend your money on haha. Just depends on who you are! I know for my sake, I have to be choosy with where I spend my money and it's upsetting when you pay for something that isn't very good at all.
So overall, it's a bummer to have the perfect set up and ambience for a great dinner, and the food is just basic cafeteria food. I imagine Disney continues to serve this kind of food because no matter what people are going to go there and eat it regardless. But hopefully if more reviews come out, they'll take the time to redo the menu with some fresher, more quality ingredients.