Description: This was the best restaurant we ate at during our week at Disney World. The decor was enchanting (one entire wall is a glass aquarium), the food was great and the waitstaff was the best we encountered. As a bonus, they graciously allowed my party of three to split one of our precious Table Service meal coupons.
We had tried a month ahead to get a reservation at Coral Reef, but they were booked solid for the entire week of our visit (and it was a slow week by park standards). But when we arrived one noon, they said we could have lunch then and there.
We had hoped to get a seat near the aquarium wall, but it wasn't even an issue as all tables are on one of three tiers and the booths are circular and face the aquarium.
We just didn't have the heart to order seafood with all those fish innocently swimming by us. We ordered a salad appetizer and a strip steak entree (because it was easy to split). Both were great and the steak was cooked to perfection. The restaurant also allowed us to use our beverage option on a non-alcoholic pina colada, which was a pleasant surprise (many restaurants limit the beverage option to Coke products). Our waiter also brought over extra plates for our sharing.
Overall, we were very pleased with our experience and were grateful we could get in.
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