The Rainforest cafe is a wonderful place to eat; however it was one of those places where I would only eat once just to see it. My friend and I made reservations in advance, which I highly recommend. When we arrived the wait was over and hour, but we got seated in about 5 minutes. Much like Disney, the people who run the Rainforest know how to make a penny. When you enter you are told to follow the "footprints" that winds though a nice sized gift shop, before you pass under a fish tank and head up the stairs.

The atmosphere is amazing. The ceilings are covered with vines and had various oversized butterflies, snakes, and lizards hanging from them. In the dining area this theme continues with the walls covered in life size jungle plants. There are gorillas and elephants spread out in various areas throughout the restaurant. Alision and I were seated across from the giant fish tank. I was surprised to see how crowed the place was and how close the tables were to one another, but my surroundings distracted me from my closeness to the child in the table next to me who was playing with her Tinkerbelle doll and hotdog.

Our server was great. He took time to answer all of our questions and explain to us how all of the drinks were made. The actual menu was small consisting mainly of pasta, burgers, and such; however they do have a decent drink list.
I ordered the planet earth pasta for $15 and a Mai Tai for $10 that can in a souvenir glass. The meal was amazingly good. It had two types of cheese in it and sausage. The drinks were also good. There wasn't enough alcohol in it to get but, but enough to slightly taste it.

Every 30 minutes there was a "show". This is when the lights begin to flicker like lightening and the animals begin to make noise and move. It's fun, but after a while it gets a bit annoying. Overall the experience was great; however the only problem that I could see was the people with cameras. If you are sitting next to an attraction (animals, fish tank...) don't expect to eat in peace. People are constantly running over to get pictures especially during the shows.

This Rainforest Cafe was in the Downtown Disney District. Rainforest Cafe is always fun for the kids. It gives lots for them to do and look at while waiting for your table or your food. We were able to walk right up and get a table with less than a 10 minute wait. Many Disney dining options require reservations. This was a better option than most of the in-park dining. It was not crowded and moderately priced. We did not feel rushed in and out. Perfect place to sit down and take a breather from a hectic day at the park.

Rainforest Cafe is exactly what you would expect: mediocre food and mediocre service. If you have never been to a Rainforest Cafe before, I suggest that you take a look at the website, because this place is hard to describe. You are eating in a rain-forest-themed restaurant, surrounded by animatronic animals and fake "thunderstorms" every 15 minutes or so. It is somewhat entertaining for the first 10 minutes, then the loud noises and animals get on your nerves. The food is nothing great at all; it's just the experience that you would go for. It's great for kids, but otherwise I would not recommend eating here.

One night when we were super hungry, we tried the Rainforest Cafe in downtown Disney. After walking to it, to our shock, the wait time was an hour and half. But with some begging and pleading, we were seated on the patio and didn't wait for the inside experience. We did that in the MGM Grand one in Vegas. It is nice and a great experience for the kids.

The food is nice, but I feel that the prices are a bit high for what you get. To be a family affair, the kid’s menu was expensive, so we ordered what our daughter would eat to save on the cost and shared our meal with her since she isn't a large eater.

The service was nice and the restaurant was clean, but the prices of the menu are on the high side and hard to justify for what you get in portions. But, overall, the food was good and I would recommend it and probably return to another Rainforest Cafe.

For an adventure-filled dining experience for the kids to remember, we couldn't have found a better place to start off the week than Rainforest Cafe. Though not cheap by any means, it helped keep the vacation fun, new, and exciting.

You begin your adventure by leaving your name at the elephant podium. If you have any flexibility at all, I highly recommend eating here for lunch or before/after the high traffic dinner hours of 5:30 to 8pm; otherwise, you may wait up to 90 minutes for seating. Since we were visiting during the off-season for Disneyland, we had no trouble seating all eight members of our party immediately for dinner on the second floor. After passing through the HUGE tropical-fish tank arch, we were off to our own little grotto table with a fantastic view of the elephants.

To say they keep up with the Disney ability to create atmosphere could be an understatement. Like clockwork, the thunderstorms came through the restaurant every half-hour. The bar area has a wide variety of animal hiney stools. The various animatronic animals - snakes, elephants, gorillas, etc. - were a fun diversion while waiting for our food. With so much to look at, our only problem was getting the kids to look at the menu.

Since I have previously visited four other Rainforest Cafe locations (Seattle, Las Vegas, and the two at Disney World), I already knew I would be ordering the Rasta Pasta. Yum! The portions are GIGANTIC, so we planned our orders accordingly. Since we were headed back to the condo for the night, we all ordered our own meals so we could save half for the next day's lunch in our condo's dorm fridge. The salads are a full dinner in themselves, so my mom enjoyed the China Island Chicken Salad. The kids' menu featured the usual suspects – mac n’ cheese, hot dogs, burgers - with the addition of other fantastic choices, such as individual pizzas, popcorn shrimp, and fish n' chips. No one left hungry.

I've always enjoyed visiting Rainforest Cafe and look forward to visiting the next one on another adventure. For more information and to find other locations, visit Rainforest Cafe on the Web.