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Rainforest Cafe is a three star restaurant in Walt Disney World. It's known for its eclectic offerings. The menu is american comfort food. It's been awarded the Fodors Choice award. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find a family atmosphere. This restaurant is very affordable. This restaurant is good for groups.
4.0 of 5 stars.
We've been to Rainforest many times at the Chicago locations - first time at this location. The food is actually very good for a casual dining chain, so much so that we used to visit it even before...
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I had the broiled seafood platter, lobster tail, shrimp, scallops and grilled mahi mahi. The mahi mahi was very dry and not tasty at all. The shrimp and scallops were not bad. The lobster tail was...
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, I get PAST the fun and the theme and the animal noises and the recurrent "amazonian thunder storm" you experience while dining there. All of that is a given and it certainly adds romance and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
First off, you are going to want to get a reservation. Do not kid yourself by saying you do not need one. You will wait FOREVER!! Luckily, I got one. It was jammed pack and I only waited thirty...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I know it's over run with tourists but it's a fun place. We always get a seat at the bar and have a smoothie, with or without alcohol depending on the time of day. The safari soup with spinach and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Well, it's a Rainforest Cafe. I've been to these all over the world and other than a fun atmosphere, they're always just average. This time, the service was awful, but the food was delicious....
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Got sucked in again to this place for daughter #3 coming to Wally World for a week...I asked them if I drive from Jax to stay near them for two nights where they want to go for dinner? Holy SH&# not...
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a uniquely-themed restaurant which feels like you're eating in the jungle. its great for kids (I'm sure they'll get a kick out of it!) or young at heart, but don't come here expecting a...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My kids loved it... me not so much. Lunch was very expensive at $70 for 2 adults and 2 kids. If you are in the area, I suggest eating at T-REX, the food was sooo much better and a little cheaper.
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Touristy? Yes. But isn't that the point? My friends have made it a point to stop here for dinner or at least a few drinks every time we go to Disney. Every drink I've had here has been great. The...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
My brother and I traveled from Tampa to enjoy a few days across FL. He had heard good things about Rainforest Cafe so he wanted to try it. When I say we waited 4 hours for dinner, we waited damn near...
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
For Disney I expected a lot more! Myself, my husband and father ate here and ordered a combo platter and the crab was bad. We told the waitress it didnt taste right and she said "You know we've been...
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2009
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Great Experience. The service was awesome and the food was even better. Everything from the decore to the staff was terrific. A great night out and money well spent.
citysearch.com - user review - 01/03/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Good food. Moderate prices. Service is okay. The mechanical animals with loud noises got annoying real quick. My girlfriend's veggies had a piece of sticker on the yellow bell pepper. Kinda nasty....
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2008
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I've been here a few times. The drinks and desserts are wonderful. Some of the food leaves something to be desired. We ordered the appetizer platter last time and all the food tasted like it had been reheated....
kudzu.com - user review - 11/04/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The food is good, but VERY pricey. You're definitely paying for the atmosphere. The burgers are $12 and don't even come with fries...so $14 with fries. Trust me, I'm used to Chicago prices, so it's...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Rainforest Cafe has a good atmosphere. That's about it. Aside from a decent Cobb Salad which you can get anywhere, the food is average but you pay as if it were extraordinary. That would be fine,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Rain forest Cafe looks like a restaurant inside a Zoo with mechanical animals inside making noise every so couple minutes not letting u eat in peace and quit its more of a rip of restaurant for...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2008
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Thay have great food and service. It's a really fun place, lots to see. Kids love it because it looks like a jungle with animals that move and make noise.
kudzu.com - user review - 09/29/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The ONLY reason to eat here is for atmosphere. If you come looking for good food, you'll be disappointed. The Downtown Disney Rainforest Cafe is huge and has almost 45 servers on staff every day....
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It is a very interesting place. I like their environment. Best for kids. They let me bring back the cups that we used. I still kept them now.
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2008
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We had the worst experience ever! They did not have our reservation and I had not brought the number. (never had a problem in the past). The "work-in" was 1.5 hours, not the 30 minutes we were told. The food...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/22/2008
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Not to many left but the few times that we went it was fun and exciting. It is a shame that they are all almost gone.
kudzu.com - user review - 06/13/2008
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Well the wait is long and food is nothing to write home about but the novelity is what it is all about.
kudzu.com - user review - 06/09/2008
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This place is good to go if you have kids- but I don't have kids yet and there were a lot of kids there. There is a lot to look at and it is decorated nicely but the food is so bland and plain. The burger I...
kudzu.com - user review - 05/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, okay, okay...let's get real! This is a chain on the same level as Friday's, however let us not forget Friday's introduced the potato skin. I have dined in several Rainforest Cafe's, like...
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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Rain forest cafe is a unique experience, with a shop where you can buy clothes, toys, and unique rain forest themed gifts and the restaurant with auto animatronic rainforest animals and an occasional rain...
kudzu.com - user review - 04/26/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
i didn't enjoy the service or food....it's overprice for the quality of the food... the only thing that was good was probably the flatiron steak... all the other food item was kinda mediocre for me.....
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2008
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Wow I cannot think of anything negative to say. We love the food, the location and the people that work at this location Every time we visit Disney which is at least twice a year this is our first stop. Relax...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/23/2008
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As a vegetarian I was surprised that the Rainforest cafe offered little vegetarian choices (one). I actually ordered a dish minus the beef. Our natural rainforest are being depleted due to the meat-guzzling...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/15/2008
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He was a bit scared of the occasional thunderstorm that the restaurant has, but he loved all the fish and exciting animals that are around the restaurant that move and so forth. The food was exciting and...
kudzu.com - user review - 11/12/2007
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if you've never eaten at a rainforest cafe restaurant, you have to try it....it's like you are eating in a jungle and there are animals that come to life throughout the meal...there is even a...
kudzu.com - user review - 11/06/2007
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Rainforest Cafe is a great place to take the family. It's a little pricey, but if you're already at Disneyworld, you probably can afford it. It's a must see for the kids with its jungle setting. The food is...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/21/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
We ate here 2 days in a row, one in Animal Kingdom and the second time in Downtown Disney. Animal Kingdom has better service. They were prompt and very friendly..The one in downtown disney, to my...
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2007
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A tourist trap! The lines are long. The entrance is a crowded tourist gift shop. They have not updated this restaurant since they built it. ...
gusto.com - user review - 08/22/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The food at the Rainforest Cafe is pretty delicious. The entrees have quite a variety, but the wait to get to the entrees can be extremely troublesome. Lines go around the restaurant outside to the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2007
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My family and I visited this restaurant our first evening at Disney.. It was a Sunday and it took a hour to get a table. The selection was ok, but I thought that the prices were a little high. The ch...
judysbook.com - user review - 12/10/2006
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We had a great time in this crazy restaurant- the decorating is extremely extensive, with anamatronic animals along the walls and a thousand gallon saltwater fishtank at the entrance. The intermitant "volcano...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/20/2006
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The restaurant had GREAT atmosphere. Loved the plants, rain, mechanized animals, periodic thunderstorms (which scared my grand daughter). My wife and I ordered Mai Tais which we loved. We also had the Steak,...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/24/2006
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We dined at the Rainforest Cafe in Downtown Disney, and it is a great dining atmosphere for the kids. There is a tropical rainstorm every thirty minutes, which is really cute and entertaining. The f...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/27/2006
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Rainforest Cafe has several locations throughout the United States however th only locations we've visited are in Central, Florida. There are two in the Orlando area. We have visited both. If you a...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/23/2006
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What a thrill for the kids to sit among the (animated) animals and plants and eat dinner or lunch. My Grandkids thought this was so neat as we listened to the soft rain and animal sounds of the RAINFO...
judysbook.com - user review - 04/16/2006
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Located in Downtown Disney, The Rainforest Cafe is a themed restaurant with awesome atmosphere. Unless you are actually in a rain forest, you will not find a better restaurant that makes you feel lik...
judysbook.com - user review - 04/16/2006
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The Rainforest Cafe in Downtown Disney is a popular restaurant and gift shop. The wait at Rainforest would have been long but we knew a secret. Rainforest Club members are moved to the front of the ...
judysbook.com - user review - 04/08/2006
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We like going to the Rainforest Cafe in Downtown Disney. The atmosphere is what you are paying for here. The food is subpar and very expensive. We still like to go when we have out of town guests visiting us...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/29/2005
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Hands down one of the best places to eat in Orlando. I recommend their shrimp.. it's awesome. Drinks from the bar are also very good. Usually there is a wait to eat here but it's worth it.
citysearch.com - user review - 09/18/2005
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Rain Forest Cafe is a wonderful. I eat there everytime I go to Orlando (which is several times a year). The food is great. There is tons to choose from, and it tastes delicious. The kid's menu is great too. My...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/19/2005
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Wow, you really start to think the monkeys are coming for you. You get very large portions, and everything is so pretty and delicious. The walls have murals and there are animated animals, and there are sounds...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/20/2005
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This place has an atmosphere like no other. Every 1/2 hour I think it is there's a waterfall that goes off! It's such an imaginative & creative place. The one bad thing is the wait is sooo long & they don't...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/28/2004
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a very neat place to eat and the food is very tasty
citysearch.com - user review - 12/05/2002
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Good food (except pizza) terrible experience. Had reservations for two weeks still waited over 25 mins to be seated. Nice waiter. Good service until...Manager informed us there would be a 17% "gratuity" added...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/22/2002
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Over-priced and greasy. Definitely not a breakfast place. If you have any self-respect, Stay away--Stay far away.
citysearch.com - user review - 09/08/2002
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The atmosphere was fun without being to bright or loud. The food and service was top rate. The aquariums were beautiful and added immensely to the experience. Even the lightning and thunder was great fun
citysearch.com - user review - 08/26/2002
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The staff was cheerful and I felt welcome. Our waitress was charming and even after she dropped our appetizer, which slid across the table clearing it, maintained a professional attitude and was able to laugh...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/11/2002
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Great fun for the kids-good food with great atmosphere....a true vacation feeling-one at Animal kingdom , one in downtown disney
citysearch.com - user review - 08/08/2002
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Don't arrive starving unless you have Advance Reservations. Without them, waits average 2 hours, although even with them you'll wait longer here than at Animal Kingdom's Rainforest Cafe. Expect fare with an...
frommers.com - user review
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people start queuing up half an hour before the 10:30 am opening of this 30,000-square-ft jungle fantasy in downtown disney's marketplace, drawn as much by the gimmicks (man-made rainstorms, volcano eruptions)...
nytimes.com - user review
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every kid we know whois eaten at rainforest has fond memories---not of the food, but of the smoking volcano, the jungle-size butterflies, the enormous aquariums and the life-size animatronic animals. the wait...
gayot.com - user review
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people start queuing up half an hour before the 10:30 am opening of this 30,000-square-foot jungle fantasy in downtown disney marketplace, drawn as much by the gimmicks (man-made rainstorms, volcano eruptions)...
fodors.com - user review
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rainforest cafe is a really neat restaurant. all types of animals in a rainforest with actual rain falling down and thunder. the animals make noises...
igougo.com - user review
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all the wonders of a rainforest, including some misty rain, come to life at this big theme restaurant where 600 diners feast among models of volcanoes, big aquarium tanks filled with sea life and faux...
wcities.com - user review
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Came with a group and was that a mistake. They won't seat you until everyone in your group was there, a couple in our group were late and by the time we were taken to a table all that was left
travel.yahoo.com - user review
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amazonian atmosphere makes a fun meal...
cityguide.aol.com - user review
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yet another success for the rainforest cafe! don't go here for a quiet night out. bring the kids and.....
tripadvisor.com - user review
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