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Disney-MGM Studios - Hollywood
Blvd
Hollywood Brown Derby
Location
Right on Hollywood Blvd, just before the Animation Courtyard area.
Menu
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Cuisine: American
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Sample Items: Chicken, Seafood, Steaks, the Brown Derby's Signature
Cobb Salad, Deserts, Drinks
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Prices: Moderate
Brian's Review
This is one of the most enjoyable restaurants at WDW. The food is very, very good and
the service is among the best we've had at a WDW restaurant. Make sure to leave more room
for the grapefruit cake. It is excellent! The Cobb salad is great too.
It's listed
as an appetizer, but I've had it as my lunch main course, too (and ended up being
stuffed). During the course of your meal, you might get a phone call from your
"agent". I won't ruin the surprise for you. Just enjoy it if they bring over
the phone. (Notice that only certain tables are equipped for the phone call, so
don't hype up your kids about this...because it might not happen -- you might consider
requesting a phone table, though).
The decor of the place is strongly 1920's and 30's art deco. Caricatures of Hollywood
stars from over the years decorate the walls in neat, even rows. We had a
lot of fun trying
to recognize the stars without looking at their names first. We were wrong more often than
not, but we still had fun trying. The tables are arranged in a series of tiers
around a central, sunken floor. A piano rests in the center and is the focal point for the
frequent visits of "Hollywood streetmosphere" characters.
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Average |
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High |
| Food: |
Eclectic, but good. The Cobb
Salad and the grapefruit cake, both Brown Derby specialties, are
fantastic! |
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Atmosphere: |
Very Highbrow, but Fun |
Other Reviews
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Hollywood
Brown Derby (John Kraft, September 2001)
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Hollywood
Brown Derby (Irene Rutigliano, June 2001)
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Hollywood
Brown Derby (Len Vinci, May 2001)
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Hollywood
Brown Derby (Ron Simone, May 2001)
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Hollywood
Brown Derby (Michael Kerr, May 2001)
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Hollywood
Brown Derby (Rhona Grumet, May 2001)
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Hollywood
Brown Derby (Doug, May 2001)
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Hollywood
Brown Derby (Alison Welty, December 2000)
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Hollywood
Brown Derby (Celeste Koutavas, September 2000)
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Hollywood Brown Derby (Dave,
1999)
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Hollywood Brown Derby
(Bennett, 1997, 1996, 1995)
Starring Rolls Bakery
Location
Between the Hollywood Brown Derby and Sunset Blvd.
Menu
Comments
The bakery on Main Street at the Magic Kingdom, the
Fountainview Cafe' in Future World, and the various bakeries in World
Showcase blow this place out of the water! Unfortunately, those
places aren't at the studios. So if you want a quick continental
breakfast or a late morning snack, you're stuck here (but I'd suggest
you wait until later in the morning and buy popcorn from a street cart
or get an ice cream at Min & Bill's or Dinosaur
Gertie's instead).
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Service:
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Counter
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Price:
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Inexpensive
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Food:
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Dried out and lacking in taste
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Atmosphere: |
The corner of Hollywood and Sunset
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Other Reviews
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