we had lunch there last year - food was just ok - except the desserts which were magnificent!!
my trip report from that trip is here
http://www.mousebuzz.com/forum/trip-...ay-trip-3.html start at post 105 for akershus restaurant food pics and princess pics.
princesses are not guaranteed - meaning you never know who you'll get. so you may or may not see ariel. our princesses that day were Belle (in her yellow gown in the lobby for pics only), jasmine, cinderella, aurora, and Ariel (in her gown, with legs, haha). i honestly felt like these princesses were having bad days - they just didn't seem as lovely as they did at other visits. look at the pics - granted, they are grainy from being resized, etc, (mine are ok that i printed, so i dunno what happened when i posted them here) - wow - even my then 4 year old mentioned how bad they looked.
overall i wouldn't rush back, personally, unless the girls really wanted to (and they don't) - we haven't had any trouble seeing the princesses elsewhere, and while it was awesome to see belle in her yellow dress and ariel with legs -i'd rather eat elsewhere.