My main observation was that I am getting a bit bored with Disney's menus. Not even cruise to cruise, but night to night. They are predictable and I start to tire of them a bit by the end of the cruise. They need to somehow add some pizazz and be more creative/vary from the rigid formula each menu follows. I think even having a special each night that was changing all the time would help. I would love a dinner buffet like most lines have, just so I can mix it up and skip an MDR or two each cruise when I start getting bored or don't care for a particular MDR. But I also understand the concern with food waste.
Cabanas seemed the same as always. I personally like it and can always find something appealing there. I don't love buffet's normally, but they do a good enough job of keeping food fresh that I enjoy it. I particularly enjoyed the abundance of fresh fruit for breakfast, and really like their oatmeal and toppings. I like to mix it up for lunch, but their carved meats were particularly good this cruise. If you like rice pudding, their coconut rice pudding was to die for too. And the day they had the date pudding and ice cream was fantastic, because it's one of my favorite desserts in the MDRs. It's quick and easy.
Pool-side food still suffers as always, but that isn't different than pre-pandemic. It's edible, but not particularly good most of the time.