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Off of each lobby, a rather small lounge and bar are provided.  At the Yacht Club, the Ale and Compass (top) serves up the libations.  Over at the Beach Club, the Rip Tide Lounge (bottom) can quench your thirst.

Frankly, though, the two resorts make for a great combination.  They each have their own unique flavors, but the two mesh well together, and the shared facilities (like Storm Along Bay, the huge pool complex, and the restaurants, which are within walking distance of any room at either resort) have more than enough capacity to keep all guests happily satisfied.

Which takes us to the least formal restaurant at either the Yacht or Beach Club Resorts.  Beaches & Cream, themed as a turn-of- the-century ice cream parlor (with plenty of references to Boston's Fenway Park).  This is a very small restaurant (you are looking at almost all of the available seating in the picture here).  Also, the resort arcade is right next door (and accessible through an open archway in the door) so this tends to be a noisy place.  There is a carry-out service, if you'd like to eat outside.  You can see the carry-out line at the far right of the picture.

In any case, Beaches & Cream serves up great burgers and fries (and onion rings).  It's got a limited menu, but everything is excellent!  The ice cream sundaes, especially, are spectacular.  You just have to see one to believe it!

So, here is a picture.  The mud slide sundae is rich in chocolate, fudge, and brownie.  As if there isn't enough sweet there already, they stick those Oreos in the whipped cream.  This is definitely a desert to be shared.

The other main restaurant at the Beach Club is the Cape May Cafe.  Cape May serves up a great seafood buffet each and every night.  Character breakfasts are held here, too, if you want to meet up with Chip & Dale, Goofy, and Pluto.

There are two restaurant options over at the Yacht Club.  The Yacht Club Galley, is the more family- style restaurant of the two, although the meals are top-notch.

The Yacht Club Galley

Yachtsman Steakhouse is the resort's premier restaurant serving prime cuts of beef.  The main distinction in the pictures is the white table clothes that grace the Steakhouse tables.  Both restaurants provide great service, though, and excellent food.

Yachtsman Steakhouse

When we had a dinner at Yacht Club Galley recently, the informal, unpretentious atmosphere was very relaxing.  Of course, we had a four-year-old with us too.  You're much more likely to run into kids at the Galley than at the Steakhouse.  So if you want a quieter, more romantic meal, you might want to choose the Steakhouse.

In any case, there is a decent selection of restaurants between the two resorts.  If you really want more options, Epcot is just a stone's throw away, the Boardwalk is directly across Crescent lake, and the Swan and Dolphin are within walking distance.

By the way, MousePlanet's Walt Disney World Restaurant Resource has information, descriptions, and guest-submitted reviews of many of WDW's restaurants including the ones here at the Yacht & Beach Club Resorts!

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