California
Grill |
Location: |
Contemporary Resort |
Reviewer's Name: |
Julie Hauer |
Reviewer's Email Address: |
julied3964@aol.com |
Date of Meal: |
9/12/00 |
Number of Guests at Your Table: |
4 |
Approximate Cost: |
$151.05 before tip |
Priority Seating / Reservations Made: |
Yes |
Priority Seating / Reservations Comments: |
Despite a priority seating reservation,
we still waited about 20 minutes to be seated. |
Time of Wait: |
We had about a 20 minute wait to be
seated which we spent out on the observation deck watching the
monorails go by. It was very pleasant out there and not too
windy. |
Food Review: |
Our order consisted of a toy box tomato
flatbread appetizer, 2 tamarind barbecue beef filets and 2 sea bass
with shrimp and lemongrass risotto. For dessert, we had key lime soufflés. The flatbread made a nice appetizer but wasn't so special
that I'd order it again. The men raved about their beef filets. My
husband claims it's the best beef he's ever eaten. I thought the sea
bass was marvelous and it's rare that I'll finish an entire entree
but I did this time. My mother wasn't happy with her bass.
Afterward, she said that she doesn't like bass but she felt
pressured into ordering it after asking the server if the salmon or
the bass was better. The server recommended the bass. I didn't think
the server was being overbearing. None of us cared for the soufflés
and I wouldn't order those again. If you like soufflés, you'd be
happy but we realized that we just don't like soufflés! |
Service Review: |
Very efficient but not particularly
friendly. No complaints. |
Atmosphere Review: |
We were seated next to a window on the
Seven Seas Lagoon side of the restaurant where we were able to watch
the sun set over the Grand Floridian Resort. This was a wonderful
place to treat my parents to dinner! |
Other Comments: |
This is one of the best restaurants I've
had the opportunity to try on the Disney property. While it doesn't
beat out Victoria & Albert's, it's a wonderful restaurant and
high on my list of places to try more than
once. |
