Opinions of Parrot Cay please...

[disneychic]

I'd be interested to hear opinions of Parrot Cay. We did the 4 day Wonder last year, and had Parrot Cay twice in our dinner rotation. We are cruising again this September and are hoping that we get a different dining rotation. It wasn't that Parrot Cay was horrible or anything, it was just not up to par with the other restaurants. Does anyone else feel this way?

[fortwilderness]

I agree totally. Parrot Cay was our least favorite meal except for the Master Chef Series meal the last night. We only really liked 2 things out of both of our meals - the roasted pineapple and the special of the evening prime rib.

I think that they need to rethink the menu for Parrot Cay. Did you just dislike the menu or the whole atmosphere. We had Tritons twice on our 4 night cruise and preferred the more adult atmosphere in there over Parrot Cay and Animators. Although the show in Animators was kinda cute :D

[CamColt]

I liked Parrot Cay the best of the 3 restuarants on our 3 day cruise. To be fair though, we didnt get our pick of food from Tritons. Our waiter picked it out and brought it to our room. I was really disappointed in Animators Pallet, although I did enjoy the Ceasar Salad there. On our upcoming cruise we plan to skip AP for Palo.

[disneychic]

Fort Wilderness,

I'd have to say that I felt both the menu and atmosphere were not what I had expected. To begin with we had Parrot Cay on the first night of our cruise. For such a beautiful ship, we were dissapointed with the atmosphere, and decor. The food also wasn't what we had expected for a cruise restaurant. I guess you just expect so much from Disney that it just wasn't up to par with even certain restaurants in WDW. We too, enjoyed the food and atmosphere at Triton's the best. Everything we ate was wonderful. And we also enjoyed everything at Animator's Palate. It was a bit dissapointing eating at Parrot Cay on our last night of the cruise. I will not accept that dinning rotation again for this cruise. As soon as we get to our stateroom and check the rotation, if Parrot Cay is on there twice, I'll be making a change. Like I said, it's not that it was horrible, just simply not good enough.

[MFan]

We liked all 3 dining rooms. We thought each had its own character, ambience, and food style. Yes, each member of our party enjoyed the food on certain nights more than others, but they weren't specific to any of the 3 dining rooms, and everyone had a different preference (just like on most things in life). :smooth: :smooth: :smooth:

I think we all should be glad that DCL offers variety not only in food, but dining room experience as well. I don't know of any other cruise line that provides the similar rotation arrangement. Every one that I've been on, a party is fixed to a particular table in a particular dining room for the entire cruise.
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[Mjasp]

I would have to say as far as food goes, I enjouyed Lumiere's the best. But if the menu at Lumiere's was in Parrot Cay then I guess I would say the reverse. I wasn't so impressed with Animators appearance. It all depends what rotation you get, I've heard that the same menu is served in all the dining rooms on the same day.

[Wonderwoman1982]

Parrot Cay was my FAVORITE.. (We were on the Magic) I liked AP the least. It just goes to show, everyone can walk away from a similar experience with a TOTALLY different opinion.. I liked the blend of carribean/seafood.. Coconut Shrimp! yummy!

[mmouse37]

I think the theming of PC is wonderful....It reminds me of the TIKI Birds room at WDW. I always feel cooler in there and love the light fixtures on the walls and ceiling.

I also like the food. Animator's was my least favorite restaurant. I have to say I really have not had a bad meal at any of the restaurants.

As long as I am not cooking or cleaning up, how can it be bad!!!!


MJ

[sweetp0618]

Parrot Cay was my FAVORITE.. (We were on the Magic) I liked AP the least. It just goes to show, everyone can walk away from a similar experience with a TOTALLY different opinion..

I agree totally with this post! But--in Parrot Cay--I kept waiting for the birds to wake up and sing the Tiki song!

sweetp0618
Patti

[slindamood]

I liked Parrot Cay - for a Caribbean Cruise, it set the mood. Perhaps it was because it is the first place we went upon boarding, and we felt already in the tropics. The detailing is very authentic and carefully done, as is everything Disney. I had a jambalaya type dish that was wonderful - very tropical with excellent seafood and just enough African-caribbean seasoning.

I did not care for AP and our second night there we went to Palos.

[disboo]

We liked Parot Cay a lot. AP was my least favorite. At PC, I had 4 appetizers and 1 1/2 desserts, and it was all wonderful. I had coconut shrimp w/ onion rings, seafood salad on greens, potstickers with chicken wings, and the best grilled veggies! Dessert was bananas flambee (YUM) and grilled pineapple (double yum!) I actually liked the desserts there better than anywhere (even Palo's chocolate souffle which was terrific, too).

I am looking forward to PC on our next trip, will skip AP for Palo's on our three day.

[aprilgail2]

I liked Parrot Cay the best of them all...my least favorite was tritons.

[gscott8075]

1. Palo

2. Tritons / Lumiere's

3. Parrot Cay

4. Animator's

I used to love AP, but my impression of it has diminished with each trip. Conversely, I did not used to like PC. With each cruise, it has been more enjoyable. It is a "fun" place to eat.

[wsurrettema]

I recently cruised the Magic back in April and loved the food in all three of the main restaurants. I thought Lumiere's decor was great (like the main dining rooms on other cruise lines), but I thought both Parrot Cay and Animator's Palette were really kind of... well... lame. The decorations were marginal (plastic looking leaves in AP... and semi-operational video/color "animation" in AP).

On the other hand, Palo's was awesome! Food, service, ambiance? Perfect! Both dinner and brunch were well worth it!

Cheers!

Gusman

[disneyholic family]

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[kramer_clan]

I really do not care for the menu at Parrot Cay. Last time I cruised, I ordered a sirloin steak with the fried sweet potatoes and thought it was the best!!

Remember that if you do not care for the menu, you can always fall back on fish of the day, steak or chicken as your entree and pair it with one of the sides that you find interesting.

Vicki

[Tybus]

The Parrot Cay restaurant setting does not bother us because we have a 5 year old who enjoys it. Out of the 3 adults who travel with us the Parrot Cay menu is the only menu that we do not care for at all. We now try to go to Palo's on that night.

[Dave_from_Marietta]

We enjoyed Parrot Cay, but a better example of what Parrot Cay <i><b>should</b></i> have been is the Bahama Breeze restaurant chain (www.bahamabreeze.com). They have locations in several states including locations near WDW. The menu's great. The food's great. The atmosphere's great. It's everything that DCL would have wanted Parrot Cay to be.

BTW, the Parrot Cay menu has been revamped more recently than the other menus. I have the updated version, courtesy of wovenwonder, at my web site.

www.dcltribute.com/menus

[inkkognito]

I like the decor in Parrot Cay, but the food is my least favorite. Not that it's bad or anything, just my last choice. That is usually the night we try to do Palo. I miss the old days when there used to be lobster at Parrot Cay on the three-day.
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[tkd lisa]

Unfortunately, on our 7 day Western, we had PLAPLAP, and character breakfast was there too, so we ended up eating there 4 times. Our main complaint was that it was TOOOOOO Loud! The engines are apparently underneath the restaurant, and every time we ate there, we were hauling waves to get to the next port. I thought the food was okay, not great. I had some more details of what I didn't like and why in my trip report if anyone cares.

[Dave_from_Marietta]

All character breakfasts are held in Parrot Cay regardless of your rotation.

[Casey's mom]

On the 3/23 Magic cruise, we also had the PLAPLAP rotation. I did not like the tropical menu at Parrot Cay at all. We ate at Palo two nights (including the second night we were to dine at Parrot Cay) and there is just no comparison. We enjoyed all of the restaurants more than Parrot Cay. Oh well -- to each his own. We still had a great trip! :D

[kendall]

Our family liked Lumiere's and PC, and didn't care for AP. We will try and schedule Palo's next year instead of eating at AP. However overall, there was ALWAYS something on the menu that appealed to every member of the family. I also agree with previous posters - you can always fall back on the chicken, steak or fish. And don't be afraid to ask for a different dish if you don't like what you ordered - regardless of the restaurant!!!

[tlt]

We weren't expecting to like it after reading negative comments on this Board, but our meal there was great. We had for apps--crab and shrimp salad-great, coconut prawns-good, jamaican wings with pot stickers-great. Dinner--grouper-great, ribeye-good, Dessert--vanilla creme--great, banana flambe-good, Kahlua trifle-great.

[DARWIN91]

I enjoyed the atmosphere and the food in all 3 restaurants. We were with a large group and guess we would have a great time anywhere we were!!!!!

[Mjasp]

AWWWWWWWW Thanks Darwin! I agree. We did have FUN

[perdidobay]

Hey Dave, I agree! Bahama Breeze is what it should be like. The first time I ate at BB I told my DH, this feels like a restaurant in WDW because of the excellent theming. Luckily, we went to Palos on our PC night but we had lunch one day at PC and did not like it at all. I would rather eat at a buffett every night than eat at PC.

[Cris]

I love Bahama Breeze, such a nice restaurant!!!! :D

[BethC1952]

We loved all the restaurants. I had read so many mixed reviews of the food and the restaurants that I was prepared to have room service and hot dogs for four days, but we really enjoyed the food and the ambience in each restaurant. We're both seafood lovers and were able to indulge ourselves each night.

Our rotation had us in Parrot Cay the last two nights, and we enjoyed both nights. We even enjoyed the Master Chef night. I thought the decor was pure Disney, a light-hearted interpretation of the tropics. I could almost hear "In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room"!

Of course, I didn't have to shop for any meal, cook it, serve it or clean it up, so that added a little bit to my enjoyment!

I'm looking forward to revisiting each restaurant again in December (no Palo for us, we prefer "family dining" experiences to a romantic dinner for three).

Beth

[KLDESQ]

I had the Cuban Ribeye at PC and thought it was out of this world. One of the best steaks I've ever had! I can't wait to eat there again in Nov when we are on the Magic.

[Bob Noble]

Having not been on the DCL yet, ( counting down to 11/9 Western). This thread is making me way too hungry.

I can't wait to eat at PC.

Cheers,

[alexandrew]

I like the food at PC, but the decor is a little too casual. By far our favorite is Lumieres

[DISNEYGATOR]

I liked Parrot Cay the best... I loved their menu, and I loved the atmosphere there....watching the servers limbo and dance.. it was a blast.

I enjoyed all the restaurants, but Parrot Cay is my top choice!

[GeorgiaVol]

The kids liked the casual atmosphere in PC the best, as well. Palo for HoneyBunny and me!

[Tluvs2talk]

Parrot Cay is my favorite Restaurant. I love the food and the theming.:D

[gdulaney]

We just returned from a 7-day western and on previous cruises PC was my least favorite...but that all changed. It was GREAT!!

I was told that occasionally the chefs are switched about and that the new chef for PC was previously in Palo. Don't know if that's true or not, but the food was YUMMY!!

[bartoscowabunga]

For those of you who liked Parrot Cay, what did you like on the menu? When we went two years ago, I did not like my meal here, and I am not a picky eater at all.

[bartoscowabunga]

For those of you who liked Parrot Cay, what did you like on the menu? When we went two years ago, I did not like my meal here, and I am not a picky eater at all.

[Tluvs2talk]

bartoscowabunga,
I ordered the coconut shrimp and onion rings for app. and the fish for my entree'

[DISNEYGATOR]

Bart....

If I had to pick just one of each I would go with the

Coconut Prawns and O-Rings (was my favorite starter on the ship)

and for my one entree, the Rib Eye... it was WONDERFUL!... (my favorite entree on the ship, excluding Palo's, since nothing compares to that)

And if I could only pick one dessert, it would have to be the banana's flambe, just for the experience of them making them, and they are yummy!

[taswira]

Excluding Palo, my faves in order are <I>Triton's/Lumieres</I> followed by AP, with PC a very distant 3rd. I agree with Dave and some others, that the ideal would be more like <I>Bahama Breeze</I> in both food and atmosphere. Obviously the Cuban Ribeye steak is not always the same. That was what I had in PC on my first cruise and it was DREADFUL - tough as shoe leather! I am just not one to complain and send things back, so I suffered through it. My fault. The next cruise, I asked my server for his suggestion and took it. I think it was supposed to be Jambalaya, but that is not what mine turned out to be. Another guest at my table had the same thing and agreed. I think the decor is okay, kind of fun, but could be more authentic-looking considering it is Disney. Still, I don't care. I REALLY enjoy all the other restaurants. I just try not to get stuck with PC if it can be avoided. :jester:

[Doctor P]

Thanks for all the opinions! Obviously, tastes vary and experiences vary. I am most looking forward to the menu at PC of the three rotation restaurants on the Magic. I think DW and DSD are least looking forward to the menu there!

[4407mark]

WE cruised in June on the Wonder and enjoyed PC. Our two DSs like the tropical theme and the colors. We had it twice in our dining rotation and had an enjoyable meal both times (OK, the Master Chef meal was excellent!). Have heard many comments about PC and it seems as though you either enjoy it or you don't - one or the other, not many in the middle. We enjoyed it.

[FOJMO]

I liked Parrot Cay very much! The color scheme is terrific and so is the food! After our 1st Disney Cruise, the show at Animator's Palate became boring. They even did away with the great dessert they used to have there -- you got a palate plate with scoops of ice cream and in the middle of your table was a carrier of several plastic squeeze bottles of different colored and flavored syrups. You could "paint" your own masterpiece on top of your ice cream and they devour it! I still like Lumiere's the best, but then Parrot Cay and then AP. :p

[nedleycan]

Haven't cruised Disney yet, but the menu at PC looks great! I love interesting, different foods, and it looked the best. I am sooooo looking forward to the coconut shrimp! It is interesting that most people seem to rate AP as their least favourite (sorry, Canadian spelling) restaurant... I must book Palo for that night!