California Grill: Dinner (DDP)
DBF and I were so excited to eat here! We checked in at 7 PM for a 7:50 reservation and were seated at 7:10. We got a table by the window that looked out onto the Grand Floridian and Magic Kingdom. It was beautiful! You can't beat the view! We literally waited 20 minutes for our waitress to come to our table. She was not friendly and reluctant to take our drink orders. They did offer specialty beverages with the dining plan which was awesome. I got a virgin Strawberry Daiquiri. Of course it took the waitress another 20 minutes to come back to our table with it. This drink was fabulous!!! I finished it really quickly and wish I could have gotten another. So good.
We finally placed our order. Our waitress was MIA during our entire meal. We were starving so we asked for some bread. The table next to us had some, but most tables didn't.
For how long you have to wait, they should automatically bring it out. It was really good bread too.
We both got the Oak Fired Filet of Beef with Cheddar Gratin. This steak was amazing! It was cooked perfectly. It did have a teriyaki barbecue sauce on it, which was good. Very mild, but very salty! The potatoes were average. It came with asparagus but we substituted green beans. They were excellent!
For dessert I got the Bananas and Caramel.
DBF got the Valrhona Chocolate Cake.
These were both incredible! The homemade strawberry ice cream served with the chocolate cake was to die for! It was so light and fresh. I could have just eaten a whole bowl of that.
Dinner Menu
Dessert Menu
The food here was exceptional. We were really disappointed with the service, especially for it being a signature restaurant. The waitress actually snapped at me when I asked for dessert menus. She said of course I wanted dessert menus and that she didn't need to be reminded. Wow really?
We were nothing but nice to this chic. Oh well. We got our desserts just when Wishes was starting. They dimmed the lights and played the music. We chose to watch it at our table instead of the observation deck. It was really cool to see it from above. Definitely worth eating here for. After dinner, we went out to the observation deck to see Magic Kingdom all lit up at night. It was breathtaking.
The only bad thing besides the service was how loud it was. Since the kitchen is open to the dining room you can barely hear the person next to you. Also, we got dressed up like a lot of the other couples there. But, there was this obnoxious family of like 8 that sat behind us. They had just come from the parks and were in t-shirts and shorts. They didn't even bother to take their visors and hats off. It kinda ruined the atmosphere. They say they have a dress code, but no one enforces it.
The views from our table
Such a waste to use dining plan here! We figured that they would allow you to get a first course here too because it's two credits, but no. It's just a main course and dessert.
Total: $128.21. 2 TS credits each.