Beaches and Cream wait time

[emma'smom]

We are heading down in June and will have one day when we aren't on the dining plan. We thought this might be a good night to try Beaches and Cream. We've read a lot about it and my daughter saw the Travel Channel's bit on the "kitchen sink". What is the wait like in the early evening on a Saturday night in June for a family of four? Is it the kind of place where you can put your name on a list and wander around the boardwalk checking things out until it's about time or do you need to stand by to wait for your name to be called?

 

[angel's momma]

We've only gone during value season & at off times, so I don't know about the wait.

I do know that they give you a beeper if you have to wait, so you can go around some - but I think Boardwalk would be too far. B&C is at the Beach Club.

 

[Uncleromulus]

My guess is that on an early Sat. evening in June, there will be a major wait. The place is quite small, and located smack-dab in the middle of two very large resorts. Best advice is to TRY and go during "off hours"..

 

[bellelinus]

Even "off hours" can have quite a wait -- we were just there last week and went to B & C on Saturday at about 3 PM. There was a 25 minute wait, and we were given a pager while we waited. You could ask them the range of the pager (but I think Boardwalk would be too far -- you could probably wander around the BC and/or YC and look at things). We just sat and watched people at the pool. By the way, we think it was worth the wait!

 

[n2mm]

We were there in early December (weekday) and never got in. We tried twice. Each time the wait for a table was 45 minutes or more. We kept choosing off-times (2:00PM) or (4:00PM) and never made it. We could have had seats at the counter, but needed a high-chair and counter service would not work. We got carryout and that wait in line was 30 minutes. It was all very frustrating.

 

[Allison]

We stayed at the Beach Club over Memorial Day weekend in 2004. The wait times for B&C were long-over an hour. You definitely would not be able to go over to the Boardwalk with a pager as ours did not work when we walked back to our room even though they said it would.

 

[patsal]

Well over an hour for most times, this place is way too small.

 

[pozey]

We've eaten there 4 times over our last 3 trips. May 2001, May 2002, June 2005. The longest we have ever waited for a table was 10 minutes. We usually go around 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. However, it is usually during a weekday.

We plan on going again this trip as well.