Blue Bayou PS

IandGsmom

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What time is lunch served and dinner. We have not tried it and want to make PS to make sure we sit by the water. Is there more food at dinner? How about menus, anyone have a link? Sorry about so many questions I am starting to get excited!!!
 
I think times vary by season. I was there in Oct. last year, but I forgot what time...I want to say Noon.

All I know is, no matter what time of year you go, make reservations as early as possible! Also, show up early at the restaurant, I'd say at least 15 minutes. We had ressies for the 1st seating (and this is Oct. 2001, just a few weeks after 9-11), and the place was PACKED! We got there about 5-10 minutes early, and they did not even open the doors to the restaurant until the exact opening time. I THINK the list they had was based on when ressies were made. When we arrived, they put a number on our PS card and the hostess was putting them in order of number, not necessarily who showed up first. I only made mine a couple days ahead and we were not close to the water. Also, when we were seated, it's not like they were filling up the tables close to the water first, etc. Everyone was being seated in different areas of the restaurant.

I'm not sure if there's more food at dinner, but it is more expensive. I think the dinner menu is more extensive. Also, I think with dinner you might get a soup or salad included, but don't quote me on that. Lunch portions are pretty big though, if that's a concern.

I would check www.mouseplanet.com for a menu, but they don't update regularly, so just use it as a guideline.
 
We just ate at BB for lunch this past week. We didn't know it, but the 11:30 PS we had was for the first seating. As mentioned above, they hold everyone outside the restaurant until 11:30 and then call the parties in one by one. And it took a while to seat everyone.

We asked about a water view and were told we'd have a 45 minute wait. I assume this time was for the current diners to clear out, and then we could have their table.

Overall, we weren't very impressed with BB (though we were a ways from the water). And as far as we were concerned, the Monte Cristo was way too much grease. We were about sick. But that might be because our stomachs aren't used to that kind of food.
 
I think the first seating for lunch is 1130. We had 11:30 PS and did not get a water seat. I was told they were given in order of PS and I made ours 7 days before, so we were in the middle of the place. If we eat here again, I will make 12:30/12:45 PS because it took us about an hour to eat and people should be moving out of the water tables by that time. At most you would have to wait 15 minutes to get a water table.

My girls enjoyed the BB, and we may eat there again in March, it will depend on our budget.

Sonya
 

We just ate there two weeks ago. It was my second time there, and this time we sat by the water. I have to admit that this made a HUGE difference. My first time there, we were towards the back. I didn't think much of the restaurant. When we sat along the water, it was a completely different place. We could turn our back to the crowd and just focus on the scenery and the boats.

Some tips...
- You have to make the water-side seating request at the podium that day. You can't put in the request when you make the priorty seating.
- I showed up about 45 minutes before our Priority Seating time hoping to put in my request for water-side seating. I was told that I was too early, and to come back about 15 minutes before my Priority Seating time.
- The podium line is VERY frustrating. It moves very slowly, and most people in the line didn't have a Priority Seating reservation. Most people were walk-ins, and were then angry when they were told to wait in the different walk-in line. They should have a cast member go through the line to make sure everyone is in the correct line. It took us 10 or so minutes just to make it to the podium.
- I was lucky... we were told that there were two groups ahead of us waiting for a water-side table, but we were seated within 5 minutes.
- If you have a group of larger than 4 people, you may be in trouble. They would have to put two tables together, so you would have to wait a long time. I'm not even sure if they would be willing to do this.
 
Just made my priority Seating the other day for our Dec 16th trip. We will have seven of us so I made sure to get the first lunch seating of the day so we could get a water table with our large group. On that day they don't open until 12:00. Just to let you all know, since I thought too that they usually open at 1130.
 


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