bluezoo solo?

[pinky4disney]

Has anyone dined at bluezoo solo? With all of the recent delicious looking pics lately, I'm condering giving it a try. What are you opinions of it for dining? and specifically for dining solo??

 

[Phedre]

I looooved bluezoo!! I went with a group of 5 and I think the best of the best dishes from our group were the:

Appetizer: Teppan Seared Jumbo Sea Scallops
Entree: Miso Glazed Chilean Sea Bass
Side: Shake and Bake Fries

We got a few of the desserts and I think I was just too blown away by the food to care about the desserts at that point so I can't recommend one, everything we had was very good though

Ahh I'm so hungry now thinking about it.. I want to go back!!

(If you are scared at all of the seafood choices, my sister got the Pan-Roasted Chicken Breast and it was also really fantastic, just fyi)

 

[disneyfav4ever]

I ate there solo, and it was just like any other restaurant that I've eaten at solo.

 

[pinky4disney]

I ate there solo, and it was just like any other restaurant that I've eaten at solo.

Thanks for the reply. Do you happen to know if you can eat at the bar there?

 

[MakiraMarlena]

Try the cafe (the area by the bar that has booths instead of tables). I eat there myself, or with a friend.

I love the crab nachos! but I am not happy that they have quit making the pizza martini.

 

[TheRustyScupper]

1) I always ask the hostess if there are other "solo" eaters.
2) If so, I ask the hostess to inquire if they want company.
3) I have had some delightful dinner conversations this way.
4) Most traveling business men and women don't mind a dinner guest.
5) in fact, many, like me, look forward to it.

NOTE: With Disney, there is a secret. The computer ADR ressies can show singles. When I make a ressie at WDW while on business, I first have the ressie people check for other solo's before I book. This increases my chance of finding another person to meet.

 

[ImprovGal]

Thanks for the reply. Do you happen to know if you can eat at the bar there?

There is seating right at the bar itself and there are also some tables adjacent to the bar. The bar area has its own food menu -- mostly appetizer items. The crab nachos mentioned above are delicious, but the order is HUGE. I love the littleneck clams flatbread and beet salad as well.

I also mourn the pizza martini. Not only was it off the menu, but they wouldn't/couldn't make it anymore.

But I still love Bluezoo and am looking forward to returning there in a little over a week.

RustyScupper:
When I'm dining solo, I actually do so because I prefer it. It gives me a chance to unwind, as well as enjoy a wonderful meal and a good book.
I'm wondering perhaps would it be best for me to make my solo dining reservations for a party size of 2 (since there are no 1-tops anyway) to not reveal myself as a solo diner in the ADR system?

I don't mean to sound antisocial because I do enjoy dining with others -- and many times in the past I have made dining reservations for extra seats and put up an open invitation for some dining company. But sometimes I'm just looking for some down time.

Anyway, please don't take offense if our dining paths someday cross and I politely decline the hostess's request to add a dining guest to my table.

 

[bavaria]

RustyScupper:
When I'm dining solo, I actually do so because I prefer it. It gives me a chance to unwind, as well as enjoy a wonderful meal and a good book.
I'm wondering perhaps would it be best for me to make my solo dining reservations for a party size of 2 (since there are no 1-tops anyway) to not reveal myself as a solo diner in the ADR system?

I don't mean to sound antisocial because I do enjoy dining with others -- and many times in the past I have made dining reservations for extra seats and put up an open invitation for some dining company. But sometimes I'm just looking for some down time.

Anyway, please don't take offense if our dining paths someday cross and I politely decline the hostess's request to add a dining guest to my table.

I feel exactly the same!!! I enjoy my meals alone, whatever the city or location. I prize time alone and look forward to meals without colleagues when travelling. I have a wonderful lunch planned tomorrow and nobody is invited to join my 'alone time'

 

[Loverly]

1)
4) Most traveling business men and women don't mind a dinner guest.
5) in fact, many, like me, look forward to it.

Really? I never heard of doing this.

 

[bavaria]

Really? I never heard of doing this.

In Germany it is common still in some restaurants to share tables but it is expected that one will not talk to the stranger other than to intially acknowledge them.

I have never however shared a table in North America with a stranger unless we have somehow met beforehand (or on the train, which is I think an exception)

 

[disneyfav4ever]

In Germany it is common still in some restaurants to share tables but it is expected that one will not talk to the stranger other than to intially acknowledge them.

I have never however shared a table in North America with a stranger unless we have somehow met beforehand (or on the train, which is I think an exception)

I agree, I wouldn't share a table with a stranger. I like my alone time, and after being surronded by crowds all day it's nice to have a nice quiet meal by myself. It would feel strange to me to share a table with someone I didn't know.

Now locally, I've gone out to eat by myself, but I've run into people I know, and then sometimes we'll share a table, but unless I run into a coworker, or neighbor, etc, in Disney, I wouldn't share a table.

 

[chamonix]

well it doesn't exactly sound to me like rustyscupper is imposing himself on other solo diners. I'm sure it's perfectly understandable that sometimes people dine alone because they want to, and they can easily decline graciously through the host/ess when asked. I think it's nice to be asked though, so on the off chance someone does feel like talking to a stranger, they are given the chance to do so. I don't think you should worry about "hiding" the fact that you are solo in the ADR system. I doubt they are revealing the names, etc, I assume they may just say, yes, we have 2 other solo dining ADRs around that same time frame, or something similarly vague. Once you arrive, they will surely know you are solo, so you may still get asked by a host/ess if you want company, regardless of how you made your ADR. Really, how hard is it to say "no thank you"?

 

[bavaria]

Oh, I don't read it as anyone personally declining Rusty - in fact, he and I have had some good conversation back and forth online, so why not in person?

But I DO value my alone time, and am confident enough in myself not to feel out of place dining alone. There are very few times that I would actually invite company to join me.

I travel at least 300 days a year, so do spend a lot of time alone and enjoy it. But I am also compelled to spend a lot of time with people and look forward to the times that I can be alone and enjoy myself as company.

I do also find that a lot of WDW servers/hosts are poorly trained in regards to solo diners, and I have had several in past make inappropriate comments such as 'nobody wants to eat with you?' etc in failed attempts at humour.

 

[chamonix]

Oh, I know noone was talking about declining Rusty personally, but they were making it sound like what he does (and anyone else who does so) would somehow be allowed to impose themselves on another solo diner against their will. I don't see how that is even possible, lol, when all you need to do is say No thank you when asked. That's all I meant, that people shouldn't freak out and feel like they had no control over who sat at their table, which is what it seemed like folks thought would happen.

I also value alone time, so as I said upthread, I totally understand not wanting to dine with a stranger....but some people, some times, may welcome the chance.

BTW, that is awful about the server comments!

 

[BriarRosie]

Count me among those who would be decidedly uncomfortable if the hostess told me another solo diner wished to dine with me. I guess it's pretty common for many of us to feel more comfortable dining alone than with a stranger.

And I wouldn't have any problem eating solo at bluezoo, either in the bar area or the main dining room. I have that on my list of "new to me" restaurants to try for future trips.

 

[chamonix]

I think there is a difference though, between having the hostess say "there's another diner who wants to join you" vs. "we have another solo diner this evening, would you prefer company?" or something along those lines.

I agree, as a woman, I would be uncomfortable possibly with the former, not so much the latter.

 

[ImprovGal]

NOTE: With Disney, there is a secret. The computer ADR ressies can show singles. When I make a ressie at WDW while on business, I first have the ressie people check for other solo's before I book. This increases my chance of finding another person to meet.

Just for clarification --
This comment was why I asked if I should start making my solo dining ressies as parties of 2. I didn't want my reservation to show as an "increased chance" using the above technique (for anyone, not just Rusty). I certainly didn't expect anyone to be told that ImprovGal has a reservation here. I just don't want to count as one of those solo ressies of probability.

 

[UrsulasShadow]

There are times I'll check in for my ADR for one, and will tell the host/ess that if anyone would like to join me, I'd welcome them. But most times I like to dine alone, or at the bar (which gives me the option to either engage other people or ignore them). I have never been approached by the waitstaff, though, asking me if I would allow someone to join me uninvited.

 

[tjmw2727]

I feel similar to Ursula PP above - If I want "company" while dining solo I will sit at the bar, otherwrise if I am at a table I would expect and prefer to dine alone.

It wouldn't bother me at all if another solo diner noticed I was solo and asked the waitress or hostess if I would like company but I would probably decline. OTOH if another diner approached me to share a table I would find that uncomfortable and definately decline.

TJ

 

[tjmw2727]

Just for clarification --
This comment was why I asked if I should start making my solo dining ressies as parties of 2. I didn't want my reservation to show as an "increased chance" using the above technique (for anyone, not just Rusty). I certainly didn't expect anyone to be told that ImprovGal has a reservation here. I just don't want to count as one of those solo ressies of probability.

Makes sense to me I would hope as a solo diner that this information would not be available for the asking. There are lots of other options to meet and dine with others when traveling solo.

If I want company I can choose to have my meal at the bar - great service as food served to the bar usually has priority and I have met lots of interesting people. A few of my WDW fav's are R&C, Ragland, BC, AKL and 50's Prime time. You also have the option of the family seating as in biergarten and the sushi and japansese steak house restaurants.

TJ