BOG late lunch experience

[lvdis]

Does anyone have experience with a late lunch ADR at Be Our Guest restaurant? I'm just wondering if it's any less hectic and busy at that time. I've read a few reports that lunch can be hectic when trying to find a table. We were able to get an ADR for Saturday, 4/30 at 2:15 PM.

 

[kj2mom]

We had a 2:20 last July (we also had Chef Mickey that morning at 8 so we wanted to push lunch as far back as possible). We did not preorder and the line was rather long to place orders. We were a party of 8 but would have been okay splitting up (parents/teenagers). We ended up finding a large round table that sat 8 right when we walked in. It was perfect! We were almost the last guests to leave and while we were eating there was the hustle and bustle of them setting up for dinner as more tables emptied (they were setting tables and such). We didn't mind at all, we actually enjoyed seeing the transformation but something to keep in mind if that is something that may hamper the experience of your group. We enjoyed every second and were glad we went when we did because we were actually hungry at that time after our big breakfast.

 

[lvdis]

We had a 2:20 last July (we also had Chef Mickey that morning at 8 so we wanted to push lunch as far back as possible). We did not preorder and the line was rather long to place orders. We were a party of 8 but would have been okay splitting up (parents/teenagers). We ended up finding a large round table that sat 8 right when we walked in. It was perfect! We were almost the last guests to leave and while we were eating there was the hustle and bustle of them setting up for dinner as more tables emptied (they were setting tables and such). We didn't mind at all, we actually enjoyed seeing the transformation but something to keep in mind if that is something that may hamper the experience of your group. We enjoyed every second and were glad we went when we did because we were actually hungry at that time after our big breakfast.

Thanks for sharing your experience! We are planning to have breakfast at Crystal Palace at 8:15 that morning, so I was glad to find a late ADR for lunch. It sounds like it will work out good. Did you get to go around and get any pictures you wanted after eating?

 

[kj2mom]

Oh yes, in our excitement to be there we walked around a little right after finding the table but then as it began to clear out it was even easier to look around. The CMs did not rush us out at all and we were able to take it all in at our own pace, as well as take as many photos as we wanted (without intruding in other people's meals).