BoG "signature" dessert released

[DLgal]

While I 100% agree with your assessment, I also don't think you'd get a three course meal at a signature restaurant for $55 either. I don't think the problem here is the price so much as the 'signature' terminology. This is not a signature dessert by any stretch of the imagination.

Totally true.

The price point does not allow for an elaborate dessert.

Heck, at most signatures, a steak alone will cost you $55.

 

[TeresaWen]

Question - is BoG signature or just two credits? This desert is absolutely not signature worthy. And I am certainly not a fan of no choices. I see a ton of these ready to quickly make their way to tables as soon as dinner plates are cleared. Not a signature experience of being brought the desert menu.

Get guests in an out as quickly as possible.

I will surely wait to see reviews but we are most likely passing on Be Our Guest going forward. I so enjoy food, atmosphere, and service at the signatures. Does not sound like this experience makes the cut. I think it is priced appropriately.

 

[Aladora]

"At Be Our Guest Restaurant, I recently posted about an exciting new dinner menu coming this summer, and I now have the scoop on the fabulous dessert trio. This trio will have a raspberry macaron with lemon filling and fresh raspberries, a whole maraschino cherry dipped in dark chocolate with hazelnut topping, and a white chocolate Chip cup with our signature Grey Stuff! It will also be exclusive to the dinner menu."

See the full post here:
https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2018/03/enchanting-new-eats-at-magic-kingdom-park/

Interesting...while the post originally said it was a maraschino cherry, it now says it is a whole Amarena cherry. Two very different things. One is a sickly sweet cocktail cherry that is mass produced, the other is a small bitter cherry grown in just a few areas of Italy.

 

[CraigInPA]

This is disappointing for what is supposed to be a signature-level restaurant, even if the experience is prix fixe. I'd much prefer a single full sized dessert choice. If we have to keep it "french", there are numerous choices already out there at WDW to copy or outsource from! Creme Brulee, apple tarts, chocolate cake, and cheesecake are all available ubiquitously throughout WDW. Yet, the dessert is a cordial cherry, a macaron with jelly and fruit, and a molded white chocolate cup filled with cookies and cream and topped with candy pearls and a square of white chocolate. The last once is cute, but hardly worthy of a signature dessert except for a child.

 

[marcyleecorgan]

Wow.... just wow... those are some EXPENSIVE raspberries and cherries! I cannot even fathom paying for that...

 

[GillianP1301]

I am going to disagree vehemently with this assessment. Signature restaurants have pastry chefs on hand that create their desserts. They are often quite elaborate and imaginative and require quite a lot of skill.

I could make this in my kitchen today if I wanted to. I am not a professional pastry chef. Granted, the Chip cup requires skill, but it looks to be a simple molded piece, so not that impresive.

I guess it comes down to this. If this was NOT a Prix Fixe meal, would you pay $13-15 for this dessert? That's the going rate for desserts at signature restaurants.

I would not.

That photo doesn't even show a properly formed macaron shell. It's all full of holes on top. That should have gone in the trash, not to a photo shoot.

Would I pay $13? Maybe unless there were reviews that it tasted like crap. And for that reason I would not completely buy in or discount a dessert based solely on a picture.

Aside from that, I think it's important to keep in mind this is only a $55 three course meal which is quite low and in my opinion is just barely in the signature realm as far as pricing goes. Any of the other Disney signatures for 3 course are going to be more in the $80ish dollar range. So it is possible that we are looking at a picture of a dessert that is more in line with a $55 meal than an $80 meal.

 

[pinkxray]

I think the Chip part is absolutely adorable! I don’t love the other 2 but would try them. However DH and DD13 will not eat anything on that plate.
I am hoping the kids menu is decent enough so our 2 little kids will be happy if we book it. I’m going to try for an ADR for our Nov trip but will decide for sure once all details/reviews are available.

 

[Betty_Baylor99]

For a signature dessert, it seems like an afterthought of putting “stuff” together to assemble quickly- grab a macaron out of the box from the box from the freezer, throw on a white chocolate Chip and pipe gray stuff, and then grab a chocolate cherry from a box. Throw some festive drizzle of chocolate sauce and/or sprinkles and voila, it’s Disney “dessert”.

Sure I like the macaron. I still am going to want something more. The white chocolate Chip and gray stuff seems similar to the Cinderella’s slipper dessert (white chocolate shoe filled with mousse and adorned with fruits) that you can special order for a separate fee at CRT (I remember reading about this in the cake forum and ordered a specialty cake which was a no-show so they subbed a chocolate slipper instead). Again, it’s cute and fits the theming, but when I want dessert, I want some sort of actual dessert. If they would have offered some type of Patisserie-like dessert such as creme brûlée or eclair, I would have been more satisfied.

 

[Dean Marino]

Literally rolling on the floor, laughing . "Signature" dessert? Whose "Signature" is on it? "Head Chef, Le Cafeteria"?

Here is a REAL SIG Dessert - Molten Lava Cake, Shula's (Dolphin). Sized for a LineBacker - split this .

 

[Tigger in a kilt]

I dislike the trend for sampler plates of desserts - there is almost always at least one poor or filler item. A chocolate covered cherry, for example... Chip is cute, but I can’t stand white chocolate, so overall I’m not a fan. If neither myself nor my husband ordered dessert, do you think they would give us one of the platters to take home?! It’s beautiful!

We were still planning to go in October, even with the move to 2TS but the more I see of the menu, the less keen I am. It is pretty uninspired so far, though I will reserve judgement until it is fully released.

 

[samsteele]

This is for parents wanting to treat their kids to a very special themed Be Our Guest dining experience. This is the cherry on the top to a splash out, once in a lifetime $ family WDW experience. In other words, the ideal guests that WDW is trying to attract.

It's not a Signature Dessert as we WDW vets know it. It's certainly not what experienced, adult, repeat WDW guests want.

Concerned this is the new trend forward for Signature Dining. Flash & syrupy sweet but no substance.

 

[Colleen27]

It is cute, and I don't know why people are comparing BoG to other signature restaurants. It seemed pretty obvious from the start that this would be a two-credit meal akin to dining in the castle, not a true signature experience comparable to the resort restaurants, and as others have said, the cash pricing isn't anywhere NEAR resort-signature level.

I wouldn't do it on the dining plan. I might be willing to give it a shot paying OOP - we've spent $55+ on non-signature meals if we had three courses, and you could easily spend that now at BoG to have a cupcake as your dessert - but from a dining plan perspective it will be a really lousy use of credits.

 

[JerseyJanice]

I have to say that as cute as the Chip cup looks, it sounds sickly sweet to eat. It probably doesn’t have much flavor—aside from “sweet” of course.

And I thought the cupcakes were bad. This looks a lot worse. The shame is that we know Disney can do French pastries well. Just look at what they serve at Les Halles or Chefs de France.

They should resurrect that profiterole dessert that Chefs used to serve. It was ice cream filled pate au choux shells covered in the most divine chocolate sauce. Everyone who tried that dessert loved it.

 

[TwoMisfits]

I'd be disappointed...poor presentation and selection...

I mean, this is supposed to be French...the world of classic dessert options that opens up is enormous...and a chocolate covered cherry and a macaron and some icing in white chocolate is all they could come up with?

 

[Jimmy Mouse]

I grabbed 2 reservations for our upcoming 2018 trip in September but we cancelled them both. Dessert looks cool -ish but our kids actually hated it last trip. We love the build your own cupcakes at CRT. The girls begged to go back so of course we booked it. I am curious to see the reviews on the food though. If they want to keep it a 2 credit meal they're going to have to take out some tables. Feels like a school lunch room with fancy decor.

 

[areno79]

And yet the majority of people will gladly line up to pay $55 for this because BOG appears "exclusive." I'm all set with overpriced cafeteria desserts.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Really? a chocolate covered maraschino cherry and a macaron? Chip is cute with the grey stuff at least but this is not remotely a signature dessert.

Well, technically, a signature dish is whatever the restaurant says it is. Technically.

Keep Chip and add these French goodies ..
... and let me be fancy ...

Come on. You know you'd only get a spoonful of those desserts

Agree - macaroon too dry!

I think that's why the raspberries and the lemon.

But one of them as part of dessert trio? How big can a cherry cordial be? Seems mighty skimpy.

Could be worse. Could be expected to share.

I don't think it's the tray that's cute, that looks like a piece of paper on a tray.

Think you're right. Maybe it's edible paper?

Yes another reason for not going to BoG when it goes to 2 credits. How much do you think this so called unique desert costs them? .25 cents maybe .50 cents if it can be cheapened its a go seems to be the new rule.

The difference in cost is pretty incredible. A single macaron costs about $0.18 to make at home, whereas a bakery version can set you back up to $4 per cookie. They’re not difficult to make, either -- just very precise. Our recipe has removed all the guesswork.
www.marthastewart.com/1054801/meet-macaron

 

[TheFloatingBear]

I think that's why the raspberries and the lemon.

Yes, I saw them! But thanks!

 

[gharter]

Aside from that, I think it's important to keep in mind this is only a $55 three course meal which is quite low and in my opinion is just barely in the signature realm as far as pricing goes. Any of the other Disney signatures for 3 course are going to be more in the $80ish dollar range. So it is possible that we are looking at a picture of a dessert that is more in line with a $55 meal than an $80 meal.

You may be correct that part of the problem is setting the pre-fixe at $55. Which begs the question, if this is a true 2TS signature restaurant, why set the prices so low? While we do not use DDP, I would hate to waste 2TS on this meal. I'm sure there are plenty who will at least once.

 

[GillianP1301]

You may be correct that part of the problem is setting the pre-fixe at $55. Which begs the question, if this is a true 2TS signature restaurant, why set the prices so low? While we do not use DDP, I would hate to waste 2TS on this meal. I'm sure there are plenty who will at least once.

Good question. The only thing I can come up with is they are taking advantage of the popularity of the place which I have never understood, to be honest. And also taking advantage of the fact that your average guest either doesn't know or doesn't care if they are getting value for a dining credit. I have no doubt BOG will continue to be a really hard to get ADR and that it will continue to serve average food.