California Grill ADR time to see 9pm Wishes

[dairyqueenmom]

What time do I make my ADR for California Grill so we can see Wishes?

 

[stacy6552]

I would make it for very early and plan to eat alot and wait around. Even then you could end up with no view from your table and a crowded schlep out to the packed balcony. Personally, I'd shoot for 6:30-7, but no later.

 

[Pakey]

If all of you are going (I see from your signature that there are 6 of you), you are probably not going to get a table where you can watch Wishes from. We've been about 20 times and have only been able to watch Wishes once from our table and that was because for that trip, we were only a party of four and finally got lucky. The tables along the windows on the castle side are for small parties and most of the tables have such a glare on the windows that you can't see well from them anyway.

Last time we ate there, which was last month, we had to stand in their very crowded little lobby area for 70 minutes for a table to open up. That was 90 minutes before fireworks so we actually got seated at 20 minutes till fireworks and we had just received our appetizers when they started. It seems everyone has caught on to the go early and order appetizers and extend the mealtime out to stay for the fireworks.

The food is very good, which is why we go (we love sushi) but I would not go here just to watch fireworks. I would say make your reservations for about 2 hours before the fireworks. Plan on a long evening. If you haven't eaten here before, enjoy the food. The sushi selections are the best items on the menu.

 

[dairyqueenmom]

If all of you are going (I see from your signature that there are 6 of you), you are probably not going to get a table where you can watch Wishes from.

This trip will only be DH and myself. I was thinking a 7:30pm reservation for a 9pm Wishes.

 

[TDC Nala]

There is still a very real possibility that you will not get a window table unless you are prepared to wait for one. And those that get them may stay as long as it takes to watch the fireworks. I'd go for 2 hours before (eat slowly if you get the window table immediately) and still be prepared to watch them from the outside observation area.

 

[dairyqueenmom]

There is still a very real possibility that you will not get a window table unless you are prepared to wait for one. And those that get them may stay as long as it takes to watch the fireworks. I'd go for 2 hours before (eat slowly if you get the window table immediately) and still be prepared to watch them from the outside observation area.

I am not going to be upset if we don't get a window seat, I just want a table by 9pm. I would love to just be eating our dessert when Wishes started and going out to the deck is no big deal. I also don't mind stretching dinner out. When it is just the two of us, we can drink our way through dinner.