Captain's Grille now a Dinner Buffet??

[MinnieLovesMickey]

I've been checking out the menus on Disney World's website. I came to Captain's Grille and the menu is showing a buffet menu.

Has anyone been there recently that can confirm or deny this?

Here's the menu as it appears on WDW:

Captain's Grille


Menu items and prices are subject to change without notice.



Meal Dinner



Menu Carving Station





Carving Station



Carved Strip Loin and Roasted Turkey
with Dressings and Sauces



Pasta Station



Choice of Sauces and Accoutrements



Dinner Selections



Seasonal Succotash


Mashed Sweet Potatoes


Glazed Baby Carrots


Braised Short Ribs


Alaskan Cod with Portuguese Stew


Braised Chicken Cassoulet


Country Herb and Stuffing


Warm Marble Potato Salad
with Bacon Vinaigrette


Haricot Verts with Shiitake Mushrooms


Chicken Tenders


Baked Macaroni & Cheese


Crab Cakes


Mashed Potatoes


Tomato Bisque
with Shaved Parmesan and Multigrain Croutons



Cooler Options



Tuna Niçoise Salad


Seasonal Couscous


Romaine Salad
with Green Goddess Dressing


Tomato and Buffalo Mozzarella Salad


Fruit Salad
tossed with Lemon, Honey, and Mint


Roasted Golden Beets


Chilled Shrimp


Gourmet Cheese and Charcuterie Selections


Seafood Salad


Farmer's Market Salad



Breads and Desserts



Seasonal Selection of Desserts


Assorted fresh Baked Breads from the Yacht & Beach Bakery

 

[goofy4prez]

I just went to the website and saw the same thing. I hope this is not the case. Captains Grille is one of our favorite best kept secret dining locations in WDW and would be disappointed if it is now just another buffet restaurant with less than average food plopped on a steam table.

 

[Mousemommy1]

Well, a buffet would actually solve the horrendous service problem there (it should never take 2.5 hours for a simple meal), but I still don't think we'd eat here again.

Interesting though...

 

[Disneylover99]

A dinner buffet at Captain's Grille would make me happy.

 

[llebrekniT]

I just popped over to this Board for this very reason! Glad to see this thread.

The Disney World website has this information on their main page to Captain's Grille:

......For dinner, catch the seared scallops and snow crab legs or venture onto dry land with the grilled New York strip or pork tenderloin. Sprats have their own menu too, featuring kid-friendly fare like a grilled shrimp skewer and grilled beef kabob.

But when you look at the dinner menu - no mention of there being either scallop or crab leg on the buffet. Of course I could call up a Disney magical helper person and ask the question is there or is there not but depending on who I get and the number of times I call I will get that many different answers.

Anyone know for sure? My family can really put away some crab legs. I think not. Mickey would have to be crazy to put crab legs on a buffet.

 

[juliehoey]

That would be interesting to know...Especially since the menu was just revamped! In as much as I like buffets for the kids I wasn't looking for that here when we go.
Breakfast is an either or on buffet, maybe that hasn't been updated for dinner to reflect that yet?

 

[juliehoey]

I just popped over to this Board for this very reason! Glad to see this thread.

The Disney World website has this information on their main page to Captain's Grille:

......For dinner, catch the seared scallops and snow crab legs or venture onto dry land with the grilled New York strip or pork tenderloin. Sprats have their own menu too, featuring kid-friendly fare like a grilled shrimp skewer and grilled beef kabob.

But when you look at the dinner menu - no mention of there being either scallop or crab leg on the buffet. Of course I could call up a Disney magical helper person and ask the question is there or is there not but depending on who I get and the number of times I call I will get that many different answers.

Anyone know for sure? My family can really put away some crab legs. I think not. Mickey would have to be crazy to put crab legs on a buffet.

Disney Magical helper person

 

[disneyfav4ever]

I'm interested to know the answer to this.

 

[dachsie]

It is listed as a buffet on the WDW website:

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/

 

[juliehoey]

I just checked the trip advisor reviews to see if anything recent was posted. No mention of recent visits that it is a buffet.

 

[juliehoey]

It is listed as a buffet on the WDW website:

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/

The morning has both buffet and sit down. But the lunch and dinner were not buffets. I guess until now!

 

[melifeld]

Anyone know for sure? My family can really put away some crab legs. I think not. Mickey would have to be crazy to put crab legs on a buffet.

Hey llebrekniT - The Cape May Cafe has a seafood dinner buffet that does have crab legs (among other things). We tried it a few years ago. It was pretty good.

 

[minniemous]

That really disappoints me if it is indeed now a buffet. We also thought it was a best kept secret.

I do not like the buffets because it is a lot of subpar food in my opinion. You never get the same quality you just seem to get quantity. I would rather have one thing that is very good as opposed to many items that are OK. I do understand the appeal of the Buffet and it is simply my opinion.

Just talking with my husband about Captains grille. I do not understand that because they have Cape May ( I think that is the name) right next store in the Beach Club that is a buffet.

That being said. Last time we were there we wanted to grab a dinner and we walked into the Beach club and Cape May was jammed packed. Out of curiosity I asked how long a wait? It was a 1/2 wait. We walked a little further to the Yacht Club and Captains grille had no wait and was fairly empty.

I guess those buffets tend to do better. Perhaps that empty Captain's Grille was not a fluke because now that I think about it we never have trouble getting a table???

 

[katallo]

What a disappointment. Cape May is a buffet. We always had a nie dinner at Captain's Grille, but will re-think.

 

[mlittig]

I am also very disappointed as I have a dinner reservation there for April which I will cancel and rebook something else if I find this change is definite

 

[Dream Big Live Grand]

Looks like it was another Disney computer glitch.
Dinner menu is back up on Disney website.

 

[Mousemom234]

Oh, GOOD <breathes a huge sigh of relief !> Thankies

 

[templed]

LOLOLOL Had the SAME problem. We were trying to decide to change a reservation to Captain's Grill and it came up as a buffet. I personally don't care for buffet's... so I was adamant about not going there.

BUT... turns out it was a computer glitch.

 

[North of Mouse]

My family can really put away some crab legs. I think not. Mickey would have to be crazy to put crab legs on a buffet.

Really? We have been eating crab legs on the Cape May Clambake buffet for many years now and they are delicious!

 

[mom2maggie]

WHEW! My goodness - I was holding my breath reading this entire thread! We like the dinner buffets, but didn't expect Captain's Grille to be one! Its one of our favorites! Thank goodness we can still get our favorites.